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tehojaqJLWI J— —>[35 It’s obvious, Flixmey notes, from the biographies written on Hughes “that he was hisexual in the early part of his life, thoroughly gay towards the later part of his life.” W ith a number of great African American writers and artists, both gay and straight, why only Langston Hughes? “Because he was a true intellectual,” Flixmey replies, “one who under- stixxl complicated things and sim plified them, making them avail able to many others. He could sit Flooney’s T heater Company brings the work of Langston up with the best of them — folks H ughes to life from Harvard and Yale— and have discussions about philosophies, about Western bring more of Hughes to the public. Next sea sixriety and other cultures. He also could walk son, he’s looking to do one of the author’s one- to the ptxil halls and through the neighbor- act plays. He feels the writing is so universal, hixxls where the rent parties were with his peo people of all ages, lifestyles and ethnicities ple and hold his own. I’ve always admired him would enjoy and understand his work. [because of! his ability to walk among all men." “The Langston Hughes Project has some Indeed, Hughes is one of the most prolific of thing for everybixly," Flixmey asserts. “People of African American writers, possibly .second only all walks of life can come and enjoy with us a to W.E.B. DuBois. There is a plethora of materi visit into the mind and thoughts of the Harlem al to draw from. He wrote his first autobiography Renaissance and literature of Langston.” J H before he was 28 years old. He wrote more than 26 plays. This was a young man who traveled F looney ’ s T heater C om pany performs The the world doing all kinds of ixld jobs— working Langston Hughes Project 8 p.m. Feb. 7 and 8 and as a steward, ccxiking fixxJ— but was able to 5 p.m. Feb. 9 at The Old Church, 1422 S.W. relate to people through a shared humanity. 11th Ave. Tickets are $15 from Ticket Central or “Another thing that distinguishes him from at the door. Contact Flooney’s at 503-226-2904 or fkxmeytc@msn. com. other writers," Flixmey adds, “is that he wrote in every genre there is. He was a writer’s writer.” Flixmey plans to continue his efforts to ANTHONY D avis is a Portland free-lance writer. w ww.ee ^slaucjhters.com 219 NW Davis Street UPCOMING EVENTS FRIDAYS/SATURDAYS Feh 7,fc Super Heroes and Sidekicks! Saving the World before Bedtime! Feh 14lh Get Your Heart-On! A Valentine Blow Out! Dance Until 4:30am! SUNDAYS Latino Night! Portland s Largest Spot For Latin Entertainment! M ONDAYS Movie Mayhem & Dancers! 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It’s also spawned Routines are pre other performers. During ceded by fanfare— the boys turn their hacks Portland’s Feh. 4 show at Aladdin Theater, it was to the audience while the fetching “Jim" and creating their effects— along with skating-rink “Dan” doing their dongs. music and an endless Pufypetry, overpriced parade of genital jokes, at $35 and up, opens delivered in carnival- with a very funny, quite barker yelps. lewd California comedi W arning: You, too, can do this at home an, Tracy Smith, who ['Jan and Jim are a acted as “audience fluffer." Her raucous rixjtine hyper duo, at least as amused with their antics works such topics as jobs ("It’s just something yixj as the audience is. But the routines aren’t have so you can fuck a better class of people”) exactly mind-boggling. (AnybixJy with a fore and the idea of virgins awaiting terrorists in par skin could do most of them without much adise (“It tix>k me two or three tries to be a piece effort, trust me.) A nd the big-screen close-ups of ass worth dying for!”). The audience ate it up. give a surprisingly “yecchy" feel as every wart, Less tasty is the show itself. W hile the pimple and wrinkle is displayed along with idea of two hunks playing with themselves Nessie or “the windsurfer.” W ho dreamed a before a huge crowd has undeniable appeal, dick could he this unappealing’ J H the attraction fades after the fourth or fifth “trieje,” devolving into a kind of D inner T h e P uppetry of the P enis runs through Feb. 9 at atre with Dick. Aladdm Theater, 3017 S.E. hAdwaukie Ave. Tickets are $35-$39 from the box office or Ticketmaster. 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