August 27, 2012
27/08/2012 06:26
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Colossal Flop: The SOSA 2012 Picnic
Last year the 150th Birthday Committee claimed over 10,000 attendees at their picnic. No one believed them then, nor now and this year's version by SOSA stunk too. What a waste of $73,500 of our tax dollars.
We visited all four venues which according to organizers were wanted by picnickers to make them more intimate and closer together. Well they got their wish with about 400 attendees that I counted in total at every venue combined.
The main venue was Lion's Park where all that expensive entertainment was booked who played to hardly anyone during the half-hour that we observed. Booths sat vacant as bored booth staff gave up and abandoned them.
The grain elevators and station were like a ghost town, as was the Red Willow Park area at the corner of the St. Albert Trail and Sturgeon Road. The far side of the river from Lion's Park across the children's bridge also drew only a handful of people.
It's time council reined in this foolhardy waste of our money and let SOSA raise its own funds in future.
Don't believe me about the crowds? Check out the video and pics below taken between 1:30 and 2:15 p.m.
The crowds at Red Willow Park, St. Albert Trail and Sturgeon Road:
The throng at Grain Elevator Park:
The main SOSA booth in Lion's Park:
The main entertainment stage in Lion's Park:
The crowd across the river near the Children's Bridge:
Abandoned booths due to lack of interest:
The 360° video of the Lion's Park main venue. The lack of interest was evident:
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BBC News Feed:
Welcome To St. Albert's Place Live Chat
Links To Other Stories In The News:
Terence McKenna: Quebec's winds of change - CBC
Quake 'swarm' shakes southern California - CNN
Isaac churns toward northern Gulf Coast - CTV
NDP forced to return $340,000 in donations - Edmonton Journal
Fringe draws record crowd - Edmonton Sun
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The Things That People Send Us
Fun with cats . . .
Whoa!
Fell Asleep
For A Minute
Somebody That I Used To Know
Elaine in B.C. wrote, "Hi Don: Saw this video this morning, and it's really cool." We agree and thanks for the heads up.
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Playing Tomorrow Night At LB's Pub
August 28
MARSHALL LAWRENCE (Guitar and vocals)
JAMES BORASKI (Guitar and vocals) and
Gator Shellamy (Guest Drummer)
Marshall - So much can be said about the "Doctor of the Blues" Marshall Lawrence. I have been watching Marshall since 2004. He brings a delta blues style to the stage with his sound, tempo, and gutsy performances. Plays to every room in the same mannerism and presence every time regardless of the size or how many people are in attendance. Marshall keeps busy on the local scene hosting a Saturday afternoon blues jam and has appeared at all the St. Albert establishments we have been involved with. A third time feature for Marshall at LB's. Marshall was nominated for the Maple Blues and Canadian independent music awards.
James - A veteran of live club performances and festivals, James has been creating, arranging and presenting live music for more than 30 years. His original songs are strongly influenced by Roots, Rock & Blues, often augmented with innovative instrumentation and they tell real-life stories of his travels across Canada. Cuts from his debut CD ‘NVR2L8’ garner regular airplay on stations in the NWT and select stations in Ontario, and he is extremely proud the album was featured at Canada's Northern House during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. James spent a considerable period of his life living and performing in the NWT, but he has performed as far away as Puerto Escondido, Mexico and St. John, USVI. He recently opened shows for CAMA Winner and JUNO Nominee - Digawolf; JUNO Winner - Leela Gilday; Maple Blues Award Nominee - Marshall Lawrence; and multi-Maple Blues and JUNO Winner - Jack de Keyzer. A particular highlight of his career was being selected to perform with his band ‘Momentary Evolution’ at the BHP Billiton - EKATI Diamond Mine in December 2010 - a performance well above the Arctic Circle and the Canadian treeline.
Gator - has always been a well known drummer and jam host in and around St. Albert since the mid seventies. Gator was born with rock'n'roll and blues drummin in his blood. Spending many years as Wayne Allchin's main stay drummer put Gator on many stages and linked him in to many bands due to his solidity behind the kit. Gator is a sought after blues rock drummer and keeps himself busy playing with The Mary Thomas Band, formerly Blue Gator, to name a few, and currently he is keeping the clock for Marshall Lawrence and rumour has it he will be joining guitarists Jim Dyck and Shaun Cooney with Bill Furher, a bassist with whom Gator has kept rythym with, for years. A great friend and a major part of the building blocks for our St. Albert jam and music scene.This show at LB’s Pub will be the culmination of a month-long tour of the NWT with his good friend and “Doctor of the Blues” – Marshall Lawrence bringing us the East Meets West Northern Blues Tour.
CDBaby: http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/MarshallLawrence
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/marshall-lawrence/id5183571
Home Page: www.doctorblues.com
EPK: www.sonicbids.com/marshalllawrence
Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/doctoroftheblues
YouTube: www.youtube.com/marshalllawrence
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/doctorblues
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/doctorblues
Reverb Nation:http://www.reverbnation.com/marshalllawrencedoctoroftheblues
The Tuesday
Moosehead/Barsnbands
Open Stage
Every Tuesday night from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Hosts Mark Ammar, Jim Dyck and Randy Forsberg
Moosehead Beer Specials and barsnbands prizes
Moosehead Beer
Barsnbands
hot coffee and spend 10 minutes to start your day with St. Albert's only daily news site.
Not from St. Albert? Not to worry, there's plenty for you too.
A great way to put a smile on your face before you begin your day.
Have an opinion, gripe or grin to share? Use our Live Chat feature below to share it with other readers. Try our frequent recipes. Give our puzzles a whirl or a game of hangman. Check out our outstanding linked photos. Got a story or photo to share? Want to wish someone happy birthday or anniversary? We love your stuff from any location. Go ahead, send it in. We dare you!
Best of all, it's all free thanks to our advertisers. Enjoy and please, tell your friends. And be sure to check back often each day as the site can be updated as events occur. Follow @mybirdietweets
Colossal Flop: The SOSA 2012 Picnic
Last year the 150th Birthday Committee claimed over 10,000 attendees at their picnic. No one believed them then, nor now and this year's version by SOSA stunk too. What a waste of $73,500 of our tax dollars.
We visited all four venues which according to organizers were wanted by picnickers to make them more intimate and closer together. Well they got their wish with about 400 attendees that I counted in total at every venue combined.
The main venue was Lion's Park where all that expensive entertainment was booked who played to hardly anyone during the half-hour that we observed. Booths sat vacant as bored booth staff gave up and abandoned them.
The grain elevators and station were like a ghost town, as was the Red Willow Park area at the corner of the St. Albert Trail and Sturgeon Road. The far side of the river from Lion's Park across the children's bridge also drew only a handful of people.
It's time council reined in this foolhardy waste of our money and let SOSA raise its own funds in future.
Don't believe me about the crowds? Check out the video and pics below taken between 1:30 and 2:15 p.m.
The crowds at Red Willow Park, St. Albert Trail and Sturgeon Road:
The throng at Grain Elevator Park:
The main SOSA booth in Lion's Park:
The main entertainment stage in Lion's Park:
The crowd across the river near the Children's Bridge:
Abandoned booths due to lack of interest:
The 360° video of the Lion's Park main venue. The lack of interest was evident:
__________________________________________________________________
BBC News Feed:
Welcome To St. Albert's Place Live Chat
Links To Other Stories In The News:
Terence McKenna: Quebec's winds of change - CBC
Quake 'swarm' shakes southern California - CNN
Isaac churns toward northern Gulf Coast - CTV
NDP forced to return $340,000 in donations - Edmonton Journal
Fringe draws record crowd - Edmonton Sun
__________________________________________________________________
The Things That People Send Us
Fun with cats . . .
Whoa!
Fell Asleep
For A Minute
Somebody That I Used To Know
Elaine in B.C. wrote, "Hi Don: Saw this video this morning, and it's really cool." We agree and thanks for the heads up.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Playing Tomorrow Night At LB's Pub
MARSHALL LAWRENCE (Guitar and vocals)
JAMES BORASKI (Guitar and vocals) and
Gator Shellamy (Guest Drummer)
Marshall - So much can be said about the "Doctor of the Blues" Marshall Lawrence. I have been watching Marshall since 2004. He brings a delta blues style to the stage with his sound, tempo, and gutsy performances. Plays to every room in the same mannerism and presence every time regardless of the size or how many people are in attendance. Marshall keeps busy on the local scene hosting a Saturday afternoon blues jam and has appeared at all the St. Albert establishments we have been involved with. A third time feature for Marshall at LB's. Marshall was nominated for the Maple Blues and Canadian independent music awards.
James - A veteran of live club performances and festivals, James has been creating, arranging and presenting live music for more than 30 years. His original songs are strongly influenced by Roots, Rock & Blues, often augmented with innovative instrumentation and they tell real-life stories of his travels across Canada. Cuts from his debut CD ‘NVR2L8’ garner regular airplay on stations in the NWT and select stations in Ontario, and he is extremely proud the album was featured at Canada's Northern House during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. James spent a considerable period of his life living and performing in the NWT, but he has performed as far away as Puerto Escondido, Mexico and St. John, USVI. He recently opened shows for CAMA Winner and JUNO Nominee - Digawolf; JUNO Winner - Leela Gilday; Maple Blues Award Nominee - Marshall Lawrence; and multi-Maple Blues and JUNO Winner - Jack de Keyzer. A particular highlight of his career was being selected to perform with his band ‘Momentary Evolution’ at the BHP Billiton - EKATI Diamond Mine in December 2010 - a performance well above the Arctic Circle and the Canadian treeline.
Gator - has always been a well known drummer and jam host in and around St. Albert since the mid seventies. Gator was born with rock'n'roll and blues drummin in his blood. Spending many years as Wayne Allchin's main stay drummer put Gator on many stages and linked him in to many bands due to his solidity behind the kit. Gator is a sought after blues rock drummer and keeps himself busy playing with The Mary Thomas Band, formerly Blue Gator, to name a few, and currently he is keeping the clock for Marshall Lawrence and rumour has it he will be joining guitarists Jim Dyck and Shaun Cooney with Bill Furher, a bassist with whom Gator has kept rythym with, for years. A great friend and a major part of the building blocks for our St. Albert jam and music scene.This show at LB’s Pub will be the culmination of a month-long tour of the NWT with his good friend and “Doctor of the Blues” – Marshall Lawrence bringing us the East Meets West Northern Blues Tour.
CDBaby: http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/MarshallLawrence
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/marshall-lawrence/id5183571
Home Page: www.doctorblues.com
EPK: www.sonicbids.com/marshalllawrence
Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/doctoroftheblues
YouTube: www.youtube.com/marshalllawrence
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/doctorblues
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/doctorblues
Reverb Nation:http://www.reverbnation.com/marshalllawrencedoctoroftheblues
Moosehead/Barsnbands
Open Stage
Every Tuesday night from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Hosts Mark Ammar, Jim Dyck and Randy Forsberg
Moosehead Beer Specials and barsnbands prizes
Moosehead Beer
Barsnbands
