On this particular afternoon, Dave Rotundo, Jerome's regular Rex co-hort, re-joined Jerome after being away in Mexico for a time.
When Godboo & Rotundo play the Rex, you best get there real early. The place gets PACKED; much foot stomping and hooting 'n' hollerin' goes on. Good times.
On this particular Saturday (June 21, 2008), we arrived late and ended up asking a couple of ladies if we could join them at their table, the table all the way in back next to the kitchen. Little did we know...
This is Jerome's Godboo's (now) mother-in-law. (At the time of this contribution, Jerome and her daughter, Jane, were engaged). We became part of the extended family, sharing that table with them. Jane showed up, and Jerome came back to chat between sets. Wonderful folks.
After Godboo & Rotundo, we moved a little closer to the stage and started up a conversation with the people sitting beside us. They were staying in Toronto to learn English, and they were very happy to get tips and suggestions from us on places to go, things to see, and bands to catch in the coming weeks.
Her blog, mentioned here, is http://100fronteira.zip.net/
Check it out! Some great photos of Toronto. Brush up on your Portuguese.
This couple, I believe, were sitting on the other side of us. It was the week of the Toronto Jazz Festival (I will stifle any commentary, being someone who grew up and went to University in Montreal, a city with a PHENOMENAL Jazz Festival...... biting my tongue........) and Margaret contributed her ticket stub from the previous evening's performance by Dr. John.
I can't recall the difference of opinion about the bass player, but I do remember the bass player, a beautiful young woman (her photo is on a poster on the east wall near the front). Women bass players, and really young bass players are both fairly rare and unusual occurences at The Rex. I remember thinking she was very engaging.
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