Jazz Fest etc.

Went to check out some Cool Jazz at Old Market Square this evening at the Winnipeg Jazz Festival. Defanitely go check it out! Alas, I once again missed my bud Alain's band, The Subcity Dwellers, last night in the square because of rehearsal, but I heard them from the car when we were driving Theresa home. If you like some wicked ska, check out their link on the right - you won't regret taking in a show!

I feel I've been totally selfish for these past few weeks. I've been so busy working on my own projects that I'm not really up to speed on what's going on in the world. Not that this blog is an every few days leftist rant on the world, but I take pride in the fact that it's not just a "look into my neat life". But, sadly, that's all I gots for now folks. Oh! Except I did see the live interview with G.W. Bush after his suprise visit to the President of Iraq. All I can say is that Bush is one pompus ass. "I went there to look him in the eye and to see if he has what it takes." And you do? Holy mother of god.

I'm in the midst of some intense rehearsals. We're doing our first stumble through of Wallflowers Sunday, another run of Ugly Ducks, Matt and I have had 2 sessions with David Warburton to work on our 3 Stratford pieces, Theatre Projects audition coming up, Comedy of Errors fundraising show approaching RAPIDLY, and there is one giant ASS HOLE that I have to work with every day that is driving me crazy!!! I finally went to the Doctor today to see if I actually have broncitis because I've been hacking up a lung for 2 weeks now, but I think I just have some intense stress that's crushing my chest. Well, at least it's just stress, much cheaper than prescription medication. SIGH.

On the way home from Jazz Fest tonight there were about 6 cop cars around our building. Turns out some guy who's on the run from the cops barricaded himself in an appartment on the 1st floor. Nutso. If anyone sees anything on the news about what the heck is going on in my building, let me know. Do you think we can oppose a raise in rent due to a police standoff in the building? Shouldn't our rent go down? I think it's only fair!

Well, time for bed b/c I'm playing 4 ball games tomorrow. I'm going to be one stiff cookie on Sunday since I haven't played AT ALL this year. Ugh, this is not going to be good.

Peace out folks! And no worries to my friends out there who have faced the rejection reality at the end of this audition season. It was so funny, as Matt and I were chatting with David after our last meeting we mentioned CofE, and David was like "who's putting that on?" and I said "Well, Matt and I started a company this year to do it" and he's like "Wow, there's companies popping up all over the place, I wonder why?" It's so funny how working actors forget how bloody HARD it is to secure professional work when you're a young gun. I was thinking "Well, since only about 2 actors in our age range will get professional work next year, we kind of have to produce our own stuff or we won't work at all." Oh, the real world, how it smites us.