It's under construction, but it goes a little something like this...
8.13.2004
Hey hey hey! I just got back from my birthday trip to the sea with Salty. As befitting any birthday, we looked for kool dead stuff on the beach and found a huge headless sea lion and a jellyfish massacre. Then we went on a glamorous tour of the Colma cemeteries. AND then we went to Target! It was really just what I needed...to disappear, eat good food, sit in a hot tub, look at dead stuff, buy new pillows. I apologize for being MIA to many people lately, but I've been burning the candle at every possible end. There's just too many exciting things happening. Hey, there are worse problems to have.
Last Tuesday's SpeakEasily was outtasight! Project:Pimento is a band as smooth as James Bond and they really got everyone dancing. Plus, how often do you ever get to see the StarTrek theme played live? I want to thank Robby, Theremin master, for being such a great band-contact. AND The Indra's high body count Apache dance claimed 6 lives...including Daniel and Desmond, innocent bystanders. Luckily we didn't kill SpeakEasily newcomer Josie Nutter. We definitely want her to come back. BTW, Rose Pistola has found her new calling as a cop. She's the sheriff.
This coming Sunday is Spectacular Spectacular! A vaudvillian musical freakshow of sorts set in the South Pacific, starring all your favorite characters: Prince Kong, The World's Tallest Midget, lots of natives, and me and Billy the Sailor (of SpeakEasily Meter Dancer fame) as go-go dancing sailors. Of course. I'm happy KingFish has welcomed me to this eccentric crowd.
And as if all this wasn't enough, there is A very special SpeakEasily event in part with SomArts Cultural Center and ARTworkSF -- The 2nd Annual CAFÉ SHOW CLOSING Reception
Friday August 20. Odessa Lil is the Mistress of Ceremonies on this one. Getta load of this line-up: Bombshell Betty, Kitten on the Keys, Mr Mystic, The Flying Fox, Chris Karney, The Indra, The Kellita of Hot Pink Feathers, Comfy Chair, Harlem Shake, Poontang Wranglers, Ms Cherry Bomb (fire performer), and Rosin Coven.
AND of course, this Tuesday...SpeakEasily does it all again:
It's a SpeakEasily SuperShow, folks! I know, last week we had a theremin that shot lasers and then The Indra killed most of our audience...how could we ever outdo that? But check this out, Mister! You'll cast a kitten! And how!
August 17--
Kitten on the Keys and Mr. Tinkler are THE FIRKEYTOODLERS!
And they're playing a meow mix medley of mad cap gems of yesteryear with a naughty whimsical edge.
(http://www.kittymusic.net/)
The Original Award Winning Caburlesque Cuties THE LOLLIES! (http://www.thelollies.net/)
Male burlesque SINsation ROKY ROULETTE goes O.G.: Two tommy guns and a pogostick of dynamite.
(http://www.rokyroulette.com/)
AND, of course, THE MILE HIGH METER DANCERS' attentions are all yours for the duration of a song (in exchange for just a few bucks tucked discreetly in a garter or perhaps in a more creative place). These bearcats will EAT YOU UP!
For crying out loud, let's get hot!
The Mile High Club
3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland CA
Doors and Meter Dancing at 8, Show starts at 9
$5
http://www.oaklandmilehigh.com/index.html
Info: speakeasily@gmail.com
I am in your future,
~Odessa Lil~
AND WHAT'S ELSE DOES THE FUTURE HOLD???
August 24 --GAUCHO GYPSY BAND
(http://www.gauchogypsyjazz.com/index.html)
Burlesque wonder THE INDRA is back!
MR. MYSTIC astounds and Amazes!
August 31 -- POONTANG WRANGLERS
Ventriloquist jug-time band Hiroshi "Kill Bill" Hasegawa's Poontang Wranglers return with more antics. What will the Pope do this time?
w/ CRAKER JACK SALTEEN
Did The Ramones and Rudy Vallee have a lovechild?
The amazing JOSIE NUTTER of Glitzkrieg Burlesque!
Last Tuesday's SpeakEasily was outtasight! Project:Pimento is a band as smooth as James Bond and they really got everyone dancing. Plus, how often do you ever get to see the StarTrek theme played live? I want to thank Robby, Theremin master, for being such a great band-contact. AND The Indra's high body count Apache dance claimed 6 lives...including Daniel and Desmond, innocent bystanders. Luckily we didn't kill SpeakEasily newcomer Josie Nutter. We definitely want her to come back. BTW, Rose Pistola has found her new calling as a cop. She's the sheriff.
This coming Sunday is Spectacular Spectacular! A vaudvillian musical freakshow of sorts set in the South Pacific, starring all your favorite characters: Prince Kong, The World's Tallest Midget, lots of natives, and me and Billy the Sailor (of SpeakEasily Meter Dancer fame) as go-go dancing sailors. Of course. I'm happy KingFish has welcomed me to this eccentric crowd.
And as if all this wasn't enough, there is A very special SpeakEasily event in part with SomArts Cultural Center and ARTworkSF -- The 2nd Annual CAFÉ SHOW CLOSING Reception
Friday August 20. Odessa Lil is the Mistress of Ceremonies on this one. Getta load of this line-up: Bombshell Betty, Kitten on the Keys, Mr Mystic, The Flying Fox, Chris Karney, The Indra, The Kellita of Hot Pink Feathers, Comfy Chair, Harlem Shake, Poontang Wranglers, Ms Cherry Bomb (fire performer), and Rosin Coven.
AND of course, this Tuesday...SpeakEasily does it all again:
It's a SpeakEasily SuperShow, folks! I know, last week we had a theremin that shot lasers and then The Indra killed most of our audience...how could we ever outdo that? But check this out, Mister! You'll cast a kitten! And how!
August 17--
Kitten on the Keys and Mr. Tinkler are THE FIRKEYTOODLERS!
And they're playing a meow mix medley of mad cap gems of yesteryear with a naughty whimsical edge.
(http://www.kittymusic.net/)
The Original Award Winning Caburlesque Cuties THE LOLLIES! (http://www.thelollies.net/)
Male burlesque SINsation ROKY ROULETTE goes O.G.: Two tommy guns and a pogostick of dynamite.
(http://www.rokyroulette.com/)
AND, of course, THE MILE HIGH METER DANCERS' attentions are all yours for the duration of a song (in exchange for just a few bucks tucked discreetly in a garter or perhaps in a more creative place). These bearcats will EAT YOU UP!
For crying out loud, let's get hot!
The Mile High Club
3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland CA
Doors and Meter Dancing at 8, Show starts at 9
$5
http://www.oaklandmilehigh.com/index.html
Info: speakeasily@gmail.com
I am in your future,
~Odessa Lil~
AND WHAT'S ELSE DOES THE FUTURE HOLD???
August 24 --GAUCHO GYPSY BAND
(http://www.gauchogypsyjazz.com/index.html)
Burlesque wonder THE INDRA is back!
MR. MYSTIC astounds and Amazes!
August 31 -- POONTANG WRANGLERS
Ventriloquist jug-time band Hiroshi "Kill Bill" Hasegawa's Poontang Wranglers return with more antics. What will the Pope do this time?
w/ CRAKER JACK SALTEEN
Did The Ramones and Rudy Vallee have a lovechild?
The amazing JOSIE NUTTER of Glitzkrieg Burlesque!
8.06.2004
A man walks into the doctor's office. He says, "Doctor, it hurts when I go like this."
The doctor says, "Don't go like that. Go to SpeakEasily."
It is a well known fact that SpeakEasily, Oakland's ONLY Weimar
cabaret vaudevillian Kultur fest, is good for the health: we've got
swinging bands to stimulate the pulse, our saucy Mile High Meter
Dancers are the best tonic for melancholia, our grilled-cheese sandwiches have been known to cure gout…our Tuesdays are better for you than a month in the country. BUT this Tuesday, SpeakEasily turns deadly…
August 10-
PROJECT PIMENTO
There's only one Theremin lounge band, and that's Project: Pimento!
AND
Burlesque wonder THE INDRA performs her Theater of Blood
High-Body-Count Apache Dance, in which she will ACTUALLY KILL Billy
the Sailor. We've only got one Billy the Sailor, so don't miss this.
AND, of course, THE MILE HIGH METER DANCERS are all yours for a dance
and a few dollars. These Sheiks and Sheebas are professionals!
(Professional whats, we don't know…)
For crying out loud, this is hot stuff! And how!
The Mile High Club
3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland CA
Doors and Meter Dancing at 8, Show starts at 9
$5
Info: speakeasily@gmail.com
May the Schwartz be with you,
~Odessa Lil~
AND WHAT'S DOES THE FUTURE HOLD???
August 17—
It's a SpeakEasily SuperShow! Don't miss this:
KITTEN ON THE KEYS and MISTER TINKLER
are THE FIRKEYTOODLERS
THE LOLLIES, caburlesque cuties!
ROKY ROULETTE, male burlesque sinsation!
August 24--
Gaucho Gypsy Jazz Band
Burlesque wonder THE INDRA is back!
For more upcoming dates, see
Mile High Calendar
The doctor says, "Don't go like that. Go to SpeakEasily."
It is a well known fact that SpeakEasily, Oakland's ONLY Weimar
cabaret vaudevillian Kultur fest, is good for the health: we've got
swinging bands to stimulate the pulse, our saucy Mile High Meter
Dancers are the best tonic for melancholia, our grilled-cheese sandwiches have been known to cure gout…our Tuesdays are better for you than a month in the country. BUT this Tuesday, SpeakEasily turns deadly…
August 10-
PROJECT PIMENTO
There's only one Theremin lounge band, and that's Project: Pimento!
AND
Burlesque wonder THE INDRA performs her Theater of Blood
High-Body-Count Apache Dance, in which she will ACTUALLY KILL Billy
the Sailor. We've only got one Billy the Sailor, so don't miss this.
AND, of course, THE MILE HIGH METER DANCERS are all yours for a dance
and a few dollars. These Sheiks and Sheebas are professionals!
(Professional whats, we don't know…)
For crying out loud, this is hot stuff! And how!
The Mile High Club
3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland CA
Doors and Meter Dancing at 8, Show starts at 9
$5
Info: speakeasily@gmail.com
May the Schwartz be with you,
~Odessa Lil~
AND WHAT'S DOES THE FUTURE HOLD???
August 17—
It's a SpeakEasily SuperShow! Don't miss this:
KITTEN ON THE KEYS and MISTER TINKLER
are THE FIRKEYTOODLERS
THE LOLLIES, caburlesque cuties!
ROKY ROULETTE, male burlesque sinsation!
August 24--
Gaucho Gypsy Jazz Band
Burlesque wonder THE INDRA is back!
For more upcoming dates, see
Mile High Calendar
8.03.2004
Who says I can’t run on candy, Red Bull, and will power alone?
~~~~
What are the beautiful people saying about
SpeakEasily?
"A real goddamn crazy place!" – Lucky Luciano
"Pure as the driven slush." -- Tallulah Bankhead
"Hello suckers. I think I smell fresh money tonight." -- Tex Guinan
"What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left." --Oscar Levant
Forget Fridays… SpeakEasily wants you to flip your lid this Tuesday…and how! We've got Bombshells and poetry! Ukuleles and Canoes! 5,000 French men can't be wrong!!! (???)
August 3 –
TIPPY CANOE AND THE PADDLEMAN
A 1920's jazzcountrydoowoppop uke/upright bass duo!
AND
BOMBSHELL BETTY and her DEBUT-TAUNTS!
It's a burlesque attack!
AND
GEVER TULLY of Joe Schmoe fame reads some
poems on topics such as Love and Television!
One is reportedly about Odessa Lil! Has he lost
his mind?!
AND, of course, THE MILE HIGH METER DANCERS are all yours for a dance
and a dollar (make that a few dollars and we'll talk). These
floorflushers wanna use you to MOP IT UP!
For crying out loud, let's get hot!
http://www.oaklandmilehigh.com/
The Mile High Club
3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland CA
Doors and Meter Dancing at 8, Show starts at 9
$5
Info: speakeasily@gmail.com
Number One in the hood, G,
~Odessa Lil~
AND WHAT'S DOES THE FUTURE HOLD???
August 10-
PROJECT PIMENTO
There's only one Theremin lounge band, and that's
Project Pimento!
AND
Burlesque wonder THE INDRA's Theater of Blood
High Body Count Apache Dance, in which she will
ACTUALLY KILL Billy the Sailor. We've only got
one Billy the Sailor, so don't miss this.
August 17—
KITTEN ON THE KEYS and MISTER TINKLER
are THE FIRKEYTOODLERS
The Lollies
Roky Roulette, Male Burlesque Sinsation
For more upcoming dates, see
The MILE HIGH calendar
~~~~
What are the beautiful people saying about
SpeakEasily?
"A real goddamn crazy place!" – Lucky Luciano
"Pure as the driven slush." -- Tallulah Bankhead
"Hello suckers. I think I smell fresh money tonight." -- Tex Guinan
"What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left." --Oscar Levant
Forget Fridays… SpeakEasily wants you to flip your lid this Tuesday…and how! We've got Bombshells and poetry! Ukuleles and Canoes! 5,000 French men can't be wrong!!! (???)
August 3 –
TIPPY CANOE AND THE PADDLEMAN
A 1920's jazzcountrydoowoppop uke/upright bass duo!
AND
BOMBSHELL BETTY and her DEBUT-TAUNTS!
It's a burlesque attack!
AND
GEVER TULLY of Joe Schmoe fame reads some
poems on topics such as Love and Television!
One is reportedly about Odessa Lil! Has he lost
his mind?!
AND, of course, THE MILE HIGH METER DANCERS are all yours for a dance
and a dollar (make that a few dollars and we'll talk). These
floorflushers wanna use you to MOP IT UP!
For crying out loud, let's get hot!
http://www.oaklandmilehigh.com/
The Mile High Club
3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland CA
Doors and Meter Dancing at 8, Show starts at 9
$5
Info: speakeasily@gmail.com
Number One in the hood, G,
~Odessa Lil~
AND WHAT'S DOES THE FUTURE HOLD???
August 10-
PROJECT PIMENTO
There's only one Theremin lounge band, and that's
Project Pimento!
AND
Burlesque wonder THE INDRA's Theater of Blood
High Body Count Apache Dance, in which she will
ACTUALLY KILL Billy the Sailor. We've only got
one Billy the Sailor, so don't miss this.
August 17—
KITTEN ON THE KEYS and MISTER TINKLER
are THE FIRKEYTOODLERS
The Lollies
Roky Roulette, Male Burlesque Sinsation
For more upcoming dates, see
The MILE HIGH calendar
7.29.2004
Congrats to THE FLAKES for winning “Best Garage Band” in The Guardian’s Best of the Bay Reader’s Poll!
But I have to admit that I don’t entirely agree with the pick for “Best Bar for Heterosexuals.”
But I have to admit that I don’t entirely agree with the pick for “Best Bar for Heterosexuals.”
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