Well, as far as I know, this is my last outdoor show of the summer. Although I'm sorry to see the folk festival/outdoor show thing go away for a while, I'm all set for some cozy indoor shows.

After an hour drive, I got to Mike and Kelly's at around 9:30 Monday morning. We rallied up the kids and hit the road to Toronto by half past ten. Despite some traffic slowdowns, we still managed to make it to beaches (off Lakeshore Blvd.) by 1:30. That still gave us a half an hour; unfortunately, there was very little parking available. We eventually found a spot and rushed to Kew Gardens, which is near the water, and sports a large gazebo where the band before Moxy was just finishing up.

There were a lot of people there, and finding a place to sit was no small feat. Moxy came on a little past two and played a short, forty minute set. The crowd seemed to enjoy it, but Moxy was not brought back for an encore. Some Mix 99.9 guys came up to sing along during "Get in the Car", but the radio station did not interview Moxy like they did the band that preceded Fruvous.

After the set, Moxy was at an HMV tent signing autographs, etc... I met up with Sharilyn, Katie, Zac, Melissa, Rosemary, and others there. There was quite a long line for Fruvous, but we jumped right in and after a while I got to say my hellos to the guys. Marcus' wrist is looking better every day, and Jude was there, stamping cards, and chatting with fans.

We finally headed back to the car and left Toronto around four. We managed to avoid and traffic problems on the way back, so we got back into Buffalo by 6:30. I, of course, sped home in my usual unlawful way, and made it back to Rochester by 7:30.

I think I'm definitely ready for the upcoming fall and winter shows. Longer sets, less crowds. It's been a fun summer. Falconridge was excellent, and I think it was much easier for all us fruheads to get together for these long weekend shows. I think I'm definitely ready for a change of pace, however. See you all soon!!

From Katie:

Well, once again I made the day trek to Toronto. My mom and I got in at about 10:40, but decided to get some shoes before we headed down to the Beaches. After a whirl-winded stop at WORLD OF SHOES (one of my favorite stores) we headed on down to Kew Gardens.

We weren't sure where to go, so some nice man pointed us in the right direction, and gave us his parking space. =)

Kew Gardens is BIG! and the boardwalk is LONG! But I found it, and found Rosemary in the ENDLESS sea of people. After capalsquating (sp, means chilling) with her an Fiona a few, I went to find FOOD. To myself I said "Früvous is here." and turned around. POOF! there they were, much to my pleasure, since I wasn't sure they'd make it. (FYI: the plane from Minnesota didn't come in till 12pm. and they were scheduled for 2pm.)

After about an hour of endless searching, I spotted Chris O'Malley, and bounded over to him to say hello. My place sitting on the hill was in nice view of the stage, but I spotted Sharilyn and Jenifer down front, so I skipped off to join them. Früvous came on after being announced by a terrible announcer. but that’s ok. They opened with Peace of mind, then went into Get in the Car, where 2 men from "Mix 99.9" (that station was the sponsor of the whole event) joining in the singing. Actually, they took Murray's MIC! so he had to try to cram between them (one was a VERY large man) to sing his part, and play bass in the tiny space they allotted him. What a trooper. =) After Get in the Car I believe came Michigan Militia, which the keyboard wouldn't work for. A comment was made about how Mike can do ANYTHING with this voice, so he did a quick number, and then they did the "Fast Machine" thing with the banjo. After that the keyboard still wasn't working, so they did without it. At some point they did YWGTTM, I don’t remember when. I think I have sun stroke =). I think now came KoS/GE&H/#9. Heheee. After GE&H you can totally tell when Jian is gonna start with the kickdrum, and thus go duhn duhn duhn right in time, and be perfectly in time when he starts. No encores. Actually, the cheering was minimal, as MANY people were there for Great Big Sea, and some members from Blue Rodeo. The set was short too, about 40 minute, but DEFIANTLY worth the drive.

Oh, this was weird, that guy, Hamil on trial, or something (the opener from the Irving Plaza show in NYC) was there, taking pictures. I said LOOK! It's that guy, Hamil on Trial, and he turned and gave Sharilyn and I the weirdest grin. He's sweet, I guess it's just his music that’s evil. (OK, that was low, but Shar's said worse.)

After all was said and done I met up with everyone at the HMV tent, and chatted for awhile. The guys, once again, had a signing line. I think those things are habit forming, and they SUCK! I waited in line with Mary (from Pittsburgh) since my mom wanted to head out, and I wanted to say my hellos. Hello's said, I took to Queen East St. to try and find my car. I ran into Marcus on the way, and asked him how the flight was. He mentioned that a few things got broken =( bummer. The walk back to your car is ALWAYS longer, cus there is nothing to look forward to once you get there.

• The guys on stage
  Thanks to Chris and Maureen Walsh for these:
• At the end of the set
• During the radio interview after the show
• At the HMV signing booth after the show

• Chatter
  • An announcer talks about how Moxy just came in from Minneapolis and how YWGTTM woke up the shuttle.
  • Jian and the guys spend some time getting ready.
  • Dave shows off his "busted accordion".
  • Mike intros the band: In a show that represents a big kickoff for all of those heading into Malvern (sp?) collegiate heading into grade 9, we present Moxy Fruvous!
• Peace of Mind (Brand New Disc)
  • "people cutting back on Loblaw's dressing"
  • "Oooh, captialism, what a horrible thing, but please buy our brand new disc!"

• B.J. Don't Cry
  • Jian, during the drum intro: It's labour day, we have one job to do! There's no room for passivity! What's another word for passivity?
  • Mike: Languishness.
  • Jian, before the song kicks in: Somebody, somebody, somebody scream!!
  • "hooka and a brush"
  • Mike uses his megaphone during the "Now on the street..." section.
  • "every Thursday hit the Roxy"
  • "looked like a member of the play 'Rent' (??)...but he'd rather be jammin' in the beer tent!"
• Chatter
  • Jian talks about using one of the artists' porta-potties and how it was totally clean.
  • Murray: They can be a little hot, though.
  • Jian invites some 'special guests' on stage, some local radio guys who have been playing Fruvous, and they sing along during the next song.
• Get in the Car
• Chatter
  • Jian: Some people say there's no where to go; there's no future.
  • Dave: The moon is where we're all going.
• You Will Go to the Moon
• Chatter
  • Jian: Thank you, Canadians, local beach dwellers, and drunks.
  • Jian explains how the coming song is getting a lot of radio play in the states.
  • Jian: It's always good when Canadians write about the U.S.
  • Jian: Like 'Constant Craving'.
  • Dave: Ace Ventura.
  • Jian notices a passing streetcar.
  • Mike: Is the streetcar back?
  • Mike can't get the keyboard to work.
  • Jian: Well, we'll do it without the keyboard.
  • The band does a quick musical tease sparked from not getting the keyboard to work.
  • Dave goes into a tease of "All Night Long" on the banjo while Mike tries to get the keyboard working.
  • Mike: I can sing the solo.
• Michigan Militia
  • As promised, Mike sings the keyboard solo.
• Chatter
  • Jian: One thing about the beach is, there's a lot of food.
• Johnny Saucep'n
• Chatter
  • Jian brings a 'very special guest star' on stage, and asks the audience whether it's a bunch of Toronto personalities.
  • Mike: Here comes the story about a guy who likes to hang out with Jacqueline at the Harris filtration plant, the King of Spain!
• King of Spain
  • Murray, during the intro: This guy knows how to party!
  • "It's laissez-faire, I'm not wearing underwear"
  • Dave, before the epilogue: Nine out of ten dentists want to know the epilogue.
  • Murray: Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?
  • Jian: The crowd seems luke-warm, King.
• Green Eggs & Ham
  • During "Not the Beatles", Jian: This is like a Mix crowd, there's a lot of left over hippies here and stuff.
  • Jian: They wrote all those famous songs, Break on Through to the Other Side...
  • Mike sings a snippet of a Great Big Sea song.

• Chatter
  • Jian thanks the crowd for coming, thanks Mix 99, and tells the crowd they need to get up.
  • Jian: Get on up!
• Love Potion #9 Medley
  • Ohio, Stayin' Alive, Jungle Boogie riff, Who Will Save Your Soul?, Love Shack, "I'm heartbroken, she's outspoken, that's the kind of love to keep my love life rollin'", You Oughtta Know, "Would she go down on Meredith Brooks, that bitch?"
  • "I got some news and I just can't fake it, Great Big Sea is gonna perform naked."

Some other tidbits from the performance include:

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