Apparently the power behind bringing TABBOO to the States...is none other than Rosie O'Donnell.

A video clip of Leigh Bowery from Minty's appearance on BBC's The Clothes Show.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/tv/clothesshow/

Anyone know any secrets on how to get this clip downloaded to a hard drive?

Glamnerd?

XXXOOO
Satori

I hear Johnny and Chi Chi are cooking up BIG Leigh event very soon!! It's great to see all this attention being showered on the queen of freakdom!

The first Be-It costume ball, a Lui Antinous production, on June 1st will be in honor of Leigh. Read all about it in NYC Nightclubs And Events

Also, Footlight Records already has the score of the London show. It's amazing!

God bless ya Leigh..... a true genius... seemed like he was a sweetheart too.... remember seeing him dance once with Michael Clarke... fantastic that there he was in all his 200 plus pounds prancing with glee and gusto.. Bravo... true visionary... WAY ahead of his time... way...

TABOO PRODUCER ROSIE O'DONNELL AND BOY GEORGE MAKE THEIR FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE TOGETHER IN NEW YORK CITY!

FAN CHAT BROADCAST LIVE VIA
www.TabooOnBroadway.com

HOSTED BY WPLJ'S RACE TAYLOR
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2003
FROM 12:15 P.M. TO 1:00 P.M. EST.

Producer Rosie O'Donnell and TABOO star, lyricist/composer Boy George will appear
together to discuss their new production with their fans.

Tickets for TABOO go on sale September 3rd, 2003. Performances begin Friday, October
24th, 2003.

Be sure to visit us at www.TabooOnBroadway.com starting at 12:00 PM EST

Tune into BROADWAY ON BROADWAY ON NBC4 New York on Tuesday, September 9 at 7:00 pm
(EST) to get a sneak peek at TABOO starring & featuring the music of Boy George!
The concert that was held in Times Square on Sunday, September 7 features Euan
Morton and cast members of TABOO singing STRANGER IN THIS WORLD.

TABOO HOT NEWS

BOX OFFICE OPENS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 - 10:00 AM
Rosie will be stopping by around lunchtime to hand out gifts! Be sure to drop by
the Plymouth Theatre 236 West 45th Street - between 8th and Broadway - for a visit.

ROSIE ON THE VIEW - SEPTEMBER 22, 2003
Rosie will be on THE VIEW on September 22, 2003 to celebrate the box office opening
of TABOO! (check local listings for times)

TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
Please call Telecharge.com at (212) 239-6200 or visit:

https://www.telecharge.com/teletarget.asp?Event=APLYTA&Modifier=001&Source=B71

SUPPORT ROSIE'S BROADWAY KIDS
TABOO - a preview evening to benefit Rosie's Broadway Kids Honoring Gerald B.
Schoenfeld - Chairman, The Shubert Organization. Thursday, November 6, 2003 - 7:30
PM Curtain - Plymouth Theater - 236 West 45th Street Post - Preview Reception -
Gotham Hall - 1356 Broadway.

For preview-only tickets at $250, individual tickets and reception at $500,
supporter tickets and reception at $1,000, please call (212) 573-6933.

ROSIE AND GEORGE ON THE TONIGHT SHOW - SEPTEMBER 26, 2003
Rosie and George stop by for a visit with Jay Leno on September 26, 2003 (check
local listings for times)

ROSIE AND GEORGE NOW ACCEPTING YOUR QUESTIONS IN THE TABOO FORUM
Please visit the TABOO forum board at: http://taboo-forum.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi

Thanks to a lurking kindered spirit Josie here in Cincy, we've discovered Trio (although we have to check to see if we get it)

Look at their schedule for October 31st!
Set your recorders!

XXXOOO
Satori
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8:00 AM DAME EDNA EXPERIENCE, THE DAME EDNA EXPERIENCE SERIES 2/SHOW 5
9:00 AM TRIO ON TOUR KYLIE MINOGUE: ON A NIGHT THIS
10:00 AM DAME EDNA EXPERIENCE, THE DAME EDNA EXPERIENCE SERIES 2/SHOW 2
11:00 AM TRIO DOCUMENTARY BURNING MAN: WHERE'S THE FIRE
12:00 PM TRIO DOCUMENTARY ALMOST ELVIS
1:30 PM DESIGNERS, THE HEAVENS TO BETSEY
2:30 PM DESIGNERS, THE VIVIENNE WESTWOOD: BRITISH INNOVATOR
3:00 PM TRIO DOCUMENTARY PORTRAIT OF A PHOTOGRAPHER: DAVID LACHAPELLE
7:00 PM TRIO MOVIE KIDS IN THE HALL: BRAIN CANDY
9:00 PM TRIO SPECIAL THE LEGEND OF LEIGH BOWERY
11:00 PM TRIO MOVIE TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! JULIE NEWMAR
1:00 AM TRIO SPECIAL THE LEGEND OF LEIGH BOWERY

Thanks to a lurking kindered spirit Josie here in Cincy, we've discovered Trio (although we have to check to see if we get it)

Look at their schedule for October 31st!
Set your recorders!

XXXOOO
Satori
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8:00 AM DAME EDNA EXPERIENCE, THE DAME EDNA EXPERIENCE SERIES 2/SHOW 5
9:00 AM TRIO ON TOUR KYLIE MINOGUE: ON A NIGHT THIS
10:00 AM DAME EDNA EXPERIENCE, THE DAME EDNA EXPERIENCE SERIES 2/SHOW 2
11:00 AM TRIO DOCUMENTARY BURNING MAN: WHERE'S THE FIRE
12:00 PM TRIO DOCUMENTARY ALMOST ELVIS
1:30 PM DESIGNERS, THE HEAVENS TO BETSEY
2:30 PM DESIGNERS, THE VIVIENNE WESTWOOD: BRITISH INNOVATOR
3:00 PM TRIO DOCUMENTARY PORTRAIT OF A PHOTOGRAPHER: DAVID LACHAPELLE
7:00 PM TRIO MOVIE KIDS IN THE HALL: BRAIN CANDY 9:00 PM TRIO SPECIAL THE LEGEND OF LEIGH BOWERY
11:00 PM TRIO MOVIE TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! JULIE NEWMAR
1:00 AM TRIO SPECIAL THE LEGEND OF LEIGH BOWERY

Here is the NYTimes review of the Leigh Bowery documentary due to hit theatres 11/21. You can catch a preview of the movie on the TRIO channel (102 in Manhattan), which I did on Saturday night before going out.

The documentary covers his life and a panorama of his looks, creations, and art projects through his lifetime.

The Alien Emperor of 80s London

This movie really gives you an idea of what his life was like and how brilliant AND crazy he was...

We taped it on 10/31 and watched it on Sunday. WONDERFUL film.

We loved how it ended on a somewhat cheery note. Even though he got sick so fast and died suddenly, his last wishes and the way his friends and family drank champagne and threw the glasses in after him...

And how great was it that this man who was larger than life, in life, was also too large for his grave in death?

I loved the interviews in the foreground, with the footage in back. esp. when they had him hanging upside-down by one foot.

Very, very well done.

Satori

VERY SHORT NOTICE, But...

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The Legend of Leigh Bowery, FEVA benefit screening/party, East
Village, March 18

The Legend of Leigh Bowery
Screening at Two Boots Pioneer Theater
46 Avenue A @ 3rd street (212-254-3300)
March 18-26
Opening Night Benefit Screening Followed by
an AFTER PARTY - COSTUME CONTE$T at PLAID
with special guest DJ
Proceeds benefit FEVA
(Federation of East Village Artists)
Thursday March 18 @ 9:00 pm
$10.00 admission includes movie, party and a drink
$500 Grand Prize ! COSTUME CONTEST $200 Runner Up !
Be The Latest Legend. Be your own best creation. Show us your most
outrageous, inventive, and over the top look and win cold cash.
PLAID is 76 East 13th St. tween 4th Ave. & B-way - all Union Sq.
subways.
Cant make it to the screening ? ....
But want to party at Plaid or enter the Costume Contest?
Guest list requests should be emailed to
david@howlfestival.com BEFORE noon thursday / 17.

im not sure if anyone has mentioned this or not, but A painting of Leigh by Lucien Freud is hanging in the modern art section of the MET.

Someone we know should get this!
A mint copy of Minty's Open Wide on ebay.

xxxooo
S