Day 9 – Edmonton to Saskatoon
Illness. I can’t talk; only a barely audible and pubescent squeak will leave the mouthal area. But much more important, the band is,, one by one, starting to fall. Stephen has a sinus infection and can barely stand half the time. Al is next, ears. Drew is feeling a bit of everything and has a really tough time finishing the set at Lydia’s (quite a few songs get cut). A doctor fan loads us up with free samples and we move on into the night trying to feel our way to Thunder Bay. The other issue is the weather. IT’S COLD!!!! Much colder than it ever got in Toronto when I lived there for a year. Getting out of the van in Saskatoon was a very big shock. I’ve brought my dad’s 43 year old long underwear with me just in case. Well this is a case. I’ve never worn long underwear before and they are really quite toasty (feeling, not looking). We are currently driving from Saskatoon to somewhere east. The show in Kenora is cancelled because the band just can’t play. Colin is just in the last couple hours starting to feel the sickness. He sneezed all over the windshield and it froze. Left a nice note for Geoff Berner who plays at Lydia’s on Friday. “Stop following us.” The guy at the door puts “Jizzberry Rim” on the count sheet with lots of really girlie doodles… ….. it made me laugh…