On the Road with Social Code Part 53 |
Fort McMurray, ABFort Mac is an oil town, guys come there to work for extended periods of time in the bush and tar sands, and make an obscene amount of money. The ratio of men to women is about 8 to ...
Posted by Soundman Budd on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:45:00 PST |
On the Road with Social Code Part 52 |
Lac La Biche, ABPart way between Saskatoon and Fort McMurray is the sleepy town of Lac La Biche, AB. There's something surreal about staying in these tiny prairie towns. The hotels are cheap and wei...
Posted by Soundman Budd on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:47:00 PST |
On the Road with Social Code Part 51 |
Saskatoon, SKThe Roxy in Saskatoon is probably my favorite prairie venue. It has a ground level load straight to backstage, a big stage, great band room, a decent light show, and friendly promoters. ...
Posted by Soundman Budd on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:40:00 PST |
On the Road with Social Code Part 50 |
Saskatoon, SKDay off.I think the HoJo in Saskatoon was the set for Escape from New York, and the residents are the mutants from Omega Man. No good.SUBSCRIBE TO THIS BLOG...
Posted by Soundman Budd on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:30:00 PST |
On the Road with Social Code Part 49 |
Lethbridge, AB4:30am van call came very early. We had a 900km drive and a 3pm load-in. I had left the venue as soon as the pack was done, and got to sleep just before midnight. Everyone surprisingl...
Posted by Soundman Budd on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:28:00 PST |
On the Road with Social Code Part 48 |
Kelowna, BCBefore....The drive to Kelowna involves a trip up the Coquihalla highway, a mountain freeway that has massive hills, tunnels through mountains, and was almost the death of our van and sever...
Posted by Soundman Budd on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:20:00 PST |
On the Road with Social Code Part 47 |
Victoria, BCThe trip from Vancouver to Victoria is a Hour and a half very beautiful and ridiculously expensive ferry ride. I always enjoy it a great deal. I grew up on the ocean and haven't spent as...
Posted by Soundman Budd on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:23:00 PST |
On the Road with Social Code Part 46 |
VancouverIt's 2:30 in downtown Vancouver. I have until 3pm to offload my gear before the area where the van is parked becomes a "No Stopping or Else We Shoot You" zone due to rush hour. What are the...
Posted by Soundman Budd on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 06:41:00 PST |
On the Road with Social Code Part 45 |
Calgary to Vernon.We get up in the morning and take the van in for the appointment to fix the AC. The distance from the hotel to Fountain Tire is about 6 blocks, and takes nearly an hour because of s...
Posted by Soundman Budd on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 10:03:00 PST |
On the Road with Social Code Part 44 |
We're playing a venue in Calgary that we've played many times before. Its 2 separate venues, one slightly above street level, one slightly below. A slightly irrelevant fact other that it makes for a...
Posted by Soundman Budd on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 09:59:00 PST |
