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Wednesday, December 1, 2004

In New York: It's Karate, Kid! The Musical
Wow, just when you thought Broadway had lost its soul, along comes It's Karate, Kid! The Musical. Actually, I don't know if Broadway has lost its soul — in fact, I don't even know what that means.

And we're not talking Broadway anyway. We're talking Off Broadway. Off, off, off, waaaaay off Broadway.

But It's Karate, Kid! The Musical, which is playing from Dec. 2-18 in New York, looks like a riot. The official website describes the project as such:

It's Karate, Kid! The Musical is an outrageous riff on the beloved '80s film. Under the manicured, guiding hand of a mystical maintenance man, our hero wages war against pill-popping, white trash deviants; well-styled, bloodthirsty karate students; rampaging hormones; and many more "unsavory things."

Featuring 19 ferocious new songs, including Wax On! Wax Off!, My Name is Ali, and We are the Bitchkicks, this Kid trolls the depths of bad taste and strikes musical gold!

Unsavory things, Bitchkicks, bad taste and musical gold? Where do I sign up?

Take a listen to some music from the show, including The Way of the Fisting, sung by Evil Sensei. And check out these lyrics I pulled from a My Name is Ali:

When you touch my boobio,
Make a hot bitch feel sussudio,
I'm eager, moist and also freshly douched,
I know you want me 'cause I picked up on the clues

They ain't lyin', man. That shit is gold.

Buy your tickets for the show, which is at:
Teatro La Tea
Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center
107 Suffolk Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10002

And let's not forget about the time I saw an autographed pictured of original Karate Kid sensei Marty Kove in an Upper West Side deli.

Other New York Links:

Gotham Girls Roller Derby — Real roller derby, held in the South Bronx. No lie, you can even view the photos. From the site: Every Gotham Girl is an amalgam of athlete, pin-up girl, rocker and brute rolled into one badass derby girl. Pretty? Hell, yeah! Tough? Of course! Badass? Always! No word yet on when the next event will be held but, of course, I'm on the mailing list.

Jell-O Wrestling on the Lower East Side — Too early to tell where I'll be on Dec. 12, maybe at some lewd karate musical, but another good option might be 169 Bar (169 East Broadway) for some lewd amateur female Jell-O wrestling. And I didn't even know they had pro female Jell-O wrestlers.

YourNY.com — A free local classifieds site that very intuitive. Let's hope it doesn't get overrun with spammers.

How's the Peeping, Tommy? — A blog post that begins, "Perhaps the most underrated aspect of living in New York is getting to see your neighbors naked on a regular basis." Not my neighbors, man. They're old and boring. Ya know, from what I hear. (Found on Curbed.)

How to Get TV Show Tickets in NYC — Manhattan User's Guide with info on how to catch tapings of The David Letterman Show, Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show and more.

Cheryl Shops — Let's let the woman speak for herself: "A blog covering fashion and, most importantly, shopping in New York City and elsewhere." Some really valuable info and links in there, espccially during the holiday season. Of course, being the cheap bastard I am, I'm greatly anticipating the after-holiday shopping season.

Jennifer Barretta in FHM — An interview and photoshoot with a professional pool player who practices at my local club on the Upper West Side. She's really good, and really hot.

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Comments: In New York: It's Karate, Kid! The Musical

hey did you ever get a chance to see BatBoy-The Musical? sweet baby jeezuz, that was the best show i've ever seen...

http://www.batboy-themusical.com

Posted by gigglechick at December 1, 2004 12:42 AM

Do you ever get the chance to play a game of pool with Jennifer? And you are right, absolutely gorgeous.

Posted by The 7th Angel at December 1, 2004 1:12 AM

No, I don't know her personally. She does some promotion for Amsterdam Biliards Club and I often see her practicing against some of the best dudes in the city when I'm there playing league matches. She'd kick my ass, and it wouldn't even be close.

Official site:

http://www.jenniferbarretta.com/index_content.html#enter

Posted by Paul Katcher at December 1, 2004 1:22 AM

hay paul-
have you ever been to a snl show? if so how was it?

Posted by Grant at December 1, 2004 2:47 AM

Nah, never been to SNL or, I don't think, any show tapings. I figure it's kinda like seeing Britney Spears without make-up. It is a TV production, after all, and I'm not sure how seeing the gritty, production side of it could make it any better than TV. Except for the live acts, Ashlee Simpson notwithstanding.

I don't know if you've ever attended a WWF RAW show. I went to one around five years ago and you see how the TV audience is what matters and the live audience not so much. There are cameramen in the ring, like four feet from the wrestlers when they're giving their speeches. Totally different experience.

I guess it's good to say you've been once, though. Craig's List has several posts of people looking for SNL tix, but none giving them up. I'm not really not sure what the secondary market is like. Couldn't find one entry on eBay.

Maybe it's one of those Times Square on New Year's experiences. Everyone thinks we do it, but I know next to no one who's seen the ball drop.

Posted by Paul Katcher at December 1, 2004 3:41 AM

"How's the peeping, Tommy?" is one of my favorite lines from The Talented Mr. Ripley. I love Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Posted by PeeWee at December 1, 2004 8:42 AM

Jennifer Baretta is hot. I can see why you frequent where she hangs. She is probably the most naturally beautiful woman FHM has featured in awhile.

Jello wresting...when I was a struggling college student in Philly, I worked at a dump bar as a shot girl serving shots while wearing a bikini and holster. They featured ceasar salad wrestling during "bikini lunches" where 2 women would wreslte topless in a kiddie pool filled with ceasar salad. Then when they were done, guys would pay $1 a bowl for the salad (and actually ate it).

There is another show in NY that I want to see when I am in town called "Pieces (Of Ass)" at the Dodger Stages (350 W. 50th St). I am still not sure about the Karate Kid...

Posted by Cass P at December 1, 2004 12:39 PM

"Sweep the leg, Johnny!"
"But sinsae...I can beat him!'
"sweep the leg."


Posted by Jayhaux at December 1, 2004 4:50 PM
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