Another Sunday, another night of musical entertainment at the Wild Fennel on Mayne Island.  Last night’s theme was Funk night featuring Victoria’s Get Up to Get Down.

I think that funk is fun, but I wasn’t expecting to actually recognize any of the songs (beyond maybe a James Brown tribute or two), but I have to say that I was familiar with 80% of their song list that night.  GUtGD played a number of songs that I wouldn’t with an awesome bass line, a beefy horns section, and really great percussion.  Combine great music with another one of chef Steve’s great buffet dinners, and I was left a happy customer.

I love that moving to Mayne Island hasn’t led to having nowhere to go/nothing to do.  Aside from all of the parties with friends during the summer (and there’s a fair amount), events like this make living on Mayne a really great place to be.  My sister and nieces are in town from Alberta, and they had a great time too.  While there’s the inconvenience of not being able to find sugar after 5:00 PM (my wife was baking for the farmer’s market one night and ran out), I’m still a firm believer that the benefits vastly outweigh the drawbacks.

What a great night!  Thanks again Peter and Leslie, and of course Get Up to Get Down for a really fun time.

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