Had one of my best nights last night at Scores north. That 80s party was phenomenal. The only bad thing was the lack of people for it. When I finally got them up dancing, I was unstoppable. And they danced to everything. And the fact I was mixing new stuff, old, everything worked. I played about 90% 80s which was fine by me. Ran into a few people I haven't seen in a very long time too. Jason and Melissa Huszar were there, as was Angela Dolan, and a few others.

Working tonight at Blarney for the official live to air thing. If it doesn't go this time, then I should quit. This has become quite ridiculous. But I think it will go through now, because they've put a limiter in there. It really hindered my performance on Wednesday so hopefully we can get it just right.

And finally I think my computer is dying. It won't reboot properly, and seeing as I haven't talked to Opi, I won't get it fixed. Talking to Doc in a couple of days, and maybe he can make sense of it. Stupid electronics..........

Work was fairly slow last night at Scores North. I'm so out of way. Hopefully will be better tonight. Big 80s party.

It's freakin hot today. 32 C. And I feel for the people at the Air show today. Gotta be at least 35 C on the tarmac.

Complaint: I know manholes are part of the infrastructure of the roads and such, but why, OH WHY, do they put them right in the lanes where you drive over each and every one of them?? Why can't they put them in between the two lanes or off to the sides so that your tires never make contact with them?? Stupid city......

It's been a while since my last blog...... and I STILL can't stop talking about the No Doubt show !! :)

Well, last weekend was really, REALLY slow. I think it's the slowest weekend for the club industry as it was Thunder in the Valley AND South Country Fair. At least next weekend is the Air Show, which brings people TO Lethbridge. Blarney Stone is getting me a bit pissed off. Chris seems to say one thing to me and something different to Nathan. Even now he still doesn't know what's up with Sundays for the live to air. Soon, my friends, very soon.....

Congrats to Brynen in getting the job at Essies as the full time weekend dj. He really wanted it and they were also looking so it's all good.

Observation: I saw this when I was up in Edmonton and area. Solar panel on those remote stop signs. It recharges in the day, then at night it lasts and can blink to alert drivers about it at night. Brilliant. Finally someone is using the minds to good things.

WAAAOOOOOOOOOO !!! That's one of the best ways to describe the concert. Tremendous.

Wednesday started off a bit rough as it took forever to get me in a car to get on the road. Stupid jerks at Enterprise. I just wanted a car, and they told me all they had were small vehicles with no cruise. So I eventually settled into a Mitsubishi Lancer. Speedy little thing. So I was off by 12:30 PM, a half hour off my scheduled departure time. No big deal. Decided to go the Fort MacLeod way as I needed to come straight in on MacLeod trail, instead of 16th Ave. Pretty much was doing about 125-130 kph as the car had no cruise control and I occasionally had a heavy foot. Got into Calgary around 2:30 ish and went to the mall. I wanted to get a digital camera for the concert and since I never had one, figured it was a good time to get one. Ended up getting a Sony Cybershot, 3x optical zoom which was perfectly priced at just under $200. So I headed off towards the Saddledome, to find which entrance I needed to go through, being a tour Club member and all. Found all that out, and decided to go get some food before meeting up with Cookie, seeing as I had her tickets. It was around 4:15 or so, so I started driving downtown Calgary. First bad mistake of the day. Well at this time, it was rush hour. I hate driving in Calgary as is, with all their stupid one way streets and lane reversals. So, this was an idiot move on my part. So I figured, ok let's head to Eau Claire Market, there I can get an appetizer of some sort, and make my way back to the Saddledome. Well, it took me practically forever to find Eau Claire, and at this time, and with all the traffic, it was 4:55 PM. So, it was pointless that I turned around and headed back to the Saddledome, which was much easier. Got there about 5:10 PM, parked and then proceeded to wait for Cookie to get there. Finally she came around about 6:00 PM or so and we went in. Only tour club members got in before the general public. There was about 70 of us running around inside while everyone else were waiting outside the concourse. It was a special feeling of VIP treatment which I relished every moment of. Got some merchandise and got some food and found our seats, and waited for the opening act to start.

7:30 Bedouin Soundclash opened their set off. Great sounding band, with their reggae feel. A trumpet and sax player, bassist, lead singer/guitarist and drummer. Very tight. They only did about 6 songs, and were done in 30 min. They are playing at Blarney Stone in Aug. I might have to go to that.

8:15 Paramore came on. Hard hitting female fronted band, they played to the delights of many that I knew wanted to see them. The lead vocalist had a set of pipes on her though. Their set went a little long but they seemed to enjoy the limelight a bit. They sounded like a mix of Avril Lavigne, Billy Talent, Fall Out Boy, with a touch of Nickelback. Not my style for sure, but I did enjoy their role as opening act. They finished at about 9 PM or so.

9:25 Just before the badn started, the stage crew came out and laid a white linoleum type of substance at the front and sides of the stage. The lights went dim and No Doubt was about to start. A giant white sheet, almost curtain, was draped in front and the crowd started going wild and crazy, then a white light shone on them from behind casting their silhouttes on it, one at a time. Finally it was time to go, and they opened with probably my favorite No Doubt song, Spiderwebs. They were all dressed in white, and the stage was white as well. Sheer beauty. And being 8th row on the floor, they looked phenomenal. They did a bunch of their classics, then Gwen left the stage and the horn players did Guns of Navarone, a classic ska instrumental track. Gwen came back out after a quick costume change to continue. Then they concluded, and left the stage but came back for an encore. In the encore, they did a track where the other bands came out to join them in singing it. Truly awesome. They concluded the show with Sunday morning and that was it. My voice was raw from singing and I felt glad to have gone to it. Me and Cookie went out seperate ways after the show, and I made my way to the Back Alley. I read on my Facebook, that Jonelle was going there so I figured myabe meet up with her. Well I ran into Robbie, Jonelle and her friend, Lynn, her sister Kristen and Lynn's friend. I had a few drinks and headed back to Lethbridge. Wonderful show overall. I can't wait until No Doubt or even Gwen tours again. I'll try to be even closer next time around :D

Went golfing with Trevor, Nick and Bryan in the afternoon on Thursday. We shot 9 holes and I shot a 46. Then Bryan had to leave, and the 3 of us went out for another 9 holes. I shot a 47 2nd time around. Consistant at least. Work at Studio was not bad but people were bothering me hardcore. Seems they all knew how to push my buttons. But there was a lot of eye candy including Ariel's (from Germany) sister Bianca. Holy moly !!! Pure delicious !

And finally got my internet reconnected. Actually it wasn't mine that was down. Seemed that Donovan didn't pay his cable bill and since I was spliced into his, mine became toast. They rehooked it all up on Friday and it's good to go. I gotta work all weekend long so no Thunder in the Valley for me. Next year maybe.....

Well worked my first official day at Essies as an employee, actually more as a contractor, but doing a regular thing there on Mondays. Worked out really good and had a lot of fun. It was one of the b-boy's birthday and everyone ripped it up. At one point in time I had about 85% of the people in the bar, on the dance floor. :) Also talked to the other dj, Brad, who was in having a few drinks. No comment on him yet.

It's my day off on Tuesday and Brad and I are going to see Public Enemies, then one more sleep then No Doubt !! I am SO stoked for it. Ever since I saw Gwen Stefani in concert, I couldn't wait for this one.

And finally I got my brick !! Absolutely gorgeous ! I shall treasure it forever !!

Worked all week doing my dj gig as well as the install to Scores North, which was my first. We also had the Street Wheelers weekend. Too bad I'm not a car enthusiast.

I am so glad to have that install done. It wasn't a major one but still, everything from ordering or recommending the stuff to get to helping Shad, to running speaker wire, to adding connectors to them, I had to practically do it all. It definitely was a learning experience, and it looks and sounds absolutely fantastic too. I am tremendously disappointed in Opi in his ability to not order the stuff, although he did say in his e-mail on what he would recommend, and second the lack of help offered. I know he's been busy at the university and stuff but he was the one that was all gung ho about helping out other places and he was really excited about doing Scores North. He totally dropped the ball. And not even a phone call. I was going to ask him to join me in Calgary for the Pearl Jam concert for Virginfest, but I don't think I'm going to even talk to him anymore. He's not the same person. I hate losing friends....

Amazing. Simply amazing. I've just returned from the Green Day concert which was on Monday July 6th in Edmonton. Wow !

Me and Brad left Lethbridge on Monday about 11:30 AM officially. Drove to Lacombe, where we picked up his sister and had a great meal prepared by his mom. Met his dad, and his grandma and grandpa as well, who are straight from Denmark. Great family. Onwards to the show. We arrived in Edmonton with lots of time to spare. Got our merchandise, and found our seats.

8:00 PM The Bravery opened for Green Day. Sort of sounded of like the Cure but more updated. Not bad but I didn't really like their sound. They played for about a half an hour. They weren't overall active on stage and rather a large contrast between them and Green Day for sure. Just before Green Day was to start, some people came over and said we were in their seats. Apparently we were, so moved to our proper seats which was one section closer.

9:00 PM Lights out and the intro came on and Green Day took to the stage. They did the first 2 songs off the album, 21st Century Breakdown and Know Your Enemy, then proceeded into classics. The energy was so electric and they had everyone singing at the top of their lungs, especially with the Heeeey-Yoooo chants. What really impressed me is on many occasions, they got audience members to come on stage and sing parts of their songs. Best was Longview, where they chose a guy for the 1st and 3rd verses and a chick for the 2nd verse. The guys did great and were in tune, but the chick sucked. Oh well... They also performed King For A Day, had a Jason Freese on sax and then proceeded to do a medley of Shout, Earth Angel, Stand By Me, and back into Shout. Truly superb. They came back with an encore and finished off with Billie Joe doing a solo acoustic version of Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) at the front of the stage. It was a great feeling of euphoria in the room, and everyone left satisfied.

I am grateful to have seen this band live, and hope next time I get a better seat to enjoy them even more. Met up with Kerry and Aaron afterwards at their hotel room, saw their newborn baby, Elazer then took off back to Lacombe for the night. Had a great sleep and then headed for home in the afternoon. Overall a splendid time, and get to do it in Calgary next week for No Doubt. I don't think it'll be as good, but you never know.

Slow weekend due to the fact that it was opening weekend at the Calgary Stampede and it was the 4th of July weekend as well. Not much to report on. I am getting stressed though regarding my jobs. Major changes gonna happen. Some for the better, some for the worse.

On a different note, got my application to Edmonton City Police printed off today. Need some stuff like first aid and cpr and a transcript of my high school diploma. Are you kidding me?? I haven't attended high school in 20 years !! But if I'm gonna get this done, I'm gonna have get it.

I was so right about it being a gong show after the fireworks. But it was a lot slower and not as busy as I thought. But as per usual, everyone wanted 'their' song next. Eediots......

Observation: I'm not sure, but after I parked my vehicle after work, I looked up into the sky to check out the cloud coverage, to see if it looked like rain. No clouds but I did notice a bright light. Looked like a star but it was moving across the sky at a fairly rapid pace. It wasn't an aircraft as there was no mechanical sound or any other flashing lights, it was just a solid white light moving from West to East. I was in awe. Did I actually witness something unexplained?? I'll never know but I'm glad to have seen it.

I really need to start blogging SOONER about stuff rather than later. Oh well, at least I'm blogging... lol

Sunday was actually pretty good. A few people came in from Lyle's vigil that they held that night, and there was two birthday parties. Not sure if we got everyone else because of the Ladies night promotion but it was still ok. Worked with Paul Wittle from B93, and he seems like a decent guy. Not so sure he's gonna last though. I personally didn't like the fact that he almost cut out the music every time he did a talkover. I heard Matt and some of them even telling him to shut the hell up. Oh boy this is gonna be a fun ride. Not sure if I'll be there this Sunday. I might take it off so I can get a good early sleep and then hit the road at around 10 AM so me and Brad can be up in Edmonton in the afternoonish as he has some running around to do downtown.

Monday, I was coming up roses. Took care of all my business, even won some money playing VLTs, and everything ran like clockwork. It was great, and I could do NO wrong.

Tuesday, I ended up working but not until late, as it was dead for most of the night, but we did get a rush in later, which ended up salvaging the night.

It's now officially Canada Day ~! I don't have much planned. Supposed to meet uyp with Gerry and then work at Blarney tonight. Should be a total gong show though I figure after the fireworks.