I attended my first full Stage at the Oakland last night, and it was amazing. I had been to part of one before but had the kids and left after hearing Chris Barzak read part of One for Sorrow. The Stage is truly the most eclectic mix of entertainment that exists in the valley, bar none. There were no bands last night, alas, but there were monologues, original readings, songs, karaoke, a hilarious sketch called "Rock 'n Roll Jesus" (my favorite of the night), and Dr. Ray's Science Sideshow (I think I've got the title close to right).
All of this was emceed by the incomparable Brooke Slanina, who would disappear during numbers, reappearing each time more and more in character as Brookeback Mountains, drag queen extraordinaire. At first, I felt like we were inconveniencing her, and I wanted to offer to read off the names for her so she could concentrate on getting dressed. But, clearly, she was as much a star of the show as anyone. And boy did she turn heads when we went out to BW3 afterwards!
Friday, April 18, 2008
The Stage is The Rage
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You never know what will happen at the stage or afterward. It was nice talking to you two, too. I'm working on a few things. There will be more images and video coming soon from the stage on myspace and mockrevolution.com. I should've grabbed some pictures of you guys as a shamless act of self promotion.
It was a great time, and "Rock and Roll Jesus" ruled the night. I came in during the poetry/monologue that I very much appreciated, as a resident of suburbia. I'm sorry I missed the BW3.
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