VIDEO: WRJ ON THE RUSH

Posted by on Feb 9, 2013 in BLOG | 0 comments I had the great fun of being on The Rush again (SHAW) and had fun chatting with Fiona and Bianca (should I be called Williama)? Hope you enjoy this 9 minute spot. Great lead up to the Show on FEB 8 in Surrey and Feb 21 in Vancouver.
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VIDEO. PYTHON LIFE OF BRIAN DEBATE

Posted by on Jan 31, 2013 in BLOG | 0 comments Funny to think the LIFE OF BRIAN Concept started as Eric’s joke of “Jesus Christ Lust for Glory” WOW how wonderful to have found this. I truly have felt inspired by the amazing creativity of Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Eric Idle and Terry Jones over the years. Amazing stuff. Just stumbled upon this on youtube after watching something dry about...
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WRJ ON SCTV. I GET TO BE ON HALLOWED GROUND MAR 1.

Posted by on Jan 22, 2013 in BLOG | 0 comments I am so thrilled to yet again be going back to do a TV spot at CTV in Edmonton on March 1, 2013. This is the amazing place where SCTV was shot. Yep, Bob and Doug McKenzie, Bobby Bittman, Earl Camembert, Count Floyd, Dr. Tongue’s 3D house of Beef… and TEX AND EDNA Boyle! This truly is hallowed ground and I just loved that show (as some old blog postings will show (I even posted the...
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BURNING MAN IMAGE. REMINISCING.

Posted by on Dec 31, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments Hey wow. Just found this on my computer… This is me in my Utilikilt working on the computer inside of my tent at Burning Man a few years ago. That dust you see on my feet and kilt and computer is… well… everywhere! It is so highly alkali too that many creative sorts have an array of treatment recipes to stop feet from cracking. As I recall Vinegar worked well. I could post an...
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I GET TO MEET THE NEXT ROUND OF LANGARA PHOTO STUDENTS

Posted by on Dec 1, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments I had the pleasure of chatting with the newest crop of Langara Photo Tech Students on Friday… the last day of the semester. Great bunch of passionate students and it was great fun to yammer with them! Here are some fun pics… Ya, I guess we got all Gansta in this one
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BUILT A STEADY CAM RIG FOR VIDEO CAMCORDER. EASY PEASY.

Posted by on Nov 26, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments Hey, so this is not going to replace a super fancy steady cam rig of any sort, but this works well to minimize some jarring movements. I found the how to on the web and it was easy and cheap to build $10 max I bet plus hockey tape cost. Anyway the three grip points allow you to spread out how the camera is held and it can be moved more gently. I think it works just fine. A steady cam rig that is...
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VIDEO. 7 PSYCHOPATHS WORTH SEEING.

Posted by on Nov 22, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments Wow. I was so impressed. I love a complicated story too. Saw this flick a couple nights ago at the Rio theatre (which is so much more fun than Cine-dork) and was really entertained, shocked and amused too. Laughed out a loud more than a few times too. Great flick. I was not as giddy for In Bruges, but this really hits the mark. Interested to hear what others think. Although I think you should...
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VIDEO. COMEDIANS IN CARS. MEL BROOKS!

Posted by on Nov 20, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments You have to see this great little piece that Jerry Seinfeld has been doing… Comedians in Cars getting Coffee. This is 17 minutes long but worth seeing. Mel Does not show up still second half, but just great stuff. I hope you like this too. They talk about Blazing Saddles, Get Smart, etc.
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VIDEO. ROMNEY SINGS CONCESSION SPEECH.

Posted by on Nov 7, 2012 in BLOG | 1 comment Mitt Romney Sings his Concession speech! Maybe failure for him isn’t so bad. Can’t help but add that I was relieved things went this way. BTW for those who didnt see my Grand Canyon blog post… this HOTEL I saw on Route 66 last week seems all the more topical now.
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RUNNING THE GRAND CANYON. A GRAND ADVENTURE.

Posted by on Oct 31, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments What a grand adventure indeed! Last week I had the exhausting pleasure of running most of the Canyon and back. 28 miles from Phantom Ranch to North rim and back. I did that in 6:30 and am pleased with that. The real full deal is doing Rim to Rim to Rim, but with the North rim being closed, and with that being 70 plus km (44 miles) if I did Rim to rim to rim, I would not been able to do much else...
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THE COOLEST PLACE IN TOWN. WHAT A CHILLING VISIT

Posted by on Oct 5, 2012 in BLOG | 1 comment I had a very cool experience on Wednesday in starting to shoot some extensive progress reports of a massive construction job. I need to get various high up vantage points and one ended up being on the ROOF of a FIVE STORY FREEZER UNIT!!! Wow. I guess it makes sense but I never thought they would chill the WHOLE building. Even the elevators have icicles in them. So VERY COOL – LITERALLY 😉...
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I GET TO HANG OUT OF HELICOPTER THIS MORNING. I LOVE MY JOB.

Posted by on Oct 5, 2012 in BLOG | 1 comment Look up, look waaaaaaaay up. If you are near the water just West of the Second Narrows, you should see me hanging face first out of a copter again this morning between 9:30 am and 11:00. Please feel free to wave if you see a big yellow copter in the sky with a wee fool hanging out of it. Please forgive me if I don’t wave back 😉 I always shoot with the doors off, but this is one time where...
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UNKNOWN DETROIT PERFORMER WHO WAS SUPERSTAR IN AFRICA

Posted by on Oct 3, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments Saw a good movie about an amazing story of a Detroit “construction worker” who should have been a star musician in the US but was virtually unknown. The unbelievable part was that unbeknownst to him, he has a superstar in RSA (South Africa). He was bigger than Elvis and equal to the Beatles in popularity in Capetown. Crazy story told with original footage. Really worth seeing and...
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LIONS GATE BRIDGE COLLAPSES

Posted by on Sep 7, 2012 in BLOG | 8 comments It is just from film called Final Destination 5, but it is so cool to watch this if you LIVE in Vancouver as this is absolutely the LIONS GATE BRIDGE, but I am sure none of us could ever expect this happening. Warning it does get a bit gory, but I guess that is what the kids want these days 😉 Worth seeing for some pretty high End CGI, and if you are like me and get a kick out of seeing Vancouver...
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FUN RUSSIAN WEDDING PHOTOS

Posted by on Aug 28, 2012 in BLOG | 1 comment WOW. I thought Chinese Wedding photos were fun. This is great! Enjoy… Here is a link for more if the two below are just NOT enough for you :-): http://www.heavy.com/comedy/2012/05/russian-wedding-wtf-photos/2/
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RECYCLING THE PLANET. RECLAIMING 100 YEAR OLD WOOD AND SAWDUST TOO!

Posted by on Aug 27, 2012 in BLOG | 2 comments My neighbours were gutting their 1910 house so I reclaimed all their 100 year old casings, baseboards, plinth blocks and what not and spent a silly amount of time pulling nails, glueing boards and now did the planing to make them lovely. This is straight grain fir! Great stuff. Wow, what gorgeous wood. I plan to restore my casings BACK to bare wood so this will be great. I had two people pop by...
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GREAT LICENSE PLATE

Posted by on Aug 14, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments Just a great license plate. Say no more!
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VIDEO. TUXEDO MOON.

Posted by on Aug 1, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments Well this is going back quite a few years, but I stumbled upon this and recall this crazy little video from way back. I really loved most of what RALPH RECORDS Did and always appreciated truly irreverant. Just great silly stuff… 1) The video I remember: 2) The full version of East and Jinx. Very different visuals than above.
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VIDEO. NEWS GOOF-UPS

Posted by on Aug 1, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments I did not edit this so I apologize that the first one is a bit more shocking, but a couple of these are good fun and rather silly. The Dalai Lama one is rather cute too. Some of the others are in bad taste, so be forewarned. HERE IS THE VIDEO
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CRITICAL MASSIVE SANDWICH GUN

Posted by on Jul 23, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments This is a photo taken at Critical Massive in Mount Vernon of Ben who made a Grilled Cheese Sandwich Canon. Canadians can wield guns too! This gun is not lethal, but darn close as when someone shot a full potato from the gun it hit a gal I was chatting with in the leg and will leave a nasty mark. Ouch ouch. *This photo was taken after all my stuff arrived. I had cycled down 120 km (in 4:06:16...
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OUT OF MY ELEMENT

Posted by on Jul 18, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments I sold my trusty Element today. Kind of sad to see the best car I have ever had disappear, but it is going to a good home :-). Amine and his family will use it for all sorts of cool things. Taking off my logo was kind of a sad finish but it totally makes sense. I am now carless and it looks like my weekend plans will now have me needing to RIDE my bike to Mt. Vernon (150 km?)… I guess the...
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DID YOU KNOW HAL WAS CANADIAN?

Posted by on Jul 18, 2012 in BLOG | 2 comments SPACE ODYSSEYS HAL COMPUTER IS CANADIAN! 2001 Space Odyssey’s HAL was born in Winnipeg! Douglas Rain (the voice of Hal) recorded his part with never seeing a stitch of film from the movie. That was intentional too since it kept the voice sounding Aloof and Neutral. Due to the fact that infamous HAL voice had such an impact on society – a feeling of distrust, you will (virtually)...
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GREAT PRESENTATION. CHECK THIS OUT

Posted by on Jul 2, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments This presentation was created to promote Sweden (Stockholm) and is really clever… using Ipads and a bit of magic too. Great stuff.
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HAPPY CANADA DAY

Posted by on Jul 1, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments Happy Canada Day to everyone 🙂 This is a wee TV spot that was aired before the Olympic Opening Ceremonies where Tom Brokaw explained Canada to Americans… CANADA EXPLAINED BY JIM CARREY… short and fun. CANADA EXPLAINED By Rick Mercer:
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FOLLOWING THE CROWD OR BLAZING YOUR OWN TRAIL

Posted by on Jun 29, 2012 in BLOG | 2 comments My sister sent this to me today. If it is hard to read it says: “The one who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone is likely to find himself in a place that no one else has ever been” It is attributed to Albert Einstein, but am not sure if it is Einstein’s quote – I cant find it on the web attached to him. It is really a...
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BIG FRAMING JOB

Posted by on Jun 28, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments In the midst of framing some aerail photos I took of ships a few months back. These will end up being 4 feet wide by 2 feet tall. I have to make three of them too! Lots of work. Lovely matting and plaques etc. Should look very nice I think. Non Glare Plexiglass even since one frame goes to Germany, and one goes Montreal. *Shipping real glass that large is not a good plan, so plexiglass it is,...
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BACK TO FUTURE DAY! CHECK OUT THE PHOTO

Posted by on Jun 28, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments Hey funny this…. remember Back to the Future? Well apparently the date set on the computer in the Delorean was today!? So get your hover jetboard and go find DOC to make sure he is ok. If I recall right he was going to have some trouble in a parking lot!?
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KILT WARNING. AVOID WINDY DOCKS.

Posted by on Jun 26, 2012 in BLOG | 1 comment At Leah and Peter’s wedding in Deep Cove. Yep It gets windy. What was I thinking. Everybody almost got to know me a bit better I guess! Oops. Great timing by Leah. This was shot just as I was commenting on the winds just kicking up and saying “You are probably going to take a photo.”
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NICE WORKSHOP PHOTO

Posted by on Jun 22, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments Nice photo Mike Heller! Mike was one of the 27 at my photo workshop on June 10th and pulled out this very cool wide angle image. I had been mentioning that a wide angle lens is my absolute favorite to travel with since you can convey so much information. This indeed does that too. Shows what is going on and includes a huge amount of information on who is in the room. Thanks to all that attended...
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BAD AD. TRIPLE ARM DAD.

Posted by on Jun 21, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments Great to find stuff like this. A friend sent this to me and it seems someone missed one detail in the compilation of this ad… Oops. Maybe mom can knit dad a triple arm sweater! I wonder if the kids have extra appendages too? Enjoy!
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BAD AD. EDITOR WILL SUIT HIMSELF

Posted by on Jun 21, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments Ouch! How did this make it to print! If you don’t see it right away, keep looking. As mentioned above, I bet the editor will s**t himself over this one! Funny too that the layout looks like the Province Newspaper (but I am sure it is not). It came from this website that a friend told me about: http://youarenotagraphicdesigner.com/
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A SHOT FROM THE CROWD

Posted by on Jun 6, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments Photographer John Spooner managed to snap a photo from the crowd at my OFF THE WALL IN CHINA show at J.O. School Theatre on June 1. Nice work John. Nice suit William! *Last show on West coast for a good while is THIS FRIDAY JUNE 8: http://www.wrjphoto.com/dw/enews-14-20120528-van-shows.html
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ARE YOU COLOURBLIND?

Posted by on Jun 4, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments This is a little test to see your colour acuity. Does not take too long and might be illuminating? Good luck HERE IS THE LINK: http://www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?pageid=77&lang=en I got 15 for a score. I think that is acceptable and I will still be allowed to drive and recognize street lights 😉
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THE MAN WHO WOULD BE WEATHERMAN

Posted by on Jun 3, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments Well if the king gig does not work out, Prince Charles can get a job as weatherman! He did a great job it seems and is a really good sport but I just cant resist a caption like.. “The weather will be sunny and a bit haughty” He has such a “rich” accent but i guess that is not his fault – I think he was raised by royalty? ;-). I think the Pythons made fun of accents...
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ON THE COVER OF THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT…

Posted by on May 17, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments Hey wow. My name is on the COVER of the Georgia Straight… take that Dr. Hook (cultural reference may be lost on some) ;-). Here it is and the story is really good fun – written by Carolyn Ali… http://www.straight.com/article-686601/vancouver/china-through-kooky-lens
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OFF THE WALL COURTENAY SHOW

Posted by on May 5, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments Yahoo! They really liked it!! A great crowd showed up for the May 5 premiere of the show in Courtenay. Feedback was great and this was a pleasant crowd coming in from Courtenay, Comox, and Campbell River were really fun to work with. This photo is of William wearing his silly Chinglish shirt with a photo in behind of one of the best shirt sayings he saw on this trip.
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LOADING UP FOR THE TOUR

Posted by on May 4, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments Departing with a car full of stuff… hoping all will go well. Sadly a rock smashed a big chunk of my winsdhield going from Courtenay to Victoria, but oh well… “it” happens!
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OFF THE WALL SHOW FOR TWO

Posted by on May 1, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments I always try to test the show for a very exclusive pair to test the flow and content etcetera… this time I had my friends Eric and Terry and Terry is a Global TV producer so he would come with an extra scrutinizing eye! I am thrilled to say they both said things like “Fantastic” and “Brilliant” along with a couple minor tweaks I have now implemented. So all is...
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GLOBAL TV MAO SUIT

Posted by on Apr 30, 2012 in BLOG | 0 comments Well I was not sure if I really would have the desire to wear that slightly snug Mao suit on TV, but I did and it was quite fun. THis is Lynn Collier from Global TV on the Saturday Morning News. Good fun. You can see the spot here too if you like: (7) OFF THE WALL IN...
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Hats on Urban Rush

Posted by on Apr 20, 2012 in BLOG | 2 comments I did another fun TV spot on Urban Rush today and we donned some more hats! Fiona’s is from the Igorot Tribe in the Banaue area of the Philippines and Mikes is the Classic Cold Communist Cap! The show airs today (April 19 at 7 pm 11 pm and noon on the 20th). I will likely link it on the china show page too!
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