Well folks...It was one of those crazy hot Alberta days when we rolled up to our dear friend and former band mate’s ranch in Dog Pound Alberta. We were there to play the first official show in his brand new, hand made, Windmill Showroom! Blake Reid had been talking about creating this venue for years, and I’ve watched it grow from just an idea, into this amazingly cozy, beautiful music space. Everything about it speaks being rural, close to the land and the old ways. So does the countryside, cattle and farm implements that surround it. We felt as close to home here as we’ve ever felt anywhere... There is just one other space that reminds us of it, and it’s The Red Room, outside of Cookstown, Northern Ireland... Same charm, warm country people that make you never want to leave! So that’s two so far in the world! Blake and his wife Jodie opened the show, playing some of his great well written songs. This would be the first time that we heard Jodie sing with Blake, and she stuck with his phrasing like glue! That’s something Aaron and I could never do when we performed with him... Haha, she watched him like a hawk and caught every little nuance! Their blend was beautiful too!!! Anyway, we asked our very talented friend, Jason Cabanaw to come along to do live sound and to record the evening in case we happened to play something right, and he would be able to capture it as proof we actually could :) So he and his lovely wife Elizabeth came all the way down from Lloyminster with a load of recording gear and set up for the show. Aaron Young and Cedric Blary joined us on stage, as we always love to have them with us, both “live” and on our recordings whenever we can...So at 7:30 the four of us hit the stage for The Windmill’s first official show! It was packed full of amazing friends and fans that cheered us on with every song, story, and even every solo that the guys took. The audience was warm, the band was hot, and the room was even hotter! Haha, I joked on stage that Suzanne’s mascara was running so bad that she looked like Alice Cooper:) What a night we had and what a great way to kick off such an amazing venue! After the show, we grabbed our Over The Moon brand and heated it with Blake’s tiger torch and branded the Windmill’s new live edge bar...where it will remain forever! Huge thanks to Blake, Jodie and crew...Also to Aaron, Cedric, Jason and Elizabeth... Hope you like this glimpse into that wonderful night!!!