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WHERE WERE YOU ON 9/11? JOE TRAMMEL'S 1ST NIGHT IN `CRAZY GIRLS'
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Joe Trammel aka "The Man of a 1,000 Faces" who emcees and performs in "Crazy Girls" at the Riviera Hotel and Casino has been hosting "Las Vegas' Sexiest Show" for two years now and he recently recalled his first day on the job one of the most infamous days in U.S. history --- 9/11.
Joe Trammel said, "My first night was literally a day from hell. I woke up for rehearsals and found out that the nation was in chaos after terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center Towers. Business was slow and the crowds were there to try and forget and it was my job to make them laugh. When I came to work I would forget about the tragedy and try to entertain the people. That was my job. They wouldn't be there unless they wanted a break from thinking about the horrific crime against humanity. Things slowly began to return and I felt that in October we were getting our audiences back."
The audience applauds as Joe runs across the stage but there about 45-50 more characters that you will experience during his 15-minute act. He said, "I'm the host and the act and the first man to ever host the longest running sexy topless cabaret show in Las Vegas. When they see me they're wondering where are the showgirls and then they get the sexiest show in Las Vegas. In the middle I crack them up and offer something for the women in the audience so they don't feel cheated."
He said, "`Crazy Girls' has been around for over 15 years and I'm the first man to ever be in it. I emcee the show and perform my `Man of 1,000 Faces' act. It's great because I'm universal. It's purely physical comedy. I only talk when I emcee the show."
The Phoenix native and now Henderson resident in Calico Ridge is from a show business family. His mother was a dancer in the "Folies Bergere" and entertained in a show in Hawaii. She was an act with Wayne Newton. She also performed as a dancer in the movie "Bus Stop." His mother Glenda Trammel ran a dance school in Phoenix. He said, "I was weaned on dancing. She danced up until she was six months pregnant with me. She did the movie about the `Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders' for TV. She was from the disco era and was a spotlight dancer on `Dick Clark's American Bandstand.' I live in Henderson at Calico Ridge and love it out there."
Trammel said, "What I do is visual comedy. He would spoof popular songs of that era and culture. I do that now in a more modern way. I come from the same school as Andy Kaufman. I like to try something different. Jim Carey is another one who does my kind of thing on a grand scale. Every producer that I've worked for has given me really good input. I've improved so much over the years. The LA Times said, `Look out Carrot Top,"
Trammel said, "I moved to Las Vegas in 1994 after working in Reno for a couple of years working in `Splash.' They moved me to Las Vegas' `Splash.' My act is pop culture and international. The movies I spoof are all over the world. `Crouched Tiger, Hidden Dragon' was in Mandarin but was a hit all over the world because it was visual. I haven't seen as many Asians as usual but by the time the entire act is over we are having fun."
Show times for "Crazy Girls" are at 9 p.m. from Friday thru Wednesday nights. The showroom is dark on Thursday nights. Tickets are $34.95 plus tax and fee. For more information call the Riviera Box Office at (702) 794-9433 or (800) 634-3420. Check out the Riv's web site at www.theriviera.com and click on "Crazy Girls." Look at www@crazygirlslasvegas.com, www.joetrammel.com or www@gotlaughter.com.