i have been

...blessed with the water from the bathtub of david o'mer

*yes boo, i went, again

my favourite act from the La Clique show by The Famous Spiegeltent
need i say more?

i was in the 3rd row & was sprayed with water when he was swinging around with the ropes & doing acrobatic stuff in & out of the bathtub, clad only in jeans, drenched with water; with women at the back row near the bar whistling (& swooning) & stuff
let's just say, i was glad that i was sitting down & leave it at that :D

now. what is The Famous Spiegeltent?

well, The Age described it as a "pocket-sized mix of burlesque, vaudeville and circus"

oh oh & more specifically, "David O'Mer repeats his signature act, his jeans-clad figure a vision of physical perfection as he swoops in and out of his bath or soars overhead, cheekily spraying the audience with water. It has to be the sexiest act around."

& to this, Australian Stage Online added "the sex god himself - the man with the incredible physique (also know as Bath Boy!) - David O’Mer. This man alone probably generates more repeat business that the other popular performers combined!"

this is the Spiegeltent tent... you know what i mean.
cosiest circus i've ever been to - abt 6 rows or so around a small circular stage as you can see (except our stage was a bit raised), with a fully fitted bar the back & private booths if you want don't wanna get too close to "feeeeeel david o'mer's love"
& no elephants, dogs in tutus & all that jazz (they kinda had clowns (captain frodo) & a juggler (mario queen of the circus))
just plain, raw acrobatic talent
with a few 'what the h*ll?' acts thrown in for good measure

1 of them being: the great captain frodo - the rubberman from norway
hilarious character, this one
he managed to to squeeze his way through a 10' tennis racquet as well as a 12' one by dislocating and manipulating his body parts
& oh gawd, he had nipple rings - ouch.
i absolutely loved the way he threw tiny paper confetti sporadically throughout his performance for added "tadaaaa!" effects



a new act this year - guest artist mario queen of the circus
another hysterical chap, this one
yes that's right, queen
& boy, does he love Queen
he could associate Queen songs with almost anything - juggling, unicycling; whilst bragging about his sexual prowess in an accent a la Borat
he even made us sing We Are The Champions while he did that crowd surfing thing around the tent in his tight leather pants & midriff baring leather jacket


alright
next favourite act

the english gents

yup, that's what they're called
although they were originally "spotted on the streets of melbourne"
i'm guessing it's the spandex union jack undies that did it
saw them at last year's Spiegeltent and The Melbourne International Comedy Festival earlier this year too at the free comedy show at Federation Square

an awesome duo - 1 silly mr. bean character; the other, like a mr. sheffield from The Nanny
great to watch if you're into surface anatomy. very educational. really.

& no, i was not at a strip club.