Legendary Bingo/ Bingo-boy's Blog

2009-01-04T13:39:00.000-08:00

NEW YEARS EVE 2008 AT HAMBURGER MARY'S!

Legendary Bingo rang out the year in style (or "like a Fellini movie" as one friend put it) by presenting the West Hollywood version of "GO-GO SISTER BINGO" on New Years Eve featuring a couple of cute go-go boys and The Los Angeles SISTERS OF PERPETUAL INDULGENCE. A great time was had by all and we raised a great deal of money for the Long Beach AIDS Foundation. Bingo was followed by dancing and a midnight champagne toast. What a way to go! Enjoy the show...

The winners of each bingo games were presented with prize packages donated by Hustler Enterprises and they contained quite a few surprises- including very large sex toys. Go-Go boy Benjamin presents a lucky winner with her "package."

Very classy crowd, yes?

Go-Go Boy Phillip (from the midwest he informs us) was very acrobatic- jumping, hanging and even...

...mounting a few lucky Bingo Freaks.

Sister Barbie-Q was one of the L.A. "Sisters" in attendance. Others included Sister Erotica Psychotica, Sister Lupita Fajita and others whose names are much too complicated for me to remember.

And finally, three of the handsome waiters at Hamburger Mary's- always ready to fulfill your every wish.

HOPE YOU ALL HAD A VERY HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!

Special thanks to Charles Worthington and Chiara Tellini for your great photos!

2008-12-28T06:53:00.000-08:00

LOOKING BACK AT 2008

Has it been a year since I updated this blog? Shame on Bingo-boy. Well with all of the new MySpace and Facebook and the weekly e-mail and....I forgive myself. Now on to our "2008 BINGO MEMORIES!"

This year we were fortunate enough to give our help to many, many wonderful charities including THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS, LEUKEMIA/LYMPHOMA SOCIETY, AIDS SERVICE CENTER FOOD BANK, UNDER THE BRIDGES & ON THE STREETS, THE DOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER, PLANNED PARENTHOOD, THE WELLNESS COMMUNITY, THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, MUCH LOVE ANIMAL RESCUE and so many others.

And what about our CELEBRITY BALLCALLING GUESTS? Always interesting to look back and see who came this year, who came back and who refuses to ever come back. You know, we have had just about every celebrity in the entire world as guest ballcallers! Please don't send me any e-mails. I know it's a big fat lie but I like to think that way. On one fun evening, we had Lesley Ann Warren- who plays Teri Hatcher's mom on "Desperate Housewives" and Andrea Bowab who plays Teri Hatcher's daughter ON THE SAME NIGHT! They did different shows so alas they did not meet but we got photos anyway just to prove it.

AND WHAT ABOUT THE BINGO FREAKS? Believe it or not, this photo was not taken on Halloween. It's just another night at Legendary Bingo with a group of loyal bingo freaks. Of course we always use that term with love. A Bingo Freak is someone who...well, comes to Legendary Bingo! It's that simple and welcome to the club! This year you all saved animals lives, fed the homeless, helped find a cure for cancer, sponsored marathons, tried to kill Prop. 8, supported Los Angeles independent theater, gave supplies and afterschool programs to grade school children and drank a lot of "Mary-tini's." Good for you. Your support of all of our charities is what keeps this bingo wheel turning year after year after year (almost 11 now!). Thank you from all of us.

OUR TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY GALA! Speaking of year after year- we celebrated our Ten Year Anniversary in high style in May of this year. Sold out the entire restaurant in 36 hours of announcing ticket sales. Huge prizes, awesome celebrities, an actual red carpet with paparazzi and film crews and, for the first time ever on one stage- ALL THREE BINGO HOSTESSES! It was unnatural and wrong but also oh-so-right. In the photo you will find the lovely bingo hostesses as well as a few of the celebrities who came out to support. To keep the event classy, some of the prizes included porn, dirty board games and a dildo that hooked into your I-Pod.

NEW EVENTS IN 2008
This was a good year for introducing new "hybrid" bingo events to the adoring and "we'll try anything" public. Having already thrilled you with Bingeoke (bingo & kareoke) and Cabaringo (cabaret and bingo- I miss Rudolpho's) in 2007, for 2008 we introduced three new monthly events for you to try. "GO-GO SISTER BINGO" took off right away and has become an instant legend. Go-Go boys and The Los Angeles Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence make this event so very unusual and interesting. The porn prizes and happy hour drink prices don't hurt either. Held at MJ's Bar in Silverlake the 3rd Saturday of each month.

"BURLESQUE BINGO" is a combination of bingo and burlesque performances. And I do not mean stripping. It is actually closer to performance art. On one occasion one of the dancers appeared as Napoleon Dynamite and rubbed tater tots all over her body before dousing her chest with ketchup. Standing ovation for that one. Our dancers have names like Delilah DeMilo, Lavender LaRue and Anastasia Von Teaserhausen. Need we say more? Held on the last Sunday of each month at Royal Claytons Tavern in the loft district of downtown Los Angeles.

"BELLE AIRE'S DQB"- Everyone loves The Fabulous Belle Aire. So we decided to give her a night of her own where she can yell at the bingo freaks ("shuuuuut up!") and also show her amazing talent as a drag performer. Belle and her puppet are one of the funniest, most amazing things that you will ever see and special drag guests just make it even better. Held the first Sunday of each month at Hamburger Mary's in West Hollywood.

AND FINALLY...

We are grateful to all for the ongoing support for Legendary Bingo and all of our other events. Times are tough right now and we will continue, through 2009, to assist our charities (who are hurting as well) and provide an inexpensive way for all to "change the world" through giving as well as have a great time and a few laughs with old friends and new. From Bingo-boy, The Fabulous Belle Aire, Bridgette of Madison County and Famous Bingo Hostess Willam- thank you for your support and we look forward to even more outrageous events in 2009- all in the name of charity!

2007-12-15T15:08:00.000-08:00

LOOKING BACK AT 2007
This was a great year for Legendary Bingo. Going into our tenth year, we have raised almost 2 millon dollars for local and national organizations! And what fun we have had doing it. Each Wednesday night the bingo faithful gather at Hamburger Mary's in West Hollywood and try their best to win various prize packages whule trying not to get hit by the "pelts" and definately not having to reach into the "bag of crap." Here's a little look back-

One of the most amazing things about this weird little event is the amount of pretty cool celebrities who stop by to play bingo instead of going to one of their "Hollywood parties" or even a very cool nightclub. This year, we had "celebrity drop-by's" from the likes of MINNIE DRIVER, ROBBIE WILLIAMS (on a date with DITA VON TEESE!), DARYL HANNAH, SETH GREEN, AMBER TAMBLYN, JOY LAUREN (of "Desperate Housewives"), THOMAS DEKKER (of "Heroes" and the upcoming "Sarah Conner Chronicles"), DAVID ANDERS (of "Alias" and "Heroes"), JANE LYNCH, AHMET & DIVA ZAPPA and NATALIE MAINES of The Dixie Chicks (pictured above with Bingo-boy) I am sure there are more that I can't remember. Also famous celebrities' mothers seem to love us including the mothers of BRITTANY SNOW, MANDY MOORE and SHAWN PRYFOM (of "Desperate Housewives"). A bunch of "America's Next Top Model" gals are also in the house very frequently.

Belle Aire took time off from her film and television career to host a night of bingo at Busby's in Los Angeles and her fans were there in full force. ANDRAE GONZALO of "Project Runway" helped call the balls and was very amused by the goings-on. Belle Aire will continue in 2008 to make special guest appearances and remind us of why we call her "The Bingo Bitch."

BRIDGETTE OF MADISON COUNTY became the resident bingo hostess in 2007 and turned bingo at Hamburger Mary's in to a through-the-roof wild and crazy- what the fuck is she saying now? evening not for the entire family. Bingo-boy and Bridgette were featured in the BRAVO reality show WELCOME TO THE PARKER with special guest MISS COCO PERU and yes, we became even more famous than we already were.

It's no surprise that we have had a buttload of Celebrity Ballcallers come on by to "call our balls" and this year we were honored to have LIZA SNYDER ("Yes, Dear"), ROSS THE INTERN, PETER PAIGE ("Queer As Folk"), JANE LYNCH, VARLA JEAN MERMAN, JUDY TENUTA, MISSI PYLE, PATRIKA DARBO, JERRI MANTHEY, DEBRA WILSON, SAM PANCAKE, REICHEN LEMKUHL, ELAINE HENDRIX, designer ANDREW CHRISTIAN, ALEC MAPA (so funny on Ugly Betty!), HONEY LABRADOR, JENNIFER WARREN, AMY HILL, JACK PLOTNICK, BETH GRANT, SAM LLOYD (of "Scrubs"), STELLA STEVENS, SHELLEY MORRISON (she was so great), JIM J. BULLOCK, JAI RODRIGUEZ, ESTELLE HARRIS (of "Seinfeld"), REX LEE ('Entourage"), TIA CARRERE, ERICA VITTANA PHILLIPS (so funny in "Superbad"!), WILSON CRUZ and of course our good friend and diva LISA ANN WALTERS (pictured with IAN ZIERING). Looking forward to even more celeb visits in 2008!

And finally, we had a new BINGO HOSTESS come up through the ranks and prove him/herself to be worthy of the very high standards of the Hamburger Mary's Bingo Freaks. FAMOUS BINGO HOSTESS WILLAM who has wowed audiences with his appearances on "Nip/Tuck," "Women's Murder Club" and many other shows now has a huge fan base at Hamburger Mary's and beyond and Bingo-boy couldn't be more proud. Bingo-boy and Willam were featured on the reality shows "Sunset Tan" and "L.A. Ink" and Willam is pictured with KAT VON D of the latter show. We look forward to more from Willam in 2008!

A very special THANK YOU to all of the Bingo Freaks from Bingo-boy, The Fabulous Belle Aire, Bridgette of Madison County and Willam as well as from all of our charities. You really have made a difference in the lives of others through your support of this event and we treasure you- each and every one of you. We look forward to a wonderful 2008 and wish you all prosperity, peace and most of all- that you are" on" each and every day of your lives.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE LEGENDARY BINGO FAMILY!

2007-02-18T14:37:00.000-08:00

A MEMORY OF ANNA NICOLE SMITH

In April of 2006, my friend Nate called me on my cellphone with the announcement that "Anna Nicole wants to come and host bingo." I knew that Nate had been working as Anna's personal assistant and was also very good friends with Kimmy, Anna's previous assistant (she was featured on the Anna's E! show) but I was still in a bit of shock over his announcement. All that came out of my mouth in response was "why?"

Nate was and is a big ol' bingo freak- loves to bring large groups to party at Legendary Bingo and he told me that a group of Anna's friends were going on and on about how fun this "crazy type of bingo" was. He said that Anna became very excited and said "I wanna do it!" And so it was done. Well, not quite yet. I called Nate and told him that I couldn't possibly announce that Anna was coming to bingo unless I was very, very sure that it was really going to happen (celebs have bailed before- most for very good reasons but it is still disappointing) because I knew that many people would show up just to see her. That's the kind of presence she has.

Nate said "if you don't believe me, why don't you ask her?" And the next thing I knew I was talking to Anna Nicole and she was telling me that, yes, she was going to come and that it sounded like a lot of fun. I was talking to Anna Nicole! Honestly, that's how I felt and you know I talk to ALOT of celebrities. But even talking to her on the phone had a bit of a surreal quality to it.

So, to make a long story short, Anna Nicole came to bingo- as a surprise guest. She arrived with Nate, her son Daniel and Larry Birkhead in tow. Not exactly an entourage- just Anna and her family. The first impression that I had was that she was the most beautiful woman that I had ever seen. She was very tall and her skin was a golden color that had sort of a glow coming off of it. She was wearing a pair of very tight jeans and a little top that showed her belly and I kept thinking this is not the same Anna that I saw on all of those episodes of her show. Somehow, she had turned back the clock and was the Guess? jeans Anna, maybe even better.

I think that most of the bingo crowd thought that she was an Anna Nicole Smith impersonator (we had just had a Dolly Parton impersonator that looked like the real thing) but soon it began to set in and the camera phones began clicking.

Anna came up and called a few games of bingo and was sweet, funny and very warm to the crowd. She posed for every picture request, signed every autograph request and bid on every live auction item (she won several of them) to help the charity for the night.

The Anna Nicole Smith that we all encountered on that night of bingo was one that we will all never forget. Whatever problems she had experienced in the past or was soon to experience took the night off and we all knew that we were in the presence of someone with true star quality.

We will all miss Anna Nicole and will remember her generosity of spirit and her ability to find joy in little things like being "one away from a bingo!" I hope that she has found the peace that she truly deserves.

The beautiful photo of Anna NIcole Smith was taken by Gil Kaan.

Bingo-boy
2/18/2007

2006-11-14T15:28:00.000-08:00

REALITY SHOW BINGO AT THE PARKER PALM SPRINGS!

On Thursday, November 2 Bingo-boy trekked to the beautiful Parker Palm Springs Hotel and was immediately swallowed up by television cameras recording his every movement. It was all part of an episode of a soon-to-be-seen reality show on Bravo called "Welcome To The Parker." Seems that the hotel wanted to put on a fundraising event and had heard the legend of "Legendary Bingo" from places afar. Bridgette Of Madison County (a part-time Bingo Hostess) and the lovely Miss Coco Peru (remember her from "Trick" and "Girls Will Be Girls"?) were already on the property (which is breathtaking) and getting ready to call the balls that night.

The event took place on a beautiful patio and all of the Palm Springs bingo faithful turned up in their finest clothes (it's amazing how quickly the good wardrobe comes out when television exposure looms...). The event benefited a hate crime documentary program and a gay youth program in Palm Springs. And it rocked!

Now some pics from the event:

Bridgette and Coco offered the crowd the closest thing to "Lucy and Ethel Call Bingo Balls" that they will ever see. Their back and forth snipes were over-the-top hilarious and luckily recorded by the cameras. Can't wait for the show to air!

Friends Andy and Tiger Lily brought their friends Allie and Pinky. Pinky is the black one and Allie is the one showing her...harness.

The Palm Springs Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence were on hand to sell bingo cards, drink, seat people, drink and drink. Those nuns love their sacramental wine!

Palm Springs bingo freak Gregory brought two lovely ladies and they toasted to their good luck. And then didn't win a darned thing.

2006-09-25T15:41:00.000-07:00

BINGO WITH ERIC McCORMACK & FRIENDS!

On Saturday, September 23, we ventured out to Eric McCormack's home for an evening of "Bingo-Tini" to benefit Project Angel Food. What a fun night with a great crowd that included Constance Marie (of The George Lopez Show and also, unbelieveably, she was J-Lo's mom in Selena!), Andy Garcia, Sam "Star Search" Harris and others that I don't know their names but they are on t.v. all the time (one scruffy guy is on the new show "Brothers & Sisters" with Calista Flockhart). The event raised about $15,000 for Project Angel Food- yay!

Here is Eric, playing bingo and loving it with his beautiful wife Janet (who has volunteered for PAF for many years). He didn't win but he was sure serious!

Sam Harris has come a long way. From Star Search to a new show called "The Class"! He won a bottle of Dom Perignon in the raffle and took it from Eric, pointing out that he "is an alcoholic." Eric then announced to the crowd "Ladies and Gentlemen- Sam Harris is an alcoholic."

Can you find Andy Garcia in the photo? He didn't like Speed Bingo very much and after a few fast numbers wadded up his card and walked up to Belle Aire, throwing it in her face. Belle Aire called him a bitch and many agreed.

Belle Aire and Eric had a lot of fun calling games together. Eric is a good ballcaller! Very quick and made up his own callbacks. Eric may come and be the celebrity guest at our Annual Holiday Bingo Show at Hamburger Mary's in December. Stay tuned!

2006-09-13T13:42:00.000-07:00

"DYNASTY" & "CLUB LUCKY BALLS"

You never know who is going to turn up on Wednesday nights for Legendary BIngo at Hamburger Mary's. You could be sitting there just playing with your dauber and in walks Pamela Sue Martin (of "Dynasty" and "Poseidon Adventure" and of course "Nancy Drew" fame). She was beautiful and was having so much fun that she agreed to call a few games. Afterward, she promised that she would come and call bingo with us whenever she is in Los Angeles, saying "This was the best part of my entire trip!". Pamela Sue Martin with Belle Aire.

There's a new bingo in town and it's called "CLUB LUCKY BALLS." Who do they think they are? Actually it is Bingo-boy- branching out again with a once a month bingo night in Silverlake at Akbar (the coolest club in Silverlake). Hosted by Bingo-boy and a the "male drag character" Smokey Lounge, Club Lucky Balls is off to a good start. We packed Akbar on our very first Monday night(benefiting The Silverlake Conservatory of Music) and will be back for more on Monday, October 16.

Terry- aka "The Bouncer, Juli Superstar aka "Lucky Lulu" and Jeff Wylie aka "Smokey Lounge." Doesn't anyone go by their real name in Silverlake (asks "Bingo-boy...")?

This is the very, very hot bartender, Gina. She pours a mean drink and you can spend hours just reading her arms.

2006-08-19T16:43:00.000-07:00

BINGO WITH COURTENEY COX AND FRIENDS

And for such a good cause! On Monday, August 14, we hit The Comedy Store in Los Angeles for an exclusive event benefiting EB Kids. EB (and I can't pronounce the real name) is a skin disease that affects young children and is often fatal. Bingo-boy planned the event with Andrea Pett-Joseph from Brillstein-Grey with co-host Courteney Cox. The event raised more than $200,000 for the charity and guests included David Arquette, Rosanna Arquette, David Spade, Rikki Lake, Holly Robinson- Peete and none other than Miss Reese Witherspoon! Several of the celebs got up and called a game of bingo with The Fabulous Belle Aire and....I wish the photos were better but here they are. Maybe you saw us on Access Hollywood or on the news that night. Very high profile bingo!

Courteney was very beautiful and very nice. She is dedicated to the cause and was also, along with her really cute husband David Arquette, a serious bingo player.

We love Rikki Lake! She was really funny and loved "ballcalling." She said that she promises to come and do a Wednesday night in WeHo so watch for that!

Alexis Arquette called the first "false bingo" of the night. Here Belle Aire is giving her the bad news which of course, was followed by a fierce paddling in front of her whole family.

David Spade was a reluctant ballcaller. He didn't want to do it, saying he was "afraid of Belle Aire" but Bingo-boy called him up anyway. When he called out "legs to heaven- B-11" the only one who remembered to put arms in the air was David Arquette and it was very cute. Later when Bingo-boy saw him in the hallway, David looked at him, pointed his finger and said "Yooouuuuu..."

2006-07-29T13:22:00.000-07:00

GENERAL HOSPITAL FAN WEEKEND BINGO NIGHT!

On Saturday, July 22, Bingo-boy and Belle braved the heat in THE VALLEY in order to bring some bingo joy to a bunch of General Hospital fans who also braved the heat just to see their favorite General Hospital actor and/or actress. The event was at The Sportsman's Lodge and we were OUTSIDE with just the occasional breeze to cool us off. Regardless of the heat, this is out third year and we had a blast.The event benefited The Kurth & Taylor Foundation which helps seriously ill children by providing them with wonderful playsets foor their hospital rooms.

Yes, Belle's parents came to THIS bingo too! They are such sports and did not win a damn thing the entire time they were here.

The event was hosted by General Hospital's Wally Kurth. He has a huge and loyal fan base. I swear, he could have just stood there and breathed and they would have applauded. Nice guy who does great philanthropic work. At the end of each bingo, he auctions off his shirt and give the proceeds to the foundation.

Our door diva for this event was Kay- the Sierra Madre Rose Float door diva. Kay is caught here cooling herself off.

I remember watching General Hospital when Luke and Laura were being held hostage on the island and Elizabeth Taylor made a guest appearance and there was this great character named Monica Quartermaine that I thought was hot. So was I thrilled when Leslie Charleston showed up? You bet! And she was naughty! Love to get her for a Wednesday night at Hammie Em's.

One of the hottest characters on General Hospital is played by Ignacio Serriccio, who came and called a few "bilingual" balls. He is seriously funny and promises to come on a Wednesday night soon.

2006-07-25T15:56:00.000-07:00

A CELEBRITY BINGO PARTY IN MALIBU!

On Friday, July 21, Belle Aire and Bingo-boy traveled ALLLLL the way to Broad Beach in Malibu (that's where all of the BIG industry folks like David Geffen and Cher live) for a private party hosted by actress Jami Gertz ("Still Standing," "Twister," and remember "Square Pegs"?) and her husband for his company. The weather was beautiful and we thought you'd like a glimpse of the beautiful surroundings!

This photo is a keeper. How many of you have actually seen Belle Aire eat? Usually the lips are on perfect and therefore no food is touching them. With Belle Aire are her parents, Ken and Phyllis. They are both extremely beautiful and two of the nicest folks you can ever meet. And very supportive of bingo too!

Bingo was played out by the pool which was in the front yard! That's because the backyard is the beach!

This is the view of the backyard and beyond it are sand dunes and then the glorious ocean.

There was something for everyone at this party. Kids had several art projects to choose from and also were able to get henna tattoos. This company treats its employees very well.

Bingo-boy and Jami Gertz were caught by paparazzi in an intimate embrace! Maybe she will become the new Mrs. Bingo-boy!

2006-07-14T15:26:00.000-07:00

WEST HOLLYWOOD BINGO WITH MUSIC!

On Wednesday, July 12 Bingo-boy previewed two songs written by Jamie Karen and himself. He met Jamie when she played the role of Linda Lovelace in a workshop production of his musical "Lovelace: The Musical" and discovered her great talent. Jamie and her husband Mark Deklin performed "It's A Good Thing" for both shows and Jamie soloed on "The First Time" for the second show. Bingo-boy and Jamie are now lining up offers for the songs and plan to run away with all the loot they make. Okay, Mark can come too.

Jamie Karen and Mark Deklin sang and called a few balls. This is one great looking couple, yes?

This guy really takes "O-68: You do me and I'll owe you one" seriously! You can find this shirt in the young mens department of Target.

2006-07-14T14:59:00.000-07:00

COWBOY BINGO IN PALM SPRINGS

YEE HAH! The Golden State Rodeo Association rolled in to Legendary Bingo for a night of bronco- busting bingo on Monday, July 10. Yes, Palm Springs is hot and so was the crowd! And check out Belle Aire's new balls!

Yes, size does matter but bigger does not necessarrily mean better. Belle Aire was quite confused by the big white balls. She likes hers colored. Oh, well, we'll use this bingo wheel for private parties only.

"Michelle" gingerly sips a soda while holding her dauber. She was parched.

The Mystery Cowboy. What's under that ten gallon hat?

"Lady Ella" was all decked out in her finest western gear. Around her neck was an animal of some kind Growl!

This lovely couple is the reigning Mister and Miss Gay Rodeo. They host BBQ's for the neighbors on the weekends and recently began marriage counseling. Typical suburbanites!

2006-06-25T07:38:00.000-07:00

BINGO-BOY DOES IT "DOGGIE STYLE!"

PAWS (Pets Are Wonderful Support) in Los Angeles recently hosted an event up at The Gene Autry Museum and invited all the dogs! Tons of people showed up with their pooches and picnicked on the lawn until dark when they screened doggie movies! Very fun idea and the event was packed with canines leading their owners around. Bingo-boy did not bring his dogs- they prefer not to socialize with other dogs- but he did take some shots of pooches that you may enjoy...

Dude looks like a lady!

A face that could break your heart. "Please! Just one more Liva-snap! Please!"

Dogs with yellow bandanas were also up for adoption. I just know someone snapped up this big hearted fella. Our friends from The Bill Foundation were there and I am sure they join me in telling you- ADOPT A DOG!

"I can't believe I ate an entire pot roast. And a bag of Funyuns. And also the entire bowl of complimentary Flava-snacks at that the "Doggie Dress-up" booth (that was disturbing). I have never been this full. Ever. I don't think I'll ever eat again.....
Hey, is that a half-digested Milkbone! It's mine!"

This little beauty belongs to Bingo-boy's friend Tiger Lily. Her name is Ali and she is modeling the latest in faux-mink jackets from Licker and Licker of Beverly HIlls. Don't hate her because she's beautiful...

2006-06-23T11:14:00.000-07:00

BINGO WITH BRUCE VILANCH & A HOT HAIRDRESSER

On Wednesday night, June 21, our 7 pm show benefited The Susan G. Komin Breast Cancer 3 Day Walk. Our special ballcalling guests for the evening were CaCee Cobb (featured on the Jessica Simpson show "Newlyweds") and Ken Paves- salon owner and "stylist to the stars." Us Magazine recently called Ken "the hottest Hollywood stylist in the business!" Ken donated a few makeovers as auction items and really helped the charity make some money.

Ken Paves and Cacee Cobb called the bingo games together.

Our 9 pm show benefited The Celebration Theater and began with a kick-ass song from their new show. Then Mr. Bruce Vilanch took the stage and showed us why he is one of the highest paid comedy writers in the business. When Bingo-boy asked him if he ever dreamed that he and John Travolta would be going out for the same roles (Bruce was Edna Turnblad on Broadway in "Hairspray" and John Travolta is playing the role in the film)- Bruce replied "John and I have been going after the same PARTS for years." Hmmmm. I wonder what Bruce meant by that?

Bruce Vilanch calls the balls.

2006-06-15T07:55:00.000-07:00

HBO "ENTOURAGE" PREMIERE PARTY

We were asked to host the "bingo room" at the "Entourage" premiere party held on June 1 at The Hollywood Social Club (formerly The Hollywood Athletic Club- I suppose that means instead of exercising, they just all stand around now). Over 1000 people attended the party which also had roller derby, a burlesque room, dancing and lots of food and booze. Tons of celebrities made the scene including Paris and Nicky Hilton (Paris didn't know the difference between "Kobe Beef" and "vegetarian"). We were one big, huge hit. We played bingo for those freaks for over four hours and gave away forty prize bags. Let's just say we were very, very popular!

Bridgette of Madison County co-hosted with Belle Aire. Here she is at the "callback board" trying to explain to bingo virgins the meaning of "dinner for two, sauce on the side."

Doesn't Belle look sassy? Belle Aire and Bridgette both had their wigs designed by Mr. Dennis Stokely- a master of big "event" hair. He works at The Ken Pares Salon in Beverly HIlls. Check him out for your next big event!

In answer to your question, yes they are drunk here.

2006-06-12T14:58:00.000-07:00

MOMMIE DEAREST GOES TO PALM SPRINGS!

On Monday, June 5, Belle AIre and Bingo-boy trekked to Palm Springs and, with Paramount Pictures presented "Mommie Dearest Bingo Night" for all of the our desert bingo freaks. The evening was in honor of the DVD release of the 25 year anniversary of Mommie Dearest and we literally sent everyone to "Bingo Camp!"

Our special guest for the evening was renowned drag queen Cassandra Fever as "Joan Crawford" and she was joined by two lovely "ladies" of the desert- "Michelle" (L) and "Lady Ella "(R).

This young couple brought their favorite Joan Crawford pic and also pics of their dogs to bring them luck. Alas they didn't win a single game. Damn you Joan Crawford!

CHRISTINA! BRING ME THE BINGO PADDLE!

Our surprise guest for the evening was Ann Walker, one of the stars of "Sordid Lives" and a good friend of Belle's. She'll be back calling the bingo numbers in July and that should thrill all of her Palm Springs fans- of which there are many.

2006-06-01T16:00:00.000-07:00

JUST ANOTHER WEDNESDAY NIGHT!

If there is such a thing at Hamburger Mary's. On May 31, we hosted two sold out events on a very hot "too hot for this time of year" night in West Hollywood. Belle Aire showed up in an ensemble made for the weather. Hot was not the word for it...

Our special guest for the 9 p.m. show was Cleo King. She plays the nanny on the funny new Tori Spelling show "So NoTORIous." She will also be seen in the upcoming film 'Dreamgirls" with Beyonce!

The big news on this night was that as of one week, the walls would be coming down between Hamburger Mary's and the old Beijing Cafe and beginning on our next bingo night, we will have a brand new huge restaurant to frolick in! The "walk of pelt" will take FOREVER!

2006-05-20T09:02:00.000-07:00

MOTHER'S DAY AND DOLLY PARTON! Week of May 15, 2006

Belle Aire and Bingo-boy started off the week in Palm Springs with a "Day After Mother's Day" Mother's Day bingo night. As usual, the crowd was fun and frolicky.

I don't know who's mother this is, but I doubt she's really a top.

Andy from 333 Bed & Breakfast brought his beautiful mother...and she brought all of her bingo good luck charms- including a miniature bottle of Tabasco Sauce (?). All of that luck kept building throughout the night until it burst forth and she won the grand prize game.

This family had quite a night. The father was paddled for his birthday, the mother was paddled for her false bingo and the son just thought "payback is a bitch!" They also won a few games and some raffle prizes!

"DOLLY PARTON" VISITS WEHO LEGENDARY BINGO!
Okay. so it's not really Dolly Parton. Her real name is Sandy Anderson and she is one of the world's only female Dolly Parton impersonators. She came to Wednesday night bingo to call a few games as part of an episode of "Plastic Surgery Before & After" on The Discovery Channel. When she walked in, the crowd just stared with their mouths wide open. In person, you wouldn't be able to tell the real from the "fake."

"Dolly" came outside and did a little "visitin'" with waiter Tye and Door Diva Donna.

2006-05-15T10:26:00.000-07:00

BINGO FLASHBACK!

Here are a few bingo memories from the Legendary Bingo Vault...

Tori Spelling was a lot of fun. We held a bingo night to raise money for her animal rescue and she made sure the place was packed. At one point, we were auctioning off a beautiful diamond necklace that Tori had designed and, to up the bidding, she offered to give a LAP DANCE to the high bidder. The WOMAN who won the necklace was thrilled at the "90210" lap dance and I will have to say, she did quite a professional job of it. Pics of the "Lesbian Lapdance" ran in all of the tabloids. Tori and I live by the same rules- anything for charity!

When "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" star Nia Vardalos came to Legendary Bingo, the place went wild. Not only was she a great guest but very generous with her talent for the charity. Someone offered a big donation if Nia would sing and she broke out with "I'm Just A Girl Who Can't Say No" from "Connie & Carla." Nia brought down the house!

Okay, come on now. Ed Asner at bingo? When his publicist called me, I said "Are you sure he'd have fun doing this?" She assured me that Ed was a great guy and up for a good time. Ed showed up and it was as if royalty entered the room. People were speechless. Ed sat down to eat and took his sweet time doing it. Finally I decided to start the evening and said to the crowd that our celebrity guest was "still eating." Ed stops between bites and yells out "Yeah, and I'll bet you're too goddamned cheap to buy me dessert!" I-love-Ed-Asner.

2006-05-07T10:18:00.000-07:00

BINGO AT HOLLYWOOD'S GARDEN OF EDEN
On Tuesday night, May 2, Belle and Bingo-boy invaded Hollywood's beautiful Garden Of Eden nightclub to raise money for Planned Parenthood. More than 300 people jammed into this Hollywood Boulevard nightspot and enjoyed food, drink, raffle prizes, silent and live auctions and of course bingo. The event raised more than $15000.00 for Planned Parenthood programs!

Belle Aire relaxes out on the lush patio with Billie Jo Niedlinger, Director Of Special Events for Garden of Eden. Looking good girls!

A look at some of the crowd for the event. There seemed to be "daubin' people" everywhere you looked!

These two good looking volunteers were selling raffle tickets. And selling raffle tickets. And selling raffle tickets. I don't think they ever stopped!

Near the end of the event, Hila (who was my point person for the event) got up and thanked all of the hard-working volunteers. Unfortunately, Belle Aire fell asleep during her speech.
Or possibly her false eyelashes were glued together...

2006-05-05T08:14:00.000-07:00

THE SET DECORATORS SOCIETY OF AMERICA (www.setdecorators.org) and UNDER THE BRIDGES AND ON THE STREETS (www.underthebridges.org) were the beneficiaries of a wild night of Wednesday night bingo at Hamburger Mary's.

Cherry Fillin' arrived in nurses drag and raised everyone's pulses!

Peter Gurski is the set decorator for "Four Kings" and "Twins." He and friend Janet cuddled up (platonically) and were great live auction bidders. A note: Peter often paints his toenails in bright colors and patterns. Just thought you might want to know.

Our good friend, actress Lisa Ann Walter ("Shall We Dance?") was our celebrity guest and somehow drank ten "Big Gulps" while on stage (you can see the cup in the picture) . Believe it or not, she only had to pee once! Where the hell does it go? And...does she sleep?

Waiter Tye is usually more friendly than this. But look at those green eyes....

2006-04-24T07:38:00.000-07:00

PICS FROM SIERRA MADRE BINGO NIGHT
On Saturday, April 22 Belle Aire and Bingo-boy headed out to Sierra Madre for our bi-annual bingo night to help build their float for The Rose Parade (we raise money, don't actually build the float- but they do, but not on that night...never mind). It was a capacity crowd and everyone had a great time- including all of those whose friends paid to have them paddled by The Fabulous Belle Aire. Anything for charity!
Belle Aire as Rose Princess....with a paddle.

These are two of the "Divas" who sit right in front and have come to every Sierra Madre bingo since the beginning over two years ago! Go Divas!

Jeanne Mills (on right) coordinates this event, works the food tables and drives the float in the parade! I think she actually has a life too...amazing woman.

Kay Sappington (on left- duh) is our "Sierra Madre Door Diva" and greets everyone with a smile- except when they're dumb. Then she smiles even bigger.

Four generations of Lomboys came to bingo! A beautiful family and pretty good bingo players. Especially the baby...

...until he nodded off in the middle of "The Sally O'Malley G- G50! I like to kick and....zzzzzzzz"

2006-04-22T07:38:00.000-07:00

WE WERE FEATURED IN AN ARTICLE IN THE PALM SPRINGS DESERT SUN this past week. Here is the link if you would like to read it. If you can't click on it, copy it and paste it in to your browser.

http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060420/COLUMNS48/604200304/1253

2006-04-21T07:34:00.000-07:00

APRIL 19 BINGO at Hamburger Mary's was, believe it or not, more fun than usual! Don't know why. The 9 pm show had that...how you say....energy? Joie de vivre? I'm sure that's not how you spell it but you get the point. Our celebrity ballcaller was Valarie Pettiford from UPN's "Half & Half" and let me tell you, she was not half of anything! She was hot! Belle Aire and Valarie were two divas in command! Lots of paddling and a rousing rendition of "Copacabana" from The Gay Men's Chorus and the entire crowd!

Working the front door were Juli Superstar and Maxx and we thank them! It's like having Chip & Dale giving you your bingo cards!

Paula and Loyce are big bingo freaks and pretty constant whiner....I mean winners. We love them alot but they won't share their booth without a fight! Big Days of Our Lives fans by the way...

Belle Aire just paddled this guy's ass. We were playing "Top or Bottom" and he turned out to be a "middle!"

2006-04-19T08:01:00.000-07:00

On Monday, April 17 we made our regular visit to Palm Springs and raised money for one of our favorite charities, the hate-crime documentary "Journey To A Hate-Free Millennium," a program for high schools. Above is Brent Scarpo who created the documentary and his assistant Patti.

Bingo-boy brought Bridgette Of Madison County as guest Bingo Hostess and she rocked the joint! At one point, someone walked by the restaurant and yelled "bingo" and Bridgette ran after them and down the street with the bingo paddle. I think they actually ran and wet their pants at the same time.

These boys sat right in the front and still did not win one game. Better luck next time, I guess.

Andy and Tim- owners of 333 Bed & Breakfast. That is where Ann Walker (Sordid Lives) stayed when she came for a night of bingo.

We'll be back in Palm Springs on Monday, May 1!

2006-04-14T17:53:00.000-07:00

Below is a message received by our friends Andy and Tim that run the 333 Bed & Breakfast in Palm Springs. The guy who wrote the letter stayed at the B & B and came to bingo. I guess he tried to play bingo the "Legendary Bingo" way at a real casino and ran into some trouble. I am still laughing.

To Whom It May Concern,

Although I appreciate the effort Belle Aire went to in order to teach me
to play bingo, she is sooo sweet!...I have to tell you that not everyone
here appreciates or understands the "call backs".
I'm sure I did everything right, as I had practiced the call backs
the night before, even practicing wadding up my paper and trying to hit a
target.
I couldn't understand why people were staring at me as I never missed a
call back while many others did. APPARENTLY, the BIG problem arose when
on B-11, I good naturedly attempted to assist some ladies who appeared
reluctant to achieve the legs to heaven positon.
I was ultimately escorted OUT of the Morongo Casino where I was met
by Indian Reservation Security, the County Sheriff's Department, the irate
president of the Michael Jackson Fan Club, and a member of Homeland
Security. (It seems that "Pelt her, Pelt her" could be construed as a
terrorist act.)
So, you can tell that bingo bitch from hell that because of HER...I
am banned from Morongo Casino for life, I'm on the "no-fly" list for
domestic flights within the continental United States, and am currently
undergoing a rather extensive psychiatric evaluation.

Quack quack,

Jan

2006-04-11T17:15:00.000-07:00

Palm Springs was suprised when "Sordid Lives" star Ann Walker showed up to call a few games at a recent night of Legendary Bingo at Hamburger Mary's. One of the gang even came in "LaVonda" drag to show how much Palm Springs loves Ann!

2006-04-11T16:30:00.000-07:00

Dear Bingo Freaks,

Welcome to the brand new "Bingo-boy's Blog!" This is simply a way of keeping you up to date on what's happening Legendary Bingo and getting your feedback (oy vey) on what we are doing. Stay tuned for future posts and in the meanwhile, enjoy a few photos!