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arrived Charlottetown …

June 27, 2010 – 2:11 pm

I’m not actually the biggest celebrity here at Peakes Wharf. We’ve got Cirque du Soleil, Randy Bachman and Fred Turner, Regis and Kelly, Great Big Sea … My hosts Jim and Lea Rand put on a tub of mussels for us. All you can eat.

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BIG performance art media event Friday

October 7, 2009 – 11:08 am

I posted the details on my Gymnastics Blog: Cirque du Soleil co-founder Guy Laliberté is orbiting the Earth. He spent $35-million to become only the 7th “tourist” to leave the planet. … His space trip is part of a huge campaign to raise awareness of the need to provide clean water to everyone in the [...]

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Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2009 – a review

August 30, 2009 – 8:44 am

It was great. The setting cannot be beat, outdoor on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle. Images are projected on the castle ramparts. Wonderful. Over 217,000 people see it each year. About half get rained upon, I reckon. Luckily it stayed dry for my show on the last night of 2009. I loved the flyby salute [...]

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loving the Calgary Airport

April 15, 2009 – 9:44 am

For a city of 1 million, Calgary truly has one of the best airports in the world. Flying on a Wednesday I had no long line-ups at any of the usual bottlenecks. The self-service check-in kiosk for United Airlines worked. (You need a zip code and hotel name destination to do it on your own.) [...]

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Dana back in Gymnastics

April 9, 2009 – 12:02 am

My long time friend Dana Brass got married. Had a puppy. And a baby. Went on American Maternity (3 months). Then decided to leave her full-time job as a senior Cirque du Soleil casting scout to be a MOM. Next decision in this long chain of life events? She went home to Saskatchewan to coach [...]

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Flames to win Stanley Cup

April 7, 2009 – 8:58 am

Professional sports are FIXED, as you know. The Flames are scripted to win this year, my online hacker friends tell me. They only need to beat Vancouver tonight to make that happen. The Stanley Cup visited Cirque du Soleil in Vegas recently.

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March 22 – World Water Day

March 22, 2009 – 12:02 am

ONE DROP will mobilize online communities across the Web to give the Global Water Crisis maximum exposure on World Water Day, March 22nd. One Drop – Ripple This is the personal charity of Cirque du Soleil’s Guy Laliberté.

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World’s Smallest Body Builder in Vegas

March 13, 2009 – 12:03 am

From my Gymnastics blog: Aditya ‘Romeo’ Dev’s 2 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs less than 20 pounds. … Born in India, Romeo’s now wearing bling and checking out the celebrity life in America. He was signed by a US talent agent. In this (foreign language) BBC documentary clip he auditions for Cirque du Soleil’s [...]

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Cirque – Laliberté still captain of the … boat

August 8, 2008 – 12:04 am

Dubai buys 20% of Cirque du Soleil … … The street-performer-turned-billionaire, born in Quebec City, insists he is having too much fun to give it up, as he tries to douse speculation that the Dubai government’s purchase of a 20-per-cent stake in his Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil is the precursor to a takeover. Mr. Laliberté, [...]

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