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GRTTWaK8 wrapup, and two more shows at the Tranzac
Laura Godfrey wrote a nice piece about the latest Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids show:
On Wednesday night at The Tranzac downtown, a 34-year-old man took to the stage and spewed more than 60 insults and obscenities to a large crowd. They hooted with laughter, gasped at the more taboo terms and broke out into applause when it was all over.
Andrew Jehan’s performance was an extreme example of what audiences might hear at Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids, a free reading series whose name pretty much says it all. This was the eighth installment of a show where people read old diary entries, angsty teen poetry and mystifying grade school assignments to a roomful of strangers.
A big thanks to everyone who came out to GRTTWaK8 at the Tranzac on September 17th. It was a great time.
I have two more Wednesdays at the Tranzac this month, with two very excellent shows:
- September 23: Singer/songwriters Kevin Quain, Patrick Walsh, and Peirson Ross (Facebook event)
- September 30: Japanese popsters The Moist Towelettes (Tokyo) wsg The Sweat (Facebook event)
Hope you can make it out.
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Me and Sook-Yin Lee, animated
A few weeks ago, I spent some time in Winnipeg with team DNTO. While I was there, we watched the world premiere of three short animations based on some of Sook-Yin Lee’s stories. This one, directed by Jim Goodall, is my favourite of the three, and I’m not just saying that because they used my voice (very briefly):
You can check out all three animations on DNTO’s YouTube page. The CBC “Entertainment” “Portal” has copies too, but lacks permalinks, so I won’t bother linking there.
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Hallelujah
As promised, as of 7:00 this morning, the diversion of Queen streetcars is over. That means no more screeching.
Perhaps now I can get a proper night’s sleep.
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Shopping with the Brompton
So, I’ve had my Brompton for four weeks now, and I’m very pleased with it. It rides well, folds well, and I’ve had no trouble bringing it anywhere. It’s come with me into work, restaurants, and shops. And just yesterday, I learned that it fits perfectly inside a shopping cart:
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Great artists steal
Via Jack Shedd’s Big Contrarian, a terrific 6-minute video from designer Jeff Veen: