On Humanity

23. Oct, 2011 ·0

As an atheist, humanity is all I have and when humanity disappoints me, I despair. I try not to allow humanity to disappoint me because I understand that we are a sum of rational and irrational thoughts, feelings, actions and intricate dichotomies that even the most self-aware human being is unable to process and explain [...]

Categories: Commentary, Personal

a message to the Layton family, from a neighbour

22. Aug, 2011 ·0

Hey everyone. With Toronto Buskerfest rapidly approaching, I know I should be taking the opportunity to post about that. And I promise I will, in due time. But today I would like to take the time to dedicate a post to something a bit different: politics. I am devastated by the death of the Honourable [...]

Categories: Commentary, Personal

Hurry Up and Wait: travel etiquette!

27. Jul, 2011 ·2

Hey everyone! I am popping in between stops on tour to make a little post. I’m writing this post while on the greyhound headed to Ottawa! So much has happened in the last two weeks while on tour,  I promise I will be making a post with photos soon! I also have gotten quite a [...]

Categories: Commentary

“Fake” Jobs vs. “Real” Jobs

11. Jul, 2011 ·5

I had an interesting interaction out on the pitch yesterday. While performing at Harbourfront, I was met with a particularly vehement reaction from a passerby, who told her friend (purposely within earshot of me) that she did not give money to “those people”. When I mimed a shrug of ‘why not?’ she spat back at [...]

Categories: Busking, Commentary, Personal

It’s that time of year again…a refresher on Busker Etiquette!

24. May, 2011 ·1

Hey everyone! Hope you all had a great Victoria Day weekend! I sure did.  I had a great time performing at the Toronto International Circus Festival (TICF) and the Warkworth Lilac Festival. If you happened to come out to TICF, you may have caught Coppelia roving around, bumping into people and things! Maybe you even [...]

Categories: Busking, Commentary, Festivals

Stuck in Heathrow

23. Dec, 2010 ·0

Alright, folks, let’s talk about airport savvy. Now, you all know I travel quite a bit for work, if you keep up with my posts from the road. And, as a result, I like to think I’m a pretty savvy air traveler. Right before the holidays, I decided to make a stop-over to England to [...]

Categories: Commentary, Personal

The Season is Over (Long Live the Season)

27. Sep, 2010 ·2

When I arrived in from Singapore, I literally hit the ground running: the public shows season has ended, for the most part, and I will not be updating the ‘calendar’ publicly, which means, it will look like I have nothing booked. This is definitely not the case! I choose not to include my corporate bookings [...]

Edmonton Capital Ex & Fun Times with Skype!

26. Jul, 2010 ·0

Hello from balmy Edmonton, everybody! I’m having such a fabulous time here at the Capital Ex. The shows are going very well (I cracked my picture frame during one show earlier today, but MAN was that gag worth it!) and I’m having a really good time here! People seem to be digging my shows and [...]

Categories: Commentary, Festivals