For this year’s Toronto Beer Week, I was asked again by Longo’s Grocery Store restaurant “Corks” to perform alongside a great sponsored beer – Beau’s. It was at this event I promoted Beau’s as much as i could (by taking swigs of each of their Beer Samples). It was a great event, and as always, it a bit of surreal experience to sing songs while grocery shoppers are looking at you from below. The great highlight is always doing a ‘shout out’ to song requests from the ‘produce’ , ‘bakery’ or ‘pizza’ departments. Thanks Guys!
Every summer I’ve given the opportunity to perform at Muskoka’s JW Marriott on Lake Rosseau. It’s a great show and an amazing place to play. There’s a ‘vacation’ mode in the air, with families, couples, conventions, weddings, all going on at the same time…and Live Entertainment too. It’s here where I meet so many people, and after 1 hr of hearing me sing (without even knowing who I am), they invite me to their houses to perform at their parties, or corporate events.
There’s always some interesting inspiration that comes after a show in Port Carling, Muskoka. You get back to your room and songs seem to flow faster than ever, cause your not in your usual environment of hustle, traffic and deadlines. This was the case when I played the JW Marriott and stayed at their musicians residence the Cresstwood Inn.
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