Jamie Allen:  

years and three restraining orders later I found myself heading up a national campaign called “Friends for the Advanced Diploma” (A deal was struck with Ontario to scrap Grade 13 and everything!). Perhaps it was my affiliation with the controversial “Society for the Restoration and Preservation of Red M&M’s” or perhaps my failed attempt to woo Michael Moore (to do a documentary called “Advanced Diploma-The Big Lie”) lead to the disbanding of my organization. (Don’t choke on your Palme D’Or, Mr. Moore! You could have already won one with me as early as ’96!) I then found a career that included my new math skills and gave the opportunity for advancement in a corporation. I began work at the Bottle Depot at the V.R.R.I across from the University, missing the management position by inches. I transferred to our Bowness branch shortly after but was let go due to a “conflict of interest.” By now it was the late 90’s. Times were changing fast. The once cuddly Olsen Twins were looking hot, “Right Said Fred” and “PM Dawn” hadn’t released albums in years and I was off to England. Wojtek Duczmal had set up a kiosk selling Che Guevara t-shirts on Brighton beach and I couldn’t resist helping my old friend. Like kooky religious fanatics, we awaited the end of the world with glee as we were promised we wouldn’t see the other side of New Year’s 1999/2000. Again…disappointment followed as we realized that the four horsemen of the apocalypse were off schedule and Wojtek had to throw out all of his “I Caught The Millennium BUG” t-shirt stock. Anyhoo…I went to film school in London and have lived there ever since. I work in production and write and read. I still drink beers with Wojtek. He and I work in Film/TV. I travel back to Cowtown every year or two, to walk its streets and chat with its people. jda_ _canuck at hot m... I hope to see you around or hear from you.