Broken Saints Blog-a-Plenty

Posted By Brooke Burgess

Sorry it’s taken so long to post anything, but it’s always a bit of a head trip for me coming back to the old stomping grounds. I lived in and around Toronto for over 10 years, from age 8-18…and ‘nostalgic’ isn’t exactly the feeling that bubbles up upon arrival. Thankfully, the weather’s been mild, the pollution count’s low, and there have been oodles of opportunities to spread the saintly gospel. The coolest bit of evangelism came through an interview on Canada’s premiere jazz radio station with a Canuck pseudo celebrity. He asked how the jazz audience and BS might ‘overlap’ – I pimped Tobias and Dee. Also had him play some Little Jimmy Scott to end the interview. Smooooooth.

Posted By Brooke Burgess

To face a cruel world

first pray for divine counsel…

then stick your tongue out

😛

Posted By Brooke Burgess

Believe it or not, gang…we’ve been tired of waving our commercial wang in your collective faces for months now, and are happy to christen our spankin’ new BS blog chock full o’ free treats and oldschool saintly sass. Sure, the DVD set is still for sale, the new BS Soundtracks are live, and the Cafe Press Shop is still kickin’ around here somewhere (can you say impending overhaul? We hear ya’…). But we desperately wanted to go back to the days of saucy news blurbs, raucous social ranting, and a blip or two of creative expression WITHOUT the fiscal baggage being so prominent..so we hope you dig the hard-fought results (big ups to Jeff McCodemonkey and the Kirbs for making it all happen!). Have fun wading through all the obvious stuff (blog posts), the long-promised stuff (fresh wallpapers, a screensaver, a much-ballyhoo’ed banner), and the NEW stuff. Notice the links to the right? Don’t be shy. And notice how the title of one of these matches the heading of this very post?
Online strip fans, rejoice…’cause the boys are back in town 😉

Posted By Brooke Burgess

Had a couple of nice surprises over the weekend that seem worthy of a mention. First, a glowing and detailed DVD review from the Euro-centric flashers at Flash Magazine (special thanks to Jens for putting up with months of harassment from this end and taking the 12HR trip). He even mentions the Macromedia Dev story, which ties everything together nicely. Second, a big Huzzah for the BS DVD winning BEST OF SHOW at the Horizon Interactive Awards! It’s always groovy to submit shizz without even having a clue if you’re eligible…and then taking home the ‘big one’. As Jeff would say with succinctness and inimitable West Coast Zen – BAMMM!!! 🙂

Posted By Brooke Burgess

The BS Crew knows how to party – we’ve proven it time and time again. But here, Drew and Ian are trying to infuse a little creativity into the mix by doing the Digital Cam Shaky Face thing and recording their efforts for posterity. I first got wind of this ‘trend’ in Berlin when visiting Tobias after the online series was complete – he said that the practice was sweeping the city, and had actors, models, and figures of reputed beauty bucking the cult of ‘image’ by snagging shots of themselves in various stages of giggling and torque-powered grotesquerie. So, if any of you wanna take a shaky-face shot with saintly theme, send it in and we’ll post the best. (but don’t blame us for dizziness, loss of appetite, and plummeting self-esteem issues – we’re right there with ya’). Fight the power, homies.

Posted By Brooke Burgess

We received this many moons (ahem) ago as proof positive that the BS thong is not merely intriguing as a concept, but also as a practical application. Countless requests to see the Spirit Shan logo on the front have been met with cryptic silence…but rumors abound that the posterior in question belongs to one of our more infamous Forum rats. Always ones to enjoy a good mystery, we’re happy to leave well enough alone – but please know, dear fan, that you’ve singlehandedly provided proof of the ‘broadness’ of the BS demographic. Two hands clapping.

Posted By Brooke Burgess

I’m not a fella to normally breach the private lives of those around me, but I figured it was high time that I posted a pic of my darling little puff of feline inspiration. Her name is Quinn – adopted last May from the West Vancouver SPCA Animal Shelter – and she’s been my unfailing companion ever since. Sadly, I’m off to the Flash in the Can Festival tomorrow for nearly a week, so my little friend will be in the capable hands of Kimmy V (Associate Producer on the DVD – scope out the butt shot in the Audio Featurette, fanboys!), and Chrystal Leigh (‘Butterscotch’ in Chapter 14, and the voice behind Oran’s musical revelation in Chapter 12 Act 2).

As the days go by, I can’t help but notice that Quinn has become the ideal ‘girlfriend replacement’. She’s soft-spoken. Playful. Affectionate. Low maintenance. Impeccably hygienic. And let’s not forget…potty-trained. The only real downside in this budding romance is her open distaste for my musical and cinematic selections – it seems that heavy signals from the sub spazz her out more than a face-first dip in my bathwater (don’t ask) – so we’re seeking an amicable solution, as couples’ counselling feels unnecessarily heavy-handed at this juncture. But if we DO break up? I get the fuzzy yellow banana. Deal with it.