Weekend Stuff 090404

Went out with "My est Friend", "Smiley" and Mike. Among the hits we heard:
This magic Moment - Jay and the Americans
Up on the Roof - The Drifters
He's So Fine - The Chiffons
Time to break out that Rhino compilation of Doo-Wop and really get into it... They just don't write 'em like THAT anymore!

And earlier that day... I was with "My Best Friend" and "Smiley" and we learned to play pêtanque, a game from France and The Netherlands...

And then from left field into my Myspace bulletin space ...


"Three Guys in Drag Selling Their Stuff"
“. . . a trashy delight . . . Diva and Lillian hark straight back to Jackie Gleason and Art Carney . . . And finally, a la South Park, results in a police shootout when someone plays with a cap gun. A satisfying result for a laugh-a-minute, harebrained play. It takes place on a suburban planet of its own.
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—John Chatterton, OOBR

“With the help of some brilliant dialogue, and the clever antics of the three characters, your mind's eye will create the entire neighborhood including an elderly friend who is hit by a truck, a handsome Greek motorcyclist, and Diva's mother in the nursing home across the street. Lillian's punch, made especially for the occasion, is heavily spiked and the plot gets more outrageous as the "girls" imbibe.
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—Heather Voges, KDHX, St.
Louis

“3 Guys in Drag Selling Their Stuff is side-splitting, to say the least . . . wicked wit . . . hilarious. Wells' script is silly, but structured and sprinkled with sensitive moments that further endear his characters to audience members.
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—Elias Stimac, New York Off-Off Broadway Review

“This play does what Beckett was trying to do, but Beckett was too squeamish to face the facts of the decline of the West. Wells faces them with hilarious completeness, and therefore is able to be both funnier and more tragic than Beckett ever was.
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—Robert Patrick, Drama Desk and OBIE Award Winning Playwright and Author

“. . . a surreal but touching comedy by Edward Crosby Wells. Whether you call them drag queens or cross-dressers, whether or not you admire their heightened appreciation for the extra dimensions of style in female clothing, these males have all the human emotions of everyone else. Just because their joys and sorrows are more color coordinated doesn't mean they are different . . . a quickly moving production that puts the emphasis on heart. These three guys may be in drag but they aren't flouncing around or calling up all the gay stereotypes. They know firsthand that going through life in a dress is tough enough when you're a gal. Much more, when you're not. So what if they feel more comfortable in heels? They are still willing to take out the garbage, to do their part. Ultimately, you have to admit that courage in any gender is a quality to be admired."