The entire show was non-stop laughter. Hence, I coined a phrase, "Dicktacular!" and it certainly fits. To warm up crowd, a hysterical comedienne, Debi Gutierrez, performed a 30-minute set. As she stated obvious in her ice-breaking set, "I don't have a penis." The majority of her gut busting humor was aimed at typical mommy, women experiences involving kids, husbands, and, of course, penises. I concur with her thought, why she never understood why people were paying money to see this theatrical production - men showing you tricks with their penises - when most men are more than willing to whip it out and show you for free. All in name of entertainment and complete audience satisfaction, I thought.

After her 30 minute set, it was time for stars of show to hit stage. It was obvious that two performers, marionettes if you will, had worked long and hard on their tricks as they went through their set. Without proper stretching, they warned, these tricks must not be tried at home. Or, you could purchase their step-by-step self-titled explanatory book. Each told history of many of puppetry tricks, told jokes, explained how to do some of these, and often asked for female volunteers to assist them. When a trick fell flat or grossed out someone in crowd, they were quick to remind crowd, "Now who paid to see dick tricks?!" Now that statement really brings this whole issue to a head.

As camera operator zoomed in for a close-up of one of below belt maneuvers,

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Where Locals Go

Doug is owner, tour guide, and driver. After 22 years in banking, and seeing customer service go down tubes, he decided to follow his dad's inspiration and start celebrating his hometown. Doug had been providing generic scenic tours, as if any scenery in Monterey is generic! But in 2003, to honor new DVD release of Clint Eastwood's "Play Misty For Me", Doug organized a special movie tour. Because "Misty" was filmed entirely in Monterey area, choosing just a few locations for opening was a challenge, but event gave Doug idea to create a movie tour. If you're like me, and like to go where locals go, this tour is it.

What You'll See

First, you'll see a comfortable, 32-seat bus with overhead TV monitors and headsets for listening to Doug's commentary and movie clips he shows. He is terrific at showing snippets just before you arrive at location. When we first boarded bus, we watched a scene from "A Summer Place", with Sandra Dee and Troy Donahue. Our first stop was Colton Hall that doubled as Sandra's girls' school. Today, this historical museum was home of California Constitution.

Most of movies made on Monterey Peninsula were created in 1920s — about 30 films — but continued to be recognized at Oscars through 1950s in "Mutiny on Bounty" (1935), "Captains Courageous" (1937), "National Velvet" (1944), "From Here to Eternity" (1953), and "East of Eden" (1955). Monterey has also been featured in some real flops, and Doug shows a bit of these just for fun.

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