Eddie Alleyne, a musician from Trinidad and Tobago, who plays the steel pan drums in and around Ottawa, bringing his music to the children of Ottawa schools from time to time, came to play for Rockcliffe Flying Club members yesterday evening, under the gazebo near our Mile High barbecue. He's known as Eddie Steel-Pan, so Tony told me, Tony's own speciality being the barbecue. Last night (August 9th) he and his wife Joy offered a change from the usual burgers and hotdogs, bringing rice and peas with barbecue chicken or jerk chicken or chicken curry roti to serve. I had a substantial helping of the roti! Joy told me it had taken her all day to prepare those meals.
The moon rose as we sat at the picnic tables with our flying friends, enjoying the food and the music.
At the end of the summer we are going to have another such evening organised by Tony, when a jazz band is going to play for us. On that afternoon evening there'll be games and children's races and a flour bombing contest as well.
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