Sam Roberts Day 2, Dundas/Hamilton

The day started off in fairly normal fashion. We all met in the hotel lobby, prepared to depart for the bustling metropolis of Dundas, ON. Bags lined up, heading for the door, and we have the honour of meeting Jim. As we quickly found out, Jim is a very proud Torontonian, to the point where he composed a song about his love for the city and proceeded to serenade us in the lobby. It was a very touching moment. Armed with a dozen copies of the sheet music, we head to van where Jim somehow caught up with us and sang us a European version of his song. Spectacular.

 

And so we drive towards the Flamboro Slots in Dundas. We see the signs to turn off, and keep driving. And drive some more, and hey! We found the entrance to African Lion Safari! It was almost like a mirage; something we'd heard about all our lives but never knew where to find it... Unfortunately, this did not happen to correspond to the entrance for the Flamboro Slots. We keep driving, make a couple calls, sort things out but we keep driving. It seems we had a navigational misfunction. A rather severe one in fact, that took 45 minutes to correct.

 

We eventually got to the park, all was setup and functioning and the world made sense again. The show was good, and all in attendance had fun. Back to Hamilton we go for a night on the town, which we found out is a rather tall order for Hamilton…

But first, we had to watch some tv. Tonight Sam and the band were the musical guest on Letterman, so we all gathered in our tour managers room to watch. It was a great performance, the sound was excellent, so we cracked a bottle of champagne to celebrate, and then headed off into the night...

After walking around the streets of the Hammer for 20 minutes or so, we eventually settle on a pub called Beers of the World, and the name did not lie. It was a fantastic little pub, firmly rooted in 1960s/70s décor and they really did have all the beers in the world. I myself had a Duckstein from Germany, and other favourites included the Zelta from the Czech Republic and The Royal Challenge from India. The night finished off with a typical Pizza Pizza nightcap and the next day started with a drive to Fort Erie…