Still cold -- ice sicles on the shady side of houses and hedges.

Sitemeter Sez: Elizabeth, New Jersey; Toronto, Ontario; Hyderabad, India; La Junta, Colorado; London, UK; Le-Perrot, Quebec; Warrenville, Illinois and Manassas (Bull Run), Virginia. (Two of Steven Stills' best albums were with a supergroup called Manassas, featuring Chris Hillman as co-leader.)

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!





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

In The Community: The Hockaday Museum of Art features abstractionist George Gogas, our annual Children's Show, and local High School Art Show.
Check out Fall for Glacier -- a fundraiser for several programs that make Glacier National Park even better!

Look who won our Battle of the Bands
at the community college two weekends ago:


The Flathead Valley's local Connoisseurs of Chaos
Redigitized from their MySpace site. U Go Grrlz!

Media Watch: Ahhh -- Great junk from Vitaphone's Broadway Brevities:

Saw this guy Hal LeRoy over the weekend in another short film called Wash Your Step (1936) about a tap-dancing washing machine salesman. There were a couple of remarkable tap dancers in that showlet too -- Cherry Preisser and June Preisser, the latter being a fearless tumbler as well.

Theater/Theatre: Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at Coney Island Sideshow
April 29, 2008. Tuesday Coney Island Sideshow
1208 Surf Ave., Brooklyn, NY Showtime: 8 pm Admission: $10
For more information: http://www.coneyisland.com
The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus returns to Coney Island Sideshow for one night and one night only. Celebrating Coney Island's Congress of Curious Peoples, we invite you to experience a Spectacular night of amazing circus acts and sideshow feats. (Note Keith was raised on Coney Island.)

Cowboy Keith's Fun with Ropes and Knots
April 22, 2008. Tuesday Pratt Juggling Club Student Union, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY Starts at 8:30 pm FREE
Sponsored by the Pratt Juggling Club, Cowboy Keith is offering a knot throwing and lasso spinning workshop. Beginners are welcome. Ropes will be provided. (Just enuff rope ta' HANG yerself!)

More Upcoming Bindlestiffery
* Keith Bindlestiff performs at Leonard Public Library, Brooklyn, NY 5/14/08
* Keith Bindlestiff performs at Clinton Hill Public Library, Brooklyn, NY 5/19/08
* Bindlestiff Circus Summer Camp at Time and Space Limited, Hudson, NY 7/28-8/1/08
* Bindlestiff returns to Spiegeltent at Bard College, NY 8/15-17/08
* Stephanie Bindlestiff joins the fabulous Miss Una to perform motorcycle thrill show at select locations throughout summer

Kinko for President!
On tour until November 4, 2008


As the 2008 presidential election draws near, the American people demand a new kind of leader. With "Kinko for President," the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus offers the big-top solution! Kinko the Clown stands for change...spare change. He's willing to do whatever it takes to bamboozle the public. And when it comes to throwing his hat in the ring, Kinko can't be beat--from hat tricks to juggling hats, this clown is your candidate! Bindlestiff Family Cirkus's newest production is a full-force spectacle, where the circus meets the media circus, sideshow marvels meet campaign carnivals, and the audience meets one of this country's oldest traditions--the variety arts. Like all political campaigns, Kinko's campaign will include sleight of hand, tightrope acts, death-defying feats, slapstick comedy, and more. It's time to put a real clown in the White House--Kinko for President!
So if you have a bit of spare change and can help Kinko get the word out to the people, send us your support. Contributions of $3 (includes one dollar for shipping) to $2300 (maximum campaign contribution allowed), with a specific note that states "Kinko for President" will receive a "Kinko for President" campaign button.