Hanging Over 420

Do YOU Understand THAT Joke?

See Webmaster Michael's review of 004's music!
004 (Double-Oh Four)'s 17-song CD is now on sale -- first-rate Dance Music, with notes by M.E. Buy It HERE!

Speaking of Dancing: Katie Duck -- April 30 2011 Saturday One-Day Workshop Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon England

Katie in San Diego 1975, thanks to G.M.
Gregg Moore is also opening his vaults on the Internet:


Look and listen on Relevant Music.

Great Salt Lake Mime Troupe; Friends Big Band; Available Jelly; and even MOORE to come.

Sharon Smith, Katie Duck's Friend & Ally:
On the road with Gob Squad, and in London!

See Sharon Smith and Felicity Croydon's amazing site maxfactory.org (Updated Flash Required)

There was a sudden drop-off in Footsbarn Traveling Theatre's audience on the Emerald Isle, and the rest of the formerly held-over run has been canceled. (^%$#@!)

Lovely Marlene Delish at Cabaret Express in Dublin last week -- from a ringside photo by Kevin Brew.
Rachelle Brady says: ... we're looking forward to doing it again! Roseanne's Merchant of Venice has finished it's run as well.

Daniel Rovai, a Footsbarn alumnus is in the movie Silent Sonata. (Slow Loader)

Nouveau Clowns -- there's a Facebook page that alerts all and sundry about performances of the Worldwide Baggy Pants Krewe called Clowns On The Road AKA (EN EL CAMÍ/EN EL CAMINO). Get your translating pages ready though -- the posts can be in Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Italian, German or even English!

Karin Pipa Wimmer's Sorcas Quircas Facebook Page Try out this Nouveau Clown''s WEBPAGE too, as well as at the Munich Juggler's Festival later this year!

Johnny Melville and Jango Edwards are proceeding forward. Check out Parade of Fools for the latest on Johnny's movie with Jango.

Johnny's on his way to Bilbao, Spain, but is also scheduled for Madrid next month: Monday, May 2. Johnny Melville's son, Cyron Melville, won acting awards in Montral and Marakesh for THIS film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h6Cz7CGIvQ

When In Rome:

June 7 through June 11 Via Casal de Merode 6, Rome Italy. A course in improvisation, spontaneity, and discovering and applying energy using elements of movies, mime and clown techniques, aikido and acrobatics awareness, confrontational theatre games, all designed to push ones limits to achieving the fulfillment of one's potential.

Across The Blue Horizon ...

ALL the programs from 1976 -- Thanks to Ed Baker!
Program Collection Project -- Festival of Fools 1975 to 1984.
An online collection of the programs from the Festival of Fools -- searchable, downloadable PDFs.
Do YOU know where any of the MISSING programs are?
Contact Webmaster Michael from the link above!

Stuart Curtis' satellite page about the Hamburg production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats is LINKED on the Outline and Scrapbook page of the Great Salt Lake Mime Troupe Saga-- plus the Handy Table of Contents.

The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus is still one-wheeling around New York -- gathering jugglers, clowns, acrobats, trapeze artists, musicians, magicians, dancers, daredevils, and more. They've been in Canada, and may show themselves out here in Montana -- but first, THAILAND!


Theater/Cinema/Circus scholar John Towsen's piece about our long-missing friend Mamako Yoneyama in Craft and Art of Physical Comedy. Much-appreciated articles about the amazing Max Linder, and A WHOLE LOT OF GUEST ARTICLES TOO, including old ally and Bindlestiff board member Hovey Burgess.

Nina (Out of Africa) Cheney on the Eagle Optics Blog. Check out Nina Cheney's Page from the Great Salt Lake Mime Troupe Outline & Scrapbook.

Washington DC's Clown Cabaret Fort Fringe on New York Avenue in Washington DC. 2011 SEASON: May 9, June 13 The Shop at Fort Fringe - 607 New York Ave NW

A deeper blue lies across the blue horizon: Treat yourself to Justin Hunter Case in Sydney, Australia!

P-Funk "down under": Auckland New Zealand 4.23.11; Sidney, AUS 4.24.11; Melbourne, AUS 4.25.11; Byron Bay Blues Fest, AUS 4.26.11

RonKat Spearman's Katdelic will be in New Orleans on April 30 for Jazzfest! (Above: Ronkat at San Francisco's Boom Boom Room April 15, from a photo by Danielle Nestore.)

Keep your eyes open for the Eric McFadden Trio; Kim Manning's band Wanderlust on the West Coast; Richie "Shakin" Nagan out of NYC; Freekbass touring out of Cincinnati; Gabe (420) Gonzales gigging out of Detroit; Bernie Worrell; Blackbyrd McKnight; Greg Boyer; Maceo Parker; DJ Soul Sister, in New Orleans; and watch for Lady Miss Kier, and maybe her new band!

Webmaster Michael's E-Portfolio -- Check out NIGHTLIFE!