Category Archives: Life

Vintage Wine and Memories

By Jesse, himself. | Published: February 1, 2010

Withnail: Monty used to act. Monty: I’d hardly say that. It’s true I crept the boards in my youth, but I never had it in my blood, and that’s what so essential isn’t it? The theatrical zeal in the veins. Alas, I have little more that vintage wine and memories. Somewhere in the ephemera of [...]

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Happy New Year, 2010!

By Jesse, himself. | Published: January 1, 2010

Well, it’s a poor excuse for a blog post, but I’ll take it. It’s been quite a year, and it looks like 2010 will be at least as busy if not busier. Resolutions? Well, I’m not a big one for making them, but I can say that there’s going to be a renewed commitment to [...]

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The Day the Music Died

By Jesse, himself. | Published: March 3, 2009

I absolutely make no guarantees that this post will remain up for any length of time. Whether it’s my own discomfort with being completely transparent on the internet (a function of age, perhaps) or just the overall embarrassment over the cheesiness of the clip, I’m just not sure if I want this thing out there [...]

Also posted in Distractions | 14 Comments

The legacy of an old friend.

By Jesse, himself. | Published: January 24, 2009

I often think fondly of my old pal Don Wilder. Years ago, when I was a young actor, I worked shoulder to shoulder with Don on a series in Toronto. He was the Director of Photography, from Seasons 2 through 5, and spent much of the first year he living at my house. Moxy was [...]

Also posted in Movies | 2 Comments

The Family Virtual Christmas Card

By Jesse, himself. | Published: December 17, 2008

Hot off the hard drive, here it is. The watercolour is my first attempt at painting. An unapologetically blatant rip-off of a Tony Bennett masterpiece, it was just meant to be an exercise. His is three times as large, and a 100 times better (I can’t sing as well as him, either) but I was [...]

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