3 days of music, fun and sun! What a great way to spend a weekend. I've been in B.C. almost 2 weeks. Stayed a few days with Becky and family in Victoria, then up to Courtenay to visit Michelle, spend a few days with brother Jon in Comox, see Jo-Anne and family and back to Michelle's to start checking out Woofing farms.Michelle was lucky enough to scrounge weekend passes to the Vancouver Island Music Fest. We spent all day Saturday there, checking out various artists, doing a bit of shopping, eating and swimming. It was hot, damn hot! The weather was gorgeous all weekend. I went there Friday afternoon and was there all weekend except to sleep at Michelle's. I absorbed everything I could. Would have camped there if possible. There were musicians from all over the world and I still only saw 1/2 of them. This means that I could have gone to the festival and had just as an amazing time, seeing completely different bands. Too cool!
The event was extremely well organized. It's the festival's 15th year and there has obviously been quite a bit of talent behind the scene for those years. Everything just worked. The crowd ran the gamut from babies to aging hippies and everyone was in a mellow, friendly mood.
An amazing weekend. A special memory. Hey! I got to see Arlo and Los Lobos. Jim Byrnes and Eric Bibb. Wow! So much fantastic music.
6 comments:
Great music with family and friends...life couldn't be better!
Rock on, Bruce!
I just want to ride my moootercyle.
I laughed very much.
Cheers, eh!
no mention of both sis and bro leaving their little brother swinging on the festival sunday night. worked out well tho. oh, and i probably shouldn't mention the 5 rounds of roundabout lawn bowling either. bad form to put down the elderly.
seriously tho brother, i had a great time hanging around with you and your 18 lb pack. like we were kids again. we still have a game of beach golf pending, so i figure i'll see you at least one more time. i'm sure you won't pass by a chance to school a rookie golfer.
serendipity means listening to guthrie, los lobos, wwoofing at a locally famous performer's farm, meeting sue medley (next door neighbour), crashing in an old homestead of an internationally famous naturalist and tearing around on an actual Vmax....all unexpected. you must be living right brother. hope to see you soon(ish).
jon
ps...the word verification below is Dizel! which is the first name (nic) of a famous, unpretentious traveler-on-a-string cum writer with the last name of murphy. how odd is that?
the sue medley comment is actually a prediction. you've seen her jag tho.
and you left three beer in the fridge...
...sorry, two beer
Dervla Murphy. my mistake
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