{"id":13968,"date":"2009-08-27T12:07:11","date_gmt":"2009-08-27T17:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=13968"},"modified":"2009-08-27T12:09:40","modified_gmt":"2009-08-27T17:09:40","slug":"of-freaks-and-puppets-and-callipygian-posteriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=13968","title":{"rendered":"Of freaks, and puppets and callipygian* posteriors"},"content":{"rendered":"

(*cal-li-pyg-i-an<\/em>, Pronunciation [kal-uh-pij-ee-uhn] adjective having well-shaped buttocks.)
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\nPolling our studio audience…OK, so the vote better be damn near unanimous if I am going to go to this instead of golfing and sitting around all weekend….but this weekend in Indy, something called FringeFest<\/a> is taking place.\u00a0 Now, this nice young lass at work no doubt perceptively identifying me as a freak suggested I check the stuff out.\u00a0 So, let me give you an idea of the entertainment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

First up:<\/p>\n

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America’s Next Top Bottom<\/h2>\n

Assorted Fruits and Vegetables<\/strong>
\nIndianapolis, Indiana<\/p>\n

Genre: comedy, improv
\nWarnings: adult themes, adult language<\/p>\n

In “America’s Next Top Bottom,” a satirical spin-off of TV’s \u201cAmerica’s Next Top Model\u201d, contestants vie for the title in various outrageous categories such as “Would You Know Your Best Asset If You Saw It?” and “Famous Historical Bottoms.” Co-hosted by Tiara Skanks and Jasmin Dicklessone. Bottoms-up! Written by Ron Spencer and Company.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Um.\u00a0 Anyone else get the feeling I might need my gaydar in full working order for this one?<\/p>\n

How about this next one, after the jump:
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Sex, Dreams and Self Control<\/strong>
\nKevin Thornton
\nNashville, Tennessee <\/p>\n

Genre: storytelling, comedy, music
\nWarnings: adult themes, adult language<\/p>\n

This Los Angeles Times \u201cBest Bet\u201d is a fusion of original music, spoken word, and standup comedy \u2013 a \u201csexual and romantic odyssey\u201d (EDGE LA). A rites of passage tale that speaks loudly about sexuality and religion. One man. One guitar. A wild ride. Presented in two parts over six nights.
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Superbowl6Romeo would like this one:<\/p>\n

The Tragical Ballad of Black Bonnet<\/a>
\nBlack Forest Fancies
\nNew Orleans, Louisiana<\/p>\n

Genre: comedy, operetta, puppets
\nWarnings: adult content, adult language<\/p>\n

Show Description : The Tragical Ballad of Black Bonnet is an original puppet operetta based on the true story of an intersexed housemaid in 16th century Scotland. Created and performed with original music by New Orleans\u2019 Black Forest Fancies, Black Bonnet was an audience favorite in the 2008 New Orleans Fringe Festival and its tour to Berlin.The tale follows the plight of Black Bonnet, the kitchen maid, as she and Liliana, the Landlord\u2019s lovely daughter, fall madly in love. Can boundless romance survive on strings in a tiny world?! Music, mania, and marionettes!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oh yeah, this has “win” written all over it. But, I am a slave to my readers, all 5 of you out there sniffing glue and wearing your underwear inside out. So, you guys get to decide.<\/p>\n

Does TSO go to this event, or does he embarrass himself with a 3 iron instead. I put it to you, Greg – isn’t this an indictment of our entire American society? Well, you can do whatever you want to us, but I for one am not going to stand here and listen to you badmouth the United States of America. Gentlemen! <\/p>\n

(Sorry, Sniper has me seeing the world in Animal House clips today.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(*cal-li-pyg-i-an, Pronunciation [kal-uh-pij-ee-uhn] adjective having well-shaped buttocks.) Polling our studio audience…OK, so the vote better be … Of freaks, and puppets and callipygian* posteriors<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":148,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/148"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13968\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}