6 September 26 – October 2, 2013 WEVancouver.com

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Married couple Cailyn and Steve Bays have barely seen each other since they moved into their newly purchased Main Street home in June.

“I think we’ve had, maybe, four days together,” shares Cailyn — the in-demand wedding and corporate event stylist behind Delovely Creative.

“The trick is, any time we have time together, we call it a date,” adds Steve — a synth-punk pioneer whose bands Hot Hot Heat, Mounties and Fur Trade take Canadian rock right off the map.

When WE arranged an opportunity for the busy couple to not only explore their new neighbourhood, but do it together, they were excited to see just how much they could do in One Day on Main.

Their experience starts with a visit to Clarkdale Volkswagen to test drive a 2013 Golf GTI — a performance car known for its sleek lines and sporty versatility.

Then they stop into Barbarella for #haircutsthatgotogether — a current favourite hashtag of the social media-savvy salon.

Next, Cailyn ducks into Archetype to � nd a dress for an upcom-ing event. When she emerges from the changing room, Steve is so blinded by her beauty he has to pick up a new pair of glasses (that lend him a distinctly Elvis Costello air).

At Windsor Quality Meats, a business that’s been in the Main Street family since 1946, the “cookingless” couple brushes up on BBQ basics, makes plans for Thanksgiving and engages in a highly unorthodox business deal.

For a couple who loves to entertain, no trip along Main is truly complete without a visit with the sommeliers and cicerones at Brewery Creek. Steve and Cailyn try their hardest to stump the staff with their special requests but leave the liquor store with something perfect in each hand.

And, that is all before lunch, which is provided by Bob Likes Thai Food. Known for his authentic approach and Western aesthetic, owner Tai rocks their taste buds with his Thai teas and twisted � sh and chips. There can only be one winner though, and the dish of the day is a classic.

Finally their Main Street date ends with a visit to none other than Planet Bingo, where Steve does what everyone needs to do at least once — try to win $10,000.

We all hoped that spending One Day On Main would involve a George Clooney sighting, but sadly the only � lm shoot we found was for Step Up 5.

Epilogue: Like a modern day Cinderella, Cailyn races off to set up an evening wedding, and Steve — � nding himself in withdraw-al after so much quality time with his wife — wanders home, well stocked for his man date with some friends and Piranha 3DD.

ABOUT OUR MODELS:STEVE: Mounties was formed with Hawksley Workman and Ryan Dahle after meeting on the set of Q with Jian Ghomeshi. Meanwhile, Fur Trade’s new single, “Kids These Days”(and its mesmerizing dance se-quence), has racked up more than half a million views on Youtube.

• With his studio, Tugboat Pl. so close to home, Steve prefers to not keep a single instrument at his house.

• As a kid, he won an air band competition to Michael Jackson’s “Bad”.

CAILYN: Delovey’s romantic designs have recently been published in WedLuxe and Real Weddings.

• She’s a preferred vendor for many venues, including Brock House. She also works with Hart House and Vancouver Club, to name a few.

• Cailyn does most of her prep out of their 105-year-old home, where Steve built her a walk-in � ower cooler in the basement.

• DelovelyCreative.com

PHOTOS BY: Rob Newell | STORYLINE BY: Kelsey Klassen

One day on...

Main Street

Hot Hot Heat frontman Steve Bays and his wife,

event stylist Cailyn, spend the day discover-

ing some of the local businesses in their Main Street neighbourhood.

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One day on...Main Street

Clarkdale Volkswagen serves all of Vancouver with that special community-oriented, no-pressure vibe unique to Main Street. The family-owned car dealership at 4575 Main has expanded

and evolved since its inception in 1960, but has never outgrown its Main Street roots. ”The reason I wanted to work here is because I’m very enthusiastic about the product. I believe in the product,” explains sales consultant Brad Fulton — a lifelong VW owner. “I absolutely love it here. It’s the best work environment I’ve ever been in, and the customers can feel that when they walk in.” Cailyn and Steve grab coffees and slide into Brad’s suggestion — the 2013 Golf GTI. Starting at $30,770, the stylish, 200-hp, performance hatchback can easily adapt to all of the young couple’s needs. “When I think

of German engineering, I do think of high-end, high-priced vehicles such as Audi, BMW, Mercedes. But, with Volkswa-gen, you get that engineering, you get that ingenuity, but at an affordable price.”

While Steve could stick his head out the sunroof of a car and end up with pretty much

the same hairstyle he currently rocks, Cailyn deserves the royal treatment, so the couple’s next stop is Barbarella at 3277 Main. Cailyn hops in Vanessa Gidden’s chair for a mid-morning blow-out while Steve chats with master stylist Eric Reeve about Kevin Murphy products for curls (Easy Rider, $24). Just under an hour later, Cailyn’s hair is a torrent of natural-looking ringlets and the two girls are busy playing six degrees of wedding vendor-separation and taking photos for the salon’s popular Instagram page (@barbarellasalon) — perfect for getting ideas for your next coiff. Owners Laure-Elaine Anselmi and Sarah Lindsay ensure the salon stays cutting-edge with monthly staff education class-

es and the complete Kevin Murphy product line. Cailyn’s all-day waves were achieved with Kevin Murphy Body

Guard hydrating lotion ($24), Anti Gravity Spray ($25) for hold, Young Again ($24) for shine and Powder Puff ($28) to build volume. “It’s so beautiful,” she gushes, as Steve snaps some photos of his own. Maybe next time he’ll go for a fade.

BARBARELLA Stylist Vanessa Gidden

transforms Cailyn’s wavy “mermaid hair” into luscious, long-

lasting curls.

CLARKDALE VOLKSWAGEN Sales consultant

Brad Fulton highlights the features of the

2013 Golf GTI.

The secret to a successful clothing store lies in Char-lotte Lippold’s wry smile.

The punk queen and owner of The Archetype at 2549 Main, finan-cially survived a devastating 2009 block fire that left her business the last one standing on what was a destination stretch of restaurants and retail. She is also a streetwear pioneer (if you lived in Vancouver during the punk heyday, you may remember her legendary rock/goth/punk/club outlets, 1987’s Un-derground, and 1979’s Cabbages and Kinx). The Archetype, known for its bold, handpicked dresses and handbags, also offers a glut-tonous selection of sunglasses and frames (all $19, as Steve discov-ered) and a rainbow of vegetable-

based hair rinses. “I’ve been selling this product for 35 years,” she laughs, gesturing to the wall of neon dyes. “In the punk days, selling this stuff paid my rent AND wages.” Stop in for The Drift art walk Sept. 29 for original art by Jim Cummings.

ARCHETYPE Store owner Charlotte Lippold helps Cailyn find the perfect dress for her next special

event ($62).

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Connor Freeman has Main Street in his blood and meat in his DNA.

Ask the third-generation owner of Windsor Quality Meats at Main and King Edward about the family business and pride radiates from his broad grin.

His store’s philosophy harkens back to the good old days, carrying an extensive free-range, organic and hormone-free selection with an emphasis on supporting local farms.

And walking into Windsor Meats is a bit like stepping back in time: the rustic interior, origi-nal wood butcher blocks, historical photos and spotless checkered tiles give nods to its 1946 heritage.

Steve and Cailyn, who admittedly don’t cook often, soak up Connor’s advice from across the glistening glass counter.

As Connor explains that one particular cut of beef had been dry-aged 35 days, Steve nods sagely in agreement: “Hmm, yes…I like my meat retro.”

For more adventurous home cooks, Red Seal chef Kyle Tillotson is there to provide his expertise, be it for the perfect Thanks-giving turkey or a beautiful souvlaki rack of lamb (pictured).

Our couple is about to leave when the newest addi-tion to the store catches Steve’s eye.

“Can I buy that crocodile?” he asks, referring to a donated bit of taxi-dermy on the counter that Connor’s girlfriend won’t allow at home.

Faster than you can say “pork chop”, Con-nor trades the tetrapod for a case of Steam-whistle, and Steve heads to Brewery Creek to make good on his deal.

WINDSOR MEATS

That’s not on the menu! Steve makes

friends with a stuffed crocodile and tries to

take it home.

It’s not the hundreds of different craft beers, wines and spirits that bring customers in the door of Brewery Creek

liquor store, it’s knowing they’ll have the one you want.

The multi-award-winning liquor store prides itself on having the products on the shelves and the fantastically accred-ited sommeliers and cicerones (certified beer experts) on the floor to help you satisfy every occasion.

“Everything I know about beer, wine and spirits I’ve basically learned here, through GM Doug Hutchison and Chester Carey,” says Kurtis Sheldan, a product specialist and craft beer agent, who has been with the store for five and a half years. “We all really love flavours and are compelled to find a nicer journey towards the same destination. If I can help some-body experience food or wine or beer or booze at a better level, I’m happy to do

that. If you enjoy a certain style of some-thing, I can almost guarantee to find you something that’s better than what you’re currently drinking, at the same price.”

Kurtis spent more than 20 minutes showing the couple around the store, trading stories about Tofino Brew-ing, Swans (from Steve’s hometown of Victoria), Main Street Pilsner, Sea Cider, Alhambra and more while getting Steve set for his man date later (pictured).

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It’s slightly after noon when Cailyn and Steve sit down at Bob Likes Thai Food at 3755 Main.They half expect to meet Bob, but

instead it’s owner Tai Keattivanichvily (Bob is a fictional character) bring-ing out the ice-cold Thai ceylon teas, piping hot basa fish and rice chips ($12) and one of Bob’s famous lunch specials: a heaping plate of pad thai ($9; pictured).

“Wow. Awesome, awesome, awe-some. It’s so incredible,” Steve says between chews. “The pad thai is amaz-ing,” adds Cailyn. “It’s more savoury than most; people often add so many fillers and don’t do it the traditional way.”

Raised in Bangkok, Tai came to Vancou-ver 14 years ago as a film and television animator. He opened the Main Street loca-tion of Bobs, his first restaurant, to share the food his mother made. And more people than just

Bob like Tai’s Thai food, leading to a second location on Broadway.

“I’m just trying to refer back to how my mom cooked it. Sometimes people use ingredients we never use

[in Thailand] and you’ll get one curry that doesn’t look like

another. So customers try to tell me: ‘You better cook a Thai dish that way.’ And I say, ‘You better learn to eat the way we eat!’” he laughs.

From the empty plates in front of Cailyn and

Steve, it’s clear there’s no argument from them.

One day on...Main Street

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Bob’s Fish and Chips were created using tra-

ditional Thai ingredients: ”We don’t eat potatoes;

rice is the staple.”

You can grab $20 and get two hours’ worth of entertainment at the movies, bowling or bingo, but you can only win $10,000 at one of those

activities. Planet Bingo sits iconically near Main and 10th, qui-

etly churning out daily jackpots in the thousands of dollars and providing hours of social entertainment.

Seating 430 players, the two-storey hall vibrates with energy on a packed Friday or Saturday night, or provides a bit of calm on a quieter week day.

Steve walks in off the street and sits down to play a carryover jackpot game. The potential prize? That astonishing $10k. The cost of his card? $1.

“I’m close, I can feel it,” he whispers excitedly, his card littered with emphatic green dots.

Seconds later a girl even younger than him puts up her hand and yells, “Bingo!”, winning the consolation prize of $300.

She’s seated at one of the electronic

terminals but her winning card is old-school paper. “We try to encourage new players to use the

electronic terminals because they’re easier, but they love to daub. Young people especially,” says Shaun Thompson with a smile.

Shaun is a second-generation GM. Customers still tell him stories about his mother, Wendy, a legend in the industry who passed away in 2009.

“She built the place; what it is today is because of her,” he says, emotion playing across his face. “I still see files with her signature on them.”

Shaun carries on her legacy, making sure the next generation of bingo players experiences the timeless game at its best. And Steve picks up a Planet Bingo T-shirt as a souvenir before heading home to Cailyn, their One Day on Main Street complete.

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