We Have A Theater

We're not famous. We don't have our own commercial, or full-length evening show on the strip, or our names up in neon signs and marquees. We were on TV for an annonymous milli-second. Sam himself almost made it onto the NBC Show Phenomenon, but those people weren't ready for his skills. We have 94 combined friends on Myspace. We don't have our own clothing line. But! It's chill that way- the perks of performing in the underground come with an artistic freedom not enjoyed by those with agents, managers, press, public image, and fans to please.

We have a little fold-up sign, a compact sound system, and a theater the size of a park. It's actually a park. It's the ArtsPark in Downtown Hollywood- a cool, manicured median of grass and playground on the corner of US-1 and Hollywood Blvd. It's our spot, and we are fortunate enough to be able to land bi-weekly bookings with the city there. Our audience? Anyone who walks through the park. We're the only entertainment within a five-mile radius, and our little street show is as good as any live show you'd see anywhere else.

The size of the park can allow us to swell our crowds well into the hundreds. Lemonade vendors and popcorn stands provide the refreshments. There are restaurants- Japanese, pizza joints, italian bistros- all around the park, so we can call our act a dinner show. The sun or moon is our spotlight, and ancient oak looking trees and bamboo gardens our backdrop. The winding park paths are the isles. And anywhere we set up is our stage. The entire park is our stage, our jam space, and the freedom that comes with performing there is a blessing that I think we've been taking for granted ever since the city started booking us in 2007.

So with that all said and reflected upon, come see our show. The House of Flying Cards at the Hollywood Artspark. We've just been booked up through September, so check our site http://www.hofc.webs.com/ for show dates. Shouts to the City of Hollywood for the theater, the Card Sharks for coming out and jamming with us week after week, and all the performing artists out there without a theater, manager, agent, fan-base, press, etc. You're not poor- as long as you and the people you love have food on their plates, you're okay.