Where in the world am I today?: North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Prologue: (Project Dynamite – Part 2) I met the Project Dynamite boys on June 30, 2009 in Ottawa in the Byward Market. Through the wonders of Facebook I was headed down to the Market to meet up with Al Millar who was also in Ottawa to perform on Canada Day (July 1) and when I got down to the Market there were somewhat of a pow-wow going on with performers from all over all descending on the Nation’s Capital to do street shows on the Nation’s Birthday. I was totally impressed that the boys were traveling with their own video-grapher and ended up checking out a bunch of their on-line offerings. This eventually lead to them landing a 5-days gig as part of the 2009 PNE Street Stars Program. Great guys, full of youthful energy and the determination to make their show the best it can be.
STATS
Name: Alexander Gregory Clark .
Birthday: February 1, 1985.
Place of Birth: Virginia, USA.
Started Performing/Working in the Industry: Started as a balloon twister and stilt walker for Fly By Night Entertainment
Discipline: Comedy entrepreneur.
Website: http://www.projectdynamite.com
Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/projectdynamite
Video Link: http://www.YouTube.com/projectdynamite
Venues Worked: This week alone we’ve done gigs in Ontario, Wyoming, Ohio, New York, and Iowa. Anywhere that people like to laugh. Colleges, Art Festival, Fairs, Fringes, Busker Festivals, The Streets, 1 synagogue (never again).
Hot 10 Questions:
- What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream and why? • Cookies and cream. But ice cream is my addiction so it was hard for me to pick.
- Name one movie that would make it to your Top 10 all-time great films. • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
- What was your favorite toy from childhood? • The only one I can remember was an oval shaped koala bear that had a pouch in the front to hold cool stuff in.
- Who were your biggest inspirations when you got started? • The first acts I ever saw were Alakazam and Gazzo in Faneuil Hall. I vividly remember Gazzo saying he didn’t get paid like all the other jugglers there. I believed him.
- From the world of animation what one character do you most identify with or see yourself in? • When I was little I wanted to be a Disney animator. Then I found out you had to draw naked people all the time and I didn’t want to do it anymore. I’m going to have to say Max from a goofy movie. Just because I loved that badass dance routine prank he does at the beginning of the movie.
- Name something that scares you. • Heights.
- Apart from the entertainment industry, name one other job you’ve had. • I sold digital cameras at Best Buy for a few months in college.
- What’s something you haven’t done yet that you’d like to try? • Skydiving.
- What’s your least favourite thing about being a performer? • Meeting great great people and then having to say goodbye the very next day. I hate that.
- If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? • “FINALLY! I’ve been waiting forever for this. Can you sign my poster?”
The Nugget:
Pick one nugget of wisdom you’ve picked up from your career in Show Business to share with the World.
“I was doing some work for an old lady and when it came time to pay me she asked would I like check or cash. I was being indecisive and so she said “People don’t know what you want unless you ask them for it.”
It’s 100% true about everything. If you want gigs, ask people for gigs.”
–Alex Clark
