The World According to Scott and Steph: May 2007

YOU WENT TO SEE WHO?!?!?

Last Thursday Steph and I went to a concert.

Q107, the local classic rock radio station in Toronto was celebrating 30 years, and they were throwing a party at a bar called the Docks with several bands playing. It was a win to get in kind of thing and I won 2 tickets, so off we went.

The Docks is a rather large entertainment venue down on Toronto's waterfront. It is really quite spectacular. A very large bar, outdoor patio, driving range, go-carts and a drive in theatre.

The concert itself was nostalgic to say the least.

Up first was a band called the Salads. I can't really say too much about them because we got there just as they were finishing.

This is now the part where you start to say "WHO?"

Next was legendary Canadian rockers Godo. I had heard of them but really couldn't have told you anything that they play; however, I recognized all three songs that they played. It was a case of, "oh they sing that song, I know that one!".

After Godo was Honeymoon Suite. If you were a teenager in the 80's then you know songs like New Girl Now and Burning in Love. I had never seen them before and thought they were pretty good.

After Honeymoon Suite came Canadian Idol judge Sass Jordan. I was quite excited to see her as I really like her music. She did two songs with just her and a guitar player. Although I was a little disappointed that she didn't have her full band there, she was still very good.

For me, the next artist was the surprise of the night. David Wilcox. My high school "bush party" days had made me quite familiar with his music, but I had never seen him live before. Let me just say that I will ABSOLUTELY be going to see him if and when he comes around. Best performance of the night in my opinion!

Finally, the band everyone had been waiting for. (Time for another "Who is that?" moment)

The re-united MAX WEBSTER.

Max Webster was pretty big in Canada in the mid to late 70's. Led by Q107 DJ Kim Mitchel they had a string of hits you might have heard. Songs like Diamonds Diamonds, A Million Vacations and many others that if you heard them, you might say I know that song, but I couldn't tell you who sang it.

You might know Kim Mitchel better as the "Might as Well Go For a Soda" guy.

Anyway. Steph and I had a really good time, even though on Friday we both payed for it at work. (I think we are getting too old)

We took a bunch of pictures, and this picture of Kim Mitchel was the best one.

Seven Wonders of Canada

What are your Seven Wonders of Canada? If you have travelled across Canada there are many unique locations worthy of being among the top seven. Well now, you can make your vote count. The CBC has compiled a list of the top 50 and you can vote to help narrow it down for the final judging.
There were 5 criteria:
1. Essential 'Canadian-ness' - historically significant, character filled, valued

2. Originality/uniqueness of the pitch and place
3. Spectacular physical site or amazing human creation
4. Ability to inspire
5. Range within the final seven - diversity of location, type of wonder

After checking out all the nominees, here is my pick for the final seven:
Bay of Fundy -New Brunswick / Nova Scotia
Confederation Bridge - Prince Edward Island / New Brunswick
The Canoe - Ontario
Drumheller - Alberta
Cathedral Grove - British Columbia
Northern Lights - Northern Canada
Dawson City - Yukon

I know that I haven't actually seen any of these in person except for a Canoe but I have a fairly strong geography/history background and based on my opinion these fit the criteria the best. I think my new life goal will be to try and visit all 50.

Now go vote!! http://www.cbc.ca/sevenwonders/index.html

Home Sweet Home

The keys are in the door and we are in.

The move last weekend went great! We hired a couple of guys to help us move and they worked out so much better than we expected. I had hired them for 6 hours, and they had everything done in just over 5 hours. AMAZING!

Now that we are in, the unpacking has begun. It's going pretty well. Steph had a few days off this week and was able to put quite a few things away.

Although it seems like there is still a ton of things to do, it already feels like we are home.

Even Alice, who was quite freaked out at first with being in a new place has settled down and is really enjoying her new digs. There are so many new things for her to explore, and of course, new places for her to have a nap (even if it means she is in the way).

But of course for me, the best thing about having the house is finally being able to Bar-B-Que!

Is there anything better than a steak, done to PERFECTION, washed down with a nice cold BEER? I think not!

CHEERS!