{"id":1672,"date":"2003-08-29T04:41:05","date_gmt":"2003-08-29T18:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/29\/holly-chernobyl\/"},"modified":"2019-12-05T14:20:12","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T22:20:12","slug":"holly-chernobyl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/29\/holly-chernobyl\/","title":{"rendered":"Holly Chernobyl"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:13600,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.bumbershoot.org\\\/perfsDetail.lasso?pid=2074&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/bumbershoot.com&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:7785,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.bumbershoot.org&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20210126141135\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.bumbershoot.org.\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/bumbershoot.com&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-13 19:27:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-21 11:21:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-26 17:15:56&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-31 22:44:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-04 19:49:46&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-04 19:49:46&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:13601,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.thestranger.com\\\/current\\\/ex11.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20081008042930\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.thestranger.com\\\/current\\\/ex11.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-12 12:13:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-12 12:13:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>My friend Holly, whom I&#8217;ve known since we both lived up in Anchorage, is going to be performing in tonight&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumbershoot.org\/perfsDetail.lasso?pid=2074\" title=\"Pizzazz!\">Pizzazz! Talent Show<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumbershoot.org\/\" title=\"Bumbershoot\">Bumbershoot<\/a>! She&#8217;s performing under the name &#8216;Holly Chernobyl&#8217; &#8212; here&#8217;s her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestranger.com\/current\/ex11.html\" title=\"Pizzazz!\">mini-interview from the Stranger<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Holly Chernobyl \/ Queen o&#8217; burlesque<\/h2>\n<p>  <strong>When did you first realize that you had Pizzazz!?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>  I burst from the womb singing &#8220;Life is a cabaret&#8221; through a mouthful of Quaaludes.<\/p>\n<p>  <strong>Who do you count as your influences\/inspirations?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>  My mother Judy Garland and my father Mae West. And drag queens.<\/p>\n<p>  <strong>If you could have one talent besides the one you&#8217;re showcasing in Pizzazz!, what would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>  Talent, schmalent. I have mutant fucking powers. I&#8217;m a superhero.<\/p>\n<p>  <strong>When you get to be rich and famous, what will be your biggest extravagance?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>  I will buy an island and create &#8220;Perfect Holly World,&#8221; where the sun shines every day and you get a tiara at the door.<\/p>\n<p>  <strong>Can art change the world, or just make it prettier?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>  I can do both, so pooh pooh on art.<\/p>\n<p>  <strong>J.Lo: Good or evil?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>  Evil. But God bless that ass.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Go Holly! The Pizzazz show starts at 7pm in the Bagley Wright Theatre &#8212; I&#8217;ll be there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My friend Holly, whom I&#8217;ve known since we both lived up in Anchorage, is going to be performing in tonight&#8217;s Pizzazz! 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