Sudbury

Our next stop was Sudbury, a town I had never been to. I had driven through the place a couple of times, ten or so years ago, on my way out west (first, in a Pontiac Parisienne station wagon with fake wood siding. That was with Jonny, Nicki and Jackson. We drove, unknowingly, in second gear the entire way and broke down in every province. Then two years later with Slippy, Nicki and Rob Carfra. This time breaking down and selling Slippy's Pontiac Grand Am in a little town called Virden, Manitoba. Up until now, I had no idea both those cars were Pontiacs. I guess, I should stay away from Pontiacs) but it never made much of an impression on me. So finally, twelve years later, I actually stopped in the town.

Sudbury isn't much of a scenic town - there is a giant railyard downtown (picture Fredericton with a railyard instead of the St. John River) - but the people are great and the cottage country (like North Bay) is basically within city limits. The lakes are beautiful here as well and we spent a great afternoon out at a cottage (Sasha's - see below). The reason we stopped in Sudbury was because our friends Neil and Sasha and Faye. Neil and Faye are brother and sister and they are both great singer/songwriters with their own CDs. I've been lucky to play bass for both of them in Taiwan and, now, in Sudbury. Sasha is Neil's girlfriend. They are great people and also great hosts. Thanks a lot. We will have to do it again.

It's pretty big, I guess.

We played a show at quite a nice bar. Good crowd too. This is Neil's set with Faye on drums.

This is Faye's set with Neil on drums.