Tough Mudder Weekend Camping Trip

Come spend the weekend with us at Burl's Creek Family Event Park for the Tough Mudder Weekend Camping Trip.  

As part of the Tough Mudder Toronto Spring 2013 Event we are offering weekend camping here at the park.  This is a great time to reunite with friends and family who are participating in the event and relax after running the course.

Stay for 2 nights - Friday MAY 10 TH – Saturday MAY 11 TH, 2013
Camping Departure noon Sunday 

Camping Tickets and information can be found on our main website by visiting  http://www.myticketgopher.com/Event/10 

More information on the Tough Mudder Toronto Spring 2013 event can be found by visiting:
http://toughmudder.com/events/toronto-sat-may-11-sun-may-12-2013/

Thank you Everyone for a great Long weekend!

Happy Canada Day!

I'm happy to have been a part of what turned out to be an amazing Canada Day Long weekend.  I'll just start by saying, "Canada has a lot of fantastic people!".  Through all of the chaos of getting everyone into the concert and all of the campers situated, there were a very small number of issues.  Canadians are great people to deal with aren't they?  Almost everyone I spoke with showed up with a smile on their face.  It was awesome.  Thank you to all who attended for being so great to deal with.  Also, the staff at Burl's Creek ROCK!  Thanks guys!

By the way, the concert was also amazing.  I've seen the Hip a few times and have yet to be disappointed by any performances.  Thanks to The Rural Alberta Advantage, Death Cab for Cutie and The New Pornographers as well - Amazing job guys! 

I look forward to the next big event!

Live Concerts Rock!!

I haven’t been to a ton of concerts, but I’ve been to enough to know that I reeeeeally enjoy them!  I love live music!!!

For me, the experience is more memorable if I go with a group of friends.  It’s preferable to go with friends that enjoy the same band however. 

For most of my concert experiences, I’ve gotten together with friends at a central meeting place to have a small pre-party before heading to the concert.  We usually blast some of our favourite tunes of the band to get everyone pumped up for the performance….The whole experience is FUN FUN FUN!

I thought it’d be interesting to look online for information on the psychological impact of live performances vs. listening to music on the radio or cd.  I didn’t come up with much….haha….Apparently this isn’t a popular research topic.  I did however; find a book on Google called The Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology By Susan Hallam, Ian Cross, Michael Thaut.  Here’s a tidbit from it:

In summary, the live performance situation and the audience’s response to it are only beginning to be understood from a psychological perspective.  Biographical retrospective data highlights that the live performance situation can have a substantial impact on individuals’ lives, and research undertaken closer to the time of experiencing the event emphasises the importance of emotional engagement with the experience.

http://books.google.ca/books?id=d-2DYVjNVpQC&pg=PT607&lpg=PT607&dq=concerts+%2B+psychology&source=bl&ots=anPolfzSNG&sig=E_H2OZDJloOiRCL2rQhoWxiTT-Y&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5XKdT-b4FMSCgwe9wYSLDw&ved=0CFMQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=concerts%20%2B%20psychology&f=false

I think anyone that’s attended any live performance has strong memories attached to it.  My conclusion….Live Concerts Rock!!

July 1st, Canada Day 2012….

It is the day which united three colonies into a single country called Canada within the British Empire.

What better way to celebrate Canada’s Birthday than with a distinctly Canadian Band???  …..The Tragically Hip!! ???

The Tragically Hip was formed in 1983, and has won 12 Juno Awards. The band also has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2005.

Recently, Kingston, Ontario (their home town) renamed a portion of the street by the city’s downtown stadium, the K-Rock Centre, the “Tragically Hip Way” in order to recognize the bands contributions to the community.

Not only have the Tragically Hip contributed to their community, they’ve given to others as well.  In February, 2012, the band travelled to Fort Albany, Ontario to play at an annual conference called the Great Moon Gathering.  The conference brings together educators from all of the eight Omushkego Education Authorities and surrounding communities to engage in rich professional development, share resources and ideas with one another.    http://www.thehip.com/archive/index.html?PA=4&IDNUM=7928

We’re very excited to have the Tragically Hip play for us at Burl’s Creek on Canada Day Long Weekend!! Can’t wait!

The MyTicketGopher.com Gopher needs a name.  From Feb 2nd to the 8th, 2012 we gave visitors the chance to NAME THAT GOPHER.  Our judges are currently reviewing the names and the winning name will be announced Feb 16th, 2012.  The winning entry will WIN 2 FREE tickets to an event/concert in 2012 from the MyTicketGopher.com site.

The winner will be named on the MyTicketGopher.com website and will be contacted by telephone or email.  To qualify all entries must include all information required and only 1 entry per person will be accepted.  In the event of duplicate entries only the first entry will be accepted.