Montreal (for hang outs)

We woke up early Monday morning and hit the road for Montreal. We didn't have a show on Monday night, and our next show was in Kingston, Ontario on Tuesday - so we decided to go to Montreal (a good half way point) and stay with our friend Valerie and her dog Starbuck and her kitty Kramer.

It was about a 10 hour drive - and I unfortunately was not able to sleep a wink in the van. What I was able to do was get a ton of reading done. Since school is done, I'm trying to take a break from academic books for a while and read some fiction for once. Already, not even a week into the tour i have finished Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" and Mordecai Richler's "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz." Both were phenomenal. Next on my list is The World According to Garp and Bob Dylan's Chronicles.

We got to Valeries around 8, and drank a bunch of wine on her patio. It is nice there - and it is nice here. Spring has come. Merci Dieu.

This morning I got up earlier than my bandmates and went down to Saint Catherine's Street for breakfast with Tory and Karley - so good to see them again, as always. After breakfast we piled in Bettie White and hit the road to Kingston.

Right now, we're at the Queen's campus radio station CFRC where Aaron and Pinky did an interview on-air with our new friend Lauren, and we're heading over to the Grad House to unload in a couple minnutes. I'm excited to see Nich Worby again, and friggen Becky Murray!

Tonight: Kingston
Next Stop: Waterloo