Archives: May-August 2007
PARTY PRIVÉ - Clarence
Creek - le 25 août 2007
HELIUM s’est présenté à Clarence Creek samedi dernier
pour célébrer le 40iemme anniversaire d’une femme chaleureuse au nom de Josée. Croyez que c’était le party le
mieux organisé où nous nous sommes présentés !
Les organisateurs nous ont installés dans le plein air sur
un lot parfait, couvert d’une grande toile. Heureusement les orages prévus se sont calmées par le temps que l’on
a débuté le spectacle. Josée a longtemps souhaitée avoir un party de ce genre et s’est sentie tout à fait honorée d’avoir
un groupe musical présent à cette occasion. Elle a certainement une grande famille et un bon nombre d’ami(es).
HELIUM a pu profiter du souper, ainsi qu’à l’ouverture
des cadeaux, à la présentation des photos et finalement aux feux d’artifices. Même, que l’on aurait pu se baigner
dans le lac tout près mais le restant de l’action nous a gardé agréablement occupé.
Durant le spectacle, à notre surprise, nous avons remarqué
une p’tite fille âgée de 4 ans nommée Jenna Rose, dansé sans arrêt. C’était tellement spécial de la voir aller
qu’elle a mis un sourire permanent à nos lèvres. Tellement cute !
En effet, on a tous passé une soirée formidable. Nous aimerions
remercier en particulier, Louis et Sylvie, Dominic, Kim et Eric, Fernand et Pauline Martel, Mario, Hélène, ainsi que Martin
pour leur accueil et leur aide à la réalisation de ce party. Très bonne gang et on espère pouvoir travailler avec eux dans
le futur.
Passez un bel été et à la prochaine !
ATKINSON'S SPORTS
BAR - Shawville - August 24, 2007
This was HELIUM’s first visit to this nice little bar.
We were invited to play for a Stag and Doe Party. The drive up wasn’t as bad as we figured. We made good timing and
even let an undecided/confused deer cross the road.
The staff
welcomed us very nicely and reassured us that we weren’t limited to play only country hits. What a relief! Our set fit
the stag party very well and we’re glad everyone had a good time. HELIUM wishes Derrick and Kim a wonderful wedding
on September 15th and the best of romance. We also congratulate all of those who won prizes as part of the 50/50 draw. Hope
the winners take caution with the alcoholic beverages they received. Can we have some too please?!
We’d like to say thank you once again to staff: Johnny K., Ruth, Amanda, Jody and George for an exceptional greeting,
and Keith, Shane, Jeff, Rick & Sue, Chantal, Marie and the pretty little blond Crazy Train lady for adding some
significance to our evening.
HELIUM has been rescheduled at Atkinson’s for October 19th. Indeed, we’ll mingle again soon. Until then....
PRIVATE PARTY - Alexandria
- August 18, 2007
We had ourselves another grand ol’ time in the great
outdoors this past Saturday. You could describe this private party as "unique". The stage was set up in some kind of log cabin/tree
house thing, which made things a little awkward but fun. The open field allowed our sound to linger a long way. Very neat!
It became rather cool throughout the evening, enough for us
to tolerate our jackets. The glowing bomb fire allowed all guests to keep warm. It was nice to see them all huddled together.
Would have been cool to have had some marshmallows or something while they were at it!
We’d like to thank Jake Massey for inviting us to play
his party. We believe he had himself a ball figuring out his new sound board. He’s thinking of making this an annual
event. Perhaps HELIUM will drop by again next year. Let us know Jake!
More thanks to JF, Melissa, Corrine, Cody, Mike and the rest
of the gang for adding some pep to the evening in their own way. Mike, we believe you forgot your boxers on stage!!! Great
laughs! Take care gang.
PRIVATE PARTY - Carp
- August 11, 2007
HELIUM was
geared up to play another outdoor event this fine Saturday. The weather was very
permitting. This party had various purposes; three birthdays, one wedding anniversary
and the conclusion to an afternoon Car Rally.
Our set-up
was absolutely awesome as we had the whole backyard deck to ourselves…well except for the occasional dog. We were quite impressed with the piece of land in which this event was held. The home owner totally scored on this one! Basically, this
was an all-ages party. HELIUM ensured on having some Green Day and Evanescence
to keep the young children content. Kids matter too! We brought in a good mix as we always try to do. No troubles. Everyone had the fun they deserved.
The meal
was splendid! There were many different kinds of salads, some hotdogs, veggie
platters and lots of cake. What got us was the beef. After roasting all day long on the rack, you can bet it was out of this world! It’s totally worth fussing about. We’d be shocked
if there had been any leftovers.
HELIUM thanks
Chris and Nathalie Love for making us part of this fabulous occasion. We appreciate
the great hospitality. It’s always a treat to have a change of scene from
the bars. Again, we wish a Happy B-Day to Chris, Ken and Pinner, as well as a
Happy Anniversary to James and Connie. We should also mention and thank our happy
adolescent helper Alicia. She kept us entertained on her end and was quite good
at getting us beverages and any tool we needed. Sweet girl and always eager to
help. Merci beaucoup chick pea.
We might
be lucky enough to hit this location again for Halloween. Yep, there’s
another party in the making. Perhaps we’ll see the gang again in October. Thanks a whole lot people and enjoy the rest of your summer
BAR ÉLÉGANCE - Buckingham
- les 3-4 août 2007
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Cette fin de semaine, en particulier, nous était tout à fait
spéciale puisqu’on célébrait les anniversaires de 2 membres du groupe. Brigitte, le vendredi, et Bob le samedi.
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L’Elégance n’avait aucune objection au ‘partys’
prévus!
C’était, en effet, une fin de semaine chargée. Plusieurs
ami(es) se sont présentés, et certains par surprise. Notre chère partenaire en crime, Linda, est descendue de Montréal, s’assurant
de ne pas manquer l’action. Elle nous a donné un bon coup de main avec le système de son et pour la récompenser, on
a insisté qu’elle monte sur scène avec nous pour en chanter quelques unes. Très bonne job sur Maudit Bordel et
Just Like Jesse James. Merci encore la grande ! On s’amuse tout le temps en ta présence.
En plus de cela, notre chère amie, Patti, nous a présenté au
grand Gaétan. Ce gars était tout à fait ‘primé’ avec sa guitare en mains pour nous jouer un peu de Blues et une
version aggressive de Rocky Mountain Way. Les gars ont apprécié l’accompagner et le laisser faire son affaire.
Un grand ‘fun’ !
Les ‘clics’ de Brigitte et Bob se sont prouvés
assez nombreux et ‘loud’ toute la fin de semaine. Ils aimeraient tous les deux remercier Martin, Pat, Frank Moose
et France, Hélène et Luc, Bruce, Wendy et Marc du groupe Goodwill ainsi que Céline, Véronique, Paul, Norm, Luc #2, Nick, Martine, Johnny, Jo, Francine, Lucie et André-Anne.
Croyez que vous avez tous mis un sourire à leur visage. Ils n’oublieront jamais ces merveilleuses soirées.
Un autre merci au grand chum de Bob, Robert D., d’avoir
partagé ses Calines de Blues et sa version de Smoke on the Water sur scène avec nous. Ca fait longtemps qu’on
l’achale de se défouler avec HELIUM. On a senti son ‘rush’ et sommes fiers.
Un gros merci à Véronique Larose (Nika) pour la
contribution de ses photos (voir l'album photo).
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Le Bar Elégance nous a prouvé chaleureux une deuxième
fois et nous aimeriont souhaiter la clientèle et staff : Julie, Alain, Stéphanie, Véro, Hélène, Big Den, Boucer Pat ainsi
que DJ Louis un excellent été et leur remercier de nouveau. On adore travailler avec vous et sommes anxieux de vous revoir
très bientôt. A la prochaine !
BOOMERS SPORTS BAR - Prescott- July
27-28, 2007
Our 2nd visit to Boomers was long awaited. Our "welcome back"
was ever so special. The staff had prepared some advertisement by creating HELIUM posters of their own. This is the first
time a venue has done this kind of thing for us. We absolutely loved how the posters looked, that we grabbed ourselves a bunch
to keep as souvenirs. Nice work Donna!
We had a good ol’ time rockin’ away on the
marvelous stage as we usually do. Our rock classic selections kept the people moving.
We especially liked keeping up with Brian and Rick’s
song requests all night long on Saturday. They kept shouting them out, and we kept fulfilling! It was practically a dare game.
We met a lot of interesting people and enjoyed catching up
with some faces whom we had met the last time. It’s nice to be remembered.
Big thanks to Gary and Heather, Shelby, Tammy, Kathleen,
B-day girl Joanne, Brazeau, Jimmy (the pest), Johnny, Jo and the Shakespeare Acting Team for coming out and partying in the
heat with us. Of course, we all had a well-deserved good time.
HELIUM also enjoyed chatting with the staff. Thanks to Tracy,
Mélanie, Chris and Laurie for expressing how happy they were to see us back. We liked the food and appreciate their courtesy.
Boomers is a fun, no bullsh*t, kinda place. We’ll gladly
go back anytime!
O'SHACK VILLAGE - Clarence
Creek - July 21, 2007
Helium s'est produit au festival de O'Shack à
Clarence Creek samedi dernier et quel plaisir ce fut d'y être invité. Quel endoit magnifique ce village.
La température était de notre côté en plus de jouer à l'extérieur dans un endroit féérique de ce village
enchanteur. Ce fut une soirée exceptionnelle avec un peu plus de 300 personnes qui y ont participé. Un excellent party croyez-moi.
Nous tenons à remercier Fern et Lisa de nous avoir invité
à faire la musique. Un merci spécial à Sonny et Richard pour leur aide ainsi qu'aux autres membes du "staff".
http://www.oshack.ca/
Salutations et un remerciement spécial à Paul Lauzon,
Céline et aux autres personnes qui ont pris des photos. Un grand merci à Johnnyman, le cinquième membre de Helium, pour sa
contribution continuelle et son support exceptionel envers la band, sans lui on se sentirait assez nu par moment.
Salut à nos ami(e)s André Lauzon ainsi que la
gang en cuir, Joanna la Gazins..., Martin, Eric Rico S., Pat,
Schnupp, Luc G, Eric Q, Mike et Tina, Mario et Annik, Julie, Chantale,
Paul, Angie (celle qui a dansé sur la scène avec nous) ainsi qu'à
tous les "bikers" pour leurs grognements de moto. C'était assez
exceptionnel.
Remerciements à Mark, Lisa, Rob et Cheryl pour
leur bons commentaires envers le groupe.
JP Lauzon voudrait remercier ses 2
frères d'avoir été là, surtout André que je ne vois pas souvent, ça m'a fait plaisir
de jouer pour toi.... merci Claude Schnupp, c'était trippant te t'avoir vu et jazer
avec toi, ta Blonde Joanne aussi... merci aux frères Lemieux, ça été le fun vous voir aussi
et ALAIN merci pour ta bière à la fin du show, ta Bleu était bonne et frette !!! Et un Gros Merci Spécial à Pete
(W.S.) Chenier de Rockland pour les 2 pics de guitares !!! :-)
Le party fut vraiment un succès et Lisa et Fern nous
ont demandé de jouer de nouveau pour leur deuxième festival qui aura lieu samedi le 22 septembre 2007.
Au plaisir de vous y voir tous et toutes.
ALBUM PHOTO
ATLANTIC HOTEL - Alexandria
- July 20, 2007
Things
seem to be quieter at the Atlantic during the summer. This Friday’s show
was tame but still rockin’.
We were very
content to have our good friends Brent and Chloe drop by for their HELIUM fix. Of
course, they didn’t want to party alone, so they invited some friends to which we were introduced.
Thanks
again to Nancy, Julie, Dan and Stephane for tagging along. It was very nice meeting
you and please be reassured that you each brought an extra edge to our evening. Others
who contributed to this “edge” are Simon, Lauzon and the gang.
What a great bunch of guys. Cheers!
The
staff exercised courtesy as they usually do. We always enjoy catching up with
them. After 2 years of performing at the Atlantic, HELIUM considers them all
as friends. Hellos and thanks again to Richard, Bridget, Myriam, Meagan and Max.
We
hope that everyone is enjoying their summer. HELIUM awaits their next invitation
to Alexandria. Can’t wait to go back.
PRIVATE GOLF PARTY
- Cardinal - July 14, 2007
HELIUM performed for a full house of golfers this past Saturday.
Cardinal celebrated its 5th annual Golf Tournament. We were expecting to see lots of plaid pants and white hats, but even
the folks of this small village know how to keep up with style.
As we arrived, the aroma of BBQ’d steak lingered in the
air. Mmm!!! A mouth-watering tease! The music began after the succulent meal and prize give-aways. Some of these prizes were
absolutely hilarious. Congrats to all of the winners. More congrats to Bernie’s team for achieving the highest score.
Golf pros indeed!
HELIUM rocked out once again and even had the pleasure of welcoming
2 staff members up on stage with us. Paul made his regular appearance, while Caroline delivered a fantastic Rocky Mountain
Way. Both were such a blast all evening long.
It was a wonderful party and we applaud all of those involved
in its organization. We also wanna take advantage and say one more hello to Mary Lou, Smiley Rob, Joanne, Jen, Missy, Bear,
Glen, Green Jesus, lovely Patti, crazy dancing dude and the girls, and the rest of the regulars we might have missed. We tip
our hats to singing Steve as well, for jamming some country tunes on his acoustic guitar after the show. This party would
not have been the same without each and every one of you. What a good time! Thanks folks…let’s do this again next
year.
HUXLEY'S ON MAIN - Renfrew
- June 22-23, 2007
HELIUM was priviledged to play its first venue in Renfrew
this past weekend. We were introduced to Huxley's on Main.
The lovely owner, Tina, along with her excellent staff: Jazmin,
Shawna, Steve Miller (his real name) and James ensured on a pleasant welcome. How we appreciate that!
We really enjoyed the stage set-up by the window as well
as the awesome resonnance for sound within the establishment. HELIUM felt right at home. Huxley's patrons
definitely showed their appreciation to us. They're truly a wild and active bunch.
We especially applaud Tabatha, Terri-Lynn and the girls for
keeping up a dance marathon on both nights. We kept them too busy for them to even sit down.
Some of our friends and followers from Ottawa were able to
make it in as well. Salutes to Dave, Judy, Claude, Wayne and Gaye. HELIUM loyals never cease to impress us!
It was great to have them travel the hour and some minutes to come see us.
We also got a kick from the boys of the "Half Cut" band who
treated our show like we were playing a stadium. Waving their fists in the air with some occasional devil horn signs.
HELIUM tripped on them as much as they tripped on us. They also gave us the loudest "encore" request ever! Rock
n' roll ain't noise pollution to these guys for sure!
Other significant people we should mention for making our
weekend even better are Lisa, Gerald, Earl, Ron and Stephanie. Thanks again for such strong support and encouragement.
We enjoyed your company.
Yep! A wonderful weekender gig! HELIUM intends
on returning to this location in the near future. Hopefully, the new friends we made will be there next time.
It'd be a shame if we couldn't see them again. Take care gang...we'll see you soon.
FINNIGAN'S PUB - Ottawa
- June 15, 2007
O.K…so
we thought last weekend’s gig was muggy and unbearable. No way! Not comparable to what we experienced this time! For those
who know Finnigan’s Pub, they are aware of its interior design and capacity to retain humidity and heat (especially in the loft). They’d also be aware
of the many stairs necessary to ascend while unloading. Not always an easy task! Nevertheless, it remains one of our favorite venues.
We think
Brigitte overheated herself again! If it hadn’t been for Bob’s lucky
towel and lots of water, Bri would have most likely blinded herself with the drips of her own sweat or certainly dehydrated. JP’s guitar shone from condensation, making it extra slippery
for him to glide from fret to fret. No issue for him though. Flo was his mellow self as usual! These are familiar things
to any musician, but I tell ya…it really hit us TENFOLD! HELIUM pulled
it off though…not a prob!
Special thanks
to Annick for volunteering to do some background vocal work with us on Tracy Chapman.
Sweet chick!
Some more
thanks go out to our friends Ben, Cassidy, Paul, Marty, Jessie, Glen, Denis, Collette, Marc L., Schnupp, Ken and Nancy, Jo
and Joelle, Francine, Stacey and Roundcat, James, Newfie Glen, Christine, Big Dave, Johnnyman, Scott and Nat. HELIUM definitely has the best of friends!
We applaud
and send some more congrats out to André and Rachelle for announcing their wedding date scheduled in less than a month. Best of luck and happiness to the nice couple.
The Pub staff
continues to do an awesome job. We love them all!
Can’t help it! With all that said…it was another great time. We’ll probably visit Finn’s again sometime in the Fall. Keep watching for us and take care ‘til then.
PHATTY KATS - Cornwall
- June 9, 2007
The unloading of our van was a sticky process indeed.
Luckily the Phatty Kats is equipped with good ol' A/C and the staff is consistent at keeping us hydrated. Huge
thanks to Lisa, Tammy and Dennis for them refreshments. Being paired up to work with DJ Phatty is also a big plus.
We coordinate our things well together and each respect what he gives of himself to his people. Thumbs up dude!
How joyful were we to see our good loyal friends Brent and
Chloe drive in from Alexandria to party with us. Better yet…they brought us a birthday party. Happy birthday
to Bernadine once again. HELIUM admires how she got up on the dance floor despite having a crutch in hand. Hope
she heals quickly. More hellos and thanks to her gang Blane, Tonia and Brenda as well. Such party enthusiasts!
Also, we mustn’t forget our 2nd birthday girl, Andrea.
She kept busy dancing all night and keeping her distance from the mean “butt grabber” outside. LOL
She had fun and we’re glad we could help.
Some last nods to Amy, Chris, Sasha and friends for giving
us awesome feedback on our song selections. It’s good to see that you can never go wrong with a Metal hit from
time to time. Oh, and, same goes for Jeffrey. We hope that our rendition of your song request was to your liking.
Rest assure, HELIUM had another great evening! ‘Til
next time.
PARTY PRIVÉ - Gatineau
- 2 juin, 2007
Quel
beau party privé. Au moins 100 personnes étaient présentes pour célébrer les 50 ans d’une des Sistas :
Sylvie.
Le thème de ce party était la musique. On a eu
droit à une interprétation d’une chanson de Neil Young Comes a Time ainsi que le fameux Hôtel California
avec 7 guitaristes, un bongiste, un pianiste et un chanteur.
Par la suite un groupe de 4 jeunes Gatinois
"Les Voyous" a réchauffé la salle en
interprétant 9 chansons francophones. Ce groupe n’était composé que depuis seulement 3 mois et a réussi à soulever la
foule. Une très belle chimie ressortait du groupe. Nous pressentons que ce groupe ira très loin.
HELIUM a enfin clôturé la soirée en faisant
danser la foule au son de notre musique rock. Sébastien, le batteur du groupe Les Voyous s’est joint à HELIUM
en accompagnant à la guitare, notre lead J-P avec 4 chansons qu’il avait choisies. Un autre jeune talentueux. La relève se prépare et pour le mieux.
La
foule a été des plus extraordinaire, l’ambiance était de la fête. Merci à tous pour la belle
réception et l’accueil chaleureux à notre groupe.
Un merci très spécial aux personnes
impliquées dans la préparation de ce superbe party dont : Daniel, l’instigateur, Céline, Véronique, Irène et Sébastien
pour tous les petits secrets en arrière scène, ainsi qu’à J.P. pour la coordination musicale. On espère être invité pour le 60e.
Joyeux anniversaire chère Sylvie!
AUBERGE SUR LE LAC - St.
Pierre de Wakefield - May 25-26, 2007
Notre première visite à l'Auberge
sur le Lac était toute une expérience. Nous adorons faire le “party” du coté Québecois .Les gens semblent
plus “wild” et quoi de mieux que de jouer avec la vue du lac à nos cotés.
Nous étions sensé jouer seulement le vendredi soir, mais
suite à plusieurs demandes des gens présents, le propriétaire ne pouvais ignorer les souhaits de sa clientèle et a insisté
que l'on complète la fin de semaine parmi eux.
Notre répertoire du vendredi était assez agressif. On l'a
tous senti ! Il faisait tellement chaud, on croyait que tout le monde avait fièvre. Ouais, la fièvre du “Rock”!
Même la nature s'est permise de se mettre à l'aise…Brigitte s'est battue avec trois Junebugs gigantesques.
Pas grave… les gens on trouvé cela assez comique.
Un gros merci a J.C. et John du groupe Random ainsi
que leur conjointe d'avoir passé la soirée avec nous. Aussi à nos ami(e)s Liette, Patti, André, Ben, Remi, Dan du groupe Alloid,
Pierrette et Jean-Paul, Justine, Nathalie, Hélène, Johnny, Joe, Terry, Marie-Eve et Jim.
Le samedi fut une touche plus calme, malgré que la danse
était aussi active que la soirée précédente. HELIUM était honoré d'être parmi ceux et celles qui célébraient l'anniversaire
de George ainsi que d'annoncer un anniversaire de mariage de 17 ans. Félicitations, encore une fois, à Andy et Joanne.
D'autres gros merci a nos ami(e)s Denise, Marc, Bob, Serge,
Joanne, Martine, Sandra, Martin, Pat, etc. La liste ne finit plus. Il ne faut également ne pas oublier le personnel de l'Auberge:
Ron, Diane et Louise. Ayez confiance que HELIUM a vraiment savouré son séjour à votre établissement et espère revenir dans
un proche futur. On espère y retourner avant que l'été se termine. A la prochaine et d'ici la, prenez soin de vous !
RED DOOR LOUNGE - Moose
Creek - May 19, 2007
All the excitement over The Sens eliminating Buffalo and moving forward into the Stanley Cup Finals reigned in the air all evening
long. You could even see random people swaying away their Sens flags on the highways. Very pleasant to see. We’re all
so proud.
HELIUM is glad that the game set the
mood right and prepared our guests in consequence for a rock party. We enjoyed
watching Helen and Joe shake their stuff on the dance floor and for initiating others to come up. No one has hippy-styled danced for us in a long time. So cool!
John
made us laugh with his HE-LI-UM chant again but we do feel bad that his wife Louise couldn’t come out this
time. We’ll catch up with her next time.
We also appreciated how Mel, Gay and Wayne made us part of their long weekend. Right
on that you caught the entire show.
Salutes to the staff
once again: Bryan, Sharon, Leah and Lorraina.
Please trust that HELIUM had themselves another great time and we hope to see you again…in the Fall perhaps. Keep in touch!
PHATTY KATS - Cornwall
- May 11, 2007
We
hadn’t seen our Cornwall friends since last December. It was awesome to
catch up.
HELIUM was pleased to share the work night with DJ Phatty and we’re pleased to hear that he’s gonna
be sticking with them Friday nights for another while.
Stay put bud! You belong
at The Kats!
All in all it was a nice, innocent, rockin’ night. Our ballads
continue to attract the lovely couples to the dance floor. Lots of cuddles going
on and it’s sure nice to see.
Our friends Lisa and Eric from the O’Shack popped in for a quick visit. So cool for them to drop by.
Thanks to the wonderful Phatty Kats staff: Dennis, Lisa, Claude, Kevin and Tammy (whom we hadn’t
met yet) HELIUM always has a great time when we visit. We’re scheduled again in early June. If’ you’re in the area, be sure not to miss us. Ciao!
ATLANTIC HOTEL
- Alexandria - May 4, 2007
After only one week, HELIUM hit the Atlantic Hotel
stage once again. Unfortunate circumstances prevented the originally booked project to perform. We gladly accepted
to fill in.
HELIUM members had themselves a great time as they
usually do. Our buddy Barb from St-Isidore joined us on stage and belted out a few. We felt like we only teazed
him as he could have surely went on and done the rest of the show with us. What a powerful voice!
Our pal Brent made his regular visit. We're
glad he's still stalking us but unfortunately his partner in crime couldn't make it out this weekend. Tell Chloe we
now have her coordinates and hope to catch her next time!
We also feel that we should mention how moved we were
by Jimmy's display of appreciation towards our rendition of Jean Batailleur. I hear that he had chills all
over! Thanks man...and don't forget to meet us at Timmie's later!
HELIUM thanks all who came out and partied with us
these past 2 Fridays. Kudos to the friendly staff as well: Richard, Jamie, Bridget, Roxanne, Meagan and doorman
Randy. See the gang again in July.
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