Photographs of La Joute ("The Joust"), Montreal

Photos and description of La Joute fountain and sculpture in Montreal, Quebec.

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Shanty Tavern 3/13/2010

Banzai Surf and The DT's (from Bellingham)

Vusi Mahlasela in the KEXP Studio

Vusi Mahlasela is known as "The Voice" in South Africa.

Shanty Tavern, 2/13/2010

Electric Biscuit, The Navins, and Radioshark at The Shanty.

Victoria and Vancouver Island

A short trip to Canada, December 20-24, 2009.

La Joute ("The Joust") a fountain by Quebec sculptor Jean-Paul Riopelle. It consists of a large fountain which occasionally bursts into flame.

Most of the time it's a small quietly burbling fountain in a small public park.

The show begins with steam issuing from vents next to the nearby the benches.

The steam runs for several minutes, slowly covering the park area.

Steam then issues from the fountain itself, which springs to life.

As the fountain dies down, fire erupts from the pond surrounding it.

The flames are produced by natural gas vents just below the water surface.

More information, from Wikipedia