I'm like the fucking Minister of Tourism

These are things I've seen in my town this week:

1. The morbidly obese on bicycles carrying pizzas.

2. A man with a cane getting knocked to the ground and kicked.

3. Kit Kat smoothies.

4. Four tanning salons on a three block downtown street, all packed when the sun is out.

5. Lots of bald guys with long hair.

6. One music store with more banjos than electric guitars.

7. Maybe, if you're lucky, a black person.

8. Two different hooka bars on a three block downtown street that both opened the same week.

9. Herds of orange sorority girls (see number 4).

10. Angry, pissed-off hippies in an excellent vegan resaurant.

11. Five ass-kicking margaritas and a six-layer dip appetizer for $15.

12. The inside of a police station.

13. Drunk waitresses wielding hand-puppets.

14. Wiener dogs with boners chasing squirrels.

15. Sixteen-year-old girls not dressed like hookers.

17. Three story student centers with the only escalators in town and semi-rascist mosaics in the floor.

18. Six inch heels stuck in cobblestone.

19. An ass-kicking-year-round costume shop..

20. Hand-knit bong cozys.

Some of this:

I thought you might enjoy reading the polite rejection I got from Magic Pony:

Steve and Kristin,

Hello, My name is Matthew Pazzol. I lived and worked in Toronto
during 2004 and fondly remember my visits to your old space. Your
passion for your trade was always obvious.

I think my newest work portrays the "sense of humour, innate style and
creativity" that you are dedicated to. I have included a link below.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/52183250@N00/collections/72157600046121238/

Please let me know if there is any way we can be of service to each other.

Thank you,

Matthew Pazzol




Hi Matthew,

Thanks for your e-mail. That's cool that you used to come into Magic Pony. That must have been in the upstairs space. Very good memories of that spot!!

Thanks for sending us a link to your work. Really awesome! We are totally booked for shows this year but if we have something coming up in the future that we think your work would fit well with we will definitely let you know.

Best Regards,
Kristin



They are a fantastic shop/gallery space in downtown Toronto. If you're not familiar with them and like to look at stuff that makes your eyes happy, check them out here.

Nice way to warm your fist.

There's pictures of all the puppets here.