joined on 03/31/05
last updated 04/14/08
January 6, 2007
Shayne is a special one. He comes from a long lineage of rabble rousers, or at least one would assume such from his innate rabble rousing qualities. This man "with the y" is a feature of Victoria's cultural circus, I mean, cultural circuit. and his involvement radically enriches Victoria's community arts scene. In other area's, Shayne is Victoria's pre-eminent snuggler. In fact, when I become UVic's Dean of Heart-Based Sustainability Studies in the year 2020, Shayne will be awarded an honorary Ph.D for advancing the culture of cuddle puddles throughout the world, and thus supporting the shift to a decentralized world economy based on compassion and love. It will be a sunny day and there will be frolicking.
May 11, 2006
Shayne,
meeting you has been one of the highlights of my life.
Sweet travelling companion,
wordslinging friend,
partner in madness and laughter,
sharer of silence and beauty,
lover of the road.
you triple aquarian freak!
I do so love you and look forward
to sharing this Golden Moment with you
and the next,
and the next.....]
thank for for sharing your spirit with me.
till the next $3 bottle of wine drunk at City Hall.
December 30, 2005
Mr shayne avec i grec i still ahve no clew what that meens. AVEC I GREC THAT IS. I imagine it describes how full of warmth and light your hugs are when you press your big beating red heart against ours. Cause i know that when i hug you it feels soooo wonderfull .And full of wonder you are cause i only really know onlybits and pieces about you and we only spend short periods of time together and those short periods of time are so important. I admire you as a man and as friend to all....
December 12, 2005
leonard cohen's
got nothin'
on this guy :)
shayne you rock my world
keep those smiles and huggles comin'!
October 24, 2005
Shayne you will ALWAYS be special to me and you'll always have a piece of my heart.
I miss you
B
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akhentek,
ancient FUTURES,
BreakBeatBuddha,
Communitas Galiano,
Cosmic Love Tribe,
Dance Club Co-op,
Dream CO:llective,
Dreamshare,
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Earthdance Vancouver,
entheos,
exsplodingfromtheinsideout,
F R E E . T R E . A R R O W !,
Faeries & Fools,
future culture,
Imagination Revival Project,
Intention Retreat,
MEn sharing listening and learning,
Nourish,
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Sunrise to Sunset
(events » nightlife)
Friday, November 9, 2007 - 9:00 PM
232 RSVPs
Since May of 2007 Victoria's Sunset Room has hosted over 50 local events including dance nights, art shows, book fairs, theatre nights, workshops & seminars, rock shows, documentary film screenings and so on. Our community partners, along with some of Victoria's best DJs, have come together to create for you a 2 day renovation fundraiser & official (if belated) Grand Opening of The Sunset Room! Welcome to... SUNRISE TO SUNSET!!
One of the biggest challenges in keeping Sunset Room going is that it has a legal capacity of only 60 people. The city has approved a new plan (see photos) to install a second emergency exit and will increase the space's capacity to 150 once the new exit is installed. This fundraiser will help greatly with the costs associated with this effort - hope you'll join us and help Sunset Room grow!
HUGE props to all our participating DJs who have volunteered their time to support Sunset Room!
*****
Friday, Nov9/07 - SUNRISE TO SUNSET: **Part 1**
$20 in advance & Flavour | 10pm to 6am
** featuring:
Mountain Eyes: Rainbow Cathedral
Entelechy: Cornerstone, Returning Saturn
Ambrosia: Rainbow Cathedral, The Mystics
Cloud Dancer: Rainbow Cathedral
RJ Solo: Deliria:: Vancouver
Kaminanda: Syntropic
Helix 42: Returning Saturn
*****
Saturday Nov10/07 - SUNRISE TO SUNSET: **Part 2**
Four huge 2 hour tag sets of house, electro & breaks!
$20 in advance @ Flavour | 10pm to 6am
** featuring (in tag sets!):
Kevin Legere: Death to Sexy, Bugeyed
& David Gatringer: Short Fuse
Angry Smoan: Tribe, Short Fuse
& Christoph: Short Fuse
Thom Banks: esp, Renegade Sound System
& Kenzie Clarke: Bitchin, CIST
Mykee: Reliable, Karizma
& Logik: Reliable
Huge thanks to everyone who has supported us so much! Big ups to all our performing DJs, Cornerstone Media, Flavour, Peel Environments, Industry Images, Returning Saturn Productions, Metropol, Rainbow Cathedral, Wrinkles, Pacific Front Recordings, WhiteBird, Tribe Productions, Short Fuse, Andrix Entertainment and the many many people who staff & volunteer at Sunset Room!!
Prog Gnosis
(events » nightlife)
Saturday, November 10, 2007 - 7:00 PM
232 RSVPs
Come revel in the roots of trance music as some of your favourite DJ's share some of their favourite music... prog rock!
If you're already versed in the ways of prog rock, with its complex time signatures and changes, virtuosic musicianship and fantastical lyrics, this night is most certainly for you, and will most certainly hold some surprises, as well as happy familiarity.
For the uninitiated, this is your chance to take part in one of the coolest classes never before offered. Names like Genesis, King Crimson, Jetro Tull, Yes and Van Der Graaf Generator may have crossed your path before... find out now what it's all about!
pedestrian ! productions
and Returning Saturn present...
Prog Gnosis
with DJ's:
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Helix 42
Cloud Dancer
RJ Solo
Saturday, 10 November
@ Solstice Cafe
(529 Pandora Avenue)
7pm-11pm
$7 @ the door
solstice sessions
(events » nightlife)
Saturday, November 17, 2007 - 7:00 PM
234 RSVPs
another early evening of dance @ solstice cafe,
a chance to gather again together,
and for some to dance away their bassnector hangover.
this week we will be starting with a group attunement by desunos before moving together to dance.
dj's:
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entelechy (cornerstone ; returning saturn)
nagdeo (in.lumination)
cloud dancer (rainbow cathedral)
$10 @ the door.
Shake Down
(events » nightlife)
Saturday, December 1, 2007 - 9:00 PM
237 RSVPs
SHAKE DOWN
...a hip hop fundraiser for The Sunset Room
a night of freestyle fellowship between dj's, mc's, beatboxers, a bass player and the crowd at hand -- revelling in conscious hip hop and lucious beats...
For the hip hop heads out there, this is a night for you -- a slew of dj's and mc's collaborating to bring the best hip hop party Victoria has yet seen...
For those with lesser interests in hip hop, this our chance to prove to you that despite the pop culture mass media machine's manic bastardization of the genre, there are still bumpin' beats and conscious rhymes being pieced together by beatsmiths and emcees who recognize and remember that hip hop is an artform and a form of culture -- not a commodity!
SHAKE DOWN
a hip hop fundraiser
for The Sunset Room
9pm 'til late...
$15 @ the gate
hosted by:
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Desunos (Rainbow Cathedral)
dj's:
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Beetroots (Elphinstone)
Florian (Elphinstone)
Entelechy (Returning Saturn)
ChronikAl (BBI / TripThaLight)
Helix 42 (Returning Saturn)
mc's:
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Blank Space (Soapbox Poets / Outspoken Wordsmiths)
strong.cottonwoods (ODDitory Presence / Outspoken Wordsmiths)
Random Adjective (Soapbox Poets)
RadaR (ODDitory Presence)
Mike Sheehan (Beatboard)
Praxis (Declining Amphibian Phenomenon)
-proverbial- (Raw Element)
live bass by:
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Kevin "Bassie" Lynch
(Fatbass / Fly Funk Experiment)
bodywork by:
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Wings of Transformation
...see you on the danceflor!
***Dec. 1st is a great date for hip hop heads in Victoria, with Atomique Productions also presenting Cadance Weapon live @ Sugar Nightclub.
...Cadance Weapon is one of Canada's finest MC's, and it's a treat to have this Edmonton native here in Victoria. Worth checking out!
For anybody attending Cadance Weapon and wanting mroe when it's over, present your ticket stub @ the gate of The Sunset Room and we'll let you in to Shake Down for only $10!***
solstice sessions / sunset sessions
(events » nightlife)
Saturday, December 22, 2007 - 7:00 PM
238 RSVPs
VICTORIA'S WINTER SOLSTICE DANCE PARTY
Winter solstice is a time to let go of what no longer serves us, and to bring in the new...
We invite you to share this intention, and to bring something symbolic, sacred and decorative for the space, the altar or yule tree. Wear white and/or black for the shortest day and the longest night, and we'll see you on the dance floor!
** SOLSTICE SESSIONS ****************
7pm-11pm featuring:
Desunos : Rainbow Cathedral :: Victoria
Hipples :: Victoria
Crystal 721 : Rainbow Cathedral :: Victoria
opening circle by:
Sunshine & Asha : Wings of Transformation :: Victoria
$10 @ the door
** SUNSET SESSIONS ******************
11pm-5am featuring:
The Prodigal Son :: Salt Spring Island
Florian : Returning Saturn :: Elphinstone
Helix 42 & Entelechy : Returning Saturn :: Victoria
Rowan : Tribe :: Victoria
$15 @ the gate
$10 w/ solstice sessions pass
solstice sessions
(events » community)
Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 7:00 PM
240 RSVPs
...into the new year we go!
let's set ourselves nicely into this new year,
by coming together to dance as community again...
we are very pleased to be continuing
such a beautiful gathering
and for the opportunities at hand
to work with and hear so many great dj's...
this month:
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DJ Almix (Union Sound :: Victoria)
Khan (Area 709 / Beheshto :: Victoria)
Florian (Returning Saturn :: Elphinstone)
7-11pm
family friendly
$10 @ the door
solstice / sunset sessions
(events » nightlife)
Saturday, February 2, 2008 - 7:00 PM
244 RSVPs
Another double-whammy in the continued collaboration between Returning Saturn, Rainbow Cathedral & Tribe Productions...
Join us for any portion of the evening --or better yet, the whole thing-- as we begin with the family friendly solstice sessions. Focused as always on great community vibes, diversity in sound and bringing you dj's old and new...
This month's music comes to us from:
meadow (beheshto / love warriors :: victoria)
mirta (rainbow cathedral :: victoria)
dj dodd (independant :: victoria)
opening circle @ 7:00
dancing from 7:15 'til 11:00
$10 @ the door
...Those who want to dance all night are then invited to take a quick stroll on down to The Sunset Room (At the end of Herald Street, for those who've not found it yet...) to dance until sunrise (or very darn near!).
This month featuring:
Crystal7 21 (Rainbow Cathedral :: Victoria)
Cloud Dancer (Rainbow Cathedral / Returning Saturn :: Victoria)
Ambrosia (The Mystics / Rainbow Cathedral :: Galiano)
Nagdeo (In.lumination :: Victoria)
dance from 11:00 'til 5:00
$15 @ the gate
...or $10 if you have a solstice stamp!
See you on the dance floor!
solstice / sunset sessions
(events » nightlife)
Saturday, March 1, 2008 - 7:00 PM
245 RSVPs
we're back again for a monthly dose of dance @ solstice café!
...this time we'll be celebrating the birth of manuel (a/k/a matsya) as well as the soon-to-come birthday of laura-sunshine!
...this will also be the last solstice sessions for a forseeable few months, so let's make it extra special!
solstice sessions:
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matsya (independant :: victoria)
mike sheehan (beatboard :: victoria)
helix 42 (returning saturn :: victoria)
7-11pm
$10 @ the door
*****
...if course the fun doesn't end @ eleven as we'll carry on down for another edition of sunset sessions too!
...this month, sunset sessions will carry on the birthday bash begun @ solstice, as well as be a special fun(d)raiser for our dear friend mike.
sunset sessions:
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beatfarmer (rainbow cathedral :: lasqueti)
stargirl (rainbow cathedral :: vancouver)
entelechy (returning saturn :: victoria)
mountain eyes (rainbow cathedral :: victoria)
11pm-5am
$15 @ the gate
...or $10 with a solstice stamp
1810-B Store Street
The Crystal Sessions
(events » nightlife)
Sunday, March 9, 2008 - 8:00 PM
244 RSVPs
One last chance to dance @ solstice, until sometime in summer...
Crystal Productions is proud to present...
THE CRYSTAL SESSIONS
3 hours of psychedelic & progressive trance!
The Crystal Sessions looks to become a second monthly dance series @ solstice cafe once the regular series of events returns, and for now Crystal Productions is pleased to present the pilot project of this event...
featuring:
Mountain Eyes (Rainbow Cathedral) - 8:00-9:30
Crystal7 21 (Rainbow Cathedral) - 9:30-11:00
ALL AGES WELCOME
Come early, and bring your dancing shoes...
$10 @ the door.
No alcohol.
No attitudes.
No head trips.
This is an intentional dance event...
Ghosts of the Highway **Tour Kick-off!**
(events » live music)
Friday, March 21, 2008 - 7:30 PM
245 RSVPs
It's time for Jeff & i to set our thumbs to the sky and traverse the nation's highways... This is officially day 1 of 82 in the Ghosts of the Highway 2008 cross-Canada hitchhiking tour. It's also the CD Release party for our compilated album "Road Warriors Unite," a collection of recordings made in attics, shacks, living rooms and coffee shops all across the country...
For our tour kick-off we're fortunate to be joined by our good friends Fish & Bird, who will be dazzling us all with their banter and new old timey goodness. We expect another couple of special guests as well, but you'll have to come see for yourself...
This is our last chance to see you for 3 months, so we hope we get to do so...
$10 @ the door...
(and for those of you in vancouver.... we'll be playing cafe deux soleils on tuesday the 25th with Jess Hill & Scott Cook!)
EQUILUX
(events » community)
Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 7:00 PM
244 RSVPs
Returning Saturn proudly presents...
EQUILUX - Saturday, 22 March 2008
(@ The Sunset Room :: Victoria, BC)
``The word equinox means "equal night": the duration of the day being equal to that of the night, an event which occurs but twice a year, the one marking the astrological beginning of spring and the other the ending of summer. Interestingly, the actual equal duration (equilux) need not occur on the official Equinox, which is more cultural and celebratory than scientific.``
in keeping with the idea of equilux, the night is an exploration in the balance of darker root-shaking trance, and lighter heart-opening trance... the first 3 dj's of the night will focus their energies in working us thru the dark, while the last 3 dj's (4, actually as there will be a tag set) will focus on bringing us into the light...
the evening will begin with a potluck gathering, before moving into a journey thru sound, visuals, movement and interaction...
POTLUCK @ 7pm
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Hipples (Returning Saturn)
Cloud Dancer (Rainbow Cathedral / Returning Saturn)
EQUILUX @ 9pm
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Nagdeo (In.lumination)
Crystal7 21 (Rainbow Cathedral)
Florian (Returning Saturn)
Entelechy & Helix 42 (Returning Saturn)
Q'elf (Elphinstone)
Beatfarmer (Rainbow Cathedral)
Visuals by Durin Munro
Bodywork by Wings of Transformation
Potluck @ 7pm
Opening circle @ 8:48pm
Dancing 9pm 'til late
Gates close @ 1:11am (no exceptions!)
Tickets available March 13th
@ Shift Natural Fashion
(547b Johnson Street)
$15 (first 15) ; $20 thereafter
$30 @ the gate
No Drugs.
No Alcohol.
No Agression.
Ghosts of the Highway haunt Vancouver
(events » live music)
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 - 7:30 PM
247 RSVPs
From Dawson City to the Baja Peninsula, from Haida Gwaii to the Cape Breton Highlands, Jeff Andrew and shayne avec i grec have trekked tens of thousands of miles across North America by thumb, rail, bus & foot.
In spring 2008 these ragged wanderers will hitchhike from Vancouver, BC to St. John's, NFLD, bringing instruments, voices, a video camera and a show like an old-style revue: a mix of music, spoken word and carnival theatre.
On Tuesday, 25 March 2008, Ghosts of the Highway will be haunting Vancouver's Cafe Deux Soleils to play the second show of their epic cross-Canada adventure. They will be joined by dear friends Jess Hill, of Vancouver, and Scott Cook, of Edmonton...
Please come and join us for an evening of song and story.
$5 @ the door
The Hitchers Return
(events » live music)
Friday, June 13, 2008 - 7:30 PM
249 RSVPs
On March 21st, 2008, shayne avec i grec and Jeff Andrew left Victoria to haunt the highways of Canada, hitchhiking from west to east with their songs and stories.
They became spectres in the waking dreams of everyone they encountered.
Now, on Friday the 13th...
THE HITCHERS RETURN
Friday, June 13th
@ solstice cafe
(529 Pandora Ave)
7:30pm - $10
SEASONS ADVANCE
(events » nightlife)
Friday, September 5, 2008 - 8:45 PM
251 RSVPs
once again we find ourselves drawing near the conclusion of the summer season. much movement has been made toward exponential experience. we have collectively expanded, and are beginning to draw back within. the approaching seasons denote hibernation and inner-workings -- but the importance of community cannot be forgotten. we invite you...
returning saturn is honoured to call you all forth once again to celebrate SEASONS ADVANCE: prayerformance & ceremony; frequency adjustment & melodic attunement; visionary textures; contextual environments & illuminating relationships...
SEASONS ADVANCE exists to celebrate our returns from summer, and each other as we delve toward more introspective seasons...
musically, the evening should hold flavours to satiate all appetites: hip-hop, dubstep, worldbeat, progressive house, psytrance, trancestep, breakbeats, techno, tribal house, and melodic morning trance (with a few surprises sure to be had)...
schedule of melodic attunment:
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20:48-21:00 - Opening Circle
21:00-21:45 - BEETROOTS (Returning Saturn :. Victoria)
21:45-22:35 - HELIX 42 (Returning Saturn :. Victoria)
22:35-23:20 - (H)EIREEQUIEEL (Returning Saturn :. Victoria)
23:20-00:10 - ENTELECHY (Returning Saturn :. Victoria)
00:10-01:00 - FLORIAN (Returning Saturn :. Elphinstone)
01:00-02:30 - OLIVER GIVING (Jyotih Network :. Vancouver)
02:30-04:00 - KHAN (Beheshto/Area 709 :. Victoria)
04:00-05:30 - STARGIRL (Rainbow Cathedral :. Vancouver)
tickets available @ Shift Natural Fashions (Aug. 26th)
$20 in advance
$30 at the door
gates close @ 1:11am
visuals by Cpt. Baunchman
bodywork by Wings of Transformation
treats & snacks by Gypsy Raven
see you on the dancefloor...
(..::note to traveling kin::.. please email returning.saturn@gmail.com before 11:59pm, Sept. 4th, if you are planning to attend and you will be put on a list to receive the advance ticket price @ the gate!)
the Birthplace of Clouds
(events » community)
Saturday, December 13, 2008 - 9:00 PM
253 RSVPs
Clambering up the Cold Mountain path,
The Cold Mountain trail goes on and on:
The long gorge choked with scree and boulders,
The wide creek, the mist-blurred grass.
The moss is slippery, though there's been no rain
The pine sings, but there's no wind.
Who can leap the world's ties
And sit with me among the white clouds?
.............{Han-shan; trans. Gary Snyder}
Join us in the Birthplace of Clouds,
As we clamber up our higher paths:
The long-night patter of feet on a dancefloor,
The system pumping fractal sounds.
Our hearts are open, as winter returns
And takes us to a Native State.
Who can leap the world's ties
And sit with us among the white clouds?
Returning Saturn & Tribe Productions proudly welcome...
Native State recording artists:
Bluetech, Shen & Rena Jones
to THE BIRTHPLACE OF CLOUDS
...a musical journey featuring two stellar line-ups in two great spaces, as we gear ours'elves toward the coming winter...
Audio Alchemists:
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.....{Victoria Event Centre}.....
KAMINANDA
[Tribe Productions]
"Kaminanda's zest for life, wholeness and music comes through in the frequencies synergizing the ecstatic state of our collective dream... Livicated to the awakening of Humynkind and the essential goodness of Gaia's children... Years of experience of touring, playing live and dancing have shown the balance found in the wisdom of our bodies..."
RENA JONES (Portland, OR)
[Native State]
"Rena Jones slips through the veils of defined sound, weaving cello, violin, woodwinds, rhodes, electronics and sound design through unique instrumentation. Her live sets are a potent sonic session. She orchestrates her violin over hand crafted beats melding the organic with the electronic. Her performance is a sophisticated example of the modern movement in electronic dance and ambient music."
BLUETECH (Mountain View, HI)
[Native State / Aleph Zero]
"A classically trained pianist and master of the art of software production. Bluetech's love of the melodic and exquisite sense of sound design makes him one of the most ingenius producers today. Bluetech's sound emerges from his custom-built Reaktor instruments and software based synthesisers as a primordial electro-dub alchemy. While encompassing musical touches from different parts of the globe, he presents a total blend, crossing genres and borders."
SHEN (Toronto)
[Native State]
"Taken from the arcane Taoist term for 'refined energy' or 'depth', Shen is noah pred's outlet for low-tempo explorations of forward-thinking computer music. Drawing inspiration from the Eastern aesthetics of botanical architecture and geomantic techniques, Shen attempts to evoke organic structures through lush ecologies of synthetic chords, deep textures and minimalist machinations."
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.....{Sunset Room}.....
HIPPLES
[Returning Saturn]
HiPPLeS is a relatively new DJ on the Victoria scene - while as a dancer he's been shaking all about the coast for well over four years now. Having a strong connection to a community of DJ's plus the personal passion for electronic music and dancing eventually lead HiPPLeS to begin spinning. His commitment to the craft is well demonstrated, as his sets & style evolve ranging in styles from light bubbling minimal, through funky driving tech house, and into glitchy whompy electro. When it comes to electronic music, HiPPLeS only really avoids the overtly dirty tracks(lyrically), hoping instead to foster a safe and intentional electronic dance experience leaving you with a huge smile and tired feet.
EVAN MARC (Mountain View, HI)
[Thoughtless Music]
"Tech House project from downtempo producer Bluetech. Melodic and dub influenced music with a focus on dancefloor usability and emotional development. Evan Marc seeks to explore revolving geometries through kinetic audio sculpture."
NOAH PRED (Toronto)
[Thoughtless Music]
"Producing dance music and performing live for over a decade, Noah Pred emerged from Vancouver's underground as a sought-after techno DJ with a sophisticated sound and unique style. Devoted to authentic and soulful strains of techno in all its permutations, Noah's sound continues to evolve while remaining firmly driven by the dancefloor."
ROWAN
[Tribe Productions]
In the last several years, this producer/dj/promoter has shared his musical passion at some of BC's most amazing gatherings with acts such as Gaudi, Liquid Stranger, Adham Shaikh, Drumspyder, David Starfire, Jef Stott, Dehli 2 Dublin and Ganga Giri. Having opened for this magical 'witch doctor' (Noah Pred) on his last visit, Rowan has a deep love of techno that permeates all of his musical sensibilities. On this night, the journey towards dawn will be completed with an intoxicating blend of deep, introspective and inspiring techno.
9pm - 2am @ Victoria Event Centre [1415 Broad St.]
2am-5:30am @ Sunset Room [1810B Store St.]
Event Centre tickets = $25
available in advance
@ Shift Natural Fashion
(574 Johnson Street)
Sunset upgrade @ door = $5
See you on the dancefloor...

for lack of updates in quite some long while, it may seem as tho we've disappeared off the face of the earth - but we haven't. we're safe and happy in st. john's, and entering the final countdown toward homecoming. apologies for not being more thorough with the updates (i'd finished a novel for you in ottawa, but lost it all due to computer funkyness, and it took the momentum out of my memoires being sent your way)...
i guess that means i haven't told you of anything from toronto onward. dang! that's a huge chunk of time to say the least. if you're in the victoria area on friday night, come out to our haunted homecoming and we'll fill you in on some of the blanks...
meanwhile, we've got two nights left here, and two shows left too. unfortunately old man luedecke is playing at the same time as us on tuesday night. we'd really have loved to be able to see him on this journey, but our tour schedules ran discordent of one another...
the past couple weeks have been restful despite all the travel, and we've managed to pick up a lot of on-the-spot and last minute gigs along the way, which has been helpful and fun. we even got to play @ the bar on the ferry from nova scotia to newfoundland (and they even announced us over the p.a.)!
certainly not without challanges, i'd hazard to call this tour a raging success in all matters beyond financial (money's a whole 'nother story!), and i'm eternally great-full for the opportunities along the way...
that being said, i'm looking *damn* foward to being home soon...
see you then (or sometime shortly thereafter)...
love + feet,
~s.
day 81 - st. john's, newfoundland
Mon, June 9, 2008 - 6:41 AM
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