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Kelly Hoppe. Shaun Verreault. The Horn Stars. Photo by Safwan Javed.\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eAt Ease. Kelly Hoppe. Shaun Verreault. The Horn Stars. Photo by Safwan Javed.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cimg src=\x22http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv1hyqSSBN1qc2xcjo1_400.png\x22 alt=\x22The Horn Stars. By Safwan Javed.\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eThe Horn Stars. By Safwan Javed.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cimg src=\x22http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luzuzm6swd1qc2xcjo1_400.png\x22 alt=\x22Safwan Javed and Shaun Verreault are part of the Fur Barons Movember team. Help them to raise funds and awareness for the fight against prostate cancer and donate! http://ca.movember.com/mospace/2439284\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eSafwan Javed and Shaun Verreault are part of the Fur Barons Movember team. Help them to raise funds and awareness for the fight against prostate cancer and donate! \x3ca href=\x22http://ca.movember.com/mospace/2439284\x22\x3ehttp://ca.movember.com/mospace/2439284\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_video_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_video\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3ciframe width=\x22400\x22 height=\x22225\x22 src=\x22http://www.youtube.com/embed/lX9iy24Nwc8?wmode=transparent\x26autohide=1\x26egm=0\x26hd=1\x26iv_load_policy=3\x26modestbranding=1\x26rel=0\x26showinfo=0\x26showsearch=0\x22 frameborder=\x220\x22 allowfullscreen\x3e\x3c/iframe\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        Scott McGregor from Lethbridge\x26#8217;s Rock 106 posted a video of Shaun Verreault and Gordie Johnson doing an acoustic version of the Big Sugar \x26amp; Wide Mouth Mason holiday track, \x26#8220;If Santa Don\x26#8217;t Bring You No Funk!\x26#8221;. Thanks for the footage, Scott! \x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://scottmcgregor.ca/post/12597857923/big-sugar-wide-mouth-mason-if-santa\x22 class=\x22tumblr_blog\x22\x3escottmcgregor\x3c/a\x3e:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x3cp\x3eThe FIRST EVER Acoustic version of \u201cIf Santa Don\u2019t Bring You No Funk\u201d from Big Sugar \x26amp; Wide Mouth Mason. Live at Rock 106!\x3c/p\x3e\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_video_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_video\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3ciframe width=\x22400\x22 height=\x22299\x22 src=\x22http://www.youtube.com/embed/XHqi8aLDo08?wmode=transparent\x26autohide=1\x26egm=0\x26hd=1\x26iv_load_policy=3\x26modestbranding=1\x26rel=0\x26showinfo=0\x26showsearch=0\x22 frameborder=\x220\x22 allowfullscreen\x3e\x3c/iframe\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eWide Mouth Mason\x26#8217;s Safwan Javed talks about his favourite meal, while enjoying a portion of said favourite meal, post-show in Calgary.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cimg src=\x22http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltno3hidPC1qzwde2o1_400.jpg\x22 alt=\x22We love our Flickr group, but also enjoy seeing what shows up in the Wide Mouth Mason tag every so often too\x26amp;#8230;\x0a\x0atysonelder:\x0a\x0aWide Mouth Mason\x0aI took some photos last night at the Wide Mouth Mason / Big Sugar show in Victoria, BC. I\x26rsquo;ve only had a chance to go through my Wide Mouth Mason photos, and I\x26rsquo;m hoping to get the Big Sugar shots done tomorrow.\x26nbsp;\x0aCheck \x26lsquo;em out.\x26nbsp;\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        We love our \x3ca href=\x22http://www.flickr.com/groups/widemouthmason/\x22\x3eFlickr group\x3c/a\x3e, but also enjoy seeing what shows up in the Wide Mouth Mason tag every so often too\x26#8230;\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://tsnldr.com/post/11938969099/wide-mouth-mason-i-took-some-photos-last-night-at\x22 class=\x22tumblr_blog\x22\x3etysonelder\x3c/a\x3e:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x3cp\x3e\x3cstrong\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://www.flickr.com/photos/tysonelder/sets/72157627855659989/with/6282316628/\x22\x3eWide Mouth Mason\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/strong\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eI took some photos last night at the Wide Mouth Mason / Big Sugar show in Victoria, BC. I\u2019ve only had a chance to go through my Wide Mouth Mason photos, and I\u2019m hoping to get the Big Sugar shots done tomorrow.\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://www.flickr.com/photos/tysonelder/6282316628/in/photostream\x22\x3eCheck \u2018em out.\u00a0\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eBroken busses \x26ndash; Getting in the zone \x26ndash; Halloweek \x26ndash; Fabric Snow  \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3eHave you ever read about Karl Bushby?  He\u2019s in the middle of the Goliath Expedition, an attempt to walk around the entire planet in unbroken footsteps, including hopping ice floes across the Bering Strait.  He loaded all his supplies on a two-wheeled trailer called the beast and set out on his historic journey. Then, a few steps into his trip a wheel fell off the beast.  Great start.  \x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eThe Big \x26amp; Wide tour experienced something like that at the beginning of our only slightly less epic trip (I mean, is Karl playing 3.5 hours a night at each stop? I don\u2019t think so) from Victoria to St. John\u2019s: After a couple of euphoric nights in Vancouver and a swing through the always-awesome island, we met the bus that was to take us across the rest of the country.  It had shepherded another band for weeks without incident before we boarded it.  We loaded in and set off, reveling in the turtle-like self-containment that is bus touring.  And then an alarm started going off in unison with our driver\u2019s cussing and we pulled over\u2026  A couple hours later we were back in a couple vans and a gear truck, racing away from our incapacitated home-on-wheels towards Kamloops.  Our indestructible crew did a three hour set-up in 40 minutes and both bands had great sets.  We\u2019re getting in that groove that only happens when you\u2019ve played a bunch of shows in a row.  Voices get bullet-proof.  Fingers are tempered to diamond-grade hardness.  Things get looser and tighter at the same time.  Anything you can imagine comes out of your fingers and mouth so you start stretching your imagination to dare yourself to go to new places.  It helps that I\u2019m happier than ever with the tone of my guitars and amps right now.  For the gear nerds: I\u2019m using my 1968 Fender Super Reverb, as well as two Fender Pro Jrs powering a 4\u201912 cabinet each.  A Union More pedal as a pre-amp and the Fuzz-wah.  Two Strats, a Tele and my trusty Nighthawk.  For the Big Sugar set I use just the Super and add a Moog phase shifter for skanking on the reggae songs. \x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eThe now-healthy bus met us in Kelowna just in time for a long, overnight haul to Grande Prairie.  It was there that Halloweek began.  Every one of the four nights since, people have come in costume and the combination of anonymity and alcohol has resulted in some pretty excitable, bacchanalian crowds.  Makes me wish people always came in costume to rock shows\u2026 High points go to our merch guy Andrew for doing such a spot-on Gordie Johnson impression that he was signing autographs\u2026 As Gordie was on-stage playing.  \x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eToday we arrived in Fernie to what looked like a white-out.  It took a minute for us to realize that the snow was a mix of fabric and styrofoam for a movie shoot.  We scoped out a couple possibilities for guerrilla filming for the Big \x26amp; Wide Xmas song If Santa Don\u2019t Bring You No Funk, but sadly it wasn\u2019t to be.  Not funky enough.  The fake snow was surely a sign of things to come though.  \x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eStay tuned and in tune.  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