Live at the Lake Report
From the CFO
As of yesterday, all accounts had been tallied and all outstanding payments made to the appropriate parties. I am happy to announce that Live at the Lake raised almost dead on $2,000, which will be split in the following ways.
$500 will be donated to MarketsInitiative to support ancient-forest friendly and recycled paper initiatives.
$500 will be donated to the Haig-Brown Institute for watershed conservation and management.
$1,000 will be donated to the Up in Ontario future promotions and events fund for advertising and expenses incurred in bringing Up in Ontario to the masses.
From the CEO
To everyone who helped out by volunteering, attending, playing music, serving drinks, checking tickets - anything at all really - and spreading the word, thank you. Your support in its many forms made the night an outstanding success.
Some other interesting reportage from Live at the Lake:
Over 180 people attended and, at some points during the evening, we had to hold guests outside the doors to keep from exceeding the 175-person limit of the Anza Club.
The beer that we served was bought from R & B Brewery. The darker one quaffed was the Raven Cream Ale and the light and nosy selection was the Sun God Wheat Ale.
The man lifting women onstage at the end of the night, during the drum solo, to get down to the hip-pivoting beats of Mark (Tizzer) Tisdale, was named Isaac. He also has enthusiasms.
The venison sausage arrived courtesy of Rob (Buzz) Tisdale who shot, butchered and hand-made both Barbie's Bangers and the Italian Blends.
34 copies of Up in Ontario sold, which I'm told is 'very good' for a book launch by people familiar with the matter.
The first band to play was named Polar Shift and they will be gigging in and around the Vancouver area on an ongoing basis. Be sure to check them out.
The second band to play was named The Feminists and Live at the Lake proved to be their first gig in Vancouver, though they are from Vancouver. They had been touring like fiends through the hinterlands of BC and Alberta prior to blowing into Live at the Lake.
Playing solo was Patrick Brealey, a monstrously talented man with a lithe torso. At the end of the night he eased himself into an old Winnipeg Jets hockey jersey that I receive for Christmas at age 7, size Large (childrens).
As with any Social, it just gets better with age. So tell me, what do you remember from Live at the Lake? Please use the Comments function on this posting. Don't be shy, you can remain anonymous if you like it that way.
Posted by James Sherrett at February 18, 2004 10:54 PM