What up, Blog-Jams?

First things first: Happy long weekend!
And secondly, but equally important: Chuck Palahniuk’s coming to Canada next week and it’s going to kick more ass than a serial mule abuser (that sounded dirtier than intended).

If you’re not familiar with Chuck Palahniuk, he’s about as cool as that penguin that went to your high-school that was always hooking up with cheerleaders, smoking weed in the washroom and going to parties at George Clooney’s house.  He also wrote Fight Club (awesome), Choke (awesome), Haunted (awesome) and five more books that are awesome.

Chuck’s on tour to promote his latest work, Rant, and will be making four stops in Canada over the next 10 days.  Dates and locations are below, and get there early as his readings are always a zoo (think elaborate costumes, chanting and the odd fainting spell):

TORONTO - Tuesday May 22 - 7pm
Indigo Yonge & Eglinton
2300 Yonge Street, Toronto.
FREE
Contact:  416-544-0049

MONTREAL - Wednesday May 23 - 7pm
Indigo Place Montreal Trust
1500 McGill College Avenue, Montreal.
FREE
Contact:  514-281-5549

WINNIPEG - Friday May 25 - 7pm
Manitoba Theatre Centre
174 Market Avenue, Winnipeg.
$10 with rebate of $5 off price of Rant sold at McNally Robinson stores or at the event.
Tickets are available at McNally Robinson stores and at the event.
Contact:  204-475-0483

VICTORIA - Monday May 28 - 7:30 pm
Alix Goolden Performance Hall
907 Pandora Avenue, Victoria.
$10 with rebate of $5 off price of Rant sold at Bolen Books or at the event.
Tickets are available at Bolen Books and at the event (cash only).
Contact:  250.595.4232

I’m going to the Toronto reading on Tuesday and am getting the chance to sit down with him that afternoon for an interview.  I’ll let you know how it goes later next week, and if anyone has any questions they’d like me to pass along to Chuck, please leave them in the comments section below.

Happy long weekend, hope yours is as amazing as mine (probably won’t be)!
Reginald T. Vampire.