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We made it! The hours of driving have paid off, we are in the T-dot, aka TO, aka Toronto. We arrived at the house of Mr. Orynoman at around 3 p.m. Josh, Allan and I said a quick hello to Greg (and his dog) and wandered off in search of an Internet cafe. The Winnipeg gig went well.…

Hello Winnipeg! I come to you today from an internet cafe on Osborne St. The drive in was interesting, with large pools of water along the sides of the highway. I guess they’re due to the flooding of the river. I can now say I’ve driven through Portage and Main, the most famous intersection in Canada.…

Man, the prairies are dirty. Dust, grit, grime, and mud everywhere. We’re in Regina. We’re staying in the basement of a talented singer-songwriter named Carolyn. So far we’ve only had to stay in a hotel once. We went to see Cuff The Duke last night at the venue next door to where we will be…

On Sunday we made our way to Jay’s sister’s house in Cochrane, AB, just outside of Calgary. After spending the night and enjoying delicious smoothies for breakfast, we continued on to Calgary, where we set up camp in Jay’s other sister’s basement. His family’s generous accommodations are much appreciated. Yesterday’s show at the Karma Local…

A somewhat rocky start to the tour. We made it on time for our ferry reservation, but only barely. Our trip from Tsawwassen to the gig was mostly uneventful (except for one wrong turn. Stupid HOV lane that leads you off onto River Road…). Ominously, the first note I played of the first song of…

Tomorrow, we depart on our great adventure. Wish us luck! In the meantime, a video. Oh, and I almost forgot: Jay’s last two albums are now available for purchase on CD Baby.

In case you didn’t know, Jay Dunphy and the Religion is playing a tour kick-off show at The Cambie at The Esquimalt Inn this Saturday. Come out and support, y’all. Then, starting March 31, we bring the rock to the rest of Canada. 15 shows. 9 cities. 24 days on the road. 4 guys in…

No, not really, I just wanted to say that. Roberta was very friendly as she injected yellow goo into my ears. If all goes according to plan, I’ll have a pair of custom-molded musician’s earplugs by the end of the month. Hopefully they’ll prevent me from going any more deaf than I already am. They…

Another meme from Joy. This time, it’s a Johari Window. How well do you think you know me? Or, looked at another way, how well do I know myself?

I got tagged a few days ago. Guess I’d better do something about it. THE RULES: List five songs that you are currently loving. It doesn’t matter what genre they are from, whether they have words, or even if they’re any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying right now. Post these instructions,…