Danke Toronto!
// July 15th, 2007 // Blog, Kris's Soapbox
Patrick and I are spending the evening at his parents’ place in Guelph before heading off to the Winnipeg Fringe tomorrow. We have very little time to get there, so we decided to fly; as a result, much time has been spent this afternoon trying to figure out how to get our set through airport security without getting any of it seized. We are carrying one stuffed goat, one stuffed goat head, an array of metal shelving that may or may not look like a pipe bomb due to the way it is collapsed and taped together, and a collapsed crate wrapped in cardboard, wrapped in duct tape, labeled with “I heart getting to Winnipeg at the same time as my Westjet Owner!” and “For a good time — especially if you’re hot and female — call Patrick Gauthier because he will really need a woman to look after him once he gets arrested for trying to board a plane with a stuffed goat and what looks like the makings of a pipe bomb.”
We had a very good time at the Toronto Fringe this year, even though the late start with our show meant that nobody was really buzzing about it (and people were, believe me) until the day before we left. We will always remember the eerily friendly squirrels in High Park, and the excellent shawarma sandwiches at Ghazale. I sincerely hope that those two items are not related.
