tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582669.post9039227589906530160..comments2023-10-15T08:32:37.279-06:00Comments on A Nod to Nothing: Midwest Burlesk 2010Scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07264667176243327560noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582669.post-63775110576069035992010-01-31T00:34:16.315-06:002010-01-31T00:34:16.315-06:00I saw a video of Lola's cake routine on her we...I saw a video of Lola's cake routine on her web site, and a photo of Fanny's bowler routine on hers, which made me all the more regretful I'd missed them. I guess there's always next year...<br /><br />As for Tigger, he was doing something I can only characterize as a combination push up/splits while facing towards the back of the stage, only he was propelling himself high into the air every time he pushed up. The crowd had pretty much the same reaction you describe - unable to fully process what they were witnessing, but amazed nonetheless. The guy has some very serious athletic ability eh.<br /><br />But, to cap it all off, he took the two large apples he had used to stuff his bra and repeatedly smashed them together high above his head at the end of the routine. We were in the last row of the front section and Matthew still almost got hit by flying apple debris. It was like Gallagher (only actually funny) combined with a strip act. Nadine appeared to be genuinely and amusingly at a loss for words after he finished his act.Kylenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582669.post-10891440300087660972010-01-30T23:20:07.443-06:002010-01-30T23:20:07.443-06:00No Lola? Oh...that is seriously unfortunate. I&#...No Lola? Oh...that is seriously unfortunate. I'll be looking at cakes with a longing for quite some time. Smashing apples, eh? No...but I could see that as a possibility. It was more, oh....picture the guy running backwards toward you in Monty Python. Now imagine that's a guy in a pouch with his ass pointed at you in a push up position. Flying through the air. It was freaking surreal. i think most of the audience was shocked and trying to cheer over the part of their brain that was like, WTF is happening?!Scooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07264667176243327560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582669.post-5169542507467724052010-01-30T22:19:01.483-06:002010-01-30T22:19:01.483-06:00We didn't get to see Fanny or Lola at the late...We didn't get to see Fanny or Lola at the later showing, which (based on your assessment) was unfortunate. No Ned the Magnificent either. It's interesting how all the shows seem to be so different, but it makes sense based on the number of performers participating in the shows.<br /><br />After seeing the photo/bio of Tigger in the program, I had no idea of what to expect, but that routine was one of the most amusing things I've seen in quite a while. I'm curious though, did his act in the first show also involve apple smashing?Kylenoreply@blogger.com