I started the Hollow Box Jockey Club in October 2003 when I was broke, bored of my music collection, and had just my tape decks to rely on. Add to this a deep love of receiving mail and lo!- a perfectly magnetic loop was formed. Here’s where you can find more info about this now defunct club: The Hollow Box Jockey Club
A sign writer who couldn’t spell, drugged milkshakes from cows who eat more than grass, and the kind of proprietress the hipster coffee shop down the road doesn’t want to cross… this serial is broadcast every Thursday in October at 3 am on CKUW 95.9 fm, but don’t worry you can listen later here.
Thank you, Manitoba Arts Council/ Le conseil des arts du Manitoba for your support. And thanks to CKUW for being the best as always.
I often refer to the stories I tell as being ‘contemporary folklore’ by which I mean they reinterpret, revisit, reflect and record a community’s identity, its interconnected histories and shared experiences. Folklore is not 100% accurate nor should it be, but it does have a feeling of truth. My stories are my own original creations but may draw on my own and other people’s memories, conjectures, and wishful thinking. They are very much connected to place, to its spirit, hopes and despairs, and are informed by a desire for social justice.
Of course some of the stories I create are simply frolics and romps.
