Jesus Murphy! Cannit be true? Shore 'nuff 'tis!
Der's gonna be a Downhome show fer all of us who's gone uppan leff d'east fer away.

Okay, enough of that! Toronto is being transformed into the New East Coast, or Nouvelle Cote D'est as they would say in ACADIE!

The Downhome show, Toronto's Annual Festival of East Coast Culture is on April 28th-30th at the Variety Village (3701 Danforth Ave)!

I know, it's hard to imagine there's more to the East the the fishing n' jigging, the water, the potatoes, the comedy and the Trailer Park Boys. But, I assure you, there is! Simply log into the Downhome Show's website and you'll see that the entertainment is spread over three days and includes appearances by Mr. Lahey and Randy, a Bubbles look-a-like contest and a Miss Downhome pageant featuring true East Coast girls trodding around in hip waders and bating hooks. Huh... well, maybe there isn't more than fishin and Trailer Park Boys...

Oh wait! Yes, there is! I near forgot the drinking! Ne'er weaned from the rigid teet of the brewer's bottle, we're all alcoholics. Of course, Miss Downhome needs to dance a jig without spilling a drop of her Moosehead ale!

Gordon Pinsent is going to be there for the 3 days of beer soaked, oyster shucking, incoherent colloquialisms and so should you!

You might even catch me up on stage trying to figure out how to bate a hook...