Posts from ‘September, 2009’

Pune that Tuppy!

Leah pauses in-between songs and says, “Excuse me for a minute folks, I have to pune this tuppy.” Sounds kinda dirty doesn’t it? Then the man sitting in the corner singing to himself suddenly enunciates with Shakespearean perfection: “Neil Young wants to put a ring on your finger!!!” And later: “I have a carriage waiting [...]

Gig Night #1

Leah played at Riley’s Irish Pub last night, with a strange Bose sound system and a bar full of old men and hippie women. We enjoyed the pleasure of Barney’s company who drove down from Calgary to see the show (we’ll have pseudonyms for everyone on this blog, to preserve some semblance of privacy Barney [...]

Why We Didn’t Kill the Mosquito in the Car

1) Leah believed she was a true pacifist and didn’t want to inflict harm 2) Monika didn’t want mosquito intestines inside the car 3) We both didn’t want its ghost creating additional sleepless nights

Night 1

Success! We got across the border thanks to Leah’s pigtails and massive grin. No joke. Boiled our brain in the car, threw Badger into a slimy Missouri river in Great Falls, and then by pure luck found a camping spot on the aptly named Recreation Road. First signs of economic depression: everything in Montana is [...]

Snippets from Day 1

“Eww, his mop smells” “I had this dream, something about aliens…” If B-man keeps drinking colloidal silver in Lethbridge, one day he’s going to wake up a blue-blood: “Goodness, your manners are just atrocious!” (on colloidal silver, if you’re curious, check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloidal_silver “It’s a long way to Coutts when our brain is melting.” (36 [...]

Pre-Trip Reading and a Greeting

We’re packing up Sue and getting ready to face the border. Current plan of action for slipping past the nasty guys: pigtails, ponytails, and our feminine charm The odometer on September 3rd and a message from Sue, we shall Cruise!                   A card from a friend.  I [...]

The problem is, you see, we share a brain.

We’re about to depart…! The US Roadtrip officially begins tomorrow.  Two women, one dog, three guitars, a bag full of pedals, three lenses, one camera, two laptops… get the picture? Full list of ingredients off to the side… Now we just have to pack the PT Cruiser.  A car named Sue. First stop tomorrow: Helena, [...]




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