In response to "Naked Boys Singing"
This is hilarious... This was on the ATL Theatre Yahoo! Group today in response to the action agianst "Naked Boys Singing" last week...
In what appears to be a continuing attack on the Atlanta theatre
community, Atlanta police last night raided the Reliance Theatre,
shutting down its production of "A Christmas Carol," and arresting
all involved.
Atlanta police Capt. Jervis "The Rock" Povaine, the leader of the
raiding squad, stated that a complaint had been made to the Atlanta
vice unit, alleging that this production was using an all "thesbian"
cast, and, further, that they were committing "thesbian" acts on
stage in full view of patrons. Capt. Povaine said he and his men
watched the first act, and did indeed note such activity. "What
makes these actions especially heinous," Capt. Povaine stated, wiping
a tear from his eye, "was the large number of innocent children in
the audience, being subjected to observing thesbians and thesbian
activity."
"I don't care what they do in their own homes," he continued, his
voice rising in righteous indignation, "but they are NOT doing it in
front of children in MY city!"
Arrested were 24 cast members, 6 backstage crew, and one theater
patron who stood on a theater seat, proclaimed his identity as
a "thesbian" also, and demanded to be arrested as a show of
solidarity. Police also confiscated a cane from a small boy, Tim
Cratchit, and will charge him as an adult with possession of a deadly
weapon. The boy could be heard to cry out "God bless us everyone!",
a well known thesbian slogan, while being dragged handcuffed to the
paddy wagons parked outside the theater on Peachtree.
When contacted by this reporter, Susan Tollbooth, artistic director
of the Reliance, reaffirmed her theater's commitment to present
controversial material, saying "We support the rights of thesbians to
work without discrimination, especially in the arts. If Atlanta is
to retain its identity as a 'world-class' city, we must allow
thesbians access to all arts venues without the jackboots of Mayor
Franklin and her ilk standing on their necks."
Ms. Tollbooth personally met the members of the "Atlanta 31," as they
are now calling themselves, when they bonded out of the Fulton County
Jail this morning. One young "Christmas Carol" cast member brought
observers to tears and cheers when he came out as an open thespian as
the TV cameras rolled. "I don't know if my family will now love and
accept me," he said between sobs, "but, if not, then THIS is my
family," indicating the other defendants and their supporters.
Representatives of the Reliance vow to continue to present
their "thesbian" entertainment elsewhere, as the doors of the theater
have been padlocked. Ms. Tollbooth was heard to be networking on her
cellphone, trying to locate another brave theater in town willing to
allow thesbians to work on their stage. "It's not going to be easy
to continue, especially with all this publicity," said an assistant
stage manager, who asked that her name not be used. "But we are
committed to this work, and to all in the thesbian community."
When asked how they fared during their night in jail, one cast member
gave a clue into the private lives of thesbians. "We practiced our
Unified monologues on each other, and we kept our spirits up by
singing show tunes. Singing in jail gave new meaning to the phrase
16 bars," she giggled. She said guards at the jail were particulary
moved by one arrestee's rendition of "Tommorow" from Annie, adding
that even one guard quit his job on the spot, and asked to be placed
in the cell with his "people." His fellow jail employees talked him
out of such a rash action, and persuaded him to return to duty. This
cast member observed, however, the guard winked at her and walked
back down the corridor, humming the overture to "West Side Story."
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Barrow County sheriffs deputies were called into action last night,
taken away from their main job of guarding the Ten Commandments
display at the County Courthouse, when they arrested 6 area men who
were presenting a musical revue called "Naked Good Ole Boys
Singin'."
A complaint was received from a resident of the South Winder Mobile
Home Park, who observed part of the show which was being presented in
the trailer park's community center, actually a small shed containing
the park's laundry facilities (washtub and portable clothesline) and
health club (2 barbells and a chin-up bar.)
When deputies arrived, the cast members were well into their 8th
number of the night, "Beer Gut Tango." After finishing to thunderous
applause from the standing room only crowd, they were starting their
next number "Pick me up in Your Pickup Truck, but Put a Towel Across
the Seat," when officials pulled the plug on the portable karaoke
machine which was providing the musical accompaniment.
Arrested were Bubba and Gubba Rodwick, Bobby Lee Pritchard,
Michael "Pickaxe" Grayson, Bobby Jack Leland, and Henry Sylvester
Austin, who is said to be the ringleader of the group, and director
of this production. All were said to be residents of the trailer
park.
In an interview held at the Barrow County jail in Winder, Mr. Austin
defended his show on its artistic merits. "H**l," he said, as he bit
off a chew of Red Man tobacco offered by this reporter, "we just
figgered we'd get in on the action, and raise some money for the
SWMHP's Deer Hunting Club. Bubba lost all our money last week in a
late night poker game in Carl, and we needed to get up at least
enough to buy 10 boxes of deer slugs and 20 cases of beer for our
next deer shootin' party. Bobby Lee once lived with a woman whose
sister was the hairdresser of the mother of a convenience store
employee who had waited on one of them "Naked Boys Singin', in
Atlanta, and that give us the idea. But I think it was probably just
ahead of its time, and too 'big-city' for Winder."
Mr. Austin expects bail money to use up most of what was raised in
ticket sales, and appealed to the community to contribute, especially
their fans who share their loves of deer hunting, beer drinking and
NASCAR.
"Plus," he said, "if you liked our big fat hairy naked butts shaking
in time to 'I Left My Heart In San Francisco, but My Overalls in the
Truck,' send in a buck or two to NGOBS, c/o Barrow County Jail,
Winder, GA." Video sales from footage recorded by the wife of Mr.
Grayson, are also expected to provide additional revenue.
(Mini review: Frankly, having viewed the preliminary cut, this
reporter cannot recommend the video, due to the constant unsteady
camera work of Ms. Grayson, who spoke to this reporter in her
trailer, while nursing a bottle of Southern Comfort and rolling her
hair. My advice--wait for the DVD and director's cut.)
Efforts to reach to mayor of Winder, and head of the Barrow County
Commission were unsuccessful. However, a spokesperson at the
Sheriff's department reiterated the city and county's commitment to
clean family entertainment, and recommended to reporters the
Children's Pageant at First Baptist Church in Statham, where his son
is one of the ministering angels.
Of course these aren't true, they're just a satire on ATL government
In what appears to be a continuing attack on the Atlanta theatre
community, Atlanta police last night raided the Reliance Theatre,
shutting down its production of "A Christmas Carol," and arresting
all involved.
Atlanta police Capt. Jervis "The Rock" Povaine, the leader of the
raiding squad, stated that a complaint had been made to the Atlanta
vice unit, alleging that this production was using an all "thesbian"
cast, and, further, that they were committing "thesbian" acts on
stage in full view of patrons. Capt. Povaine said he and his men
watched the first act, and did indeed note such activity. "What
makes these actions especially heinous," Capt. Povaine stated, wiping
a tear from his eye, "was the large number of innocent children in
the audience, being subjected to observing thesbians and thesbian
activity."
"I don't care what they do in their own homes," he continued, his
voice rising in righteous indignation, "but they are NOT doing it in
front of children in MY city!"
Arrested were 24 cast members, 6 backstage crew, and one theater
patron who stood on a theater seat, proclaimed his identity as
a "thesbian" also, and demanded to be arrested as a show of
solidarity. Police also confiscated a cane from a small boy, Tim
Cratchit, and will charge him as an adult with possession of a deadly
weapon. The boy could be heard to cry out "God bless us everyone!",
a well known thesbian slogan, while being dragged handcuffed to the
paddy wagons parked outside the theater on Peachtree.
When contacted by this reporter, Susan Tollbooth, artistic director
of the Reliance, reaffirmed her theater's commitment to present
controversial material, saying "We support the rights of thesbians to
work without discrimination, especially in the arts. If Atlanta is
to retain its identity as a 'world-class' city, we must allow
thesbians access to all arts venues without the jackboots of Mayor
Franklin and her ilk standing on their necks."
Ms. Tollbooth personally met the members of the "Atlanta 31," as they
are now calling themselves, when they bonded out of the Fulton County
Jail this morning. One young "Christmas Carol" cast member brought
observers to tears and cheers when he came out as an open thespian as
the TV cameras rolled. "I don't know if my family will now love and
accept me," he said between sobs, "but, if not, then THIS is my
family," indicating the other defendants and their supporters.
Representatives of the Reliance vow to continue to present
their "thesbian" entertainment elsewhere, as the doors of the theater
have been padlocked. Ms. Tollbooth was heard to be networking on her
cellphone, trying to locate another brave theater in town willing to
allow thesbians to work on their stage. "It's not going to be easy
to continue, especially with all this publicity," said an assistant
stage manager, who asked that her name not be used. "But we are
committed to this work, and to all in the thesbian community."
When asked how they fared during their night in jail, one cast member
gave a clue into the private lives of thesbians. "We practiced our
Unified monologues on each other, and we kept our spirits up by
singing show tunes. Singing in jail gave new meaning to the phrase
16 bars," she giggled. She said guards at the jail were particulary
moved by one arrestee's rendition of "Tommorow" from Annie, adding
that even one guard quit his job on the spot, and asked to be placed
in the cell with his "people." His fellow jail employees talked him
out of such a rash action, and persuaded him to return to duty. This
cast member observed, however, the guard winked at her and walked
back down the corridor, humming the overture to "West Side Story."
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Barrow County sheriffs deputies were called into action last night,
taken away from their main job of guarding the Ten Commandments
display at the County Courthouse, when they arrested 6 area men who
were presenting a musical revue called "Naked Good Ole Boys
Singin'."
A complaint was received from a resident of the South Winder Mobile
Home Park, who observed part of the show which was being presented in
the trailer park's community center, actually a small shed containing
the park's laundry facilities (washtub and portable clothesline) and
health club (2 barbells and a chin-up bar.)
When deputies arrived, the cast members were well into their 8th
number of the night, "Beer Gut Tango." After finishing to thunderous
applause from the standing room only crowd, they were starting their
next number "Pick me up in Your Pickup Truck, but Put a Towel Across
the Seat," when officials pulled the plug on the portable karaoke
machine which was providing the musical accompaniment.
Arrested were Bubba and Gubba Rodwick, Bobby Lee Pritchard,
Michael "Pickaxe" Grayson, Bobby Jack Leland, and Henry Sylvester
Austin, who is said to be the ringleader of the group, and director
of this production. All were said to be residents of the trailer
park.
In an interview held at the Barrow County jail in Winder, Mr. Austin
defended his show on its artistic merits. "H**l," he said, as he bit
off a chew of Red Man tobacco offered by this reporter, "we just
figgered we'd get in on the action, and raise some money for the
SWMHP's Deer Hunting Club. Bubba lost all our money last week in a
late night poker game in Carl, and we needed to get up at least
enough to buy 10 boxes of deer slugs and 20 cases of beer for our
next deer shootin' party. Bobby Lee once lived with a woman whose
sister was the hairdresser of the mother of a convenience store
employee who had waited on one of them "Naked Boys Singin', in
Atlanta, and that give us the idea. But I think it was probably just
ahead of its time, and too 'big-city' for Winder."
Mr. Austin expects bail money to use up most of what was raised in
ticket sales, and appealed to the community to contribute, especially
their fans who share their loves of deer hunting, beer drinking and
NASCAR.
"Plus," he said, "if you liked our big fat hairy naked butts shaking
in time to 'I Left My Heart In San Francisco, but My Overalls in the
Truck,' send in a buck or two to NGOBS, c/o Barrow County Jail,
Winder, GA." Video sales from footage recorded by the wife of Mr.
Grayson, are also expected to provide additional revenue.
(Mini review: Frankly, having viewed the preliminary cut, this
reporter cannot recommend the video, due to the constant unsteady
camera work of Ms. Grayson, who spoke to this reporter in her
trailer, while nursing a bottle of Southern Comfort and rolling her
hair. My advice--wait for the DVD and director's cut.)
Efforts to reach to mayor of Winder, and head of the Barrow County
Commission were unsuccessful. However, a spokesperson at the
Sheriff's department reiterated the city and county's commitment to
clean family entertainment, and recommended to reporters the
Children's Pageant at First Baptist Church in Statham, where his son
is one of the ministering angels.
Of course these aren't true, they're just a satire on ATL government