[NEohioPAL] To Scott Spence and the good people at Beck Center, From Mike & Ike

[Jeff Holland]

WARNING:  THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE CONTAINS ONE NAUGHTY WORD
   
  Mike: (English accent) Greetings and salutations.  He's not Mike.
   
  Ike: (Southern accent) He ain't Ike, and both of us could cut glass with our dicks right now cause you're doin' Evil Dead-The Musical which, as we have said several times on this list and on our website (www.myspace.com/mikethelimeyandikethehick)--
   
  M:  Yes, we're still whores.
   
  I:  --is THE GREATEST PIECE OF ENTERTAINMENT IN THE HISTORY OF HISTORY PERIOD!  I still love doin' that.
   
  M:  The Beck Center has always been our favorite theatre in this area, because at least once a season, you put on a show we actually want to see.  We never do because we're poor, but we want to, and for us that's really saying something.
   
  I:  But this . . . THIS!  Thank you.  Thank you so much.  Not just because Evil Dead-The Musical is THE GREATEST PIECE OF ENTERTAINMENT IN THE HISTORY OF HISTORY PERIOD, but mostly because next year you're going to give the the-ater scene around here the kick in the ass it needs.
   
  M:  It's an ugly truth, but we all know that at least once a year the "How do we get people into the seats" debate raises it's ugly redundant head on this list, and everyone says the same thing and then they go off and do the same thing they did the last time, pretty much a repeat of one of their seasons from a decade ago.
   
  I:  Awhile back, we said we'd really like ta see newer stuff.  Unfortunately, almost everyone except you thinks that new means artsy existential crap that, while interesting in it's own right, is in no way, shape or form . . . oh, what's the word?
   
  M:  Fun?
   
  I:  That's it.  But you, you, dear Beck Center, have struck blood soaked gold with this one.  
   
  M:  Not only is it newish, but it's a musical.
   
  I:  A frakkin' awesome musical.  First one I ever walked out of humming all the songs.
   
  M:  You've got a built in pretty damn big market you may have never had before.
   
  I:  Evil Dead fans are many, and they are mighty.
   
  M:  And most importantly, it's fun.  It's the most fun we've ever had in the theatre.
   
  I:  Tell us you're gonna have a splatter zone.  Please have a splatter zone.
   
  M:  So you've got great, multiple award winning material and Scott, we know you're a great director.  You find the right Ash and you are pretty much guaranteed a phenominal show.  And after the fans and critics see it, word of mouth will spread.  Both times we saw it had full houses, people we laughing, cheering.  
   
  I:  We were singin' along.
   
  M:   In case you don't remember, we saw it in New York and Toronto--for free--and we interviewed the cast of both shows, as well as the writer and director, and we shot a documentary on the Toronto show which you can see at http://youtube.com/user/MikeandIke01.
   
  I:  Still whores.
   
  M:  Which brings us to the point.
   
  I:  We wanna be the official spokeswhores for your production.  We'll do interviews, we'll shoot a video.  We actually got people ta buy tickets to the New York show before we even saw it.
   
  M:  Same thing with Toronto, actually.
   
  I:  We both have a special connection ta this show and we wanna do everything we can ta, as they say on this list repeatedly, put people in the seats.  We want this show ta be a huge success.
   
  M:  Because it deserves it.
   
  I:  Specially if you're keepin' the splatter zone.
   
  M:  So think about it, won't you?  Thank you.  You're going to be seeing a lot of us anyway, because we will be seeing it at least once a week.
   
  I:  Namaste.

       
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