I'm a little behind on my summer fun reporting - it's been busy!
We got tickets to see one of our favourite comedians in July at the casino in Windsor - he's not for everyone, but Anthony Jeselnik is hilariously dark! Unfortunately, no pictures allowed within the venue - so all I can show is the theatre before the show....and the Detroit skyline afterwards!
Jane made time in between art shows to boil up a batch of dill pickles, after ordering pickling cukes from Raymont's, as we were running low and demand was high among friends and family. Twenty jars of Kosher Dills should tide everyone over for another year.
In mid-August, we ventured to London on a Friday night for an outdoor concert at a new and promising venue along Hyde Park, in behind a well-known local pub. The Trews acoustic trio was playing, along with unknown opener Dueling Pianos. There were rumoured to also be local breweries and food trucks lined up for what was supposed to be a three-day festival, though we were only attending the one night.
After checking into our motel by the 401, we met John and Julie and friends at the venue. We even paid for "premium" seats, which meant actual chairs at a folding table, rather than standing around in the grass. All told, our group occupied most of the table of ten. I even tried a few of the local beers. The venue was small and intimate, with likely less than a thousand people in total hanging out in a field.
Dueling Pianos turned out to be two highly energetic and entertaining sisters from out West, who took requests from the crowd and played songs from a wide variety of genres with some humour. They were also just a few feet away from our table.
The Trews took the stage and brought their A-game as always - this was my 11th time seeing them live.
They covered a range of their more acoustic-friendly tunes from many albums old and new. A memorable highlight was a train passing through on nearby tracks during an attempted sing-along, something The Trews acknowledged does not happen at too many shows!
After they wrapped their set and a few encores, the Dueling Pianos came back out to wind down the evening with a few more requests. We headed back to the motel with Jane at the wheel, and after an altogether pleasant evening, we had an early lunch with Dave on Saturday morning before heading for home.
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