Saturday, April 30, 2005

Tonight we went to Naked Boys Singing, a musical revue with nude males singing on stage. This is the show that was shut down by the Atlanta Police because they claimed it was adult entertainment. According to the mistaken police, the venue, The Armory, doesn't have a license for showing such nasty things like the man human body. Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin jumped in and said that the police misunderstood a city ordinance. The show opened back up and is still running. A very successful show. Atlanta needs to loosen up a bit. If people want to pay to see that then let them! Its not like the conservative suburbanites were being bussed in and forced to view it, eyes sewn open. The guys didn't even get erections. No sex acts or simulated sex was performed on stage. None of them could even pass as a porn star.

All in all, it was a fun show. We had a ball...except for the audience member who kept trying to harmonize along at the end of all the numbers. "TRYING" is the key word. He was singing a quarter step flat each time. He got louder as the show continued. Fortunately, this wasn't "high art". After all, it was in a cabaret theatre, which made for a nice intimate atmosphere.

Go see the show but be ready to have fun.

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