A VERSION OF THIS APPEARED IN THE KW RECORD NOVEMBER 23, 1999 By Nick Krewen Jim Johnston may not be a household name, but he’s ready to rumble. Last week, he bodyslammed Mariah Carey‘s Rainbow to the mat and placed Foo Fighters‘ There’s Nothing Left To Lose in a Tongan Death Grip. He drop-kicked Counting Crows‘ This Desert Life out of the ring and bulldogged Choclair‘s Ice Cold…
Danger And Irony Are The Keys To Penn & Teller’s Illusions Nick Krewen The Toronto Star November 2, 1998 If you ever find the urge to visit Stan Laurel‘s grave at the famous Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood Hills, why not stop by the Penn & Teller tombstone just four plots over? Penn & Teller? The brilliant, bent illusionist comedy duo whose entertainingly unorthodox sleights-of-hand have earned…
PUBLISHED IN THE KITCHENER WATERLOO RECORD ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1998 Nick Krewen For the KW Record October 30, 1998 For their upcoming show at the Centre In The Square, the inimitable Penn & Teller promise to heal polyester, conduct a “seance opera” to invoke the spirit of escape wizard Harry Houdini, and colorfully make a rabbit disappear using an expensive shredder. But the greatest trick…
Published in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record on January 23, 1998 By Nick Krewen For nine years, Seattle’s Jim Rose has been touring his “Circus Of The Scars” around the world. Barnum and Bailey it’s not. The Jim Rose Circus doesn’t ride elephants or swing on trapezes, and if you’re looking for three rings you’ll more than likely find them attached to the sensitive portions of a troupe member’s anatomy….
PUBLISHED IN THE TORONTO STAR ON JANUARY 30, 1997 Nerf Herder Makes A Career Of Taunting Van Halen’s Ex-Singer By Nick Krewen Toronto Star January 30, 1997 “Is this what you wanted, Sammy Hagar? Sammy Hagar, is this what you wanted? Dave lost his hairline, but you lost your cool, buddy. Can’t Drive 55, I’ll never buy your lousy records again. Never again.” –from “Van Halen,”…
