Magnus Buchan to Max Fischer: I always wanted to be in one of your fookin’ plays.

I’m in a play reading on Friday.  My friend, Nick, asked me to do it and I needed to say no because I have too much going on this week.  But I love his plays and his puppet shows so it was too hard to say no.  Furthermore, the part he wrote for me is Ben Franklin, who turns into a werewolf.  

 It’s 1763 and there are  vampires in Philadelphia.

Paula Abdul Blackwood is a beautiful young Quaker girl being forced into marriage with the wheelwright’s son.

Jack Sheridan, a politically idealistic young vampire, is the man she loves. 

Everywhere there is dissent.  Fractious parties debate the future of the colony.

MC Skat Kat and Benjamin Franklin vy for power in the Assembly.

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This is a play about a play reading of a play about certain real historical events which could have actually happened, but didn’t.

It’s the story of a woman’s dream of writing a jukebox musical integrating the music of Paula Abdul with a vampire romance/history lesson.

The story of the birth of a nation, as seen through the eyes of Halloween.

We hope you’ll join us in entering the absolutely FREE world of . . .  

“Straight Up Vampire”

or
“Forever Your Vampire”
 a musical nightmare
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Friday, October 26th

10:15 pm

@ Goodbye Blue Monday

1087 BROADWAY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

Take the J or Z line to Kosciusko St.
or M to Myrtle Ave. and walk a few blocks.
Call us at 718-453-6343 if you’re lost!!FREE!! (5 dollar donation suggested)

written by Paige Greenwald (RIP)
as
reconstituted by Nick Jones,  Zak Vreeland and Peter J. Cook

directed by Peter J. Cook

with performances by
The Pizzas
The O’Debra Twins
Members of the New York Howl
Luis Moreno
Ben Pelteson
and Corn Mo as Benjamin Franklin
produced by Nick Jones 

I was cleaning up some things in order to build the diorama for the next cd cover. I tend to take too long cleaning because I enjoy reminiscing. I found these things:

I can’t remember who drew this. I really like it though. I’m glad the date’s on it. That’s exactly how I looked in ’07.

This is a setlist from a Bindlestiff Family Cirkus show. I don’t remember where I was.
Intro: Philomena’s Bindlestiff song
Diablo: Kinko the Clown’s really good at this act.
Magic: Magic Brian. He was diligent about keeping a notebook of previous tours so that he wouldn’t do the same trick again.
Glass: Dr. Flummox walked on glass.
Corn Mo: I did a few songs.
Okra: I can’t remember if he did the knife throwing act or if he smashed a cinder block over his head. I think it was the latter. He wrote an amazing zine called Gutter Butter. I found a copy here.
Bookpitch: Dr. Flummox pitched the Autonomedia Bookmobile before the intermission.
Straitjacket: Magic Brian and Kinko would compete in getting out of a straitjacket.
Condom: Philomena snorted a condom through her nose until she could blow it like bubblegum through her mouth.
Razors: Magic Brian put five razorblades with 12 inches of dental floss into his mouth. Some time and blood would pass and then he’d pull out the razors that had been magically tied together in his mouth. Magic!
Corn Mo: I usually did a singalong here.
Sword: Mr. Pennygaff (aka Kinko) swallowed long scissors, the end of a bayonette, a 27-inch sword, and a neon tube. I used to tell him other things he should swallow. He did use one idea: He attached a Wheel-O to a curved strip of metal, not unlike a coathanger, and would work the Wheel-O from his throat.
Fire: Philomena ate fire and blew fireballs.
The End

My friend, Kyle, gave me a cassette of Genesis’ …And Then There Were Three… while we were on tour with the Pontani Sisters. I remember I had a really fun birthday. I drank a good amount and then started a party in the Pontanis’ room. I drank their wine and remember everything.

When I unloaded trucks in Grapevine, TX, a co-worker gave me this list of movies I should see. I still keep it because I haven’t finished it.

love,

trashlady