I am still a little scattered from the move/the new dog/the uber expensive vet visit tomorrow for Lucy’s teeth, etc. I haven’t read a blog in days and I miss you guys however, being that it’s Canada day, rather than hit the webs I am going to sit in my yard and enjoy the ice cold beer that is waiting quietly to my left. I shall leave you with 2 different Canada day memories………..
This one was at Edgefest 1989 during a 2 year stint living in Toronto. It was 2 blissful days of beer and sun, music, maple leaf temporary tattoos, and me drooling over Matt Good & Daniel from The Watchmen. Good Canadian boys.
This one is 2001 at the Canadian consulate in Paris. That’s me and a bunch of random backpackers singing the national anthem. It really wasn’t a “backpacker” type of affair- more business suited ex-pats & their families, not our rubby lot. However, word had filtered through the hostel that there was free beer for anyone with a Canadian passport so obviously we went, smelly, disheveled and smiling wide amid the Canadian flags. Our singing of the anthem was not appreciated which baffled us, no one joined in. Weird. Until we were told that the itinerary included the Canadian representative leading the attendees in a round of Oh Canada. Oops. We just upstaged a dignitary. (Note the guy to the right smoking? He was part of the 3 piece band hired to play. He and his boys didn’t accompany us as they didn’t know the music to Oh Canada. Seriously.
Happy Canada Day gang. I’m holding up a cold Keith’s for you all.
