Redfish Rockin in the Free World

Redfish has been through some changes - both hard in some ways and good in others - the way change usually is. End result is they have a new bass player, which is kind of weird, as Josh was an original member. Now there is only Dean of the original 4. I will miss Josh's epic gooves, that's for sure. Nevertheless this change has unleashed a hurricane of creativity and Shane has stepped in to do an awesome job. After a lot of jamming and rehearsing, last night was their first gig - outside up on Silver Star. The sound was incredible and they were on fire. It was good to see my husband so happy. And you will notice the poor, neglected strat took played second string to the Reverend. In fact, it was on the bench all night.

Cool?

Well, you can't really get the full effect of my 'cool' outfit. For some reason, I was not the main photo attraction... So I took this photo of myself at the end of the night.

Dean and I were fooling around in the bathroom (not like that
get your mind out of the gutter!) taking pictures of ourselves. This is my favourite. He's looking at me and I'm looking at the reflection of the camera in the mirror. I did wear make up but it looks like it is almost all rubbed off by then.

And Mary Sue? That necklace got as many compliments as my 'outfit'. (is there a better word? I feel like my mother everytime I say that word and I remember her saying 'pantyhose' and 'brazier')

So, the gig? By some respects it was a huge success. The place was PACKED!! They sold lots of CD's. Dean got many compliments for his ripping guitar solos. However the sound was so tragically 'off'. It was WAY too loud so the sound was really distorted and Eddie couldn't hear himself singing so was often off key... but then, it was so blasted loud, you couldn't really tell anyways unless you were listening carefully and I have a most unflattering (to Eddie) video clip which I won't share. There was somebody there filming the entire thing but I am pretty sure most of the footage will be unusable unless the delete the sound track...

There were also some unfortunate band politics that were a bit of a disapointment for the evening and in retrospect we wish we had made different decisions. BUT we had lots of friends come up there and we had a lot of fun with them both before and after the gig. However, Dean kind of got ripped off the 'party' aspect of CD release party so we will be remedying that very soon!

In Search of Cool

No one who knows me well would say that I am cool. Maybe my children when they were younger - before they are old enough to know what cool means. Maybe then they might have thought I was cool. Not to worry, they soon grew up to understand otherwise... But I am not and I know it. And I never was, really. Growing up in Terrace, I would rather be warm and dry than cool and I always cared a lot more about comfort than looks. And hey, I grew up in Terrace! Even if I thought I was cool then, I would have just been a small town hick. My style now is a cross between hippie and sporty. I often wear the same thing for days on end because it is warm, comfortable and hey, it saves on laundry. I get my hair cut once a year.

But.... the big day is coming. There is a CD release party up on Silver Star next Saturday. This CD is a really big deal. They have gone about it as professionally as possible. I have heard a few of the songs in their rough state and I think this CD is going to be awesome and a really good representation of where the band is at right now and the talents of its members. So on Saturday I need to look like the wife of a rockstar. My 'dress up' clothes are sadly depleted through lack of need. Most of what I have makes me look like I am ready to go to work in an office...

Of course, when I ask Dean what I should wear, he says "wear something you feel comfortable in..." Nevertheless, I don't think my jeans and sweater would be a big hit. So I have an appointment to get my hair cut and my legs waxed and I'm meeting a friend at Value Village to find myself something to wear. Oh c'mon! You didn't think I was going to get THAT cool, did you?

Canada Day Traditions

For the fourth year in a row, the main event of our Canada Day has meant driving to Kelowna to the Canada Day Celebrations there to hear Redfish play. They have an 'island' stage right down by the lake in a little lagoon and banked grass all around. It is one of the few times the kids get to hear Dean play. Last night they were the last slot (the best one) and the people were really digging it!

















And here are some videos that I took with Rhiannon's little camera - not great but fun. In the first one, that is Josh's girlfriend who is always a lot of fun dancing. I especially love the second one with Steve's son and Rhiannon doing their funky dance! And the batteries were low so the camera just shut off mid-song... unfortunately...