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Josh Ritter in Montreal...

(Josh Ritter in Montreal. Photo by Ez)

Hello Friends and Friendly Strangers,

This Wednesday, March 5th, is the day Josh Ritter (read his Ez Sez welcome letter) plays a show at Sala Rossa in Montreal.

Hope to see you there!

Ez

Watch Josh on Letterman recently HERE.

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Keeping you in the loop,

Ez

"Quote Unquote"

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Woody Allen Portrait...

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Rendez-vous at the Segal!

The films and fun start this Saturday through next Thursday (Feb 16-21) at the Segal Centre's CinemaSpace, the brand new theatre I've been helping to build over the past few months. It's got surround sound, an HD projector and yes... you guessed it... Canada's first hemp-covered eco-plush cinema seats!

Come on down each night at 7pm to watch great shorts and features, in English and French, being presented as part of CinemaSpace's inaugural collaboration with the Rendez-vous du Cinéma Québécois film fest.

Hope to see you there!

The full schedule, CinemaSpace address and all the film synopses can be found HERE.

Bon cinéma!

Ez

P.S. Want to be on the official CinemaSpace email list to be the first to know about upcoming screenings? Simply drop me an email at: ezra at pressuredrop dot com

Frozen Grand Central

Wanna see what happened when 207 people froze in place at Grand Central Station in NYC?

I thought so.

Ez

"YouTube, MeTube...."

Watch my friend Josh "Socalled" Dolgin's new video of 92 year-old piano-king Irving Field's "YouTube Song".

Too cool.

Ez

Yes we can...

*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*
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*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*
*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*
*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*
*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*
*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*
*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*
*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*Yes*we*can*

Click HERE to know how they say we can.

Ez

A Tale of Two Montpel(l)iers...

A strange thing just happened here at Ez Sez...

My server sends me lists of places where Ez Sezzers log into the site from. (Don't worry, they don't tell me who's reading Ez Sez, just where folks are visiting from.)

I'm always excited to read these far-flung names of towns and cities around the world.

So, I just checked and noticed something kind of wild... there were two consecutive readers from the same place... well not the same place, but places with the same name... well not the same name, but almost the same name...

Now, I've been through both Montpel(l)iers in my day but I never knew Ez Sez had fans there.

This posting's for you all in VT and FR.

(And for everyone else reading.)

Here's to more blogoincidences.

Ez

Josh Ritter returns to Letterman...

Watch a boisterous clip of Josh Ritter and band on Letterman earlier this week. This was Josh's second Letterman appearance.

Dave cracks a good one at the end of the clip too...

Ez

Love Writ Large...

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Here's a fresh LineDot ArtText drawing from the Ez Sez factory.

Ez

Make your own Jackson Pollock...

(1/21/08, by Ez)

Feeling artsy?

Make your own Jackson Pollock online here!

Enjoy,

Ez

One week's worth of food...

(The Ukita family of Kodaira City Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $317.25. Photo by Peter Menzel)

I was just passed along a fascinating photo essay with pix of what various different families around the world eat each week. The photos are by Peter Menzel and they are hosted for you to see at the homelessnation.org web site.

More about Menzel's book "Hungry Planet" here.

HomelessNation is a Montreal based cross-Canada organization that helps empower homeless Canadians through internet access, filmmaking, blogs and other media-based techniques.

Bon weekend et bon appetit,

Ez

Egg Forever

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More LineDot ArtText drawings for you at Ez Sez.

Ez

Some things...

Ez sez and Ritter writes...

Dear Ez Sez Reader,

What a day!

Sony/BMG recording artist Josh Ritter, about whom you may have read in previous posts at Ez Sez, has written you a very special Ez Sez welcome letter.

I hope you'll take a quick moment to read Josh's words about Montreal bagels, Leonard Cohen and you guessed it... EzSez.com.

You can read Josh's letter by clicking HERE. You'll also get a link at that page to enjoy to his acclaimed new CD for free. I've heard it many, many times and it's incredible.

Enjoy Josh's Official Ez Sez welcome letter,

Ez

Dumpster diving at the Sally-Ann...

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("Salvation Diver", 12/2007, Montreal, Ezra Soiferman)

I spotted this on the way to the fruit store the other day. One of those "I wish I had a camera with me" moments.

Lucky for you, I did!

Ez

Lazy Hazy

("Meander", 12/2007, St-Adolphe d'Howard, QC, Ezra Soiferman)

LAZY HAZY
(1/3/08, Montreal, by Ez)

Meander strong like the old rough river
Summer leaves that fell now quiver
Shake neath snow and crack with light
Lazy hazy, the country night

Powder sets like a gentle tongue
Weather plays on those mercury rungs
Bundle up, for crystals form
Lazy hazy, soon someday warm

("Treetops", 12/2007, St-Adolphe d'Howard, QC, Ezra Soiferman)

Happy 2008!

A big thank you to all Ez Sez readers around the world for such a great year in 2007!

I wish every one of you all the best for 2008.

More posts coming in the new year. Keep EzSez.com well bookmarked. It's always great seeing you here.

Love to all from Montreal!

Ez

Merry Christos!

My friend Christos Sourligas ("Elephant Shoes") has a habit of posting rather original 'Out Of Office' email auto-replies whenever he travels for work. Here's a selection of the best ones I compiled over the past few years...

-I'm on "SURVIVOR: Fiji" for the next 39 days... I have a huge crush on Jessica... Gotta run, that handsome Alex is flirting with her again!

-I'm attending the 3GSM World Congress until Feb 16. If you're there, just cry out my name in the conference hall and I'll find you...

-I will be out of the office until Dec 5th, trying out for the Greek National Men's Synchronized Swim Team. Don't worry, I don't plan on quiting my day job...

-Sorry to have missed you but I'm at home working on my Chevrolet Camaro.

-Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, where have you been?
"I've been to London to look at the queen."
Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, what did you there?
"I frightened a little mouse under the chair."

-I've gone home for the afternoon to watch "Days Of Our Lives".

-I'm Helen Mirren's date for the Oscars. Isn't she amazing?!... "I'm coming, my honey bunny!" Gotta run, my Queen is calling for me...

-I've gone to Al Gore's mansion to shut off his lights...

-Off to The White House for the annual Easter egg hunt. Let's hope Cheney doesn't shoot me in the face.

-I'm on the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival. My latest film "Christos the Greek Firefighter: The Legend of Zeus" stars Jennifer Aniston as Aphrodite...

And last but not least:

-Merry Christos and a Happy Nguyen!

Have a great holiday week and whatever you do, stay out of the office if you can.

Ez

In your power...

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Future Posts?

This one comes from a little list I keep called "Future Ez Sez Posts?":

Ez Sez: I believe the single most amazing thing about hemp is its VERSATILITY. It is not just its hearty taste, incomparable durability, environmental benefits, pesticide-freeness, nutritional advantages, age-old service to humankind, or its sheer coolness factor. Hemp, it has been proven, can be used in the creation of virtually anything... from food to fabric, paper to fuel, rope to plastic, and more. Use hemp widely and wildly. To happiness and hempiness, friends.

Don't be late for '08.

Ez

The 'Stuff' short

Seen this short film yet?

If not, get ready to go into holiday shopping underdrive as you reflect on where our purchases come from and where they go to.

Click HERE to watch the film.

Enjoy!

Ez

Holiday hecticness? I'm a green with you...

("Black", 2007, by Ezra Soiferman)

Yellow there,

Feeling blue?

Orange you being too hard on yourself?!

I pink so.

Purplehaps it's time for the holidays.

Sp'red the word!

White on!

Ez

Pickles hit Canal D!

Good news!

My latest documentary, Posthumous Pickle Party, about Montreal's beloved, now-defunct Simcha's Grocery on St. Laurent Blvd. will be playing on Canal D, Canada's French language all-documentary broadcaster.

Sunday, December 16th, 2007 at 9pm
Thursday, December 20th, 2007 at 1pm

If you can't speak a lick of French, don't get Canal D or want to see it on your own dang schedule, not to worry!...

Co-Producer Matt Zimbel and I are now selling DVDs of the quirky 46 minute-long film which yanks you by the pickle into Simcha's crammed 40 year old shop. See how he made his famous briny wonders. See the footage Melissa Auf der Maur took of Simcha just before he died. See if his secret recipe survives...

$22 including shipping. Simply email your DVD request to: ezra at pressuredrop dot com.


The film, which played at Pop Montreal and Les Rendez-vous du ciméma Québecois, stars Montreal klezmer/hip-hop sensation Josh 'Socalled'
Dolgin, food critic Barry Lazar, sculptor Stanley Lewis, Pop Montreal's Dan Seligman and many other members of Simcha's kooky and cukey coterie.

Pick up a DVD for yourself or one to share with your 'foodie' friends!

Ez



P.S. Read the Bill Brownstein Gazette article on PPP here.

Good mood...

("Halifax Heart", 6/07, HFX)

I'm in a good mood. Not certain why, likely many reasons, but it feels nice.

Thought I'd share this fascinating description of what love is written by Woody Guthrie.

Have a great weekend, Ez Sezzers.

Ez

P.S. Regular Ez Sez readers will recognize this Woody text and the above photo from earlier posts. Ez Sez is not one to repeat items regularly but I suppose I'm too busy being in a good mood to generate anything fully original. So I'm bringing you treats from the past to escort you into the future.