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The next morning we were off to Red Deer to play at the Michener Centre. It’s an incredible facility for the developmentally delayed. They have a little over 300 people of all ages living there. One hundred of them showed up for our show and treated us with rapt and enthusiastic attention. We’ve never played to a more appreciative audience. A seriously mind blowing experience. They also raised more than 300 dollars for the cause, which was seriously moving to say the least. Later on, we played a show at the local music club ‘The Vat’. It’s owned by Terry, a great music lover and a good man. Thanks for hosting us Terry! After the show, we drove into Calgary and grabbed a few winks before our next big day.
Calgary started with some early morning Breakfast TV. A couple of other interviews for the station and eventually we scooted down to 17th to set up our noon hour busk. There was a lovely crowd for the whole show. Some constructions workers even ate their lunch while they watched. Very lovely day. But we weren’t finished yet, we still had to play two sets at a private party on the patio of the ‘Melrose Cafe’. They threw a great party with food and wine, auctioned off a BBQ and gave ALL the money to War Child!! A perfect finale to 3 of the craziest days on the tour if you ask me…
Anyway, here’s the video of course…
-Liam
]]>So, we stopped in Regina first. We played on a great little stage at the F.W. Hill Mall. Our new friend Lori Ann Kirby helped us book the lovely venue. When we arrived we were greeted by Chuck who worked for the city and he immediately bagged some meters for us so we could park the RV close. So many thanks to Lori Ann and Chuck for all their help… It was a beautiful day and we got to crank the little HK Audio sound system from L&M to full blast for the first time, which was super fun. As per usual, we packed the gear and hit the road ASAP. It was time to head to Saskatoon…
In Toon Town we met up with our great friends Jack and Sheila, who fed us exorbitant amounts of delicious food and perfect espressos. Jack is our coffee guru, we get a lesson about art and science of espresso making every time we visit. The next day we played at the incredible Farmer’s Market. Big thanks to Molly Johnson for mentioning our show on HER CBC Radio 2 show that morning! Many people came out because they heard through her… The food was spectacular, Dan and I had the best homemade ice cream that we’ve ever eaten! With homemade sour cherry sauce and real whipped cream on top… Sooo goooood. There were many dancers and many kids gettin’ down too. One incredibly generous family threw in $400 dollars in twenties. Amazing. Jack and Sheila fed us one more fantastic meal before we hit the road and we waved so long with a tear or two in our eyes. Thank you Jack and Sheila for being such lovely, generous friends.
Annnd this is the point where we cue the video!
-Liam
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