With tickets in hand to eagerly anticipated Hoodoo Gurus gigs scheduled for October 2020 in both Seattle and Portland first postponed until September 2021, postponed again to April 2022 and then cancelled entirely, my Australian 80s/90s era live music withdrawl was to be abated this month by the arrival in Vancouver of Midnight Oil. Alas, it was now me who was too far away on the day.
In news that even a year ago would have surprised no-one more than ourselves, we are on the move (again). Our latest destination lies some 4,000km from the west coast in the national capital, Ottawa. To quote the title of a Paul Kelly song, "Maybe this Time for Sure"...
Annual highlights from Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and beyond.
Annual highlights from Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and beyond.
A summer sweet spot opened with Covid and border restrictions that allowed Katie to see both her Dad and a new corner of their homeland.
Annual highlights from Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and beyond.
A Gold Coast, Brisbane and Sunshine Coast family reunion, in the tradition set by my grandparents 35 years before.
To me, Melbourne is all about three F's: Friends, food and football. Though never quite enough time for enough of all three.