In which I say “snatch” a lot. August 9, 2006 ~ 11:52 am
Posted by Julie in : Reviews , trackbackMy Con Ed bill hit this morning. $155.51. I know that isn’t as bad as what some of you are getting hit with, but remember that I am one person living in a two room apartment. I do not have a whole house to cool down, I have two cats. However, I think my whole “set the a/c to 80* and put it on energy saver” theory worked - I’m pretty sure the bill would have been above $200 had I not done that.
But now, onto happier subjects, like snatches. Jordana and I went to a kickass show last night, Absinthe: Les Artistes de la Clique. It has been making the rounds of the festivals (including Edinburgh) and has been a tremendous hit wherever it plays. I can totally see why. It’s a cabaret/vaudeville/burleque performance involving a fair amount of acrobatics, a couple of arial acts, some cross-dressing, a lot of stripping, the occasional bubble blower, and of course, naked magic featuring snatches. Because no show would be complete without that.
The whole thing takes place in the Spiegeltent at South Street Seaport where the alcohol is flowing (courtesy of Heartland Brewery) and the atmosphere is rowdy. I could have done without the ballad singer (her second song was funny, but the first and last songs didn’t seem to go with the rest of the evening). The rest was brilliant. My favorites of the night were the drag queen who first tap danced in roller skates, then pogo’d in 7″ platform heels while juggling knives, the emcee who was also a sword swallower (well, table leg swallower), and the magic act.
The magic trick being performed wasn’t exceptional - it was the old “stuff a handkerchief into my hand and make it disappear” - but the execution…the magician (a woman) came out dressed in a somewhat severe suit. She did the handkerchief trick once, then removed her jacket to show she wasn’t hiding the handkerchief up her sleeves. She then pulled it out of her skirt, so the next time she did the trick, she removed that. And found the handkerchief in her bra. So she removed that. And then found it in her panties. So she removed them and did the trick completely naked. And then pulled the handkerchief from her snatch. Possibly the most entertaining magic trick I have ever seen, because how often do you witness magical snatches, live on stage in front of you, complete with bumps and grinds? Okay, let me rephrase that…how often does a non-perv who doesn’t hang out at the private booths witness a magical snatch, live on stage in front of you?
After the show is over, the Spiegeltent becomes a bar (there’s a bar in it throughout the performance, which is how Julie walked away with two pint glasses last night - ask Aimee, I have maybe one glass which I have not stolen from a bar) and they party into the night. Jordana and I were out of cash (despite the fact that we got in for free because she’s a producer), so we didn’t stay. I have to say, though, it was one of the most entertaining evenings I’ve had in a long time. And it made Jordana change her mind about going with me to see the freakshow at Coney Island, so it was doubly worth it. I loved this show.
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Now there’s something I’d pay to see, a woman pulling items out of her snatch that don’t normally go there. Cause otherwise that would just be gross.
Yay, new glasses for your collection!
That sounds like it was so much fun–I wish I coulda been there with you.
Email coming soon. Must coffee myself up first.
Aimee~Heartland Brewery, Apricot Ale glasses!
Vince~It was done in a pleasant burlesque kind of way.
There’s gotta be an unpublished Dr. Seuss classic in there. “Buddy and the Magical Snootch?”
Wait a minute… there’s a freak show at Coney Island that we didn’t see? I mean, besides all the normal freaks? How could that be?!
Arghhhh, Con Ed. My last bill was just under $200.00 and I’m absolutely dreading this month’s. 115 degree temps will send an electric bill, (not to mention the heat,) climbing.
Is it Fall yet? Pretty please?
Thank you for helping me figure out how to spend my Friday night! I am SOOOO there! I love vaudaville, and this whole tent thang sounds like it’s right up my alley!
I’ve been ignoring the Con Ed bill. I can’t even imagine how bad it is. I threw it into the basket so that LG can deal with it. I’m just to hot to worry about it right now. Hope it cools off soon.
LOVE shows like this with a song and a dance. The snatch however is something new. Now to figure out how she did it
Esther~I am clueless. I kept thinking she put the handkerchief in her mouth to make it disappear, but by the end I wasn’t sure. I am pretty sure that the snatcherchief was pre-planted, though.
Deni~No problem - you will LOVE this show! Very cool. And the beer garden they have going outside is nice as well. It looks like it will be good weather to enjoy it this weekend, too!
Lisa~It’s felt like fall is coming this morning, and I’m loving it. Take THAT, Con Ed, I am only using fans at my house!!
Aimee~And a burlesque show. Nobody ever wants to see them with me.
Serra~”When she did the hootchie-kootch, Buddy could see her magical snootch!” hehehe.
good job…
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