Edmundston NB, Blues & Jazz Festival 2006

Derek Robertson's Jazz Band blasting away in a supermarket to promote the Edmundston Blues & Jazz Fest. Pik re-discovered while pouring thru the archives.

Remember that little bird from San Diego?

He showed up again in DisneyWorld! Still nagging about the Delbert cruise next January.


It's a good thing he's persistent since www.delbert.com claims that the cruise is already sold out! At least we got our name in before the cutoff.

Look what we found in the dining room!

Carol gave Anna a bulb last November, and look what finally appeared. Wow!!

Disneyworld

Here's the Canadian Section at Epcot, being checked out by a concerned citizen:



... and here's Canada's own Off Kilter entertaining the masses


.... les oreilles d'élégance sported by Anna for most of the trip


... and the world famous DaVine had Bob entranced (look closely at the tall plant).


... and, of course, the star of the show was everywhere, Mr. M. Mouse

... and here's a clip of the finale of the nightly fireworks show at Epcot, including the "big one" that somebody asked for, ...

National Aviation Museum

I played a joint concert with the Grey Jazz Big Band and the Centralaires Concert band at the National Aviation Museum Sunday. I finally was able to place my trombone among metal stuff that was older than it is.

Next January ...

I was recently visited by a little bird that I met in San Diego in January 2008, and she reminded me that it was time to get my name in for the final Delbert McClinton cruise leaving from Florida in January of 2010 ( see www.delbert.com ).

Also check out http://www.myspace.com/jaycurlee to see some clips of the music on the cruise.


We really am ready for some more of this sort of thing:



and this (Jo-El Sonnier and Charlie Rich Jr. in a night concert on the quarterdeck, Jan 2008)

Cold night? ...

No problemo! ....

View from the Souper Jazz bandstand

The Swing Dynamite crowd at their dance opening the "Shag Explosion" weekend, Jan 9-11.

Sad economic and artistic news ...

Waterford Crystal in Kilkenny, Ireland has just gone into receivership. Anna picked up this little chunk last September.

Most recent publicity stills of our boyz

In their favourite cold-weather hangouts. In chronological order of their joining our colony, we have:

Paikwa:



Keegan: (he just doesn't do winter)


and D'Arcy:

New Year's 2009!!!!

Here is my first performance of the New Year!

Turn up the sound! Enjoy!

Xmas Day

Look what we can see now from our dining room ...

Xmas Eve

Bright Lights, paper weights, illusions ...

Snow Angels, anyone? ....

After hearing a thump on our window, we looked out to see this "snow angel". Looks like the hawk is hungry again.

... and if it isn't -21C

... then it snows. Thank Dog that snowblowers were invented!

Dining out is a lot of work ...

for a hawk.

This guy didn't like being stared upon whilst he dined so he decided to take his repast elsewhere. It's a lot of work.

Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down ...

Here's something most people don't have in their front yard very often. Maybe you should ask the kids to leave the room ...

... -21C is really no fun ...

At least there's something to look forward to in February ...

... still -21C in Ottawa ...

Or maybe we should be chillin' on a French Quarter sidewalk listening to the tunes and sucking on a cold carry cup beer ... there's a plan... let's DO IT!! THIS APRIL ... HOO HAAA!!

-21C in Ottawa ... ....

I find myself looking back on useful things to do in January, like sailing on an America's Cup boat in Puerto Vallarta ... maybe next winter ...