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Rockwell brings
Comedy Hypnotist Jon Bouvier
back for another amazing show
at Trout’s Blackboard Stage.
Jon performs a fast paced, funny, and sometimes outrageous show where the people onstage are the real stars. Make plans now to join us for an entertaining evening. Come...
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NEW!! West Coast Swing& 2-Step Dance Workshops with Instructor Andrea Hall!
Only at Trouts & The Blackboard Stages, 805 N. Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93308
Phone: 661-399-6700 - Online: WWW.TROUTSBLACKBOARD.COM OR...
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Rockwell brings
Comedy Hypnotist Jon Bouvier
back for another amazing show
at Trout’s Blackboard Stage.
Jon performs a fast paced, funny, and sometimes outrageous show where the people onstage are the real stars. Make plans now to join us for an entertaining evening. Come...
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West Coast Swing is being revitalized with the help of Two Incredible New Dance Floors @ ROCKWELL’S TROUT’S & THE BLACKBOARD STAGES - over 1000 sq ft each! Come see for yourself, you will be glad you did! Trout’s has kept it’s original “Honky...
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HAPPY ST. PATTY'S DAY TO ALL!
For your viewing pleasure, we present the original - "Leprechaun in Da South" video!
AND - as an added bonus...The rap remix version!
It's manic babe! HILARIOUS! DIG IT!
Hope to see you all out tonite at Fishlips for the Shamrock Shindig!
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Now I've heard it all. The president wants Democrats to stay away from Rush Limbaugh.
When I first heard that, I was outraged. I thought, "Well, isn't this a free country? Can't a person talk to anyone they please?"
Next, I felt very happy. ...
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Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy has arrived and here's one of his short cartoons.
MacFarlane is the brain behind TV's "Family Guy" and loads of other stuff.
Enjoy!
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I pulled this off of G. Gordon Liddy's website. This is so true for today.
People Over 35 Should be Dead
For all my surviving friends out there.
It's funny how the worm turns.
Here's why............
According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in...
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STAND-UP COMEDY SHOWS
"BAKERSFIELD STANDS UP"
July 5th
Help us support the local comedy scene! This stand-up show will feature a fantastic variety of comedic styles from all local entertainers, including Tyson Paul, Dane Forst, Chase Brockett, Joe Alaniz, and more!...
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What makes The Empty Space unique?
With seven different community theatres in the Bakersfield area alone - not to mention all of the school and professional productions that come to town - it can be tough to keep up with our local theatre scene. And despite the various marketing tactics...
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Hello everyone,
A friend of mine sent this to me. It is hysterical. I hope it makes you all laugh as much as I did. Laughter is good for the soul..
These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down...
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Auditions for The Empty Space’s June production of Reefer Madness: The Musical are coming up! Please come prepared with a song to sing a cappella. Sides from the script will be provided for cold readings. The production runs June 6 - 28 and rehearsals will begin...
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Being that I blogged last about the comedy show that is happening this week in Bakersfield, which can be found here......I was thinking it might be fun to see who your favorite comedians are. I love to laugh so you never know, you may give me someone new to check out. So, who is your...
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I blogged way back in January of last year about my adventure to The Laugh Factory, a comedy club in Hollywood and getting an opportunity to meet Dane Cook. Since then, I have probably gone about 25 times or more and I have seen many different comics. Some of these comics are Carlos Mencia, Dane,...
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The schools now are often criticized for their lack of physical exercise programs. There was no shortage of such programs in the 50’s. Not only were there sports and classroom athletics, but also twice per month, every class from the Haven Drive Elementary School made the...
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The online magazine "Smith" asked their readers condense their life stories into a six word sentence. Everyone from popular actors to regular people like ourselves responded. I found it amazing how genuine and honest people were with their lives, but even more interesting was how a...
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Just thought I'd share a funny with y'all. :)
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As children in the 1950’s, we never understood the true meaning of the term “Trick-or-Treat”. There was no vandalism, very little mischief and even fewer bullies. No one had store-bought costumes and most Trick-or-Treater’s either had a hand-painted bag over our...
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Growing up in Arvin, California in the 50’s was fun. Twenty-one miles from Bakersfield and only seven miles from the famous Weedpatch, Ca. mentioned in the John Steinbeck’s book “The Grapes of Wrath”. We considered ourselves the town located south-of-the-tracks...
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If you enjoyed the first video clip, here's a link to another: www.timhawkins.net/video.htm
My favorite is the Live!DVD full-length clip, as it contains all the other bits from the shorter clips in it.
Enjoy! :)
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In 1957, at the tender age of 11, Capitalism had hit me hard. I learned that people would pay you to mow their lawns. I loved this task so much, that I would have paid them for the privilege. I was outside and got to handle heavy equipment. Well, at least the equipment was...
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In 1951, I was just five years old when I was diagnosed with astigmatism by Dr. O. Righellis O. D. here in Arvin. I remember the first comment on my patient card was that I was continually getting car sick. I had to go to his office, which was located on Bear Mountain Blvd. just...
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In the 1950’s, Arvin was a very nice place to live. Everyone knew and trusted each other. By keeping a simple ear out, you could hear clear across town. You could tell where your friends were playing, whose parents were having a fight, or measure the progress if someone was...
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Arvin’s first community center did not have a roof. As a matter of a fact, it did not have any walls either. It had trees. I am referring to the DiGiorgio Community Park. In the 1950’s, the park was many things to everyone in the community. It was a place for...
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At ArvinHigh School in the 1960’s everyone was expected to participate in the Physical Education program which was chaired by Mr. Frank Barley, Department Head. Mr. Klinger, Mr. Dameon and Mr. Cameron also had assisted him. Each teacher had PE classes and were also coaches for...
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If you have ever lived in a small town such as Arvin, California, you know the value of advanced planning. With a single hardware store so poorly stocked that you had as good a chance finding what you needed next door at the Sprouse Riese five and dime cent...
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They say confession is good for the soul. Back in Junior High School at Haven Drive, then finally at Arvin High School in 1960, my friend, Gary D. Smith and I were members of “The Untouchables”. This was Arvin’s very own, model airplane club, where we met once a week...
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Several years ago, someone mentioned the term “Latch Key Kid” and I said “What is that?” They explained “OH! That is a kid who gets home after school while both parents are still at work, so they wear a door latch key around their neck, tied to a shoestring so...
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I just read that Whoopi Goldberg is going to replace [she who should not be named] on the View. I never watched it before, but I think I will give it a try now that Whoopi is going to be on it. I have always liked her immensely. But who is going to be on it with her? Anyone interesting? I would...
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In 1954, when I was eight years old, I became a chicken rancher. My parents allowed me to have a small pen of chickens south of our garage at 301 Grove Street, where I grew up. We had bought a dozen mixed hen chicks and one red rooster chick from Canterbury’s Feed store on...
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This Week In Bakersfield Theatre - weekend of July 29th, 2007...
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The Ghost in My Garage
In the winter of 1952 when I was only 6 years old, our garage at 301 Grove Street, caught fire destroying the garage. It also destroyed our family 1946 Plymouth car and my brother, Leo’s Servic-Cycle, which was a cross between a motorcycle and scooter that had...
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In 1961, I bought my first pickum-up truck from Howard Wells; who was a janitor at ArvinHigh School. It was a 1951 forest green, deluxe cab, Chevrolet half-ton, narrow-bed, pick up truck. It only had a few problems when I got it. The 6-cylinder engine block was cracked and...
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That's the premise of a new play-in-progress by former Bakersfieldian and Sacramento English teacher Natalia Mercado.
According to the Elk Grove (Sacramento County) Citizen's news blog, "Zeus and Hera, the Later Years" "...throws Greek gods Zeus and Hera into the 21st century...
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Theatre Addict TV Episode 5
WARNING: This video contains explicit language. Don't even think about watching it unless you are a little drunk and enjoy dark comedy.
Watch it now on YouTube!
The "Royal Association Of Thespians" (or RAT) plays by its own rules....
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Anyone else hear Jaz McKay on 1560 today? Who else wasn't shocked at his comming out of the closet?
For those that didn't hear, Jaz McKay came on air at noon today and told his listeners that he is actually a liberal and that his radio personality was faked for the job. For those who listened...
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So, I went on an adventure on Friday night with some fellow TBC employees to The Laugh Factory in Hollywood. Anyone who knows me is very aware that I am a huge Dane Cook fan! We left Bakersfield at 5:30 pm, got there by 8:00 pm and waited in line outside for about an hour and a half. It was quite...
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What is Fuddy Meers? What does it mean? Is it a concept? A person's name, perhaps a long lost relative of Elmer Fudd? What do those words signify? What is the play about?
I don't want you to know. I think you will be better off if you don't....
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Testify
Current mood: weird
Category: Art and Photography
I saw "Fuddy Meers" last night at The Empty Space, and also had a chance to view some of the "Burn The Witch" art...and stuck around to watch Blacklist too. I must say...
Wow. Fuddy Meers is...
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I still need posters from the Gaslight and Rat...but here's all the rest. If I'm missing any others, email or IM me.
Want to go see one? Theatre Calendar.
THIS WEEK IN BAKERSFIELD THEATER:
Week ending September 10, 2006
OPENING:...
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It's chapter 6 of the Bakersfield Theatre saga as told by Rob Long. You can comment on the blog on MySpace by clicking here, or just email me and I'll post the comment for you.
I've been delaying this one, letting it stew, trying to decide what angle to approach it from... I've been...
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The verdict is in - The Philadelphia Story is a well rounded comedy full of uproarious laughter and meaningful character development. It's also a damn fine evening of entertainment. You can check it out for yourself at the Empty Space this weekend, playing through August 26th.
I've...
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The stage is set. This gentleman (Dave Rock) explains to the audience that he and his fellow rats will be trying with all their might to offend us.
He goes on to explain that we were all given cans of silly string so that we can shoot them when we are offended (or simply feel like shooting...
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