History was made in Toronto this past Saturday, June 6.  That was when me, Sean Ward, yours truly, joined the band to shake a tambourine as a member of Wildlife for their performance at Whippersnapper Gallery.

“Damn, Sean! You’re really into it!”

I’m ‘in the pocket’, as they say in the business.

Rare views from the stage…

Gotta love that exclusive Custom Album Art…. a seanward.net specialty…

With a big day that has spawned three blog posts, how surprising that I only got this one sweet picture of the happy couple! Birthday boy Derek and Julia. I think they look fantastic together, don’t you? Few things I hate more than a mismatched bullshit couple. You two stay fly now, y’hear?

Me and these ladies had a nice little dance squadron going for the preceeding band, Commandeer. Meet Caitlin, Lisa, and Danielle. They were my tambourine inspiration, watching the show from the front of the stage.

It is vital to match your tambourine to your t-shirt.

My camera was messed at this point in the night, and all of the pictures I took of Commandeer were whited out. Thanks for the pics, new Facebook friends.

You caught that the name of the venue was Whippersnapper GALLERY, right? It’s a cool place and I have never not had a really good time there. It’s a performance space, but an art gallery as well.

Here is some of the art on the walls. Who’s that in the hot air balloon on the left?

Oh hey John Lennon.

This pic was in the restroom. Not part of the exhibit.

Here are the artists, as seen from an adjacent table at Southside Louie’s before the show. The guy on the left was the painter, I think his name was Alex. They guy on the right was the photographer and I didn’t get his name. I was kind of looking forward to kickin’ it with them a little at the end of the show because they were both super cool guys but between loading out the gear and being exhausted from two nights in a row of four hours sleep and a big day of picknicking, it was not to be the case.

If either of you guys see this, get in touch and give me links to post!

Southside Louie’s on College Street between load-in and showtime would be Derek’s birthday dinner.

Who are you rappin’ at, Tim? Must be an agent or some big shot being all “Hey Tim, we need to fly you around the world for a gig” because Tim is a big star of the stage and screen.

And if the call ain’t about show business, dollars to doughnuts says that it’s about ho business.

No music was played in this bar. It was all about the Stanley Cup finals. The shouting would get quite cacophonous at times.

Oh snap, who made Tim mad????

Stimulating dinner conversation.

Happy Birthday tooooooo yoooooouuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope your birthday gig and party were fun, D.

To see the rest of Derek’s birthday festivities in High Park, check this out – Part One. Part Two.

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