The Shimmy Shake Project

What’s more fun than a barrell of monkeys?  Performing for a bunch of nurses and patient care assistants at the Riverside Methodist Hospital, 7 Tower Winter Wonderland Holiday Party! We were honored and most pleased to be invited back for a second year to entertain a group of people that hold a special place in our hearts. Though we firmly believed that we would be dealing with dissimpaction, the staff rose above and gave us suggestions from midget stretcher in Home Shopping to riding a sherpa to work in Job Excuses. How can you go wrong with those ideas?!

It was a very informative night as well. In Day in the Life, we learned that Jamie B. takes breaks from studying by calling Jessica, Sindhu and Sherri every ten minutes and, of course, enjoys going to Wal-Mart to flirt with a 70 year old cashier about hippos! Who knew Jamie was into geriatric romance! We also learned that not only does Lauren like to grab her own ”girls,” but she had Erin grab her own too! Oh, and Katie L. helped Celia wax Erin’s red wood tree in Moving Bodies. Hmmm, do Katie and Lauren flap their arms around like that when they wax Ethan and Joel’s red woods?

The New Year’s Resolution for  Fill in the Blanks was “dump your boyfriend.” In this scene the audience filled in the blanks with pickles and a jackass and discovered that it is far more attractive to look like a jackass than a pickle. Speak for yourself!

Speaking of pickles….Keely was quite pickled in The Dating Show, while Stephania helped herself to tea and discussing the Antique Road Show with her possible date with Rob. Keely was so drunk she couldn’t remember if she liked watching Little House on the Prairie, Seventh Heaven or maybe it was Bonanza! Either way, Rob was desperate for a date and chose the easier of the two. You go Stephania! Although, Keely’s husband, Keith, did let us know Keely is loose and easy too!

The doctor/nurse relationship was perfectly portrayed in “Help, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” in the game, Lines. If you’ve heard a doctor say it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times…remember the next time I come in here I’m cracking skulls!

There were no doctors in the house that night and we all had a great time with the 7 Tower staff. We hope to join them with new games next year!! Thanks for a good time. If you want a good time email us at shimmyshakeproject@gmail.com.

Last night at The Thirsty Ear Tavern: The head nurse spoke up, she said leave this one alone, she could tell right away that Dan was bad to the bone!  Who would have thought a business analyst could be such a bad ass!! You would think someone with 4 girls under the age of six would be sucking his thumb in some corner dreading the day they’re all teenagers. Dan, you need to start taking xanax now before you feel like you’re on an episode of Lost!

Scott and Jon of Fake Bacon helped out in The Dating Show. Our audience member, Kyle, inspired Scott to take a walk through Sophia’s wicked garden and then join Jason and Jesse, Jason and Jesse, Jason and Jesse in his room.  A three for one package deal for our southern bell! Not bad. Volunteer Joe inspired Jon to warm up Sophia 300 feet in the air with a couple of 9volts. I do believe our bachelorette is correct, psychological testing should be required prior to going on The Dating Show!

Gina showed us that chewed up gum is a perfectly good bonding source for replacing an accidentally pulled tooth, even if her patient did run away screaming in Sound FX.

Angela and Jason gave the Shimmies a run for the money in Moving Bodies. Maybe audience participation isn’t such a good idea after all.  Being thrown around, smacked and slapped is a bit vicious, don’t ya think?! To be honest…we LIKED it.

Hmmm, how set up did it seem when Celia came to work drunk in Job Excuses and she had to guess that she stopped at a liquor store on the way? The Shimmies are stepping into the twilight zone and our minds are beginning to meld. Look out!

Okay so there were a lot of boob references, stripping, bikinni waxing and bouncing around…sometimes you just have to give the audience what it wants. There is no shame in that. Really. Is there a priest in the house?

Erin has such a cute, lovable  and sunny dispostition that when she talks to you, you don’t really mind  being messed with. For those that wanted to know, the last sentence was ended with a preposition.

We will be  performing at a private party next Friday. If anyone is interested in talking to one of the Shimmies about performing at a bachelorette party, baby shower, birthday or office party send us an email at www.shimmyshakeproject@gmail.com. We’ll be happy to shake out the details with you. We’ll be at The Thirsty Ear Tuesday, January 27th with Fake Bacon. Show starts at 8:30. Bring your friends. It’s free and food and drinks are cheap!

 Oh yeah, and Celia won Da Do Ron Ron, Da Do Ron Ron, rap version. Shimmies rule!!

Thanks to all who braved the icy weather last Tuesday night to join us for our Christmas Spectacular. We were one Shimmy short because Gina had to take her hubby to the emergency room after his head collided with the sidewalk. You didn’t lose too many brain cells did you Mike? We hope there weren’t any other casualties from that night! 

With Gina at the hospital we helped ourselves to a big serving of Fake Bacon. Scott bubbled with fun in What Did You Say; Jason went for a sleigh ride to the zoo, where he went ice skating and got excited about an elephant in I Pod; and Jon wanted to know why his employee rode something naughty (yet oh-so nice) to work in Job Excuses. There’s nothing like a little bacon to make a dish extra special. Thanks for your help guys!!

Also, thanks to our audience volunteers, especially Mark, who we’re sure is the sweetest and most thoughtful uncle to his nieces and nephews. He drank, cussed, yelled, and most assuredly, received the world’s worst uncle award in A Day in the Life. Thanks for sharing Mark! No hard feelings, right? Aw, suck it up.

The Shimmies would like to wish everyone a very happy, safe and prosperous New Year!! The next show is Tuesday, January 13th  at The Thirsty Ear Tavern in Grandview. See you there!!