I remembered the toothpaste. I forgot the toothbrush. Someone please tell me the proper technique for applying a minty colloid with an index finger. I know what you’re saying: go buy one, even a struggling musician can spare two bucks for oral hygiene. Alas, it is 3 AM and I am furry now…

Also, can someone please confirm that it is nearly June? I understand that I live in the Canadian prairies and have been raised to deal with extreme weather, but must I really contend with a full-on blizzard AFTER Victoria Day? I took pictures in case you didn’t believe me: leafy green trees toppled over from the weight of the snow! Of course photos snapped during a whiteout make poor witnesses.

I filled up my tiny car with gasoline at a Canadian Tire gas bar. It drank $57 worth: not a cheap date! Still, you gotta spend money to make money, right, and my goal this tour is to collect as many CT bucks as possible. Another goal I have is to play really good shows for people and have fun doing it. But the Canadian Tire currency comes first!

Thanks so much to Kit and Al Loewen for hosting a house concert for me tonight. Oh, and for allowing their living room to be temporarily converted into a time capsule. There were so many wonderfully familiar faces in the crowd. During “intermission” we all piled into the basement to view a screening of Ctrl Z, the short film I scored this past January (For home viewing purposes only!), and to eat samosas and artichokes.

A well-rounded evening in my books… (But three minutes in the bathroom with a toothbrush would have perfected it!)

Canadian Tire Money Tally: $3.55