We may not live in Chicago, but we know the value of a legendary public access show when we see it. That being said, Chi-town's already-legendary homegrown variety show Chic-a-go-go -- on the air since 1996 -- seems to fit the bill, at least according to the footage we've seen online.According to the astounding amount of nostalgic praise littered throughout the web, the fan favorite is a dizzying version of Soul Train for kids, if Soul Train employed children, hipsters, and whomever wanders into the studio to dance to oldies, indie rock, and everything in between.
Hosted by a puppet rat MC named ... wait for it ... Ratso, and his human co-host, Miss Mia, the show has rather unsurprisingly yielded a comparison to "an early David Lynch movie" and been described by another blogger as "frenetic, [yet] friendly and familiar."
But really, would you expect Sesame Street to lawfully air a performance by an artist named "Cynthia Plaster Caster," best known (allegedly) for her handmade molds of Jimi Hendrix's phallus? We didn't think so.
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1-27-2009 @ 9:09PM
Greg said...
Ah, Chic-A-Go-Go...
A couple friends were background dancers for an episode that also featured another friend and his band, Stag Party. I'm sure they're on youtube or something.
Miss Mia was also in an AOL commercial a few years back, I remember.
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1-28-2009 @ 11:11AM
Charlie Conner said...
looks like Chris Hansen would like a word with some of those dancers...nothing like toddlers and predators dancing together!
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