In the “Stumbled upon” department, I discovered 21-year-old Creeker Baeden Ultraviolet just released a song, “Feels Like I’m 10 Feet Tall,” from the band Goats and Lasers. You can stream it (and buy it!) at goatsandlasers.bandcamp.com. Some candy for your ears.
Coming soon to your Roberts Creek Legion #219: Phantom Limb Syndrome and Friends on Oct. 15. PLS creates a show for the eyes as well as the ears, lush sounds accompanied by unique custom video art. Be prepared to have your reality altered! Astral Motion will be serving it hot on Friday, Oct. 22!
On Oct. 23, it’s Farmteam, purveyors of sweet originals and sly cover songs, stacked vocal harmonies, and soulful tones from acoustic stringed instruments, $8 for members, $15 for non-members.
Halloween Week festivities commence Thursday, Oct. 28 with Clanna Morna, Wet Coast Celtic Traditional, an earlier show, music starts by 7 p.m. $10/$20.
Like some Grateful Dead for Halloween? Friday (Oct. 29) and Saturday (Oct. 30), two shows by GDBC. It will sell out, hell, it may be sold out already! To reserve seats for all these events, go to: rclegionevents.com.
Besides the siding and other upgrades, the Community Hall has new windows and the light is shining in on the bright future of this grand old building!
Our world is such an interconnected place – housing shortage creates labour shortage, lack of drivers for the garbage/compost has trash cans out overnight, which in turn attracts bears with the drive to get chonky before bedtime (me too, bear, me too) and now we have a conservation officer shortage. The residents trust that the cans will be picked up (because taxes) and the bears don’t realize that it could be their death-row meal. This situation will not end well, especially for the bears. Educate yerself at wildsafebc.com/learn/live.
Need to get the physical distance from bears (and people) you crave? Sing, talk, whistle, use bells, so you don’t surprise anyone. It’s a good opportunity to talk on the phone, or even pretend to, no one will think you are weird (well, everyone is weird in their own way). If you come across a bear, you can pretend you are talking on your cell, show them “the hand” and tell them they have to wait.
Do you have chickens, fruit trees, livestock, or other or food source for our lumbering four-footed friends? A properly installed and maintained electric fence is the best deterrent. I have a microphone attached to my computer so I sound like Jean-Luc Picard. Instead of “Tea, Earl Grey, hot,” I say “building and maintaining an electric fence” and get 17,400,000 results in 0.59 seconds. You may need to type for similar results.
This is opening column to Year 3 here at the Gumboot Nation, how do you like it so far? I will endeavour to keep it light and try not to play hooky too often. No promises though, that’s above my pay grade.
You know the drill (oh no! Not the drill!): [email protected].
