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Irregular Expression
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September 10, 2002 |
New news only, for continuing items, check the archives.
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This week the newsletter is a direct copy of the email newsletter in case some people didn't recieve it, as V is having email drama.
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Hey Carmine Crew,
Thanks to all who have gotten guests passes when renewing. I'm still
getting more e-mails and calls from people who want to visit than we have
passes, and last week we got some people in, but the front desk turned away
others. Please keep renewing/opening memberships, and donate your passes.
Letters to the gym or to the Commissioner are also welcome, but please make
sure they are polite and grateful. We're asking them a favor, remember.
Also, it's been really fun heading up to the Bindlestiff Variety Open Mic
Thursdays after Carmine. This weekend The Jebadiah Experience (Daniel Bain
and Ryan Whalen, whom some of you know) will be performing. I encourage you
all to join me. By the way, all the Bindlestiff shows have been really good
(often including jugglers), the Free Museum is open, and I'm there most of
the time. Drop by!
Viveca
- Part-time Circus Teachers Needed
- Magic Brian's Variety Show Back on Monday Nights
- Random Juggling Reference
- Zirkus/Zideshow in Long Island City
- Fling Kings Featuring Nick Goldsmith
- Pop-Up Menopause Book
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1. Part-time Circus Teachers Needed
Circus Minimus is occasional irregular and past IJA education award winner
Kevin O'Keefe.
P/T Teachers for Afterschool Program. $25- $40 per hour. Small classes,
Mon. - Fri. 3pm - 5pm, kids age 5-9. Teach intro. lessons in Circus
(Tumbling, Juggling and Clowning) Magic, Yoga, Filmmaking, Theater, Comedy &
Improv, in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx. Some training is available but
teacher should have extensive skills and experience teaching kids. Fax your
resume ASAP to Circus Minimus 212 874-3976
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2. Magic Brian's Variety Show Back on Monday Nights
Bindlestiff regulars and others.
Ladies and Gentelmen get ready for action!!!!
It's back and it's gonna make you laugh... so hard!
MAGIC BRIAN'S BARREL OF MONKEYS
HIGH VOLTAGE VARIETY!
Music - Magic - Comedy - Circus - Danger
It's the show that Time Out New York calls: "A variety show that starts at
8pm on Monday nights"
The Village Voice says: "Tobacco Road hosts Monday night Variety and is
located at 355 W41st @ 9th Ave."
New York Press hails: "Magic Brian's Barrel of Monkeys is only $7!"
The New York Times claims: "This is a show that we don't even know exists
and will therefore waste no more print space discussing it."
THIS WEEKS SHOW:
Your host - MAGIC BRIAN
Music by the one and only - CORN MO
The bendable - AL MILLAR
The comedy of - MIKE GOLD & JEN NAILS
...and more surprises that Magic Brian dosen't even know about yet!
So get out your fun pants and your happy hat and come to the show, it's
gonna be good!
bjb@magicbrian.com
www.magicbrian.com
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3. Random Juggling Reference
From World Wide Words, copyright (c) Michael Quinion 2002. All rights
reserved. The Words Web site is at http://www.worldwidewords.org.
Q. I'm curious to know the origin of the expression "duck soup",
which a college professor of mine used several times as a synonym
for "an extremely easy task" (that is, I think, until he realized
that the class was snickering at the oddity of the expression). I'm
aware of the Marx Brothers' film title, but I've never heard anyone
other than the professor use it in conversation before or since.
[George Mannes; Jude Symanski and Loren also asked about the origin
of the expression.]
A. It's getting more than a little old-fashioned, though it's still
common enough to be included in American dictionaries. The first
recorded use, according to Professor Jonathon Lighter in the Random
House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, was in a Tad Dorgan
cartoon in 1902, in reference to a man fluently juggling a set of
miscellaneous items. It means some action that was easy or presented
no challenge, a cinch to complete, like rolling off a log.
It's a weird phrase. Nobody has the slightest idea where it came
from or what it refers to. Could the image be of a sitting duck,
one that was on the water and easy for a hunter to shoot? Could it
be that duck soup was especially easy to prepare? Might it even
refer to a pond with ducks floating on it, which figuratively was
already duck soup? All these have been tentatively put forward by
various writers who were feverishly exercising their imaginations
in the absence of solid fact.
If anybody ever finds out, do let me know.
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4. Zirkus/Zideshow in Long Island City
I know nothing about this, and I'll be at Bindlestiff all weekend, so
someone go and fill me in. I do have directions -- e-mail Viveca if you want
them, this was getting too long.
38 nine and Chromium Productions present THE KNØW NØTHING FAMILY
ZIRKUS/ZIDESHOW Divine Tortures of the Divine Machine... Featuring MICKI
LUV, FLAG BLASHPOINT, and DR. ERIC VON KNØW NØTHING Amazing and titillating
NYC in their 4th annual U.S. tour... A world-class circus and vaudeville
presentation from New Orleans! http://www.knownothingfamily.org
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2002 | 10:00 PM (Doors open at 9:00 PM)
For mature audiences | Reservations advised $10 ($8 with a printout of
this e-mail)
Come for the Zirkus and stay for the global lush international tribal
soundscapes of love and revolution with STRAIGHT ARROW CHROME and the
interactive visions of MARIÉ LAURE REQUET
NOTE: DOORS OPEN AT 9:00 PM with intimate magic in THE CABARET ROOM and
"The Confessions of St. Augustine, The Vatican's Cut" by satirist GREG NAGAN
38 nine... a labyrinth of studios for creating and presenting art, film,
theatre, music, and performance. 38-09 31st Street (between 38th & 39th
Aves) Long Island City located near the 59th St. (Queensboro) Bridge and the
E,V,R,G,N,& W trains
To RSVP or for more info, visit http://www.38nine.com or call 718.361.7905
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5. Fling Kings Featuring Nick Goldsmith
Carmine Irregular Nick Goldsmith has joined Fling Kings, who competed in
Madison (or maybe Montreal, I forget).
chashama presents:
A Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts Production:
World-Class Juggling
Sideplitting Comedy
THE FLING KINGS in "NOT ALL THERE"
Playing at The Palace of Variety
125 West 42nd Street, NYC (between 6th ave. and Broadway)
Sat. 9/14 and Sun. 9/15 at 12 noon and 2pm
Mon. 9/16 at 6pm and 8pm
Tue. 9/17 and Wed. 9/18 at 6pm
Thu. 9/19 at 6pm and 7pm
Tickets $10
Kids pay their age in dollars ($5 minimum)
Call for reservations and group discounts
917-543-4458 or 941-763-7497
1-877-bindlestiff
www.flingkings.com * www.bindlestiff.org * www.chashama.org
The Fling Kings combine world-class juggling and acrobatic skill
with side-splitting comedy and hilarious audience interaction. Their high
class, high energy presentation "Not All There" showcases spectacular stunts
with torches, bowling balls, machetes, sky-high unicycles, and their
signature prop - rat traps!
Mark Nading and Nicholas Flair have performed with the
Metropolitan Opera and appeared on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" and Fox TV's
variety show "30 Seconds to Fame." Winning Gold and Silver medals at the
International Juggling Championships launched their cruise ship career,
which has taken them halfway around the globe on the world's leading cruise
lines.
You're sure to enjoy the Fling Kings' amazing and amusing
ambidextrous antics!
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6. Pop-Up Menopause Book
Really this has nothing to do with juggling except that two of the
authors, Peter Straus and Kenwyn Dapo are clowns and jugglers that many of
you may know and wish to support (yes, the same Peter that taught juggling
at the Big Apple Circus Beyond the Ring program).
It's HERE!!!!
The world's first menopause pop-up and activity book, MENOPOP. For all
of you who already ordered a book -- THANKS for believing in us. MenOpop is
getting major national TV and magazine coverage within the next few
weeks -- so, if you haven't done so already, HURRY AND BUY IT NOW! (because
the books are sure to be sold out before the end of the month!)
PLEASE NOTE: ***MenOpop can not be found in any store except at
www.MENOPOP.com.***
From the outrageous 3-D uterus, to MenOland (an actual board game!), to
the interactive centerfold starring Miss MaPeriod, MenOpop offers a
whimsical and cheeky look at menopause. Join the Menopause Fairy, and she'll
guide you through one of life's biggest jokes. An ideal gift for everyone
you know, including yourself!
By buying a book, you not only get a terrific pop-up book of your very
own, your money also helps fund the next round of books and make many more
menopausal women happy.
www.MENOPOP.com is also an entertainment website. So go there
immediately, play video games, laugh yourself silly and buy a book or two.
You'll be delighted you did.
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