SNOW this morning -- bad drivers all over the roads -- and in the ditches. I even had a momentary slide, but I stopped before I had to bail out in the other lane.

Sitemeter Sez: Jamaica, New York; Fullerton, California; Singapore; Oak Lawn, Illinois; San Diego, California; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Charleston, West Virginia; Westmead, Auatralia; Akron, Ohio; NYC, New York; Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec and Amsterdam, Holland.

ROCK against Reaganomics at: Theater X-Net

Starring: Ida Rubinstein Belle Epoch Russian/Parisian beauty.
Ida's Places in Paris -- from my first jet-lagged day by the Seine.
Read more about Ida in Sisters of Salome by Toni Bentley

Visit: Michael's Montana Web Archive
Theater, Art, Flash Gordon, Funky Music and MORE!
NEW --Launching NOW! Outre Space Cinema -- Featuring: 1930's Rocketry, Spitfires of the Spaceways and Cellulose to Celluloid, Flash Gordon in the Saturday Matinees and Sunday Comics -- UPDATED!





Thanks to Jim Keefe (Visit his Website) -- the LAST Flash Gordon illustrator of the 20th Century, and Flash's first illustrator of the 21st, for his recommendations -- HERE!

Charity Alert: Keep that Resolution to click on The Hunger Site every day. Also check into Terra Sigilata blog -- donate $$$ to cancer patients just by clicking onto the site.

In The Community: The Auction of Miniatures is on the walls and on the website for the Hockaday Museum of Art.
Check out that free public preview party tonight. (I'll be doing tech for the Honors Symposium at the college with Drs. David Scott and E.B. Eiselein.)
Check out Fall for Glacier -- a fundraiser for several programs that make Glacier National Park even better!

Media Watch: Trash A Go Go -- Monica Seles, the great tennis champion, was the first lady to leave this season. Her look has changed since the 90's. She's bleached-blond, made-up, wearing high heels and conventionally "glamorous" outfits. She's gained some height too, besides what those cruel heels do to her. "Bigfoot" Penn Gillette was voted off too -- he has no aptitude for dancing at all, and tried to hang on by being funny, but he wasn't funny enough.
I think there are a half-dozen potential winners in this bunch, and they are all fairly young. That's natural and alright with this old guy.
The celebs I want GONE are poison-injected Priscilla Presley who is destroying her natural beauty with cosmetic experiments, and the rude loudmouth called Adam. Ice-skating champ Kristy Yamaguchi and R&B heartthrob "Mario" seem to have the inside track early on. Edyta finally has an athletic partner, and Tony seems to like dancing with exuberant Tracy Turnblatt.

Theater/Theatre: Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Winter Cabaret Season FINAL SHOW!

Sunday March 30, 2008
Zipper Factory
336 W. 37th Street, NYC 10018
Admission: $20 ($5 discount for clowns in make-up)
Info: 212-563-0480 http://www.thezipperfactory.com

Bindlestiff Family Cirkus' annual NYC season is coming to a close. This years cabaret featured world class acts, sideshow legends, daredevils, infamous clowns, and New York's finest entertainers. And a different line-up each week. The New York Times said of the BFC Cabaret: "It's old-fashioned variety entertainment of the sort Ed Sullivan so astutely scooped up, but with twists."
The final show of the season features Philomena, Kinko the Clown, Mr. Pennygaff, Sean Blue, Amy G, Angelo Iodice, Jeff Seal, Bronwyn Sims, and Benjamin Ickies.

Learn to Juggle with with Stephanie Monseu
Sundays in April at The Trapeze Loft
91 North 1st Street, Brooklyn, NY


Stephanie, as Philomena, lighting up The Bindlestiffs Family Cirkus
Click to enlarge, if you dare!

Already juggling job, life, love? Can you balance your checkbook?
Then you are well on the way to mastering Prop Manipulation!
With Bindlestiff Family Cirkus co-founder Stephanie Monseu, learn the basics of 3-object juggling, partner juggling, passing, equilibrism, and play with some really fun toys to boot: balls, clubs, rings, diabolos, scarves, lassos, etc.
4-week April Beginner's Session: April 6th thru 27th
Time: Sundays, 5:30 - 7pm April 6, 13, 20 and 27
Location: The Trapeze Loft, 91 North 1st Street, Williamsburg
For directions and more information about all the cool stuff going on at The Trapeze Loft, visit: http://www.thetrapezeloft.com/about.html#JA
Cost: $115 for 4 sessions (includes 3 juggling balls of your own)
Registration must be made by 3/30/08 with Stephanie@bindlestiff.org

Cavalcade of Youth
April 20, 2008
Zipper Factory
336 W. 37th Street, NYC 10018
Showtime: 2 pm Admission: $5 to $15
Info: 212-563-0480 http://www.thezipperfactory.com
Back by popular demand! Following the continued success and sold-out performances, the illustrious Bindlestiff Cirkus's Cavalcade of Youth returns this April. The Zipper Factory Theater is the host to this popular showcase of young circus performers. Step right up and see NYC's next generation of circus artists juggle, flip, twirl, clown, spin, dance and much, much, more! Be sure to get your tickets early.

Other Upcoming Bindlestiff Events

* Bindlestiff Circus Summer Camp at Time and Space Limited, Hudson, NY
* Bindlestiff performers and offers workshop at Student Circus Resurgence Conference 2008, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
* Bindlestiff returns to Spiegeltent at Bard College, NY
* Kinko the Clown for President 2008! on tour this summer
* Keith Bindlestiff performs at Public Libraries throughout Brooklyn
* Stephanie Bindlestiff joins the fabulous Miss Una to perform motorcycle thrill show at select locations