Whirlwind

What a crazy weekend we've had! One of Keith's former students, Theo Thams, is a finalist in the Canadian Idol contest, so throughout the summer Keith has had calls and interviews with various media. On Friday Theo came to perform at the local fair and CTV asked Keith if he would come to say a few words and then do an interview with them after. If Theo makes it to the top 3, which he should, then you'll see footage of the concert and probably a sound bite (sp?) from Keith. It was supposed to be a surprise to Theo that Keith was there, so we were ushered in a special gate and put in an air conditioned trailer until it was time to go out. Afterwards, traffic was stopped for us to get out again- I may be ruined for regular parking from now on!


A great crowd came out to support the local boy!



On Saturday evening we headed back to Whoop Up days, this time for a completely different cultural event. My sister's fiance is currently in the running to make the CFR, and was competing in the steer wrestling event. Once again we had some privileged access as we got to watch the rodeo from where the competitors & their families did. The bleachers were nothing to write home about (except maybe to complain), but the view was up close and personal. At one point, we were almost hit by bull snot. Isn't that just what you wanted to imagine?

Somewhere in the middle of all that, Keith also finished working on his composition for the new Hockey Night in Canada Theme and uploaded it to the CBC website. You can listen to it by going to cbc.ca and following the links to the Anthem Challenge and searching for "Aim High".