68th Surfman Award: Pontypool - the film & novel

Today I was given a rare and free viewing of an unfinished Canadian film stil in post production. Pontypool was at the Royal Theatre at 12:30 PM and is Bruce Mcdonald's latest adventure and his first foray into horror genre. The film is based on Tony Burgess' novel Pontypool Changes Everything, see accompanying Jacket cover. I am now going to have to go out and buy Mr Burgess' book after viewing Bruce's film, which I enjoyed immensly. How can I best sum up the storyline...It is a tale of a flesh eating virus passed on to the next person via words of the english language, forever changing the population of a small town community. Most of the film takes place inside a radio station hosted by main character Grant Mazzy, talk-jock host of "Mazzy in the Morning". I found the story compelling and exciting and the actors to be brillant and funny. There is one scene, where a singing group shows up in the studio, and I thought I was going to pee my kilt, it was so funny...of course it didn't help that I drank a lot water before the film started, thank goodness for me lucky sporran-eek! Anyways, but I digress...so get out there and support one of Canada's film royalty at this years film festival and when it hits wide release in the theatres. Thanks Bruce for a great film that made me laugh, which could have been an otherwise gloomy Sunday and thanks Mr. Mazzy, you are indeed right sir, "it is not the end of the world folks, just the end of the day".

67th Surfman Award: Island Crab Catching

The Surfman came across these two characters in his travels to the left coast. I think they introduced themselves as Wanderstone and Lava, 2 members of the Loyal Order of Waterbuffalos. These two hawaiian shirt wearing island boys were catching crab off the pier for their dinner. They proudly displayed their catch of the day and trap for me just before they departed for a beer, crab and hot tub party. I believe they live their lives via the "Ferris Bueller Leisure Rules" philosophy. Carry on fine gentlemen, carry on!!