Jobfest 2012 Blog (Entry 19)
June 7th and 8th Local man in bar: “Hey dude, I really like your band! Do you have a card or something you could give me?” Dan: “Absolutely, m`man!” ‘pulls cards out of pocket and they fall on the floor along with some pennies, a cigarette lighter and a Trojan’ Local man in bar, dumbfounded: “Wow. Classic.” Hell yeah! We managed to play 3 shows in 24 hours this weekend! The fun started Thursday night in Grande Prairie ALB, at BJ’s Sports Bar, with some of our best old buds from Toronto, a band called The Sunday Glow. These beauties were touring out this way so we though we’d book a couple gigs on the side of Jobfest while they were here. We are so happy it worked out. The
Cover Song Tuesday – The Weakerthans
Hello again, and welcome back to “Cover Song Tuesday!” This week’s feature song is The Weakerthans‘ “Left and Leaving.” Please enjoy, and remember to subscribe to our YouTube page to get next week’s feature cover song first, as well as more of our music and videos! Thanks again and see you next week! – acres #coversongtuesday
Jobfest 2012 Blog (Entry 18)
June 4th and 5th Dan: “I love summer weather. We can have BBBQ‘s! The extra B is for BYOBB!” Jeff: “What’s THAT extra B for?” Dan: “That’s a typo.” Well if it isn’t the energetic city of Fort St. John! Total flood-fest! We spent a few rainy days here in town, our Jobfest performance being stripped down to a solo performance due to the whole bulk of our equipment not being waterproof thing, where there was a lot of experimental out of control delay (or “space sounds” as some of the older folk call it), old punk rock covers and a few certain Jobfest crew members braving the stage and helping us out with a few backing vocals. I mean, they hear the same songs every day, they know the
Jobfest 2012 Blog (Entry 17)
June 2nd and 3rd Driving off the highway, into the woods, down a path to the Prophet River Jobfest site: Jeff: “Dan, I think I hear wolves howlin’ for you, bud!” Dan: I think any dog who decides to make a meal out of me will be extremely disappointed when they find I am made of sand, alcohol and rubber.” Dan steps out of the van and is immediately surrounded by dogs (true story) Prophet River was extremely fun! It started off a cold day, as we set up in a field next to the community centre, the locals who came down for the day building a giant roaring campfire for everyone to stay warm and cook food if they like. They also brought their dogs with them (the ones
Jobfest 2012 Blog (Entry 16)
May 28th – June 1st Jeff: “Hey bro, what doin’ tonight?” Dan: “I might stay in. I got some wine, gonna steal some bubble bath and watch Enterprise.” Jeff: “You’re such a catch.” Dan: “Yeah man, I’m totally taking myself out on a date.” Our almost week in Fort Nelson was a good one! We had the pleasure of staying in a Ramada that had awesome kitchenettes where we had, and experimented with, many various culinary endeavors, such as tacos, cooking a whole chicken and Beer-Gueritas, where you blend ice in with a couple Coronas and some limeade. Trust us, they’re delicious. It was insanely hot here the whole week so hardly anyone wore sleeves or pants, lending some hilarity to impending farmer tans that are slowly enveloping us and
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Cover Song Tuesday – NOFX
Hello again, and welcome back to “Cover Song Tuesday!” This week’s feature song is NOFX‘ “Kids of the K-Hole.” Please enjoy, and remember to subscribe to our YouTube page to get next week’s feature cover song first, as well as more of our music and videos! Thanks again and see you next week! – acres #coversongtuesday
Jobfest 2012 Blog (Entry 15)
May 25th-27th “Dude, the doctor I had came in wearing flip-flops and a t-shirt and looked exactly like Steve Nash. It was amazing all day. I was all like, Go Suns!” – Cody Beer on his visit to the Mackenzie Health Centre We write to you from Mackenzie BC! Established in 1967 by Alexandra Forest Industries (BC Forest Products), Mackenzie is a beautiful part of our province, operating and existing on forestry and metallurgy, the very stuff of our planet, and is also home to the World’s Largest Tree Crusher, in which we recommend not to play on. It is not a toy, it is not a toy, it is NOT a toy: We were really excited to set up Jobfest and play in Mackenzie! Not only was the weather
Cover Song Tuesday – The Dangerous Summer
Hello again, and welcome back to “Cover Song Tuesday!” This week’s feature song is The Dangerous Summer‘s “Where I Want To Be.” Please enjoy, and remember to subscribe to our YouTube page to get next week’s feature cover song first, as well as more of our music and videos! Thanks again and see you next week! – acres #coversongtuesday
Jobfest 2012 Blog (Entry 14)
May 23rd and 24th Dan Ball is in a liquor store and attempts to buy a single bottle of Bud Light Lime. Clerk: “K, so if you’re going to buy just one beer and hate it, why don’t you just get this.” ‘Hands Dan an Innis and Gunn’ Dan Ball: “Touche.” Oh, Prince George! What a beauty! We began the day with a fancy breakfast, in which we prepared in our friend Becky’s hotel room with faulty, dull and ancient appliances, that threatened fire, blood and doom, an effort to pay her back for finding Jeff’s phone after he had briefly misplaced it when he became a momentary bar-star in Prince George. For 2 hours we felt like a little, awkward family unit, and we were so pleased with how
