Hidden Cameras Day 1, Ottawa, ON
It always feels good to get the first day out of the way. I haven't worked with this band before, have only listened to the tunes for about a week now and didn't know much about the show. Fortunately, everything went fairly well, but it could have been a bit smoother.
One of the problems was that the band was coming in from Toronto and they got caught in some nasty weather on the 401. They made it in one piece, but by the time everything was set to go, we only had 20 minutes for a soundcheck. Everything pretty much worked on the first try, so we didn't really have to waste any time.
I was already in Ottawa, so I didn't have to deal with the weather, but I somehow managed to pop off a spring holding a wiper in place on my car while cleaning ice of the windshield. I couldn't fix it on my own, so on my way in, I stopped at Belanger Pontiac Buick who, in their attempt to re-attach the spring on the otherwise great condition wiper, broke the wiper arm permanently. In front of me. And then the prick tried to charge me for a new one!! His logic was that since it was broken it had to be fixed. No shit. Thanks for pointing that out. I hate going to dealerships for repairs and this is why. I don't know, I figured they broke it, they should fix it for free... So before I exploded I just turned around, got in the car and left, guaranteed never to return... So I called the amazing people at McConville's Garage and they took care of me right away no questions asked. I highly recommend them for all your auto needs.
Anyways. The show was at Barrymore's tonight, which helped me out (I worked there for 5 years back in the day), so I enjoyed the comfort factor. The club was pretty full and the show went well, which is always good for a first night with new people.
So, all irrelevant drama aside, it ended up being a good day and tomorrow we do it all over again in Kingston.
One of the problems was that the band was coming in from Toronto and they got caught in some nasty weather on the 401. They made it in one piece, but by the time everything was set to go, we only had 20 minutes for a soundcheck. Everything pretty much worked on the first try, so we didn't really have to waste any time.
I was already in Ottawa, so I didn't have to deal with the weather, but I somehow managed to pop off a spring holding a wiper in place on my car while cleaning ice of the windshield. I couldn't fix it on my own, so on my way in, I stopped at Belanger Pontiac Buick who, in their attempt to re-attach the spring on the otherwise great condition wiper, broke the wiper arm permanently. In front of me. And then the prick tried to charge me for a new one!! His logic was that since it was broken it had to be fixed. No shit. Thanks for pointing that out. I hate going to dealerships for repairs and this is why. I don't know, I figured they broke it, they should fix it for free... So before I exploded I just turned around, got in the car and left, guaranteed never to return... So I called the amazing people at McConville's Garage and they took care of me right away no questions asked. I highly recommend them for all your auto needs.
Anyways. The show was at Barrymore's tonight, which helped me out (I worked there for 5 years back in the day), so I enjoyed the comfort factor. The club was pretty full and the show went well, which is always good for a first night with new people.
So, all irrelevant drama aside, it ended up being a good day and tomorrow we do it all over again in Kingston.
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