The Ancient Art of Penis Puppetry in Los Angeles

Written by Rob LaGrone


The Ancient Art of Penis Puppetry in Los Angeles

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Always looking to live life onrepparttar edge, I suggested to my wife that we go see a theatrical production. You know, real snooty, upper crust culture. She happily agreed, and we were soon off torepparttar 105314 Coronet Theater in Los Angeles to catch one of their last performances of "Puppetry ofrepparttar 105315 Penis" before it left town. What is Puppetry ofrepparttar 105316 Penis, you wonder? I know that I was certainly curious, since I could only think of a few tricks to perform; all of which were highly limited, normal functions.

Simon Morley conceived "Puppetry ofrepparttar 105317 Penis" in 1996 asrepparttar 105318 title of a classy, highbrow art calendar, showcasing twelve of his favorite "dick" tricks. Years before in Australia, Simon's youngest brother had shown him his first dick trick, The Hamburger. Naturally, sibling rivalry with their two other brothers resulted inrepparttar 105319 evolution of a healthy repertoire of genital gesticulations. On New Year's Eve in 1997, with a garage full of calendars to ship and burgeoning requests for live demonstrations, Simon finally decided to unleash his talent onrepparttar 105320 world. Currently,repparttar 105321 show is up and running throughout Spain, France, Holland, Austria, South Africa, Australia, and in numerous cities inrepparttar 105322 United States: Boston, Santa Cruz, San Jose, Fresno, Portland, Sacramento, and Chicago. Check out their web site forrepparttar 105323 long and short ofrepparttar 105324 details onrepparttar 105325 show, tour dates, etc. http://www.puppetryofthepenis.com

The cozy Coronet Theater houses 284 seats, and was jam packed with quite an interesting crowd. The gregarious audience ranged from bachelorette parties, girls nights out, (both gay and straight) couples out on date night, andrepparttar 105326 occasional creepy loner type. Of course, there were more women inrepparttar 105327 audience than men. My friend, Jason, summed it up as something torepparttar 105328 effect that "women were coming to learn a few tricks to teach their significant other." By watchingrepparttar 105329 audience prior torepparttar 105330 theater doors opening,repparttar 105331 mood was somewhat nervous, and quirky, as people didn't exactly know what to expect. But inside, withrepparttar 105332 HUGE projection screen on stage amplifyingrepparttar 105333 theatrical penis tricks, aka dick tricks, to 20' x 20', it's somewhat scary to see a johnson that large. Not only were they large, on screen that is, but they could even do origami tricks. I think Freud was all wrong; it all boils down to puppetry envy.

Monterey Movie Madness Tours

Written by Cymber Quinn


Monterey Movie Madness Tours

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Quick . . . think of a West Coast location where more than 200 movies have been shot. If you're thinking of California, you're right. But if you answered Monterey, about two hours south of San Francisco, then you probably have already taken Doug Lumsden's Monterey Movie Tour. If you're not clued into Monterey's movie history, climb aboard, and let Doug show you how much Hollywood loves Monterey.

Right away, I know this is not an ordinary canned tour. Doug tailors his tour to our group — an older family fromrepparttar East Coast, a bunch of locals, and a film student. From his library of dozens of film clips, he shows those we know, and some that each generation will recognize.

More Than 100 Years Of Celluloid

Directors and cinematographers have been drawn to this area since 1897, when a cameraman working for Thomas Edison shotrepparttar 105312 pounding Monterey surf and filmed carriages arriving atrepparttar 105313 swanky Hotel Del Monte (nowrepparttar 105314 Naval Post-Graduate School). Filmmakers from Cecil B. DeMille to Alfred Hitchcock have flocked torepparttar 105315 Monterey Peninsula ever since, seekingrepparttar 105316 perfect backdrops for their shots.

Monterey has doubled for many famous places overrepparttar 105317 years, including Marin County's Stinson Beach in "Basic Instinct"; Sausalito in "Star Trek IV"; Louisiana swampland in "The Muppet Movie"; andrepparttar 105318 19th-century Baltic coast in budget-movie-king, Roger Corman's "The Terror".

"We're in Movieland," Doug chimes out. He was born in Monterey County, and his father was a friend of Clint Eastwood's dad; they were both inrepparttar 105319 lettuce industry. Doug's dad also was roommates with Jimmy Stewart in WWII, just after he wonrepparttar 105320 Oscar for "Philadelphia Story". Doug's movie roots fuel his enthusiasm. Not only is herepparttar 105321 president ofrepparttar 105322 Monterey Film Commission, but also he's a great source of local history and lore — better known as small-town gossip.

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