Re: 10/29 (tonight!): Tom Swirly presents: The Illusion of Maya

[Teddy Kumpel <teddybut@mac.com>]

bummer... I can't make it Tom.... but keep sending these. I had a  
blast with you last time.

Teddy


On Oct 29, 2007, at 3:22 AM, Tom Ritchford wrote:

> Hello, one and all, young and old, brave and bold friends,
> acquaintances and people who's lists I'm on (and a special nod to the
> looper's delight and open loop crew -- drop by to loop after
> midnight!)
>
>
> I've been planning this show for a while but this absolutely
> exceptional location and evening just fell into my lap so I thought
> I'd jump on it despite the very short notice (I just had the final
> confirmation a few minutes ago).  It's tonight but if we get any sort
> of show at all we'll be able to do it repeatedly...
>
> Jump to the end for the skinny on the space.
>
>
> Tom Swirly presents:
>
> The Illusion of Maya:
>    an avant-garde talk show and variety act.
>        featuring Maya Sky
>        with Tom Swirly playing himself
>
> "Under Maya's influence, the soul mistakenly identifies with the body"
>
>
> On the bill:
>
>   Tom Swirly and Maya Sky: 8:00
>   Dr. Steam Whipple: 8:25
>   Puppies Hold Hands: 8:50
>   Han Tammen/Tom Shad/Joshua Fried trio: 9:15
>
> -- ten minute break --
>
>   The Illusion: 10:05
>   Joshua Fried's Radio Wonderland: 10:15
>   Dan Jones: 10:50
>   Kid Lucky: 11:20
>   Sky and Swirly and the cast: 11:45
>
> midnight and later:
>   open loop (all performers of all types)
>
> There will likely be dancers, including the illustrious Valmonte  
> Sprout.
>
>
> Monday, October 29, 8PM sharp till late.
>
> at the basement of Lucky Cheng's
> http://www.planetluckychengs.com/
> 24 1st Ave. between E1st and East 2nd.
>
> (Note that we will unfortunately not have many if any of the drag
> queens in the basement part of the bar...)
>
> We'll be starting at 8 promptly.
>
>
> Ask for the Early Bird Buyback special.
>
> First five guests get a free drink!!!  (always tip your bartender!)
>   First ten guests get free admission!!
>     Next ten guests pay $3!
>         ... but only if you ask for it.
>
> Otherwise $5.
>
>     (always $3 after midnight!)
>
>
> Notes on the show:
>
>   Maya hosts
>   The guests play music (or do other things but tonight it's all  
> music)
>   Tom interviews the guests
>   Maya and Tom play with the guests.
>   Repeat.
>
>
> (My personal) notes on the performers:
>
>   Maya is an illusion but will sing for you.
>
>   Tom Swirly (open loop, Verge, etc) plays electronic wind instrument,
> sings, manipulates machines, and does various other entertaining
> activities.
>
>   Dr. Steam Whipple will entertain you on the classical guitar.
>
>   Puppies Hold Hands has Touching You (Liquid Tapedeck, Haunted Pussy,
> etc) and Tom Swirly (henceforth TS), together again after almost five
> years and a show that was raided by the police.
>
>   Han Tammen plays endangered guitar. Tom Shad plays bass. Joshua
> Fried plays...er... things.
>
>   The Illusion may or may not appear.
>
>   Dan Jones is the Welsh guitar wizard from open loop and TS's summer
> street fair.
>
>   Kid Lucky is the groundbreaking beatboxer.  This marks his first
> time on the same stage as TS since their a cappella hip hop duo
> Volectrix self-released two CD titles in 2000.
>
>   Valmonte Sprout is a home-grown mime/Butoh/performance dancer whose
> dark, ritualistic show Node Be The Altas (with TS performing the
> music) was one of the last things at the old Ludlow Collective:
> Unconscious space.
>
>
> Notes on the space:
>
>   It's super-fantastic for the audience and performers alike.  The
> performance area is in the back, comfortable, nice big stage, good PA,
> we can hardly go wrong.
>
> There's a nice bar area in the front separated by a hall from the
> performance area so you can go away and chat and then come back and
> watch again.
>
> Mind the step on the way in!!
>
>   Patrick Bucklew (ex-Mo Pitkins) is manning the bar.  He's a great
> guy, a serious artist and performer himself, and very supportive of
> our attempts.
>
> -- 
>
>      /t
>
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>

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