Quote of the Week

"As for me, I know of nothing else but miracles."
-Walt Whitman

"As for me, I know nothing"
-BassBassDude

Friday July 22: "Day & Night" @ 9pm

I'll be at "Day & Night Restaurant" in Scarborough @9pm once again. It should be a lot of fun. There was a good turn out last time and I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow night. It will be a little trio with Glen Narona on keyboard, Kenny DeLaSantos on vocals and yours truly on Double Bass. To those who might need directions, Day & Night Restaurant can be found one block west of Brimley Rd on Steeles Ave. I hope to see you there.

Quote of the Week

"For there is not ordinarily a greater sign of the equal distribution of anything than that every man is contented with his share"
- Thomas Hobbes

"For there is no sign than that of the equal sign "=""
-BassBassDude

Gig Recap

Well, the gig went well. I found that the sound and feel was good. Most of all we both had a good time playing and performing for people that seemed to genuinely enjoy what we were doing. We played some old jazz standards and mixed in some pop and "old school" R&B. I think I may have played a little too aggressive off the top; it seems my hands are not used to playing for extended periods of time. It's funny how you sometimes need to practice for "long distance" playing; you may find yoursel not having the opprotunity for a break, or in my case, not wanting a break. It seems I'll be back next week on Friday @ 9pm at Day & Night. This time it looks like the trio will be coming out which is always a blast.

Day & Night on July 15 @ 9pm

Well, I've been tied up with a couple of things for the past few weeks but just so you know, I'll be playing in Scarborough this Friday night. On July 15 from 9pm to 12am, I'll be playing at Day & Night with a wonderful and skillful Keyboardist/Vocalist Kenny DelaSantos. You can find Day & Night on Steeles just west of Brimley in Scarborough, Ontario. It will be a lot of fun and it will be nice to be working with him again. Anyway, hope to see you all there.

City Chase Completed

Well, the City Chase is over and we performed a lot better than last year. With over 450 teams competing, team WIBI LOUD placed 135; about 2:35 later than the first place finishers. Not too bad considering last year we didn't get a chance to complete all the tasks. Communication between my brother and us turned out to be a lot better this year. He was able to download the City Chase clues and while we were competing in events planned out the best route to run. He was easily our eyes and ears of the race. He even made sure that we completed tasks that needed to be completed and that we skip those that were unnecessary. He was a lifesaveer as we stared up a 26-storey climb. Thanks to him, there were points during the race where we had completed 7 tasks and others had only 4. I think we had saved our energy well and used it when we needed to. We made a couple of errors but stumbled upon items that helped us finish; running around China Town looking for a cat on a red post for an hour helped us bump into a person that donated us our remaining item on our "Scavanger Hunt".

Speaking about bumping into people, I didn't get a chance to see anyone that I recognized but I got a chance to meet many new racers. Whether it be chatting with them on the subway, cheering them on as they completed a task, sharing strategies and last year's experiences, or teaming up with them just to get through a chase point, it was fantastic interacting with all the different teams. Like most races, the City Chase is designed to be one that is not about the finish line, but of the journey that you embark.