Fat Guy Follies

With a tail wind

Cheers
2 Hands Tight on the Wheel Bryan

More pics from Nakusp ( which isn't going to happen this year - Waaaah). Hopefully we will still get to go see The Rockster though.

Saturday at Nakusp had Skavenjah playing some cool tunes before dark. I really enjoy Ska, and these guys do it well, although I am not so sure that my dancing should be seen in broad daylight.

The headliner for the evening was Kevin Costner - the movie guy. He has a band called Modern West. I was pleasantly surprised to see that Kevin is an extremely competent musician and songwriter. Sorry this is the best picture I could get, as I was bing pushed aside by the stampeding ladies.....

However Kevin's songs did not really strike a chord with me. Many of his songs deal with a war topic, what happens when a son dies on the battlefield etc. Great songs with a strong message, but Canadians are different from Americans. War and military is not as large part of our culture, our country was not founded by a war. Apparently one other person shared my view.

Next day, it was on the dirtbikes and quads for a quick tour of the area. The Stig came along.

One of our stops was a place called Creosote Cabin.

Another sad story. This cabin was built in the 1960s, apparently by the Barths.

They built a small shack which they lived in, while they constructed their main log cabin. It is a beautiful piece of work, very well constructed. Unfortunately, they treated the logs with creosote, a wood preservative. I am sure their intentions were great, to build a cabin that would last a long time, and they were right. The cabin stands today, just as unlivable, as the day after they applied the creosote to it. The off-gas from the creosote make it difficult to go in the cabin for more than a minute or two, even after 50 years. The inside of the cabin is pristine. Normally, when you go into a cabin in the bush, there are all sorts of signs left by rodents and other critters, that share the cabin. Not here, not a single critter poop to be found. Even the critters cannot get inside.

I do not know what happened to the Barths after that, but they did not try to build another cabin on that same piece of property.

After that it was back to the bar - The Floating Bar.

With expert flash blended Margarita's by Kim.

That all for this month
Cheers
Blender Happy Bryan

We are through Christmas, and the turkey hangover is starting to wear off. I am getting caught up on some jobs and guess I should post the pics from the Hook back in November. Big Mic was over last night and reminded me.

So post party bus, we were dropped off at our "Local" for more festivities. A large crowd had gathered ahead of our arrival.

And to almost everyone's surprise, John Swan showed up unannounced.


The Hook was decked out in a festive Hawaiian theme.

A lot of old friends from days gone by showed up, including Speed Bump (the nickname was earned for falling over while heavily intoxicated in a parking lot and doing an impression of a traffic control device) and RP who is no longer RP.

Of course a birthday celebration is not complete without the cake, even if the cake does highlight my snowmobiling expertise ( although in my defense, it was foggy and the tree was hard to see).


The evening ended with a slide like Babe Ruth competition down the bar

No, I am not looking at Gritters butt!

A great night was had by all.

Cheers
Over The Hill Club Bryan

One of us celebrated the half century mark recently, so we decided another party bus was in order. It was a Hawaii 5-0 Themed party meaning I got to wear my favourite shirt

We started with scrumptious appies before getting on the bus.

The bus tour was a trivia contest stopping at all the local hangouts from days of lore. DJ Jack n Coke spun the tunes.

Some of the trivia questions can be repeated here for those who did not get the answers....

First stop was...... Where else, but the Wheelhouse
Questions:
1) Why did Bryan always wear sunglasses in the pub?
2) What did the cooks find in the kitchen on Nov. 1?
3) Bonus question related to number 2, what was Mike wearing when he walked down 128th at 6:00 am, and where did he sleep the night before?
4) Double Bonus question - where did the other 2 vikings end up that night? (Hopefully someone can answer this, as the other two vikings have no recollection)

You might want to consider whether you have a drinking problem when.........

The Wheel was not quite as busy on a Friday night nowadays compared to the Denise, Yvonne and Trina days, when we would have to phone ahead to get let in the side door if we arrived after 8:00pm. Do you remember the inconvenience of having to stop at a pay phone, find a quarter, and call them. No cell phones, how did we survive the dark ages?

However, just like the old days, the girls were still checking us out ( My memory is selective and creative)


Next stop was Hildie's house
There were 4 or 5 guys hanging out watching TV when we turned up. Boy were they surprised when an instant party turned up on their front lawn. Some of them joined in the picture, and then one of them said, "Hey for a 50th Birthday party these girls are hot, lets join the bus tour". Unfortunately for them, the bus was at it's capacity.

Questions:
5) What was the "Code" to get someone to answer the phone at Hildies? This was in the days before caller ID. Correctly answered by Jay
6) What colour was the swivel chair in the living room and who peed in it?
7) What was on Keith's face in the morning when he failed to look in the full wall mirror behind the bar, before walking home to breakfast with his Mum and Dad?
8) There was one other question but Sue was not on the bus, and it is not suitable for family viewing.

Cheers
Old Guy Bryan
PS for those interested in more current news, we did survive the A3 concert last night, but only just barely.

The other night, I had dinner at the posh hotel I was staying at. Gnocchi Al Forseta. Perhaps they thought I was a super model.

Made up for it the next day with a burger from Saguchon.

Cheers
Still in the big boys club Bryan