Roll call - Aaron Pritchett, Mitch Merrett, Mike Sanyshyn, Darren Parris, Ron Briggs, Scott "Scooter" Findlay, Warren Dieno, Carmen Choney and yours truly (sorry no pictures this time):
Aug. 7 - Edmonton, AB - The first gig of a 10 day trip - a show at the Western Canada Summer Games. Weather was not on our side and the gig was not very well attended - although those that were there were great. It was interesting to note that Jordan (Aaron's son) and his band Roswell opened for us. During 'Hold My Beer' Aaron invited Jordan up on stage for an impromptu duet. It was great - the pride on Aaron's face was a sight to behold.
Aug. 11- Little Current, ON - A festival sponsored by the local radio station, we arrived the night before into Sudbury ON and drove three hours to Manitoulin Island where Little Current is located. Our hotel was a nice Inn on the lake - a great place to stay although unfortunately located about a half hour from the gig. The crowd was great as per usual. After the gig - we got back to Sudbury to our hotel, We slept for about one and a half hours then headed to....
Aug. 12 - Wood Mountain, SK - Well - not directly. We flew to Regina and then drove to Assiniboia SK. We checked in to a hotel (no names will be mentioned) which is probably one of the most appalling hotels I have ever been in. Flies, stains on the floor, walls, and curtains - smoke laden and just plain awful. Darren and I arranged for a ride to Regina (courtesy of Scooter who lives there) and booked our own room in a more livable situation. We felt bad for the rest of the band - but they chose to rough it. The gig however was another story. Another fun time - a mixture of several small communities at a music festival held in the middle of Saskatchewan. Nice folks. Darren and I got back into Regina into our beautiful room and got a good night's sleep.
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