Winnipeggers (and specifically the Winnipeg Film Group) have put out some of the best short cartoons going.
I think my favourite is the one (whose title escapes me) where the guy is supposed to be practicing for the piano recital and keeps procrastinating. It’s like they based it on my life.
Pipeliner - I LOVE that one! My sister and I caught it one night on late night Canadian cable. i think it’s called “The Piano Lesson”. All of those were great, The Big Snit, The Cat Came Back and The Piano Lesson. A friend of mine from Junior high’s older siter was one of the animators who worked on “The Log Driver”, another classic.
It’s called “Getting Started,” and it’s also on the Maltin anthology tape.
Thanks, Uke. Of course, you’re right.
Poysyn: One of the advantages of living in a town like Winnipeg is that you can head down to the WFG (it’s in the Market District - I think on Albert Street) and meet all these filmmakers. I used to date a member of the WFG, and I met all of these cats - the cartoonists, as well as John Paiz (I think that’s misspelled), Guy Maddin, etc.
I don’t know if that’s interesting to anyone but me, but these people are quite down to earth. As far as artist-types go, anyway.
And don’t shake your eyes at me!
I think that second line is ‘Always the blackflies everywhere you go’. There’s too many beats in your version.