Sappyfest 1 - 2006 - Julie Doiron "Last Night" Performance Sackville New Brunswick

 At this link:  Julie Doiron - Last Night (Sappyfest 1 - 2006) - YouTube

Julie Doiron, Paul Henderson & Jon Claytor are the trio of co-founders of this local festival.

"This Seems Personal" article by Jon Claytor, Billie Mag - June 4, 2025

 

At this link:  This Seems Personal - Billie

"An art review is personal. The writer could be newly in love, or afraid of a call from the doctor. Their reactions will be shaped by feelings outside of the artist or curator’s control.

I visited this exhibition with my fifteen-year-old daughter. We had a lovely day. We talked and laughed, and it certainly affected how I saw the show. The works made me think of her future and our present in the way that a sunny day can lead to thoughts of the upcoming storm. How can we have such a perfect day when the world is in political turmoil? What I’m trying to say is that this review is a record of the thoughts that came to me on a specific day, in a specific mood, while I walked through the exhibit. Take them with a grain of salt, as they say. It’s personal. And as everything seems to be these days, it’s also political."

Yo born in San Francisco Jon Claytor dude...

wanna borrow a copy of my book that I ordered from Tidewater Books? No? Okay then... 

carry on.

In this world you can pretty much divide people into two categories:  tiggers and eeyores.. and I think my dear readers know which category I'd put myself into.. how about you?

Tidewater Books Downtown Sackville New Brunswick & Jon Claytor and friends

 The art of shopping local and supporting local..

with Tidewater Books.. Facebook:

Tidewater Books | Sackville NB | Facebook

and Jon Claytor.

More here: Looking for an escape with graphic novelist and artist Jon Claytor » CHMA

Photography by THE Indie Media Eastcoast 

Some may remember Jon Claytor's pub back in the day.. "Thunder & Lightning Pub"

or his earlier times at the 25 Lorne Street location.. 

Photography by THE Indie Media Eastcoast 

Well .. Well... Well... Currently filling up the front window of Tidewater Books.... Jon Claytor's "Nowhere" Novel

 Here's the Goose Lane Editions official link:  Nowhere – Goose Lane Editions

“What if the most terrifying thing has already happened?”

Drawn by a mysterious force, 12-year-old Joel and his terrible parents have just arrived in yet another nondescript small town. There’s a diner, a movie theatre, a motel, and a bar. But this time, things seem different, especially when suddenly, out of nowhere, a giant cube appears on the edge of town.

And . . . just as Joel starts to make friends and navigate a new school, which is hard enough, Beauséjour is beset by nightly appearances of zombies, demon landlords, therapy-seeking vampires, and depressed clowns. One by one, the citizens of Beauséjour begin to disappear. When his parents vanish, Joel and his friend Charlie seek to shelter themselves from the strangeness all around them.

A hilarious and sinister reflection on growing up in a world where monsters are real, Nowhere is a dreamlike meditation on adolescence and the absurdity of small-town life. Illustrated with Claytor’s expressive, richly textured visuals, wildly echoing the offbeat world of Beauséjour, Nowhere signals the arrival of a profound and vital voice."

Good on ya Jonny boy... and..

more Claytor here:  Jon Claytor

here's to the success of your book

in this "Knockabout World": 

 Morrissey - Knockabout World (Official Audio)

Stories of Sappyfest with Jon Claytor - Dad, Artist, Local

 

A chat with Sappyfest's founding father Jon Claytor here:

'Hopefully, maybe annual' Sappyfest celebrates 20 years » CHMA

Sappy happens.  Enjoy the moments...

More Jon here:  Jon Claytor

Get in touch with local Paul Henderson, co founder of Sappyfest with Jon Claytor and Julien Doiron, at this link:  HOME | Struts Gallery | Sackville NB

Shit That Jon Claytor Tweets.... An Artist's Hot Takes in Sackville NB

The civic elections in May 2020 are suspended so I guess it won't matter..

jon claytor

@jonclaytor

No one over 40 should be allowed to vote and no one under forty should be allowed to run for office, or whatever

10:24 PM · Mar 13, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

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