John Denver - the man!

Hi, Jake of the B.R.C. here.
Well as I told you last time, our next re-enactment was the life of the B.R.C.'s favourite singer; Mr John Denver!
And was it fun! It was a kind of song and dance re-enactment which we have never done before.
Altogether we went through 22 of his songs with a live band, as well as telling his life story.
Because he is so popular with the B.R.C., several members wanted to play his part so we ended up having 15 members play John Denver in this 2 hour re-enactment!
Highlights of the re-enactment included his days with the Chad Mitchell trio, 'Leaving on a jet plane', his appearance on 'The Muppet show' (Xander Bison was hilarious as Miss Piggy!), his visit to the Soviet Union, and the three encores for 'Country roads'.
Some of those involved in this re-enactment were: X-ray Bison as John Denver, Nu nu Bison as John Denver, Indigo blue Bison as John Denver, Hey ref Bison as John Denver, Louie Louie Bison as John Denver, GMBH Bison as John Denver, Wunder Bison as John Denver, Three tenors Bison as Kermit the frog, Billybobjoe Bison as John Denver, Sharkie Bison as John Denver, Marvel Bison as Fozzy Bear, Yum yums Bison as John Denver, Dinky Bison as Sam the Eagle, Monty Bison as John Denver, and Usulu Bison as John Denver.
A most enjoyable evening was had by all!
The next re-enactment will be about Voltaire.
So for now, take care won't you?!

The rise and fall of the Roman Empire - Part 2

Hi there. Jake Bison here.
We did part 2 of our Roman empire re-enactment last week and it was fab!
We did the reign of Tiberius Claudius Nero, adopted son of Caesar Augustus and Emperor of the Roman Empire from AD 14 to AD 37.
This was a most interesting re-enactment of the intrigue, treason, suspicion, and dirty tricks that made up the rule of Tiberius.
In fact this re-enactment went for a full 5 hours, a record for the B.R.C.!
Involoved were: Jim Bison as Tiberius, Navel Bison as Agrippa Postumus, Martini Bison as Germanicus, See that Bison as Lucius Aelius Sejanus, Gravy train Bison as Nero Caesar, Vasili Bison as Drusus Caesar, Call them Patty Bison as Gaius, Waving Moon Bison as Naevius Cordus Sertorius Macro, Indigo blue Bison as Gemellus, and X Bison as Livia Augustus.
This re-enactment was so gruelling that the club decided that 'The rise and fall of the Roman Empire' re-enactments should be held once a month instead of every week. This will give us more time to prepare for the re-enactments and allow us to do easier ones in between!
So we have decided on 'The life of John Denver' as our next re-enactment, a popular singer in the B.R.C.!
So see you later then!

Rise and fall of the Roman Empire - Pt. 1

Hello. Jake of the B.R.C. here.
Well. I am happy to announce that Monty Bison is back on all fours and was able to take part in our 'Rise and fall of the Roman Empire' re-enactment.
While Monty was recovering the rest of us were busy planning this mammoth re-enactment.
We decided to do this one in several parts as the more we researched the rise and fall of the Roman Empire the more we realised that just one re-enactment was simply not going to be enough.
So we decided to re-enact the this one by telling the stories of the more significant Emperors of the Roman empire.
So the first re-enactment was of course about Caesar Augustus, the first Emperor of the Roman Empire.
As you may know, Caesar Augustus was the adopted son of Julius Caesar, the famous leader of the Roman Republic. He was a most revered Emperor who ended wars, and brought peace and prosperity to Rome.
The cast was huge in this re-enactment, so much so that we had to cast some actors in more than one part!
So I cannot list all involved. But the main characters were: Monty Bison as Caesar Augustus, Sigmund Freud Bison as Marcus Junius Brutus, Meiosis Bison as Gaius Cassius, Fluffy Wedge Bison as Marcus Antonius, Keep the change Bison as Marcus Ledipus, Been there Bison as Queen Cleopatra, Mai Tai Bison as Marcus Agrippa, Soon be there Bison as Tiberius Claudius, Steve Austin Bison as Postumus Grippa, and Warm feelings Bison as Gaius Caesar.
In the photo to the left you can see the victorius battle scene at Phillipi where Brutus was soon after to take his own life.
It was a most splended performance, and Monty Bison played his part well so well that he was given the B.R.C. Golden thespian award even though this is only part 1 of the series. Congratulations Monty!
Part 2 of the 'Rise and fall of the Roman Empire' will be about the reign of Tiberius Claudius Nero.
So see you at the next meeting!

The 1966 Football world cup

Hello. Jake Bison here of the Bison re-enactment club.
We have hit a snag with our 'Rise and fall of the Roman empire' re-enactment.
Monty Bison, who was to play Gaius Octavius, fell ill during rehersals and has been advised by Doctor Bison to rest for a couple of weeks.
As you may remember Monty played Francis Ford Coppola in our 'Hearts of darkness' re-enactment. This was a very tiring role for him and Doctor Bison suspects he has still not fully recovered from the trauma of the role.
Monty had his heart set on playing this role so we will delay this re-enactment until he gets better.
So after a request from one of our regular audience members we did a re-enactment of the 1966 Football World cup in England instead.
And a fine performance it was of this great (but sadly rare) event in English football history.
1966 of course was the last time England won the world cup, and a great victory it was.
Involved in this re-enactment were: Biggles Bison, Mozzie Bison, Normally Bison, Electric drill Bison, Carl Sagan Bison, Strontium Bison, Hank Bison, Tuscany Bison, Vivian Bison, Keep it Bison, J.J. Bison, Rimmer Bison, Happy Joy Bison, Ten point four Bison, Heaving Beauty Bison, Sugar Ray Bison, Ken Barlow Bison, Floating numb Bison, Capillary Bison, Van der Wahls Bison, Toothy grin Bison, The Shining Bison, Peter Tork Bison, Yak Bison, Spitfire Bison, Basil Bison, and Further away Bison.
The main players included: Strontium Bison as the distraught Jimmy Greaves, Yak Bison as England manager Alf Ramsey, Happy Joy Bison as Geoff Hurst, Mozzie Bison as Roger Hunt, Biggles Bison as Ray Wilson, Capillary Bison as Martin Peters, Van der Wahls Bison as Alan Ball, Ken Barlow Bison as Tofik Bakhramov, Spitfire Bison as Kenneth Wolstenholme, Keep it Bison as Wolfgang Weber, The Shining Bison as Bobby Moore (seen scoring the last goal in the photo to the left), and Heaving Beauty Bison as Queen Elizabeth II.
A thoroughly enjoyable re-enactment of this great match in world cup history.
This was our first sports re-enactment and all of the members agreed that we should re-enact another great sporting event sometime in the future.
Possibly we will do one of the many All Blacks victories over the Wallabies...just which one we don't know! And several of our members (including myself) are avid cricket players so we are keen to re-enact a great cricket match.
However, in the meantime we have decided on the recording of the Nirvana album 'In Utero' as our next re-enactment.
So, from all of us here at the B.R.C., have a great week!