Anyone who knows me, knows I loooove to laugh. Actually, what I should have written was – anyone who knows me, knows that I love being around people who make me laugh! So when I was thinking about who I wanted to interview next, I knew I wanted to meet a comedian. I…
Category: arts
Jill Andrew: Body Image Activist
It feels good when I am able to recognize the remarkable things that people do, but it’s even more gratifying for me when I‘m able to recognize friends who are doing remarkable things. One of my friends doing amazing things is Jill Andrew. Jill and I met way back in 2005 when she…
My Lunch Date with JD Vishus: Actor, Spoken Word Artist & Musician
I met JD, or Joey as my good friend Kevin endearingly calls him, about 4 years ago at Caribana. I normally attended the parade with Kevin – my friend from university, but this year he told me that one of his boys wanted to hang with us. I didn’t mind – the more the merrier….
Carl Cassell: The Genius Behind Harlem & Harlem Underground Restaurants
In honour of Canada Day, I decided to post an interview of a person that exemplifies the Canadian Dream. I originally posted this on my previous blog, but felt compelled to share Carl’s story once again. I find it incredible that he was able to move to Canada many years ago, and start not one,…
Tracy Peart: Makeup Artist, Beauty Expert & App Creator
My friends often tell me that I am the luckiest woman alive because I have a pretty sweet work week. Um…….I don’t work Tuesdays or Fridays. Yes, it’s true. On those days I either spend it doing interviews, writing, or engaging in some retail therapy. But the one thing that I usually look forward to…
Jonathan Shaw Talks Radio, DJing And Being a Mentor
It’s slightly surreal meeting someone in person when you’ve only heard them on radio. That’s what it felt like when I visited the G98.7fm studio and met Creative Director and DJ legend, Jonathan Shaw. Jonathan’s name, like many of the people I interview, had been scribbled on my infamous “to-interview” list for many years. Not…
Ta$ti Dosh: From College To The Stage
When I met Dosh, ahem, Ta$ti Dosh almost a year ago, I really had no idea that we’d still be talking. No, it’s not that we didn’t get along or had a falling out; it was just that he was employed as a Graphic Arts work-study student in my office, and I thought that once…
EGR: Badass Graffiti Artist
I first found out about EGR – a visual artist, a few months back when I logged into my Facebook account. I saw the initials and a link to the artist’s work mentioned in my feed, so I let my nosiness get the better of me and I clicked onto the link. Damn, I’m glad…
Ricardo McRae – Businessman, Philanthropist and the Happiest Man Alive!
For some reason Ricardo McRae’s name has been showing up everywhere lately. In a few of my emails, in my Twitterfeed and he’s even appeared on my TV screen (he, along with his equally successful wife Gloria Roheim, were featured on CTVs – The Social), so my curiosity was instantly piqued. It’s not that I…
DJ Reddy Fox: DJing in the Digital Era
I met Richard Martin, a.k.a DJ Reddy Fox, way back in ’the day. We were both working part-time at a crappy music store (remember Music World?), trying to make ends meet while we hungrily pursued our goals. I was trying to establish myself as a writer by publishing a semi-autobiographical zine while Richard was an…
Welcome!
Thanks for visiting my new blog WordsWithMichelle and joining me on this new venture. It has been a long time coming. So glad it’s seeing the light of day : ) I must confess though, I miss publishing my former blog (the happygrrls blog) but I am beyond excited that I am starting a new…
Words With Michelle 