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Twilight Zone & Ask Dr. Hal
4-7 & 4-8
9:00pm or thereabouts
freeish
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Wedensday is the Dr. Hal show
Thursday we have a 10:00 showing of the Twilight Zone's: "Will The Real Martian Please Stand
Up?" Then it's Kostume Kareokie hosted by Dattner!!!!
here is the scoop...
THURSDAY
April 8, 10 p.m. sharp! � 1961 TZ Episode #64 � "Will The Real Martian Please Stand Up?"
Eight humans stranded somewhere between Point Arena and Sacramento in a roadside diner
overnight. Is one of them really a monster from outer space? How will they find out? Sound
like your Burning Man caravan? Come see a bunch of freaks who you probably already know
& love � Mikl-em, Glenda Solis, Rob Klingensmith, John Hell, Flash, Linda Kelly, Adam
Dowell, and Steffanos X.
WEDENSDAY (remember that the Dr. Hal show is simulcast on Pirate Cat Radio 87.5 on
your FM dial...)
A MESSAGE FROM DR. HAL
"Ask Dr. Hal" to present The Animal World
Wednesday night at the Odeon, San Francisco's noted Variety Arts Showcase, the award-
winning "Ask Dr. Hal" show will start by featuring a rarely-seen sequence from the 1956
documentary film The Animal World depicting the Age of Dinosaurs, animated in three-
dimensional stop-motion by Ray Harryhausen and Willis O'Brien (who animated the original
King Kong). Having previously presented all of Harryhausen's short Fairy Tales (with the
exception of the recently completed "The Tortoise and the Hare") the Dr. Hal show next will
take you (mark your calendar for April 7th) to a colorful imagining of the Mesozoic Age by
the two titans of dimensional animation. Guaranteed analog, nothing digital, all hand-made.
As always, narration shall be provided by me, Dr. Howland Owll, while the music and sound
effects shall be K-Rob's purview. Now when you come to the show you, yes you, can be
seated in the enchanted darkness where once again, canonical 1950's dinosaurs, undeterred
by contemporary paleontological political correctness, lumber and rampage across the
screen.
"The Animal World" is the least-seen of the sixteen full-length features which notably
feature technical auteur Harryhausen's unique brand of hand-made special effects. When
cornball producer Irwin Allen assembled a documentary on animal life from various pieces of
footage, the famous dinosaur sequence was the only originally created material for the
otherwise unexceptional movie. Unfortunately, Allen allowed the rights to all� the collected�
bits of nature photography to lapse, making the picture itself illegal and, until recently,
unavailable. But these days everything gets dragged into the (DVD) light of day, and so we at
the Odeon, with our deep regard for science, art and the motion picture industry, are proud
to open the Dr. Hal show with "The Animal World's" most-talked-about ten minutes. Of
course, our version will have the "Odeon touch."
Enter the Krelkins
Our newest opening act, a stimulating pre-show, will begin at 9:30 PM and run for just half
an hour. It's The Krelkins, whose one-of-a-kind musical fare idiosyncratically and unusually
dovetails with Dr. Hal's lonely aesthetic sensibility. This is a group of performers you won't
forget in a hurry. Who are they? Just returned from India, they're Nic Griffin, Wayan and Mike.
In the past you might have seen them at an Erotic Art gallery in the East Bay, or, on this side
of the estuary, at City Arts Gallery or the now-vanished Cafe Bazaar. Krelkins, they would
have you know, are mystery creatures encountered in the world of dreams. Perhaps, after
experiencing their presentation, your dreams may be invaded and colonized by a Krelkin or
two. We are always endeavoring to make the show more entertaining-- please let us know
how you like this newest addition to the programme. Meanwhile, we are still offering our
standard production. Remember, a generous emolument in the envelope will produce, on
request, a "Bardic Recitation" from me, Dr. Howland Owll. And the inimitable K-Rob will, as
always, exhibit a film/video/collage/ "pictorial eyesore 'hypno-vision' visual atrocity" before,
during and after, to spice, pepper and season the show and his own ineffable multifold
musical meanderings. How can we lose?
Special Feature
We will begin the month as we always do, with a special feature, the post-show bus ride.
That's right-- as soon as the action on the stage comes to an end, a familiar green bus will
roll up outside the club. Everyone we have room for in the audience will be invited to come
aboard. Then, with Chicken at the wheel we'll take off through the night on another madcap
journey. Our destination this time? Bowling. Yes, we will all ride to a conveniently open (at 1:
00 AM) facility where amid much merriment we will knock down many a set of ninepins. Only
the Dr. Hal show and no other would dare to offer so inane an "extra." Remember, as the
saying goes, you're either on the bus or you're off the bus.
Social Notes
Last Wednesday we continued to benefit from increased attendance. Present among local
luminaries were Primary Tentacle Scott Beale of Laughing Squid, the divine Sarah
Szczechowicz, sometime Performance Artist and chanteuse Kaosmic Kitty, model/domme/
Pleasure Activist Anomaly, man-about-town Geoffrey Smart, who will be missed as he leaves
us to go to Thailand for the next six weeks, Sarah A. Gevlin from Rhode Island, George
"Quixote" Antrobus, Krista Bray, the stunning "Ring Girl" whose pulse-quickening unclad
pulchritude considerably enlivens the Chris Carney show (a show personally endorsed and
recommended by me, Dr. Hal), costumer-to-the-elite Louise Jarmilowicz, Mister Goofball,
DadaFest/Yoga archon Katy Bell and unchallenged yoyo-pro champion and quondam TV star
David Capurro. From Long Beach, California came noted graphics artist the Pizz and his
entorauge. Ena presided over the bar, fresh from her Terpsichorean triumph in the Extra
Action Marching Band's recent "Nine Eternities in Doom."� And, visiting us from Los Angeles
were Chuck Cirino and Willia from Weird TV, who taped the show for future broadcast. That's
correct, you read it right-- Weird TV is coming back.
A Rocky Start
.Owing to various technical difficulties, for which Technical Director Tyler bore no
responsibility, the presentation of Harryhausen's "Mother Goose Stories" was plagued by a
false start and a botched introduction. No sooner had this contretemps been smoothed over
than the show crazily veered in an oblique direction as Scott Neary invaded the stage with a
cookery demonstration. Showing how to create a pancake on his small, portable stove, the
entertainer punctuated his pancake-flipping performance with a furious flurry of spasmodic
pelvic thrusts and lewd dance moves. It took a while for the show to recover from these
interpolations. Scott, incidentally, is also a part of the all-new Chris Carney show at the
Odeon at the apex of the weekend. Remember, we suggest that you take some time from
your busy schedule to see what the buzz on this new theatrical sensation is all about.
Saturday nights will never be the same.
We opened last week with One-Man-Banjo, a.k.a. Dr. Leopold, a protean talent you will
remember as preparing the way for The Fitzcock Follies. At home with many instruments,
One-Man plays them all, often at the same time. Watch for his return to our stage.
Some of my favorite Questions
In earlier iterations of Ask Dr. Hal, I was often asked to entertain the audience by making the
sound a giraffe makes. Obligingly, I would make a small, animal noise. Since this particular
audience whim has passed from the scene, it's time to reveal the truth. Truly, the giraffe is a
remarkable beast. Though its neck is about seven feet long, it contains the same number of
vertebrae as a mouse's-- seven. Its tongue is 18 inches long. It can open and close its
nostrils at will, can run faster than a horse, and for all practical purposes makes no sound
whatsoever. The first giraffe ever seen in the Western world, incidentally, was Maculosus,
who was brought to Rome about 46 B. C. by no less a personage than Julius Caesar. See you
at the show!
Boilerplate
The "Ask Dr. Hal" show is open to all sapient beings over the currently legal drinking age of
21. Come one, come all. Not for the fearful, fretful and feeble-minded. Not for dyspeptics,
epileptics, hysterics, young children or those easily shocked.� Easy to play. Fun, scientific,
educational. No complicated machinery to buy. Does not stain clothing. Tells the future,
casts spells, heals, sickens, knows the Meaning of Life and the secrets of human hearts. Bring
your parents and loved ones. A co-production of the Church of the SubGenius. Brought to
you by Lucky Strike cigarettes, now back in L.S. green (remember L.S.M.F.T.-- Lucky Strike
Means Fine Tobacco) and by Fernet Branca, the Miracle Liquor, a proud sponsor of the Ask
Dr. Hal show since 2001. All questions become the property of Ask Dr. Hal, Hal Robins,
Chicken John, and Robhalchick Productions, which reserves the right to reject inappropriate
questions (or questioners) violently and at will. Although it is not strictly necessary to pay to
enjoy the performance, and payment will not ensure your enjoyment of the evening, all
questions must be submitted in a regulation envelope (containing a gratuity) to receive the
fullest possible consideration. No refunds given or answers guaranteed. No one religion or
political party is endorsed. Taped for TV. Simulcast on Pirate Radio. Read all instructions
before participating. Drink responsibly, but heavily. Robust alcohol consumption is
recommended to take full advantage of the ambience of the evening's je ne sais quoi and
bonhomie.
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odeonbar 3223 Mission St San Francisco
www.odeonbar.com
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