A Safari So Far: it's an elk!

Morning, Day 1 – After a morning of the SERIOUS ironing, we were ready to make way!

Gig the first was at the Commodore in sunny Kamloops with our good friend Trevor – aka SGT SEABY - a highly enjoyable DJ, entertaining host, and original member of Bangers & Mash.

A dance party occurred. I harnessed the power of the dinosaur.

This is Scott. He's a pretty observant guy.

While in the alley loading gear after the show he noticed an audience member receiving oral pleasure against a nearby brick wall. We had a bit of a laugh and kept loading gear. Returning with some guitars in tow I noticed that Scott had now been approached by two people inquiring about the availability of some cigarettes. When I got closer I realized that the male component of the twosome was the oral pleasure receiver. The female component was staring at Scott. Suddenly she embraced him, hugging him with such speed that he barely managed to use the rear van door as a pelvic barrier. Now it looked suspiciously like she was going to plant a smooch on him. I almost died laughing watching him crane his neck back and forth to avoid what would certainly be a severe case of salty tongue. Scott broke away and the embrace dissolved – cigarettes lit, our two lovers sauntered up an alley full of possibilities.

After the gig we drank Red Stag Bourbon at Trevor's house until way too late. It smelled like dreams and tasted like bourbon. With Cherries. And sorta like medicine, which I guess it really is.

We had to get a move on early. The rockies awaited.

Day the second!

IT'S A MOOSE IT'S A MOOSE IT'S A MOOSE. it's and elk

Calgary at the Sprout Fair in Inglewood. The venue was called The A.R.E.A. (Agriculture, Recreation, Education and Art) – and the fair was a fundraiser for their community garden. They had local youth art on sale and aspirations of a rock school for young'uns – all pretty radical. A whole whack of bands played, including Günther. They are an instrumental sonic assault and everytime we've watched them it has blown our minds. And with the addition of a new member on the Casio and a strap-explosion-come-bass-guitar-juggle, this was no exception.

here's some Günther for you -

Big thanks to Cara and Ryan Mountain, Chilli and Pepper, and the cat for a soft bed and the best (vegan) blueberry pancakes I've ever had.

Day the third! So we headed off towards Regina. We didn't have a show lined up, but we needed to make Winnipeg on Monday, so an 8 hour drive it was.

We slept in a Petcetera parking lot. I ate a triple decker peanut butter and banana sandwich, which was heavy on the peanut butter. Good stuff. Then we drank fireball and all piled into the Safari for a close quarters sleep.

Day the forth! An early morning drive heading to Winnipeg and a stop in the very small Whitewood for a little roadside fry-up. We're class to the max.