Friday, December 21, 2012

LES BALLETS TROCKADERO==>Terrific!!


Well, it’s December 21, 2012, and we are all still here and that is pretty good news and a great reason to have a major TGIF shout-out to those of my loyal and faithful readers and followers who are also Worker Bees.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE!!

I want to start this posting with a rather detailed report on last night’s entertainment event ...

LES BALLETS TROCKADERO de MONTE CARLO, the all-male ballet troupe,  which was totally 110% enjoyable. A terrific evening’s entertainment.

Now, I am not a huge fan of ballet. I usually like the first 30 minutes and then begin to get bored and antsy for the remainder of the performance.

In this instance I knew what to expect because I had seen this group perform several times and knew that they would mix excellent dancing skills with just enough humor to make the time fly by. And, this is just what happened last night.

The show was done in 3 segments with two intermissions. The house was virtually sold-out and the audience was very much into the performances as was Billi Pod.

I left the Joyce Theatre with a nice smile on my face.

Now, just a bit of background ... this company (now known as the TROCKS) was formed back in 1974 by a group of ballet enthusiasts for the purpose of “presenting a playful, entertaining view of traditional classical ballet in parody form.” They have toured the World and have developed a very rabid cult following.

Each of members has created an assumed name(s) for his on-stage persona. For example ...

Chase Johnsey==>Yakatarina Verbosovich and Roland Deaulin.

In the Playbill the bio for Yakatarina Verbosovich is ...

“Despite possessing a walk-in wardrobe so large that it has its own post code, Yakatarina remains a true ballerina of the people. Indeed, she is so loved in her native Russia that in 1993 the grateful citizens of Minsk awarded her the key to the city. That might well have remained the ‘golden moment’ of this great ballerina’s career had they not subsequently changed the locks.”

The bio for Roland Deaulin is:

“Having invented the concept of the ‘bad hair year’ or ‘annus hairibilis,’ French born Roland now devotes his spare time to selling his new line of Michael Flatley Wigs on the QVC shopping channel.”

Why am I taking all this time discussing this particular “character” I know you are rather snarkily asking your inner selves? Well ... selves ... the reason is because ... tada ...

When I was reading the PlayBill back in PHC after the show was over I discovered that Chase Johnsey was born in Winter Haven, Fl, just 12 miles away from my hometown of Bartow, FL, and that he is a graduate of Harrison Arts Center in Lakeland, the same as my friend John Scott Reed.

Small world, isn’t it?

One final funny bio, this one for Irina Kolesterolikova ...

“Was discovered, along with Rasputin’s boot, adrift in a basket on the river Neva by kindly peasants. Her debut at the Maryinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, was marred by her overzealous grand jete into the the Tsar’s box, impaling a Grand Duchess. She was subsequently banished from Russia.”

Yeah ... I know ... more info than you needed/wanted but ... hey ... remember ... it is my responsibility to keep you loyal and faithful readers and followers out there in the hinterlands, wastelands and boondocks informed on what is happening in The Big Apple, The Greatest City In The World. Meaning ... Billi Pod is only doing his job ...

Moving on ...

Tonight’s entertainment event is ...

8:00==>#REGANCROSS- “A social media mogul and an ad man sell a young couple as an overnight internet sensation in an ill-fated attempt to redefine hype. A story about how technology irrevocably alters our sense of time, memory, and each other.” (Off Broadway - $9.00 TDF ticket)

The show is in very early previews and is playing in a theatre on my block.

Moving on ...

The local papers have pretty much sided with Timmy Tebow and have blasted the Jet’s organization for their cynical exploitation of Timmy’s ardent fan-base.

The depth of his misuse is shown in the following analysis in today’s NY Post ...

“TIM-BERRRR! Tim Tebow arrived in Florham Park on March 25 with unparalleled hype. Nine months later, the icon has taken a mighty fall. Here’s a look at what he did - and didn’t do - with the Jets:

0 - Times he Tebowed to celebrate a play.

14 - Appearances on The Post’s backpage.

8 - Passes thrown, completing six.

76 - Snaps played on offense.

0 - Touchdowns scored.

3 - Games missed due to cracked ribs.

32 - Running attempts.

141 - Yards of total offense.”

The consensus in the respective news sources is that the Jets will either trade him or if no trade is viable, then release him outright before free agency begins on March 12th.

OK, my loyal and faithful readers and followers, it is time to post this and then try to get in some outdoor walking and wandering time.

Yesterday’s Pedometer mileage==>5.60 miles (or, 12,238 steps)

Total mileage since 7/1/12==>926.61 miles 

Mileage remaining until 4/23/13==>152.39 miles

GO GATORS!!

Billi Pod
“Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”

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