Jasper Jasper

I’m in the passenger seat of Versa2 and I’m thinking about the transition I need to go through creatively.  What I know is that it needs to happen with youthful, spirited people and that I have less of an interest in a solo project.  I know that I’ve met those people and they’re both driving matching cars to play music I’ve written for other people from Vancouver to Montreal.  Not a bad bunch of people.

I know that Oldfolks Home has existed in the period of time I had the pleasure of spending with an interesting, determined and creative person and that that person is no longer in my life.  I know that, as a friend reminded me, the name of my current project has juvenile beginnings and I’ve outgrown that.  Those are the reasons that make the most sense to me now that I’ve decided to in some ways leave behind, and other ways develop or progress, Oldfolks Home. 

I can’t imagine not playing this music in the next creative endeavour in my life, but it will also change.  And I want to figure out all those changes this winter.  Winnipeg is going to shut down (we’re manic summer lovers), and I’m going to deeply involve myself in creating music with other people.  I’m very excited to see what the outcome will be, and I have no doubt I will love it just as much. 

There are reasons why this may not be a good idea, but it’s a change I feel needs to happen.  I’ve been paying close attention to my instinct lately and life has been pretty incredible.

Plus, like my partner says, it feels great to quit things when they’re not working.

Those are all future plans though.  Oldfolks Home is on tour and this is the 3^rd time I’m driving to Vancouver this year.  Wow.  That is so amazing.   We played in Jasper last night at a joint called the Whistle Stop and had such a great time.  We also have some exciting news while we’re on tour - we have a new contest! 

The idea is that we’re getting Cody to hide in strange and wonderful places and spaces and you have to find him in the picture we take.  They’re pretty funny, and they’ll be included somewhere in the blog.  It will be labeled as the picture you should be looking for.  Spot his location, describe it to us on Twitter or Facebook with #FindCody, or email your answer to oldfolkshomemusic@gmail.com. 

We’re working on the prize, but for now it’s just for fun.  I suppose it’s more like a game then a contest right now.  Those two things can also be the same thing.  I have a really great idea, but I need to talk it over with the others.   FIRST #FindCody IS IN THIS BLOG!!!!!!!!!!  Good luck. 

 This was from a few days ago in Alberta.  So pretty.

 These two.

 These folks.  Winnipeg really represented in Edmonton that night.

 There are going to be a lot of sky pictures on this post.  Most of them involved some pretty skillful elbow driving.

 Can you spot the moon?

 Then we saw this thing.  IT WAS MASSIVE.

 CONTEST TIME

#FindCody in one of the trucks!  Send us a description of where you think he is on facebook, twitter, or at oldfolkshomemusic@gmail.com

 The Versa caravan.

 This is from the top of a mountain we climbed on the side of the road.  There had been a fire a little while ago and the trees had been stripped of all their branches and blackened.  It was so neat walking in there.

 This is Garland.  Doing Garland like things.

See you soon.  

YOLO Repair and other anomalies.

After weeks of holding back, the guys decide its time for Cody to reveil his massive left hand.

JK.  That's only a camera trick, and an unplanned one at that.  This image was taken in Kelowna after our show at Fernando's.  With no place to stay, I called upon the audience for some help.  Our new friend Mariah answered the call.  We weren't really that tired after the show so Mariah took us on a little walk to the water.  Before we left we stocked up on beverages and smokeables, and then this picture was taken.  No one had really started drinking yet.  

I guess this is what happens when we feel well rested and looked after.  We left Vancouver feeling like we had had a little vacation even though we weren't there for too long.   The combination of being back in Canada, being among close friends, playing a great show, and sleeping really helped me feel level headed again.  It all started with that hug from Garland.  

I'm sitting at my cousin's place just outside of Calgary right now and I have developed a deep love for her new dog, Yoshi.  I don't normally like small dogs, but he is well mannered and cute as fuck.  Hmmmmm, that's about as much as I want to write today.  I need to go pump the water from the lawn or it might seep into the basement.  And the day is getting away from me because I slept like a little baby child in the darkest room in the house on the most comfortable of beds.  I want to pump the water, then do some running.  

PICTURES WILL TELL THE STORIES.

 MING and Cody wait while I get a coffee.  

 A crows nest.  I later found out that it was an art installation.  The crows had a nest, then someone claimed it as their art.

 First time I swam  outside this year and it was in an ocean.  My fav ocean - the Pacific.

 While Cody, Mind and I were at the beach, Karl and Brennan were hanging with their bud.  Here are some pictures from that adventure.

 I just saw this picture, and it makes me wish I had instagram.

 Brennan noticed this bike outside of Ming's place.  Cool move, Vancouver.

 After our show we went to Guilt & Co. to have a drink.  My bud Nic works there and he made us his signature drink, the Margaret Thatcher.  It's a blueberry whiskey sour and it was amazing.  I also ran into my friend Rococode there too!  Small world.

 Here is the drink with it's maker in the background.

YOLO Repair.  Enough said.  

 The last day in Vancouver on our walk back from breakfast and shopping. 

 This is The Backhomes.  Check them out because there are awesome.  We played with them in Kelowna.

 And this is Jay Arner.  You should check him out too because his show was phenomenal.

 Here is a picture of me looking like an animal in a tree.

 He achieved the light in this picture by shining our phones lights at each other.   It work as well as it could with an iphone taking the image.

 The moon was huge that night.  It looked much better in person.

 Classic Ricardo foot shot.

After we had drank/smoked all of our goods and after we had evade capture by the beach police, we got into some conversation about something so interesting.  As soon as we saw this, we all forgot what we were talking about. 

 The drive yesterday from Kelowna to Calgary was wet and dark, but it covered the mountains in cloud and fog.

That's Yoshi and Bear.  I'm going to get the yard cleaned up now and then go play with them some more.

Have a good day, everyone.