In case you had not noticed, our lives seem to attract more than a little bit of the ridiculous, which seems to be magnified 10 fold with our yearly pilgrimage to the Yorkton Film Festival to pay homage to our most beloved Canadian film community. This only seems to have been made worse by the likes of Katrina German and the augment of our now Annual Road Trip from Saskatoon to Yorkton, Saskatchewan (yes, google maps says this trip is only meant to take 3 hours and 37 minutes, but when done by Kat and I, it’s epic).
Well, I am not sure who had the bright idea of asking Kat and I to pick up Yorkton Film Festival’s Golden Sheaf Beer from Paddock Wood … but let’s just say I wouldn’t be asking us. I suppose they thought with Annelise Larson and Erica Hargreave along for the ride, we’d behave ourselves. Fat chance (especially after I’d tasted the rather scrumptious brew – yes, it was 10 am, but thanks to Kat, I needed the hair of the dog)!
Now, I suppose I should state at this point that I was not driving, so a 10 am beer was perfectly acceptable. Kat, however, was, which is why she hashtagged the road trip #HowToDeliverBeerWithoutDrinkingBeerBecauseDriving, while I preferred such hashtags as #HowToDrinkBeerDeliveringAsKatDrives and #HowToMockKatAsSheIsDriving.
Here’s how it all went down:
And they’re off! Kat – 0 : Me – 1
If the question is, do we leave 6 boxes of beer behind, it is amazing how tight the space I’ll manage to fit. Kat – 0 : Me – 2
The head rush isn’t as tasty as the beer. Kat – 0 : Me – 3
Strategy Stop – if Kat leaves we still have a ride. Kat – 0 : Me – 4
Singing the Paddock Wood Blues. Kat – 0 : Me – 5
Okay Princess, you can have a beer! Kat – 1 : Me – 6
Really not too sure why Kat didn’t just hand the wheel over to Erica who thought it too early to hit the cases of beer, but then we’re not here to judge Kat’s intelligence. Especially as said intelligence thought it wise to leave three cases of beer in my room.
Kat – 1 : Me – 3 cases
PS. In Full Disclosure: As always, the opinions and thoughts shared here are our own and honest ones. We are bought out by no one. In the spirit of disclosure, it should be noted that on this trip, our expenses were paid by the Yorkton Film Festival, where we were speaking.
nomadbiba says
Wow, it looks you had a great time! Love road trips and one of the biggest reasons for not getting a driver’s license is that I always get to be the copilot and never the driver 😉 Otherwise, I’d miss all the fun! LOL
Emme Rogers says
Thanks! We did have a great time! Great strategy on the license.
Courtney Mroch says
You girls looks like you’re having SO much fun!!! Love the pics, and the one in front of the sign where one’s doing a handstand and the other’s got the bottle up? LOVE IT! Too cute!!!
Emme Rogers says
That we do Courtney. Glad to have friends like Katrina to play with.
Ayngelina says
You guys look like you are having so much fun, love the photos.
Emme Rogers says
Thanks Ayngelina. That we did. Still recovering, thanks to the concussion.
Scarlett says
LOVE THE PHOTOS!!! Especially the handstands by the sign!! I want to be there with you xxx
Emme Rogers says
Oh you would have had fun Scarlett. Katrina is a hoot!
Francis Damberger says
I made a road film mockumentary about two film makers going to their first film festival. This was in 1986. We were actually going to the Yorkton Film Fest so I loaded the trunk of this little Chev car with short ends from our first film, grabbed a camera man and a sound guy and we filmed on the way there, at the festival and around Yorkton in a blizzard, (The festival was in the late fall in those days. I played myself and the Producer character was played by my producing partner Lars Lehman. They changed the festival dates to the spring the next year. So 6 months later we screened The Road To Yorkton at the Trap Lake club house. The crowd laughed so much they missed half the jokes.It’s a very funny , quirky little film. I’ve mentioned it to the people that run the festival a couple times but I’m not sure anyone believes me. We sold the film and paid ourselves for our time. I think it would be as relevant today as it was then. I don’t know why they wouldn’t screen it for fun some time at the festival. I haven’t been back to the festival because I moved into feature films and TV drama/comedy. Anyway a piece of history that would make for a fun night.
Emme Rogers says
Loving that story Francis! And would love to see the film. How can I get my paws on a copy?
Francis Damberger says
BTW . Beer I think it was Bohemian and some Big Rock that we had brought from Edmonton, played a large role in almost every scene. I drank beer and whenever I saw a landscape or a situation I liked , I would make a scene up, we’d rehearse it, I would tweak it and then shoot it. The most freeing and fun experience that I’v ever had behind the camera…or in front of it. Not just because of the beer.
Emme Rogers says
A bit of awesome Francis! Sounds very much like Kat’s and my journey’s of the ridiculous to Yorkton.
Dibakar Bala says
That sounds like a hell lot of Fun ? Even I want to go out, but everyone’s busy ?