Biting into the Apple Headlines
Dear Messrs. Hewlett and Packard and Gates,
I find your products to be sub-par.
Sincerely,
Jeff
Yes, Edmonton, my computer has finally decided it’s had enough of my zany antics. The team at Geeks on Whyte is in the process of recovering my files before we send that HP laptop to Valhalla. We should probably trash it in some kind of hilarious manner.
I’m now using an older Macbook, so all of this has hastened my entry to the Apple army. Also, for the record, Windows 7 was not my idea because I don’t know jack about programming and it’s clear to me Microsoft should probably hire experts for Windows 8.
In real news…let’s first turn to the election. That zany, Edmonton election. (more…)
Failure is the only option
Sometimes there’s nothing funnier than unintentional humour. Take, The Room, or other B-movies, for example.
The people involved in the movie are really trying. They just happen to stink. The resulting humour is glorious.
Now, how about watching some of the worst possible writing and acting, on purpose?
That’s what tonight’s “FAILURE!” is all about.
FAILURE! – a kind of fundraiser (in which Edmonton’s best do their worst) is taking place at The Next Act pub (my favourite pub) at 8pm. Thanks to one of the participants, Morgan Smith, for tipping me off to the groan-inducing night of hilarity.
It really is some of Edmonton’s best (Stewart Lemoine, Chris Craddock, Human Loser, Jill Pollack, the Mostly Water Theatre guys) reading selections from terrible plays they’ll never actually produce. Some of the great (awful) play names include “LARRY ALWAYS WINS!” and “Brown Chowder! Sing It Louder!”
There’s a suggested donation of $15, and a silent auction. Money raised helps pay for Mostly Water Theatre’s “15 Minutes” and Human Loser/Allspice Theatre’s “Game Face” at this summer’s Fringe Festival.
Go ahead, they want you to laugh at their pitiful efforts.
