Nice to see you, Jontourage!
Well the Folking Awesome Mini-Tour was overwhelmingly a success! We played three shows and busked when we thought were going to have two shows and lots of downtime, made lots of new fans, and best of all, made contact with lots of great venue owners and festival runners, all but assuring another successful tour of the Kootenays and beyond in the near future.
We'll be posting some video from Friday night's show once we put it together--it was definitely a good one!
A big thanks is in order to all of the people who took a chance on us, helped us out, came out to the shows, told their friends to come, and asked us to come back. So a big thanks to the following, hopefully I don't forget anyone:
In Invermere:
--Simon TJ's Mom and Dad, Ginger and Bill, for putting us up at their lovely house for three nights, when we'd originally only planned to stay for two!
--Mike, owner of McToogles, for booking us in last minute, comping our food and drink, and then putting out a tip jar, which helped out quite a bit with the cost of the tour and forced us to rehearse even more.
--The City of Invermere for allowing us to busk all over town that day, leading up to the gig at McToogles, and also resultant pizza money.
In Cranbrook And Kimberley:
--My good friend Alex Cwikowski and his wife Kelsey, who had originally offered us a place to stay in Cranbrook before things feel through-- thanks for the gesture guys, and we'll make sure to plan a visit soon!
--Freeman, the serving staff, and the whole Men's Night crowd at the Marysville Pub in Kimberley. Other than the financial element, the hospitality and great reception we received that night made us feel relaxed, and confident about the road ahead. We'll be sure to plan a date with you next time we're through!
--Ed the Soundguy, at Marysville. You told us you'd make us comfortable and sound awesome, and judging by the Men's Night reception, you didn't disappoint! Thanks again!
In Creston:
--Louise and the wonderful folks at the Snoring Sasquatch-- Your dedication to the promotion of our show was incredible, and we felt like capital R rockstars from the minute we walked into town until we were on our way back home. We feel honored to say that we played in such a beautiful venue! Also a big thanks to Jason-- not a lot of sound guys can perfect the mix so much that they're able to duck out if they have to--you're a pro!
--To Bill, Maureen, and everyone else at CIDO 97.7 FM-- thanks so much. It's not often you can just walk into a radio station these days and demand to be on air, but you guys were totally accommodating and will definitely be getting some CDs when they're finished! The crowd at the Squatch wouldn't have been as big without you!
-Bob! Thanks for helping us to record the show, and for being on standby if any of our gear didn't work the way we thought it would! I can see why you're a friend of the family!
-Penny & Dave-- The last thing we were expecting was to book another gig in the Kootenays immediately after we were finished this tour, let alone a headlining gig at Winterfest! We'll be in touch, and see you guys in January!
-Imagine Ink, Black Bear Books, and Kingfisher Books-- Thanks for your help in promoting the show! Without the posters and tickets, I'm not sure anyone would have known we were coming. Also thanks to Kaman Leung for designing that poster in the first place! You're so pro!
-The excellent staff at the Creston Hotel & Suites. Our room was tidy, cool, and had plenty of amenities! We'll call in advance when we're on our way back through! A++ Service.
-Also thanks to Rob & Cam for coming out from Calgary to see us! Sorry we chickened out and only played two sets!
Our greatest gratitude as well, to everyone who was in the audience as well! Hope to see everyone the next time we're through your town!
Finally, I'd like to personally thank my bandmates, Misters Simon TJ and David Andrew Wiebe. We did it guys! Hope you enjoy the last couple of days of vacation-- you've earned it!
Much love everyone, and to everyone I might have forgotten to thank, I apologize!
Peace,
-jf-
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