Charlie Barbera
EE march at
the Field Museum of Natural History
2-11-00
photography by Alyce Henson
This performance consisted of EE in costume, parading around the Field Museum Lobby, which is huge, and houses such creatures as Dinosaurs, giant Totem poles from the Pacific Northwest, Tibeten gongs, and one great group of costumed marching freaks.
A very rare gathering of global wanderers of EE and ultra kickin musicians. Kurt is now a member of his own ensemble, Trapeze, and in Pum Pum Sin Manteca, (ee's favorite party band) as well.
David is currently travelling in the 4th plane.
Stag Vader, aka Tom, is learning how to play different instruments with each antler as well.
Kurt Iselt, Dave Meyers and Tom Dennehy
Charlie, tinman, Clowny and worm1
A Sawfish playing musical saw? Here Scot K. Larson plays musical saw, as Sawfishy, the sawfish country music playin bard.
He knows his cloggin too.
Scott Larson as SawFishy
SawFishy, multi-tasking
TinMan did not tumble down the amazing marble staircase at the Grand Lobby of the Limestone and Solid Field Museum of Natural History.
By far, one of Chicago's best museums, the Field had a fundaraiser called "Hidden in the Hall", in which museum board members, benefactors and curators were exposed to some fresh, fun costumed marches consisting of traditional Carribean and Moroccan street and ceremonial music.
Wow.
John Santoro as TinMan
TJ Stephens as nine foot tall freak
TJ was on stilts, and played grand shaman. His full costume is not featured here unfortunately, but can be seen in the 1999 Howl indoor photographs.
We wont tell anyone that its a repeat costume TJ.
Two trombone playing, sulfuric vent worms.
The Field museum scored a coup with this one. (and you thought Sue was a big attraction).
Well, Sue might draw more people, but scientists agree, it is far more beneficial to mankind to finally study the habits of the sulfuric trombone playing vent worms in captivity.
It was found out later, that the worms can immediately morph into a gelatinous fluid and leak to wherever they please. They were reportedly sighted playing Sweet Georgia Brown on a Gary gambling boat.
Early worms, worm1 and worm2
Old School Worms