Hi folks!

I’ve just returned from a week long tour through PA and NY. A little Sideshow, a little Music, and even a little relaxation!

August is here now, and I’m surprised at how fast it’s disappearing already! There are several exciting shows coming up this month, including the Cheeky Monkey Tiki Party at the Palace of Wonders. Everyone loves Tiki parties *especially you Brady’s. Throw in some Cheeky Monkeys and you know it’s going to be outrageous! Plus we will be having as a special guest my ~favorite~ tiki goddess herself, L’il Dutch!

Last month I did two shows at the Comedy Zone in Crystal City, VA. This is a great venue, and a new and interesting challenge. This is not the usual drunken bar/festival crowd. These were civilized human beings, who like watching variety acts. while eating dinner. All those things my mom always said not to do at the dinner table came flooding back. “don’t stick things in your nose at the dinner table” “don’t swallow more than you can chew” etc. that kind of rules out Blockhead and Balloonswallow. and even though mom never said anything about walking on broken glass while at the dinner table, my past experience w/ audience members losing it hearing the glass break beneath my feet told me it might not be a good idea.

But the straitjacket, however, seemed like a ~perfect~ choice.

other gigs this month:

Comedy Zone – Saturday, August 15th

CMSS Tiki Party @ the Palace – Friday, August 21st

Tilted Torch @ the Palace – Friday, August 28th

Varietease in Richmond VA – Saturday, August 29th

In other news: a few Mab/Wedji sightings!

* You can find a picture of Wedji TuCheeks in the latest Daily Crock, the Faerie’s Magazine.

* you can hear my interview on Wayne Kaiser’s Ballycast, The Podcast of the Carnival, Sideshow and Burlesque

* you can find me at the NY Ren Faire, Playing drums with Karpathos

* and I even made it out to the 98 rock morning show. it was a miracle that I was up that early, so I have no idea what I said. if you were one of the folks who were luck enough to catch it, drop me a line to let me know how I did!

Next month already has tons of great plans! not the least of which is the Carnival of 5 Fires in Richmond VA.

Step Right Up: Sword Swallowing and the Life of the American Sideshow is now showing!

Featuring sideshow performers you know and love! (including yours truly!)

the entire ~30 min documentary here:

Step Right Up: Sword Swallowing and the Life of the American Sideshow from Stephanie Brinson on Vimeo.

In my attempts to saturate the digital airwaves, as well as keep up with the hundreds of Joneses, I now have a Twitter acctount!  I swear I will only post meaningful and insightful content. Honest.    Follow me if you dare!

Web Notice!  If you have a link to my old site (jaladrum.org), please update your webpage with this new and groovy url (mabjustmab.com).

This evening is the Burner Bazaar!  come on out and see what the freaks are peddling.

Contradiction Dance Studio
7014 Westmoreland Ave, ste A
Takoma Park, MD 20912
office: 240.450.2420
web: www.contradictiondance.com
Saturday, Feb. 7
6 – 10 pm

Hope to see you there!

I just finished the flickr widget for my photo gallery!

I also updated/embeded several videos from my youtube site here on the media page.

there is still tons left to do, but don’t you just love the forward progress? now you can look at stuff while I update more content!

Mab sez...

Wow! it only took a little over 10 years, but I finally picked up mabjustmab.com! welcome!

This new website format is much easier to update, and, well to be quite frank, looks a heck of a lot cooler than my old site. and it comes with all these whistles and bells!!!

not the least of which is my new mailing list! sign up and receive monthly newsletters talking about upcoming shows (mine as well as a few other local gems), news, reviews and more!

There is also an RSS feed (if you are into that kind of thing…I’m not judging…).

And you can even create a user acct here, and post comments!

I’m going to be making an “Ask Mab!” page where you can post questions. In the meantime, if you don’t want to wait for the page, feel free to email me any questions, comments, funny anecdotes or pay pal money.

If you are linked to my old website (jaladrum.org), be sure to update your webpages!

I look forward to a long and beautiful future here at MabJustMab.com

Recently, on Facebook, there was a meme going around where you were asked to present 25 facts about your self.  Typically, I shy away from those kinds of things.  But then I realized that this could be a comedy exercise.  So I decided to give it a try.

Twenty five lines about one woman.

(doesn’t quite have the same ring as eighty-eight lines about forty-four women…still, worth a shot)

please note! only some of the things on this list are true.  )

1. Mab is training an army of kitties to drive little cat tanks with bubble dome viewing pods.
2. Mab is preparing for the apocalypse.
3. Mab is part of a brood of 6 super mutants.
4. Mab can read your mind and uses this skill to entertain you.
5. Mab is an enabler. She has made great and wonderful things that have changed the world happen, and no one will ever know.
6. Mab lives in a secluded place, accessing it through a secret cave hidden behind long vines covered by a waterfall……in the heart of a volcano.
7. Mab believes green peppers are evil pods from outer space sent here to take over the human race.
8. Mab fears they may have succeeded.
9. Mab knows everyone has superpowers.
10. Mab likes to wrap pigs in blankets, and then dip them in spicy mustard
11. Mab is a geek in most senses of the word.
12. Mab knows that old school techno will be considered “classical” music on 200 years.
13. Mab is terribly shy.
14. Mab’s battery cell will operate indefinitely so long as sufficient amounts of coffee, beer, and cigarettes are provided.
15. Mab is actually 98 years old, but the coffee, beer, and cigarettes have preserved her body nicely.
16. Mab studies comedy.  Because she knows that it is the most powerful tool in her arsenal for world domination. Way better than kitties in bubble tanks.
17. If the Doctor every crossed her path, Mab would hitch a ride without thinking twice and bring her unique brand of sideshow/comedy to the whole of time and space.
18. Mab has had excellent and insightful conversations with inanimate objects.
19. Sometimes, Mab is a Pirate.
20. Sometimes, Mab is a Ninja.
21. Mab let her cats type up a few of these.
22. When she was born, Mab was held by her ankles and dipped in the river ARTS.
23. As a young child, Mab was shown her future and her past.
24. Mab had her heart removed from her body, and dipped in boiling lava to render her nigh-invulnerable.
25. Mab played a chess game while waiting in line for the Van Gogh exhibit outside of the national art museum that saved the world from an evil mastermind.

feel free to add more in the comments (and I will verify if thy are true or not!)

Even though December has been a quiet month as far as gigs go, I have been super(power) busy working on January and beyond!  it looks like 2009 is going to be a great year!  Comic Books!  Classes!  Cheeky Monkeys!  Circuses!  Vaudeville and Variety Artists!  Stay tuned….

in the meantime, here is a fun fact!

“The addition of a Mab to your event will increase the Fun Factor by at least 135%, as illustrated by this random picture of a scientific looking graph”

a scientific looking graph

Title: Vaudeville Carnival 3
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Link out: Click here
Description: Featuring Performances By:

Mezmer Society NC (luscious cabaret & balkan ruckus)
Mavi of Romka in DC(haunting Kali dance)
Mizz. Phat MandeePA, with her Phabulous voice
Mr. Buddy Nutt PA, the one man band- will be bringing back his musical saw
Mab, Just Mab DC, Highly entertaining sideshow girl!
Zafira PA, our hostesses with mostesses (with some NEW! performances for our fellow Yinzers)

Vending, Ambience & Libations with:

Mr. Arm of the Secret Society of Odd Acquisitions PA, (house-of-wonders sculpture and photography)
The Rex Theater\’s Bar & Lounge
Father Dunn and his treasure chest of jewels and wonders of the world…. you\’ll want to buy it all!
Your Inner Vagabond PA, with tasty complimentary goodies!

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*BONUS PERFORMANCE!*

Nov 30thYour Inner Vagabond
With Raquy & The Cavemen!
Tickets for the Nov 30th Raquy Show, call 412.683.1623

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Click here to find out about
Mezmer Society Seminars!

**Registration fees are non-refundable unless the event is cancelled **

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Start Date: 2008-11-29
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End Date: 2008-11-30
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