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   Saturday, July 20, 2002

TALENT AND "TALENT"

Attended a birthday party/fundraiser for dancer/choreographer Lincoln Shand last night, raising funds for his independent company, Fluid Dance Works (there's a bio on Nicky Ray's old site). Lincoln set up the party as a talent night to showcase not only his own new work (clever boy!) but that of his friends. Oddly, for a room full of dancers, his was the only dance piece we saw that night. Despite his insistance that it wasn't quite finished, the performance dazzled everybody.

The other acts were comprised of a singer, a drag queen, a storyteller and a pair of stand-up comics. Or maybe three, since I wanted to offer more than my own meagre donation and decided to say a few words. I just did a little riff on dancing itself and PBS-style fundraising and the crowd really seemed to like it. It was a nice feeling to hold my own with the semi-pros. Afterwards, I received many compliments, which pleased me quite a bit, and a couple Seinfeld comparions, which didn't. I wasn't doing an impression or similar material and would be horrified if I came off as some copy. I like to think they just meant that, as one person said, I "seem natural" at it and equate that with Jerry Seinfeld, arguably today's archetypal stand-up comic. It's just that, compared to him, I'm Art Vandalay.

Still, glad to have succeeded in makin' 'em laugh and glad that Lincoln's party went so well. It's never too late to donate, by the way, so feel free to e-mail Lincoln for details on how you can help Fluid Dance Works this summer.