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Wicked Little Town (6/13/01)

"Come on Sugar Daddy, bring it home!" Glam Lovas of the world, rejoice in the splendor that is the new trailer released for Hedwig & The Angry Inch
(www.Get-Hed.com) just recently. Take a look, and get ready to rock out this July.

Also, for y'all lovers of Jay & Silent Bob, the next internet-only trailer for J&SBSB is rumored to come out Thursday. Be sure and give it a try, if you can get through...

Good ol' Kate Chell was kind enough to point out that her new play, The Ressurectionist (listed on the EVENTS page) just got reviewed by NYTheatre.com, and it's quite a nice one:

THE RESURRECTIONIST

The Resurrectionist marks the New York debut of playwright Kate Chell and proves that she's a talent to keep an eye on. Though a little tightening is in order, this suspense thriller set in the 17th century is a fine piece of dramatic writing, the kind of play that grabs your attention and holds it as it takes you on a roller coaster ride full of surprises and shocks. It's also rather meaty: its story, which pits medieval church doctrine against the radical views of the nascent science of anatomy, will disarm and disturb you in unexpected ways.

Program notes advise us that resurrectionists, gangs of graverobbers who provided corpses to surgeons and anatomists, thrived in London in the years following the Great Fire and the final outbreak of Plague. Their trade was illegal--the Church viewed both disinterment and dissection as sinful--and consequently inordinately dangerous.

In Chell's play, the resurrectionist of the title is Molly Lark, a young woman who entered this unsavory business after the disappearance (and probable murder) of her brother. Molly's accomplice at the moment is Gabriel Shepherd, a vile and villainous fellow who may have had something to do with her brother's death. When Gabriel brings Molly the corpse of a young woman with a slit throat and a seemingly untouched shroud, Molly's suspicions become aroused. Eventually, this cadaver, sold to an earnest young anatomist named Jeffrey Rymer who is in love with Molly, will transform the lives of everyone who gets near it.

Once the exposition is out of the way, things move swiftly and relentlessly to a conclusion that is inevitable and terrible. Several moments are deliciously shocking: this really is a thriller that thrills. Director David Denson has done a splendid job staging it in the intimate performance space at The Gershwin Hotel, making ingenious use of the aisles surrounding the audience to place us literally in the thick of this exciting tale. Nicole Pintal, cast against type as Molly, gives a powerful performance, with fine support coming from Mika David Duncan (Rymer), Michael Gilpin (Shepherd), Timothy Fannon (Thom Gilhenny, another admirer of Molly's), Jennifer Larkin (Erin, Molly's friend), and Jeff Cote (Dr. Conner Pond, another anatomist). (reviewed on June 11, 2001)

A hearty round of applause for Chelly on her success w/ the show! *CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP!*

Forget not: Thurday night, Mrs. Grundy @ The Lions Den. Suddenly Duck will be the "Ms. Punk Rock star of stage and screen.....and she's never coming back!"

Do You Know the Muffin Man? (6/12/01)

Shrek is absolutely awesomely phenominally hilariously great. Go see it.

But before you do...What kind of Dark Jedi Are you?
I'm a Sith Warrior. Quiver in my presence.

Radio Free Europe (6/11/01)

ITEM! We have a new Jedi Bio, for the hard-working and newly crowned Jedi Salieri is comin' east, and he's ready to rejoin everyone. Welcome him back with plenty of Schultz' like the good kids you are. (Also, I've updated a few of the Bio's w/ new pictures, as some of us O.G. folks created our bio's before my graphical skillz had improved.

Speaking of Skillz, my favorite Onion-editorial writer, tha H-Dogg (aka Herbert Kornfeld Leada of the Accounts Receivabo Posse @ Midland State, author of the poignant "Cash-Room Bitch Be Havin' My Shortie") is finally back w/ a brand new article fo' yo' eyeholes to bask in entitled: "Guard Yo' Grill Against Them Computa Bitchez". Check a true playa out. Watch yo' dubbs.

ITEM! Anyone enjoying the NBA finals as I am? Being a Penn boy for most my life, I would like to see the 76ers take it, and why wouldn't I? For, Dikembe Mutumbo has the CRAZIEST VOICE I'VE EVER HEARD. He sounds like a deamonic muppet, no lie. I sear. Watch Sportscenter and be prepared to weep when he speaketh to you.

ITEM! Do not forget to see Duck's band, Mrs. Grundy this week @ the Lions Den! See the Events page for details! This may be the "Who's-Who-Of-Young-NYC" event of the week!

ITEM! ITEM! Saw the DVD of "Leon" (aka "the Professional") this weekend w/ Diesel. Tres Magnific. If you are into that whole DV-DA scene, then check it out--and be sure to get the International Directors Cut w/ 24 minutes of additional footage cut from the American Release.

ITEM! New event added from writer-super-lady Kate Chell: she's got a play opening, so peep the busy events board, and go see her and other Mafia folk ASAP. You'll remember her from plays such as "Wits End", "Breakfast w/ the Tiki Gods", and the movie "Gone With the Wind". Honest.

ITEM! Did you know that Kevin Smith is going to have a part on the new Degrassi Junior High?!?!?! Well now you do. It's just a damn shame that we don't live in Canada. If any Mafioso have moved up north, be sure and get us a copy, eh? Click here to read all aboot it.

Lastly, to leave yer feeble minds fried for the moment, I have a few Cryptograms (a code made by substituting a different letter for each letter of the alphabet. [ex: a's might be replaced by j's, etc.] Every letter is changed & a different code is used for each problem. BUT, these cryptograms are all funny things that Bart Simpson has written on the blackboard. Enjoy, and Don't "aqnx q wzm, oqi!"

1. O jorr meb hovvpdb blomwv ymrpvv omvbxydbph
2. D ndzz asg bwfgqmsfty da geq efzzb
3. R xrmm zbn ynofn pobfze mruj R bxz ncj vmpgj
4. T ktrr vid wzrjq dqz Vfdtivfr Fvdqzo

The winners get a big No-Prize. Nugga Nooch.

Item 3 (6/6/01)

Hey pals! Hope the week is no grinding all of y'all to a pulp. I'm here to let you all know that you should be looking in the direction of the EVENTS section, so you can find out about all the supurb happenings involving the many memba's of the Mafia. We've got Amity dancin', Duck Singing (w/ a kickass new band, by the way--love there songs, love their sound--check out their website here), O'Neill S&M'ing, and Bunk acting. Now's the time to put your money where yer mouth is, and support your amigos!!!

Not a whole lot else, aside from congratulating the Sox for a breathtaking 18-inning victory last night (and sending condolences to 'Million Dollar' Mussina in his getting molested by the Orioles...). MAN-NY! MAN-NY! MAN-Y! MVP! MVP! MVP!

Got a chance to listen to Radiohead's new album Amnesiac @ work today (tis' the benefit of broadband technologies) in it's entirety. Different, but pretty good. Very mellow & quite Artsy. Tough call as to whether I'd spend my hard earned lettuce on it thoughy....Go to Radiohead.com and peep it (if you're into that kinda thing...). And if you are into that kinda thing, don't forget the schweet BMWfilms or the new ESPN Sportscenter Commer-sher-alls.

Lastly, we got to see a taping of Life Games @ Kauffman Astoria last night thanks to Duckles FBI connections....and the host was our hero-- FRED WILLARD. That's right, kids. The funnyman featured in our favorites "Best In Show" & "Waiting for Guffman" was the host for a show based on the Off-B'Way play. Basically, you take a person's life, and improv actors perform scenes from your life, some exaggerated, some realistic, some funny, some serious. It was an interesting experience (and we got free beer), so keep an eye on The National Network for our pretty mugs and silver laughs.

Yesterday's Over (6/2/01)

Bueñas Tardés. Just here to drop a mini-update on some asses. Duckles was tired of feeling like the last kid on the block who had nintendo, so he went out and purchased his very own PDA, in the guise of a Visor handheld. Congrats to him, and it was plenty fun beaming three-way with him and his gal E.

Took the cat to the Vet today. It's amazing how often our pets have better health care then we do...

Lively discussions on the Messageboard this week. You can tell the baseball season is a revvvvving it up. Time to punch things out a bit.

Hey if you just took a peek @ the mystery link, and didn't actually READ the page....go back again and read more carefully. You'll be rewarded for your dedication.

Ma ma ma ma modern ca ca ca crazy.

Well, I'm going to go and get some more fun games for my Ghetto Palm before the Snoop Behind the Music comes on. Before you leave, check out the new Teaser Wallpaper I put up (there are two versions).

MRS. GRUNDY LIVE @ THE LIONS DEN! (6/14/01)

Duck is in a new band. He's playing his first gig w/ them @ the Lions Den on the 14th. You better be there, or you're going to miss an act more legendary than when Jim Morrison showed his "Pink Torpedo" More Info

A HOUSE WITH NO EXITS (6/9-10, 16-17/01)

AMITY can be seen dancing w/ the SKIP COSTA/COREmovementPROJECT-NYC. Described as "a dance/drama which looks at the joys and pitfalls of family life through various rooms..." More Info

FREE MARKET (5/13/01)

Support Jedi Punk Rock's company--The WORKING THEATRE, by checking out this event described as "Six actors on a journey through a factory going up in smoke, a corporation being taken over by aliens and..." More Info

(ALL EVENTS, featuring the weekly "ED™ ALERT!!!")

I know not Baseball
I forgot to eat my lunch
Can I eat baseball?
...Ben-No

Oh taco goodness
Ithaca smells so sweetly
come gawk at the geeks
...Ms

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