Hola, Sneakers! Buenas dias or buenos noches. Ian is away in Barcelona this week so the boys did a marathon recording session and things got a little giddy. After a shaky start, things get real with some talk of the waking/dreaming state; that weird mind trick when you mix up dream reality with potentially actual reality; Ian mourns his lost chutzpah; he describes his dread of meeting people and thinks parties are terrible; also, his self image is TERRIBLE! What I’m saying is: Ian is even more neurotic than Dave. They also discuss one of Dave’s favourite things: the TV show Emergency!; holding a Kevin Tighe film festival; the boring film Finnegan’s Chin makes another appearance; Ian and Dave discuss creative space and Dave gets too precious for Ian; their parents made them wear terrible shirts; and, finally, Ian ends the show on an up note.
Don’t forget! Ian and Dave will be at VanCAF on Saturday and Sunday, May 24 and 25. Come on down! We’d be happy to see you there and it’s free to get in. Also, speaking of free, Ian and Dave will be recording a live episode of Sneaky Dragon. Here’s your chance to attend a Sneaky Dragon show and it will cost you nothing!
Finally, here’s a picture of Dave’s shirt that his parents thought he’d actually walk around in as a twelve year-old. Didn’t happen.
Thanks for listening!
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Thanks guys. The discussion at the end of the program about your faults and foibles regarding perfectionism and insecurity gave me a warm fuzzy feeling as I nodded my head empathetically.
Let me add another related inspirational slogan for keeping things in perspective.
“The goal is progression, not perfection. ”
I love that. I wanted to put it on a banner to hang above my desk to provide encouragement each time I looked up. I didn’t because I realized I would spend all of my time fiddling with it to make sure it was perfectly level and centred. Such is the sad life I live.
Thanks Bob, I’ve always liked the Will Eisner quote, “Style is result of a failure to achieve perfection.”