Jay Funk Dawg Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 I had a great summer, it was quite incredible. Love to hear about the best parts of your summers! Highlights:Come Together & Midland House of David Gang TourJose James w/ Elizabeth ShepherdMontreal Jazz Fest (Elizabeth Shepherd & Taj Mahal)Phish outside RochesterOn tour with Donnie Dumphy & Meateus Gib Rap Challenge (SJ, Freddy, Moncton, Charlottetown, Halifax, Port Hawkesbury, Antigonish)Evolve Festival, Antigonish (Easy Star Allstars, Fred Penner, Maylee Todd, Skratch Bastid, Fort Knox Five - Jamming with Gratefully Deadicated)Furthur in BuffaloAlgonquin Park Cottaging & WaterskiingShambhala Festival (Beardyman, ASkillz, OKA, Adham Shaihk, Five Alarm Funk)Tour around Vancouver IslandGot Engaged in Tofino RainforestWatching Shooting Stars & Seeing Whales on Sunshine Coast House of David Gang Festival Tour (Ottawa-Muskoka)Playing with Richard Underhill, Chris Bottomley, Great Bob Scott & Samba Elegua at Pedestrian Sundays in Kensington Market to 500 people.Cottaging in Algonquin Park againSUMMER 2010 ROCKED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 As has become standard in my adult life, every summer gets better and better. This one started with CTMF and didn't let up until three weeks in the east coast brought me almost to Labour Day.In between were many, many shows, lots of parties, the wonderful Bluesfest, and best of all, lots of time smooching my girlfriend.By the way, Great Bob Scott is about my fave Canadian drummer. Tres cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Levon Helm Band and Friends at Mountain JamBill Frisell at Jazz FestFlaming Lips/ Hold Steady/ Mohawk Lodge/ Old Crow Medicine Show at BluesfestCharlie Winston/ Frank Turner/ Pavement at OsheagaHoots and Hellmouth/ Brother Loves Travelling Side Show/ Jenny Whiteley/ Frank Turner/ Bruce Peninsula- Ottawa Folk FestivalAll of those Days in Between! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianphan Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 I managed six and a half weeks of vacation this summer, which included two separate week long trips to cottages, a great working holiday at bluesfest, great times with phish, and plenty of good times with family and friends. I'm with Velvet, summer just keeps getting better and better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Dead WeatherBlack KeysThe National Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 My summer was just great, and I only took 5 vacation days! highlights:- my granny's 100th birthday party- bbq-ing almost every night- the weather (love the heat)- concerts: Yes, Frampton, Phish, BOC, McCartney, and everything at Bluesfest.- Wabafest- relaxation time in the back yard- cycling to work almost every day- work was pretty good too!- Season 7 of Entourage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 didn't you get married? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 didn't you get married?That was in the spring. We're talking summer here!Mind you, the summertime lovemaking is sweet and frequent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 i had a great summer. i love how hot and sunny it was all summer! -CTMF esp. kevin breit -Bluesfest, esp. Furthur & Lips -lots of fun Phish shows...esp. hartford, spac, charlotte & atlanta -seeing Sir Paul rip it up in montreal & the meteor shower that followed -hanging on the back porch in the sunshine with my kitty cat -getting smooched -NYC for a week with my mom, seeing all the sights and visiting family and friends -superfun love & nero party -the light show at parliament hill -finally having perfect sunflower blooming in the garden after many getting stolen by squirrels all summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 All of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 It totally sucked. Nothing but disgustingly hot weather, long hours, no time off and no reason to leave the apartment unless to go to work or get food.Bring on autumn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
localcrew Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 I'll never get over walking out my backdoor, down the river and seeing Furthur-next time not so many brownies though....Jamming w/Hux etc at the Carleton-nice to gig again and just down the street to boot...Cottaging with the family; swimming with the kids, generally carrying on and playing guitar with the Elves all night long.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Oh yeah! The gig at the Carleton on Aug 14th was another highlight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Great to hear you all had a great one. I really love what Todd said "As has become standard in my adult life, every summer gets better and better." - Can't wait till adult hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edger Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Yup. Summer full of all sorts of goodness for me too.Started it off with singing at my first 'gig'. That was fun. Couldn't have asked for a better, friendlier crowd either.Lots of baseball...still wish my season was rolling thoughA pretty damn fun birthday jam party early in the summer....glad I made it.Tottenham Bluegrass festival with the family. Would definitely do this again next summer. Amazing campfire jams. My son had a total blast, and the company was so solid. An affirming weekend for me for sure.Levon. My first time seeing him. An honour for sure. Lots of cottaging throughout the summer with familiy. Solitude. Distance. Running. Rest.Camping with the kiddies. Further Buffalo (thanks for twisting my arm Tonin, or letting me twist yours, or whatever...who cares and who were we kidding anyways. What an awesome kick-off to our 'tour')All Good Festival. DEFINITE summer highlight. We'll be keeping a close watch on this fest for years to come. I could totally see this becoming an annual tradition for me. Further's second set knocked my socks off. Widespread tore my head off. Reaffirmed Railroad Earth as one of my 'newer' all-time favourite band. Cornmeal left me wanting more (in a good way)...and so much more. Nothing really dissapointed me...other than perhaps p-funk.Tea Leaf Green (well really I was only in it for Cornmeal who didn't end up making it)...but it was a fun, messy night with some great folk nonetheless.Bonfire jams out at our farmBob's bash. Fatties particularly rocked that night.Patio gigs. Always nice when I can bring my wee man.Come Together. I love how the 'scene' is full of determined troopers who would never let a little rain and cold dampen their spirits. Holy shit that night was balls-out fun. Wooo! Still recovering?And another rootsy festival amongst close friends to close my summer down and put a lot of things into place for me.Good thing October is shaping up nicely too musically or I'd be feeling pretty somber about now. And I love the fall anyways, so that helps me transition... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartamophone Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Nice thread. My summer was all over the place. Actually, I’m glad to be able to sit now and reflect on it. -When summer started I was living, working and playing in Boulder, Colorado. What a beautiful place to spend some time. -Road tripping with my lady friend to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, before heading back home to see the family in Ottawa and Lake Placid -OCMS and seeing an old friend every time I turned around at Bluesfest -Spending several consecutive days, for the first time in years, at my family’s cottage. Some special memories at that place, for sure. -Finally tackling the Ironman triathlon, and making it across the finish line mostly in tact. -Driving, again with the lady, up to Yellowknife, where I capped off the summer by moving into a cozy little spot on a dirt road a block from the lake. We had a little bit of snow yesterday, so I guess that means that summer is done. Not a bad three months, I don’t think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 hmmm... nice thread, jay, and congratulations on your engagement!levon helm at massey hall. best. show. ever.jamland(s).hillside.leaving a bad job and working at home for a lot of the summer was pretty exciting but also sucky as most of the work that i got this summer was pretty rushed and we didn't get much vacation time. but it did mean that i really got to enjoy time spent close to home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Jamland IChatham gang camping May 2-4Tottenham Bluegrass (most sentiments expressed by edger)Grateful Fest!Queen's Bush BluegrassTon's of campfire jamming and watching my pooch enjoy her first full summerPhish Deer Creek/Alpine runOCMS in Buffalo (favourite show of the summer)Spicer WeddingPelee Island CampingCTMF Sunday (so much fun)Jamland IIBruce Trail HikingGood Times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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