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Budget?

by keith on March 21, 2018 at 3:53 pm

Chapter: Saga

Characters: sophie

Ever since Scott departed from his duties on the comic, our monthly expenditures have been through the roof. Scott used to be in charge of essentially “digitizing” Sophie’s traditional inks to get them inside the computer for editing in PhotoShop.

Something about Sophie’s process seems to be more expensive.

Can’t quite put my finger on it.

Anyways, if you haven’t already, maybe check out our Patreon Page. We’re working on ways to make it extra worthwhile for you to toss a few bucks every month so we can keep the lights on. And by keep the lights on I mean buying Sophie a lot of iPads. A lot of iPads. We had to go down to one panel comics so she would stop going through 3 iPads each comic.

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Jon is a Master of Dungeons of the highest caliber. He podcasts with me over on 9to5 Entertainment System and occasionally blogs here in Jon’s Junk.

Sophie does all of the arts on 9to5 illustrated and blogs weekly about her adventures with beer in The Ignorant Beer Review.

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Live From Montreal! Chris Venditto & Mike Carrozza (aka The Birthday Boyz!) – GPYS 131

by keith on May 18, 2017 at 7:56 am

Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

The best podcast in Montreal (I can say that because we’re the only podcast to be voted Best of Montreal for 6 CONSECUTIVE YEARS ACROSS 2 PUBLICATIONS) returns to the Comedyworks for 1) Chris Venditto’s birthday bash and then 2) Mike Carrozza rudely skyjacking the show because apparently it is also his birthday.

Walter and I are definitely sober in this episode. Spoilers: There’s a lot of yelling.

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Stay up to date with Chris on his Facebook Page, why don’t you? And he’s the new hype man for Comedyworks so be sure to check out all the shows they’ve got coming up too.

Mike is a busy man, you should follow him on Facebook as well and if you go to all of his shows you will ALSO be a busy man (or woman, or person).

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Aural Turpitude !

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9tF: Phil

by jorn on April 13, 2017 at 9:01 pm

Posted In: 9to5 Friends, Other podcasts, Podcast, Podcasting

Today is a very special day not only because the post is late but also because it is not a standard 9ES and is instead a 9 to Friends episode featuring the site’s web code guy, Phil. Indulge your ears!

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The bed music during our advertising is an old loop by Dan of Steel!

The bed music while we explain what the episode is about is Son of a Bit “Chased by a Running Chupacabra” used under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

Finally, the song we use in the intro is “Shiny Spaceship” by the 8-bit Ninjas. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

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Helping You Vote For the Best of Montreal

by keith on April 4, 2017 at 12:05 pm

Posted In: Blogs, Homepage, Keith, Montreal, Perspicacious Geek

Every year, we do a bit of campaigning for that “Best of Montreal” thing that do over at Cult MTL. The validation that comes from being voted as one of Montreal’s favorite anythings usually gives us the confidence boost necessary to do what we do for a little while longer.

Obviously we want you to vote for us in the appropriate categories (Best Podcast, Best Website, Best Artist, etc) but we also want to give some love to our friends.

In order for your votes to count, you need to fill out a minimum of 25 categories. So, if you’re not sure what to vote for, why not check out our list for some ideas? I mean, maybe you have your own favorite things but 25 categories is an awful lot and I think we can all agree that Starbucks doesn’t really need that recognition as “Best Coffee” in Montreal.

What are you waiting for? Vote now at Best of Montreal over at Cult MTL. Deadline is April 7th.

And, if you’re looking for how to vote to fill out your ballot, here’s how I voted:

4. Best Sports Personality / Meilleure vedette sportive

For some reason there isn’t a “Best Sports Team” or League or whatver category. So I voted for the entirey of Montreal Roller Derby’s New Skids on the Block as Best Sports Personality.

15. Best Radio Show / Meilleure émission de radio

We’ve got a lot of friends on the radio, but the fact that we had Danny Payne on the podcast gives him the vote (and that Heather B is no longer on the radio). Vote for The Pressure Drop on CJLO.

16. Best Radio Host / Meilleur animateur de radio

You know what? Even though she’s no longer on Montreal radio, she was for most of 2016. So give her the sendoff she deserves and vote Heather B for Best Radio Host of 2016.

22. Best Website / Meilleur site web

Duh, this one. 9to5.cc is the best DIY website in Montreal. We try to write comics, do podcasts and blog all without any sort of corporate shenanigans.

23. Best Twitter / Meilleur compte Twitter

Also us. @9to5cc on Twitter yo. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Power Play

by keith on March 1, 2017 at 4:40 pm

Chapter: Saga

So a number of factors has made this comic a few weeks late, mostly our dynamic artistry duo of Scott and Sophie being sick and exhausted in rapid succession.

It is still somehow fitting that as the power returns to the world of the comic, the massive heaps of snow that had plagued our city are all but gone. Melted away in the spring showers of late February. So I guess it’s back to pooping with the light on and checking out Reddit for us.

Or something.

As always, if you are enjoying our comic, please, please tell your friends, share the strip and do all that fun stuff. We’re trying to kick a few things into gear this year over here and if you like what you’re reading, it would really help us out to get the word out. Not to mention how much it encourages us to keep on getting together and hammering out comics for your enjoyment.

Love you guys.

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They Smell Bad on the Inside

by keith on January 18, 2017 at 1:05 pm

Chapter: Saga

Did I write this week?

Hells no I didn’t. However, faithful readers of 9to5 (dot cc) will remember that back on December 20th, I was talking about writing a comic. This is that comic!

Truthfully, this is probably the last thing that I’ve written creatively since that time, and that kind of sucks. However, I just bought my first home and have been orchestrating my first change of home address in over a decade. So you’ll forgive me if I’ve been slacking in my own personal creative (and blogging) goals. Hopefully, with all of this adulting responsibility nearly behind me, February will be a great month of productivity not just for me, but for the site in general. Stay tuned for that.

This strip kicks off my four strip run on the comic.I am mightily pleased that a minor snowstorm coincided directly with its publishing. You can’t teach that. I am (as usual) pretty proud of this run. I’ve spoken at length how much I enjoy writing the strips and I enjoy getting the feedback and ironing out the jokes with the crew. It’s among the most rewarding things ever to see your ideas become jokes then become sweet comics.

There’s a lot of little bits of continuity that we got in here, like for instance, my distaste for being C-3P0. Another important thing is that this is the first time we’ve established just what our house actually looks like after we built it way back in 2013. ALSO WE HAVE A SLIDE.

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Fringe Yourself: Miss Katelyn’s Grade Threes Prepare for the Inevitable

by keith on June 8, 2015 at 10:32 pm

Posted In: Fringe, Homepage, Podcasting

That’s a prety long title. Elena Belyea (and after about 15 minutes Director Jon Lachlan Stewart too) shows up to talk about her upcoming dark comedy “Miss Katelyn’s Grade Threes Prepare for the Inevitable”. Sarah starts this one off with a pretty rough question, but after we get through that Elena manages to make this very serious subject matter seem like it might just make for a very entertaining Fringe experience.

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As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Aural Turpitude!

You can get your tickets HERE.

Salle/Venue
Studio Multimédia du Conservatoire
4750 Henri-Julien

Horaire/Schedule
Sam/Sat 13 Juin/June / 20:45
Dim/Sun 14 Juin/June / 15:30
Lun/Mon 15 Juin/June / 21:30
Jeu/Thu 18 Juin/June / 18:00
Ven/Fri 19 Juin/June / 18:45
Dim/Sun 21 Juin/June / 13:45

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Go Fringe Yourself: Is This Pretentious?

by keith on June 8, 2015 at 10:04 pm

Posted In: Fringe, Fuck Mondays, Homepage, Podcasting

Holly Greco and Walter have a history. Namely, Holly used to produce the 13th Hour when Walter would run his antics up to 11 while hosting it. This year though, she’s extending her portfolio from producer to performer (and writer, and dancer and… and… other stuff!) Team Greco (is it pretentious to name your team after yourself?) takes on the contemporary art/dance world in their dance comedy. Is This Pretentious?

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As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Aural Turpitude!

You can get your tickets HERE.

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Studio Multimédia du Conservatoire
4750 Henri-Julien

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Ven/Fri 12 Juin/June / 22:30
Dim/Sun 14 Juin/June / 22:30
Jeu/Thu 18 Juin/June / 16:45
Ven/Fri 19 Juin/June / 20:30
Sam/Sat 20 Juin/June / 22:45
Dim/Sun 21 Juin/June / 17:00

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Go Fringe Yourself: Yes, Oh Yes!

by keith on June 8, 2015 at 9:20 pm

Posted In: Fringe, Homepage, Podcasting

Here it is everybody, the first episode of Go Fringe Yourself! Senior Fringe Correspondant Sarah is back for another round of interviews and reviews of a million Fringe shows! A million! First up, Lukas Conway comes on the show to talk about his audience participation/improv spectacular “Yes, Oh Yes!”. Listen now to hear what he’s got to say about the show.

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As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Aural Turpitude!

Check out the offical Fringe page for tickets here.

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Black Theatre Workshop Studio
3680 Jeanne-Mance

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Sam/Sat 13 Juin/June / 23:15
Dim/Sun 14 Juin/June / 19:00
Lun/Mon 15 Juin/June / 18:00
Mar/Tue 16 Juin/June / 21:45
Jeu/Thu 18 Juin/June / 18:45
Sam/Sat 20 Juin/June / 19:00
Dim/Sun 21 Juin/June / 17:00

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Terrible Mix From 2001, Part 2: The Perspicacious Geek

by keith on December 16, 2014 at 7:58 am

Posted In: Blogs, Homepage, Keith, Perspicacious Geek

Ok, so where were we? Joan Jett was still hot and we were working our way through a mix CD that I made when I was 17. Obviously if you haven’t read last week’s article where I detail the first 11 tracks of this mix, you should go do that. Before we get started, I thought it might be cool to paint a more vivid picture of the world in Spring of 2001. Perhaps clues into what sort of mindset I was in when making this mix (events from History Orb.com):

Jan 4th – Rapper Vanilla Ice spends night in jail after allegedly ripping out some of his wife’s hair during a row
Jan 8th – 28th American Music Award: Faith Hill & Kid Rock win
Jan 9th – Apple announced iTunes at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, for organizing and playing digital music and videos. Now widely used by Windows and Mac users.
Jan 15th – Wikipedia, a free Wiki content encyclopedia, goes online.
Feb 21st – 43rd Grammy Awards: Beautiful Day, Shelby Lynne wins
Feb 28th – 15th Soul Train Music Awards: The Isley Brothers, Destiny’s Child & Jay-Z win
Mar 24th – 21st Golden Raspberry Awards: Battlefield Earth wins
Apr 1st – Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands – first country in the world.

That would bring us up to around the time I made this mix. What a world! Now, Joan Jett had just led us off with some classic early punk rock, it was time for me to put my punk rock cred on display (only to completely destroy it by the end of the album). ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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