So after rearranging some cars and heading back to Carrie’s, I went upstairs to hang out with some folks I haven’t seen in awhile – namely the lovely Simpson couple, Holly, Alex and Alex’s friend Tom.
Good times were had as we had a few drinks before heading out downtown for the main event. Holly had made some chicken cordon bleu which was awesome (I only took a bite but the taste was in my mouth all night long!) and it looked like all was good on Holly’s birthday. Her Mom (hi Mrs. Pelky!) made an excellent picture slideshow for Holly’s 30th and it was pretty swell – mainly because I ended up in one of the slides.
An embarrassing moment happened in the evening when Alex got a phone call whom I asked if it was Matt on the phone. As soon as I got an affirmative from someone in the room, I grabbed the phone as whoever was on the other line was asking where we were and why we weren’t there. This is how my conversation went:
“Listen buddy. If you can’t enjoy some time with your lady friend at the pub, then there is something wrong with this picture. Enjoy your time with her and don’t think about us. We’ll be there when we get there and if you’re having an awful time with her, then maybe you should reconsider her!”
So the guy on the other end is saying “Uh…ok.” Then I start talking about Karilee (who is the new ladyfriend of Matt) and the guy says “Who?!”.
At this point I stop talking, ask Alex who I’m talking to, to which he replies “Dan.”
Doh!
As everyone is laughing I have to apologize to him saying that I thought it was Matt on the phone all the time. He had a good laugh about it and we all did, but I must admit it was an embarrassing move on my part!
Let’s talk now about the amazing friends we have – Ferda and James who managed to give us a great ride downtown while previewing some great tracks by the band Staylefish. They were decent. After scouring the area for a parking spot, we were let out so we can get in line and lo and behold, the unfathomable had occurred.
There was cover charge at the Heart and Crown.
Never in my life had this occurred! As I grumbled while laying out my five dollar bill, I recollected how many times I had been there without paying cover so I shouldn’t complain too much. However, if they start making this a habit, there may be changes in my pub of choice.
Shaydid was an amazing band as always and it was their last weekend with their keyboardist (which is a shame). Every opening chord he plays sounds like Jump by Van Halen. Even when we started singing O Canada at midnight I thought we were singing Jump!
The singer was quite drunk after the first set but she could still perform well (a mark of a seasoned performer). I got her to say Happy Birthday to Mike as there was five minutes left in the night of his birthday. He had a smile a mile long! She then sang the song ‘Crazy Bitch’ and mentioned afterwards that the song wasn’t ALL about him. 😉
The night descended into the usual Heart and Crown madness and all was good in the world other than the fact that we were right next to the speaker and I think I lost 90% of my hearing. Must remember to bring earplugs.
We did enjoy meeting up with some awesome guys who were dressed in some fab Canadian gear (in picture above). Next day we found a picture of Adrianna kissing the guy with the nice moustache and harmonica! *gasp*
We hopped into a cab after the night was done and watched some old videos when we got home. It was a good night and a great birthday party for Holly and Mike.
iplaying: Broken – Lifehouse (Who We Are)
