I'm pausing my search into the deepest cosmic mysteries of the universe to give you some breaking news: TAYLOR SWIFT is in town! 😍
Heh. To be honest, I've probably only listened to less than a minute of her music, but I'm intrigued by the behavioural and economic phenomena that surround her visits. In Toronto, where she held five concerts, they even named a downtown route Taylor Swift way and gave her a police motorcade fit for an Egyptian Queen. Then there's the bracelets...
Vancouver is not immune to the Swift charms and has also gone full Taylor. Translink transportation updated a Skytrain network map using a friendship bracelet design as you see in these photos. The RCMP has put them around their horses. Statues have been adorned with the bracelets. Wherever your turn there are bracelets. Please somebody stop it. ☹️
It was a misty night, and I decided to go do some urban photography. Along the way, I passed by a church, where right across from it, I saw a sign as if from the heavens (which were not visible at that moment on account of the mist). That's when I had an idea and decided to go on an artsy pilgrimage to photograph more Taylor Swift signs scattered throughout the city, which might be of interest to those in the art & design sciences.
I only had a vague sense of where the signs were located, and I didn't want to look it up on the phone because there was only so much effort I could put into this whole affair. So, I gathered my coat and walked on through the downtown streets.
It wasn't long before I found another sign, right where I suspected it might be: The Art Gallery.
Look at that Ferris wheel. We're getting fancy!
Then, not far from there, where else but in front of the Apple store, even more Taylor hijinks. It was difficult to take photographs without people in the frame. An informal head count led me to conclude that the majority of those posing for pictures in front of the signs were women across a wide range of ages. There were males too, but they usually hung back and took pictures of their female companions.
My true goal was the Canada place area, where the cruise ships arrive. There are plenty of open spaces in which to wow the unsuspecting tourists with urban guerilla marketing before they get lost in the streets and find themselves in east Van. So, I made my way there.
My haunch was right. There was a sign by Canada Place.
After I took the shot, I overheard some overexcited people, so I made my way along the seaside walkway, where I heard more overexcited conversation, and thus following the wave of excitement, I arrived at the holiest sight of them all.
The sign subtly shifted colours, and I would've liked to have taken video of it, but given the number of people vying to get selfies, I decided that a couple of shots would suffice.
I found six signs but from what I've read, there are thirteen in total. I may or may not find the rest of them. I'm more of a Metallica or Pink Floyd kind of guy, so I'm risking getting my man-card revoked over this pink-laden craziness.
Taylor Swift is set to perform at BC Place this weekend (shown in the photograph), and it's going to be mad mad mad.
So are you a Swiftie? Or are you a well-adjusted individual?
Thank you for visiting. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go eat a steak, clean my gun, and look at magazines of women in bathing suits. That ought to bring my testosterone levels back up.
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