Cottaging and Bluesfest

Here's the update for this hot stretch of August.
When we last left our hero...erm...I mean, since last post, my buddy Lane Burman had a birthday and we spent the afternoon smoking fish (no, that's not a metaphor), swimming, and enjoying some party treats. Twas a fine day and evening! Then my old pals Kevin and Melia dropped in (see pic below).
Part way through the long weekend I headed up to the cottage. Had fun with the family beaching it, kayaking, etc. My friend Luke Rogerson (gtr with Alysha Brooke Band) was cottaging with his wife and wife's family at Wasega at the same time so we did some narly (does anyone say that any more?) wave riding in some pretty high waves and capsized a few times. We hit a bar to check out a jam and a drummer we both know walked in out of nowhere...strange night indeed.
This weekend was the Kitchener Blues Fest - an event not to be missed! I saw many fine acts, including Jeff Healy, with my old friend Dave Murphy and his band as backup. Kevin Coates snuck out to hang out for that one. Shawn Kellerman was good on Friday night. Met some really cool new people - beautiful. On Sunday, I was having a beer with some friends at the Boathouse when the expected band didn't show up. So James, Doug and I grabbed some instruments and - totally unrehearsed - filled in. The first set was well received. The second set was not overly populated, but all of the important people were there. It was a blast. The 'hang out' afterwards was stimulating, too!
But I've gotten ahead of myself. Saturday I played for about 300 motorbikers with the Alysha Brooke Band. They were on a charity ride. We performed at the post ride celebrations - burning off tires and all. They were a bit scary, but since the average age of a biker is around 50 these days, I wasn't too worried. All went well and I made it back to Kitchener in time to catch a set by Douglas Watson and catch some fun down at the Boathouse.
Well, that's this week's excitement so far. Tune in next time when our hero will say...

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