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It was a long drive out to Quadra and the upcoming show was a bit of a mystery. Anticipating the trek, our benefactor a singularly wealthy man, Stu assured me provided us with accommodation in Parksville at the V.I.P. Hotel (said his email). After the long, arduous process of zeroing in on the address, we discovered that there had been an error. It was actually the V.I.P. Motel a bit of a misnomer as there wasn t anything remotely V.I.P. disney world discounted hotels and tickets about it. We would later discover to our grim amusement that the name was actually the Vancouver Island Parksville Motel . Ha ha. Yes. Very funny.
As there was only one bed, I spent an uncomfortable night on the floor and Stu spent it wracked with guilt over getting the only bed. So, both disenchanted and horrendously sleep deprived, we made our way for Quadra the next morning.
The venue was a 100-year-old seaside inn, and the show was to take place on the front yard overlooking a pebbly stretch of beach. Arriving bleary-eyed and behind schedule, we were immediately accosted by a mob of men sporting the same aggressively vibrant yellow and orange tie-dyed t-shirts. Clearly unable to pick our employer out of the company, Stu tactfully addressed the entire group, disney world discounted hotels and tickets asking where to put the equipment. Scanning the clusters of people on the lawn, it soon became apparent to me that they were all in the same t-shirt. It was surreal and I was confused. Then it dawned on me that this was one of those Family Reunions you hear about a big, massively extended, family reunion disney world discounted hotels and tickets not a rock concert at all. I could see the same thing had occurred to Stu, who previously had visions of three stages, multiple bands and raging crowds. Nevertheless, being professionals, we got right to work.
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It became obvious early on that the whole family had money. They had the entire inn and marina booked and new guests would arrive by yacht periodically, their t-shirts, worn like uniforms, visible for miles off- shore.
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