Drive day. We sleep in, hang with Richard, drink pots of coffee, do email, burn discs of the videos that Richard shot at the pub last night. I go for yet one more run in the rain in Quebec City. It’s cool today, so I’m fully covered. It’s a cold rain, but a treat to run through an unfamiliar landscape. I promised I wouldn’t go far, and after yesterday I’m watching my route for hill management. Still, it turns into a good hump around town.
It’s mid afternoon, dark and raining when we get out on the 40 highway, cross the big Pont, and head for New Brunswick. Once we clear Levis it's a fast road, and we make good time with little for company except the roaring semi trucks. My friends Colleen and Bob are going to put us up tonight. They live down in Hammertown, which took the brunt of this spring’s massive flood in the district. We wonder how their place held up. It looked good by the time we rolled in at 11:PM, but we did see pictures of the high water, and the house next door had had to be torn down. Great to see my old friends again and catch up on life. In the morning we’ll eat at Joe’s Diner and go check in with the Festival.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
Bringing the Blues to Your Town, Quebec City
Up way too early this morning for no good reason. Richard Carr and I drink coffee in his kitchen while Michael catches up on rest. I’m tired, too, but my mind is still busy with details and I can’t sleep. I can't get wifi either. Just as well. It’s a nice day so I get out my running shoes and go for a few miles around the district. We’re in Beauport, an old eastern suburb of Quebec City. High on the hill, we can see Levis across the St. Laurence River, and the boat traffic moving past. In the distance, I can see the Chateau Frontenac overlooking the old city. It’s great to be here in this 400 year old town. My run turns into a bit of a workout as I meet hill after hill! I go way, way too far. I know it's going to hurt later on! As I limp back to Richard's place I am glad that I normally run a hill course around Toronto's High Park. Why am I reporting all this in the Tour blog you might ask? Because keeping healthy on the road is important, and fitness is important to any artist that wants to have a lengthy and productive career. At least that's what I preach. And I like to be trim, too.
Sound check is scheduled for 2:PM, so after brunch Richard, Michael and I head down to Limoilou. We are met by Mike DeWay, the booker, sound tech, and popular Quebec blues artist. Mike quickly made us welcome and got us set up for the evening. This is what the streetscape is like near the venue.
Back to Richard’s where we are joined by Manuela and are treated to a salmon dinner. As we eat, a giant rainbow appears over the river. We take this as a good sign. Our show is at the end of that rainbow. It’s a 9:00 start, with Richard opening, so we get back to the club by 8:30.
The Pub Limoilou is a nice little blues bar. By about 9:15 the place is filling up as Richard gets the night rolling. I have not heard Richard since he opened for Big Dave and I last year, and his vocals and guitar playing are sounding great.
Michael and I launch into our first set around 10:PM, and the place is pretty full. Are we good or what tonight? Before the second set we’ve filled a return date! It's a listening crowd, despite the amount of beer being consumed. At the end of the night they even sing along on a gospel number. I like this club.
Jay Sewell comes out to say “hello.” He’s a Quebec based player I haven’t seen in quite a few years, and it was fun to catch up on old times. We raffle off another Tour jacket. Remarkably, Manuela wins the draw. Everyone is very excited and laughing. We sign cds and posters. Everybody hugs one and other. Nice. Yup, there still are some good bar gigs in the world.
After the show we have a bonfire on Richards front lawn (yes really), and sit talking until the night is nearly gone. Manuela has to be up in about an hour for work! Thanks Richard and Manuela for taking such good care of us in your town. I've got more pic, but can't get them uploaded today. Slow line, I guess. (Doc revisiting this Blog from Halifax: got 'em in now.)
We'll be back to play another Monday in Quebec City in exactly 21 days.
Sound check is scheduled for 2:PM, so after brunch Richard, Michael and I head down to Limoilou. We are met by Mike DeWay, the booker, sound tech, and popular Quebec blues artist. Mike quickly made us welcome and got us set up for the evening. This is what the streetscape is like near the venue.
Back to Richard’s where we are joined by Manuela and are treated to a salmon dinner. As we eat, a giant rainbow appears over the river. We take this as a good sign. Our show is at the end of that rainbow. It’s a 9:00 start, with Richard opening, so we get back to the club by 8:30.
The Pub Limoilou is a nice little blues bar. By about 9:15 the place is filling up as Richard gets the night rolling. I have not heard Richard since he opened for Big Dave and I last year, and his vocals and guitar playing are sounding great.
Michael and I launch into our first set around 10:PM, and the place is pretty full. Are we good or what tonight? Before the second set we’ve filled a return date! It's a listening crowd, despite the amount of beer being consumed. At the end of the night they even sing along on a gospel number. I like this club.
Jay Sewell comes out to say “hello.” He’s a Quebec based player I haven’t seen in quite a few years, and it was fun to catch up on old times. We raffle off another Tour jacket. Remarkably, Manuela wins the draw. Everyone is very excited and laughing. We sign cds and posters. Everybody hugs one and other. Nice. Yup, there still are some good bar gigs in the world.After the show we have a bonfire on Richards front lawn (yes really), and sit talking until the night is nearly gone. Manuela has to be up in about an hour for work! Thanks Richard and Manuela for taking such good care of us in your town. I've got more pic, but can't get them uploaded today. Slow line, I guess. (Doc revisiting this Blog from Halifax: got 'em in now.)
We'll be back to play another Monday in Quebec City in exactly 21 days.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Donnacona, Quebec, Hospitality
A short notice cancellation by the Maison de la Culture in Donnacona, Quebec, has left us with an open day. Do I want to talk about this??? Blog it?? They did say they were sorry. And it's not as though we didn't have two weeks to come up with a replacement Sunday night theatre gig between Montreal and Quebec City. So that's just life, eh?
Richard Carr, the opening act for our Quebec City show, has kindly offered to accommodate us for the down evening— so we have nothing but a travel day ahead of us. We had a big sleep after staying up too late with McLean Ave house concert hosts Sue and Steve. Runners log: got a good flat five miles in around Perth. Nice, pretty old stone town. Michael gave a mandolin lesson on the front porch while I ran. After a great breakfast we were off to the highway. An easy drive to Quebec City where we were met by Richard and his partner, Manuela, who took excellent care of us— presenting a fine meal and sending us off to bed at a decent hour. Yes, really.
I met Richard in Memphis at the Blues Music Awards a couple of years back, and we’ve stayed in touch. He did some work with the Big Road Blues Tour last year, opening for Big Dave McLean and I, so it was a natural to get him on board again for some Quebec dates. He’s a talented singer guitar player— and is fun and easy to be around. He’ll be helping us set up at Pub Limoilou tommorow, and playing the first set. Manuela is charming in whatever language she happens to be speaking. While we were eating dinner my cell phone rang— it was Big Dave McLean, calling from Winnipeg to say "hi." Very cool. He's going to be off to Europe with the Perps in October, but he does promise to pick Michael and I up at the Winnipeg airport when we fly in for our western Canadian dates. Thanks, Dave, I love to ride in that Caddy.
We now look forward to a big sleep, and wonder about why some days turn out like this. But we're OK. Life is good. We have good company, a full table... and there's no point getting mad at the wind. We'll just remember which way it tends to blow.
Richard Carr, the opening act for our Quebec City show, has kindly offered to accommodate us for the down evening— so we have nothing but a travel day ahead of us. We had a big sleep after staying up too late with McLean Ave house concert hosts Sue and Steve. Runners log: got a good flat five miles in around Perth. Nice, pretty old stone town. Michael gave a mandolin lesson on the front porch while I ran. After a great breakfast we were off to the highway. An easy drive to Quebec City where we were met by Richard and his partner, Manuela, who took excellent care of us— presenting a fine meal and sending us off to bed at a decent hour. Yes, really.
I met Richard in Memphis at the Blues Music Awards a couple of years back, and we’ve stayed in touch. He did some work with the Big Road Blues Tour last year, opening for Big Dave McLean and I, so it was a natural to get him on board again for some Quebec dates. He’s a talented singer guitar player— and is fun and easy to be around. He’ll be helping us set up at Pub Limoilou tommorow, and playing the first set. Manuela is charming in whatever language she happens to be speaking. While we were eating dinner my cell phone rang— it was Big Dave McLean, calling from Winnipeg to say "hi." Very cool. He's going to be off to Europe with the Perps in October, but he does promise to pick Michael and I up at the Winnipeg airport when we fly in for our western Canadian dates. Thanks, Dave, I love to ride in that Caddy.
We now look forward to a big sleep, and wonder about why some days turn out like this. But we're OK. Life is good. We have good company, a full table... and there's no point getting mad at the wind. We'll just remember which way it tends to blow.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Ottawa Valley Hospitality— Long & McQuade and O'Reilly's
Runner’s log: a run around suburban Belleville in the rain! Michael and I head downtown for espresso before getting on the Highway and pointing the truck toward Ottawa. 
This is what downtown Belleville looks like on Saturday morning. And here's Michael in front of the friendly espresso joint called Organic Underground- they know how to do it! I took advantage of their free wifi hotspot to try and update the Blog and to check the tour email.
We’re going to do a masterclass at Long & McQuade this afternoon, and we’re calling ahead to find out what time they’d actually like to do it. Google is pissing Michael off— the stuff that I ran off line for directions is painful to read… But we get there, just the same. Maybe not by the smartest route, but by a route. We talk about this as we drive. Our Tourbook is thick like an old telephone directory, and there are dozens of maps like this in it. I sense we're going to have this conversation a few more times until one of us gets a GPS device... Meanwhile we'll keep getting there, not necessarily by the smartest route.
Long and McQuade is Canada’s biggest music store, and they have something like 30 stores coast to coast. We’re very pleased to be associated with them for this tour. Inside the Ottawa store a small PA is waiting for us and we are up and running in just a few minutes time. They’ve only got three resophonic guitars in the store, not much for us to demo on. But we do have our vintage Nationals- what the people have come to see anyway. I notice that they’ve got a great drum department, and a big selection of audio gear in Ottawa. Each store is a little different, but all seem to be very friendly and helpful. This one is no exception, and Manager Denis Chatterton and his staff did their best to make us welcome. It turned out to be a nice little workshop: we played a few songs, talked about the history of the resophonic guitar, alternate tunings, different sorts of slides, how to mike these… Sold a couple of cds and were on our way to Perth, ON, where we were told dinner was waiting!
It's a darkening sky, and a little bit of rain. This is never a good sign when entering a new town.
The gig at O’Reilly’s is a pub show, but a local couple, Sue and Steve, of McLean Ave. House Concerts, have kindly offered to put us up for the night. We are treated to warm hospitality— we feel like we’ve known these folks for years, whereas we’ve only just met! The town is not so dark after all! Their son, Adam, is to be our sound tech for the night, so after dinner we all head down to get set up and ready to go. This is one of those magic road moments where one can take real delight and pleasure in having made new friends. Adam and Michael troubleshoot the PA while I set up the merch and do inventory. We’re to have a 9:00 start. Here we are after dinner.
A pretty interesting night from my chair. Michael and I can hear each other pretty well, which certainly makes the night more enjoyable and creative for us. Some of the songs are way over the top. I’m very happy with how these songs are turning out! Neat. I also notice that our 10 song sets are running to about an hour and forty minutes. We did two shows, raffled off a tour jacket, met a pile of new friends. It’s a friendly pub, maybe not a destination event for a touring show, but a very pleasant night on the way. We’ll be back to visit Perth again the future. Did anybody from the local Stewart Park or Blue Skies festival come out to see us?
See ya next time.
This is what downtown Belleville looks like on Saturday morning. And here's Michael in front of the friendly espresso joint called Organic Underground- they know how to do it! I took advantage of their free wifi hotspot to try and update the Blog and to check the tour email.
We’re going to do a masterclass at Long & McQuade this afternoon, and we’re calling ahead to find out what time they’d actually like to do it. Google is pissing Michael off— the stuff that I ran off line for directions is painful to read… But we get there, just the same. Maybe not by the smartest route, but by a route. We talk about this as we drive. Our Tourbook is thick like an old telephone directory, and there are dozens of maps like this in it. I sense we're going to have this conversation a few more times until one of us gets a GPS device... Meanwhile we'll keep getting there, not necessarily by the smartest route.
Long and McQuade is Canada’s biggest music store, and they have something like 30 stores coast to coast. We’re very pleased to be associated with them for this tour. Inside the Ottawa store a small PA is waiting for us and we are up and running in just a few minutes time. They’ve only got three resophonic guitars in the store, not much for us to demo on. But we do have our vintage Nationals- what the people have come to see anyway. I notice that they’ve got a great drum department, and a big selection of audio gear in Ottawa. Each store is a little different, but all seem to be very friendly and helpful. This one is no exception, and Manager Denis Chatterton and his staff did their best to make us welcome. It turned out to be a nice little workshop: we played a few songs, talked about the history of the resophonic guitar, alternate tunings, different sorts of slides, how to mike these… Sold a couple of cds and were on our way to Perth, ON, where we were told dinner was waiting!
It's a darkening sky, and a little bit of rain. This is never a good sign when entering a new town.
The gig at O’Reilly’s is a pub show, but a local couple, Sue and Steve, of McLean Ave. House Concerts, have kindly offered to put us up for the night. We are treated to warm hospitality— we feel like we’ve known these folks for years, whereas we’ve only just met! The town is not so dark after all! Their son, Adam, is to be our sound tech for the night, so after dinner we all head down to get set up and ready to go. This is one of those magic road moments where one can take real delight and pleasure in having made new friends. Adam and Michael troubleshoot the PA while I set up the merch and do inventory. We’re to have a 9:00 start. Here we are after dinner.
A pretty interesting night from my chair. Michael and I can hear each other pretty well, which certainly makes the night more enjoyable and creative for us. Some of the songs are way over the top. I’m very happy with how these songs are turning out! Neat. I also notice that our 10 song sets are running to about an hour and forty minutes. We did two shows, raffled off a tour jacket, met a pile of new friends. It’s a friendly pub, maybe not a destination event for a touring show, but a very pleasant night on the way. We’ll be back to visit Perth again the future. Did anybody from the local Stewart Park or Blue Skies festival come out to see us?
See ya next time.
Friday, September 5, 2008
The Belleville Club
A great morning waking up in Carrying Place, ON. We’re in a nice house overlooking a reach in from Lake Ontario. The wind is roaring and the waves are pounding and the sun is shining. Swans and Canada Geese are out in the channel. I put on a pot of coffee and went for a 5 mile run while Michael slept. Didn’t see a car the whole time!
After hanging around enjoying the deck for a while, it was time to be back on the Blues Highway. We only had a short run to make today, about forty minutes up to Belleville, ON where the Loyal Blues Society had scheduled a concert for us.
Following a quick stop at our hotel we headed down to the venue. The Belleville Club was a private, men’s club built at the turn of the century for the pleasure of wealthy. It’s not a men’s club anymore, but it is pretty fancy in that old, art deco, come mission kind of style. In a word, it’s a beautiful old place stuffed with wood and fireplaces, great staircases… We were met at the door by Blues Society President Ron Foxall, along with our sound and service techs, Ken and Peggy. Between the three of them we were to be well taken care of all evening! Belleville is a small town about two hours from Toronto, and it’s quite remarkable to me what the local blues society has been able to accomplish. OK, this is a small town, and the scene here will newer be big, but these folks do all the right things to promote and develop the blues on a local, regional, and national-international level. Keep it up folks!
I had insisted on a hot meal being written into our contract— this is pretty standard for us, and usually we are well taken care of. I write this in to be sure that we get at least some chance to eat between load in and load out at the end of the night. You never know exactly how things will go. In this case I was unaware that Loyal Blues Society President Ron Foxall was an actual Chef of Distinction. He made a fabulous meal for us in the kitchen of the Belleville Club. What can I say? Wow!! We presented Ron with a Tour jacket in appreciation of his support.
Showtime began with a set by local one man band Mark Taylor, who was hoping to win a place in the International Blues Challenge next year. Michael and I took the stage in front of a relaxed but enthusiastic crowd and had a very strong evening, making lots of new friends, and meeting quite a few old ones. I was impressed at how far some people had come to see us. As I anticipated, a good many blues fans had heard us both solo and were very curious to hear us together. Encore. I guess that means we did good. Back to the hotel early for an early start on Ottawa.
After hanging around enjoying the deck for a while, it was time to be back on the Blues Highway. We only had a short run to make today, about forty minutes up to Belleville, ON where the Loyal Blues Society had scheduled a concert for us.
Following a quick stop at our hotel we headed down to the venue. The Belleville Club was a private, men’s club built at the turn of the century for the pleasure of wealthy. It’s not a men’s club anymore, but it is pretty fancy in that old, art deco, come mission kind of style. In a word, it’s a beautiful old place stuffed with wood and fireplaces, great staircases… We were met at the door by Blues Society President Ron Foxall, along with our sound and service techs, Ken and Peggy. Between the three of them we were to be well taken care of all evening! Belleville is a small town about two hours from Toronto, and it’s quite remarkable to me what the local blues society has been able to accomplish. OK, this is a small town, and the scene here will newer be big, but these folks do all the right things to promote and develop the blues on a local, regional, and national-international level. Keep it up folks!
I had insisted on a hot meal being written into our contract— this is pretty standard for us, and usually we are well taken care of. I write this in to be sure that we get at least some chance to eat between load in and load out at the end of the night. You never know exactly how things will go. In this case I was unaware that Loyal Blues Society President Ron Foxall was an actual Chef of Distinction. He made a fabulous meal for us in the kitchen of the Belleville Club. What can I say? Wow!! We presented Ron with a Tour jacket in appreciation of his support.
Showtime began with a set by local one man band Mark Taylor, who was hoping to win a place in the International Blues Challenge next year. Michael and I took the stage in front of a relaxed but enthusiastic crowd and had a very strong evening, making lots of new friends, and meeting quite a few old ones. I was impressed at how far some people had come to see us. As I anticipated, a good many blues fans had heard us both solo and were very curious to hear us together. Encore. I guess that means we did good. Back to the hotel early for an early start on Ottawa.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
National Steel Blues— On the Road!
Six AM start this morning. Got my boy fed, dressed, had a big good-bye moment. Off he went to school on his new bike, and off I went to pick up our Tour van from National. Quite a bit different from the old cargo vans we used to get around in. She’s a bronze colored Dodge Caravan with 5 doors, tint, cruise and air. These are nice trucks for Touring shows like this one— we fold all the seats down and it holds our gear without crowding us.
Back at my place I do the final merch inventory, look for paperwork, check and re-check details. Michael’s arival at 2:PM is just about right for me. We load our gear carefully this afternoon— we’ll be loading and unloading this gear a couple hundred times over the course of the Tour, so it’s important that we have a common understanding of where everything goes every time. Michael is an old road hand, too, so we find we’re pretty much on the same page with our truck packing. By about 3:30 we’re ready to go.
This National Steel Blues Tour is on the Road!!! Here’s what we looked like in the first moments of the Tour.
Our first show is in Cannington, ON, a little town perhaps two hours north east of Toronto. I’m driving. Michael navigates. He takes a quick look at the Tour Book Google map for the day and we’re off! Right away he’s making changes and pretty soon we’re on the back roads zooming through some very pretty farm country. I can tell this is going to be great. If you don’t get off the beaten track, you’ll never see whatever it is we’re probably going to see!
Our first stop is Wilfred, ON. We’ve been looking at guitar shaped signs along the highway, so we’re watching for the Interesting Music Shoppe. Pretty neat. Owner Jeff Elias gives us a tour and lets us check out some of his vintage instruments. He’s got a good inventory of cool stuff. I’m eyeballing a left-handed 12 string guitar. Thankfully I couldn’t tune it, so it will have to wait for some other sinister musician! We leave a couple of tour posters, and then it’s back to the van and we’re in motion.
Rhythm ‘n Books is a warm and friendly little room in a warm and friendly little town. The staff made us welcome, and pretty soon we were greeted by the owners, Chris and Dianna.
Great coffee. Michael had about 12 espressos, and I had a glass of wine. Thanks, Jamie, for putting up with us and keeping us wired. We got the PA up pretty quick, had an amazing dinner, and then show time!
This was a perfect place to shake down and get a feel for how the next two and a half months are going to shape up. We knew it was going to be good, but not how it was going to unfold. Well, it was a lot of fun. First night out to a near capacity crowd in a nice sounding room. And we sounded good, too! A whole bunch of Michael Pickett fans showed up, which was good for me because they already had his cds… Seriously, I’m really, really, looking forward to each of our upcoming shows.
Packing out at midnight we do our good-byes and then head east into the night. We’ll be staying at a waterside cottage a couple of hours down the road, but quite close to our next show. Michael and I roll into Carrying Place, ON at about 2:30 in the morning, and then sit on the deck by the water relaxing and talking into the very small hours. Life is good, and we’re glad to be on this National Tour.
Back at my place I do the final merch inventory, look for paperwork, check and re-check details. Michael’s arival at 2:PM is just about right for me. We load our gear carefully this afternoon— we’ll be loading and unloading this gear a couple hundred times over the course of the Tour, so it’s important that we have a common understanding of where everything goes every time. Michael is an old road hand, too, so we find we’re pretty much on the same page with our truck packing. By about 3:30 we’re ready to go.
This National Steel Blues Tour is on the Road!!! Here’s what we looked like in the first moments of the Tour.
Our first show is in Cannington, ON, a little town perhaps two hours north east of Toronto. I’m driving. Michael navigates. He takes a quick look at the Tour Book Google map for the day and we’re off! Right away he’s making changes and pretty soon we’re on the back roads zooming through some very pretty farm country. I can tell this is going to be great. If you don’t get off the beaten track, you’ll never see whatever it is we’re probably going to see!
Our first stop is Wilfred, ON. We’ve been looking at guitar shaped signs along the highway, so we’re watching for the Interesting Music Shoppe. Pretty neat. Owner Jeff Elias gives us a tour and lets us check out some of his vintage instruments. He’s got a good inventory of cool stuff. I’m eyeballing a left-handed 12 string guitar. Thankfully I couldn’t tune it, so it will have to wait for some other sinister musician! We leave a couple of tour posters, and then it’s back to the van and we’re in motion.
Rhythm ‘n Books is a warm and friendly little room in a warm and friendly little town. The staff made us welcome, and pretty soon we were greeted by the owners, Chris and Dianna.
Great coffee. Michael had about 12 espressos, and I had a glass of wine. Thanks, Jamie, for putting up with us and keeping us wired. We got the PA up pretty quick, had an amazing dinner, and then show time!
This was a perfect place to shake down and get a feel for how the next two and a half months are going to shape up. We knew it was going to be good, but not how it was going to unfold. Well, it was a lot of fun. First night out to a near capacity crowd in a nice sounding room. And we sounded good, too! A whole bunch of Michael Pickett fans showed up, which was good for me because they already had his cds… Seriously, I’m really, really, looking forward to each of our upcoming shows.
Packing out at midnight we do our good-byes and then head east into the night. We’ll be staying at a waterside cottage a couple of hours down the road, but quite close to our next show. Michael and I roll into Carrying Place, ON at about 2:30 in the morning, and then sit on the deck by the water relaxing and talking into the very small hours. Life is good, and we’re glad to be on this National Tour.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
This Tour is (Almost) Road Ready
Summer escaping us quickly. We've taken delivery of our very spiffy Tour jackets, done a little warm-up show in Michael's backyard in Crystal Beach, ON— so now it's just details, details. It's the white knuckle business of negotiating truck leases, last minute contracts, shipping posters, getting press releases out there, booking plane tickets, hotels, providing stage plans, designing workshops, masterclasses, stocking up on harmonicas and guitar strings, buying insurance... Oh, yeah, and some interviews, pack a toothbrush, a laptop, a couple of smarty phones, digicamera, cables, Tourbook, spreadsheets, merch sheets, inventory sheets... There's never quite enough time, but I know it'll feel great to get behind the wheel in a couple of days. This is going to be a real good one. Lots of miles, lots of coffee.
I just sat on my front porch for a while and played slide guitar to my little street. Now it's back to one of these machines to wrap another day.
Last night I got my 63 Galaxie out on the Big Road and just popped the hammer down for old times sake. Burnt $20 with the shake of my shoe. I like that night air and seeing the red glow in my rear view mirror. Echo of my tail lights on a dark black road.
Somebody just picked up that Wednesday in Prince Edward Island, and I filled the Tuesday as well. Who needs a rest day? Only the lonely. Next post will be from my front row, hell no— mid stage seat— on the Blues Highway. I still got a Monday to fill south of Prince George... Who wants it?? Michael Pickett and I might well be coming to your town.
I just sat on my front porch for a while and played slide guitar to my little street. Now it's back to one of these machines to wrap another day.
Last night I got my 63 Galaxie out on the Big Road and just popped the hammer down for old times sake. Burnt $20 with the shake of my shoe. I like that night air and seeing the red glow in my rear view mirror. Echo of my tail lights on a dark black road.
Somebody just picked up that Wednesday in Prince Edward Island, and I filled the Tuesday as well. Who needs a rest day? Only the lonely. Next post will be from my front row, hell no— mid stage seat— on the Blues Highway. I still got a Monday to fill south of Prince George... Who wants it?? Michael Pickett and I might well be coming to your town.
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