September 1, 2005
Pinch and a punch, first of the month. Yikes! How did September get here so fast? We had a great summer here in these parts. Man, it went fast! I had some fantastic gigs. July started with a Candada Day performance in Wascana Park here in Regina. Tons of people out in the park that day to see a huge list of performers including Great Big Sea. July 2nd was the Centennial Celebration in my hometown, Lumsden. Lots of family and old friends home for that and it was so much fun singing at the big dance. My good friends Shifty Morgan backed me up on that gig.
The next weekend I was up at the Carlton Trail Jamboree just north of North Battleford. What a great place that is. The hills make a natural ampitheatre. The following weekend was the Craven Country Jamboree. Yee Ha! So happy they went back to country and by the attendance there, so were a ton of other people. I had the opportunity to join some other great Saskatchewan Acts on the mainstage for a couple songs which was an honour. I closed the beer garden with a set at 1:00AM on Friday night. It was amazing! They told me there were 14,000 people in there. Tons of fun singing in front of a crowd like that. I wanted to body surf, but I figured there was too much alcohol consumption out there to make it back to the stage safe and sound. Maybe next time I'll do it.
The weekend following that was the Flatland Music Festival in Regina. I had my girls join me on the stage for a couple songs there. They were a huge hit. Kinda stole my thunder those little hens. Actually, I get them singing with me whenever the gig allows. They're great little singers and so damn beautiful. I call them my retirement fund.
The rest of the summer found us in Forget, SK for the first annual Remember Forget Summer Festival. We played at the Regina Beach Yacht Club, Kennossee Lake Golf Course, Canada Summer Games and this weekend I'm gearing up to sing "O'Canada" at the Labour Day Classic Football Game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Should be tons of fun.
I hope life is good for you. Take care and it would be great to hear from you.
Marny
