Fake Bacon Set at the Thirsty Ear 6/27/08

(The Declaration of Independence as signed by us during Mega-Replay)

Set List 5/27/08:

1. Emo Party

2. 3-Headed Jackhole

3. Actor's Nightmare

4. Song Lyrics

5. Press Conference

6. Mega Replay

7. Bubblegum

8. Time Life Song Collection

9. Family Dinner

10. Old Job, New Job

11. Prison Visitor

12. Da Do Ron Ron

Memorial of the Day After Memorial Day

• Celia told us all to "behave" as she won Da Do Ron Ron rhyming with Dave.
• Joss Stone's lyric: "Sarah says it's cool she don't considering cheating." White Stripes lyric: "Bobby says it's fine he don't consider it cheating." Went with Joss this evening.
• Albert Einstein playing for the Phillies? E=MC2nd base.
• Actor's Nightmare had its own musical interlude.
• Prison Visitor had its own chorus line.
• Pass the peas and carrots for the Time Life Collection
• And while your at it, slap some white meat on the plate at Family Dinner for "Sarah" (obviously not her real name).

Next show: High Five on June 2, 2008 8:30

Fake Bacon set @ The Thirsty Ear 5/13/08

(The Crossing of the Delaware as reinacted during Mega-Replay)

Set list 5/13/08:
1. Emo Party
2. Mega Replay
3. 3-Headed Jackhole
4. Presidential Debate
5. Actors Nightmare
6. Prison Visitor
7. Press Conference
8. Song Lyrics
9. Movie Genres
10. Time-Life Song Collection
11. Old Job, New Job
12. Actor's Nightmare II
13. Family Dinner
14. Irish Drinking Song
15. Do Do Ron Ron

Furius Baco*

• The Itchy and Scratchy show at the Emo Party
• Prison sucks.
• Shark! Shark! Let's scare it away with Song Lyrics!
• Life handed us a bunch of lemons for the Time-Life Song Collection
• Someone finally gave us "dildo" during Old Job, New Job.
• "Mary, Mary" was quite contrary during Dinner
• Dialogue? We don't need no stinkin' dialogue. Actor's real Nightmare when the Page 6 introduction was called out
• Jason Da Do Ran Ran away with it

* Furius Baco is a world class roller coaster in Spain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furius_Baco

Next Show: Benefit show at Ravari Room, Friday May 6th at 8:00 pm

Fake Bacon Performance @ High Five 5/6/08

The High Five, a title we gave to the nurses in the audience, were treated to a different kind of show from the Bacon. After the Shimmey Shakers presented their 3-D set of real Broken Glass Fairies, Fake Bacon threw all the games they've ever played into a fishbowl and asked the audience to pick (along with each troupe members' name). The following set ensued:


Set List 5/6/08

1. Movie Preview
2. Song Lyrics
3. Presidential Debate
4. Onion Skin
5. K-Tel's Time-Life's Greatest Hits
6. Celebrity Advice
7. Split Screen
8. Foreign Film Dub
9. Funeral
10. ESPN
11. Family Dinner
12. Da Do Ron Ron

Gone Fishin'

• Some old chestnuts were pulled out of the bowl, including games like Onion Skin and Funeral, which we had not played for over a year.
• The erstwhile Isaiah made a return visit from Cincy to join us in Greatest Hits and Da Do Ron Ron
• Nurse Esmeralda made a healthy looking corpse in Funeral.
• Nurse Stephania showed us just how crazy her family is at Family Dinner
• Against Jason's hopes, he was pulled for Song Lyrics and did a great job with it!
• Against Scott's hopes, he was pulled for Split Screen and did a not so great job with it!
• John K. is much prettier than Hilary, as many watching pointed out.
• Mike pulled in the prize for Da Do Ron Ron, after arguing that his cousin "Tyke" really did exist.

Next gig: The Thirsty Ear, May 13th, 8:30pm

Bar Crawl Memories in Oberlin

Our stint in Oberlin, otherwise known as "No Campus for Old Men" provided a fertile ground for the more alcoholic members of Fake Bacon, who partook in some wildly exotic shots, as documented by Shimmy Shaker Erin Prosser




Shimmy Shaker Celia looks on as Jason enjoys a refreshing Flaming Doctor Pepper, begging the question "Wouldn't you like to be a Pepper too?"

Here, Mike proudly downs his first Blow Job, as the glass gets caught in his mouth. Hey Mikey, looks like you're enjoying that just a little too much.






















Here, Scott gives a thumbs up while downing a Flaming Apple Pie. Good thing he has no hair to burn off!

Fake Bacon Performance Thirsty Ear 4/22/08

(Photo by Erin Prosser)

Tribute show to our troupe member Isaiah Shalwitz who is moving on to the greener pastures of Cincinnati.

Set list 4/22/08

1. Emo Party
2. Mega Replay
3. 3-Headed Jackhole
4. Presidential Debate
5. Actor's Nightmare
6. Press Conference
7. Song Lyrics
8. Time-Life Song Collection
9. Bubblegum
10. Old Job, New Job
11. Family Dinner
12. Irish Drinking Song
13. Da Do Ron Ron

Bye Bye, Bacon Buddy

• Tributes to Isaiah sprinkled throughout the set to let him know how much he will really be missed. Plus, the presentation of gifts that were almost ready.
• Isaiah hosted his going away Emo Party.
• The ladies were lovin' the Jackhole this evening, who seemed to have all the right answers.
• It was as if David Mamet had tailored the Actor's Nightmare just for us. Are you sure that wasn't all written?
• Jon C. became the dashing Cary Grant with a Nobel Peace Prize during Press Conference, but he was way too humble to let us know that right away.
• Time-Life presents the Greatest Woolly Sweater Hits, with a full tune from Isaiah and a disco splash from Jon C.
• During Bubblegum, Isaiah was on again/off again like a Clapper light switch during a standing ovation.
• Had a birthday boy up for Family Dinner who dared to include his wife--who was sitting in the audience!!! No cake was thrown.
• Irish Drinking Song got a little filthy there--just how we like it.
• A tie! A tie! A palpable tie! Shimmies and Bacon split the coveted prize for Da Do Ron Ron, as Scott and Erin were evidently never giving up the arm wrestle

Next show - May 6th at the High Five

Fake Bacon @ Oberlin's Improv Til Your Dead 4/19/08

Long, strange trip to Oberlin College's Improv Festival over the weekend. Bacon and Shimmy Shake took the two hour trip north from Columbus and settled into their Motel 6 Amherst berths, before zipping over to the infamous Blue Sky Restaurant, where the amorous waiter brought copious amounts of food.

Made it over all bloated and just in time to catch I Eat Pandas incredible set. The creative, foxy duo had the audience going nuts for their three mini-musicals based upon, of all things, the word "penis" which was shouted out. Pandas took the high road and proved to be some of the best improv anywhere, at all.

After a Saturday chocked filled with workshops, Bacon went on at 11:30 pm. Seems like the cats had their fill of cream, cause when we were announced, you would have thought we'd changed our name to "Please Move To The Exits In A Timely Manner." Those brave few who stuck it out with us saw the following set:

1. Emo Party
2. Mega Replay
3. 3-Headed Jackhole
4. Actor's Nightmare
5. Song Lyrics
6. Bubblegum
7. Family Dinner

Bacon To Go:

• At the Pope's Emo Party, Scott managed to truly reflect this audience's feelings for Fake Bacon
• Mega Replay's Battle of Waterloo left us bloodied.
• Among other things, The Jackhole was able to answer the Koan riddle "What is the sound of one hand clapping?"
• Jason and John delivered an impassioned Actor's Nightmare, ran out of pages, and kept going anyway!
• In Song Lyrics, Mike and Scott fell in love at the Dairy Queen with their litany of "Oldies but Never-Heardies"
• Attack of the Orange and Plaid Stamped Lizard in Bubblegum
• Finally, a spritely Greek student came up on stage to share some Family Dinner and had a good time with lots of "ding-ding-dings!"

At midnight, Shimmy Shake played clean-up crew with their great set, starting with some acrobatics that are impossible to do on their more compact stages. Shimmy had us back up for Da Do Ron Ron, which John Kuhn grabbed the title and held it for our group.

Next performance Tues April 22, 2008 at Thirsty Ear.

Fake Bacon Show at Thirsty Ear 04/08/08

(Jon C., John K, Isaiah, and Scott) Photo by Erin Prosser

Set List 4/8/08

1. Emo Party
2. Mega Replay
3. 3-Headed Jackhole
4. Presidential Debate
5. Actor's Nightmare
6. Bubblegum
7. Celebrity Advice
8. Press Conference
9. K-Tel Hit Songs
10. Old Job, New Job
11. Family Dinner
12. Song Lyrics
13. Movie Genres
14. Actor's Nightmare II
15. Irish Drinking Song
16. Da Do Ron Ron

Love Letters, Straight From My Heart!

• Sweet-sixteen and never been Emo'd.
• Who needs TurboTax when ya' got the Jackhole!
• Hillary and Obama in a dance-off! If only real life were like this.
• Tom Cruise converting to Judaism? No problem.
• Britney Spears, Sean Connery and the late Charlton Heston all gave advice to an antler-growing bald person
• Jodi, our special guest for family dinner, was so sweet and nice that it made it difficult to scream and yell and throw the turkey around the table.
• Freddy Krueger's greatest hits proved to be Solid Gold for the Cheeseman.
• Jason and Scott went mano a' mano in Da Doo Ron Ron, but Scott pulled no puces.

Next gig at Oberlin College!! Improv Til You Drop April 19th 8pm til...