This... or That! [Updated]
One of these days... ONE of these days... I will return to Coney Island and join the fray once again, just to hear the words...
Honestly, even for $15 a head, it is such a trip. Warning, the web site is probably not suitable (in certain senses) for the young. You may be exposed to the occasional nipple or two. (Usually two, right? The only person I ever saw who had a third one was faking it. And that was even on television. Or was it in a movie? I can't remember.)
I saw this with one of my best friends, Elliott, last August. We weren't there for the burlesque; we were more there for the freakshow. That wasn't playing so we ponied up the last few bucks from the depths of our wallets and stepped inside.
The Great Fredini and company, at the time, were videotaping the shows as pilots for national cable. Comedy Central, perhaps, at two in the morning, or A&E even. Bravo? E!? To my knowledge that endeavor hasn't gotten very far, but how often does This... or That! appear at Coney Island's Sideshows by the Seashore? Last summer the schedule of everything, not just This... or That! seemed to be sporadic. Trying to get it on cable is still an enticing idea to me.
Jane Rose of freewilliamsburg.com did a cool review of This... or That! and I agree with her that lovely assistant Julie Atlas Muz has the best facial expressions on the planet.
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... Scribbled by Bill T ... 4/22/2004 10:07:00 AM ... 
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