Oops...I did it again. Eating well and working out are two things I promised all you blog followers that I would do but cutting down on my partying was never part of that plan. My one night cameo in Edmonton becomes an unexpected, very appreciated smorgasbord of friends. I first head to The Druid on Jasper, one of my favorite Edmonton wobbly-pop dispensaries to meet up with Marc Leblanc and Matt Roberts for MNF (Monday Night Football). To my surprise two of Edmonton's funniest comedians and 2 people I am honoured to call my friends Danny Martinello and Drew Behm are sitting right next to me! Not long after the wonderful Crystal Heistad, Beverley Porter and a whole crew of familiar friends follow and its back to old ways.
The Druid is holding one hit wonder trivia bingo and right next door On the Rocks is hosting a kareoke night. If you don't know by meow, when it comes to Kareoke, I'm kind of a big deal. I go by the handle "Dirty Sanchez" and do classics so well that I could single-handedly serenade a oldies senior prom. "Hard to Handle" by the Black Crowes, "Runaround Sue" by Dion and the Belmonts and "I'm a Believer" by the Monkees are some of my favorites! I am now playing Bingo at one bar, signing Kareoke at one bar and going back and forth all night.
Tuesday morning, surprise surprise, start the day off with some exercise. I tip toe out of the residence I woke up in and take a nice jog......to the bar to recover my car. Definitely some effective double tasking. Take a "parking lot shower" which consists of a fresh shirt, deodorant application and a brushing my teeth on the side of Jasper Ave and off I go! Destination: Grande Prairie
I wish I had some exciting stories from the drive but being 5 hours outside of Edmonton, I decide to let Kyle Smith (a Grande Prairie native, but not that kind of native) do all the driving and catch up on some well needed rest. If you are doing the drive, expect to see alot of couches on the side of the highways and enough hitchhikers to make you think there are bus stops on the highway. I was also warned by Brandon MacDonnell and knew that a long car ride with Kyle would most certainly involve alot of Gun talk. Kyle Smith loves to hunt, game, shoot wildlife as well as local hobos in his hometown. Brandon calls me mid day and asks "How many times since Kyle has picked you up has he said the word "Gun" or "Hunting". Touche Brandon, touche.
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