PRIDE GUIDE 1997 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

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Zany duo Dos Fallopia comes to S.E. Michigan Pride

by Cheryl Zupan

Detroit-On June 8, Dos Fallopia, the self-described "outrageous kamikaze comedy duo," will perform at 2 and 4 p.m. at the South East Michigan PrideFest. The team of Lisa Koch and Peggy Platt are known for the way they combine music, comedy, feminist politics and general lunacy to produce an evening of wickedly funny commentary.

"We've only been in Michigan a couple of times, but we've always had a whale of a good time,” said Koch in a telephone interview with Between the Lines, a Michigan lesbian-gay newspaper.

Dos Fallopia will bring a variety of characters to life in the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak, including a pair of British grunge rockers, "The Surly Bitches," and the dysfunctional mother-daughter country superstars, "The Spudds."

Koch and Platt are also known for their portrayal of legendary blues mamas "The Matrons of Blues." Other characters they have created include the lesbian performance duo "Mud,” featuring those "wimmin-only space" sisters, "Compost Morning Dew" and "Dolphin-Free Tuna

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Dos Fallopia as "The Spudds" Peggy Platt and Lisa Koch.

Womon," and "Fran and Annie's 12-Step Day Care."

Dos Fallopia has appeared at many

Michigan Pride set for June 21

Michigan's statewide Pride March, “Free 2 B Me," is set for Saturday, June 21, beginning at noon on the steps of the Michigan capitol on the corner of Lenewee and Capitol Sts. in downtown Lansing. The march will go about a mile to the Pride -festival in Washington Square Mall.

Once again, Dancing in the Street will be held the night before in Lansing's Old Town at the corner of Turner and Grand River Sts. The event will be held at about 10 pm, following a performance by comedian Lea Delaria, at 8 pm at Dart Auditorium in Lansing.

There will also be a picnic on Sunday from noon to 3 pm at the Potter Park Zoo in Lansing. For information on any of the Lansing events, call 517-371-8466.

Detroit area events

South East Michigan Pride is offering a full day of entertainment at PrideFest 1997, which will be in the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak.

The PrideFest will be held on June 8, from noon to 7 pm, on the Royal Oak campus of Oakland Community College, in the outside north parking lot.

The afternoon line-up will be diverse with bands, vocalists and impersonators, and include the hilarious comedy duo of Dos Fallopia.

For more details about PrideFest 1997 call 810-443-4029.

Detroit Together Men's Chorus will present their Ruby Anniversary concert, "Celebrating 15 Years Together in Pride." The performance will be at Detroit's new Southfield Center for the Arts at 8 pm on June 21.

An encore performance will take place at the Ohio Theatre in Toledo on Sunday, June 29, at 2:30 pm.

Audience members with hearing impairment will have the benefit of an interpreter at all the performances.

All concerts are handicap accessible.

Tickets are available at Lavender Moon Cafe in Detroit, and A Woman's Prerogative Bookstore and Cafe, both in Ferndale, Mich.; Chosen Books in Royal Oak;

In Toledo, tickets can be had at the Ohio Theatre and the Rustler Saloon. Tickets are also available from any chorus member or by calling 810-544-3872 in Metro Detroit, 419-726-4830 in Toledo, and 519-256-0179 in Windsor.

women's music festivals, among them the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, West Coast, National, Rhythmfest, Wiminfest, and Campfest, and have toured their soldout stage shows, "Bewigged, Bothered and Bananas," and "Pretty Girls, Not Too Bright," in theaters all over the country.

The two performers were named “local treasures" by the Seattle Times. Dos Fallopia's recording, "My Breasts Are Out Of Control," has received rave reviews, including being named top comedy recording by Hot Wire Magazine in 1993-94 and inclusion in PopFront's Gay Music Guide's Top 10 List. The duo recently released their video, also titled "Pretty Girls, Not Too Bright," in the fall of 1996. Koch has been called an irreverent

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singer, songwriter, comedian, and actor. She has performed all over the U.S. and Canada, sharing the stage with a diverse group of artists, including Steve Martin, Dave Brubeck, Suzanne Westenhoefer, and Holly Near. She has released two solo recordings, "Colorblind Blues," with the hit song, "Beaver Cleaver Fever," and "You Make My Pants Pound," and other show tunes.

Koch has entertained the masses at Campfest, the West Coast, an Pacific NW Women's Music Festivals, as well as countless clubs around the country. She is a member of the Seattle cult band Venus Envy ("I'll be A Homo For Christmas"), and manages to find time to work as a producer and composer. The performer has co-written several musicals, including "Bouffants Go To Hollywood," "Unforgivable," "Dweeb Tales," "Chicken Fried Spudds," and "The Hollywood Survival Game Show."

Platt was voted Seattle's best comic for nine years. She has worked as a stand-up comic, performing at the Improvisation venues in Los Angeles and Seattle, San Francisco's Punchline, the Yuk Yuk chain in Canada, the Vancouver Comedy Festival, and Seattle's Comedy Underground, Giggles, Backstage, and Paramount.

Platt has appeared on Showtime, and was seen in the feature film Harry and the Hendersons. She is a past winner of the Seattle Laff-Off competition. In addition, Platt works as an actress, performing in a variety of Seattle theaters. She is the playwright of several productions, including Alice B. Theatre's annual Christmas romp, "The holiday Survival Game Show." Dos Fallopia's video, Pretty Girls, Not Too Bright, is available on VHS from Wolfe Video, 800-438-9653.

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