Everything old is new again. Everything odd as well. I can say this with some certainty, since we are about to witness the second coming of Pee-Wee. Fully aware of the entendres I have placed before you, I shall continue with as little snickering as possible, please. "The Pee-Wee Herman Show" will open next month at the Club Nokia theater in Los Angeles. It has been eighteen years since the Playhouse doors were closed, and now its creator and host believes the world is ready for another dose. Again, enough of the giggling.
Many of the original gang will be there, including Jambi and Miss Yvonne. Cowboy Curtis may show up, if he's not too busy solving crimes, and alas, Captain Carl has gone to that big fishing pier in the sky. Time goes by, some things change, but not Pee-Wee. I had the giddy good fortune of seeing Mister P.W. Herman on tour way back in 1981, and still remember my secret club name, how I just missed getting to be Tootsie Roll Monitor, and those giant underpants.It's a little naughty. It's very immature, and it will be very amusing.
Speaking of "a little naughty," most of us will remember that it was a minor transgression in an adult movie theater that signaled the end of the fun back in 1991. Indecent Exposure is precisely the thing that most kiddie show hosts don't want on their resume. With the passing of Soupy Sales, the world is ready again for the man-child to return to his throne. We've all been very patient, and it is time for a new secret word.
One wonders if Tiger Woods' "indefinite leave from golf will last as long.
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