well i guess i did okay with this blog right?
like i almost kept it pretty updated?
and i only really slipped at the end?
maybe cause home was in my sights? maybe it was all the thunder bay saunas and beers?
let me try and pick this up where we left off…
played a cool show at this little artspace on albert st. in winnipeg called Freud’s Bathhouse and Diner, which was neither a bathhouse or a diner. it was a very hot, very rad space. we played sandwiched between a bunch of really different, experimental films. my favorite was leslie supnet . check out the link there… pretty radness! thanks to jonah from ghost town, mb for hooking up the show for us, and michael elves from UMFM for putting me in touch with michael. also thanks to the gang at freud’s for having us.
here’s some video of us performing history books at freud’s:
after the show we hit up the LoPub for a couple suds and watched ohbijou.
they were totally awesome and it was good to see them. i miss them.
michael elves, baseball fan extraordinaire:
after this we went home to michael’s house and hung out a bit… felt good to catch up with a friend.
slept like a log then up too early for thunder bay to play 2 shows with forest city lovers.
the three of us hit kanga’s sauna again before the show to unwind and get our heads together.
then we went to the apollo to set up for two nights of playing.
thanks to sheila for having us for two nights and puttin’ us up! love this place!!!
pre-show:
only one way to turn these frowns upside downs:
CHANGEFACE!!!
i believe that was all the change from joe’s pocket.
sylvie got a temporary tattoo from some random:
and then we after the show we stayed up really late playing jeopardy, under the influence. pretty challenging and fun.
the morning, or well, afternoon… was a great time to go to the hoito to eat breakfast. they were celebrating their 100th anniversary. i am making it official saying this was my favorite breakfast of tour. very close runner-ups would be the bent fork in nelson, bc and the park cafe in saskatoon, sk. maybe i should just make it a 3-way tie? anyways, the finnish pancakes were amazing…
and then we followed this up with a real long sauna at kanga’s again. this one was extra special cause we got christian and kyle to join us and we cooked a couple real gems in there. not to mention we had bought some new soap and loofahs and we all left feelin’ squeaky clean! one of my favorite places to stop on tour for sure!
no picture from the show that night at the apollo. i got a little topsy-turvy and played a heavy version of mtn. song that was really fun for me.
post-show consisted of more jeopardy, under the influence.
slept amongst the gulls of red river street and then up and out in the a.m. for the drive to sault ste. marie.
thanks to alex from the apollo for waking up early to let us into the venue to load our gear out.
we stopped on the drive to snap a cliche band photo beside lake superior:
here’s a couple randoms from the show at loplops:
oh good times! hit up a hotel in the soo for tour finale/party!!! pretty good times.
the next day we drove to sudbury for pizza hut with fcl and we got to see this on the way:
totally badass!!!!
and then we ate delicious pizza and hit the road home.
farewell fcl…
hit peterborough around midnite and snapped one last tour pic.
i’ll send this one out to my fellow comrades Joe and Sylvie. thanks you two for playing my songs with me and coming along on the adventure. you both made it such a pleasant journey!!! love ya!
those eyes are sparkling cause it was a joyous farewell, albeit a touch emotional…
and now i must sign off on my tour blog… thanks for reading, and thanks to all of those who opened their homes, beds, venues, hearts, wallets, etc. for us!
this tour was a huge success for us. cannot wait to come visit you all again.
all the best until then….
xo
jb
