I would have attended, if it were not so far.
Ah, shame - I'll have to drop heavy hints for them to book me for a Canadian gig, Diane. That would be fun!
Do you have "Comic Book Day" (May 2 this year) over there? I volunteered at the library for that this year - we hired a young lady from the city who has a few things published but is still in college, show children and youth the steps of creating cartoon characters. The end results looked good but I was doing face-painting non-stop during the event so couldn't get over to watch. The neat thing was she brought along a couple of her college friends a juggler and a unicycle rider - you don't see many people taking up those occupations these days.
I'm not aware of that one over here, but there's been a massive upsurge in Comic Conventions in the UK, and it seems like hardly a weekend goes by without one being held somewhere in the country, and attendances by costumed comic fans is on the increase. All very encouraging! I'm saving up for a Spandex figure-hugging Bananaman costume before I attend my first one.
A couple of weeks back, I was taking an early morning stroll in the park in Shrewsbury, when I came across a chap on the path, riding a unicycle whilst juggling balls, and repeatedly (I stopped and watched for a while) trying the same trick of catching one of the balls on the back of his neck. As I walked on, marvelling at the talent of Shropshire locals, I turned a corner to find a massive U.S. circus tent pitched in the park, surrounded by huge trucks and trailers. The penny dropped, and I only momentarily considered enquiring if they wanted a cartooning act, and running away from home...
