Don't miss the LAST EMPIRE REVUE! (For 2008!)

Hello Friends,

This is Keith Munslow, host of the Empire Revue. We're gearing up to bring you a little holiday cheer, and the *LAST REVUE* for the year! Join us, won't ya?


SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7th @ 8pm $8

Guest Beatniks:
*Local musician/songwriter/actor Chris Rosenquest
*Shiny-bright rising star Madeline Trainor

AND . . .
*Dave Howard (lead singer from Roomful of Blues)
*Burlesque with the ever-dazzling Bettysioux Tailor
*Revue favorite Jacob Haller
*Guitar slinger Eric Fontana
*Groove-a-licious tunes from the Bistro Beat

PLUS your favorite funnybone fondlers: The Sparkling Beatniks & musical ambassadors Superchief Trio!

Hope to see ya there!
Cheers,
Keith

Halloween Screams Early for the Empire Revue

What do you do when your show is THREE WEEKS before the spookiest night of the year? You celebrate OKTOBER FEST! That's right, dust off the old lederhosen-- we're going to Bavaria! Hold on to your knickers, guard your Hosentürl and get ready for the OKTOBER 5th Show! We know you'll want to get ready for a fine evening of beer consumption by learning a few useful phrases:


* Ich will dich. - I want you.
* Zieh das aus! - Take this off!
* Bitte hör auf! - Please stop!
* Sachte! - Easy tiger!
* Das war seltsam. - That was weird.



(phrases and image courtesy of Jon De Keyser)

That ought to get you through the night. Oooohh, that's a rather hot look, actually.

Anyway. . .

Expect the usual fantastic guest acts, another puppet show, a visit from our favorite restaurateur, a few scantily-clad and brilliant ladies and one mummy. . . we mean, Bill Wood. Halloween Screams Early for the Empire Revue! See you there!

The Sparkling Beatniks

Hello in there, from out here!

Hello!

You already know this, because you were there, but we had a GREAT SHOW on Sunday! It was like a Springsteen concert: long, multiple encores, lots of sweating, and some sentimental favorites. Actually, The Sentimental Favorites were there. Bettie Sioux Tailor wowed us again with her brand of burlesque, Denise Moffatt brought her old school chops to the table as well. Stevie Lightin' did his thang, we swooned to the stylings of Bertrand Laurence, Jan Schmidt and Phil Goldman pulled out all the stops. Omar Reyes and Meg Powers joined the Sparkling Beatniks as our special guests-- it was a GREAT night. When's the next Empire Revue?? Glad you asked! Come 'round again on OCTOBER 5th 8pm, just 8 bucks! We can't wait to see, SOME of you. . .

Yes, Bill Wood-- we're not looking forward to seeing him. Here's why:

I caught you in the act!!


You thought you could get away with teaching innocent children to draw pictures of the devil himself didn't you?



But I know what you are up to. Those "audience" members in your show last night saw the photos I showed them and now they know. Your finished. You'll never work in this town again. The schools and libraries have been contacted and you are toast! My work is done. Although I will never rest easy as long as you have those disgusting displays of pagan worship you try to pass off as entertainment at the ASS20. Your show last night was no different. Women taking off their clothes, foreigners singing silly songs, puppet shows that no one understands especially your drunken audience, Egyptian mummies screaming, mermaids and lesbonians! Shame on you. After my cataract surgery heals completely I will be back in October to make your spread of the fecal stop for good!

Singed,
Bill Wood, Your neighbor




Oh Bill . . see ya soon, ya bastard.

Big in Japan

You're thinking WHERE DID THEY GO!
Well, we have shit to do.
No we don't.

We're just lazy. . .

If you missed our show, which was FULL of obscenities, worry not-- you can check out the best moments on you tube, when we get our hot little hands on those videos. Also, we said our goodbyes to a core member of the Sparkling Beatniks, Eric Fulford-- he's off to conquer Japan in a few weeks. We hope Eric goes Big In Japan, and cranks up a satellite Empire Revue there. But of course, the name will have to change. Got any ideas?

What about:

"Very, very good times, loud nasty, nasty, cheese puffs!"
I'm pretty sure that's the literal translation of Empire and Revue-- with a few liberties thrown in.

This is what The Empire Revue might be like in Japan. Or, on some distant planet:


Or, maybe this is more like it:



Signing off. . .
More drivel next time. . .

--Marya

Blog Czar and Sparkling Beatnik