Gotta run my furnace in the mornings now -- almost 0 Degrees (C) as I woke up today.

Sitemeter Sez: Visitors from MySpace and the U.K. -- the latter was looking for "Tina Sparkle," a fictional character in the Australian movie Strictly Ballroom. I've used that monicker in reference to Stacy Keebler and Aussie-born Kym Johnson on Dancing with the Stars AKA Trash A Go Go.

Remembering my friend George-O 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!
Spitfires of the Spaceways
UPDATED! Wilma Deering & Dale Arden to the rescue; Bodacious Princess Aura I; Hapless Aura II; The fiery Emperor Ming; The Orson Welles Rumor Debunked; and BOTH incarnations of Jean Rogers!
Read my latest Spitfires in Context essay.

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.

In The Community: Wonderfully stylized animals and scenes -- the Inuit Art show is still in the process of going up at the Hockaday Museum of Art. I'm doing some more work on my Salon entry.

Media Watch: Remember those nice guys in Freekbass? Here's their schedule for the next few weeks: September 15 -- TONY'S 392 West Main Street; Friday, September 21: Bobby J's / Louisville, KY; Saturday, September 22: Barley's Taproom / Knoxville, TN; Friday, September 28: The Empty Glass / Charleston, WV; Saturday, September 29:Spaghettifest / Mt.Solon, VA; Friday, October 5 : Cavestock @ Shawnee Cave Amphitheater / Murphysboro, IL; Saturday, October 6 : Mid City Grill / Fort Wayne, IN; Friday, October 12 : Nate and Wally’s Fishbowl / Bowling Green, OH; Saturday, October 13 : Fall Hookah in the Hills / Athens, OH; Friday, October 19 : Mousetrap / Indianapolis, IN; Friday, October 26 : Stir Fry Cafe / Johnson City, TN; Saturday, October 27 : V Club / Huntington, WV Halloween Show!


Fun Scenes You'll Likely Never See: The band Freekbass performs in the orchestra pit for a Can Can line made up of Bluebelle Girls from Paris. EV'RY BODY DANCE NOW!