Today is my 36th birthday. The week I was born back in 1970, BJ Thomas' "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head," the theme from "Butch Cassidy and the Sunance Kid" was the the number one song on the Billboard charts (well, I could off by a few weeks..) I have no idea what is number one now. Is it Brittany Spears or Kanye West? If you know, send me a line! My email is tango74@aol.com
But, my blog for today concerns the Best of NoShame here in Roanoke, Va. It will be staged at Mill Mountain theatre's main stage on Sat., March 25th at 8pm.
NoShame Theatre is a venue for anyone to try virtually anything artistic as long it is original, and doesn't involve nudity, walking tight-wires, Polka music or dancing with live monkeys.
The last three are a joke, though I've never seen tight-wire walking, Polka musicians or dancing live monkeys at NoShame. Alas, I can't play the accordian (or any instrument for that matter!), but I have performed skits at NoShame.
Last night, I did a sketch called "Drive-In Confessions" which went surpringly well. My co-star in the skit, Laura Tuggle Anderson, also performed an amazing comedy routine of her own which brought Buster Keaton to mind.
If you have an uncanny people to communicate with the dead and live in the greater Roanoke area, perhaps you can talk to Buster Keaton at NoShame. I think that would be worth be the usual $5 admission (The Best of NoShame is $8, just so there are no surprises!).
I would like to know if he agrees with me that "Steamboat Bill" is his best film...!
Unless you are in Istanbul, Singapore or Tora Bora, we fully expect to see you at the Best of NoShame. Distance and 11 time zones are really pathetic excuses that all of us have heard before.
I wonder if they will open Tora Bora up for tourism. I would imagine you'd have to fly to Kabul and shell out a few bucks for an Army tank or a taxi....! As far as I know, there is also no NoShame group in Tora Bora,(which is in Afghanistan- though everyoen probably knows that by now), but there is one in Minot, N.D.- so there is always hope! Of course, it might be a bad idea for them to serve alcohol at the NoShame in Tora Bora...... a very bad idea actually!
NoShame Theatre regularly meets (except on March 24th) every Friday at 11 pm on the second stage at Mill Mountain.
I heard a rumor that there might be a new NoShame in BoonesMill (a town in nearby Franklin County, Va.) soon, but they are stuck on trying to figure out a way to legally serve moonshine. It will probably take a few years to settle the matter, so perhaps you should just drive up Rte.220..........
In all seriousness, I am very grateful for Todd Ristau's efforts which have brought NoShame to Roanoke. He also performs regularly at NoShame himself. I'm not sure if he can play an accordian, but with everything else he's done I've been very impressed so far.
For more info and tickets for Best of NoShame, one can go to Mill Mountain theatre's web site at:
If you live outside the Roanoke area, and want to know about airfare to see the show let me know and I'll get you in touch with sister and brother-in-law (Lale and Matt Lovell) in Colorado. They can get you reservations in five minutes! And, they are not travel agents! They may even figure out a way for you to plan your next Afghan vacation. Of course, having said this, they may well implement some sort of fees for their services very soon. I just hope they don't start charging me!
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