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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
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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!
Feh 21“
TUESDAYS
Where the Wild Things Are
Slaughters Karaoke
THURSDAYS 9pm to MIDNIGHT!
75< WELL DRINKS ON
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
2:30am - 4:30am
SS 00 ALL YOU CAN EAT
BREAKFAST
Boot Scootin’ Country
Line Dance Lessons @ 8
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REVIEW
Puppetry schmuppetry
THURSDAY
75* WELL DRINKS
9pm to Midnight!
Penile origami show is mostly hype
by
G
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M o r r is
uptx’try of the Penis
superhero capes and
was horn in 1997,
plunge into a series of
the brainchild of
"genital origami” that
Australians
include impressions of
a Kentucky Fried
Simon Morley and
David Friend, who dis
Chicken leg, a baby
covered a mutual inter
bird, the Eiffel Tower,
est in doing “dick
President Bush, the
tricks” while chatting
Lix:h Ness Monster, a
at a pub. (Sorry, kids,
hamburger—all the
not a gay bar.)
things you can imagine
teen-age hoys might
The show that
think up during that
emerged has garnered
crucial dick-discovery
enormous press and sold-
phase.
out houses around the
world. 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.
Dan and Jim arrive onstage in tacky, satin
UPCOMING CABARET
FEBRUARY
l l ,h & 18,h
Cherie Price
25,h
The Wilfettes
MARCH
4 <h &
25«h
Variety Show
“Best o f ’ Show
l l ,h& 18,h
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Wendy Martel-Vilken
APRIL
1“ & 8th
Jerry Stuart
15'\ 22nd, 29,h Susan Overcast
All shows 7:30 pm
Call for reservations
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