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Day 2 of our cross-Canadian adventure and everyone is smelly and bored. I am anxiously awaiting our arrival in Montreal where we can find real food and a good nights rest. Everyone else has their prerogatives, and I’m sure there will be plenty of action before the end of the evening since this is one of our last nights here in Canada.

It seems like such a long time ago that we played our first show in Halifax, and I’m starting to experience pangs of sadness as I think about leaving this tour. This has been the longest amount of time that most of us have ever been out of the US…Usually, a few weeks in a country is WAY too much. For example, if we spent this amount of time over in the UK, I might die from starvation and lack of sunlight. But here, the transition was relatively painless and the only real problem has been our astronomical cell phone bills (thanks Rogers!).

This might sound a tad shallow, but coming to Canada also made me realize you not only have beautiful landscapes, but beautiful women as well. Walking the streets of Montreal is heartbreaking for someone like me who has a girl back home. I routinely tell my girlfriend that she is the prettiest girl I know, and while I still firmly believe that, some of the women here in Canada have given her a run for her money : x

One more day of relaxation in Montreal and then the show. We’re right across the street from the Bell Centre and every few minutes I remember that we get to play there one more time. It makes me a little sad, but at the same time I can’t help be enthralled for even having this opportunity.

Bonsoir.

- dave

Previous Diary Entries:
Day 14
Day 11
Day 10
Day 6
Day 3
Day 1

It’s almost nighttime here at the Kinniwabi Pines restaurant somewhere off of Highway 17. We stopped to grab a bite to eat, and it wasn’t until I sat down that I noticed I didn’t have enough Canadian money left for a meal.
So I retreated to posterior of the facility to check out the view and once again I was astonished to find a beautiful river with steeped cliffs on either side. Being American, I never learned that much about Canada. I know it gets really cold here, and that you gave birth to a man named Wayne Gretzky. What I didn’t know was how beautiful the entire country is. I drag myself out of bed before 12pm as many days as I can to take in the natural beauty that surrounds me, and everyone in our crew is doing the same. We’ve taken hikes, gone fishing and early one morning Shaant even managed to snag a picture of a moose. It seems like in this country there is a true appreciation for nature and preserving it, and I can only hope we take a little bit of that home with us.

After we fill up here we continue on our 2 day journey across Canada to our last show in Montreal. We played the Bell Centre only 2 weeks ago, so it’s going to be comforting to end the tour in a familiar place. Last night we had a pre-end of tour shindig at Shannon’s in Winnipeg. The night definitely did not go as planned, but it was nice to finally get everyone on the tour in the same room to bid farewell…

For now it’s just us and the road. The drive is brutal but we’ll keep in touch. See you in a few days.

- dave

P.S.: Psst. Watch the new video for Practice Makes Perfect if you haven’t seen it already!

Previous Diary Entries:
Day 11
Day 10
Day 6
Day 3
Day 1

So, I am here in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan spending my time in Metro Station’s dressing room catching up on my online life…

It’s pretty chili up here these days and none of us expected it but I assure you that it is welcomed. Something happens within me when the weather changes and as the season transitions to the next. It brings in a new breath and with it, a fresh start to my routine. I feel with everything going on around us that change is a constant variable and it never fails in allowing us to evolve and to progress. So much so that I can say that I would not be content with things staying the same. Every day is a new city and a new set of beautiful faces I may have the pleasure of meeting. It’s magnificent.

You see, when I was growing I up I went to 6 schools in 2 different countries so this life style that I like to call ‘Pick up n’ go’ is all that I know.

It’s strange to think that even though I have bounced around my whole life, I have managed to be successful. I know that there are a million reasons in the form of people outside of my control that have contributed to this but I also know that without the burning fire that is the drive to obtain my goals, none of this would be a reality.

I look at it like this, at 21 I am not only fortunate enough to be employed and self sufficient but I am doing so by the wildest means, via a dream. I have the opportunity to play music each and every day of my life. I have the opportunity to see more than I could have ever imagined and at such a ripe age. I have the opportunity to meet and experience the cultures of thousands of people all over the world. These thoughts of realization and appreciation are kept closest to my heart and in return they encourage me to never give up. Never allow anyone to tell you that you are unable to do what you put your mind to. This may ring cliche but I assure you that it has been proven to me time and time again.

And that is my little rant for the day.

- Shaant

Previous Diary Entries:
Day 10
Day 6
Day 3
Day 1