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As the summer season came to a close, so did the Patio Season. And that meant it was time to start playing ‘indoors’ again (for you ego dreaming musicians, isn’t it like moving from the stadiums, back to the arenas?). But before that happened I close the patio season at Fionn MacCool’s Yonge Street / Davisville location with a last patio show. It was really amazing, because the vibe in the air was that this was the last one of the season. It was the first time I had people across the street actually listening, and clapping, as well as people who just parked themselves beside me, and just listened (without  buying a drink)

Helping the community is what it’s all about. Especially when your singing pop songs underneath an Auction sign (and your not being Auctioned). The Oakville Community of Oak Park had their annual fair, and due to rain, I was placed at the top of the stairs at their headquarters house. This was the only way I wouldn’t get electrocuted. Yes, it’s me way off on the top of the stairs.

There’s always logistics involved in how and where to setup your equipment for your gig. Should the speaker be here, should the amp be there, will it give feedback, will anyone trip over this XLR cable, etc. In the dead of summer, I played the Bloor St. Fionn MacCools patio for the 1^st time, and in my surprise, the patio was in a garden, overtop of a fense floor in which the TTC Subway was underneath. So every 15 minutes, you’d feel a hot breeze then, hear the rattling of the subway. In addition, you got the 9-5’ers leaving work, watching and listening behind you, shouting “play some _____”. It was so random, but a really amazing gig for the fact that it was a 360 degree audience.