Some crumbs of consolation

[annathepiper]

+0: Seattle gave a big fat NO to the monorail recall.

+1: Patty Murray is back in the Senate.

+2: Great Big Sea's latest newsletter just showed up in my mailbox. And they have this to say about the forthcoming album: "It is no secret that we have been working steadily on a new record, every note of which has been drawn from the Newfoundland tradition. We actually started it almost as soon as we finished Something Beautiful, and we have been recording sporadically ever since. In our minds, the as yet unnamed album is the folk 'ying' to Beautiful's pop 'yang'. This does not mean it will be a soft and fuzzy bunch of ballads. The 'trad record', as we are calling it, will contain still GBS's trademark energy, bizarre harmonies, odd guests and obscure Newfoundland in-jokes, all performed without the benefit of electricity."

*smiles sadly* The Doyle keeps telling audiences at GBS shows that we should come visit them in Newfoundland, because "Séan has a futon." That futon's looking pretty good right now.

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[damara.livejournal.com]

*snugs*

[annathepiper]

*snugs back* Thanks hon.

[brightbeak.livejournal.com]

is it possible to do a 4yr road trip and still keep your voting rights in the US? cuz w/ enough notice, i'm sure there's a BOATLOAD of folks w/ futons/couches/spare rooms that would be willing to cough up for a week at a time :)
yes, consider that an invite if you don't mind a lousy futon (tho the twin bed in the spare room is quite comfy, i don't think it sleeps 2 in any reasonable manner)
bb

[annathepiper]

Babe, if I thought solarbird and I could afford a four-year road trip, I'd be getting us setting out for Canada as we speak. However, sadly, we are not yet independently wealthy.

*grins crookedly* Stupid Tor Books, why haven't they offered me a pile of money for my manuscript yet? ;P

[brightbeak.livejournal.com]

once they do, OFFER to do a FULL milk-run book tour in canada, saying that you want to visit EVERY bookstore, no matter how far off the beaten path or how tiny the community (can't imagine you visiting rankin inlet in the winter, but hey....)

:)

[annathepiper]

Hell, if it comes to that, I'll just follow Great Big Sea around on their next tour around that time, and sign books as I go. ;D

[brightbeak.livejournal.com]

holy CRAP!
that would the be road trip from heck, but you'd be the groupie AND earning your keep on the booktour, AND likely doing 1/2 dozen tasks for the boys, and heaven's knows what all, PLUS being blissed out on gbs!
dang!
talk about the coveted road trip! you'd be exhausted, rarely know what city, state/province, or country you were in, but i'm thinking the blogging would be awesome & so would the view :) (assuming you are backstage any, the lads have nice bums!)

[annathepiper]

*sighs happily* Damn, that's a nice fantasy. While we're at it, I'll also throw in 'bouzouki lessons straight from The Doyle'.

When I dream, I dream BIG. :)

[brightbeak.livejournal.com]

well, the phrase IS "go big or stay home" and since you'd not be staying home (2/3 the point of the tour methinks), you'd damn well BETTER go big :)

[annathepiper]

HRmRmRMm, how WOULD this fantasy trip's purpose break down?

1/4 book promotion
1/16 seeing assorted interesting places all over Canada
1/16 trying to figure out how to do the double conversion from U.S. dollars per gallon over to Canadian dollars per litre by the time I make it all the way across the country
1/16 seeing how many books I can get sold to fellow OKP denizens
1/16 buying all the albums of Canadian bands I like that I can't find down here in the States
3/16 ogling Séan
5/16 ogling Alan

Yeah, that's about right. ;)

[brightbeak.livejournal.com]

oh, now that would BARELY be work at all, the perks ALONE would make that entirely TOO much fun!
oh, you forgot eating all the wonderous local canadian cuisine that you can't get made properly in the US! :)
btw:
3.78 litres to a US gallon
1.60 kilometres to a mile
and today it was approx 83 us cents to a canadian dollar :)
we measure gas economy in litres/100km (on cars)...
the conversion is a simple mathematical exercise taking less than 2 minutes on a calculator :)

[annathepiper]

Although I think I may have scandalized solarbird by having done so, I will here and now note that I did in fact have French fries with garlic-flavored mayonnaise in Vancouver. And I LIKED it.

And because I am just that much of a geek, I would clearly have to acquire some sort of little script to do that conversion for me on my handheld. Or an Excel thingie. Or something. Because hell, I'm carrying around a teeny computer! This is what they're supposed to do for you, after all. ;)

[brightbeak.livejournal.com]

ok, the fries w/ mayo thing = YUM!
then there's poutines: fries, cheese curds & gravy (kfc or the ilk are best)
then there's poutine rapee: claude's are the BEST BEST BEST BEST! (and mae 1/2 hour north of here)
beaver tails
maple butter
fricot (made best in any part of acadia) w/ or w/o dumplings
PROPER fish chowder (east coast)
clam chowder (same)
hmmm.. i seem to know things best from the east coast, wonder why that? ;)

[annathepiper]

Hee hee! Dara looked at me at the time and asked, "You really are Canadian, aren't you?"

Which might explain my passion for Great Big Sea; maybe I was a Newfoundlander in another life? ;)

*beat*

Naaaaah, they're just a pack of really cute guys who make really GOOD music. That's enough right there. :D

[brightbeak.livejournal.com]

that they're canadian is just a bonus? ;)

[annathepiper]

Indeed! :)

[wildshadowstar.livejournal.com]

Can I take an imaginary trip to Canada by way of Seattle? I don't think the other side of my family (distant cousins) that live in northern Ohio and northern Pennsylvania would smuggle me out that way. Sarah would probably come with me if she didn't have her husband and son to think of; if nothing else, to get away from the severe conservatives we have sticking around here (including my father and grandmother).

I try to be respectful of those older than me, but sometimes I wonder why I do anything.

[annathepiper]

You're welcome to take a trip up to the Great White North with me any time, sis, whether it be virtual or real.

But thanks for the words of support. They mean a lot to me. *hugs*

[wildshadowstar.livejournal.com]

I will always support my family and friends, whether I agree with them or not. In this case I happen to agree with your stance.

[annathepiper]

Thank you again, honey. *snugs a Becky* And likewise from me to you.