I’m thinking this probably isn’t everything that’s going on this time of year. If you’ve got a Christmas theatre event not listed, let me know. spallier@hotmail.com
“The Christmas Carol Project”
Where: Roxy Theatre (10708 124 Street)
When: December 18 – 23 / 07
Who: Brass Monkey Productions and TheatREpublic
Website: www.theatrenetwork.ca
Want Tix? – 780-453-2440 or www.theatrenetwork.ca
“Antigone”
Where: Timms Centre for the Arts (87 Ave & 112 St)
When: Thursday Nov 29 - Dec 8 / 07
Who: Studio Theatre (U of A)
Website: www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/drama/studiotheatre.cfm
Want Tix? – 780-420-1757 or www.tixonthesquare.ca
“Cinderella”
Where: TransAlta Arts Barns (10330 84 Avenue)
When: Dec 4 – 9 / 07
Who: Alberta Opera
Website: ao.newglobemedia.com
Want Tix? – 780-448-9000 or www.fringetheatreadventures.ca
”I’ll Be Home for Solstice”
Where: Arden Theatre
When: Friday, December 21 / 07
Who: St. Albert Children’s Theatre Alumni
Website: www.sact.ca
Want Tix? – 780-459-1542
“Sinbad the Sailor”
Where: Walterdale Playhouse (10322 83 Avenue)
When: Dec 5 – 15 / 07
Who: Walterdale Theatre Associates
Website: www.walterdaleplayhouse.com
Want Tix? – 780-420-1757 or www.tixonthesquare.ca
“A Christmas Carol”
Where: Maclab Theatre (9828 101A Avenue)
When: December 1 – 23 / 07
Who: Citadel Theatre
Website: www.citadeltheatre.com
Want Tix? – 1-888-425-1820 or www.citadeltheatre.com
“Bitchslap!”
Where: Roxy Theatre (10708 124 Street)
When: Nov 28 - Dec 9
Who: Guys in Disguise
Website: www.guysindisguise.com
Want Tix? – 780-453-2440 and www.tixonthesquare.ca
“Peace, Love & Rock N Roll”
Where: Mayfield Dinner Theatre (16615 - 109 Ave)
When: Nov 9 / 07 – Feb 17 /08
Who: Mayfield Dinner Theatre
Website: www.mayfieldtheatre.ca
Want Tix? – 780-483-4051 or 1-877-529-7829
“Desperate Households – 1965”
Where: Jubilations Dinner Theatre (8882 -170 Street - West Edmonton Mall)
When: Nov 2 / 07 – Jan 26 / 08
Who: Jubilations
Website: www.jubilations.ca
Want Tix? – 780-484-2424
"TheatreSports"
Where: Varscona Theatre (10329 83 Avenue)
When: Every Friday @ 11 pm
Who: Rapid Fire Theatre
Website: www.rapidfiretheatre.com
Want Tix? – 780-448-0695
"Die-Nasty Season 17: Port Fort"
Where: Varscona Theatre (10329 83 Avenue)
When: every Monday night (except Dec. 24 & Jan. 31) until May 26, 2008
Who: Die-Nasty Improv
Website: www.die-nasty.com
Want Tix? – 780-707-7964
"CHiMPROV"
Where: Varscona Theatre (10329 83 Avenue)
When: Every Saturday (except last Saturday of the Month) @ 11 pm
Who: Rapid Fire Theatre
Website: www.rapidfiretheatre.com
Want Tix? – 780-448-0695
“Language & Content”
Where: Jekyll & Hyde Pub (10610-100 Ave)
When: Last Monday of the Month (Starting November 26)
Who: Image Theatre
Website: www.imagetheatre.ca
Want Tix? – 780-297-3675
“Oh Susanna!”
Where: Varscona Theatre (10329-83 Ave.)
When: Last Saturday of Every Month
Who: Mark Meer
Website: www.varsconatheatre.com/ohSusanna/
Want Tix? – 780-433-3399
Saturday, December 08, 2007
Sunday, November 25, 2007
My Christmas Gift to You: Because I'm broke-ass.
Yeah, I'm giving you the gift of Theatre listings. Early, even!
“The Laramie Project”
Where: Eva O. Howard Theatre (Kingsway Avenue and 101 St)
When: Nov 27 - Dec 1
Who: Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts
Website: www.victoria-school.ca
Want Tix? – 780-426-3010
“Antigone”
Where: Timms Centre for the Arts
When: Thursday Nov 29 - Dec 8 / 07
Who: Studio Theatre (U of A)
Website: www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/drama/studiotheatre.cfm
Want Tix? – 780-420-1757 or www.tixonthesquare.ca
“Cinderella”
Where: TransAlta Arts Barns
When: Dec 4 – 9 / 07
Who: Alberta Opera
Website: ao.newglobemedia.com
Want Tix? – 780-448-9000 or www.fringetheatreadventures.ca
“Sinbad the Sailor”
Where: Walterdale Playhouse
When: Dec 5 – 15 / 07
Who: Walterdale Theatre Associates
Website: www.walterdaleplayhouse.com
Want Tix? – 780-420-1757 or www.tixonthesquare.ca
“A Christmas Carol”
Where: Maclab Theatre
When: December 1 – 23 / 07
Who: Citadel Theatre
Website: www.citadeltheatre.com
Want Tix? – 1-888-425-1820 or www.citadeltheatre.com
“XXXmas 3: Good King WTF”
Where: TransAlta Arts Barns (10330-84 Ave)
When: Nov 22 / 07 – Dec 1 / 07
Who: Mostly Water Theatre
Website: www.mostlywatertheatre.com
Want Tix? – 780-686-5960
“Bitchslap!”
Where: Theatre Network’s Roxy Theatre
When: Nov 28 - Dec 9
Who: Guys in Disguise
Website: www.guysindisguise.com
Want Tix? – 780-453-2440 and www.tixonthesquare.ca
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Where: Horizon Stage (Spruce Grove, AB)
When: November 29, 30, and December 1 / 07
Who: Horizon Players
Website: www.horizonplayers.com
Want Tix? – 780-467-2121
“Story Café: Perfect Gifts”
Where: Rosie’s Bar and Grill (10475-80th Ave)
When: December 6 (7:00 – 9:00 pm)
Who: T.A.L.E.S. Edmonton
Website: www.ecn.ab.ca/~tales/
Want Tix? – 780-932-4409
“Caravan a L’Aventure (La Medicin Volant & La Colonie)”
Where: La Cite Francophone (8627 – 91 St)
When: Nov 22-25 / 07 and Nov 29 – Dec 2 / 07
Who: L’Unitheatre
Website: www.lunitheatre.ca
Want Tix? – 780-469-8400
“Peace, Love & Rock N Roll”
Where: Mayfield Dinner Theatre (16615 - 109 Ave)
When: Nov 9 / 07 – Feb 17 /08
Who: Mayfield Dinner Theatre
Website: www.mayfieldtheatre.ca
Want Tix? – 780-483-4051 or 1-877-529-7829
“Desperate Households – 1965”
Where: Jubilations Dinner Theatre (West Edmonton Mall)
When: Nov 2 / 07 – Jan 26 / 08
Who: Jubilations
Website: www.jubilations.ca
Want Tix? – 780-484-2424
"TheatreSports"
Where: Varscona Theatre
When: Every Friday @ 11 pm
Who: Rapid Fire Theatre
Website: www.rapidfiretheatre.com
Want Tix? – 780-448-0695
"Die-Nasty Season 17: Port Fort"
Where: Varscona Theatre
When: every Monday night (except Dec. 24 & Jan. 31) until May 26, 2008
Who: Die-Nasty Improv
Website: www.die-nasty.com
Want Tix? – 780-707-7964
"CHiMPROV"
Where: Varscona Theatre
When: Every Saturday (except last Saturday of the Month) @ 11 pm
Who: Rapid Fire Theatre
Website: www.rapidfiretheatre.com
Want Tix? – 780-448-0695
“Language & Content”
Where: Jekyll & Hyde Pub (10610-100 Ave)
When: Last Monday of the Month (Starting November 26)
Who: Image Theatre
Website: www.imagetheatre.ca
Want Tix? – 780-297-3675
“Oh Susanna!”
Where: Varscona Theatre (10329-83 Ave.)
When: Last Saturday of Every Month
Who: Mark Meer
Website: www.varsconatheatre.com/ohSusanna/
Want Tix? – 780-433-3399
“The Laramie Project”
Where: Eva O. Howard Theatre (Kingsway Avenue and 101 St)
When: Nov 27 - Dec 1
Who: Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts
Website: www.victoria-school.ca
Want Tix? – 780-426-3010
“Antigone”
Where: Timms Centre for the Arts
When: Thursday Nov 29 - Dec 8 / 07
Who: Studio Theatre (U of A)
Website: www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/drama/studiotheatre.cfm
Want Tix? – 780-420-1757 or www.tixonthesquare.ca
“Cinderella”
Where: TransAlta Arts Barns
When: Dec 4 – 9 / 07
Who: Alberta Opera
Website: ao.newglobemedia.com
Want Tix? – 780-448-9000 or www.fringetheatreadventures.ca
“Sinbad the Sailor”
Where: Walterdale Playhouse
When: Dec 5 – 15 / 07
Who: Walterdale Theatre Associates
Website: www.walterdaleplayhouse.com
Want Tix? – 780-420-1757 or www.tixonthesquare.ca
“A Christmas Carol”
Where: Maclab Theatre
When: December 1 – 23 / 07
Who: Citadel Theatre
Website: www.citadeltheatre.com
Want Tix? – 1-888-425-1820 or www.citadeltheatre.com
“XXXmas 3: Good King WTF”
Where: TransAlta Arts Barns (10330-84 Ave)
When: Nov 22 / 07 – Dec 1 / 07
Who: Mostly Water Theatre
Website: www.mostlywatertheatre.com
Want Tix? – 780-686-5960
“Bitchslap!”
Where: Theatre Network’s Roxy Theatre
When: Nov 28 - Dec 9
Who: Guys in Disguise
Website: www.guysindisguise.com
Want Tix? – 780-453-2440 and www.tixonthesquare.ca
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Where: Horizon Stage (Spruce Grove, AB)
When: November 29, 30, and December 1 / 07
Who: Horizon Players
Website: www.horizonplayers.com
Want Tix? – 780-467-2121
“Story Café: Perfect Gifts”
Where: Rosie’s Bar and Grill (10475-80th Ave)
When: December 6 (7:00 – 9:00 pm)
Who: T.A.L.E.S. Edmonton
Website: www.ecn.ab.ca/~tales/
Want Tix? – 780-932-4409
“Caravan a L’Aventure (La Medicin Volant & La Colonie)”
Where: La Cite Francophone (8627 – 91 St)
When: Nov 22-25 / 07 and Nov 29 – Dec 2 / 07
Who: L’Unitheatre
Website: www.lunitheatre.ca
Want Tix? – 780-469-8400
“Peace, Love & Rock N Roll”
Where: Mayfield Dinner Theatre (16615 - 109 Ave)
When: Nov 9 / 07 – Feb 17 /08
Who: Mayfield Dinner Theatre
Website: www.mayfieldtheatre.ca
Want Tix? – 780-483-4051 or 1-877-529-7829
“Desperate Households – 1965”
Where: Jubilations Dinner Theatre (West Edmonton Mall)
When: Nov 2 / 07 – Jan 26 / 08
Who: Jubilations
Website: www.jubilations.ca
Want Tix? – 780-484-2424
"TheatreSports"
Where: Varscona Theatre
When: Every Friday @ 11 pm
Who: Rapid Fire Theatre
Website: www.rapidfiretheatre.com
Want Tix? – 780-448-0695
"Die-Nasty Season 17: Port Fort"
Where: Varscona Theatre
When: every Monday night (except Dec. 24 & Jan. 31) until May 26, 2008
Who: Die-Nasty Improv
Website: www.die-nasty.com
Want Tix? – 780-707-7964
"CHiMPROV"
Where: Varscona Theatre
When: Every Saturday (except last Saturday of the Month) @ 11 pm
Who: Rapid Fire Theatre
Website: www.rapidfiretheatre.com
Want Tix? – 780-448-0695
“Language & Content”
Where: Jekyll & Hyde Pub (10610-100 Ave)
When: Last Monday of the Month (Starting November 26)
Who: Image Theatre
Website: www.imagetheatre.ca
Want Tix? – 780-297-3675
“Oh Susanna!”
Where: Varscona Theatre (10329-83 Ave.)
When: Last Saturday of Every Month
Who: Mark Meer
Website: www.varsconatheatre.com/ohSusanna/
Want Tix? – 780-433-3399
Monday, November 19, 2007
See Theatre!! Dude. I Mean it.
Still have to work out a few bugs. Hyperlink is being a bitch, so you'll have to cut and paste those weblinks.
“Loud & Queer Cabaret”
Where: TransAlta Arts Barns (10330 – 83 Ave)
When: November 23 – 24 / 07 (@ 7:30 pm)
Who: Workshop West Theatre
Website: www.workshopwest.org
Want Tix? – 780-420-1757 or www.tixonthesquare.ca
“Antigone”
Where: Timms Centre for the Arts
When: Thursday Nov 29 - Dec 8 / 07
Who: Studio Theatre (U of A)
Website: www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/drama/studiotheatre.cfm
Want Tix? – 780-420-1757 or www.tixonthesquare.ca
“The Wizard of Oz”
Where: Archbishop Jordan High School (2021 Brentwood Blvd in Sherwood Park, AB)
When: November 20 – 22 / 07
Who: Archbishop Jordan Theatre Department
Website: www.archbishopmacdonald.ecsd.net
Want Tix? – 780-467-2121
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Where: Horizon Stage (Spruce Grove, AB)
When: November 29, 30, and December 1 / 07
Who: Horizon Players
Website: www.horizonplayers.com
Want Tix? – 780-467-2121
“Peace, Love & Rock N Roll”
Where: Mayfield Dinner Theatre (16615 - 109 Ave)
When: Nov 9 / 07 – Feb 17 /08
Who: Mayfield Dinner Theatre
Website: www.mayfieldtheatre.ca
Want Tix? – 780-483-4051 or 1-877-529-7829
“XXXmas 3: Good King WTF”
Where: TransAlta Arts Barns (10330-84 Ave)
When: Nov 22 / 07 – Dec 1 / 07
Who: Mostly Water Theatre
Website: www.mostlywatertheatre.com
Want Tix? – 780-686-5960
“Lost Action”
Where: John L. Haar Theatre
When: November 23 – 24 / 07
Who: Kidd Pivot
Website: www.bwdc.ca
Want Tix? – 780-420-1757 or www.tixonthesquare.ca
“Caravan a L’Aventure (La Medicin Volant & La Colonie)”
Where: La Cite Francophone (8627 – 91 St)
When: Nov 22-25 / 07 and Nov 29 – Dec 2 / 07
Who: L’Unitheatre
Website: www.lunitheatre.ca
Want Tix? – 780-469-8400
“Desperate Households – 1965”
Where: Jubilations Dinner Theatre (West Edmonton Mall)
When: Nov 2 / 07 – Jan 26 / 08
Who: Jubilations
Website: www.jubilations.ca
Want Tix? – 484-2424
"TheatreSports"
Where: Varscona Theatre
When: Every Friday @ 11 pm
Who: Rapid Fire Theatre
Website: www.rapidfiretheatre.com
Want Tix? – 448-0695
"Die-Nasty Season 17: Port Fort"
Where: Varscona Theatre
When: Methinks every Monday? But me not sure…
Who: Die-Nasty Improv
Website: www.die-nasty.com
Want Tix? – 780-707-7964
"CHiMPROV"
Where: Varscona Theatre
When: Every Saturday (except last Saturday of the Month) @ 11 pm
Who: Rapid Fire Theatre
Website: www.rapidfiretheatre.com
Want Tix? – 448-0695
“Language & Content”
Where: Jekyll & Hyde Pub (10610-100 Ave)
When: Last Monday of the Month (Starting November 26)
Who: Image Theatre
Website: www.imagetheatre.ca
Want Tix? - 297-3675
“Oh Susanna!”
Where: Varscona Theatre (10329-83 Ave.)
When: Last Saturday of Every Month
Who: Mark Meer
Website: www.varsconatheatre.com/ohSusanna/
Want Tix? - 433-3399
“Loud & Queer Cabaret”
Where: TransAlta Arts Barns (10330 – 83 Ave)
When: November 23 – 24 / 07 (@ 7:30 pm)
Who: Workshop West Theatre
Website: www.workshopwest.org
Want Tix? – 780-420-1757 or www.tixonthesquare.ca
“Antigone”
Where: Timms Centre for the Arts
When: Thursday Nov 29 - Dec 8 / 07
Who: Studio Theatre (U of A)
Website: www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/drama/studiotheatre.cfm
Want Tix? – 780-420-1757 or www.tixonthesquare.ca
“The Wizard of Oz”
Where: Archbishop Jordan High School (2021 Brentwood Blvd in Sherwood Park, AB)
When: November 20 – 22 / 07
Who: Archbishop Jordan Theatre Department
Website: www.archbishopmacdonald.ecsd.net
Want Tix? – 780-467-2121
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Where: Horizon Stage (Spruce Grove, AB)
When: November 29, 30, and December 1 / 07
Who: Horizon Players
Website: www.horizonplayers.com
Want Tix? – 780-467-2121
“Peace, Love & Rock N Roll”
Where: Mayfield Dinner Theatre (16615 - 109 Ave)
When: Nov 9 / 07 – Feb 17 /08
Who: Mayfield Dinner Theatre
Website: www.mayfieldtheatre.ca
Want Tix? – 780-483-4051 or 1-877-529-7829
“XXXmas 3: Good King WTF”
Where: TransAlta Arts Barns (10330-84 Ave)
When: Nov 22 / 07 – Dec 1 / 07
Who: Mostly Water Theatre
Website: www.mostlywatertheatre.com
Want Tix? – 780-686-5960
“Lost Action”
Where: John L. Haar Theatre
When: November 23 – 24 / 07
Who: Kidd Pivot
Website: www.bwdc.ca
Want Tix? – 780-420-1757 or www.tixonthesquare.ca
“Caravan a L’Aventure (La Medicin Volant & La Colonie)”
Where: La Cite Francophone (8627 – 91 St)
When: Nov 22-25 / 07 and Nov 29 – Dec 2 / 07
Who: L’Unitheatre
Website: www.lunitheatre.ca
Want Tix? – 780-469-8400
“Desperate Households – 1965”
Where: Jubilations Dinner Theatre (West Edmonton Mall)
When: Nov 2 / 07 – Jan 26 / 08
Who: Jubilations
Website: www.jubilations.ca
Want Tix? – 484-2424
"TheatreSports"
Where: Varscona Theatre
When: Every Friday @ 11 pm
Who: Rapid Fire Theatre
Website: www.rapidfiretheatre.com
Want Tix? – 448-0695
"Die-Nasty Season 17: Port Fort"
Where: Varscona Theatre
When: Methinks every Monday? But me not sure…
Who: Die-Nasty Improv
Website: www.die-nasty.com
Want Tix? – 780-707-7964
"CHiMPROV"
Where: Varscona Theatre
When: Every Saturday (except last Saturday of the Month) @ 11 pm
Who: Rapid Fire Theatre
Website: www.rapidfiretheatre.com
Want Tix? – 448-0695
“Language & Content”
Where: Jekyll & Hyde Pub (10610-100 Ave)
When: Last Monday of the Month (Starting November 26)
Who: Image Theatre
Website: www.imagetheatre.ca
Want Tix? - 297-3675
“Oh Susanna!”
Where: Varscona Theatre (10329-83 Ave.)
When: Last Saturday of Every Month
Who: Mark Meer
Website: www.varsconatheatre.com/ohSusanna/
Want Tix? - 433-3399
Thursday, November 01, 2007
What's Going On?
Ah, November.
“Stuck”
Where: 3rd Space (11516-103 St)
When: Nov 1 – 10 / 07
Who: Workshop West
Website: www.worshopwest.org
Want Tix?: 420-1757 or www.tixonthesquare.ca
Where: Roxy Theatre (10708-124
When: Nov 1 - 18 / 07
Who: Theatre Network
Website: www.theatrenetwork.ca
Want Tix? – 453-2440 or www.theatrenetwork.ca
Where: Timms Centre for the Arts (87 Avenue & 112 Street)
When: Nov 1 – 10 / 07
Who: U of A BFA Graduating Class
Website: www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/drama/upcomingperformances.cfm
Want Tix? - 420-1757 or www.tixonthesquare.ca
Where: Jubilations Dinner Theatre (West Edmonton Mall)
When: Nov 2 / 07 – Jan 26 / 08
Who: Jubilations
Website: www.jubilations.ca
Want Tix? – 484-2424
Where: Citadel Theatre (@ the MacLab Theatre)
When: Oct 20 – Nov 11 / 07
Who: The Citadel Theatre
Website: www.citadeltheatre.com
Want Tix? - 425-1820 or www.citadeltheatre.com
Where: Mayfield Dinner Theatre
When: Aug 31 – Nov 4 / 07
Who: Mayfield Dinner Theatre
Website: www.mayfieldtheatre.ca
Want Tix? - 483-4051 or www.mayfieldtheatre.ca
Where: Varscona Theatre
When: Every Friday @
Who: Rapid Fire Theatre
Website: www.rapidfiretheatre.com
Want Tix? – 448-0695
Where: Varscona Theatre
When: Every Saturday (except last Saturday of the Month) @
Who: Rapid Fire Theatre
Website: www.rapidfiretheatre.com
Want Tix? – 448-0695
Where: Jekyll & Hyde Pub (10610-100 Ave)
When: Last Monday of the Month (Starting November 26)
Who: Image Theatre
Website: www.imagetheatre.ca
Want Tix? - 297-3675
Where: Varscona Theatre (10329-83 Ave.)
When: Last Saturday of Every Month
Who: Mark Meer
Website: www.varsconatheatre.com/ohSusanna/
Want Tix? - 433-3399
Where: Shadow Theatre
When: Oct 18 – Nov 4 / 07
Who: Shadow Theatre
Website: www.shadowtheatre.org
Want Tix? – 434-5564
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Playing Now and Soon
Now, I'm seeing into the future with some of Edmonton's upcoming Theatre events... OOOOooooOOOooo. Because it's almost Halloween. Yep. Seeing into the future is kind of spooky, right?
"Stories from Our Black Books"
Where: Catalyst Theatre
When: October 11-27 /07
Who: Live Theatrical Venues Company
Website: www.storiesfromourblackbooks.com
Want Tix? - 1-888-222-6608 or www.ticketweb.ca
"I, Claudia"
Where: Citadel Theatre (@ the Rice Theatre)
When: October 9 - 27 /07
Who: Liisa Repo-Martell
Website: www.citadeltheatre.com
Want Tix? - 425-1820 or www.citadeltheatre.com
"Choke"
Where: Roxy Theatre (10708-124
When: Oct 30 - Nov 18 / 07
Who: Theatre Network
Website: www.theatrenetwork.ca
Want Tix? – 453-2440 or www.theatrenetwork.ca
”God’s Favoured Child: A Rant”
Where: Living Room Playhouse (11315-106 Ave)
When: Until Oct 27
Who: Azimuth Theatre
Website: www.azimuththeatre.com
Want Tix? - 454-0583.
"29"
Where: Jubilations Dinner Theatre (West Edmonton Mall)
When: Aug 17 – Oct 28 / 07
Who: Jubilations
Website: www.jubilations.ca
Want Tix? – 484-2424
"
Where: Mayfield Dinner Theatre
When: Aug 31 – Nov 4 / 07
Who: Mayfield Dinner Theatre
Website: www.mayfieldtheatre.ca
Want Tix? - 483-4051 or www.mayfieldtheatre.com
"TheatreSports"
Where: Varscona Theatre
When: Every Friday @
Who: Rapid Fire Theatre
Website: www.rapidfiretheatre.com
Want Tix? – 448-0695
"CHiMPROV"
Where: Varscona Theatre
When: Every Saturday (except last Saturday of the Month) @
Who: Rapid Fire Theatre
Website: www.rapidfiretheatre.com
Want Tix? – 448-0695
“The Bacchae 2.1 and The Chimes”
Where: Black Box Theatre Lab (10045-156 St.)
When: Oct 24-28 / 07
Who: MacEwan Centre for the Arts
Website: http://www.macewan.ca/theatrearts
Want Tix? - www.tixonthesquare.ca or at the door
Where: Jekyll & Hyde Pub (10610-100 Ave)
When: Last Monday of the Month (Starting November 26)
Who: Image Theatre
Website: www.imagetheatre.ca
Want Tix? - 297-3675
“Oh Susanna!”
Where: Varscona Theatre (10329-83 Ave.)
When: Last Saturday of Every Month
Who: Mark Meer
Website: www.varsconatheatre.com/ohSusanna/
Want Tix? - 433-3399
”Urban Tales 10: BiFurious”
Where: Northern Light Theatre
When :Oct 26 & 27 / 07
Who: Northern Light Theatre
Website: www.northernlighttheatre.com
Want Tix? - 471-1586 or www.tixonthesquare.ca
"Almost,
Where: Shadow Theatre
When: Oct 18 – Nov 4 / 07
Who: Shadow Theatre
Website: www.shadowtheatre.org
Want Tix? – 434-5564
"Little Women"
Where: John L Haar Theatre
When: Oct 19 – 27 / 07
Who: Grant MacEwan Theatre Arts
Website: www.macewan.ca/theatrearts
Want Tix? – 420- 1757 or www.tixonthesquare.ca
"You Are Here"
Where: Walterdale Playhouse
When: Oct 17 – 27 / 07
Who: Walterdale Playhouse Society
Website: www.walterdaleplayhouse.com
Want Tix? – 420-1757 or www.tixonthesquare.ca
Thursday, October 18, 2007
What's REALLY Playing
First, I must say, sorry for the piss-poor first entry. Second, holy Jeebus, there's a lot of theatre going on in this town. See something. Promise me.
"Stories from Our Black Books"
Where: Catalyst Theatre
When: October 11-27 /07
Who: Live Theatrical Venues Company
Website: www.storiesfromourblackbooks.com
Want Tix? - 1-888-222-6608 - www.ticketweb.ca
"I, Claudia"
Where: Citadel Theatre (@ the Rice Theatre)
When: October 9 - 27 /07
Who: Liisa Repo-Martell
Website: www.citadeltheatre.com
Want Tix? - 425-1820 or www.citadeltheatre.com
"Duck, Duck, Bang: an aerial musical spectacle"
Where: TransAlta Arts Barns (@ the Westbury Theatre)
When: October 11 – 21 / 07
Who: Firefly Theatre
Website: www.fireflytheatre.com
Want Tix? - 409-1910 or www.fringetheatreadventures.ca
Where: Jubilations Dinner Theatre (West Edmonton Mall)
When: Aug 17 – Oct 28 / 07
Who: Jubilations
Website: www.jubilations.ca
Want Tix? – 484-2424
Where: La Cite Francophone
When: October 18 - 20 /07
Who: L’Unitheatre
Website: www.lunitheatre.ca
Want Tix? – 469-8400 or 420-1757
Where: Mayfield Dinner Theatre
When: Aug 31 – Nov 4 / 07
Who: Mayfield Dinner Theatre
Website: www.mayfieldtheatre.ca
Want Tix? - 483-4051 or www.mayfieldtheatre.com
Where: Varscona Theatre
When: Every Friday @
Who: Rapid Fire Theatre
Website: www.rapidfiretheatre.com
Want Tix? – 448-0695
Where: Varscona Theatre
When: Every Saturday (except last Saturday of the Month) @
Who: Rapid Fire Theatre
Website: www.rapidfiretheatre.com
Want Tix? – 448-0695
Where: Shadow Theatre
When: Oct 18 – Nov 4 / 07
Who: Shadow Theatre
Website: www.shadowtheatre.org
Want Tix? – 434-5564
Where: John L Haar Theatre
When: Oct 19 – 27 / 07
Who: Grant MacEwan Theatre Arts
Website: www.macewan.ca/theatrearts
Want Tix? – 420- 1757 or www.tixonthesquare.ca
Where: Walterdale Playhouse
When: Oct 17 – 27 / 07
Who: Walterdale Playhouse Society
Website: www.walterdaleplayhouse.com
Want Tix? – 420-1757 or www.tixonthesquare.ca
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Show Me Whachoo Got (bless me.)
Playing in Edmonton and surrounding area. Now. Seriously.
"Stories from Our Black Books"
Where: Catalyst Theatre
When: October 11-27 /07
Who: Live Theatrical Venues Company
Website: www.storiesfromourblackbooks.com
Want Tix? - 1-888-222-6608 - www.ticketweb.ca
"I, Claudia"
Where: Citadel Theatre (@ the Rice Theatre)
When: October 9 - 27 /07
Who: Liisa Repo-Martell
Website: www.citadeltheatre.com
Want Tix? - 425-1820 or www.citadeltheatre.com
This ain't it. I'm just tired and want to go to bed. Can't wait to get your show listed? E-mail me at spallier@hotmail.com , or leave a comment.
"Stories from Our Black Books"
Where: Catalyst Theatre
When: October 11-27 /07
Who: Live Theatrical Venues Company
Website: www.storiesfromourblackbooks.com
Want Tix? - 1-888-222-6608 - www.ticketweb.ca
"I, Claudia"
Where: Citadel Theatre (@ the Rice Theatre)
When: October 9 - 27 /07
Who: Liisa Repo-Martell
Website: www.citadeltheatre.com
Want Tix? - 425-1820 or www.citadeltheatre.com
This ain't it. I'm just tired and want to go to bed. Can't wait to get your show listed? E-mail me at spallier@hotmail.com , or leave a comment.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Put on your Top Hat and TIE.
So, I've been trying to find out what's going on in Edmonton, theatre-wise, from one source, and I didn't find one that could tell me everything.
So I'm making a source.
Right now, it's just for me and anyone else who might discover this. And if you stumble across this page and you see your theatre group is not in the links, tell me about it. Put a comment somewhere and let me know.
And hey, if there is an all-incompassing theatre guide out there already, let me know. Because this is going to be a lot of work, and I'm kind of lazy. And yes, I know about See/Vue/The Edmonton Journal/blah blah blah. I'm talking about a one-track minded theatre magazine/newsletter. The kind I want to make, but don't want to roll my eyes and stab myself in the neck when I find out there already is one. The Nightlife Poster doesn't count.
So I'm making a source.
Right now, it's just for me and anyone else who might discover this. And if you stumble across this page and you see your theatre group is not in the links, tell me about it. Put a comment somewhere and let me know.
And hey, if there is an all-incompassing theatre guide out there already, let me know. Because this is going to be a lot of work, and I'm kind of lazy. And yes, I know about See/Vue/The Edmonton Journal/blah blah blah. I'm talking about a one-track minded theatre magazine/newsletter. The kind I want to make, but don't want to roll my eyes and stab myself in the neck when I find out there already is one. The Nightlife Poster doesn't count.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
The Secret?
My friends, I'm one of the many people who had more than one person in their life that wanted to introduce me to "The Secret".
Without going into big time details, it's the power of positive thinking and visualizing yourself achieving goals. Oh, and the doctors/researchers/generally hairy mystics who want you to live by "The Secret" try to make it sound much more difficult than just that, so maybe you'll have to buy their publications/videos/hemp clothes (but definitely not razors) to make yourself more one with "The Secret".
Well guess what? Those unique-framed glasses-wearing ladies and gents are coming to our fair city to spread their wisdom and patchouli. And who did they pick for for their promoters?
Panhandle and Trickstar Productions... could the names of their promoters be more perfectly picked?
Oh, irony. You are my favourite mistress.
Without going into big time details, it's the power of positive thinking and visualizing yourself achieving goals. Oh, and the doctors/researchers/generally hairy mystics who want you to live by "The Secret" try to make it sound much more difficult than just that, so maybe you'll have to buy their publications/videos/hemp clothes (but definitely not razors) to make yourself more one with "The Secret".
Well guess what? Those unique-framed glasses-wearing ladies and gents are coming to our fair city to spread their wisdom and patchouli. And who did they pick for for their promoters?
Panhandle and Trickstar Productions... could the names of their promoters be more perfectly picked?
Oh, irony. You are my favourite mistress.
Monday, September 03, 2007
A Confession: Theatre Buff? No.
I'm comfortable with finally admitting it: I don't go to live theatre.
It's a mistake I plan on fixing with the upcoming theatre season. It's not some sort of weird obligation that I'm feeling, it's really a strong desire to start enjoying what my friends are doing. I mean, it's not like I've never gone to live theatre. It's just that I go about as often as I go to hockey games or weddings... So, like, once or twice a year.
There's only so long that I can continue to be uninvolved in the world that I constantly continue to educate myself in. I've been to College, University, private academies and Workshops, workshops, workshops, all so that I could be an actor. I have spent at least 4 years of my life training and fighting and sweating and losing my hair (that could just be a coincidence) to be involved in and enjoy theatre, and if that means watching it and appreciating it from the sidelines, then so be it.
I've got a lot of good choices coming up. Out of those 60(!!!) theatre companies/co-ops operating in the city, there's bound to be some reeking of awesomeness. Here's what I've found so far for September:
A Beautiful View @ the Roxy Theatre (Theatre Network) September 20-October 7.
The Busy World is Hushed @ The Third Space (Northern Light Theatre) Sept. 14-30
The Maids @ Timms Centre for the Arts, (Studio Theatre) September 20-29
Nashville Outlaws @ Mayfield Dinner Theatre August 31-November 4
Noises Off @ The Shoctor Theatre (Citadel) September 22-October 14
Pub Night Variety Show @ Jeckyl and Hyde Pub (Image Theatre) September 22-23
Scythe @ Catalyst Theatre (Dammitdance Theatre) September 20-30
CHiMPROV @ Varscona Theatre (Rapid Fire Theatre) Every Saturday Sept 23 thru July 28
Pub Night Variety Show @ Jeckyl and Hyde Pub (Image Theatre) September 22-23
It's a mistake I plan on fixing with the upcoming theatre season. It's not some sort of weird obligation that I'm feeling, it's really a strong desire to start enjoying what my friends are doing. I mean, it's not like I've never gone to live theatre. It's just that I go about as often as I go to hockey games or weddings... So, like, once or twice a year.
There's only so long that I can continue to be uninvolved in the world that I constantly continue to educate myself in. I've been to College, University, private academies and Workshops, workshops, workshops, all so that I could be an actor. I have spent at least 4 years of my life training and fighting and sweating and losing my hair (that could just be a coincidence) to be involved in and enjoy theatre, and if that means watching it and appreciating it from the sidelines, then so be it.
I've got a lot of good choices coming up. Out of those 60(!!!) theatre companies/co-ops operating in the city, there's bound to be some reeking of awesomeness. Here's what I've found so far for September:
A Beautiful View @ the Roxy Theatre (Theatre Network) September 20-October 7.
The Busy World is Hushed @ The Third Space (Northern Light Theatre) Sept. 14-30
The Maids @ Timms Centre for the Arts, (Studio Theatre) September 20-29
Nashville Outlaws @ Mayfield Dinner Theatre August 31-November 4
Noises Off @ The Shoctor Theatre (Citadel) September 22-October 14
Pub Night Variety Show @ Jeckyl and Hyde Pub (Image Theatre) September 22-23
Scythe @ Catalyst Theatre (Dammitdance Theatre) September 20-30
Sexy Laundry @ Varscona Theatre (Shadow Theatre) September 20-30
CHiMPROV @ Varscona Theatre (Rapid Fire Theatre) Every Saturday Sept 23 thru July 28
Die-Nasty Soap-A-Thon @ Varscona Theatre September 14-16
29 @ Jubilations Dinner Theatre August 17-October 28
Will the Real Alberta Please Stand Up? (Artist on Rails) September 13... And this one's on a train from Edmonton to Jasper...
Pub Night Variety Show @ Jeckyl and Hyde Pub (Image Theatre) September 22-23
Friday, August 03, 2007
Painting the Picture... Poorly.
I can't help but notice that some signs have gone up in and around the south side of Edmonton. All of them proudly say "PAINTING" and the lady or gentleman's telephone number boldly displayed underneath.
All these signs feature an attractive shade of blue poster board, and to contrast this, the artist has written on the sign with snowy white letters.
He has chosen a folksy paintbrush: One that leaves brush marks and drips, creating an "Aw Shucks, Mr. Wilson" down-home feel. Or maybe a "Very Good, My lil' Special Guy" nuance. Some might even say that if the artist was painting with their brush firmly shoved in his or her mouth/toes/[insert random naughy orifice here], that would be a top-drawer job.
Just yesterday, I saw a man stealing one of the signs... Perhaps to sell it on eBay, or to put it in their gallery (art or facebook, you choose). Nevertheless, it will always remind me of what it really means to make a simple advertisement unforgettable: Irony.
All these signs feature an attractive shade of blue poster board, and to contrast this, the artist has written on the sign with snowy white letters.
He has chosen a folksy paintbrush: One that leaves brush marks and drips, creating an "Aw Shucks, Mr. Wilson" down-home feel. Or maybe a "Very Good, My lil' Special Guy" nuance. Some might even say that if the artist was painting with their brush firmly shoved in his or her mouth/toes/[insert random naughy orifice here], that would be a top-drawer job.
Just yesterday, I saw a man stealing one of the signs... Perhaps to sell it on eBay, or to put it in their gallery (art or facebook, you choose). Nevertheless, it will always remind me of what it really means to make a simple advertisement unforgettable: Irony.
Saturday, July 07, 2007
Generally Unfastened.
July 6, 2007 was my last day with a company called General Fasteners Ltd.
I was an Order Picker for them, which means this: I drive around a warehouse on a forklifty-type thing, and I get the items that customer needs. I learned how to drive a Pacer (traditional-looking forklift, but the kind you stand in), a Reach Truck (modified stand-up forklift that can "reach" forward with it's forks), and a picker (the forks come off the back, and you put a skid there, and you load 'er up). Sounds easy, right?
Well, yes and no.
You see, most customers don't want a whole skid of stuff. So when you pull up to the product you're supposed to pick in the warehouse, you have to take the items down without the help of a machine. That's right. I used those big, burly arms of mine to lift 50 to 120 pound boxes and coils of steel.
But come on, how many people order coils of steel, right?
Oh, about 10 companies a day. Usually they order 1200 pounds or so, but sometimes it's only just over 100.
On Friday, June 29th, I couldn't stand, sit or lie down because I'm an idiot. I felt the back pain coming on, but I didn't do anything about it.
It's a helpless feeling, laying in a pool of sweat, not having the slightest ability to move. But it got me in a reflective mood. Laying there, I tried to make a top 10 list of things that should have gotten me disciplined, but didn't, because they understood that I wasn't much of a warehouse dude...
1. I hit the rack over by the Packaging material so hard, I bent the metal and broke the plastic hood of the picker.
2. I backed into the loading dock door and put a dent in it (by the way David, that's the door that has broken twice since I arrived. Hee hee).
3. I tried to load 1200 pounds of steel by putting one fork under the stack of coils and balancing it over to the truck (It almost fell).
4. I tried to load 1200 pounds of steel the right way and it did fall.
5. I dropped a roll of packaging tape and then ran over it... for about 30 feet.
6. I dropped a case of Industrial Adhesive from at least 30 feet up in the air.
7. I contracted dyslexia and often picked the wrong product from the wrong area, and once picked 48" cardboard instead of 84" cardboard (that's a big difference).
8. I clipped the rack with my forks on my second last day, taking off the paint and nearly the fork.
9. Sometimes, I did some pretty dangerous shit, only to realize I'd forgotten to do up my safety harness... Like the very last item I picked on my very last day. Top shelf (which is roughly the height of the second floor of an office building) backwards and 2 feet away, I wobbled over to two heavy boxes, nearly tripped, and then on the way back saw that I wasn't clipped to my picker at all... oops.
10. I nearly killed a customer when I got worried I was going to hit something, so I accelerated towards him at top speed, stopping short of his shins by about 4 centimeters.
Yes. Not much of a warehouse dude at all. I'll be starting at Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube on Monday. Back to being a Salesman for me. It's what a manly man like me was designed to do.
I was an Order Picker for them, which means this: I drive around a warehouse on a forklifty-type thing, and I get the items that customer needs. I learned how to drive a Pacer (traditional-looking forklift, but the kind you stand in), a Reach Truck (modified stand-up forklift that can "reach" forward with it's forks), and a picker (the forks come off the back, and you put a skid there, and you load 'er up). Sounds easy, right?
Well, yes and no.
You see, most customers don't want a whole skid of stuff. So when you pull up to the product you're supposed to pick in the warehouse, you have to take the items down without the help of a machine. That's right. I used those big, burly arms of mine to lift 50 to 120 pound boxes and coils of steel.
But come on, how many people order coils of steel, right?
Oh, about 10 companies a day. Usually they order 1200 pounds or so, but sometimes it's only just over 100.
On Friday, June 29th, I couldn't stand, sit or lie down because I'm an idiot. I felt the back pain coming on, but I didn't do anything about it.
It's a helpless feeling, laying in a pool of sweat, not having the slightest ability to move. But it got me in a reflective mood. Laying there, I tried to make a top 10 list of things that should have gotten me disciplined, but didn't, because they understood that I wasn't much of a warehouse dude...
1. I hit the rack over by the Packaging material so hard, I bent the metal and broke the plastic hood of the picker.
2. I backed into the loading dock door and put a dent in it (by the way David, that's the door that has broken twice since I arrived. Hee hee).
3. I tried to load 1200 pounds of steel by putting one fork under the stack of coils and balancing it over to the truck (It almost fell).
4. I tried to load 1200 pounds of steel the right way and it did fall.
5. I dropped a roll of packaging tape and then ran over it... for about 30 feet.
6. I dropped a case of Industrial Adhesive from at least 30 feet up in the air.
7. I contracted dyslexia and often picked the wrong product from the wrong area, and once picked 48" cardboard instead of 84" cardboard (that's a big difference).
8. I clipped the rack with my forks on my second last day, taking off the paint and nearly the fork.
9. Sometimes, I did some pretty dangerous shit, only to realize I'd forgotten to do up my safety harness... Like the very last item I picked on my very last day. Top shelf (which is roughly the height of the second floor of an office building) backwards and 2 feet away, I wobbled over to two heavy boxes, nearly tripped, and then on the way back saw that I wasn't clipped to my picker at all... oops.
10. I nearly killed a customer when I got worried I was going to hit something, so I accelerated towards him at top speed, stopping short of his shins by about 4 centimeters.
Yes. Not much of a warehouse dude at all. I'll be starting at Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube on Monday. Back to being a Salesman for me. It's what a manly man like me was designed to do.
Friday, June 08, 2007
My brain is Bleeding from the Originality!!!
That new movie with the cutie patootie penguiy wenguiys is advertising itself as "The Most ORIGINAL Animated Movie EVER!!!"
Yes. because we didn't just watch Madagascar, Happy Feet, March of the Penguins, Farce of the Penguins, or any of those videos where the penguins trip, push, or fall face first into the ice. Penguins are perhaps the most original idea anyone has ever had this side of Pluto.
Gimme an O.
Gimme an R.
Gimme an I.
Gimme a G.
Gimme another I.
Gimme an N.
Gimme an A.
Gimme an L.
What's that spell?
Yes. because we didn't just watch Madagascar, Happy Feet, March of the Penguins, Farce of the Penguins, or any of those videos where the penguins trip, push, or fall face first into the ice. Penguins are perhaps the most original idea anyone has ever had this side of Pluto.
Gimme an O.
Gimme an R.
Gimme an I.
Gimme a G.
Gimme another I.
Gimme an N.
Gimme an A.
Gimme an L.
What's that spell?
Monday, June 04, 2007
High School Unclassified
I just wrote this letter to a friend of mine from High School. There's a reunion on the 9th. And this is me thinking out loud.
"Oh, how I did at one time want to do the reunion. But it's funny how a bit of bad news can bum out a whole summer... The moving thing is just not working for me anymore. Since I came back to Edmonton in '99, I've lived in 6 different places. I know, that's not a lot, but it's too much moving for me. Now I'll be dodging bullets in Millwoods, because frankly, it was the only part of the city I could afford.
I know myself too well, and I won't be in the right mindset for seeing folks again. I'll be all awkward and hangdogish, mumbling about how I still don't have a grown-up job and have auditioned for a grand total of 4 productions in 10 years, so I sabotaged my own acting career... Then I'd realize I was being Captain Pity Party and talking about myself too much, and then I'd try to puff up my chest and talk about the workshops I teach and the whole Theatresports experience being nice. And then I'd realize I was still talking about myself.
And then I'd get paranoid that everyone was looking at my sunburnt bald spot.
And then I would roll my eyes, realizing that not everyone is looking at me, of course.
I think I want to be a little more calm, and have a little less things on my mind... Oh, and about the Employee Lunch in September, call this number: 448-0695. The good folks at Rapid Fire Theatre would do that kind of thing and would impress as much as they entertain.
Sorry for gushing. Long day."
Hence, the lack of new posts. Not in the mood, and they would all sound this annoying and whiny if I made them regularly. So when I feel less like this, I'm going to post so many notes, 3M would be jealous.
Did I mention the decreasing quality of my jokes lately?
"Oh, how I did at one time want to do the reunion. But it's funny how a bit of bad news can bum out a whole summer... The moving thing is just not working for me anymore. Since I came back to Edmonton in '99, I've lived in 6 different places. I know, that's not a lot, but it's too much moving for me. Now I'll be dodging bullets in Millwoods, because frankly, it was the only part of the city I could afford.
I know myself too well, and I won't be in the right mindset for seeing folks again. I'll be all awkward and hangdogish, mumbling about how I still don't have a grown-up job and have auditioned for a grand total of 4 productions in 10 years, so I sabotaged my own acting career... Then I'd realize I was being Captain Pity Party and talking about myself too much, and then I'd try to puff up my chest and talk about the workshops I teach and the whole Theatresports experience being nice. And then I'd realize I was still talking about myself.
And then I'd get paranoid that everyone was looking at my sunburnt bald spot.
And then I would roll my eyes, realizing that not everyone is looking at me, of course.
I think I want to be a little more calm, and have a little less things on my mind... Oh, and about the Employee Lunch in September, call this number: 448-0695. The good folks at Rapid Fire Theatre would do that kind of thing and would impress as much as they entertain.
Sorry for gushing. Long day."
Hence, the lack of new posts. Not in the mood, and they would all sound this annoying and whiny if I made them regularly. So when I feel less like this, I'm going to post so many notes, 3M would be jealous.
Did I mention the decreasing quality of my jokes lately?
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Edmonton's "Killers" are slipping...
Anyone who's taken a stroll down Whyte Avenue in the past few months has probably noticed a couple of young gents who have chosen to consistently make a Rockstaresque attire choice.
That's right: The two guys dressed up like the missing members of "The Killers". You can't help but notice as a guy in snakeskin biker boots, tight leather pants, faux-cowboy shirt and a moustachio that would make a 70's porn star blush walks by with a leisure-suit-wearing, white alligator-shoe-sporting, sometimes-wearing-non-prescription-glasses Beau-Brummel-wannabe. And I don't mean the band, I mean the guy... You know, George Bryan Brummel, the 19th century Dandy/Fop. I guess I could've just said Dandy...
Point being, if you choose to be a Rock Star, you ARE a Rock Star. You can't walk around in the public eye, dressed to the nines and flashing smiles, when the next day, you wear something frightfully average. You'll be lambasted by the press & tabloids. So guess what boys? I'm going to play the role of tabloid...
Today, "The Killers" were caught walking down Whyte Avenue, one wearing an undersized blue and red zippy from the 80's with rather baggy jeans, whereas the other was wearing what appeared to be a shoddy leather and suede vest without a shirt(!) and something forgettable for pants and shoes. Boys, today was disappointing.
My ladyfriend suggested that it must have been laundry day... tsk tsk. I expect a trip to Decadence will cure this lacklustre performance. Besides, you need something new for the Raveonettes... Don't disappoint your public.
That's right: The two guys dressed up like the missing members of "The Killers". You can't help but notice as a guy in snakeskin biker boots, tight leather pants, faux-cowboy shirt and a moustachio that would make a 70's porn star blush walks by with a leisure-suit-wearing, white alligator-shoe-sporting, sometimes-wearing-non-prescription-glasses Beau-Brummel-wannabe. And I don't mean the band, I mean the guy... You know, George Bryan Brummel, the 19th century Dandy/Fop. I guess I could've just said Dandy...
Point being, if you choose to be a Rock Star, you ARE a Rock Star. You can't walk around in the public eye, dressed to the nines and flashing smiles, when the next day, you wear something frightfully average. You'll be lambasted by the press & tabloids. So guess what boys? I'm going to play the role of tabloid...
Today, "The Killers" were caught walking down Whyte Avenue, one wearing an undersized blue and red zippy from the 80's with rather baggy jeans, whereas the other was wearing what appeared to be a shoddy leather and suede vest without a shirt(!) and something forgettable for pants and shoes. Boys, today was disappointing.
My ladyfriend suggested that it must have been laundry day... tsk tsk. I expect a trip to Decadence will cure this lacklustre performance. Besides, you need something new for the Raveonettes... Don't disappoint your public.
Monday, April 16, 2007
This Script is Hard to Improvise...
I've now watched 3 episodes of "Thank God You're Here".
Here's what I think about it.
Okay, so the producers found a game from the world of Improvisation that they enjoy. The old "put-an-actor-in-a-situation-they-know-nothing-about" bit. The idea is that the improvisers don't know what the set looks like, who is going to be in the scene, and what will be said.
And that would all work, if the other actors were doing a little more improvising when they are SUPPOSED TO!!
Yes, I get it. There's a whole bunch of gaggy gags they have to get to, so they can't have someone coming up with something that's not in the script(!)... For example, they ask Harland Williams, who is playing an Explorer (dressed up as Sherlock Holmes(?)) to show the latest slide show of his findings. He explains that the first slide is the original photo of Janet Jackson for the "Rolling Stone Magazine" spread where she was topless, but that dude was holding her bosoms... Naturally, the little primitive statue in the slide is topless and quite funnily unlike Janet Jackson... But the other "improviser" in the scene continues with the original scripted joke and says "Uh, this statue has magical powers... Uh, what were they again?"
Yes, yes, yes. Here and there, the other improvisers are improvising, but it's moments like this that need to get fixed. There were many examples, but I think you get the picture. I think once the scene begins, everyone should just be spontaneous and see where the scene takes them... It doesn't have to be Pimp-o-mania... Just forcing the special guest to tell jokes.
And perhaps the producers would argue that they are not trying to do a "purist" improvisational show (obviously), and I can stick my opinion where the ratings don't shine, but I couldn't help but notice that the show already got moved to a new time and day...
Oh, and casting. Take true advantage of Dave Foley. I think we have a man who can be a truly harsh judge, not just a sunshine-blower. If Brian Posehn is having a hard time, he's having a hard time. Give it to 'em. He's a pro, he can take it... I'm pretty sure Mr. Foley is on a tight leash. I think it should be loosened.
Here's what I think about it.
Okay, so the producers found a game from the world of Improvisation that they enjoy. The old "put-an-actor-in-a-situation-they-know-nothing-about" bit. The idea is that the improvisers don't know what the set looks like, who is going to be in the scene, and what will be said.
And that would all work, if the other actors were doing a little more improvising when they are SUPPOSED TO!!
Yes, I get it. There's a whole bunch of gaggy gags they have to get to, so they can't have someone coming up with something that's not in the script(!)... For example, they ask Harland Williams, who is playing an Explorer (dressed up as Sherlock Holmes(?)) to show the latest slide show of his findings. He explains that the first slide is the original photo of Janet Jackson for the "Rolling Stone Magazine" spread where she was topless, but that dude was holding her bosoms... Naturally, the little primitive statue in the slide is topless and quite funnily unlike Janet Jackson... But the other "improviser" in the scene continues with the original scripted joke and says "Uh, this statue has magical powers... Uh, what were they again?"
Yes, yes, yes. Here and there, the other improvisers are improvising, but it's moments like this that need to get fixed. There were many examples, but I think you get the picture. I think once the scene begins, everyone should just be spontaneous and see where the scene takes them... It doesn't have to be Pimp-o-mania... Just forcing the special guest to tell jokes.
And perhaps the producers would argue that they are not trying to do a "purist" improvisational show (obviously), and I can stick my opinion where the ratings don't shine, but I couldn't help but notice that the show already got moved to a new time and day...
Oh, and casting. Take true advantage of Dave Foley. I think we have a man who can be a truly harsh judge, not just a sunshine-blower. If Brian Posehn is having a hard time, he's having a hard time. Give it to 'em. He's a pro, he can take it... I'm pretty sure Mr. Foley is on a tight leash. I think it should be loosened.
Monday, April 09, 2007
... and You Will Know Me By The Trail of Unfinished Projects
It is one hell of a thing, writing about something that really happened.
Writing about someone that close to you.
I haven't written anything new recently. But I did receive a chain e-mail that warned me "Send this on within 300 seconds or your MOM will DIE!!"
Ha. Joke's on them.
I don't really know if it's okay to have a sense of humor about tragedy. I'm not sure who I offend when I say things like that... It's a very similar sensation to when somebody close to you passes and you feel like you committed the greatest sin by being relieved.
Relieved that they don't have to be in pain any more. Relieved that there might even be an afterlife where they can be at peace. Or even so far as relieved that they might get a second chance in a new life, if that's your thing... But where it starts to feel awful is the relief that you yourself don't have to worry, agonize, and stress yourself out any more about that person... You no longer have to wonder when they will get better, or when they'll get worse. It's the most selfish and crumpling feeling I've ever had.
It was April 6, 2000 when she took her own life. My mother. And it's easy to remember because I love music, and all news I hear is about Kurt Cobain on the 8th. I want to make the most appropriate tribute possible, but it's hard to know just what that is. A play? I want it to be, but then I was watching an old rerun of The Simpsons, And when Lisa was failing at Tap Dancing, Marge and Homer told her that she could still make it big on Broadway by writing a "depressing play" about "coming to terms with things"... No why the hell do I take personal offense to something said on a comedy show over 10 years ago?
I really want it to be somehow uplifting. But it will be what it will be. And it won't be anything if I don't step it up.
Oh yeah, and once I'm finished writing my play, all I've got left is a 2000+ Band Directory I want to have online, a comedy duo that does simultaneous tributes to two different musicians (I'll explain that better some day), and a complete personal and career makeover that I'm going to have to explore before my 10 year High School reunion in June.
But I'm okay. I just needed to burn off some typing steam.
Writing about someone that close to you.
I haven't written anything new recently. But I did receive a chain e-mail that warned me "Send this on within 300 seconds or your MOM will DIE!!"
Ha. Joke's on them.
I don't really know if it's okay to have a sense of humor about tragedy. I'm not sure who I offend when I say things like that... It's a very similar sensation to when somebody close to you passes and you feel like you committed the greatest sin by being relieved.
Relieved that they don't have to be in pain any more. Relieved that there might even be an afterlife where they can be at peace. Or even so far as relieved that they might get a second chance in a new life, if that's your thing... But where it starts to feel awful is the relief that you yourself don't have to worry, agonize, and stress yourself out any more about that person... You no longer have to wonder when they will get better, or when they'll get worse. It's the most selfish and crumpling feeling I've ever had.
It was April 6, 2000 when she took her own life. My mother. And it's easy to remember because I love music, and all news I hear is about Kurt Cobain on the 8th. I want to make the most appropriate tribute possible, but it's hard to know just what that is. A play? I want it to be, but then I was watching an old rerun of The Simpsons, And when Lisa was failing at Tap Dancing, Marge and Homer told her that she could still make it big on Broadway by writing a "depressing play" about "coming to terms with things"... No why the hell do I take personal offense to something said on a comedy show over 10 years ago?
I really want it to be somehow uplifting. But it will be what it will be. And it won't be anything if I don't step it up.
Oh yeah, and once I'm finished writing my play, all I've got left is a 2000+ Band Directory I want to have online, a comedy duo that does simultaneous tributes to two different musicians (I'll explain that better some day), and a complete personal and career makeover that I'm going to have to explore before my 10 year High School reunion in June.
But I'm okay. I just needed to burn off some typing steam.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Workshop it Out
So, I told my Improv Spring-breakers that I'd post a little info about the Whitemud Crossing workshop. Even if you didn't take the workshop, you might find something interesting in the process, so please, join us.
We started off with a little round of "Whoosh!", or whatever you call it... Heck, it's the improv world, so it probably has some nutty name like "Barbra-Ann" or "Mitzy", but for the sake of memory, let's call it Whoosh. Mostly just an energy warm-up, I find it also brings the spontaneous side of the brain alive. By that, I mean it's a good starting point for doing things without thinking too much about consequences and if what you are doing is "good" or "acceptable"... This lead into "Pass the Anything", where we started to accept creative offers of others by receiving an imaginary item the same way it was passed to us. We then turned it into something entirely new. It's always been one of my favorites.
We moved on to "Yes, Lets!", a game where the only rule is that we must accept enthusiastically the suggestions of others and do the activity suggested with full commitment. I like using this early on because of all the fundamentals it has in it: Spontaneity (shouting a random activity without premeditating it), accepting (always saying yes, which is important to the beginner improv artist), commitment (doing every activity to the fullest) and not questioning each other (making the other improviser look good by committing to the task they suggested). I'm sure there's even more good in this game.
Next up: "What are you Doing?", an activity where two improvisers make constant offers to each other, making both create a reality based on a simple activity. This game can be used to help reinforce how the mundane is a great place to start in a scene. We don't have to be blasting off to outer space. We could be tying a shoe. An extra challenge to add to this is to say a platform must be set up; Each suggestion should have a Who, What and Where. For example:
A: "What are you doing?"
B: "I'm eating breakfast in the kitchen before my high school midterm".
Person B doesn't have to say "I'm a student eating breakfast in the kitchen", they can allow us to figure who they are by just being clear. We did not attempt this version of "What are you doing" for the workshop, but it's worth a try if you have a chance.
We took a little break. When we came back, I took out the pool noodles. I use them for something called "This is my...", in which participants take turns imagining the pool noodle as anything but. They announce what it is, and then they must use it as that item. Really good for developing the creative and imaginative side in my opinion.
It was then time for some character work. I love the fact that characters allow freedom to the actor, in that they are no longer confined to what they personally would do, it's now all about what the character does. I showed everyone a little trick in which you lead yourself with various parts of the body to change your posture and frame of mind: those who were there know what I mean. We played a fast and furious version of "Hitchhiker", in which the actors come up with characters on the spot and are driven to destinations, allowing for some conversation along the way. It's an interesting way to lead into relationships, but for the most part, the meetings in "Hitchhiker" are between strangers... which can certainly develop a relationship, but I save that for the next little item...
"Fairy tale in a Minute". Finally, a story. Some might wonder why this game. I use it because we have a simple story that everyone should have a basic understanding of, and we put a time constraint on it so that we start seeing the game side of improv as well as making sure all dialog is to-the-point. Also, the relationships and status in these stories are mostly already understood, so there doesn't tend to be battles among improvisers for attention or importance. It also makes for a clear beginning, middle and end, so is a good beginner narrative tool. People can totally argue this stuff with me, but that's what I've found about this game in my experience. We chose Cinderella, and honestly, I have never done a workshop where the group didn't choose Cinderella. Can't explain that, other than maybe it has a Fairy in it, and that subconsciously influences folks to suggest it. Just before we did our "Cinderella in a Minute", we did a little story-from-scratch stuff by doing a tap-out monologue and a conducted story... We also touched on some popular ask-for's/suggestions from the audience, like asking for:
- an occupation
- a non-geographical location
- what is in my hand (the improviser holding an imaginary, un-formed object)
- a relationship between two people
- an emotion
et cetera, etc. etc.
It wrapped up well. The improvisers shared the stage, weren't selfish, and worked like a team. All around, the smoothest workshop I've been a part of yet. Thanks, if you all came by to read.
Any senior/junior/beginner improviser/person can certainly discuss the validity of any of the games and activities if they would like in the comments section or they can e-mail me at:
spallier@hotmail.com
We started off with a little round of "Whoosh!", or whatever you call it... Heck, it's the improv world, so it probably has some nutty name like "Barbra-Ann" or "Mitzy", but for the sake of memory, let's call it Whoosh. Mostly just an energy warm-up, I find it also brings the spontaneous side of the brain alive. By that, I mean it's a good starting point for doing things without thinking too much about consequences and if what you are doing is "good" or "acceptable"... This lead into "Pass the Anything", where we started to accept creative offers of others by receiving an imaginary item the same way it was passed to us. We then turned it into something entirely new. It's always been one of my favorites.
We moved on to "Yes, Lets!", a game where the only rule is that we must accept enthusiastically the suggestions of others and do the activity suggested with full commitment. I like using this early on because of all the fundamentals it has in it: Spontaneity (shouting a random activity without premeditating it), accepting (always saying yes, which is important to the beginner improv artist), commitment (doing every activity to the fullest) and not questioning each other (making the other improviser look good by committing to the task they suggested). I'm sure there's even more good in this game.
Next up: "What are you Doing?", an activity where two improvisers make constant offers to each other, making both create a reality based on a simple activity. This game can be used to help reinforce how the mundane is a great place to start in a scene. We don't have to be blasting off to outer space. We could be tying a shoe. An extra challenge to add to this is to say a platform must be set up; Each suggestion should have a Who, What and Where. For example:
A: "What are you doing?"
B: "I'm eating breakfast in the kitchen before my high school midterm".
Person B doesn't have to say "I'm a student eating breakfast in the kitchen", they can allow us to figure who they are by just being clear. We did not attempt this version of "What are you doing" for the workshop, but it's worth a try if you have a chance.
We took a little break. When we came back, I took out the pool noodles. I use them for something called "This is my...", in which participants take turns imagining the pool noodle as anything but. They announce what it is, and then they must use it as that item. Really good for developing the creative and imaginative side in my opinion.
It was then time for some character work. I love the fact that characters allow freedom to the actor, in that they are no longer confined to what they personally would do, it's now all about what the character does. I showed everyone a little trick in which you lead yourself with various parts of the body to change your posture and frame of mind: those who were there know what I mean. We played a fast and furious version of "Hitchhiker", in which the actors come up with characters on the spot and are driven to destinations, allowing for some conversation along the way. It's an interesting way to lead into relationships, but for the most part, the meetings in "Hitchhiker" are between strangers... which can certainly develop a relationship, but I save that for the next little item...
"Fairy tale in a Minute". Finally, a story. Some might wonder why this game. I use it because we have a simple story that everyone should have a basic understanding of, and we put a time constraint on it so that we start seeing the game side of improv as well as making sure all dialog is to-the-point. Also, the relationships and status in these stories are mostly already understood, so there doesn't tend to be battles among improvisers for attention or importance. It also makes for a clear beginning, middle and end, so is a good beginner narrative tool. People can totally argue this stuff with me, but that's what I've found about this game in my experience. We chose Cinderella, and honestly, I have never done a workshop where the group didn't choose Cinderella. Can't explain that, other than maybe it has a Fairy in it, and that subconsciously influences folks to suggest it. Just before we did our "Cinderella in a Minute", we did a little story-from-scratch stuff by doing a tap-out monologue and a conducted story... We also touched on some popular ask-for's/suggestions from the audience, like asking for:
- an occupation
- a non-geographical location
- what is in my hand (the improviser holding an imaginary, un-formed object)
- a relationship between two people
- an emotion
et cetera, etc. etc.
It wrapped up well. The improvisers shared the stage, weren't selfish, and worked like a team. All around, the smoothest workshop I've been a part of yet. Thanks, if you all came by to read.
Any senior/junior/beginner improviser/person can certainly discuss the validity of any of the games and activities if they would like in the comments section or they can e-mail me at:
spallier@hotmail.com
Friday, March 16, 2007
Links of Non-Sausage & Boxing
Before you read, check out my new links. Yeah, you get to read of the misadventures of Trish, Ang, and Jeff. It'll be fun.
I decided on a new feature. It goes a little something like this: I throw my hand into a shoebox full of Atari games, and whatever one I pull out, I have a little chat about what I remember about it. Today, I have picked:
BOXING: Realsports Series
This was a game initally intended for the Atari 2600, but lucky me, the Atari 7800 is 2600 compatible. So I was able to enjoy minutes upon minutes of fun, helping a black guy beat up a white guy, or vice versa. It seemed to be the old Atari formula: White man versus Black man. I guess it was just easier to make the distinction... However, on the cover, it actually shows a Black guy socking it to a less-Black guy, so maybe my memory is a little hazy...
I do certainly remember that 5 people watch the match, well, 5 peg-like people who pulsate up and down if the action grows. The sound gets louder the more of a pounding you lay into each other. You can punch for the head or the breadbasket. That's it.
If you win, you bounce off the 4 ropes repeatedly, walking on top of your opponent as you go. Your opponent will lay diagonally, knees crooked, motionless. And the 10-count is hideously fast. It is however, a technological breakthrough that the part of the body you hit actually matters in this 1988 classic. It will move appropriately when your stick-like arms strike. The sound, however, regardless of what you hit, sounds like a ping-pong ball being shot at a steel plate in a hermetically sealed room.
I actually played this game (and many others) against a regular reader. So what do you say, Al? Time for me to hook up the old dinosaur so we can go another few rounds?
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Cover Your Heads: The Conclusion
The show is now complete. Things went smooth, except for the fact that my playlist said we were going to spin Social Distortion, not Johnny Cash, but hey, whatever. These things happen.
Here's useless information for my last 4 songs on my "Top 20" list. You now know that 3 of these 4 were chosen. Here we go:
17. METISYAHU - Message in a Bottle
Original artists The Police seem to be back together, so doest this mean the end of Klark Kent? Although apparently, Stewart Copeland has never admitted to being Klark Kent, or, at times, Klerk Kant, it's definitely him. The only song under this alter ego to get any airplay was "Away from Home".
18. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - Renegades of Funk
This one comes from the man who brought us "Planet Rock". Afrika Bambaataa has been hiding his age since day one. He has yet to reveal his exact date of birth... Although, if my sources are correct, he's going to be 50 years old as of April.
19. FOO FIGHTERS - Baker Street
The original artist of Baker Street was Gerry Rafferty, and most people know him better as the lead singer for Stealers Wheel, that band that did "Stuck in the Middle". Guitar replacing saxophone in this update? Much, much better.
20. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Love Rollercoaster
Initially recorded by the Ohio Players, a band that was once part of a scandal over this very song: An urban legend states that the model from the cover of the album was murdered in the studio when she complained about the honey burns she received from the photo session. Fans were led to believe that either the manager of the band killed her, or some random intruder did when she came to complain... You can hear her screams right on the track, listeners state. Hee hee.
Hope you liked the show, if you listened. If not, I love you anyway.
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Cover Your Heads Part IV
Okay, so tomorrow's the big day. And only one of the songs on today's list will be played... Can YOU guess which one? First right answer gets my shares in Microsoft (seeing that I don't have any, but what a generous offer if I did).
13. NIRVANA - The Man Who Sold the World
Initially by David Bowie, and everyone knows that guy has been everything from an Androgynous Alien to a Plastic Soulster, but not everyone knows that he was once living in a Buddhist Monastery. He was also a mime in the early days, perhaps explaining his penchant for makeup.
14. COWBOY JUNKIES - Sweet Jane
I was always far more familiar with the Cowboy Junkies version than the Velvet Underground one, so I was super-depressed to discover that 54-40's "Crossing a Canyon, one of my favorite songs, is a tissue paper-thin near exact copy of the original. Listen for yourself someday.
15. 5,6,7,8's - Woo Hoo
To complicate things, there are two bands called the Rock-a-Teens (this song's first performers), and I'm talking about the 1950's band, just for the record. It's a total mess in books and websites trying to get info on this classic primitive band. Fans of the Movie "Pecker" would have heard the initial cut of this song already, and realized that not every all-girl Japanese band has an amazing talent for writing their own brand of rockabilly... or any music at all, for that matter.
16. CAPTAIN TRACTOR - London Calling
Chart success came late in America for original artists, The Clash. Not only did it come late at first, it also came very late when in 1991 "Should I Stay or Should I Go?", a former Modern Rock Door song, hit high after being used in a Levi's Commercial...
So blow the dust off your radios, friends. Tune into your friendly neighborhood Shawn tomorrow, and if you're not in Edmonton, listen on:
radiosonic.fm
13. NIRVANA - The Man Who Sold the World
Initially by David Bowie, and everyone knows that guy has been everything from an Androgynous Alien to a Plastic Soulster, but not everyone knows that he was once living in a Buddhist Monastery. He was also a mime in the early days, perhaps explaining his penchant for makeup.
14. COWBOY JUNKIES - Sweet Jane
I was always far more familiar with the Cowboy Junkies version than the Velvet Underground one, so I was super-depressed to discover that 54-40's "Crossing a Canyon, one of my favorite songs, is a tissue paper-thin near exact copy of the original. Listen for yourself someday.
15. 5,6,7,8's - Woo Hoo
To complicate things, there are two bands called the Rock-a-Teens (this song's first performers), and I'm talking about the 1950's band, just for the record. It's a total mess in books and websites trying to get info on this classic primitive band. Fans of the Movie "Pecker" would have heard the initial cut of this song already, and realized that not every all-girl Japanese band has an amazing talent for writing their own brand of rockabilly... or any music at all, for that matter.
16. CAPTAIN TRACTOR - London Calling
Chart success came late in America for original artists, The Clash. Not only did it come late at first, it also came very late when in 1991 "Should I Stay or Should I Go?", a former Modern Rock Door song, hit high after being used in a Levi's Commercial...
So blow the dust off your radios, friends. Tune into your friendly neighborhood Shawn tomorrow, and if you're not in Edmonton, listen on:
radiosonic.fm
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Cover Your Heads Part III
4 of the next 4 songs will hit SONiC this Thursday at 10 pm...
9. CAKE - I Will Survive
Original artist Gloria Gaynor was more that just another disco queen, she was a pioneer. She made one of the first ever "you-are-supposed-to-dance-to-this" albums (in other words, dance music). She even did a performance for Pope John Paul II... Like Johnny, she was a born-again Christian, so that kind of helped her not die of drug abuse and such.
10. THE CLASH - I Fought The Law
First performed by Buddy Holly's Band "The Crickets" in 1960, the famous cover is by the Bobby Fuller Four in 1966. Bobby Fuller's death is still the subject of controversy, as he was found with a stomach full of gasoline and was beaten badly. The police ruled suicide.. That means that practically nobody that has a famous version of this song is alive... creepy.
11. U2/GREEN DAY - The Saints are Coming
Member of the original artists for this song (The Skids), guitarist Stuart Adamson, was a punk rocker, but he went on to perform with the decidedly un-punk Big Country. He took his own life in 2001 just before the band was to open for Bryan Adams.
12. PEARL JAM - Last Kiss
Originally written and performed by Wayne Cochran, the version everyone knows is J. Frank Wilson's. You have to see Wayne Cochran to believe him. He once had a pompadour which doesn't seem possible, and it is platinum blond. He screamed his voice into oblivion by the mid 1960's. Screamo bands, let that be a warning to you.
Monday, March 05, 2007
Cover Your Heads Part II
I should point out, only 12 of the 20 songs I talk about will actually be on "Hey Ma! I'm on Sonic" at 10 pm on Thursday, March 8th, but I'll write about all of them, like they were my little song children.
5. JOHNNY CASH - Hurt
Trent Reznor, founding and frequently only member of Nine Inch Nails rented the Charles Manson Murder House, and that's where the original "Hurt" and the whole "Downward Spiral" album was recorded. He claims he didn't know it at the time, but...
Other Cover versions performed by: Dead Rites, Christy Moore, Razor Skyline, Ark Sano, Tin Electric
6. GNARLS BARKLEY - Gone Daddy Gone
Legend has it the Violent Femmes, original artists of this track, were signed following a busking stint entertaining the line for a Pretenders concert... And that makes sense, considering the late James Honeyman-Scott of that band once laid claim to their discovery.
Other Cover versions performed by: Codebreaker, Reach Around Rodeo Clowns
7. WHITE STRIPES - Walking With a Ghost
Interestingly, the writers and first performers of this song, Tegan and Sara, had a different name when they started: "Sara and Tegan". I guess it just didn't sound natural enough, so they reversed it. If you're lucky, you have a copy of the album with that original name, because it didn't last long... It was reprinted quite quickly with the names the "right" way around.
Other Cover versions performed by: Nobody that I know of, so let me know if you've heard one.
8. SOCIAL DISTORTION - Ring of Fire
You've probably now heard every story possible about Johnny Cash, but I'm pretty sure the movie didn't say much about his 1982 album with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins (the original artist of "Blue Suede Shoes"). It was called "The Survivors", and it was live. Not a shocker that it was mostly gospel songs- Johnny was still in his "fundamental Christian" stage... Glad he snapped out of that, for artistic reasons at least.
Other Cover versions performed by: Wall of Voodoo, Def Leppard, Blondie, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Tom Jones, Frank Zappa, and countless, countless others
Four more songs tomorrow...
5. JOHNNY CASH - Hurt
Trent Reznor, founding and frequently only member of Nine Inch Nails rented the Charles Manson Murder House, and that's where the original "Hurt" and the whole "Downward Spiral" album was recorded. He claims he didn't know it at the time, but...
Other Cover versions performed by: Dead Rites, Christy Moore, Razor Skyline, Ark Sano, Tin Electric
6. GNARLS BARKLEY - Gone Daddy Gone
Legend has it the Violent Femmes, original artists of this track, were signed following a busking stint entertaining the line for a Pretenders concert... And that makes sense, considering the late James Honeyman-Scott of that band once laid claim to their discovery.
Other Cover versions performed by: Codebreaker, Reach Around Rodeo Clowns
7. WHITE STRIPES - Walking With a Ghost
Interestingly, the writers and first performers of this song, Tegan and Sara, had a different name when they started: "Sara and Tegan". I guess it just didn't sound natural enough, so they reversed it. If you're lucky, you have a copy of the album with that original name, because it didn't last long... It was reprinted quite quickly with the names the "right" way around.
Other Cover versions performed by: Nobody that I know of, so let me know if you've heard one.
8. SOCIAL DISTORTION - Ring of Fire
You've probably now heard every story possible about Johnny Cash, but I'm pretty sure the movie didn't say much about his 1982 album with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins (the original artist of "Blue Suede Shoes"). It was called "The Survivors", and it was live. Not a shocker that it was mostly gospel songs- Johnny was still in his "fundamental Christian" stage... Glad he snapped out of that, for artistic reasons at least.
Other Cover versions performed by: Wall of Voodoo, Def Leppard, Blondie, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Tom Jones, Frank Zappa, and countless, countless others
Four more songs tomorrow...
Sunday, March 04, 2007
"Cover" Your Heads
Here comes a bombardment of useful information.
I want to get a little in depth on the covers that made my top 20 list, so here's the first 4:
1. GOB - Paint It Black
Originally a 1966 hit for The Rolling Stones, this gem has been covered countless times, but SONiC likes the version by Vancouver's Gob... The Rolling Stones are the kings of debauchery; From being involved with all sorts of young girls and models to being found dead at Pooh Corner, these guys ARE rock n' roll, and I'm pretty sure you knew that already.
Other Cover versions performed by: The Animals, Deep Purple, Echo and the Bunnymen, U2, The Tea Party and... uh, Vanessa Carlton?... and many many more.
2. SOCIAL CODE - Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)
First known as "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) in 1984, it's now been reversed. The Icicle Works (later known as simply Icicle Works) came together in Liverpool. The self-titled debut that this track comes from is critically acclaimed, but that line that most people measure themselves up to, North American Success, eluded them outside of a few die-hard fans (props to Christine)... But most people have still heard this original. Edmonton's own Social Code should get a hell of a lot of cred for picking a cover that hasn't been beaten to death.
Other Cover versions performed by: Soho (for the "Scream" soundtrack, and I'm not sure of any others).
3. OUT OF YOUR MOUTH - Music
What's there left to be said about Madonna? My third Canadian act on the list, Calgary's Out of Your Mouth, give this tune the ol' "let's make it dark and heavy" treatment... which actually could be argued about the other two songs on this list... Nah. The other two are the whole "let's give it the Me First and the Gimme Gimmesque" treatment. Anywhoo, point being, Madonna jumped on the Mr. DJ bandwagon and made us dance. Out of Your Mouth made us thrash. And SONiC DJ Graham Scott gets snooty cred for not knowing this song was originally by Madonna.
Other Cover versions performed by: Adam Marano, The Mysterious Girl (although these first two are copies more than covers), Jackass (not the movie, the band, this cover is rockabilly-fied).
GARY JULES w/Michael Anderson - Mad World
Yep. That creepy song from the video game commercial & Donnie Darko was a Tears for Fears dancefloor classic in a previous life. Gary Jules sings on this Michael Anderson re-arrangement done for the aforementioned movie, and it's absolutely chilling... Tears for Fears is my "Geek Love". I've been into them since I was in Elementary School. After over a decade of stalling, they did make another album in 2004 together, and they seem to still be together.
Other Cover versions performed by: Jan Wayne, Alex Parks, Wise Guys
Come back tomorrow for 4 more songs.
I want to get a little in depth on the covers that made my top 20 list, so here's the first 4:
1. GOB - Paint It Black
Originally a 1966 hit for The Rolling Stones, this gem has been covered countless times, but SONiC likes the version by Vancouver's Gob... The Rolling Stones are the kings of debauchery; From being involved with all sorts of young girls and models to being found dead at Pooh Corner, these guys ARE rock n' roll, and I'm pretty sure you knew that already.
Other Cover versions performed by: The Animals, Deep Purple, Echo and the Bunnymen, U2, The Tea Party and... uh, Vanessa Carlton?... and many many more.
2. SOCIAL CODE - Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)
First known as "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) in 1984, it's now been reversed. The Icicle Works (later known as simply Icicle Works) came together in Liverpool. The self-titled debut that this track comes from is critically acclaimed, but that line that most people measure themselves up to, North American Success, eluded them outside of a few die-hard fans (props to Christine)... But most people have still heard this original. Edmonton's own Social Code should get a hell of a lot of cred for picking a cover that hasn't been beaten to death.
Other Cover versions performed by: Soho (for the "Scream" soundtrack, and I'm not sure of any others).
3. OUT OF YOUR MOUTH - Music
What's there left to be said about Madonna? My third Canadian act on the list, Calgary's Out of Your Mouth, give this tune the ol' "let's make it dark and heavy" treatment... which actually could be argued about the other two songs on this list... Nah. The other two are the whole "let's give it the Me First and the Gimme Gimmesque" treatment. Anywhoo, point being, Madonna jumped on the Mr. DJ bandwagon and made us dance. Out of Your Mouth made us thrash. And SONiC DJ Graham Scott gets snooty cred for not knowing this song was originally by Madonna.
Other Cover versions performed by: Adam Marano, The Mysterious Girl (although these first two are copies more than covers), Jackass (not the movie, the band, this cover is rockabilly-fied).
GARY JULES w/Michael Anderson - Mad World
Yep. That creepy song from the video game commercial & Donnie Darko was a Tears for Fears dancefloor classic in a previous life. Gary Jules sings on this Michael Anderson re-arrangement done for the aforementioned movie, and it's absolutely chilling... Tears for Fears is my "Geek Love". I've been into them since I was in Elementary School. After over a decade of stalling, they did make another album in 2004 together, and they seem to still be together.
Other Cover versions performed by: Jan Wayne, Alex Parks, Wise Guys
Come back tomorrow for 4 more songs.
Friday, March 02, 2007
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
On Mick Jagger and Screeching
I really enjoyed the Wolfmother concert.
'Nuff said on that. Judge me if you want.
Side notes on that concert:
Dude from the Icarus Line: You're pretty good, and you'll only get better. But there's only one Mick Jagger, and you're not it. David Johansen, AKA Buster Poindexter, tried to act like Mick when he was in the New York Dolls & when he was solo, and he looked silly. Just imagine what you look like. Find your own thing. And no, the crotch grabbing wasn't it. That's Michael Jackson.
Dudes in Wolfmother: Experimental is definitely good. It's cool to hear that you want to go in new directions. A band I love very much, Spoon, is constantly experimenting. And guess what? Their songs are pretty short. And good... Which brings me to my point...
You guys had a lot of fun treating us to some long-form jams. But experimental doesn't have to be long-form. Don't get the two confused. This ain't the 60's or 70's any more. I didn't find "The Sultans of Swing" to be all that experimental, yet it was damn long. In fact, it was quite plain... You see? Long can be boring. Boring. Boring... and screeching can be annoying.
Despite all the criticism, I had a f'n blast. I loved it, and it was lovely. The music was tight, loud, and entertaining. I just need to be all artsy and critic-y to make me feel better about my own non-existent music career.
Oooo. Burn. On myself.
See? I can go from self-righteous to self-loathing in 5.5 seconds. That should be my superpower.
'Nuff said on that. Judge me if you want.
Side notes on that concert:
Dude from the Icarus Line: You're pretty good, and you'll only get better. But there's only one Mick Jagger, and you're not it. David Johansen, AKA Buster Poindexter, tried to act like Mick when he was in the New York Dolls & when he was solo, and he looked silly. Just imagine what you look like. Find your own thing. And no, the crotch grabbing wasn't it. That's Michael Jackson.
Dudes in Wolfmother: Experimental is definitely good. It's cool to hear that you want to go in new directions. A band I love very much, Spoon, is constantly experimenting. And guess what? Their songs are pretty short. And good... Which brings me to my point...
You guys had a lot of fun treating us to some long-form jams. But experimental doesn't have to be long-form. Don't get the two confused. This ain't the 60's or 70's any more. I didn't find "The Sultans of Swing" to be all that experimental, yet it was damn long. In fact, it was quite plain... You see? Long can be boring. Boring. Boring... and screeching can be annoying.
Despite all the criticism, I had a f'n blast. I loved it, and it was lovely. The music was tight, loud, and entertaining. I just need to be all artsy and critic-y to make me feel better about my own non-existent music career.
Oooo. Burn. On myself.
See? I can go from self-righteous to self-loathing in 5.5 seconds. That should be my superpower.
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Bigger Than Love
February 14, 2007.
Valentine's day for many, but something entirely different for me.
That was the day I made the music stop on Sonic 102.9... for those not familiar, Sonic has a contest called "Make it Stop", where a particularly bad song that we'd all like to forget is played until a caller can end the madness by naming the song and artist.
Me winning a name-that-tune-style contest? Didn't see that coming...
The song was "Love's Theme" by the Love Unlimited Orchestra. Let's just say I love Barry White, the conductor of said Orchestra.
Anyway, I get a Departed DVD. Meh. I could've done worse.
You can all come over and watch it with me.
Valentine's day for many, but something entirely different for me.
That was the day I made the music stop on Sonic 102.9... for those not familiar, Sonic has a contest called "Make it Stop", where a particularly bad song that we'd all like to forget is played until a caller can end the madness by naming the song and artist.
Me winning a name-that-tune-style contest? Didn't see that coming...
The song was "Love's Theme" by the Love Unlimited Orchestra. Let's just say I love Barry White, the conductor of said Orchestra.
Anyway, I get a Departed DVD. Meh. I could've done worse.
You can all come over and watch it with me.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Changing My Life. Day after Day. Hoo-ray.
So.
I got a job as a DJ.
I quit before it started.
I haven't wrote any more play monologues... Oh wait, I have:
"Vacation time.
The end.
I got a job as a DJ.
I quit before it started.
I haven't wrote any more play monologues... Oh wait, I have:
"Vacation time.
The mountains. It was summer, and I hoped having her out of the house would help her feel better. I just wanted her to feel better.
But really, there wasn’t much difference. She seemed the same.
“I just can’t, Shawn. I can’t.”
The end.
Sunday, February 04, 2007
A Scrap of Paper and a Title
I've heard this question a couple of times: How's the play coming along?
Well, it's now got a title. "With You".
And here's a snippet of a monologue:
"... I went downstairs in my dad's house... our house. The one that we all lived in together, but we hadn't for a few years...
I had no logical response yet for what had happened. I had yet to, other than the exact moment I heard the news, react at all. So I forced myself. I pushed myself to be normal, to be human... and respond.
I went downstairs into the shower, clothes on. Shower off. Lights off.
And I called to her.
Mom. Mom?
And I got louder and louder. I was sure she would respond. And when she didn't...
I remember hearing about John Lennon, something about shouting therapy... and there was a song where he shouted, like a release, so I released.
Why did you do that? Can't you see? I was just about to make it! You would have been here to see that and be proud. So why? Why?"
And that's a little taste of it. It's been good, trying to write this. I put a lot of pressure on myself to come out with a masterpiece right away, and I'm afraid to write anything that isn't good. So I'm confronting that fear, but now I have to learn how to keep the shitty things I write instead of throwing them away. Because I'll never learn from them if they keep going in the trash.
Also, as you can imagine, writing about something deeply personal is quite cathartic, so don't worry about the intenseness of the above monologue having a negative impact on my mental state. I'm good.
And don't worry if that whole above monologue didn't make much sense, I'm sure it will with the right amount of surrounding context.
So that's that for now. Wish me some sort of writer's good fortune, eh?
Well, it's now got a title. "With You".
And here's a snippet of a monologue:
"... I went downstairs in my dad's house... our house. The one that we all lived in together, but we hadn't for a few years...
I had no logical response yet for what had happened. I had yet to, other than the exact moment I heard the news, react at all. So I forced myself. I pushed myself to be normal, to be human... and respond.
I went downstairs into the shower, clothes on. Shower off. Lights off.
And I called to her.
Mom. Mom?
And I got louder and louder. I was sure she would respond. And when she didn't...
I remember hearing about John Lennon, something about shouting therapy... and there was a song where he shouted, like a release, so I released.
Why did you do that? Can't you see? I was just about to make it! You would have been here to see that and be proud. So why? Why?"
And that's a little taste of it. It's been good, trying to write this. I put a lot of pressure on myself to come out with a masterpiece right away, and I'm afraid to write anything that isn't good. So I'm confronting that fear, but now I have to learn how to keep the shitty things I write instead of throwing them away. Because I'll never learn from them if they keep going in the trash.
Also, as you can imagine, writing about something deeply personal is quite cathartic, so don't worry about the intenseness of the above monologue having a negative impact on my mental state. I'm good.
And don't worry if that whole above monologue didn't make much sense, I'm sure it will with the right amount of surrounding context.
So that's that for now. Wish me some sort of writer's good fortune, eh?
Sunday, January 28, 2007
What's Underneath the Covers?
So the time has come for me to attempt to get on Hey Ma, I'm on Sonic again.
Here's the angle I'm hitting it from this time: cover songs that get played on Sonic.
Here's my list:
1. GOB - Paint it Black
2. SOCIAL CODE - Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)
3. OUT OF YOUR MOUTH - Music
4. GARY JULES W/Michael Anderson - Mad World
5. JOHNNY CASH - Hurt
6. GNARLS BARKLEY - Gone Daddy Gone
7. THE WHITE STRIPES - Walking With a Ghost
8. SOCIAL DISTORTION - Ring of Fire
9. CAKE - I Will Survive
10. THE CLASH - I Fought the Law
11. U2/GREEN DAY - The Saints are Coming
12. PEARL JAM - Last Kiss
13. NIRVANA - The Man Who Sold The World
14. COWBOY JUNKIES - Sweet Jane
15. 5.6.7.8.'s - Woo Hoo
16. CAPTAIN TRACTOR - London Calling
17. METISYAHU - Message in a Bottle
18. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - Renegades of Funk
19. FOO FIGHTERS - Baker Street
20. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Love Rollercoaster
The first person who can come up with all 20 original artists, I'll give to you "mad props" on the radio... Unless of course, the covers thing has already been done when I wasn't listening, and therefore, I'm not going on the show.
Meh. Mad props anyway if you know all the answers... Don't google them. That's cheating.
Here's the angle I'm hitting it from this time: cover songs that get played on Sonic.
Here's my list:
1. GOB - Paint it Black
2. SOCIAL CODE - Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)
3. OUT OF YOUR MOUTH - Music
4. GARY JULES W/Michael Anderson - Mad World
5. JOHNNY CASH - Hurt
6. GNARLS BARKLEY - Gone Daddy Gone
7. THE WHITE STRIPES - Walking With a Ghost
8. SOCIAL DISTORTION - Ring of Fire
9. CAKE - I Will Survive
10. THE CLASH - I Fought the Law
11. U2/GREEN DAY - The Saints are Coming
12. PEARL JAM - Last Kiss
13. NIRVANA - The Man Who Sold The World
14. COWBOY JUNKIES - Sweet Jane
15. 5.6.7.8.'s - Woo Hoo
16. CAPTAIN TRACTOR - London Calling
17. METISYAHU - Message in a Bottle
18. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - Renegades of Funk
19. FOO FIGHTERS - Baker Street
20. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Love Rollercoaster
The first person who can come up with all 20 original artists, I'll give to you "mad props" on the radio... Unless of course, the covers thing has already been done when I wasn't listening, and therefore, I'm not going on the show.
Meh. Mad props anyway if you know all the answers... Don't google them. That's cheating.
Friday, January 26, 2007
Clean Sweep!
On the brighter side, here are a few things I am good at on a construction site:
- making coffee
- sweeping the floor
- falling through the ceiling tiles and creating a draft and a mess
A mess which I swept up like a pro!
Never fear, twas just my leg that went through, not all of me... Still...
- making coffee
- sweeping the floor
- falling through the ceiling tiles and creating a draft and a mess
A mess which I swept up like a pro!
Never fear, twas just my leg that went through, not all of me... Still...
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
No Can Do.
Here is a list of things I'm not very good at:
- lifting drywall
- cutting drywall
- drywalling in general
- stripping wood from 1912
- wiring and stripping wires
- drilling track into a concrete floor
- insulating
- hauling wood out of an elevator shaft
- being a human pack mule
- running wire through a ceiling
- avoiding flying pieces of debris when co-workers have shit fits
- attaching a thingie to some studs with some wires (not that complicated, but I thoroughly chew ass at it... it's fine if you don't know what the "thingie" is, neither do I, and I still don't... you know, a big metal bar that runs through your walls innards and guts... no, not the stud, the thingie going the other way... bah, I just blow. That's really all the that matters here)
Here is a list of what I've been doing since December 30, 2006:
- lifting drywall
- cutting drywall
- drywalling in general
- stripping wood from 1912
- wiring and stripping wires
- drilling track into a concrete floor
- insulating
- hauling wood out of an elevator shaft
- being a human pack mule
- running wire through a ceiling
- avoiding flying pieces of debris when co-workers have shit fits
- attaching a thingie to some studs with some wires
I hope you're not surprised when you read about my digit/limb/nipple-losing emergency situation in the paper when I attempt to use the "planer".
It'll make writing pretty hard if I don't have a nipple... uh, I mean fingers or arms.
- lifting drywall
- cutting drywall
- drywalling in general
- stripping wood from 1912
- wiring and stripping wires
- drilling track into a concrete floor
- insulating
- hauling wood out of an elevator shaft
- being a human pack mule
- running wire through a ceiling
- avoiding flying pieces of debris when co-workers have shit fits
- attaching a thingie to some studs with some wires (not that complicated, but I thoroughly chew ass at it... it's fine if you don't know what the "thingie" is, neither do I, and I still don't... you know, a big metal bar that runs through your walls innards and guts... no, not the stud, the thingie going the other way... bah, I just blow. That's really all the that matters here)
Here is a list of what I've been doing since December 30, 2006:
- lifting drywall
- cutting drywall
- drywalling in general
- stripping wood from 1912
- wiring and stripping wires
- drilling track into a concrete floor
- insulating
- hauling wood out of an elevator shaft
- being a human pack mule
- running wire through a ceiling
- avoiding flying pieces of debris when co-workers have shit fits
- attaching a thingie to some studs with some wires
I hope you're not surprised when you read about my digit/limb/nipple-losing emergency situation in the paper when I attempt to use the "planer".
It'll make writing pretty hard if I don't have a nipple... uh, I mean fingers or arms.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
October 12, 1947
To begin at the beginning.
Is is 1947. The war has been over for a couple of years now. The radio is playing Count Basie, Perry Como, and Francis Craig & His Orchestra's "Near You".
The Liddles are expecting a new addition to their family. Bob and Ken are going to have new brother or sister... I'm going to have to find out what they were called back then. Bobby & Kenny? Robert and Kenneth? Booboo and K-Bone?... we'll get that one figured...
They live on a farm with their mother Frieda and their father, the hardest working man in Bobtail, Tom Liddle... I don't really know if they call it Bobtail or Bobtail County or nothing yet... but that's what they call it today.
I just found a copy of that song "Near You". It's perfect for the mood at the top of the play. The massive problem with the play is going to be the music. I just found out that no sound recording is considered "public domain" at all. I was given the false information that anything older than 50 years was cool, but Chad was looking for some tunes, and I'm going to have to delve a little further into copyright laws before I get my heart set on anything.
Born October 12, 1947: Sheila Liddle. I'm going to try to provide little windows and fragments into her life, not a complete history, but a series of slices of her life and those who she touched.
Starting now.
Is is 1947. The war has been over for a couple of years now. The radio is playing Count Basie, Perry Como, and Francis Craig & His Orchestra's "Near You".
The Liddles are expecting a new addition to their family. Bob and Ken are going to have new brother or sister... I'm going to have to find out what they were called back then. Bobby & Kenny? Robert and Kenneth? Booboo and K-Bone?... we'll get that one figured...
They live on a farm with their mother Frieda and their father, the hardest working man in Bobtail, Tom Liddle... I don't really know if they call it Bobtail or Bobtail County or nothing yet... but that's what they call it today.
I just found a copy of that song "Near You". It's perfect for the mood at the top of the play. The massive problem with the play is going to be the music. I just found out that no sound recording is considered "public domain" at all. I was given the false information that anything older than 50 years was cool, but Chad was looking for some tunes, and I'm going to have to delve a little further into copyright laws before I get my heart set on anything.
Born October 12, 1947: Sheila Liddle. I'm going to try to provide little windows and fragments into her life, not a complete history, but a series of slices of her life and those who she touched.
Starting now.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Swing Kids...
...and the blood runs cold.
The last time you saw Swing Kids, it probably didn't seem like much to you; A Disney presentation, this film takes a not-so-in-depth view at the young German rebels who danced to swing music and enjoyed American culture in direct defiance of the Nazis. It takes a look at their (violent) interractions with the Nazi Youth, and how they were grouped in with any minority that was viewed undesirable at the time in Germany... You know which ones I'm talking about.
But wait, there's more.
I don't think this film will ever be shown or released in the USA again. It's just accidentally drawing on one too many sensitive issues. The most glaring is when one of the characters mentions that the Nazis took Prague and were "greeted as liberators".
Yikes.
And then, there was a quote from Hitler which sounded... ah, most of you know what I'm going to say. I can't say it though, because I'm pretty sure that the FBI would....ghglasj... goapsb.... WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE!!! DON'T TAKE MY COMP>>>>>>>>>>>>JFDLSKJf;atiowetjhpo...
___________________________________________________________________
I'm writing you from a cell somewhere in Greenland... I think... They've allowed me 1 minute with a laptop. I will use this opportunity to say this: Somebody help me. I never meant to be the 1,000,000th person to point out similarities between Nazi Germany and current USA. I guess the government was keeping track internationally, and I was officially the one they decided to arrest due to me being that milestone.
I guess I deserved it. I should have written something original.
I love you all...
The last time you saw Swing Kids, it probably didn't seem like much to you; A Disney presentation, this film takes a not-so-in-depth view at the young German rebels who danced to swing music and enjoyed American culture in direct defiance of the Nazis. It takes a look at their (violent) interractions with the Nazi Youth, and how they were grouped in with any minority that was viewed undesirable at the time in Germany... You know which ones I'm talking about.
But wait, there's more.
I don't think this film will ever be shown or released in the USA again. It's just accidentally drawing on one too many sensitive issues. The most glaring is when one of the characters mentions that the Nazis took Prague and were "greeted as liberators".
Yikes.
And then, there was a quote from Hitler which sounded... ah, most of you know what I'm going to say. I can't say it though, because I'm pretty sure that the FBI would....ghglasj... goapsb.... WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE!!! DON'T TAKE MY COMP>>>>>>>>>>>>JFDLSKJf;atiowetjhpo...
___________________________________________________________________
I'm writing you from a cell somewhere in Greenland... I think... They've allowed me 1 minute with a laptop. I will use this opportunity to say this: Somebody help me. I never meant to be the 1,000,000th person to point out similarities between Nazi Germany and current USA. I guess the government was keeping track internationally, and I was officially the one they decided to arrest due to me being that milestone.
I guess I deserved it. I should have written something original.
I love you all...
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
I mean it this time...
I'm going to write that mutha of a play.
I've never had more spare time, so too busy is no longer an excuse. The block of the moment is separating good, story-worthy memories of my mom from boring, or even fictitious memories of my mom... Allow me to explain:
Sometimes, I'm not entirely sure if I'm embellishing the truth or telling what really happened. So, every once and a while, I tell a story about somebody or something and somebody will point out a flaw in the story to prove I've at least remembered it wrong, or I'm completely lying.
CURSE YOU, CREATIVE BRAIN of a LEFT HANDER!! A POX ON YOUR SYNAPSES!
Anywhoo, a play.
And you'll all come and see it, because you either like me, and want to see me succeed, or you hate me, and watching me fail serves to inflate your own battered ego.
Lightly battered though, like a good piece of fish.
I've never had more spare time, so too busy is no longer an excuse. The block of the moment is separating good, story-worthy memories of my mom from boring, or even fictitious memories of my mom... Allow me to explain:
Sometimes, I'm not entirely sure if I'm embellishing the truth or telling what really happened. So, every once and a while, I tell a story about somebody or something and somebody will point out a flaw in the story to prove I've at least remembered it wrong, or I'm completely lying.
CURSE YOU, CREATIVE BRAIN of a LEFT HANDER!! A POX ON YOUR SYNAPSES!
Anywhoo, a play.
And you'll all come and see it, because you either like me, and want to see me succeed, or you hate me, and watching me fail serves to inflate your own battered ego.
Lightly battered though, like a good piece of fish.
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