Bay hales baby!
Stampede week is among us and all the cowboys/girls have come out to play. Coporate life is at a standstill this week as most of my coworkers can be found gobbling free pancake breakfasts in the mornings and stumbling down Stephen ave. in the evenings after spending their afternoons at various corporate events.
Every morning as I walk to work in my cowboy birkenstocks (no boots for this gal) I stop by Olympic Plaza to check out that morning's Stampede entertainment. So far I've seen some line dancing, an all men's choir, a comedian and a local artist singing all your favorite country tunes. It's a fun way to experience a bit of the Stampede spirit without having to spend loads of money at the Stampede grounds and gorging on fat laiden food.
Last night I ventured out to the Stampede RoundUp which is a concert held every year (for the past 11 years to be exact) at Fort Calgary, and in my opinion is the best stampede event. Fun was had by all. Yahoo and all that shit!! The best part for me is cramming yourself on a bay hale with other friends and strangers and dancing up a storm while trying not to fall on your ass. This years artists were the Road Hammers, Blue Rodeo and a surprise guest who turned out to be the lead singer of Supertramp, Roger Hodgson. Roger sang all the popular favorites from his band's glory days and the crowd loved it. He was a great performer and I found him to be a very humble person who was really appreciative of his fans. He certainly had a great energy about him. And of course, being a sucker for a good angst ridden love song, Blue Rodeo was a joy to listen to. I especially enjoyed the brass instrument section they had on stage with them.
You say that you're leaving
Well that comes as no surprise
Still I kinda like this feeling
Of being left behind
Yea this ain't nothing new to me
Well it's just like going home
It's kinda like those sunsets
That leave you feeling so stoned
- Blue Rodeo
P.S. What? You've never heard of the Calgary Stampede before? If you buy into the marketing hype, it's apparently the greatest outdoor show on earth. Check it out, www.calgarystampede.com.
P.P.S. A 'bay hale' is a term coined by yours truly. East Indian slang. A little Asia added into the Western mix. Khuda hafiz!
Every morning as I walk to work in my cowboy birkenstocks (no boots for this gal) I stop by Olympic Plaza to check out that morning's Stampede entertainment. So far I've seen some line dancing, an all men's choir, a comedian and a local artist singing all your favorite country tunes. It's a fun way to experience a bit of the Stampede spirit without having to spend loads of money at the Stampede grounds and gorging on fat laiden food.
Last night I ventured out to the Stampede RoundUp which is a concert held every year (for the past 11 years to be exact) at Fort Calgary, and in my opinion is the best stampede event. Fun was had by all. Yahoo and all that shit!! The best part for me is cramming yourself on a bay hale with other friends and strangers and dancing up a storm while trying not to fall on your ass. This years artists were the Road Hammers, Blue Rodeo and a surprise guest who turned out to be the lead singer of Supertramp, Roger Hodgson. Roger sang all the popular favorites from his band's glory days and the crowd loved it. He was a great performer and I found him to be a very humble person who was really appreciative of his fans. He certainly had a great energy about him. And of course, being a sucker for a good angst ridden love song, Blue Rodeo was a joy to listen to. I especially enjoyed the brass instrument section they had on stage with them.
You say that you're leaving
Well that comes as no surprise
Still I kinda like this feeling
Of being left behind
Yea this ain't nothing new to me
Well it's just like going home
It's kinda like those sunsets
That leave you feeling so stoned
- Blue Rodeo
P.S. What? You've never heard of the Calgary Stampede before? If you buy into the marketing hype, it's apparently the greatest outdoor show on earth. Check it out, www.calgarystampede.com.
P.P.S. A 'bay hale' is a term coined by yours truly. East Indian slang. A little Asia added into the Western mix. Khuda hafiz!
posted by sammy at 2:29 PM
2 Comments:
Hi Samina! As the rat race continues here in TO, I'm more than happy to pause and read your musings.... Thanks for the email alert, and keep Rockin' on!
Cheers, Chris R.
(chrisrichmond@hotmail.com)
Yee-haw!
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