For our homie and two-year blogging compatriot Paul, running Optimuscrime Halifax was getting to be a little burdensome. After all, the kid works a day job, is an active artist, runs Gallery Deluxe Gallery, plays in a band and is one of the two forces behind screenprinting juggernaut Yo Rodeo.
So we're sure that you'll understand his decision to step away from the blogosphere for a bit. You can continue to catch him on gallerydeluxegallery.com, sharplikeknives.com and yorodeo.com.
As a salute to the outgoing editor, a roundup of some of our favourite posts:
Taking over Paul's editorship will be another of our favourite Haligonians, Jodie Church. Jodes is from Red Lake, Ontario, but is in Halifax finishing her degree in Russian Studies at Dal. She speaks Esperanto. She is awesome. Expect her first post sometime, uh, soonish.
Update! Alison Lang, DJ, journalism student, Queen's alumna, bon vivant, will be joining Jodie now and again as a contributor. Editor emeritus Paul also retains his account, meaning that he is welcome to post as a contributor if his fancy is ever so stricken. How glorious is our Optimuscrime Empire! Huzzah!
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Those looking for fresh Optimuscrime Halifax updates should consult Sharplikeknives.com, where Paul's road diary is found. He and Sharp Like Knives are now in British Columbia:
"Like I mentioned before, we ran out of gas on the way to Vancouver, but we still managed to get to the Alf House basically on time. Sort of. That night was my birthday, and I think the best present I got on that day was the seemingly endless slew of surprise guests that kept showing up throughout the evening. Friends from Halifax, friends from highschool who I hadn't seen in almost 6 years. It was crazy. The show itself was also amazing! We played with my friend Lianne's band The Mutators, who were awesome. And the little basement was packed with crazy, sweaty kids. They lost it for Windom Earle, and seemed to really like us too. That tiny show, in that dingy basement had 1000 times the energy, enthusiasm, and excitement than any bar show we've ever played. It was inspiring, and exciting."
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OMG. That is, OMFG ladies and gentlemen. In just a few short days, a single, minute and a half long video clip has quickly become our favourite recent event, and it seems to get better and better every day. (Listening to CBC in the mornings has become a matter of giddy anticipation, waiting to discover a new level to the sheer absurdity of this amazing spectacle.)
Ok, short summary: BBC sets up an interview with Guy Kewney, computer techie, who was waiting in the lobby to talk about the big old Apple vs Apple decision. Short on time, someone runs down to the lobby to grab Guy for the interview, and... wait for it... Grabs. The. Wrong. Guy. Yeah. That's right. There was a second man named Guy (Guy Goma, to be precise) who is most definitely NOT a computer expert, and this poor man is the one who was ushered quickly into the studio and sat down in front of the cameras and interviewed. The interview actually went through. And it was live.
We basically couldn't ask for more, could we?
Highlight: "I'm very surprised to see this verdict.. to come on me. Because.... I was not expecting that... when I came they told me something else, and I'm coming... you've got an interview now. So, it's a big surprise." Deer in headlights, ladies and gentlemen. And the woman interviewing him is not even pretending to pay attention.
Gold. Fucking gold. And if that's not enough - the BBC also made a mistake in their apology the following day. Their first statement was that Guy Coma was a cab driver, there to pick up the Guy who was meant to be interviewed... but as it turns out, Guy Coma is actually a Congolese business student who was waiting for a job interview. So, person in suit comes down, says "Guy, we're ready for you.." and away we go.
This is why we love the internet. This, and Strong Bad Emails.
Watch the soon-to-be-infamous interview here.
And then, watch a follow-up interview with him here.
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Ex-Roommate, long-distance pal Tamara Henderson is keeping it real, and going strong over in Germany, making art,
clothes, and now hilarious
video work at the Stadelschule in Frankfurt. This video is seriously amazing! The staircase scene, and the brilliant recreation of the scene in which Kevin McAllister is hung up on a wall-hanger by the crook - so. so. good! (our pal Michael Eddy plays Kevin.)
The Home a. Lone video consists of several short scenes that are modelled after scenes in the 1990 Hollywood blockbuster Home Alone. Inspired by the flow of low-fi special effects in the original film, Henderson and sculpture partner Emi Uemura reconstructed these sculpture situations in their own flat. With a small but elite cast of four: Emi Uemura, Michael Eddy, Tris Vonna Michell and Tamara Henderson, the sculptures were used as props, and selected scenes from Home Alone were realised.
Watch out in May 2006, when Tamara will be guest-curating a show of young german artists for our very own, Gallery Deluxe Gallery!
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We've got a new guy in charge, and to be totally honest, we're just not that interested anymore. Here's to opening the doors to the possibility of conservative, and frightening new policies. And here's to a system that ensures that our new shitty government will not be able to actually do anything. And here's to the minority setup that will hold the douchebag at bay, at least for now.
But mostly... most of all... here's to a total lack of desire to talk about it, over here! We're glad our co-editors have our bases covered in that department, because for all the crap it represents, and for all the lamenting we did for fear that we would end up with this guy in the big seat... well... We're just kind of tired of caring about it. We think that voting, especially when you're not entirely convinced in the voting method, or the actual impact of your vote, well.. it has that affect, apparently. So yeah, we're not too pumped with the outcome.. but really, is anybody surprised? We'd prefer to just watch our roommates, and houseguests doodle big fat doobies and shitty facial hair on the guy.
And speaking of houseguests, Team Willow has been a relatively full and happening place for the last week, with the unexpectedly extended visit of our good pal Philip Clark. Shown here eating delicious pasta, Phil arrived sometime friday afternoon with a carfull of gear to play a rock show, but had to extend his plans when he found out that his car full of gear was also a car full of expensive rust holes. During the week of his visit, pasta consumption at the house skyrocketed, along with the ibook ratio. Our time in the livingroom saw a spike in messageboard-drama related hilarity, and we even managed to sneak in a visit to our favourite food-house on Robie - RobieFood. Philip left today, and though he denied us his pasta-leftovers to remember him by, he did leave the Tuesday Doobie Paper that Mark Black bought, and he defaced, with the help of Michael.
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