Well, this is a bit of awesome. The Kids in the Hall are returning to the CBC in January, for an eight-episode series that Bruce McCullough calls “Corner Gas meets Twin Peaks“. Sounds… pretty promising, actually. I always liked the Kids best when the comedy got a little weird and black, like in “daddy drank”.
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Posts from my previous blog, which have not yet been recategorized.
random update on what I did in July
do not touch them they will bite, originally uploaded by Mister Wind-Up Bird. Well, it’s been a fun few weeks, but I’m back. The lovely Janelle journied across the Pacific for a visit, and while I still had to work a bit, we did find time to visit Salt Spring Island, where we stayed in…
The Field at Richard’s on Richards
The Field at Richard’s on Richards, originally uploaded by Mister Wind-Up Bird. Electronica has really fallen out of the mainstream in the past few years, but there are still brilliant acts like The Field emerging. On stage, they’re about as charismatic as most electrominimalists, but the live versions of some of their tracks killed, especially…
David Lynch’s Goofy Movie
Apparently, there’s a whole subculture of amateur editors making David Lynch mashup parodies, but this is the only one I’ve seen that really captures what makes Lynch so damn creepy and effective (hint: it’s not backwards-talking weirdos and 1950s music).
trees like pink popcorn
trees like pink popcorn, originally uploaded by Mister Wind-Up Bird. East 23rd Avenue at dusk, in cherry blossom season.