November 15 re-cap

Well.. Not quite sure who reads this blog, but, if anybody does I'm sure our crew of writers are not to be accused of what WB once termed "smiley -faced PR". That said I would say that Fox Northman who opened the show was one of the best singer songwriter's that I have ever seen... It was a watch in awe moment.

Fox Northman is from a place called... Is it Hay town?... North of Calgary... And he came to Vancouver to get away from distractions and write. A Beardman who has been at the supper show for the past few months sitting quietly at the back. Being a beardman and a supper show regular he almost got called for bass duty one night and then a few weeks ago got assigned to do a set. He delivered. If you missed it then give yourself a punch in the nose now.

Ace bass player Alvaro Rojas was to miss the show because he was set to record with Microscopic... But fate had other ideas. A Storm blew in and power was knocked out so he came. So it was Shockk on drums with the regular 21TR lineup. The crew played a pretty good set although Robertson was a bit distracted by the 2 girls that decided to go top-less. Then there was the version of Hey Rocks's livingroom that had 2 bass solos and I drum solo.. The crowd was overjoyed.

After the show ace guitarist Willingdon Black began a mental chess game with S. Robertson over the upcoming 21 tandem repeats studio session mentioning that certain songs may need more thorough discussion before recording. Robertson recalled a scene from the end of Julius Ceasar's life where he played Brutus... But that's irrelevant ain't it.

November 8 re-cap

It was a strange day... S Robertson was running late and there was no parking and there was a rush set-up and the band was having trouble ordering pitchers of beer (good crowd).

21 tandem repeats, had a good night... everybody made the point of saying it was one of the best shows after the show, and since that doesn't happen every week, i'll believe it. A. Parker even noted that when its' just the regulars up there 21TR just plays the songs but when there is a table of young attractive girls at the front S. Robertson does handstands on the dance floor. He must have been referring to the cobra vs mongoose fight that Robertson (playing the mongoose and the cobra) reenacted during "Poem moment".

My favorite part was the version of On Frozen Pond where the audience did an 8 bar hand clapping solo. Yep that was it... sorry to suzan who got hit with S. Robertson's shoe when it flew off his foot when the mongoose dodged a strike from the cobra.

You should see him imitate a cat playing with a ball of yarn

November 1 Recap

The Sugar Bush launch party was a great success, with a healthy crowd of (mostly) Supper Show newbies witnessing 21 TR at full pelt for half an hour, followed by Jenn Farrell's reading of two selections from The Book. Thanks to Super, WB, Shockk & Alvaro, the Railway, and everyone who came out.

SR crunches abs early in the set.


Kaufman! Brian from Anvil Press introduces his sensational new author.


Jenn reads. Set list: "Ditchpig" and "Only Game in Town."


As promised, cake! Served 50, and that mother was gone within minutes.


New Brunswick's The Divorcees rawked the joint afterwards.

October 18 Recap

This particular Supper Show featured a solid set from 21 TR, with Shockk on drums. S Bloggerson was in fine form, telling stories of his childhood as a street hockey-playin' Leafs fan, firing shots on net hoping that five in a row in the top corner would be the charm to enable his team to reign victorious that night. The band played "On Frozen Pond" and other hit songs.