Jeeze, what’s up with me, eh? So quiet, what the hell have i been doing?

Well, the television pilot that failed to get off the ground with CBC last year is so close to getting off the ground with CBC Television again (different department, *ahem* newer, “younger” management *ahem*) that I’ve been holding off saying anything, because I’m afraid of jinxing it.

So, maybe I just did jinx it by mentioning it, but… meh… at this point I’ve been waiting so long to get this thing made, I’m ready to burn the script and call it a day.

But honestly, I’ve got a good feeling about it this time. It’s with good people and I honestly think that it will finally move forward soon.

There. That’s the kiss of death. This show will never happen now.

I finished the FOURTH draft of the radio pilot (I’m quick on the re-write), which we’re scheduled to record in early May.

I’m really happy with it, and only have one person in mind for the cast, i want to audition people and see what they bring to the parts – which is totally the opposite of the “Steve” series’ where all the parts were tailor made for people.

Finally, because of my trip to New York at the end of April, I’ve had to confront a life long fear of flying, and travelling in general.

So… In order to get ready, and to conquer my fear, I flew out to Montreal on Wednesday to visit a friend, and flew back today.

Man, no matter what happens, if both pilots tank, if i never work in this business again, I could care less right now. I just did the thing that has terrified me for longer than I can remember.

And I kinda enjoyed it.

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The rad heating is up to like +40, my apartment is an oven. I have no control over the heat in here. I’ve got all my fans running, and i’m lying on top of my covers in my underwear. This has been going on since last night, since the outside temperature dropped to barely below freezing.

I’ve phoned my landlord twice today, BEGGING him to turn it down. No response. Typical. Just like during the great mouse infestation.

Never rent an apartment from a man who does nothing all day but sit in the sun, polishing his one of five Harley’s or one of two Porches. Who spends more time putting up security camera’s and hiring security guards to protect his flowers than he does making sure his tenants are even alive.

You know what happens when you rent from a man like this? Do you know where your money goes? To fixing the leak in the hallway? To fixing the door to the deck so the mice don’t pour in? No, your money goes to his girlfriends new boobs.

Those are my boobs she’s sporting. I paid for them. I don’t even get to touch them.

I’ve learned a lesson tonight – after spending an hour in the basement, feaverishly trying to pick the lock to the furnace room – It’s not enough to just own a set of lockpicks, you have to actually know how to use them.

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Private Radio Broadcasters are asking the CRTC to review their station mandates. There are several “revisions” they’d like the CRTC to consider, but the most interesting is this:

To provide diversity and preserve the integrity of formats for stations programming “oldies”, reduce Cancon levels to 25% from 35% for musical selections released prior to 1985.

Hey, I’m all for Canadian content, but if the private broadcasters get their way, it’ll mean stations like Q107 will play 10% less Rush.

I can’t argue with that.

Broadcaster Magazine’s original article.
Tod Maffin’s easy to read breakdown

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A friend of mine was in New York last week and snapped this photo for me:

Cool, eh?

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From the Globe:

The Canadian Tire couple is no more. When the retailer unveiled its new spring ad campaign Thursday, the bearded handyman Ted and his wife Gloria were nowhere to be seen.

What’s funny is that this article – announcing the death of a much hated, ten-year-old Canadian Tire campaign – at the time I am writing this, has generated 71 comments.

It’s amazing how many of the comments are heated… Not only do people hate The Canadian Tire commercials, they’re using the article as an excuse to rail against all the Canadian commercials they hate…

Meanwhile this article, about CBC President Robert Rabinovitch’s plan for the future of CBC has generated 0 comments.

What does it mean?

I have no idea…

I’m not sure if it’s better or worse that Canadians are so indifferent to the CBC, that they’d rather spend their time commenting on the demise of the Canadian Tire couple.

brent vallis from Toronto, Canada writes:Thank God. Really. For the sake of closure they should have shown Ted & Gloria being chased out of town by an unruly pitchfork-weilding mob. (Pitchforks on special for $9.99 in aisle 14!)

Heh.

Classic.

Update: People are now commenting on the CBC article, I was wrong, I’m an idiot.

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