Hair of the Dog

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Gord and Leslie had a "Hair of the Dog" event on New Years Day where a gang of musical friends from the Ottawa community gathered for an afternoon with some food, drink and a song swap at their apartment in the Glebe.

This had been a regular New Years Day levee which has been on hold since 2020 when the pandemic set in. 

The photo album at left shows some of those who gathered to sing songs, play music or be pleasantly entertained by their musical friends (e.g., Kate and I were some of the audience). In the cover photo Gord and Leslie are showing off their dancing skills!

Gord started the song swap with a tribute to Ian Tyson who had recently died. He had rehearsed "Someday Soon" that morning and everyone joined in. It brought a tear to my eye, but a lot of tunes move me. Lots of interesting tunes were sung, e.g., Burning Down the House (Talking Heads), Summers End (John Prine), Honky Tonk Women (Reg on cowbell), and several originals. Gord has played in a number of bands over the years so there's quite a gang with quite the musical breadth.

It was a very successful party with about 20 or so attending from 2:00pm until about 5:30 when things wound down. A great party, the best in a long tradition; we hope this continues for many years to come.

Kate and I had driven to Ottawa on Saturday, New Years Eve. It's a long drive but the weather was warm, albeit quite foggy by times, and the traffic was really light. The party was Sunday, and we returned on Monday, stopping for lunch with our friends Joan and Ron in Belleville. Arriving home late in the day we learn that one of the musicians has tested covid positive, damn!!