ARCTIC Expeditions

Fernie day 2

The Day:

Since we had a show to do here we just looked around the town, I gotta say Fernie is a beautiful little town. The views are nothing short of stunning and the town itself has a downtown with real character. Too bad I was hung over. Never try to keep pace with someone from Norway!

The Gig:

We set up in the common room which was part kitchen, part dining room and billiard hall all in one. The show started around 9:15 and was to be one shortened set. Almost everybody in the hostel showed up at one point, we had no more chairs! During the first song all was well until one of the pool players had a little fall right on the side of the pedalboard, I think he got the worst of it. As he was lying there (with a piece of pool table in hand) Marcus and the crowd erupted into fits of laughter, needless to say the song never did finish. Folks - when lining up a shot on the pool table, always check the corner pieces to see if they are secure!

The rest of the show went off without a hitch and the impromptu PA that Marcus set up sounded pretty damn good. As he was winding down the set I overheard a guest say to his friend "wow this guy is pretty fuckin good", then repeated this to a different friend two minutes later. It looked as if everybody really appreciated the fact that Arctic put on a free show just for them. Every single person made a point of saying thanks and some sort of compliment as they left.

Looks like we are off to Nelson now, talk to you soon.

Ian