The Shimmy Shake Project

The Shimmies got their groove on Tuesday at the Thirsty Ear Tavern. We started out the evening with a shimmy shaking groove and ended up in a fight to the death, without any cheating, of course, in Da Do Ron Ron. What was all that about? Who cares, it was fun! We received a lot of great suggestions from the audience. And here they are…

The product suggestion in Home Shopping was an automatically heated toilet seat. Erin saved Sophia’s love life with that product. Up until then Sophia’s husband thought her butt was cold as ice. Now he spends most of his time trying to coax Sophia’s hot bottom out of the bathroom.

The scene of the  crime was a burned up body in Mt Vernon in What Did You Say? Turns out private investigators, Erin and Jon from Fake Bacon, didn’t give a damn about the dead body, it was just a convenient location for them to express their desire to be pals.

The occupation chosen in Diminishing Returns was a janitor and the street they grew up on was cherry filled bottom. I think cherry filled bottom explains all that hip grinding, bumping and rolling around on the operating room floor. I hope I don’t need surgery anytime soon!

I know I always dreamed of growing up to be a bus driver. Thanks to Sarah and Tony for helping Sophia finally get on the bus in Moving Bodies. All that teasing was bound to lead somewhere.

We discovered that your grandfather’s favorite hobby is shooting rabbits in Sound FX. We gave our sadistic audience what they really wanted to see. Gina shooting a poor innocent little bunny in the head. Niiice!

The best thing to have in your pants in Take that Back was a snapping turtle. Hmm, sounds like someone’s into S&M. You, take that back! Thanks to Erin for knowing when to call a scene!!

Thanks to Kevin (played by Jason or was it Mike from Fake Bacon) and John Larkin (played by Mike or I mean Jason or whoever) for giving Sophia the choice of a man who could clearly express himself with signs or a man who could start a three alarm fire!  Sophia was on fiiiire last night in the Dating Game!

In Living Scenery the audience decided that a poor choice for collateral was a mother-in-law and homemade canoles.  It appeared mommy-in-law  enjoyed spending time with her new daughter, but by the end of the scene we learned the truth, that all mother-in-laws hate their daughter-in-laws. Sometimes the truth hurts.

In Job Excuses we came to the conclusion that sometimes you have to quit while you are ahead.

If none of this makes sense that’s because you were not at the show! If you want to be in the know, then catch the Shimmies at their St. Patty’s Day show on Tuesday, March 10th at the Thirsty Ear. Later!

The Shimmies did a little Home Shopping for a Valentine’s Day gift and purchased a state of the art breast inflater that worked like a charm. It was instantaneous cleavage and just the right amount of perkiness. Can’t wait to try mine on…Gina are you available tomorrow at say, 8pm??

Cupid made a special appearance to help audience member, Nick, a.k.a one of Celia’s big bros, remember to purchase a gift for his lovely wife on Valentine’s Day in Day in the Life. When Nick gave his wife her gift, the 35,000 rpm drill with torque support (or whatever it was) she acted as if she liked it, but did you notice that she put her robe back on when she saw it? Maybe Cupid needed to sharpen Nick’s arrow just a little bit more, afterall, you know how dull arrows get after 50.  Looks like no Valentine’s Day nookie for Nick. Aawww, better luck next year!

In IPod, jealous and paranoid Roger fears his girlfriend is cheating on him and tries to hang himself only to be interrupted by a phone call. Turns out Roger’s life is saved by having his cake and eating it too. The replay of that scene was spot on, except that it was about a man who just discovered that he is the proud new father of a baby boy….and there are at least seven more to follow. Hmmm? Maybe invitro isn’t such a good idea.

What do you think happens when you pit two brothers, Ben and Joe, a.k.a. more of Celia’s family, against each other in Moving Bodies? That’s right, it was rock ‘em sock ‘em hour at the Ear. There were more legs and arms flying around than at an UFC championship fight. Surprisingly, no one lost a tooth! Well, except for that poor horse in Sound FX, but that’s beside the point. Um, and remember Joe is still looking for a nice single girl to take home to his mother.

The Shimmy Shake Valentine’s Day Show was full of love for Celia. She wanted to send an extra special thank you to her family for making the long trip to see the show. Five of her seven siblings drove from the Cleveland area to surprise her and to watch the Shimmies perform! They all think they are comediens and believe improv is helping Celia’s mental well being. She doesn’t disagree!

Last but not least, who doesn’t get turned on watching Nascar or by size 21 shoes? Now be honest.

The Shimmies want to wish everyone a fun and happy Valentine’s Day. Leave a comment or contact the Shimmies at shimmyshakeproject@gmail.com. We would love to hear what you have to say. The next show is at 8:30pm on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at the Thirsty Ear Tavern in Grandview. See you there!!