...and so Friendly Rich has given them one. Or several. He's been putting on theBrampton Indie Arts Festivalsince 2000 and has attracted a load of attention for it.

This year the festival will include a zine fair sponsored byBroken Pencil Magazine, and since I was an enthusiastic participant in 2004'sCanzineevent at the Gladstone Hotel, I've been offered a table at the Brampton Zine Fair to sell my wares. The table also comes with a free pass for the night's entertainment so I'm very excited becauseKnock Knock. (Who's There?) Comedy!will be hosting!

The Singing Saw Shadow Show andSook-yin Leewill be performing music that night, as well asAidan Baker, The Lollipop People, and ThePhonemes, but I don't know those folks so I can only be excited about hearing something new.

There will also be films screened, so it sounds like an all around great time. I'll be sure to keep detailed notes and you'll hear all about it when I get back.

Ain't it fun when Suburbanites get sick of having to come to Toronto for all the cool stuff? I've been toHillsideandTrack and Fieldout near Guelph and everyone just seems so excited to have something interesting happening. Well, me too.