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WHAT'S ON
Skip Manzerak's Gig Guide.
Hi Skip Manzerak here. With all your local gig listings over the coming weeks and boy were in for some big treats here!
This weekend see's the return of Belching Joe and The Flatliners to the Moncton Coliseum.
After several lean years where top music entertainers have steered clear of Moncton venues you will be glad to know that 80's rock is back!
Belching Joe and the Flatliners famous for their hits such as 'Constipation', 'Belly full of Beer', 'Fat Amanda' and 'My Ma Marmalade!'
will be re-living the dizzy heights of their success for one night only so make sure you get your tickets early. Rumour has it this will sell out fast!
Also open for business and promoting local musical talent will be the 'Dioxide' Club on Mountain Road. The Bathurst Butterballs debut here in two weeks. The New Brunswick born Trio will be showcasing their debut album 'Born to Bake' and the first fifty ticket holders will receive a free copy of their disc.
Finally three dates are planned at the 'Moncton Bowling Club' for local folk legend Burlap Bill The one-legged banjo master will be crooning his back catalogue of musical greats with the help of his backing group The Dixie Checks This is a great opportunity to catch the Hopping Hero from Hanwell. Tickets go on sale Monday for $20.
BOOKS
Canadian literary legend Barley Lowfat famous for his books
'The Goat That Wouldn't Float', 'The Fish That Sat In My Dish', 'Wild Boars Stole My Shoes' and the award winning 'I Be Livin' In The Newfenlunde'
has just released his autobiography - 'Rats Ate My Beard'.
Barley now in his twilight years once said 'That to write, first you have to learn!' He sure lived
up to his words, by spending several years all on his own in a small bus shelter in Newfoundland. His autobiography documents his journey in search of fulfillment,
from being a kid to being old.
As he recounts his years you cannot help but think here's a man stuck in Canada wondering why he made so many places home when he could have just lived on
the street
named after him in Ontario and sold rented apartments instead!
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ENTERTAINMENT
Updated By Stella Starr.
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Hi Boys and Grrrls! Stella Starr here! Bringing you all the latest arse-smackin', rib crackin' happenin' gossip from New Brunswick's Art and Entertainment world!
One of Moncton's much loved radio show hosts Magic Collins of KRRAP 103 was sensationally fired yesterday following a stunt that went horribly wrong.
Collins had devised a competition for the first three lucky callers to call in to be contestants on the game 'Flush Out The Fecal deposit', wherby the contestants had to retrieve a fake turd out of a toilet using only their teeth in the fastest possible time. The lucky winner would then be whisked off with a guest to eat at a local Harvey's Fast Food Restaurant.
Tragedy struck when contestant number two entered the wrong cubicle and became gravely ill during the retrieval. It was soon discovered that Magic Collins, aka Kenny Collins had forgotten to flush the toilet prior to the show going on air. His replacement on the show will be Cathy Coles, aka Magic Catholic.
This Winter the Capidull Theatre is paying host to 'The Magic Of Moncton'. A satirical tribute to everyday folk.
The play, written by Moncton's only funnyman Captain Cockles will feature headline performances from 'The Grannies on Speed', famous for causing accidents on our sidewalks by raising their hemlines at passing motorists. Support for these fine old talents will come from 'The Globally challenged City Councillors' and 'The Structurally Challenged Town Planning Quintet'
Elsewhere Greater Moncton will be hosting the 154th annual handbell ringing festival at the United Baptist Church. Muddyview will pay host to the annual Timbit eat-a-thon and Dieppe will be launching their 'Go Fish eh?' campaign with a candle lit supper at the Rotary Park Lodge.
OBITUARIES
It is with great sadness that we report the death of New Brunswick's finest
Magician, Denny Roulette.
Roulette, 51, legendary for pulling Gerbils out of his nostrils, farting loudly in public washrooms and belching fire out of his mouth died Friday while riding the rapids of Niagara Falls.
Denny who had been riding in a metal Garbage Can accidently blew his head apart as he tumbled over the falls while attempting to breath fire. He will be dearly missed.
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