Welcome back and happy saturday to you one and all.
I will start by saying that I normally try to get my blog out in the early evening Toronto Time, or mid afternoon for those avid readers in the west. A part of me thinks i should write it at night and then just post it early in the morning so people can read it whenever they like... like a newspaper. I opted to say newspaper because i feel that my reader numbers sadly resemble those of the newspaper industry. Well... mine is low for a newspaper... not really for a blog. I have now said (including this one) newspaper 5 times. I think we should move on. The point of all that was to say that I am writing today's later than i normally do.
On November 3rd I met a performer named Michael O'hara (perhaps O'Hare). He sang a song at a cabaret that i went to and was just wonderful. Had a full tenor voice with great control. I think for me, singers that i really enjoy are ones that I can trust. I know they wont crack, i know they wont screw up and I can sit there and enjoy. He was an amazing singer, one of the best I have seen live. Great Broadway sound with being "Broadway. (for those non theatre folks, I know you dont know what that last sentence meant... but trust me, its a good thing and, also, all of the theatre people know EXACTLY what I mean). Anyway, after meeting him he told me about a show he had coming up on the 20th, which i decided I would go to. It was in a "club" in Toronto which, despite the websites description, turned out to actually be a restaurant. So if you didnt go early with friends to have dinner and then stay, well there was basically no seating available. I happened to snag a stool at the bar, but that leaded to the discomfort of the fact that the bar ran perpendicular to the stage, so everybody sitting there had to try and look over or beside the head of the person in front of them. This would have been a manageable task had the person in front of me not moved around like a crack head trying to combine watching the show, sipping his drink, and chatting loudly with his friends. By the time intermission came around I was so fed up and my butt was so sore that I said time to go.
SIDE STORY: One of the songs tonight was sung by a woman introduced as a Yiddish diva. She sang a holiday song and a peter paul and mary song, both in Yiddish. She was quite good. The woman beside me was chatting with her friends and informed them that Yiddish is actually a form of German (correct) and that it was invented my Jewish factory workers (incorrect) so that their German bosses wouldn't know what they are saying (SO FUCKING INCORRECT IT HURTS MY BODY) When you were a kid, after your parents taught you Pig Latin, did you ever use it to say bad shit about them forgetting that they taught it to you? Same thing. I wont go into what is wrong with what she said. Maybe she was getting it mixed up with the popular tale of the history of capoera. Who knows. But wow. The fact that she hasn't died while brushing her teeth in the morning astounds me. Just saying.
MORE JEWS: Welcome to my extra jewish content portion of todays blog. Now... since the beginning of my time on this earth, I have always liked jewish people. No reason not to! Im not jewish but my foreskin is so thats a close bond as well. Also, If you didnt laugh at that you shouldnt be reading this blog. Tonight I walked by a jewish soft-serve frozen yogurt shop. 10 flavors that change every week. Marshmallow, cookies n cream, candy cane, chocolate, etc etc etc. ALL LOW or NON FAT! once you have filled your cup to it's desired amount, you throw on any toppings you like and then they weigh it. And its affordable! Kosher Soft serve at its very finest. I adore this place and i... and my waist line... are thankful to live a good long distance away from it. But if i am ever near it, you can bet your sweet ass Im going in!
When you were a kid do you remember the Santa Claus parade being in November? Didnt it all just blur together so it seemed like a week before christmas? I grew up in Cranbrook BC and when I was young, my dad was an owner of a Nissan dealership and so i got to ride in the Nissan "float" one Christmas throwing candy canes from a snowmobile (how much more small town Canada can you get!) and apparently we werent throwing it far enough (ie to the sidewalks) and the producer told us that we couldnt throw candy anymore as she worried we wouldnt throw it far enough and kids would get caught under the wheels of the trucks. First off.. I was 6. secondly i felt we threw them far enough, and if we werent, i feel we deserved another shot, and thirdly, if you get run over by a firetruck going 5 miles an hour... I say thats your ass.
So there we go.
Chat with you all tomorrow!
Mike
Please tell your friends and if you have questions or comments please don't hesitate to send them!
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Saturday, November 20, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
November 18 - Everybody Poops.... and wants to see Harry Potter
Hello,
Harry Potter is playing at only 1 movie theatre in Toronto. THAT'S IT! There are a million movie theatres, but one of the biggest movies in the world is only at one. Admittedly tomorrow it plays 19 times in one day, but STILL!
welcome to this blog. The blog that most adults don't want to talk about... that's right... poopin! So if you don't wanna know... walk away now.
I will admit something to you that i certainly don't want to. But I will. Because this blog is, for all intents and purposes, kind of a journal... and if you cant be honest in a journal... where can you be honest?
Last week while walking with some dear friends down a busy road I got the gurgle. Now as humans we all know what the horizontal gurgle means. Its your body saying, "We need to find a washroom, and you need to clear your schedule". This gurgle often happens after you've eaten something spicy or ethnic, or even just to much buttery popcorn. As adults, most of us are to ashamed to admit whats going on inside when another person hears your stomach make that announcement. I for one like to play it off as if Im quite hungry... but we all know.
Most people I know will go to extreme lengths to not let on that they have to, or in fact that they EVER do, poop. A dear friend of mine, who will remain nameless for now, and I shared a common bond about how we both have a special bathroom at work. One that is rarely used, sometimes on a different floor, where you can do what you have to at work in total anonymity.
On my first day of work at a large theatre in Victoria BC I was cleaning the bathrooms on my first shift only to find that a woman had in fact shit on the wall. Now I can only assume and hope that it wasn't intentional. But it looked as though somebody had hit the wall with a paint gun. A shot that hit with so much force that the outline of the handle could be clearly made out on the wall. My question is... was she okay? she MUST have stayed in the stall for the whole intermission. How could you leave? And if you did leave, your sense of pride and or shame would compel you to say SOMETHING to the next person... what would that even be? OOO, You might not want to go in there, I think the person before me must have shat on the wall!
When I was walking down the street with my friends last week and I felt the gurgle, my brain kicked into full gear. Like a T-1000 I started to calculate how close I was to home, how long it would take me to get there, what way i would take, and, more importantly, an educated guess on how long I had. My mind deduced that it would take me 10 minutes to walk home. It also calculated that the gurgle alarm would go off in 2 minutes. And also that there would be no chance of a snooze button. This lead to the sad realization that it would be the TINY public bathroom in the shopping mall across the street that would be the stage for my embarrassing opus.
To make a long story short, which it hasnt been, and to cut out all of the horrifically gory details, i will simply say that I am no longer welcome in that particular Korean shopping center.
Its at this time that i would like to extend a point of thanks to the makers of no-name brand pink stomach medication. When you purchase Imodium you tell the world and everybody in line at the drug store, THATS RIGHT! I have Diarrhea! But with Pepto-Bismal, you can keep the secret. PEPTO, KEEPING YOUR DIARRHEA... AND YOUR DIGNITY... IN GOOD HEALTH.
Thanks!
Mike
This is the last one I will do on this subject.
SIDE NOTE: Spell Check recommended Pesto-Dismal as a correction for Pepto-Bismal.
Harry Potter is playing at only 1 movie theatre in Toronto. THAT'S IT! There are a million movie theatres, but one of the biggest movies in the world is only at one. Admittedly tomorrow it plays 19 times in one day, but STILL!
welcome to this blog. The blog that most adults don't want to talk about... that's right... poopin! So if you don't wanna know... walk away now.
I will admit something to you that i certainly don't want to. But I will. Because this blog is, for all intents and purposes, kind of a journal... and if you cant be honest in a journal... where can you be honest?
Last week while walking with some dear friends down a busy road I got the gurgle. Now as humans we all know what the horizontal gurgle means. Its your body saying, "We need to find a washroom, and you need to clear your schedule". This gurgle often happens after you've eaten something spicy or ethnic, or even just to much buttery popcorn. As adults, most of us are to ashamed to admit whats going on inside when another person hears your stomach make that announcement. I for one like to play it off as if Im quite hungry... but we all know.
Most people I know will go to extreme lengths to not let on that they have to, or in fact that they EVER do, poop. A dear friend of mine, who will remain nameless for now, and I shared a common bond about how we both have a special bathroom at work. One that is rarely used, sometimes on a different floor, where you can do what you have to at work in total anonymity.
On my first day of work at a large theatre in Victoria BC I was cleaning the bathrooms on my first shift only to find that a woman had in fact shit on the wall. Now I can only assume and hope that it wasn't intentional. But it looked as though somebody had hit the wall with a paint gun. A shot that hit with so much force that the outline of the handle could be clearly made out on the wall. My question is... was she okay? she MUST have stayed in the stall for the whole intermission. How could you leave? And if you did leave, your sense of pride and or shame would compel you to say SOMETHING to the next person... what would that even be? OOO, You might not want to go in there, I think the person before me must have shat on the wall!
When I was walking down the street with my friends last week and I felt the gurgle, my brain kicked into full gear. Like a T-1000 I started to calculate how close I was to home, how long it would take me to get there, what way i would take, and, more importantly, an educated guess on how long I had. My mind deduced that it would take me 10 minutes to walk home. It also calculated that the gurgle alarm would go off in 2 minutes. And also that there would be no chance of a snooze button. This lead to the sad realization that it would be the TINY public bathroom in the shopping mall across the street that would be the stage for my embarrassing opus.
To make a long story short, which it hasnt been, and to cut out all of the horrifically gory details, i will simply say that I am no longer welcome in that particular Korean shopping center.
Its at this time that i would like to extend a point of thanks to the makers of no-name brand pink stomach medication. When you purchase Imodium you tell the world and everybody in line at the drug store, THATS RIGHT! I have Diarrhea! But with Pepto-Bismal, you can keep the secret. PEPTO, KEEPING YOUR DIARRHEA... AND YOUR DIGNITY... IN GOOD HEALTH.
Thanks!
Mike
This is the last one I will do on this subject.
SIDE NOTE: Spell Check recommended Pesto-Dismal as a correction for Pepto-Bismal.
Monday, November 15, 2010
November 15 - Something Sexy, God, and Weed
Hello fair few,
So it would appear that other than my "Mile High Club" not to many folks care about this particular blog. In fact since that wonderful day, blog views have been 1/10 of what they were. So today, November 15th, I am sad to tell the world that this blog, WILL CONTINUE FOREVER!
Welcome back! Even if nobody reads my blog it will still happen every day! But to those small few who do read it.. thank you! I appreciate it!
So here we are! I would just like to say that I feel my current roommates smoke alot of weed. Now I have never smoked weed (I KNOW! Its hard to believe, but it's true!), but most of my BC friends do, but I still feel like these guys smoke ALOT. Which isnt a bad thing at all. Just saying. So as I write today's blog I would like you to know that I may or may not have a contact high. Im really hungry... but I think that is the diet talking!
There is a castle here in this lovely town. A palatial estate called Casa Loma. Casa Loma took 300 mean nearly 3 years to complete. And in 1911 when the castle was finally built it came in at a cost of $3.5 million, which is a lot for the day. Now for those of you who don't have an inflation calculator I will let you know that that cost today would be roughly $60 million dollars. Which for a castle in downtown Toronto I gotta say... that's not bad!
Its at this time that I would like to drop an unpaid for product placement into this blog. For anybody travelling to Victoria BC at this time of year, or at any time of year, one of the best things to do is to go to Garricks Head Pub, sit by the fire, have a bite to eat and wash it down with an amazing Phillips Chocolate Porter. These people have paid me nothing to say this. I say it only because i have yet to find a truly amazing pub in Toronto, and GOSH I miss it. Im sure there are many! So if you know of one please dont hesitate to tell me about it.
This week I visit for the first time the Rivoli and Eton house to try and meet and greet some folks to get some stage time. I am very excited to say that a very important person has been invited to my show on December 8th here in town! Now I dont know if they will see it, or send some lackey, but none-the-less, the fact that this very influential person in the world of Canada wide comedy knows my name? Thats a good start for me. If they show up, I will tell you all about it.
And just before we finish class and I assign homework, i would like to talk about a people who just drive me mental. Born Again Christians. Now if you are a born again, this would be the time to log off now. One of my biggest characters that I do is a Scottish drag version of GOD. This character, created by myself and the wonderful Jacob Richmond, talks about religion, history, and life in a really logical and funny way. Because of this character I am often asked what my own view of god might be. Very simply I am not much of a believer. If these is something there I haven't seen much proof of it. Now I once talked to a pastor about this who said he wished he had so much faith to believe that this world was created by accident, but that he didn't. And I understand that. But peoples beliefs are their own. I love gospel music, and some of my closest friends are quite religious. Which is great! I have no preference for what you believe. Its all personal. But I have been so fortunate as to befriend a few people in my life who are born again Christians. These few people that i have known have steered so far off the path that its both shocking and embarrassing and then stubled hung over and used back into the forgiving bosom of the lord only to get up on a high horse and hurl their beliefs at others like lightening bolts.
Here is my thing. At the end of the day, if there is a god thats great. I have been honest about be beliefs and I try on an average day to treat people as best I can. I have respect and manors and, minus a small handful of people, dislike nobody. So at the end of the day, if there is a god, and he looks in his book of sins, do you think he will notice my occasional indiscretion or your lengthy bender of sex, drugs and booze that has now erased what you would lovingly call your 20's.
I love life and thats what gets me out of bed in the morning. If for you, its the love god or something else you believe in... then thats wonderful. Just don't judge anybody else for their beliefs.
That was ALOT longer than I had planned.
I will be less preachy from now on. And maybe soon I will tell you what caused that blurb.
Stay classy world.
M
Thanks for reading. Tell your friends!
So it would appear that other than my "Mile High Club" not to many folks care about this particular blog. In fact since that wonderful day, blog views have been 1/10 of what they were. So today, November 15th, I am sad to tell the world that this blog, WILL CONTINUE FOREVER!
Welcome back! Even if nobody reads my blog it will still happen every day! But to those small few who do read it.. thank you! I appreciate it!
So here we are! I would just like to say that I feel my current roommates smoke alot of weed. Now I have never smoked weed (I KNOW! Its hard to believe, but it's true!), but most of my BC friends do, but I still feel like these guys smoke ALOT. Which isnt a bad thing at all. Just saying. So as I write today's blog I would like you to know that I may or may not have a contact high. Im really hungry... but I think that is the diet talking!
There is a castle here in this lovely town. A palatial estate called Casa Loma. Casa Loma took 300 mean nearly 3 years to complete. And in 1911 when the castle was finally built it came in at a cost of $3.5 million, which is a lot for the day. Now for those of you who don't have an inflation calculator I will let you know that that cost today would be roughly $60 million dollars. Which for a castle in downtown Toronto I gotta say... that's not bad!
Its at this time that I would like to drop an unpaid for product placement into this blog. For anybody travelling to Victoria BC at this time of year, or at any time of year, one of the best things to do is to go to Garricks Head Pub, sit by the fire, have a bite to eat and wash it down with an amazing Phillips Chocolate Porter. These people have paid me nothing to say this. I say it only because i have yet to find a truly amazing pub in Toronto, and GOSH I miss it. Im sure there are many! So if you know of one please dont hesitate to tell me about it.
This week I visit for the first time the Rivoli and Eton house to try and meet and greet some folks to get some stage time. I am very excited to say that a very important person has been invited to my show on December 8th here in town! Now I dont know if they will see it, or send some lackey, but none-the-less, the fact that this very influential person in the world of Canada wide comedy knows my name? Thats a good start for me. If they show up, I will tell you all about it.
And just before we finish class and I assign homework, i would like to talk about a people who just drive me mental. Born Again Christians. Now if you are a born again, this would be the time to log off now. One of my biggest characters that I do is a Scottish drag version of GOD. This character, created by myself and the wonderful Jacob Richmond, talks about religion, history, and life in a really logical and funny way. Because of this character I am often asked what my own view of god might be. Very simply I am not much of a believer. If these is something there I haven't seen much proof of it. Now I once talked to a pastor about this who said he wished he had so much faith to believe that this world was created by accident, but that he didn't. And I understand that. But peoples beliefs are their own. I love gospel music, and some of my closest friends are quite religious. Which is great! I have no preference for what you believe. Its all personal. But I have been so fortunate as to befriend a few people in my life who are born again Christians. These few people that i have known have steered so far off the path that its both shocking and embarrassing and then stubled hung over and used back into the forgiving bosom of the lord only to get up on a high horse and hurl their beliefs at others like lightening bolts.
Here is my thing. At the end of the day, if there is a god thats great. I have been honest about be beliefs and I try on an average day to treat people as best I can. I have respect and manors and, minus a small handful of people, dislike nobody. So at the end of the day, if there is a god, and he looks in his book of sins, do you think he will notice my occasional indiscretion or your lengthy bender of sex, drugs and booze that has now erased what you would lovingly call your 20's.
I love life and thats what gets me out of bed in the morning. If for you, its the love god or something else you believe in... then thats wonderful. Just don't judge anybody else for their beliefs.
That was ALOT longer than I had planned.
I will be less preachy from now on. And maybe soon I will tell you what caused that blurb.
Stay classy world.
M
Thanks for reading. Tell your friends!
Saturday, November 13, 2010
November 13 - Mile High Club
Good morning/afternoon/evening
and welcome to yet another blogcast. I dont know if that word exists but I like it anyways!
As few of you may know, one of the hardest parts of moving is the long distance between me and my lady friend. Now I say lady friend because I like it. It implies that we both have a divorce and some children under our belts and that we met and stay together for company in our old age. Nobody wants to die alone. In reality we are both quite young and are together because she is smart and pretty and i, thank god, am somewhat funny (I have a tomato can award that says so! Thanks Monday Magazine!). IM OFF TOPIC! The next time we see each other is likely to be on January 6th when she arrives at the Toronto Airport after she moves here. SIDE NOTE. Did you know that Toronto's airport is actually in Mississauga? NOR did I! MOVING ON. But today as we talked, the topic of the Mile High Club came up. Now for those of you who dont know what that is, the Mile High Club is what you may be a proud member of if you have engaged in sexual congress during a domestic or international flight. For myself this has been and, i think, never will be an option as I am the size of a full grown panda. I barely fit into the airplane bathrooms let alone have enough room to invite somebody else no matter what their size. Also it's illegal to do, which is why so few people are card holding members. All of this brings me to my final point, why if its so frowned upon, do the airport bathrooms all still sell only 4 things? Rub on Tattoos. Mint or Mouthwash. Cologne. and CONDOMS. I believe if you are making money selling frat boy starter kits in your washrooms, you should be more accommodating of peoples needs wants and desires mid flight. Just saying
Wanna take a moment to say thanks to all the folks who take the time to email me about my spelling mistakes. Just want to let you all know that I really apresiate it.
Right now im sittin on my rooftop in the dark writing this. The appeal? Its not inside, and I have been inside all day long editing video. Its nice to have fresh air. From my deck I can see the top half of the CN Tower. Its really quite something at night. Red and blue. And there are always search lights in the sky. I dont know what they are from or for... airplanes? Stadiums? Who knows. Im sure I will find out someday.
As I write this something comes to mind. I purchased my Mac laptop (PRODUCT PLACEMENT) in May of 2009 because i needed a laptop. So I got the newest and best... of the cheapest. I paid about $1,400 for it after taxes. My ex girlfriend bought hers in... i dunno... October? Same brand. Same everything except hers has WAY better stuff. Like keys that light up and a firewire and she paid $100 less than me! Thats bull shit people! BULLSHIT. I feel like I wanted an ipod and somebody got me a sony walkman. Actually my mac is still very good... so I feel like I wanted an ipod and somebody got me a Microsoft Zoom.
UPDATE: Mike Delamont's weight loss is happening. POINT: Do you know what really blows about eating properly and exercising? EATING WELL AND EXERCISING! There are a billion quick and easy pizza joints in the town. Its so simple. BUT! No pizza. Day 3. No pop. Day 1... the lack of caffeine... well lets just say Im not a huge fan of not having a daily fix. Hmm we shall see! CURRENT WEIGHT: Sorry we aren't that close yet! CURRENT WEIGHT LOSS: 5lbs
And if you want to message me and say Dont worry mike! Muscle ways more than fat. Well you know what weighs more than muscle? Lots of fat!
THANKS!
Please tell your friends about this blog! The more followers the better and again if you have questions of comments, just send them on by!
Thanks for reading! And if you know anybody who is looking for a giant funny man in Toronto... TELL THEM ABOUT ME!
Love always,
Mike
and welcome to yet another blogcast. I dont know if that word exists but I like it anyways!
As few of you may know, one of the hardest parts of moving is the long distance between me and my lady friend. Now I say lady friend because I like it. It implies that we both have a divorce and some children under our belts and that we met and stay together for company in our old age. Nobody wants to die alone. In reality we are both quite young and are together because she is smart and pretty and i, thank god, am somewhat funny (I have a tomato can award that says so! Thanks Monday Magazine!). IM OFF TOPIC! The next time we see each other is likely to be on January 6th when she arrives at the Toronto Airport after she moves here. SIDE NOTE. Did you know that Toronto's airport is actually in Mississauga? NOR did I! MOVING ON. But today as we talked, the topic of the Mile High Club came up. Now for those of you who dont know what that is, the Mile High Club is what you may be a proud member of if you have engaged in sexual congress during a domestic or international flight. For myself this has been and, i think, never will be an option as I am the size of a full grown panda. I barely fit into the airplane bathrooms let alone have enough room to invite somebody else no matter what their size. Also it's illegal to do, which is why so few people are card holding members. All of this brings me to my final point, why if its so frowned upon, do the airport bathrooms all still sell only 4 things? Rub on Tattoos. Mint or Mouthwash. Cologne. and CONDOMS. I believe if you are making money selling frat boy starter kits in your washrooms, you should be more accommodating of peoples needs wants and desires mid flight. Just saying
Wanna take a moment to say thanks to all the folks who take the time to email me about my spelling mistakes. Just want to let you all know that I really apresiate it.
Right now im sittin on my rooftop in the dark writing this. The appeal? Its not inside, and I have been inside all day long editing video. Its nice to have fresh air. From my deck I can see the top half of the CN Tower. Its really quite something at night. Red and blue. And there are always search lights in the sky. I dont know what they are from or for... airplanes? Stadiums? Who knows. Im sure I will find out someday.
As I write this something comes to mind. I purchased my Mac laptop (PRODUCT PLACEMENT) in May of 2009 because i needed a laptop. So I got the newest and best... of the cheapest. I paid about $1,400 for it after taxes. My ex girlfriend bought hers in... i dunno... October? Same brand. Same everything except hers has WAY better stuff. Like keys that light up and a firewire and she paid $100 less than me! Thats bull shit people! BULLSHIT. I feel like I wanted an ipod and somebody got me a sony walkman. Actually my mac is still very good... so I feel like I wanted an ipod and somebody got me a Microsoft Zoom.
UPDATE: Mike Delamont's weight loss is happening. POINT: Do you know what really blows about eating properly and exercising? EATING WELL AND EXERCISING! There are a billion quick and easy pizza joints in the town. Its so simple. BUT! No pizza. Day 3. No pop. Day 1... the lack of caffeine... well lets just say Im not a huge fan of not having a daily fix. Hmm we shall see! CURRENT WEIGHT: Sorry we aren't that close yet! CURRENT WEIGHT LOSS: 5lbs
And if you want to message me and say Dont worry mike! Muscle ways more than fat. Well you know what weighs more than muscle? Lots of fat!
THANKS!
Please tell your friends about this blog! The more followers the better and again if you have questions of comments, just send them on by!
Thanks for reading! And if you know anybody who is looking for a giant funny man in Toronto... TELL THEM ABOUT ME!
Love always,
Mike
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
WELCOME TO THE BLOG - November 10
Hello All,
As this blog is available to anybody in the world I will start by saying Hello, my name is Mike. Im an actor/comedian/singer/other now living in the wonderful and large city of Toronto Ontario.
In this blog you can read about what is going on with me on a day to day basis. Once upon a time a very pretty girl told me that the only reason a person writes a blog is because they want it to eventually be turned into a book or a movie. This blog will not become a book as I am unable to sit and create something that will take longer than a few weeks to put together. This blog will also not be made into a movie because, among more realistic reasons, i refuse to let somebody else play the role of Mike Delamont, and at current, I am 60lbs to heavy to play him on the silver screen. touche world. Touche.
Once a manager told me that, in anger and/or frustration, I tend to let out how I really feel about things and in doing so partially burn bridges. So in the Blog I will strive to conceal names of places and corporations that I may not have the nicest things to say about. I think thats silly... but as an out of work performer... well I can't really run the risk of offending! At least not until this baby gets turned into a movie! AM I RIGHT?!
So it was a week ago today that I moved from the medium sized city of Victoria, BC and made my move the Big Smoke to try and make it as an actor. Now saying you want to be a successful actor is like saying you want to be a drop of water in the ocean, but none the less its the dream/fantasy/goal.
A lot of people have asked me what the difference is between the 2 cities, and other than the population, the smog and the fact that nobody smiles, there isn't much of a change. So far I have seen almost a half dozen small comedy shows and tried my very best to get out there and meet and greet local people in the hopes of landing an audition or hell even 5 minutes of stage time. My first night I saw a wonderful 4 hander improv show which i was so amazed wasn't sold out! A group of comedians who worked so seamlessly together that it appeared almost staged, but in a really amazing way. The talent was overwhelming and grew in my mind even more the following night when I saw a different show with, lets just say, lesser talents. On my second night here in order to try and get on a comedy stage i went to a small club. I got in for free because im a performer and soon learned that there would be 10 stand ups, but it appeared there would only be about 8 audience members. I asked the guy how I could get on the stage and he went on to explain an application process i can only assume is equal to NASA. But I've applied, so I suppose we shall see! On a side note 2 were funny and 8 were not. And it was the last 2 that were funny. If you are counting thats almost 80 minutes of awkward laughs before actual talent. It was rough.
The best part of the night was when i went into the bathroom and saw an ad at the urinal for PORSCHE that read "You know you want one" and in my head I said yes of course I want one you dick! But we all came to this bar because the beer is $3! I think you are advertising to the wrong market my friend! Why dont you go advertise that new condo tower to the local shelter, i know those guys TOTALLY want a home!
It has been exactly 7 days since my day 1 in Toronto and I figured I should write a blog to tell you how its all going. I just tried to re cap the last week in this blog but will be longer and more specific in the future. If I don't write every day then send me an email and tell me Im lazy. And hey if you're already sending an email, why not throw in anything you'd like to hear about in the blog! I really have nothing else to do! Oh, and just so I can deal with this at once, don't say to me Hey! I know somebody in the entertainment business in Toronto... want me to tell them you're there? Maybe Introduce you? THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE YES! And in that vein, to those few who, out of the blue, have helped without my begging, thank you so much! and to those MANY who promised to make calls or internet and/or live introductions and just never did... thanks so much!
BLOG 1 DONE. Please tell your friends!
Love Always,
Mike Delamont
As this blog is available to anybody in the world I will start by saying Hello, my name is Mike. Im an actor/comedian/singer/other now living in the wonderful and large city of Toronto Ontario.
In this blog you can read about what is going on with me on a day to day basis. Once upon a time a very pretty girl told me that the only reason a person writes a blog is because they want it to eventually be turned into a book or a movie. This blog will not become a book as I am unable to sit and create something that will take longer than a few weeks to put together. This blog will also not be made into a movie because, among more realistic reasons, i refuse to let somebody else play the role of Mike Delamont, and at current, I am 60lbs to heavy to play him on the silver screen. touche world. Touche.
Once a manager told me that, in anger and/or frustration, I tend to let out how I really feel about things and in doing so partially burn bridges. So in the Blog I will strive to conceal names of places and corporations that I may not have the nicest things to say about. I think thats silly... but as an out of work performer... well I can't really run the risk of offending! At least not until this baby gets turned into a movie! AM I RIGHT?!
So it was a week ago today that I moved from the medium sized city of Victoria, BC and made my move the Big Smoke to try and make it as an actor. Now saying you want to be a successful actor is like saying you want to be a drop of water in the ocean, but none the less its the dream/fantasy/goal.
A lot of people have asked me what the difference is between the 2 cities, and other than the population, the smog and the fact that nobody smiles, there isn't much of a change. So far I have seen almost a half dozen small comedy shows and tried my very best to get out there and meet and greet local people in the hopes of landing an audition or hell even 5 minutes of stage time. My first night I saw a wonderful 4 hander improv show which i was so amazed wasn't sold out! A group of comedians who worked so seamlessly together that it appeared almost staged, but in a really amazing way. The talent was overwhelming and grew in my mind even more the following night when I saw a different show with, lets just say, lesser talents. On my second night here in order to try and get on a comedy stage i went to a small club. I got in for free because im a performer and soon learned that there would be 10 stand ups, but it appeared there would only be about 8 audience members. I asked the guy how I could get on the stage and he went on to explain an application process i can only assume is equal to NASA. But I've applied, so I suppose we shall see! On a side note 2 were funny and 8 were not. And it was the last 2 that were funny. If you are counting thats almost 80 minutes of awkward laughs before actual talent. It was rough.
The best part of the night was when i went into the bathroom and saw an ad at the urinal for PORSCHE that read "You know you want one" and in my head I said yes of course I want one you dick! But we all came to this bar because the beer is $3! I think you are advertising to the wrong market my friend! Why dont you go advertise that new condo tower to the local shelter, i know those guys TOTALLY want a home!
It has been exactly 7 days since my day 1 in Toronto and I figured I should write a blog to tell you how its all going. I just tried to re cap the last week in this blog but will be longer and more specific in the future. If I don't write every day then send me an email and tell me Im lazy. And hey if you're already sending an email, why not throw in anything you'd like to hear about in the blog! I really have nothing else to do! Oh, and just so I can deal with this at once, don't say to me Hey! I know somebody in the entertainment business in Toronto... want me to tell them you're there? Maybe Introduce you? THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE YES! And in that vein, to those few who, out of the blue, have helped without my begging, thank you so much! and to those MANY who promised to make calls or internet and/or live introductions and just never did... thanks so much!
BLOG 1 DONE. Please tell your friends!
Love Always,
Mike Delamont
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