Thursday, June 18, 2009
Video interview: Ricki Derek and Nick Gibbons for Night-OH-Cabaret
It's coming up this Saturday, June 20, at the Lakewood Theater.
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Photo by John P. Meyer
Nick Gibbons and Ricki Derek consider their replies carefully (in an alternate universe)
Ricki Derek has been crooning around Dallas for a number of years (more than 10.5). And for 10.5 of 'em (the math is a little sketchy, as you'll hear in the interview), he and creative partner Nick Gibbons have been producing (and performing in) a Vaudeville-ish variety show called Night-OH-Cabaret that features singing, comedy and some additional categories of entertainment including (but not, apparently, limited to) magic, fire, and hot chicks.
Ricki Derek's Night-Oh Cabaret 10-Year Anniversary Show
- When: Saturday, June 20, 2009, 9 p.m.
- Where: Lakewood Theater, 1825 Abrams Parkway, Dallas
- Cost: $20 - $25
- Age limit: Not available
(Which might be where the fire comes in, but that's pure speculation.)
The frequency of Night-OH-Cabaret events has varied through the years, ranging from weekly during its late '90s - early '00s heyday, to the current situation which finds them coming off on something like a quarterly basis -- this due partly to Nick having taken up residence in a different part of the country.
Like the scheduling, the size of the show venues has varied considerably, from tiny to spacious. The Lakewood Theater -- the site of this Saturday's show -- falls into the latter category, says Ricki.
Tickets for the show cost $20 - $25, and you can purchase them directly from the Lakewood box office or through Ticketmaster -- especially if you're anxious to pay extra for the service charge, Nick points out.
Here are highlights of the semi-wacky, semi-nostalgic two-part interview (each part being roughly 10 minutes long):
Part 1
* Nick flew in from Atlanta. His mom makes great cookies, and you can have one if you attend the show
* During the early years when they wrote and performed new material each week, the crew made 4 a.m. post-show visits to Los Arcos for succor and Tex-Mex in a quiet, subdued atmosphere
* Performer Fanny comes from "circus folk" and does a knock-em-dead hula hoop act. (Plus, she's "very, very fit," says Ricki.)
* The "Tougher Than Curry" rap group may be their most requested act. (They are pre-Slumdog, just FYI.)
* Nick rates the show "FA-13" (for Freakin' Awesome)
Part 2
* The guys hint that their seven-piece band derives its cachet from The Soloist
* Did an audience member really get smushed by a falling light during their last show?
* They speculate as to the cause of their troupe's big rotation of female singers (could it have something to do with misogyny? NAH!)
* Learn why Paul the Amazing eats fire but refuses to juggle it
* They wax nostalgic about the show they saw in Vegas featuring four topless showgirls
* The Arcade Bar (next door to the Lakewood Theater) will have drink specials prior to the show -- and how this information might affect the show's outcome (HINT: "Drink responsibly" means using a straw.)
You can find out more about Ricki and Nick -- neither of whom are particularly shy -- through their respective websites, here and here.
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Mike Bullock did camera and video editing for this shoot.
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