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——— : ——-— TERRACE STANDARD

DUSTIN

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QUEZADA

_CHARLYN N TOEWS

On Tuesday

nce a week, EVERY week, we 2 get a

Tuesday whether we deserve it or not.

~ Tuesdays are rife with promise. For
example, there I was, slightly too old
- to have a first baby, and bam! On a Tuesday he is
born, just like that.

Tuesday also happens to be, luckily for me, ,
Garbage Day Eve. So every. Tuesday, I get to say,

“What IS this?” and throw it out. This is “yucky,
take it away.” _

Merrily, merrily, verily. Every Tuesday Eve.

I don’t mean to make you feel jealous. Perhaps

something wonderful will happen to you on a Tues- '
.. day. Perhaps you will have a casual conversation .
that leads to an introduction that produces’ a fine’
new job, or; eventually, an extremely cute, baby. :
Perhaps you will find your lost dog on a Tuesday |

morning, early; early in the morning — just before
dawn.
Maybe it will be a Tuesday at lunch when it sud-
denly dawns upon you: “I don’t have to do this!”
And/or, “I can do this!”

- Tuesdays"are known for that; these things often:

happen on a Tuesday. *
One Tuesday recently, I was feeling kinda blue.
:] felt that the day was not living up to its potential,

I felt it was nota Tuesday of note. (I had seen bet- -

ter.)

As they say, don’t judge a weekday by its after-
noon. By Tuesday evening, that recent grey Tues-
day, I had cheered up considerably. For one thing,
no one was MIA. Everyone showed up for sup-

per at or before suppertime. Then most people ate
what was offered happily during a normal amount
of time.

On that kind of Tuesday, all parents. were home,
as were all kids. Any and all pets were present and
had been accounted for. Nobody had.a cold, or
if they. did, a short snuff of sniffle-med had been
close to hand, and was working quickly and as ad-
vertised.

&

“lf you are like most, Tuesdays

are merely full, and have calm—

evenings. Luckier people have even
better Tuesdays, as |. tend to do.

There is unexpected singing. There

is joy.”

On this Tuesday, if you phoned your mom, she
_ answered, and was cheerful. IF you had teen-age

neighbours this evening on a Tuesday recently,
_, they turned down their Tunes:at 9 p.m. sharp, com-
pletely on their own, No asking. and certainly no
yelling.

There have been many. - forest-fire- less. Tues-
days, mainly in winter. But even on some Tues-
days in summer, there is no fire.

Once in a lifetime, so far, the neighbour girls
* stop by to ask a question, then play in the shady
front yard for hours under the midnight sun. If you
are lucky, you get such an evening, and most likely
on a Tuesday.

If you are like most, Tuesdays are merely full,
and have calm evenings. Luckier people have even
better Tuesdays, as I tend to do. There i is unexpect-
ed singing. There is joy.

Totally unfair, I know, but it IS just once a

week.
. The following are the things that anyone is al-

lowed on Tuesdays.

On a Tuesday, you are allowed to forget to wash

your hair. You may forget to call your mother, or
you may call her out of the blue blue Tuesday. If

you are so inclined, you may drive through and_
simply order one cheeseburger to go. Unmatched,

socks, or other clothing that does not quite “go” is
allowed. One might write odd, non-rhyming po-
etry, and e-mail.it to friends or family.

Things not to do on Tuesdays include the fol-
lowing items:

‘Get married, meet your future spouse, take in a

stray dog, engage in upholstery-related activities.
Also, avoid reading materials.
You may disregafd all of this, if only to re-

member that, on Tuesdays, you may do as the day —

says.
Tuesdays are YOURS, always have been, al-
ways will be, so make of them what you will.

‘through

. STEP ©

‘in the morning,” said Britt

‘in the afternoon is a little
less rambunctious. .

way of. expressing them-

PART of the Dare to be Stupid crew are from left, Walter McFarlane, Gino Smith, Danny Nunes and. Roy | Lawson. They bring “guerilla com-»
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By DUSTIN QUEZADA

‘NO ONE'S crazy enough to Rive Danny” Nuites a
stage but he’s got his own TV show.

Nunes, aka Matthew Mask, is ‘making a name
for himself in local comedy. circles thanks to his
show, Dare to be Stupid.
> Tf made-in-Kitimat comedy sounds unlikely,
Nunes would have to agree. -

Back in the Northwest after a year and a half
in Vancouver studying acting and writing, Nunes
was bored. So in February 2005, he pitched ‘his

“guerilla comedy” idea to local channel CityWest
TV-10 that is bound to produce as much local pro-
gramming as. possible.

-Nunes describes guerilla comedy as an | experi-
mental, edgy type of comedy in the mould of Tom
Green, Jackass, George Carlin and a little Michael

‘Moore thrown in.” 3

The pitch included two of Nunes’ s signature

‘skits: Freddy (Krueger) versus Jesus.and Michael ,

Jackson’s babysitting service.
_“T thought he'd kick me out,”
laughirig. He was pleasantly surprised.
“Danny approached me and we went over some
guidelines — we're fairly wide open,” said Chris

said .Nunes,

Cain, the channel’s director of programming. add-*.

Children

learning

INTO the cool

confines of the Terrace Little

Theatre’s McColl Playhouse

these days and you'll find

boys and girls brimming”
with enthusiasm, and artistic

creativity.

“We've got a lively group

MacLeod, the team leader
with the ‘Summer Drama
Days program for children.’
She admits the older group

“They have a- different

selves,” MacLeod said.
MacLeod, 20, is joined by

team member Kurt, Biagioni

and volunteer team mem--

edy” to the CityWest TV-1 0 screen on Wednesday evenings.

TV show Dare aon the air

ing Nunes promised’a comedy style inspired by
Green, the infamous Canadian funny man,
’ A deal was struck and Nunes went about re-

,ctuiting a cast and crew, mostly old friends from

high school and others willing to take a 1 chance.

visible presence during the campaign.

_ He interviewed NDP candidate Robin Austin,
referring to him as “Stone Cold” Robin Austin, a
take on famous wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin.

When Liberal candidate Roger Harris refused -

to dress up as a pimp, the renegade TV.crew found

one of his posters in which his teeth.had been co-

loured in and proceeded to brush them for the
«camera.
“If you don’t do an interview with us; we e find

away, * Nunes said.

The learning curve Proved t to be quite steep for
Nunes and his crew.

There’s so much stuff to learn i in terms of | per-
fecting the quality of the sound and visuals, said
“Walter McFarlane, the show’s de facto editor. He
‘cites wind feedback affecting, sound and overcast
skies troubling the picture. =<

“The first episode was really, really. rough,”

Cain said. “But they will get better and better. at it

_ they’ ve e put inatonof work. .
“You don’t judge the show versus a network

standard, you give the young guys a chance.”

Nunes and McFarlane are the show’ s writers,
Roy Lawson and Nathan Knol the camera opera-
tors, McFarlane is the crew’s “editing genius’ "and
Gino Smith is a primary actor.

Cain adds the show’s content is not necessarily .

his brand of humour.
“If (programming) .was only what I liked, it
would be a pretty limited channel,” Cain said.
Nunes admits his brand of comedy has an edge
to it but says that’s necessary for it to work. :

well the first time or not at all,” he said. “If people

a

‘know you’re coming, you lose some laughs.”

“With guerilla comedy, either it works really -

The show’s target audience are teens to:young ”
adults. Though Nunes describes Dare to be Stupid .
- as’a live action version of the: popular but con-
troversial cartoon South Park, he says it’ 's not too”

offensive. mo 3
The crew continues to work on the’ second

season. “At this point, it’s a full-time job,” said |
‘Nunes. “It’s successful enough so far.” oF
__-The'show airs in Terrace Wednesdays on City- 7
- West TV-10 with two 30-minute episodes starting
at 10 pam. gy, a

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DRAMA queens: Emma Kenmuir, left, and Brianna ‘Lindsay are all smiles. during a a game « of statues, or ‘moving
bodies. The two are enrolled i in the Terrace Little Theatre's Summer Drama Days.

ber Garion:’ Miller, putting -

- groups of 6- to 13-year-olds

w

didn’t have . before.”

ae

Ma-

through. the theatrical paces.
Between her second and-

third years of studying mu-
sical theatre at North Van-
couver’s Capilano College,
MacLeod is bringing with
her a musical twist to TLT’s
summer offering for kids.

“I did the program as a
- kid for four summers and

there was no musical theatre
before,’ MacLeod said.

As ‘part of a brainstorm-

.ing week in which the three

leaders prepared activities
with scenes and improvisa-
tion, they incorporated some
of the activities MacLeod
explores in her studies. This
includes singing in unison
and basic dance.
MacLeod says adding
dance to the routine allows
her charges to explore move-

ment in a different way.

During the first week of
the Drama Days, MacLeod
said she was happy. with the
early results.

The arts bring benefits
only available to those in-
volved in them, says Ma-
cLeod. —

“It’s important, for the
kids to awaken themselves
to things they know they

cLeod added. .
In the first’ week of the

program, it’s a little early to’
determine the benefits but~

MacLeod says the experi-
ence is proving a good one

‘for all.

“The kids are learn-
ing without realizing it and

that’s fun for both of us,” she

added.

to noon, while the 11- to.13-
year-olds follow from lto4
p.m.

sion until July 29: For infor-
mation on how to register,
call 638-1215.

_ DUSTIN QUEZADA PHOTO

_ Summer : Dratna ° Days °
has two daily sessions from
‘Tuesday to Friday: 6- to 10- |
" year-olds attend from 9 a.m.

Registrations will be ac-
, cepted for the August ses-