"About my new show," from Ricky Graham, himself:
"Wearing Anne Dale's I Know What It Means pin all last year inspired me to give my new show that title -- that and really looking around this past year at what's still here. Some of my characters like: Blind Man Dave -- is still performing at Jazz Fest, and Miss Yvonne -- (who hasn't worked since they did away with the MB's makeup counter) is now giving tours of the Bywater -- "Honey, last year 80% of the city was by water!" And New Orleans icon Mr. Bingle -- gives his ...Read More
"About my new show," from Ricky Graham, himself:
"Wearing Anne Dale's I Know What It Means pin all last year inspired me to give my new show that title -- that and really looking around this past year at what's still here. Some of my characters like: Blind Man Dave -- is still performing at Jazz Fest, and Miss Yvonne -- (who hasn't worked since they did away with the MB's makeup counter) is now giving tours of the Bywater -- "Honey, last year 80% of the city was by water!" And New Orleans icon Mr. Bingle -- gives his take on the job market for fanciful snowmen, "Talk about a snowball's chance...!" There's also Li'l Antny -- celebrating Mardi Gras in 1959, and a visit from Louis XIV. Nostalgic music is courtesy of Freddie Palmisano and Stuart Baker-Bergen, with new tunes by Jefferson Turner, who acts as accompanist and music director. This show will add the rhythm and blues sounds of Erik Klerks on guitar and banjo.
Jeff Roberson has generously loaned me a projector for the slides I managed to salvage of my mother's scrapbook. These will serve the "show and tell" nature of the evening -- you can just imagine!
Big wigs again by Amanda Hebert and Brian Peterson, simply cunning costume creations by Cecile Casey Covert, stage management and diva-wrangling by Brian Johnston, lilting vocals and flattering lighting by Su Gonczy, more sweetened sound than Beyonce' could imagine by Jason Knobloch, good will and bad float titles by Roy Smith, all under the auspices of La Mome Motley -- Barbara, to the un-Francophiles.
All in all, it's going to be an evening of good, old-fashioned, real New Orleans laughs and songs -- throw in a roast beef po-boy from Domilese's and I could die happy!"
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