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Phil "the" Void

Homophobia is Gay - Gnome saying.

About Me

...And Lo, Phil Said, Let There Be Darkness, and there was...JESUS CAMP! http://www.philvanhest.com ---you should go to that website for info about upcoming performances of "Phil the Void; Nature Abhors a Vacuum". moving on, "the living joke" philosophy may be delusionally self-fulfilling. finally. something that works! (note; i will not repeat Will Not respond to any comments left me that are actually questions, ex: hey how's it goin? send me a fucking message, and i'll write you the fuck back. jesus hot carling christ people! =)

My Interests

acting and travelling. thassit. oh, and how chemicals manufactured in your hypothalmus gland control how you feel, carving neurological pathways in your brain like rivers in a canyon eventually rendering you incapable of knowing just how subjective your experience here in the mystery really is. thassit.

I'd like to meet:

Myself. Every two years from: (respectively) me two years ago and two years from now. ("respectively" was redundant. "apologies".) I'd talk my ear off and be better off for it. Ye've been marked. I meet people every day. I've heard - "are you a cat person?" no. and i'll tell you why. animals are just like people; most of them are jerks.Don't be offended if I don't take to you right away, sometimes I just have to get used to your smell.

Music:

bring it. i'd list them all but...well. even if it's shitty music i can generally find something funny about it to laugh at. hammer. too legit 2 quit, but not too legit for a bankruptcy. keep the pop-country at home, unless you have a projectile vomit fetish, in which case keep yourself at home as well please. johnny cash, fine. dolly parton and kenny rogers' christmas album because my mom had it on when i was little and i got used to it, fine. my mixed tapes (yes, i still make tapes) generally include ella, jimmy smith, arvo part u2 and sinatra.

Movies:

here are the ones i own: cool hand luke. it's thesis statement has been/is my life. kung fu hustle. shaolin soccer. god of cookery. king of comedy. ninja scroll. forbidden city cop. 14 70's jackie chan flicks. (skip fearless hyena II. besides the opening sequence where he crams frogs and snakes into his diaper, it's emminently forgettable; plus, i think that same scene is used in half a loaf of kung fu or snake and crane or one of those. plus of course all the movies *i'm* in.

Television:

don't have one. well, not one that shows tv at any rate. when i'm at friends' houses: simpsons futurama space ghost sealab aqua teen hunger force...oh fuck, and the daily show.

Books:

yes please. the story of b, ishmael, on the road, mutant message, hegemony or survival, dharma bums, big sur, buddhism without beliefs, anything i've ever written, also gold. catch 22, a confederacy of dunces, people's history of the united states, the satanic verses, scientific american, hidden messages in water, there are too many really.

Heroes:

Lenny Bruce. Bill Hicks. Stick it to the man. Just try not to get so bogged down in your own negativity that it kills you.

My Blog

The Edmonton Sun is a Scandal Rag

But when they give you a good review you're like "Mavericks of the industry!!! The last bastion of journalistic integrity in existence!"Right. They still run front page news about people's asses. Jus...
Posted by Phil "the" Void on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:46:00 PST

Vinyl Whoring.

I know, I know. The Subject and Category sections were in fact designed for maximum attention grabbing, and the actual content (soon to begin I'm sure) will surely not be as scintillating but!Here it...
Posted by Phil "the" Void on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:08:00 PST

Why I'm not at the Ren Faire

I'm going to try and keep this brief, because the subject material is unpleasant no matter how you care to look at it.Thousands and thousands of concerned fans and friends (ok maybe like, 30) have wri...
Posted by Phil "the" Void on Tue, 01 May 2007 06:46:00 PST

The First Recipe I've Ever Published

I wrote this for my friend Ann Le, this is how it will appear on her website, LaLunchBoxOn January 10, 2007, we conducted a proud contest to find the best homemade veggie burger recipe.* In the months...
Posted by Phil "the" Void on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 03:43:00 PST

Last Review, and, fittingly, the worst.

Yeah whatevs. Some people just don't know how to say "I'm unqualified to be a theatre critic" so they say stuff like the following in Edmonton's "See Magazine":Part stand up comedian, part lecturer, ...
Posted by Phil "the" Void on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 03:01:00 PST

Edmonton Reviews!

This town's a wee bit more conservative, and I've been having trouble filling up. I've got my last show tonight at 8 and I'm hoping that with the following reviews recently out, well, we shall see sha...
Posted by Phil "the" Void on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 05:15:00 PST

Another review.

This one earned me an "A" from Uptown Magazine in Winnipeg.Bill Hicks lives! Hes just living in the body of L.A. comedian Phil van Hest. Delivering the same make-you-think counterculture comedy that H...
Posted by Phil "the" Void on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 06:30:00 PST

Canadians; Sold Out. Phil; Standing O.

Ta-da! It happened. The moment I didn't know I'd been specifically waiting for happened. I don't know how to say this really without...well fuck it. This rules. I've never repeat never felt so precise...
Posted by Phil "the" Void on Sat, 29 Jul 2006 11:25:00 PST

Phil 1, Canadians 50.

That's about how much they've been outnumbering me the past three shows, I've got my fourth one tonight. Apologies for the delay in getting these reviews up, i've been busy schmoozing.  Which is ...
Posted by Phil "the" Void on Sun, 23 Jul 2006 02:13:00 PST

We laughed, she cried. The story of Phil's first show.

Well it finally happened, and you could count the number of people who were surprised on a stump.I'll try to keep this vague, since optimally you'll all be seeing this for yourselves one of these days...
Posted by Phil "the" Void on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 06:44:00 PST