obsession of the week. (because that's how long such things seem to last with me.)
Kiki & Herb
THE LEGEND OF KIKI & HERB
Kiki and Herb met in the Eerie Childrens Institute in Western Pennsylvania
in 1934. By the time they were in their late teens they were playing pro-
fessionally on the Burlesque Circuit where Kiki,who had just given birth to
her first child -a bastard named Bradford- was billed as "The Completely
Insane Miss Kiki DuRane". In 1957 Kiki and Herb released their first LP
"The Hazy Days of Kiki" to universal indifference.
During the spring of 1960, Kiki married a professional boxer named Ruby
Mansbach -a white man- and very shortly thereafter gave birth to her
daughter Coco (1960-1967) Mansbach -may she rest in peace.
During Kiki's brief and violent marriage Herb, a gay-jew-'tard, worked
supporting himself as a piano player in a Jewish resort in the Catskils.
In 1963 Herb met and fell in love with the love of his life, Mr. Wick, an
African American bartender and jazz aficionado. Herb's connubial bliss
was not to last long however for shortly thereafter Kiki was released from
jail and summoned the long-suffering Herb back from the show-biz
hinterlands to resume their co-dependant stab at the big-time.In the summer of 1967 Kiki and Herb made their European debut at the
Grand Casino playing a Bastille Day Ball thrown by the crown princess
of Monaco, Princess Grace (formerly the movie actress Grace Kelly). A
few days later Kiki's daughter Coco drowned in the French Riviera
prompting an emotional breakdown from which the already
psychologically challenged Kiki never fully recovered.What followed were many years of obscurity with bouts of alcohol and
drug induced psychosis. In the early Eighties Kiki cleaned up her
"act" for a period of time long enough to give birth to her only
surviving daughter Miss D. By the mid-eighties Miss D was in the hands
of the department of Social Services due to Kiki's ongoing "health" issues.
After a disastrous turn working for the Princess Cruise lines Kiki and Herb
were "rediscovered" by a new generation in the early nineties in San
Francisco. Since then they have performed around the world as a sort
of freak show for the post-modern set. They released a Christmas album
"Do You Hear What We Hear" in the summer of 2000 and made their
off-Broadway debut at the Cherry Lane Theatre in 2003. In the Fall of 2004
Kiki and Herb will deliver their "farewell" concert at Carnegie Hall.
THE LEGEND OF KIKI & HERB
Kiki and Herb met in the Eerie Childrens Institute in Western Pennsylvania
in 1934. By the time they were in their late teens they were playing pro-
fessionally on the Burlesque Circuit where Kiki,who had just given birth to
her first child -a bastard named Bradford- was billed as "The Completely
Insane Miss Kiki DuRane". In 1957 Kiki and Herb released their first LP
"The Hazy Days of Kiki" to universal indifference.
During the spring of 1960, Kiki married a professional boxer named Ruby
Mansbach -a white man- and very shortly thereafter gave birth to her
daughter Coco (1960-1967) Mansbach -may she rest in peace.
During Kiki's brief and violent marriage Herb, a gay-jew-'tard, worked
supporting himself as a piano player in a Jewish resort in the Catskils.
In 1963 Herb met and fell in love with the love of his life, Mr. Wick, an
African American bartender and jazz aficionado. Herb's connubial bliss
was not to last long however for shortly thereafter Kiki was released from
jail and summoned the long-suffering Herb back from the show-biz
hinterlands to resume their co-dependant stab at the big-time.In the summer of 1967 Kiki and Herb made their European debut at the
Grand Casino playing a Bastille Day Ball thrown by the crown princess
of Monaco, Princess Grace (formerly the movie actress Grace Kelly). A
few days later Kiki's daughter Coco drowned in the French Riviera
prompting an emotional breakdown from which the already
psychologically challenged Kiki never fully recovered.What followed were many years of obscurity with bouts of alcohol and
drug induced psychosis. In the early Eighties Kiki cleaned up her
"act" for a period of time long enough to give birth to her only
surviving daughter Miss D. By the mid-eighties Miss D was in the hands
of the department of Social Services due to Kiki's ongoing "health" issues.
After a disastrous turn working for the Princess Cruise lines Kiki and Herb
were "rediscovered" by a new generation in the early nineties in San
Francisco. Since then they have performed around the world as a sort
of freak show for the post-modern set. They released a Christmas album
"Do You Hear What We Hear" in the summer of 2000 and made their
off-Broadway debut at the Cherry Lane Theatre in 2003. In the Fall of 2004
Kiki and Herb will deliver their "farewell" concert at Carnegie Hall.