Like the rest of us, I'm sick of hearing what a Maverick Johnny Mac is. Now that he has a sidekick, it's even crazier. But in truth, they are, and always have been, the "Original Mavericks". Now that they've generated some buzz, they're leaving the small northern towns and have got auditions lined up with talent agents for the next three weeks. She plays the guitar, he tells jokes, it's pretty cool. Here is a quick summary of their routine:
Bridges
In this awesome routine, McCain erects a foam bridge and tries to walk across it. It collapses, over a pool of vomit. McCain gets up and tries to get out, but he can't and he keeps falling in the vomit. Palin, meanwhile, who's been singing Cole Porter's, "don't fence me in", gets up and tries to help. She gets pulled in, and now they're both bathing in vomit. Eventually they use foam bridge parts to get out and they hug.
Sound totally friggin crazy? I know. And yet, people will PAY to see this routine. Brings down the house every time.
Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae
This is a duet. She sings the part of Fannie, and no surprise, he plays Mac. They pantomime a torrid love affair and she gives birth to a huge tapioca egg. She pretends to think it's a baby and gives it up for adoption. Mac, distraught, goes out and buys regular eggs.
Nuts, right? Totally incomprehensible. For one thing, you're wondering, "How do you even HAVE a tapioca egg? it would fall apart in your hands." I know. THAT is the genius of this show, and THAT is why the "Original Mavericks" are gonna be superstars and you're not.
Polar Bear Day Care
This act involves McCain in a polar bear suit. Sarah gets out a flamethrower with a big "ESSO" sign on the side (They opened in Canada years back, and they still have to update the sign). Anyway, it's nothing special - she burns the suit off of McCain and they dance, with hockey sticks. It's pretty touching, but you have to kind of see it, and without the Queen soundtrack it's hard to picture.
I mean, are you starting to make sense of this? You might be able to still get tickets to a weekday show.
Jesus Christ, Superwar
This lovely, compact opera features McCain in robes and a fake beard. Palin dresses up as an Iraqi and he chases her around the stage with a giant, paper mache foot. She hides in little foam caves, throws potatoes at him, even straps some live C4 to her belt and belly dances around a real bonfire, made from burning elk. McJesus slaps her on the forehead, she starts speaking in tongues, the bombs fly off her chest, explode in the burning elks, showering everyone with cinders and mooseflesh while McJesus and Palin kiss.
Now they have other acts (one called "The Librarian and the Jigsaw" comes to mind), but these ones I mentioned are really where their bread is buttered. And with their national notoriety, no talent agent is gonna refuse to rep them, and no one's gonna need to ask them the name of their act. Yes sir, they are "The Original Mavericks"
I mean, would you pay to see this act? Apparently, people are lining up to see it. In fact, it may be so popular that they just make everyone see it. Unless, of course....
Would you pay to NOT have to see this act (every day for four years)?: Advance Online Unticket Sales here