and as you take a bath in that beaten path
AV Geeks tonight was all marionettes, all the time. Did not have the supa 70s power of the last one I went to, back in March. But at least it wasn't a grim British slog thru the post-nuclear wasteland. Several of tonight's were instructional films about phones by Bil Baird. Those reminded me a lot of the MST3K fave A Case of Spring Fever. Two shorts with a marionette named Pirro (not, mind you, Pierrot... we don't need no damn Frenchy spellings 'round here thank you) whose mostly unseen puppetmaster had nicely cuffed trousers and a laidback demeanor that made Bob Ross sound like a speed freak. Oh yeah, and a safety film which illustrated the dangers of setting your clothes on fire by setting marionettes on fire.
Always a fun night out. And, as usual, a happenin' crowd. Tonight's scenesters included: Minty, Xta, Charo, and the Pinkersons.
...good times
Comments
Awww... I miss both the A/V Geeks and all you guys. And who can say no to an all-marionette evening?
Posted by: bwventril | September 10, 2005 10:45 AM
*i'm* going to say "no" to the next all-marionette evening if it includes that little f*cker pirro again. he creeped me the hell out.
Posted by: christa | September 11, 2005 11:42 PM
i looked around to see if i could find any info on Pirro. surprisingly, there's not much. more surprisingly, if you google "pirro marionette" THIS page shows up 2nd.
Posted by: georg | September 12, 2005 10:06 AM
It's funny - there really isn't much about Pirro online, is there?
Posted by: pinky | September 14, 2005 5:56 PM
Pirro creeped me out too. I got a major "Mr. Bill" vibe from him and his mainly unseen puppeteer, and I kept waiting for the puppeteer to set him on fire or put him in a tiny cement mixer or something.
Posted by: Sarah | September 14, 2005 6:39 PM
we've been talking to each other in the Pirro puppeteer voice lately (very, very condescending)....we should probably stop that soon :-)
Posted by: pinky | September 14, 2005 7:31 PM
as long as you're not doing it in the streets and frightening the h0rses...
(okay, i'll need to look into this when i get home cos this comment was just rejected for the questionable content "h-o-r-s-e-s" and i don't even wanna think about what that implies)
Posted by: georg | September 15, 2005 9:10 AM