B-I-N-G-O

Got plans for Tuesday August 1st? Why not head down to The Oasis on Davie Street for Bingo for Life, hosted by the Vancouver Friends for Life Society.

Up for grabs are fab prizes included a two-person pass to It Came From Planet Odd Ball!!!

The money goes to a great cause and it's a ton of fun. That and you have a chance to win a prize to this year's most fun Pride event: The Odd Ball!

Get Shame-ful after the Odd Ball!

The producers of the Odd Ball and Shame are banding together to bring you the hottest night of eastside Pride fun.

Odd Ball partygoers get into Shame at the ANZA Club for half-price after 11:30PM. Since the Odd Ball closes at midnight, it's a ready-made after-party.

Lesbians on Ecstasy won't go on until you get there - after midnight! Two parties on the eastside! Don't miss out.

Party at the Odd Ball from 8:00PM to midnight and then keep going 'til 4am at Shame!

Are your buns hot enough?

We have great news! Spartacus Athletic is sponsoring this year's hot buns competition. Spartacus is very generously providing three 3-month passes to the first, second and third place winners of our hot buns competition!

Spartacus Athletic is Commercial drive's only locally owned, no-attitude, full-service fitness centre. Our very own Zena and Amber Dawn are huge fans and members of the gym! They love it and so will you!

It Came From Planet Odd Ball is just under three weeks away...Get those buns ready!

Announcing a special performance by The Wet Spots

The Odd Ball is thrilled to present: a very special performance by The Wet Spots!

From their website:
“The Wet Spots' glam, campy show is a natural fit with the alternative cabaret/variety scene, and they consider themselves part of the queer entertainment community (though their material goes over equally well with soldiers, bikers and suburbanites). The cheery, sex-positive message they bring reflects Cass' former career as a sex columnist and manager of a pioneering women's sexuality store. While [they primarily focus] on entertainment, its educational value has been noted by the media and by renowned sex educators such as Annie Sprinkle, Susie Bright, Ducky Doolittle and Sue Johansen."

The Wet Spots will be performing a very special, intergalactic dance routine...Don't miss it!

Check out their fantastic video for the song "Do You Take It...?" here:

Music that you can dance to!

If you've been to past Odd Balls then you know that we have two rad ladies on the decks. Back again to make you dance, dance, dance are DJ's Ruggedly Handsome and Titz McGee.

Ruggedly Handsome (formerly Party Bangs) has been DJ-ing around Vancouver for a while now. You may have seen her throwin' down the tunes at Seamrippers parties and at Bent. This is the third time that she has DJ'ed an Odd Ball and we are excited to have her back. Not only is she an excellent DJ, but she's an excellent person as well. Calling all fans of Fleetwood Mac, Beyonce and Dolly Parton...and cats!!!

Titz McGee has DJ'ed at special events at Lick and Honey, as well as local house parties and all of the Odd Balls. When she's not picking out records and CDs to play, she's helping organize the Odd Ball. Her friends call her "the music nazi" but she just wants them to have a good time and dance to her favourite songs. Look out for rump shakers like Lady Sov, Sean Paul and, erm, Journey.

Oh yeah!

The Odd Ball is gonna be awesome! Don't believe me? Check out what these folks had to say about our past parties:

You guys should do this every weekend! It was so much fun!!! - Anne

The folks the party attracted made for a perfect lefty, creative, queer, performer chemistry. I noted people dancing in the line for the bar, as well as in the bathroom. Everyone was smiling at each other, talking, laughing. It was great. - Gregory

All I could think of all night was - this is just like prom night except that last weekend all the cheerleaders and football guys got killed in a horrible bus crash! - Rob

August 6th, Y'all!

We are SO excited!

The Odd Ballers are pretty darned excited to announce our fabulous performers for this year's out of this world Pride party, It Came From Planet Odd Ball! We are so very, very, very pleased to present some of Vancouver's most exciting and titillating entertainers...Read all about 'em:

Lindsey Long Legs has been seen in feature films, television movies, and commercials. A regular fixture at numerous annual parades and art events throughout the city, he shows his community pride whenever he can. Odd Ball welcomes him and his tantalizing tall friend, Naomi, back for their third - and Oddest – appearance. http://www.stiltwalking.net/

Edward Malaprop is a big Geek, sweet yet crass, this little boy delights in critique of the patriarchy and in playing with performance conventions. As a drag king, he does his best to bring alternate performance styles to drag, blurring the boundaries of genre. Edward also tries his hardest to forge alternate masculinities that do not rely on power structures. He likes to dance, play with words, make lanterns, and cuddle. In his past life he was a lap cat. Find him at http://www.stilettosandstrap-ons.com/ and http://www.dkunited.com/

Producer/performer Crystal Precious is well-known for her trademark curves and incomparable stage presence. Mixing up her favourite combo of 80's flavoured satire and true vintage glam, the self-declared Queen of Sass slips effortlessly from classic golden-age tributes to old-school jams by incorporating smooth vocals or hip-hop stylings to her burlesque numbers. Also a full-figured model for Sweet Soul Designs, Bodacious and Bon Bon Style, she has danced in nearly every venue in the city, toured the US and has booked shows for underground cabarets, corporate events and television spots. Her production company, Precious Productions, is co-presenter of the Vancouver International Burlesque Festival and has produced the Sweet Soul Burlesque shows since the troupe's formation in 2003. Check out Crystal's website here.

Coming Soon!

Mark your calendars for August 6th!

Our lovely Tralala has created an amazing preview flyer for our Pride event...Look for the flyer around town!

Won't you please be our Friendster?

The Odd Ball has a Friendster page...Check us out...Be our friend!

Mark your calendars and start polishing your dancing shoes!

We are pleased to announce that this year's Odd Ball will be held on Sunday August 6th (Monday's a holiday y'all).

Celebrate Pride at Vancouver's best and most affordable Pride Weekend Dance Party!!!

And if that's not enough good news for one day...

We are also pleased to announce that

Night of the Living Odd Ball, our Hallowe'en incarnation, will be happening on Friday October 27th.

Both events will be taking place at our usual spot, the WISE Hall at 1882 Adanac Street in East Vancouver. Emerging details and excitement will appear on this web site within the next little while.

Survey says

Please take a sec to check out the Survey of the Living Odd Ball below the photos...And if you have time, take another mo' to cut & paste it into an e-mail and send it to us. Thanks!

Mwah, Vancouver, mwah! (those are kissing noises)

What can I say, Night of the Living Odd Ball was a big ball of zombie-laundrybasket-pirate-skeleton-witch-mummy-cowboy-dom-sheep etc. fun! I don't know about the rest of you, but I had a great time. Thank-you to everyone who showed up in costume (and out of costume as the night went on) and danced like a bunch of blood-thirsty ghouls!

Here are some photos of the party and of all the fun we had:

The winner of the Oddest Costume award


The winners of the Scariest Costume award


The costume competition heats up


We are the robots


Rattle Me Bones


The zombie ate my baby!!! Trala La and Cookie show us how to have a good time


Fortunately, Little Bo Peep found her sheep


Our lovely DJs Party Bangs as Garth and Titz McGee as Marion Crane from Psycho


Aerial silks - holy poop that girl is hanging from the ceiling and doing acrobats!


The always amazing (and extraordinarily tall) stilt walkers


Photos by the occasionally blustery, but always beautiful, Dilettante



Please...If you see a picture of yourself on this website and you do not want it up here for all the internet to see e-mail titzmcgee@yahoo.ca and I will remove it.

Help us out, please!

If you attended the Night of the Living Odd Ball, but didn't have a chance to fill out a survey here's you second chance! Cut and paste the following survey into an e-mail and send it to oddball@michaelvsmith.com Thank-you for your help---we appreciate the feedback!

Survey of the Living Odd Ball!

On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being the lowest and 10 being the woo hoo-est) how much did you enjoy the Night of the Living Odd Ball overall? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

On a scale of 1 to 10 how much did you enjoy the DJs tonight? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

On a scale of 1 to 10 how much did you enjoy the performances tonight? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

On a scale of 1 to 10 how much did you enjoy the bar service tonight? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

On a scale of 1 to 10 how much did you enjoy the contests tonight? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

On a scale of 1 to 10 how much do you like the WISE Hall as the Odd Ball venue? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Did you attend the Pride Odd Ball? Yes No

How did you hear about the Night of the Living Odd Ball? Word of mouth Ad in Xtra West SuperDyke
Odd Ball Blog Poster/Handbill Other (please specify)____________________________________________

What area of town do you live in?____________________________________________________________

Would you like to sign up for our e-mail list to be notified about future Odd Balls? (We promise not to give your address to anyone or use it for anything other than Odd Ball purposes.) Your e-mail: (please print LEGIBLY or have someone sober fill this part in for you)____________________________________________________

We are always looking to make the Odd Ball even more fun for everyone. Please use the back of this form to offer any suggestions you might have for us. You can also use it to tell us how much fun you had!
www.theoddballcouver.blogspot.com or oddball@michaelvsmith.com

Tonight's the night we're gonna make it happen!!!

As if you would forget!

Tonight is Night of the Living Odd Ball!!!

Get your ghoul on from 8 until midnight at the WISE Hall!

{insert witchy cackle, zombie groan, werewolf howl, bone rattle here}

Two more sleeps!

Halloween
Originally uploaded by JuJu Coop.

Night of the Living Odd Ball is a mere two nights away!!! I don't know about you, but my spine is already beginning to tingle in anticipation of what is sure to be one of the BEST Hallowe'en events in this crazy town called Vancouver. Just to remind you...

The Ghastly Events will take place this Thursday October 27th at the WISE Hall, 1882 Adanac Street (just off Victoria Drive). The party will begin at 8pm and will end at midnight. It's $10 at the door---did I mention there will be candy? No! Well, there will be CANDY!!! As well as devilishly danceable music and ghoulish performances.

Be There!!!

Coat Check!

skeleton coat
Originally uploaded by JuJu Coop.

It's chilly out there! We'd like to let you all know that Night of the Living Odd Ball will feature a self-serve coat check. This means that the coat check will not be very secure, so please don't leave your favorite coat in the coat check. It will be located close to the table where you pay, so there will be people around but no one will be specifically guarding the coats. Please keep this in mind if you choose to leave your coat in our coat check.

xotitz.

So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me S.O.S.

Less than one week until the Night of the Living Odd Ball! Is your costume prepared? Mine nearly is. And as if you needed encouragement to create the BEST costume ever, the Odd Ball planning committee would like to give you a lil' incentive...

The Night of the Living Odd Ball S.O.S. Costume Competition!!!

S...for Skankiest costume
O.......for Oddest costume
S......for Scariest costume

There will be three prizes in all...Will you be the skankiest, the oddest or the scariest?

I want Candy!

Do you love candy? We do! And that's just one of the reason's we're so excited about this Thursday's "Night of the Living Odd Ball". Zena and I have ensured that approximately 40 pounds of candy will make an appearance at the party. Will you be there? If you are we'll give some candy! Don't believe us, check 'er out:



That's a lot of candy!!!

Devilishly Delicious Duo!

We are terribly excited to announce that Night of the Living Odd Ball will feature a bone-chilling performance by the always entertaining

Trala La and Miss Cookie LaWhore!

Few details are available at this time, all I can reveal is that this performance will leave you wanting more, more, more with a side of zombiefied brains. Yum!

Here's a sneak peek of what we have in store for you: