AFTER THE HOOKING, ETC.

The big CD launch for HOOK, LINE & SINGER was great fun on Saturday night.  Lots of people there to share with us; lots of them buying the CD - thanks to them for that; lots of great staff at the bar; and as always, fantastic music from the stalwart band members.
Here are a couple of pictures:

L-R: Paul Chilco, Ron Johnston, John Deehan, Paul Greco, meeself

including one of a couple of audience members who included themselves in the shot when i asked them to photograph us with my camera:

thanks guys, whoever you are; your (large) group was fun

and finally, a short clip of the action - everyone up and dancing for a jumpin' tune: (thanks to chris for shooting this)

bits and bites (really!)

We had the gig up in Dorset - always a lovely evening featuring various artists and their work, and we get to sing for the people...(many thanks to Melissa, who puts it all together)

myself and John Deehan 

and i was impressed with the quotes in the program for Wine, Words, Music, and Art - to whit:

you may have to enlarge to read....

Then we went on to the rehearsal Monday night for the upcoming gig on Saturday...

the happy gang: Paul Chilco, Paul Greco, John Deehan, Ron Johnston & me - amusing ourselves in the mirror

It was all going swimmingly until I was attacked by a spider as I sat at the piano - you would not believe the pain, and i couldn't walk by the time we finished.  this was a bite through wool tights (with feet), plus cotton socks, plus men's big fat wool hockey socks (spring has not come to toronto yet).  what kind of evil, mutated insect can bite through all that?  i include the photo of my ankle the next day at noon, when thankfully, i could walk again - but the foot is quite deformed, nach bhfuil?

it's on the left, of course.  muy feo.

SO DON'T FORGET:
SATURDAY, APRIL 23;  8:30PM
DORA KEOGH'S IRISH BAR
141 DANFORTH @ BROADVIEW, TORONTO

AND DON'T FORGET TO VACUUM YOUR HOUSE REGULARLY TOO, HEH HEH.

spring in toronto

it's not what you'd think:  snow, freezing rain, and ice pellets....in the middle of april.  please god, let the sun come out.

see the previous post for the gig coming up in two weeks:

the CD release at Dora Keogh's
Sat. April 27;  8:30pm

and we have a new one at the
Home Smith Bar
The Old Mill Inn
Thursday, May 23, 2013   7:30

more details later

and i'm posting a photo of myself and my friend Susan Lawrence, taken in 1976 at the bluffs in Scarborough, Ontario (pic taken by son Chris, 8 years old).  Susan died on March 25, and her memorial will be tomorrow in Toronto.  There will be a lot of music to celebrate her life.

Second photo is back in 2001, rehearsing with some members of the Song Circle who played and sang back-up on a tune of mine.  from left to right:  Debbie Carrol; Susan Lawrence; Dominic Walther (daughter Amanda is one half of the duo "Dala"); Zoe; Dave Gallagher; Matthew Shuster (just died in Dec. 2012).  Judy Simpson took the picture, and sang on the tune too, which is on the "Hook, Line & Singer" CD.