Four and a Half Stars
For
all those who've been stuck in one dead-end job after another - those thankless,
slightly above-minimum-wage snoozers - there's a kindred spirit at Venue 14.
TJ Dawe has been there, done that and lived to rant about it. Ever wonder
what the cashier is thinking at Shopper's Drug Mart when you march up to the
cash register with only a box of condoms? Why do all feminine hygiene products
contain the word "fresh"? Is there something other than a "personal"
lubricant? The former stockboy tells it like it is and a whole lot more. Dawe
has also been a truck driver and worked at Canada Post, so he's no stranger
to the drudgery of an eight-hour day and what it takes to get through one.
His rocking, raucous, rambling 90-minute monologue flies by in a heartbeat
as he explains in hilarious detail his co-workers and their quirks, some of
the unique challenges he's stared down, and why it's important not take high-powered
hallucinogens before a staff Christmas party. His delivery and pace are spot
on. If Jerry Seinfeld and George Carlin had a baby, it'd be TJ Dawe.
John Baert
Winnipeg Sun
