Los Angeles- On October 7, four legendary artists will be
honored for their contributions to the under-appreciated genre
of bubblegum music at the 2nd biannual Bubblegum Achievement
Awards. The ceremony honoring Steve Barri (Lancelot Link), Ron
Dante (Archies ? "Sugar Sugar"), Joey Levine (Ohio Express ?
"Yummy Yummy Yummy") and novelty DJ Dr. Demento will be preceded
by a spectacular new marionette show written and performed by
master puppeteer Bob Baker, who for more than 60 years has
amazed the kids of Los Angeles--and their parents--with his
inventive and exquisite creations, but who rarely performs at
his own theater. Bob Baker?s puppets have performed for hundreds
of film, television and commercial clients, working with stars
like Elvis Presley, Judy Garland and the Three Stooges. For the
Bubblegum Awards show, Bob Baker dug deep into his massive
collection of rare record albums to find the perfect soundtrack
to express the horrors of Halloween and the giddy, silly
pleasures of bubblegum. Every Bob Baker puppet show has a
show-stopping number, often using black light to startling
effect. For the Bubblegum Awards show, Bob is creating a program
that?s nothing but show-stoppers, calibrated to keep the
audience gasping from start to finish. Among vignettes featured
are a bubblegum-powered dance of the gumdrops, an Asian-themed
umbrella ballet, a visit from a wacky spaceship brigade from
Venus, and an outrageous Monster Rally starring all of Bob?s
beloved ghoul, goblin, vampire and skeleton marionettes. This
special edition Bob Baker show has never been seen before, and
is being exclusively created to accompany the 2005 Bubblegum
Achievement Awards, on October 7 at Bob Baker?s Marionette
Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Other featured events include
the premiere of Kier-La Janisse?s documentary based on the book
?Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth,? the presentation of dozens
of valuable raffle prizes, free cake and Bazooka bubblegum, and
live appearances by Canned Hamm, the Bubblegum Queen, Abram the
Safety Ape and the Archies? Ron Dante. See Bob Baker?s stellar
credits at http://bobbakermarionettes.com/Credits.html For more
info on the Bubblegum Awards, visit
http://www.bubblegum-music.com For photo or interview requests,
contact Kim Cooper, amscray@gmail.com, 323-223-2767 The
Bubblegum Achievement Awards are sponsored by Art of Bleeding,
Bazooka, Bubblegum Society, CD Baby, Chicago Review Press,
Continuum, Feral House, Gum Blondes, KRTH, Routledge, Thunder
Bay Press, Topps, Twink and Y-Que.
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