I checked out Buchart Gardens and Miniature World. Miniature World is “The Greatest Little Show on Earth!” It’s a bunch of tiny towns and little war reenactments, with doll houses and such. If you look closely into some of the doll houses, you can see interesting things going on. I saw a nude model being painted and some buck naked person in a bath tub. You really have to look for that stuff, and I do.
My show on Thursday at 6:15pm had an audience of four, but we had a blast. I experimented with things and even created a new ending where I crawl down the isle wrapped in the sheet. It was the most fun I’ve had doing the show in a while. I have an 11:00pm show tonight, and I will be flyering to get people in. I do think that there is hope for me here. This is Labor Day weekend (yes, in Canada as well) and my show is about working. So what better way to celebrate Labor Day? All I can do is talk people into coming tonight, create a buzz, and get more and more people into my afternoon shows Sunday and Monday. The “Man” is not going to keep me down. Rebel rules! Support the underdog.
I also have a new marketing campaign. I’m a cult sensation! This is much better than my other idea, which was: I quit! I think my show has had a cult audience and I’m going to start exploiting that and even promote it kind of like a horror movie. I may even dress up like a zombie and flyer people in Vancouver.* It ties in the show.
For bonus fun, one of the venues has its entrance in a courtyard for an apartment complex. Last night five people were quietly sitting in the courtyard before being let into the theater, when a loud obnoxious creep started yelling from his balcony at everyone to “Get the fuck out of the courtyard! The Fringe is over! It’s 11:00!” Now, remember, the people waiting were being completely quiet. The folks walked out of the courtyard and into the theater, but the guy kept yelling and even called one of the women the “C” word. I told him to “have respect for a lady” and that I hoped he was “enjoying the Fringe.” Naturally he just continued a string of F-words directed at me, but what fun! Someone needs to straighten this guy out and, despite the fact that Pippi Longstocking could kick my ass, I’m the guy to do it!
I admit I have a warped perception of reality right now, but you try being on tour for… How long has it been now? Two months. Over two more weeks to go. I bought my plane ticket to leave Vancouver, which will be on Sept. 19.
* Luckily I came to my senses and never dressed up like a zombie.
