Podcast Episode Summary
Well, here it is! Happy Holidays from Thunder Bay Ontario Canada! Population, 113,000. I"m here to tell you that the whole Santa Clause thing is a fraud - I was pretty naughty all year, and still got the best present ever - time with my family, some of whom I hadn't seen in 15 years. Nothing like finding out that your cousin, whom you used to babysit, now has a son of his own to make you feel old! The last couple of nights have been a blast - I actually went out carolling. Playing guitar when it's 15 below zero (Celsius, which equals 5 Degrees Farenheit) gets a little tough on the fingers, but it was a lot of fun - and apparently it's a tradition around here to give out booze as payment! After that I headed off to another party where I met relatives I haven't seen for 15 years. Let me tell you something I've learned - don't let anybody tell you family isn't important. I spent many years thinking just that, and last night was a real eye-opener. I had no idea I'd missed out on so much over the years not being in contact with them for so long. So hey - call your family and say hi.
The drive up was interesting. Worked till 4:30 pm, then went home, loaded up the Family Truckster and bolted. Had some nasty-ish weather in Northern Michigan - driving rain and some wild winds, and pulled into Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario at 4 am. We tried to convince the clerk to only charge us half the normal room rate because we were only going to be staying for 5 hours, but no go. Headed out of "The Soo" at 9 am, and drove through about 4 hours of nasty slushy snow and reduced visibility. Hey, how come just about every car in the ditch was a 4x4 ?? We pulled into town about 6:30 pm, met up with my brother, headed out to a pub for a pint or 2 and some dinner, ran into some friends of his, and ended up jamming at my brother's place until about 3 am. I haven't been to bed before 3:30 am in about 3 days now. Woo.
I'll get into some more details on the next podcast, which might be sooner then later if I can find a cheap little USB mic around somewhere.
Just for the heck of it, here's a couple of links for ya's:
Ice Racing Club in Thunder Bay
Painting of Thunder Bay in the Winter
PS - Love ya Mom!
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