Opening of Corteo

Last night - Jon and I performed at the opening of the the Cirque du Soleil show Corteo here in Ottawa. For each of their opening nights, they hire a gaggle of street performers to liven up the pre-show. Orbital was lucky enough to land the contract, we had out Alain and Sophie - two amazing stilt-walkers, Scot and Ian "the best mock papparazzi they've ever hired", Magic of Ian Quick, Eric Leclerc doing some greeting / hosting. It was a blast! The crowd was amazing and the environment was perfect for our performance (a lively playful crowd, live music, circus tents all around). On intermission we did about a 10 minute long set that was really well recieved! It was amazing to have a part of our show play really well in the middle of a Cirque du Soleil show. I can't wait to see Corteo live!

After Dinner Show

Nick and I just did an after dinner show for the Township of South Stormont, at the City Limits Conference Centre on (Friday April 18th, 2008). It was a really fun crowd, and we got the chance to juggle clubs around the mayor and knock a piece of celery out of his mouth. I think it was the mayor of Cornwall - just reconfirming that. He was a great sport and the crowd loved it.

We're gearing up for a busy month of May, with one-cowguy performances ethe first three very weekends daily in May on two festival sites. And Orbital Entertainment has a full lineup of performers set to go. It should be fun! Visit www.orbitalent.ca for more info.

New Cowguys Bowling shirts!

Pre December we ordered some new Cowguys Bowling shirts. We have our classic shirt and cow tie look, but this is a new "Commumity Event" look. They look cool, are 100% polyester, and make us look like we're bowling. Bowling for laughs!

Frozen in January

So we're getting ready for a few outdoor winter shows. I'm gradually adding a bit of antifreeze to my cereal every morning, getting ready for the outside work. This weekend in Brockville (saturday Jan 26th,) on some ice rink in downtown Brockville, I'll be skating and doing an hour of walkabout / show as one Cowguy. I hope it isn't -25C. After that, it's the Greely winter Carnival on the 27th (Nick and Bri) and then some stuff at Winterlude. AFter that, it's summer. Come on summer...

New Bowling Shirts! Happy Moo Year

You might now see the Cowguys sporting new Cowguy bowling shirts. I need photos where is the camera......

We had a pretty busy Christmas season. Wore the new bowling shirts a bit, hit each other with celery (in the show), had some great shows, it was excellent!

The Cowguys Wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy Moo Year!

More White Pants!

We finished up another gig for Telus where we helped open up the new Telus House (their new headquarters on Bank St.) This time with stilts, white pants, and giving away 1000 light up bouncy balls.

I'm using the white pants for my Halloween costume - the ghost of Marcel Marceau. On Halloween I'm planning on miming giving the kids candy. I'm also planning on videoing it.. should be a riot.

The Cowguys Now with WHITE PANTS!

We're doing some custom work for Telus at the upcoming GTEC conference (Goverment Technology), and they requested us to be wearing bright green Telus shirts, and white pants. So we got some.. Hence The Cowguys Now with WHITE PANTS! Photos to follow.