18 February 2006

Hey lover,

We were playful and busy in the car as we headed out of Alberta and watched the first peaks of the Rockies approach in the distance. Inside the car, everything is packed so tight that any simple request from the driver (can you get the CDs? the camera? my minidisk? an apple?) involves an acrobatic feat on the part of the passenger who carefully sifts and shifts the contents. Inevitably, it ends with whining: “Peter we need a better system!” But we remain at a loss as to how to keep things handy; just fitting everything in is impressive enough. It’s far from the luxury of space I usually enjoy in the wagon!

Entering the mountains subdued me. I was mesmerized and sedate as Peter clicked snapshots, madly aiming the camera out the car window as he drove.

Tonight we play at the Northern Hotel in Fernie, and I’m really jazzed for the show. I was totally seduced by this town the minute I saw it. First impressions for the highly impressionable (such as myself) are significant events. Makes me think of the countless other cities we drive through with no identity, just long streets of familiar franchises predictably stretched along the highway. Anything with a little character is immediately inviting.

Gotta run. Fill ya in on Fernie details later! Love ya,

C

PICTURES FROM THE BLUE CHAIR IN EDMONTON

Peter woos them all. . .

Sharla, Alison, and Kate get voted sexiest fans ever . . .

It helps if you play with beer in your hand. . .