Missing a stamp? The guy from Piknic has your back!

I had some really important documents to mail out today so I popped into the post office near home to drop them off .  The counter gal weighed my envelope and it turned out to be too heavy for the 1 stamp I’d stuck onto it!  Drat!

I didn’t have cash on me since I was wearing my quasi modest/almost booty-ish running shorts (I feel their quasi modest.  I was discussing booty shorts with Brigitte recently and we agreed that past the top of the thigh is quasi modest.  Above the thigh is ass town.  We do not live there.   We do however commend those comfortable enough to ride the short shorts ass town wave.) Anyhoo, I was a bit frazzled because I wanted to get to rehearsal in time and didn’t have enough time to hurry home and back again.  The counter gal said I could send the documents despite being 43 cents short and hope the letter gets there, but that it obviously might just be returned.   I didn’t want to chance it, so I turned my penniless ass around and made for the door.  I say ass a lot in this post.

As I began to walk out, this dude who was perusing the magazine section stuck out his hand and said “J’ai cinquante sous!” Taken aback by his kindness I said “C’est vrais?” and he kind of laughed at my disbelief and said “oui, oui, tiens” and I said that I couldn’t possibly (sheesh – yes, I am sheeshing myself) and then he insisted and said “T’ai pris, prend les”.  Random acts of kindness like this never cease to make me smile.  I was trying to figure out what I could do to show my appreciation – not just for the 43 cents but the generosity and kindness – and so I took the bill for the stamp and wrote my email on the back offering stamp guy a guest list spot to one of my next shows.  After I introduced myself, and said thanks again,  I mentioned I was a local artist and explained I’d like to invite him out to a show.  I told him about some of the exciting events we have coming up including Osheaga and it turned out he was not only from a local musical outfit, Piknic Electronik, but was also going to be at Osheaga as well!  Piknic is not only a Montreal staple, but apparently they also have some really fine folk on their team!  Need a stamp?  The guy from Picnic Electronik has your back!