Shalom & Aloha Comrades!

Schub here, and yes it's finally come to this: Our show "The Accomplices" must finally close on Sunday June 14th. "The Accomplices" runs Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm at the Odyssey Theater 2055 Sepulveda Blvd. (between Olympic and Santa Monica) in Los Angeles. Tickets are $30.00 and can be purchased by clicking here:

http://www.fountaintheatre.com/perform#Accomplices

Or calling (323) 663-1525.

My friends, it's nuts, but every single performance has been selling out completely- so no joke, if you're even thinking of coming, please grab tickets now, and come see your very own little Schubieshake, be (and do) the following:

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From LA Splash's Peter A. Balaskas:

"An incredible tour-de-force exploration concerning a rarely explored facet of the Holocaust, driven by a passionate performance by Steven Schub. The acting is incredible across the board, but Schub is the driving force of the play's soul. His intensity for Peter's mission is equally matched by his vulnerability. Schub's mercurial talent draws the audience in as he narrates his tale, and his angry passion erupts against those who try to stop him. Schub's honest portrayal brings out the good qualities of a man that, for some reason or another, have been hidden or buried".

http://www.lasplash.com/publish/Los_Angeles_Performances_116/The_Accomplices_Theater_Review.php

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From Campus Circle's Bonnie Priever:

"Steven Schub, a Lifetime Member of The Actors Studio, captures the stage and mesmerizes the audience in his role as Peter Bergson, the courageous activist who relentlessly fights to rescue Jews from the Nazis.... “The Accomplices” is a must-see!"

http://www.campuscircle.com/review.cfm?c=Theatre&sc=Drama

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From BC Critic's Robert Mackray:

"At the center of the play is Steven Schub's performance as Bergson. He is not afraid to show Bergson’s pestering, often obnoxious side along with his extreme devotion to the cause. We suffer along with him and feel his disappointments and struggles; Schub inhabits Bergson fully and deserves every accolade he gets. The production was sold out in its initial run at The Fountain Theatre, but with the aid of the Israeli Leadership Council it has been given a second life. Go see it!"

http://www.blogcritics.org/culture/article/theatre-review-la-the-accomplices-by

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From LA Theater Examiner's Jordan Young:

"Deborah LaVine skillfully directs a fine ensemble cast, headed by Steven Schub in an intense, passionate performance as the heroic Bergson".

http://www.examiner.com/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m5d24-Compelling-Accomplices-reprised-at-Odyssey-Theatre

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And from The Los Angeles Times Guide:

"The Accomplices"

"A Must See Theatrical Experience"

"This show is devastatingly wonderful. It does everything that good theatre should - entertains with great actors while illuminating a shameful part of history. I especially love that it brings up the fact that hiding from the ugly truths of war and human rights violations are continuing today. The eternal- why don't people learn from history? Special kudos to Steven Schub as Peter Bergson. He gives such an indelible performance with intelligence, compassion, steadfastness and tenderness that it moved me to tears. He is one of the best I've seen on the LA theatre scene and I can't wait to see him in another role very soon."

http://theguide.latimes.com/profiles/1748/reviews/6537

Music for your "Tax Day Tea Party".

Our (musical) Open Love Letter to John Galt, and the song which helped start a Revolution.

"Under The Thorns" by The Fenwicks.

Available now, free for your downloading pleasure!

On MySpace:

http://www.myspace.com/thefenwicks

On Facebook:

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On iTunes:

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This just in from today's "Broadway World" (see below)... xoxo, and back on

the barricades, Schubieshake

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THE ACCOMPLICES Comes To The Odyssey Theater This April 25th. Runs

Thursdays-Saturdays at 8pm Sundays at 2pm until June14th.

The Fountain Theatre reprises last season's hit production for a limited run.

"Bottom line: A powerful play that will get your blood racing and brain

thinking, skillfully acted and directed. Schub is compelling as the

impassioned Bergson."

- Hollywood Reporter

For Tickets and Info: http://www.fountaintheatre.com/whatcoming.html

by BWW News Desk

This April, the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning Fountain

Theatre brings back last season's sold-out production of The Accomplices

by former New York Times political reporter Bernard Weinraub. The true

story of firebrand Peter Bergson, who shook up the U.S. State Department

and the American Jewish establishment in his fight to rescue European Jews

from the Nazis, is back with Steven Schub heading the cast:

"Schub dominates the stage with his intense performance as Bergson" -

Cynthia Citron, Santa Monica Daily Press. "A dynamic portrayal by Schub"

- Buzzine. "Schub smolders and explodes" -RLN News.

Helmed by director Deborah LaVine ("Lavine skillfully melds a fine cast

into a gripping production" - LA Weekly) this Fountain Theatre production,

presented in association with the Israeli Leadership Council,

re-opens at the Odyssey Theatre in West L.A. for a limited guest

engagement April 25 through June 14.

One low-priced preview takes place on April 24.

What the U.S. government and American Jews did - and didn't - do to help

Jews fleeing the Nazis is the subject of Weinraub's provocative new play

based on true events. In 1940, Hillel Kook arrived in the U.S. fresh from

the underground resistance in Palestine. Changing his name to Peter

Bergson, he sought aid for the rescue of European Jews from the Nazis.

Shocked to find himself blocked by both the Roosevelt administration and

the Jewish establishment, Bergson spearheaded an extraordinary campaign of

public rallies, hard-hitting newspaper advertisements and lobbying in

Congress in his one-man fight to save millions and end the conspiracy of

silence and inaction that continues to haunt us to this day.

"For many years this remained a little-known footnote in American

history," comments Fountain Theatre artistic director Stephen Sachs. "It's

a fascinating story that casts U.S. foreign policy during World War II in

a surprising light."

A long-time reporter for The New York Times, Bernard Weinraub was a

political correspondent in Vietnam, London, New Delhi and Washington D.C.,

including the White House, before moving to Los Angeles in 1991 to cover

the film business. It was while he was based in D.C. that he was assigned

to cover a documentary about Peter Bergson called Who Shall Live and Who

Shall Die? by the young filmmaker Laurence Jarvik. The subject stayed with

him, and a dozen years later he began work on his own play. The

Accomplices went on to win a Stellar Network award, leading to its

premiere in New York by The New Group in March, 2007 and a Drama Desk

Award nomination for Best New Play. The West Coast premiere at The

Fountain played to SRO houses for an extended, ten-week run. "Weinraub

brings a seldom-dramatized chapter of history to vivid life... a

consistently lucid and fast-paced production" wrote theater critic Don

Shirley in LA Citybeat. "GO!," agreed the LA Weekly: "a gripping

production." The Hollywood Reporter called The Fountain Theatre production

of The Accomplices "A powerful play that will get your blood racing and

your brain thinking, skillfully acted and directed."

"Steven Schub plays Peter Bergson with the zeal of a man fighting for what

he believes is right" - wrote Carol Kaufmann in Stage Happenings.

Recently, there has been a resurgence of interest in Bergson's story. The

Fountain re-opening is scheduled to coincide with the observance of

Holocaust Remembrance Week. That same weekend, Pierre Sauvage's

documentary short about Bergson, Not Idly By - Peter Bergson, America and

the Holocaust, premieres as part of the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival,

and this summer will see the release of Against the Tide, a documentary

narrated by Dustin Hoffman. In 2003, David S. Wyman and Rafael Medoff's

book, "A Race Against Death: Peter Bergson, America and the Holocaust"

included previously unpublished letters, including a scathing indictment

of the Roosevelt administration's inaction by a Treasury Department

official.

The mission of the Israeli Leadership Council is to fortify and enhance a

productive and continuous relationship between Israeli-Americans and the

State of Israel through community empowerment, activism and philanthropy.

This production is sponsored by Debbie and Naty Saidoff.

The Accomplices opens on April 25, with performances Thursdays, Fridays

and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm through June 14. One preview

performance is scheduled on Friday, April 24 at 8 pm. Tickets are $30.00,

except the preview which is $15.00. The Odyssey Theatre is located at 2055

S. Sepulveda Blvd. in West Los Angeles. For reservations and information,

call (323) 663-1525 or go to www.FountainTheatre.com

Hipsters! Flipsters! Finger-poppin' Daddies & Sophisticated Mommas!

Schub here one very last time!

Just a final, friendly reminder: My show "Hunter Gatherers" was extended by one weekend, and now closes this coming Saturday February 28th.

Today's "LAist" just wrote I give: an "astonishingly authentic standout performance". See:

http://laist.com/2009/02/05/hunter_gatherers_at_the_carrie_hami.php

So alls I'm sayin' is... If ya wanna witness your very own Schubieshake "triumph" (as per Backstage), and be all "exquisite" (as per the Pasadena Star News), this is your very last chance to come to the show the Los Angeles Times called "bitingly hilarious" and LA CityBeat deemed "blisteringly funny"!

That is: "Hunter Gatherers" at the Pasadena Playhouse's Carrie Hamilton Theater.

Hunter Gatherers" plays 3 more times, and then- Vamoose! This Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm.

Tickets are usually $30.00 but I was able to finagle a "two-for-one" ticket price for you- my nearest & dearest!

Simply click on:http://furioustheatre.org

And at the check-out page, enter the promo code: "Fenwick666" for "two-for-one" tickets.

Or call 1-800-595-4TIX (though ya can't get the"two-for-ones" by phone)....

The Location is:

The Carrie Hamilton Theatre (upstairs at the Pasadena Playhouse)

39 South El Molino Avenue

Pasadena, CA 91101

Warning One: This show ain't one for kiddies! 'Tis chock full o' sex, violence and other very, Very, VERY bad things...

Warning Two: Traffic to Pasadena can be brutal, please allocate sufficient time (and valium) for traffic.

xoxo,

Wiffwuvanwowwiepops,

Shake

-Your Fenwicks are now on Facebook- with imperial boat-loads of music,

video, photos & more! Dig it:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Fenwicks/51093034005

-In honor of Valentine's Day, click to see Schub's heart ripped out (quite

literally) and eaten on YouTube. From the set of the film "Devil's Den":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ky-OuzrvB0

Aw, what the heck, while we're at it, here's the song, (to go with the

video). Our ode to Love & Zombie Hunting, "Devil's Den" ("Too Dumb To

Die"). Happy Valentine's Day Zombies!:

http://www.thefenwicks.com/DevilsDenTooDumbToDie.mp3

-And for whatever nefarious reason, some peeps seemed unable to open the

link to our song "Free Venezuela". All apologies! Here's a simple direct

link to the song itself:

http://www.freerctv.com/The_Fenwicks--Free_Venezuela.mp3

(Please Note: This is shall we say, an "unauthorized" cover version of The

Special AKA's 1984 ska classic "Free Nelson Mandela" with the lyrics

tweaked by a certain Fenwick, on behalf of all those chaffing under

Chavez)...

To life, and liberty,

Schubieshake & Duh Freedom-Wuvin' Fenwicks

Shalom & Aloha my Liberty-Luvin' Comrades & Compadres!

Steven Schub of The Fenwicks here. So, as some of you may (or may not) remember, it was just last year, that we 'Wix recorded a cover version of The Special AKA's 1984 ska classic "Free Nelson Mandela" with the lyrics newly re-modified and re-directed at Venezuela's very own Hugo Chavez. With the recent onslaught of anti-Semitic attacks in Caracas, what better time to sing-a-long?

The Fenwicks "Free Venezuela"- dig it here:

http://www.thefenwicks.com/music.shtml

For 2 live in-concert video clips of "Free Venezuela" from our "Fenwicks For Freedom" Tour sponsored by the Human Rights Foundation click:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ8yrZVcI2E

and:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj3fmn8Q3Rw

To learn more about the recent attacks, and how to take action, please peruse the brief memo (see below) from the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

And to learn more about the fight for Individual Rights in Venezuela, and throughout the Americas:

http://www.humanrightsfoundation.org/mission.html

XOXO and thank you for humoring...

In dubious battle, on the barricades,

Yer Schubieshake & The Freedom-Fighting Fenwicks

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TELL THE GOVERNMENT OF VENEZUELA TO STOP PROMOTING ANTI-SEMITISM

Call the Venezuelan Embassy in DC

202-342-2214

There is a well-orchestrated campaign on TV, radio, print and Internet media owned by the Venezuelan government, openly questioning Israel's right to exist, even including publication of such anti-Semitic materials as The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. A group of pro-government journalists is urging the population to boycott businesses owned by Jews in Venezuela. On January 31 a synagogue in Caracas was vandalized by a group of 15 armed men. Graffiti left at the scene included the phrases "Damn the Jews," "Jews out of here" and "Israel assassins." Venezuelan Jews are living in a constant state of fear and anxiety. Most frightening is a 'plan of action' published in a pro-government digital newspaper, Aporrea.org, giving direction against Venezuela's Jewish community which includes:

- publicly denouncing by name, the members of Jewish groups in Venezuela, names of their companies and businesses in order to boycott them

-calling for the dissolution of the State of Israel

- avoiding products, stores, supermarkets, and restaurants where Kosher food is sold, and which either belongs to, or has links with 'Zionist Jews'

- questioning the existence of Jewish educational institutions

- shouting anti-Israel slogans at Jews on the street

- inviting anti-Zionist Jews living in Venezuela to publicly express their disassociation from 'Zionist war crimes' and the existence of "artificial" State of Israel.

- calling for the nationalization of companies, and the confiscation of properties of those Jews who support the "Zionist State of Israel", and the donating of this property to the Palestinians.

The Venezuelan Jewish community dates to the 17th century, and flourished during the 20th century. As noted by David Harris, the executive director of the American Jewish Committee:

"What is equally striking in talking with Venezuela's Jews, to the extent that generalizations are ever possible, is an obvious pride in being Venezuelan. Not only do they continue to appreciate the refuge the country provided the Jews- having come in search of safety and opportunity - but they also recognize the country's postwar record of tolerance and relative absence of anti-Semitism, as well as its support of the 1947 UN resolution calling for the establishment of a Jewish state."

CALL THE CONSULATE AT 202-342-2214 AND TELL THEM "STOP INCITING ANTI-SEMITISM" These horrendous attacks are just the latest and most horrifying incident in a building campaign against Venezuela’s Jews - a campaign fueled by President Hugo Chavez’s demonization of Israel, scapegoating of Jews and his embrace of the regime in Iran.Today, the situation for Venezuelan Jews is dire. We need you to act now by adding your voice to the Wiesenthal Center’s protest to the Organization of American States.

Click On This To Sign the Petition to Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the Organization of American States

http://www.wiesenthal.com/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=lsKWLbPJLnF&b=4960139

Shalom Y'all! Schub here!

So, my show "Hunter Gatherers" opened last week at the Pasadena Playhouse, and here's what Backstage's Les Spindle had to say:

"Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's savagely funny comedy is a shocker... sidesplitting, yet thought-provoking, electrifying... Schub triumphs as a tragicomic nebbish struggling to rebel"...

Today's Los Angeles Times says we're a "razor-sharp, bitingly hilarious black comedy of metaphysical dimensions"! (Whatever that is...)

Okay, so Backstage & The LA Times said it, not me, but I do think this show is friggin' insane, hilarious and truly demented. And if you are on my email list (and/or reading this post), you probably are too- so come on down!

"Hunter Gatherers" plays every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8pm and every Sunday at 7:30pm until February 21st. (except for this Sunday because of that Football Game thingy)...

Tickets are usually $30.00 but I was able to finagle a "two-for-one" ticket price for you, my Inner-Circle!

Simply click on: http://furioustheatre.org/

And at the check-out page, enter the promo code: "Fenwick666" for "two-for-one" tickets.

Or call 1-800-595-4TIX (though I don't think you can get the "two-for-ones" by phone)....

The Location is:

The Carrie Hamilton Theatre (upstairs at the Pasadena Playhouse)

39 South El Molino Avenue

Pasadena, CA 91101

Warning One: This show ain't one for the kiddies! 'Tis chock full o' sex, violence and other very, Very, VERY bad things...

Warning Two: Traffic to Pasadena can be brutal, please allocate sufficient time (and valium) for traffic (or consider attending on a Saturday or Sunday when it ain't so bad)...

xoxo,

Nebbishiously yours,

Wiffwuvanwowwiepops,

Schubieshake

p.s. The Backstage review by Les Spindle (my new best friend) below:

BACKSTAGE WEST

"Hunter Gatherers"

January 28, 2009

Reviewed by Les Spindle

When a whimpering lamb is ritualistically silenced as a prelude to a dinner party, it's clear the gathering isn't going to be your garden-variety schmooze-and-booze fest. Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's savagely funny comedy is a shocker, but the amazing thing about this San Francisco–bred work is how the playwright elicits a cockeyed sort of empathy for the flipped-out characters who inhabit this unnerving dramatic universe, which combines the verbal savagery of vintage Edward Albee with the visceral brutality of Sarah Kane. In director Dámaso Rodriguez's sidesplitting yet thought-provoking L.A premiere, the distinctive voice of a trailblazing playwright strongly resonates.

Nachtrieb explores the thin line between civilized behavior and animalistic demeanor that exists in humans, giving us a harrowing glimpse at the results of people crossing this boundary when they’re backed into an emotional corner. Neanderthal male Richard (Doug Newell) not only believes freshly slaughtered animal flesh is required to make the anniversary party for his friends a success; he has additional surprises on the agenda -- including the determination to "spread his seed" among the guests. This makes him a good match for the self-centered and duplicitous Wendy (Vonessa Martin), who arrives with her mild-mannered geek of a husband, Tom (Steven Schub). Tom's kindred spirit is Richard's suppressed wife, Pam (Sara Hennessy), whose defense mechanism against the cruelty of Richard and Wendy is to pretend it doesn't exist. Acts of desperation lead to electrifying developments and an amazing denouement.

The tight ensemble tackles the difficult material with intelligence and skill. The actors demonstrate terrific physical dexterity in fight scenes, masterfully choreographed by Brian Danner. Newell pulls out all stops to convey Richard's sociopathic leanings in a performance of impeccable insight. Hennessy's shrinking-violet housewife is a wonderfully detailed combination of nervous tics and subtle facial expressions denoting Pam's repressed despair. Martin nails the arrogance and selfishness behind Wendy's fake niceties. Schub triumphs as a tragicomic nebbish struggling to rebel against bullies.

Design elements are likewise first-rate. This marvelous production is a fitting kickoff to Furious Theatre's graduation from Actors Equity's 99-Seat Plan to a Letter of Agreement arrangement, now offering substantially increased pay for its deserving actors.

Presented by Furious Theatre Company at the Carrie Hamilton Theatre, 39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena. Jan. 24–Feb. 21. Thu.–Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 7:30 p.m. (800) 595-4849 or Furious Theatre Company.

Shalom & Aloha Comrades & Compadres!

Steven Schub here, wishing you the merriest of Christmases, the

happiest of Ska-nukkahs, the rockinest of Ramadans, the swingingest of

Solstices, and the kickassedest of Kwanzaas- from me and all The

Festive Fenwicks!

Speaking of festive: I am slap-happy silly and proud to announce that I

will be starring in the Los Angeles premiere of the American Theater

Critics Association 2007 Best New Play Award winner Peter Sinn

Nachtrieb's "Hunter Gatherers" at the historic Pasadena Playhouse. The

show opens on Saturday January 24th 2009 and this thing promises to be

by far the most twisted, and insane production I've ever been a part.

Details to follow in early '09...

And now speaking of twisted and insane, why not spice up your holidays

with some high-octane auditory egg nog- ie. our "Afro-Celtic Yiddish

Ska"?

Yup! The Fenwicks are now available on iTunes!

Just click on dis: http://www.itunes.com/thefenwicks

In fact a manic, spastic World O' 'Wix awaits you- in & on your Web:

Our Site: http://www.thefenwicks.com

On YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/thefenwicks

On MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/thefenwicks

Schub’s Site: http://www.stevenschub.com

And SchubTube on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/stevenschub

But most importantly, and in closing: Happy/happy & Joy/joy/joy to you and

all you love!

xoxo,

Schubie-Doobie-Doo-Wop & Duh Phantasmagorical Fenwicks!

The Jewish Journal

August 15, 2008

TV ‘terrorist’ plays Jewish hero on stage

By Orit Arfa

http://www.jewishjournal.com/bloggish/item/tv_terrorist_plays_jewish_hero_on_stage_20080812/

I was on my sofa in Jerusalem reading the opening credits of my favorite TV show, "24,' looking for Jewish names to figure out exactly how many Jews "control" Hollywood. Lo and behold, I see my friend's name: Steven Schub.

I initially met Schub through a website concerned with the work of novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand. (A quick refresher, she wrote The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, novels that glorify Individualism and Reason.) We met for coffee in Israel when he was there visiting his sister and have stayed in touch since.

On '24' Schub played an Islamic terrorist, Sabir. With his fellow terrorists, he vaporized Valencia in a nuclear attack. He's probably best-known for his work in the film 'Caught' with Edwards James Olmos and guest star appearances on NYPD Blue, and, yes, Sesame Street. His day job is lead-singer for The Fenwicks, a 10-piece "Afro-Celtic Yiddish Ska" band, but that's a whole 'nother story.

Now he's starring as a Jewish hero in the play 'The Accomplices' at the Fountain Theater. Peter Bergson, born Hillel Kook (nephew of the famous Rabbi Kook), came to the U.S. from Eastern Europe to save Jews from Hitler's clutches only to be met by indifference, and sometimes hostility, from key figures of the Jewish community and the Roosevelt administration. Schub's admiration for Bergson's ideas and actions has lent to an inspiring and powerful performance.

Schub said over the phone (without the show's Eastern-European accent), "I definitely have always responded to people who live what they believed, and Peter Bergson was a guy who did. He was a shining example of what one man can do-- how one individual can change history."

Schub researched the role by reading Bergon's writings and interviewing his daughter, a political science professor at Ben Gurion University. He discovered that Bergson's views actually bear many similarities to Rand, a great admirer of the Founding Fathers.

"He was a Jeffersonian," Schub said, speaking not as an expert on Bergson but as an actor who dutifully researched his character. Bergson/Kook believed that all people living in Israel--Jews, Muslims, Christians, Atheists-- should have equal rights (which for the most part they do) and he abhorred the idea of tying religious identity to national identity, believing in separation of religion and state. He served as a member of the first Knesset, but his insistence on having a Constitution similar to America's eventually led to a rift between him and right-wing leader Menachem Begin.

Having started out as a disciple of Vladmir Jabotinsky, founder of the Irgun (the militant Jewish army in pre-State days), he soon evolved from a Jewish Zionist to a Classical Liberal (not to be confused with today's liberalism.)-believing Jewish identity needed to be reexamined, and favoring the school of thought that believed Jews in the Land of Israel needed to be reinvented as "Hebrews."

But in his day, like many Irgunists, he was written off as a fascist. Schub: "As a consistent defender of absolute Individual Rights, this was of course an absurd, grotesque accusation- especially as his whole life was dedicated to fighting for life, liberty and freedom. In the culture of the time however, anyone who was not a socialist or outright communist was often tagged with that epithet."

"He didn't fall into any Left-Right alternative. He was, or became, essentially a radical for Individualism, in same way Ayn Rand or Jabotinsky was."

What convinced Bergson/Kook most of the need to escape from Collectivist thinking were his own negative encounters with Jewish leaders as he tried to save his brethren, dramatized very well in the play. Members of the Jewish establishment tried to silence him and even deport him when he started protesting too loudly to get America to do more to help save the Jews of Europe- by bombing Auschwitz for example, or allowing more refugees in. Except for screenwriter Ben Hecht, the Jews who supposedly "controlled" Hollywood back then didn't use their influence to help the Jewish plight. However legendary acting teacher Stella Adler, actors Marlon Brando, John Garfield, Paul Muni, Harpo Marx, and even Frank Sinatra did become Bergson allies.

"Instead of wasting their time fighting Bergson, Jewish leaders could have mobilized to create a tidal wave of pressure. The non-Jews were often more than glad to jump on board." Despite it all, eventually Bergson's efforts led to the creation of the War Refugee Board which is credited with saving the lives of over 200,000 Jews and 20,000 non-Jews.

My kudos to Bergson, whom I was glad to discover through this play, and to my friend Schub for doing such a heroic job with the role.

He sure made up for blasting Valencia.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/theater/reviews/article_display.jsp?&rid=11450

Theater Review: The Accomplices

Bottom Line: A powerful play that will get your blood racing and brain

thinking, skillfully acted and directed.

By Jay Reiner

Jul 21, 2008

Venue: Fountain Theatre, Los Angeles (Through Aug. 24)

Even if you're Jewish you probably haven't heard of Peter Bergson, a man

whose service to the Jews during the Holocaust rivals that of Oskar

Schindler or Raoul Wallenberg.

Bergson (born Hillel Kook), a committed Zionist, came to the U.S. in 1940

to help raise a Jewish army in the struggle against Hitler. As news of the

Holocaust leaked out, he changed his mission to saving the remaining Jews

of Europe. This meant persuading the Roosevelt administration of the

urgency of acting immediately in a number of areas, particularly in

assisting refugees.

The objective proved elusive, though ultimately Bergson is credited with

helping save the lives of at least 200,000 Jews. The story is fascinating

because it sheds light on one of the darkest chapters in American history,

and this includes the reaction of the American Jewish establishment, led

by Rabbi Stephen Wise.

In "The Accomplices," Bernard Weinraub, a former political correspondent

at the New York Times, tells the provocative story in a balanced but

no-holds-barred manner that lets the uncomfortable facts speak for

themselves. In Bergson (Steven Schub), he also has an inherently dramatic

character because the man was anything but politic in the way he conducted

himself. He was abrasive, headstrong and arrogant, part of the reason the

Jewish establishment tried its best to silence him and even have him

deported. Not only were they showing their loyalty to FDR (James Harper),

they feared Bergson would alienate the president and the American people

as well.

But Bergson's main obstacle was Breckinridge Long (Brian Carpenter), a

highly placed member of the State Department whose upper-class

anti-Semitism and control over administration refugee policy cost the

lives of many Jews. The play points out that Roosevelt was indifferent to

the plight of the Jews and only took positive action when finally forced

to by a small rebellion in his administration led by Treasury Secretary

Henry Morganthau (Dennis Gersten).

Director Deborah LaVine's cast does a splendid job with this thorny

material. Schub is compelling as the impassioned Bergson, a man easier to

respect than to like. Harper captures Roosevelt's patrician cadences and

steely core perfectly. William Dennis Hurley is moving and convincing as

Bergson's immigrant colleague Samuel Merwin, a Romanian Jew who lost his

family to the Nazis. Others who appear with distinction are Kirsten

Kollender, Gregory G. Giles, Donne McRae and Cheryl Dooley.

In some ways the play unfolds like a modern version of "Antigone," who,

following the dictates of conscience, had to fight the power of the state

to the bitter end. Only Bergson had to fight his battle on two fronts:

with the state and with his own people. Perhaps the second conflict

personally cost him more.

Cast: Steven Schub, James Harper, Morlan Higgins, William Dennis Hurley,

Brian Carpenter, Dennis Gersten, Kirsten Kollender, Donne McRae, Gregory

G. Giles, Cheryl Dooley, Stephan Marshall. Playwright: Bernard Weinraub.

Director: Deborah LaVine.

THE TRUE STORY OF ONE MAN'S FIGHT TO SAVE THE JEWS JULY 19- AUGUST 24 Buy Tickets Online: https://www.fountaintheatre.com/perform.html Nominated for the 2007 New York Drama Desk Award for Best New Play Starring Steven Schub as Peter Bergson (aka Hillel Kook) The FBI spied on him. The State Department wanted him deported. Jewish leaders tried to stop him. Yet despite this intense and sometimes frenzied opposition, firebrand activist Hillel Kook (aka Peter Bergson) succeeded in shattering the wall of silence that surrounded news about Hitler's annihilation of the Jews. Veteran New York Times political reporter Bernard Weinraub writes a blistering account of one man's fight to save millions, and the conspiracy of silence and inaction that continues to haunt us to this day. A West Coast Premiere - Starring Steven Schub as Hillel Kook (aka Peter Bergson) Directed by Deborah LaVine Produced by Simon Levy and Deborah Lawlor Opens July 19 - Closes August 24 Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8PM Sundays at 2PM The Fountain Theatre - 5060 Fountain Avenue (between Western and Vermont) Los Angeles, CA 90029 Box Office: 323-663-1525 Group Sales: 323-663-1365 Buy Tickets Online: https://www.fountaintheatre.com/perform.html

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/118502.html

(Playgirl maybe next time)...

Shalom Y'all!

Your freedom-wuvin' Fenwick, Schubieshake hither. Hope this email finds you smiling! So dig dis: after 140 years of playing Crack-pots, Crack-heads, Killers and Kooks, I finally have the chance to play a certifiable Hero. How's this for Fenwick-ian felicity? Just 48 hours ago I'm in Jerusalem at my twin nephews twin Bar-Mitzvahs, when I find out via email that I've been offered the role of "Peter Bergson" (aka Hillel Kook) in the West Coast Premiere of the play "The Accomplices" at the Fountain Theater (see details below). "The Accomplices" was nominated for the 2007 New York Drama Desk Award for Best New Play, and it tells the story of "Peter Bergson", the real-life hero of the Jewish Underground who brought the world's attention to the Holocaust. What's even more serendipitous and surreal, is that whilst still in Israel, I was able to track down this guy's widow and daughter and spent the day at their house in Tel-Aviv yesterday- right before hopping on a plane and jumping into rehearsal today.

Can't quite make sense of it all myself.

Jet-laggedly yours,

On the barricades, and in dubious battle,

Shake!

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THE ACCOMPLICES

Rehearsals: May 27 - July 2, 2008

Previews: July 3 - July 11, 2008

Opens: July 12 - August 24, 2008

Additional Personnel & Production Info: Producer, Simon Levy

Author, Bernard Weinraub

Director, Deborah LaVine

Production Company, The Fountain Theatre

Box Office: (323) 663-1525 Low Priced Group Sales (323) 663-1365 http://www.fountaintheatre.com

West Coast Premiere. Nominated for the 2007 New York Drama Desk Award for Best New Play. The true story of Hillel Kook (aka Peter Bergson) who, during World War II, spearheaded an extraordinary campaign of public rallies, hard-hitting newspaper advertisements, and lobbying in Congress to get America to save the Jews. Veteran New York Times reporter Bernard Weinraub writes a blistering account of the fight to save millions and the conspiracy of silence and inaction in the U.S. State Department.

The director, Deborah LaVine, is best known for her productions of A Shayna Maidel and Kindertransport, and is considered one of Los Angeles’ finest directors.

[ PETER BERGSON ]

(mid 30s) – LEAD ROLE – male - firebrand Zionist activist; charismatic, tough, attractive, he arrives from Palestine, by way of Europe, to convince America to save the Jews.

Shalom Aleichem & Aloha Comrades & Compadres!

In slap-happy news, it appears your freaky/furry/freedom-wuvin’/family-sized/farm-fresh/friendly neighborhood Fenwicks will be signing a publishing deal with New York’s LoveCat Publishing! What does that mean exactly? Keep your ears to the ground... Fenwicks never die! (They just get prematurely senile)....

In dubious battle,

On the barricades,

Spasmodically,

Schubie-Doobie-Doo-Wop & Yer Fierce & Fearless Fenwicks

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-p.s. The Manic, Spastic World of The Fenwicks- In (& On) Your Web:

Our Site: http://www.thefenwicks.com

The Fenwicks on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/thefenwicks

The Fenwicks on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/thefenwicks

The Fenwicks on iTunes:

"Truth & Memory": http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=125702198&s=143441

"eudaimonia": http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=4273249&s=143441

Schub’s Site: http://www.stevenschub.com

Yer Schub on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/stevenschub

From our 2007 Human Rights Foundation "Fenwicks For Freedom" Tour with Big D and The Kids Table:

-Fresh Fenwick Video & Music. New uncensored audio and visuals, hither:

http://www.thefenwicks.com/music.shtml

-Fresh Fenwick Photos. 40 of 'em!:

http://www.thefenwicks.com/gallery/

(Special thanks to the great Yeram Rachel Reyes!)

-And finally, fresh Fenwick Press! We didn't say, they did. (Silly, feeble-minded "They". Oh how we love you)....

"The story of this band is legend... America's only Afro-Celtic Yiddish Ska band is like Oingo Boingo on steroids... shifting seamlessly from circus music to booty shaking third wave ska at it's best. With an insane, hysterical, vaudevillian stage show, deranged lyrics and a frenzied assault on everything sacred, The Fenwicks will not disappoint".

-Skratch Magazine

"Bold and powerful. Blew my mind. I have never heard anything like this before".

-Southern Ska Magazine

"How can you not like this band? A band that swings and rocks at the same time.... A lead singer, who is at heart a showman... the best live band I have heard".

-Silly Little Trouser Monkey Magazine

"What is this?! The Fenwicks are not a normal band. Blending punk, ska, pop and klezmer, they sound like something you'd hear at a mutant cross-cultural wedding. They are a band with a message: enjoy one's life! The songs ask you to live with integrity, love with sincerity, and act to make your life better. The Fenwicks promote joy both in theory and in practice- they sing and perform with the joy they preach".

-G. Murray Thomas

The Independent

"Diverse and electrifying. These guys make you want to cavort with wild spasms of joy, ruthlessly kicking your legs up with reckless abandon. Their infectious grooves leave you begging for more. Spin this disc at your next big party, and it will not soon be forgotten"

- Glass Eye Magazine

-p.s. This just in! The Los Angeles Theater Company I, yer very own Schubieshake, am a humbly proud member of, & our production of "In Arabia, We'd All Be Kings"- which I spent half of 2007 as the crack-head "Skank" in, has just been nominated by the LA Drama Critics Circle for multiple nominations- including Best Production of 2007! Man-o-Manishevitz! What the ?!?!

For more info on us Elephants, dig:

http://www.elephantstageworks.com/

xoxo,

Shake!

A (Belated) Slap-Happy New Year to all Fen-heads/'Wick-heads & Freedom-'Wuvers World-Wide!

-Here's a heavenly & horrific heads-up! Your favorite, freaky, furry Fenwick, your very own friendly neighborhood Schub-erMensch, has been cast as the lead Zombie Hunter- "Buddy Budjinksi" in writer/directors Don Adams & Harry James Picardi's latest mega-horror/comedy/romance-epic "Dozers". Hence I will be off-the-grid, out-of-commission, beyond-the-pale, above-the-fray, and for all intents and purposes, essentially unreachable until Monday February 4th. (We shoot here & in Wisconsin. Brrrr. Mommy, I'm cold!)..... Subsequently- for all Fenwick related inquiries until then, please email my better 1/2, Jimmie Corrieri at:

jimc@empireentertainment.com

-Now as a kinda post-Christmas/post-Solstice bonus, (as we've been so delinquent in updating our website- bad Fenwicks!)- please enjoy, if you will, a brand spankin' new, recently discovered live clip from our just wrapped Human Rights Foundation "Fenwicks For Freedom" tour! Our cover version of The Special AKA's 1984 ska classic "Free Nelson Mandela" (with the lyrics newly re-modified, tweaked and updated for 2008). Shot at the Knitting Factory NYC and at Fuel in Jacksonville Florida. Nuthin' even remotely fancy, but it kinda captures the fun. Enjoy it here, and only here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ8yrZVcI2E

Bonus video: A video demo for our song "No One Is Coming", apparently now destined to be on the "Dozers" soundtrack. A very merry, musical case for Secular Humanism:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPtPZPF9Eak

-Finally, as some of you may know, our guitar player Jimmie Corrieri has a baby brother, Daniel. In addition to being just an all-round great guy (and recently engaged), the man has become an amazing chef! He now has his very own cooking website- Culinary Seductions! http://www.culinaryseductions.com/

Here's how Daniel himself describes it:

"CulinarySeductions.com is an online magazine and community based on the idea that food inspires passion. The site entertains and instructs on how to create sensational dishes, as well as the perfect atmosphere, bound to win over that special someone."

So dig it! Just in time for Valentine's Day, no? Yup!

http://www.culinaryseductions.com/

-So... My bestest to you all Comrades! May the new year bring us all, nothing but everything!

Manically and spastically,

Yer Schubieshake!

3 New Songs and 33 New Photos- Guaranteed to Spin Your Dreidel!

Posted Now On Our MySpace Page:

http://www.myspace.com/thefenwicks

Merry Christmas, Chappy Chanukkah, Rockin' Ramadan, Kwazy Kwanza and a Salacious Solstice to You And All Your Own!

xxx and ooo,

Yer Festive and Festivus Fenwicks

What the kids today will do for a free Fenwicks CD:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xVgWFFW8sI&feature=related

What this here Fenwick will do to his own keyboard player, Jon Marshal Smith, and his iBook- (live onstage at the Knitting Factory NYC):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLOgdoKqxGQ

Yikes.

xo,

(and beware)...

Schubieshake & Duh 'Wix

Shalom, Ola & Aloha Comrades!

So us 'Wix made it home (semi-) alive! Punch-drunk, sleep-deprived, cross-eyed and delirious, but super slap-happy! Truly mad-cap shows from NYC to Miami and hence- welp, all sorts of assorted sordid stories to share- in due time. For now, however dig on 'dis! A chunk of live video some 'Wick-headed kid in Miami took on his cell-phone camera of a bit of our cover song of The Specials' "Free Nelson Mandela" (now "Free Venezuela") and pretty hilarious article/interview with a certain schmuck you know and (maybe) love about our Human Rights Tour with Big D and The Kids Table!

xoxo,

Manically & Maniacally,

Schubieshake & Yer Freedom-Wuvin' Fenwicks!

YouTube Clip:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=dj3fmn8Q3Rw

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From Entertaining U Magazine:

http://www.eujacksonville.com/pages/10-25-07/thefenwicks.htm

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ska that unites jews and arabs

interview with the fenwicks

by jon bosworth jaxvillain@yahoo.com

WHO: The Fenwicks with Big D and the Kids Table

WHERE: Fuel in 5 Points

WHEN: Thursday, November 1st

Back in the late 80s Steve Schub was taking a year off of his studies at NYU

and playing in a punk band called Jew2 when he was “discovered” by Skynyrd drummer

Artimus Pyle.

“Eventually the band name was changed to Traif, which doesn’t mean anything

unless you speak Yiddish. But it means un-kosher. You can imagine playing in Jerusalem

Israel in a band called Traif. We offended everyone. We united Arabs, Jews and Christians.

We are owed a peace prize, I think, because we united that country for the first

time in 5,000 years because everyone hated our band. We brought everyone together.”

He would go on stage in an Israeli army uniform and an Arab headdress, or

a burqa with Mickey Mouse gloves. He was 21 years old and one of the competing bands

was called China Black. Chris Pyle was the drummer for that band and Artimus was

judging the battle of the bands. They hit it off, but Steve went back to New York,

finished his degree and played as The Fenwicks, which was just an acoustic duo consisting

of Schub and his songwriting partner Jimmie Corrieri at the time. He was working

at the Omni Park Central Hotel when the Lynyrd Skynyrd tour bus pulled in. They

had just made a video with Bennett Miller, the director of Capote (Steve and Jimmie

were also roommates with Phillip Seymour Hoffman), and he handed the video to Artimus.

Two weeks later Artimus had quit Skynyrd and he flew The Fenwicks down to Jacksonville

to put a band together and record an album. Their first gig was at Metro park opening

for Foreigner and Billy Squier in front of 15,000 people.

“Which was especially ironic because we used to play ‘Double Vision’ as a

joke at coffeehouses in Greenwich Village.”

According to Steve, in 48 hours The Fenwicks went from an acoustic duo to

a “17-piece afro-Celtic Yiddish ska band with three full drum sets.”

“I think of the Fenwicks now as a lifelong metaphysical performance art project.”

Steve’s family has a long history of Yiddish theater and he’s a fan of schtick,

but he also takes pride in the depth of their lyrics.

“The deepest most profound message that anyone can make is that life should

be fun. The giddiness and wackiness, especially in this day and age when everything

is nihilistic and post-modern and sarcastic…I think that is the most profound statement

we could make. From the theater of the absurd, it’s all one thing. The stage schtick,

the banter between the songs, the costumes, the regalia, the hyperactive music,

it is all part and parcel of the same thing. It is a vaudevillian, burlesque philosophical

joyride.”

But the balance between depth and frivolity is one that The Fenwicks take

seriously.

“The real battle on this planet is between reason and unreason. Between the

rational and the irrational.”

Which is why their sponsor on this short tour is The Human Rights Foundation

(humanrightsfoundation.org), which is an organization that “has a classical understanding

of human rights, which is that every person, as long as they’re not violating someone

else’s human rights, should be left alone.” Steve also offers up their gratitude

to Big D and the Kids Table, the Boston ska band that Steve says is “the best ska

band still skankin’.”

So is their music all just about Ayn Randian philosophies and the evils of

Hugo Chavez’s regime? Hardly!

“We have a song about an avenging, senile Jewish werewolf, we have a song

about eminent domain abuse, we have a song about disemboweling the undead and decapitating

zombies.”

There will be costumes and “full battle regalia,” so he recommends that you

wear something either waterproof or flammable and be prepared to “sweat and giggle.”

“The actual quote we couldn’t use in the press kit because it’s too grotesque,

but I think it’s more accurate. I think it’s ‘If Madness had been violently molested

by the Marx Brothers, The Fenwicks would be the naughty musical afterbirth.’”

There are up to 17 Fenwicks at any given time “depending on the weather and

the barometric pressure.” Jon Marshall Smith from the Mosquitos is the newest member

to the Fenwicks family, he joined them just before their 2005 Warped Tour appearances.

He also produced their last two records. Because they live in five different time

zones, it is difficult and expensive for them to tour, so this may be your only

chance to see them before Haley’s Comet circles earth again, although Steve hopes

that he and I will be conducting a similar interview when he’s 90. He also claims

to be “literally a thousand years old.”

“We have a horn section now. Before we were posing as a ska band, but now

we got our certificate in the mail. We are officially sanctioned now that we have

horns as opposed to just me playing kazoo out of my sphincter.”

Go to thefenwicks.com for free stuff and to learn more about the band. Go

to Fuel Coffeehouse on Thursday, November 1st, and make sure to get there early

since they are going on at 7 pm sharp and their set will likely be done before it’s

even dark outside.

Cry Havoc! Cry Freedom! Cry Fenwick!

The "Fenwicks For Freedom" Tour officially begins this coming Sunday evening in New York City, then on to Virginia, through North Carolina and on down to Florida. (See below for dates, times and venues)...

Please be advised, take note, and be forewarned. 4 final key and critical, salient and non-negotiable, points of fact:

1) Early Showtimes: These are indeed all "All Ages" shows. Meaning what? Meaning they start unbelievably early. And we go on first- the first of three opening acts.

2) Short Set List: As the first of three opening acts, we are relegated to a relatively short set-list. (Approximately one half-hour, depending on the barometric pressure and such). Meaning what? Meaning come late, and there is the very real possibility that you'll miss us completely. And worse than that, we'd miss you- and then we'd be sad. Let's not be sad!

3) Show Will Sell-Out. Please Buy Your Tickets In Advance: The band we are opening for "Big D and The Kids Table" is the single best ska-punk band still skanking and punking. Meaning what? Meaning they have a rabid fan base in their own right, and there is the very real possibility these shows will sell-out. Please purchase your tickets in advance, here:

http://www.bigdandthekidstable.com/pages/tours.php

4) No Guest List: All apologies, but as merely one of 3 opening acts on this tour, we have little leverage, and zero pull. Meaning what? Meaning there is NO Guest List, there are NO "Backstage Passes", and there is NO "V.I.P. List" (whatever that means)... So what CAN we offer you? Just pontoons of passion, kayaks of conviction, and a set-list sure to set your soul on fire! (And a guarantee to make ya giggle and sweat.)

'Nuff said! Onwards, upwards 'Wick-Heads! Excelsior!

Slap-happily,

From an Undisclosed Location in a Remote Himalayan Stronghold,

Your unprecedentedly demented Schub-er Mensch, and The Noumenally and Phenomenally, Freedom-wuvin' Fenwicks!

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p.s. Dates, Cities, Venues are as Follows:

New York City

Sunday October 28th

The Knitting Factory

74 Leonard Street

New York City, New York 10013

Phone: (212) 219-3132

Doors Open: 6pm Actual Showtime: 6:30 pm Sharp!

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Virginia Beach, Virginia

Tuesday October 30th

Please Note: This is a Venue Change!

The Jewish Mother

3108 Pacific Avenue

Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451

Phone: (757) 422-6373

Doors Open: 7pm Actual Showtime: 7:30 pm Sharp!

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Charlotte, North Carolina

Wednesday October 31st- Our Halloween/Ska-lloween Fiesta Supreme

The Casbah @Tremont Music Hall

400 West Tremont Avenue

Charlotte, North Carolina 28203

Phone: (704) 343-9494

Doors Open: 6:30pm Actual Showtime: 7:30 pm Sharp!

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Jacksonville, Florida

Thursday November 1st

Fuel Coffee House

1037 Park Street

Jacksonville, Florida 32204

Phone: (904) 425-3835

Doors Open: 6:30pm Actual Showtime: 7:00 pm Sharp!

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Miami, Florida

Friday November 2nd

Studio A

60 NE 11th Street

Downtown Miami, Florida 33132

Phone: (305) 358-7625

Doors Open: 6pm Actual Showtime: 6:30 pm Sharp!

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To purchase tickets and for all other gig info go to: http://www.bigdandthekidstable.com/pages/tours.php and/or: http://www.thefenwicks.com/tour.shtml

-p.p.s. To read all about our benefactors & Patron Saints- the Human Rights Foundation, and the vital work they do promoting and defending Individual Rights in the Americas, please go to:

http://www.humanrightsfoundation.org/

-p.p.p.s. On your very own Fenwicks Hitting a "Jewish Mother". This just in to The Virginia Pilot:

http://events.hamptonroads.com/event_details.cfm?e=68181

-p.p.p.p.s. The Fenwicks Infiltrate Saddam's (former) Palace. Literally. Irrefutable, undoctored, Weapons Inspector-Proof, photographic evidence here:

http://ablekaneadventures.blogspot.com/2004_10_01_ablekaneadventures_archive.html

This Just in From The Virginian-Pilot:

(http://events.hamptonroads.com/event_details.cfm?e=68181)

THE FENWICKS FOR FREEDOM!

10-PIECE "AFRO-CELTIC YIDDISH SKA" BAND RE-UNITES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS.

THE FENWICKS TO OPEN ON BIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE'S EAST COAST "STEADY RIOT" FALL TOUR.

October 15th, 2007- (Virginia Beach, VA)--The Fenwicks, a notoriously political Third Wave ska band, has joined forces with New York-based Human Rights Foundation (HRF) to draw attention to the political persecution currently affecting Latin America. The band is reuniting as one of the opening acts on Boston based ska band Big D and the Kids Table "Steady Riot" Fall Tour. This will be the 10-piece "Afro-Celtic Yiddish Ska" band's first East Coast shows since the Vans Warped Tour in 2005. The Fenwicks will perform on Tuesday October 30th at The Jewish Mother 3108 Pacific Ave. Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451. Doors Open at 7PM. Showtime is 7:30PM. All Ages. Tickets are $12.00 and can purchased online at www.inticketing.com or by calling (757) 422-6373.

Once one of the East Coast's most beloved and most popular live acts, critics have described The Fenwicks as a "manic cross between Madness and The Marx Brothers". Yet it was the band's outspoken, openly philosophical lyrics on it's critically acclaimed CDs Member of No Tribe, eudaimonia, and Truth & Memory that garnered attention among Human Rights advocates.“It is inspiring that a group of artists is willing to donate so much of their time and energy to educate and highlight the forgotten victims of political persecution in Latin America. We support and applaud their efforts, and are most excited about The Fenwicks' ability to reach out to hundreds young people.” said Thor Halvorssen, president of HRF.

Now widely regarded as one of the instigators and progenitors of "3rd Wave" ska, The Fenwicks were originally formed when Lynyrd Skynyrd's drummer Artimus Pyle discovered frontman Steven Schub singing for a punk band called "Jew2" in Jerusalem Israel. Mr. Pyle decided to fly Schub and his songwriting partner, guitarist Jimmie Corrieri to Jacksonville Florida, and within 72 hours (and with a mere 3 rehearsals) The Fenwicks played their now legendary first show as a 10-piece "Afro-Celtic Yiddish Ska" band, opening for Foreigner and Billy Squier in front of 15,000 very confused, classic rock fans. With their hilarious, nearly vaudevillian stage show, and their infectious mix of ska, klezmer, funk and punk, a Fenwicks Show became a "right-of-passage" for college students up and down the Eastern Seaboard. Famous for the dance-party atmosphere and unpredictable stage antics, ten years of constant touring earned The Fenwicks the fanatical fan-base that has stuck with the group through it's various hiatuses caused by Schub's burgeoning film career.

Schub is a Lifetime Member of the Actors Studio and has starred and Guest Starred in over 20 films and TV shows including, NYPD Blue, Sesame Street, and the Sony Pictures Classics critically acclaimed film Caught directed by Robert M. Young in which Schub played Edward James Olmos and Maria Conchita Alonso's homicidal comedian son (a performance Entertainment Weekly called "an electrifying debut"). But it was Schub's role as a Recurring Guest Star Jihadi terrorist who helps vaporize a chunk of California, on last year's Season Premiere of the hit show 24, that led to the current alliance between The Fenwicks and the Human Rights Foundation. Schub explains: "I read about the work HRF was doing, most especially on behalf of political prisoners being held by the Chavez government in Venezuela—prisoners like Francisco Uson who is in jail simply for exercising his freedom of speech. I took a chance and sent an email to Thor Halvorssen, who was a fan of the TV show 24, and well, happily for us, he's also now a fan of The Fenwicks--because we are deeply committed to doing whatever we can to bring attention to the issue of individual rights and the work of HRF. We are honored and thrilled.”

It is not the first time The Fenwicks have lent their support to a political and/or philosophical cause. In 2003 The Fenwicks performed at the Ayn Rand Institute's Student Philosophy Conference on the campus of USC, they played at Town Hall on Broadway in New York City, alongside Jon Stewart for the Toyota Comedy Festival's Gerry Red Wilson Benefit, and their anti-Eminent Domain song "Preeminent Domain", (written in response to the Supreme Court's controversial Kelo v. New London decision) has become something of an anthem for the Property Rights movement nation-wide. But politics aside, Schub is quick to point out: "The Fenwicks are first and foremost a ska band, and so our most important job is quite simply making people dance, giggle and sweat".

Finally, The Fenwicks involvement with the Big D and The Kids Table "Steady Riot" tour, also flows from a kind of "auspicious coincidence". The Fenwicks met the band while on the 2005 Vans Warped Tour, a slot they landed after a random meeting between Schub and Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman at a Los Angeles Music Conference. "Big D" was by far Schub's favorite band on the tour. "Look, there's very few bands that are as freaky, as spastic, and as committed to ska as we are, and Big D is one of 'em. We love everything about those cats. And best of all, I think I can safely say, Big D and The Fenwicks share the same basic view of life. That it should be an adventure. Believe me, this tour will be one".

-From this day forward, let the word go forth, to friend and foe alike! Mark it on your calendars and tattoo it on your tushies! One month from today- the little 10-piece "Afro-Celtic Yiddish Ska" band that can not, Will not, WON'T not die- your very own ferocious, fanatical, phantasmagorical Fenwicks return to the East Coast for the first time since the 2005 Vans Warped Tour! For over 20 years we 'Wix have been bringing it, and you Wick-heads have been humoring it- so why stop now? This time it's for Freedom! Quite literally. Thanks to the support and blessings of the Human Rights Foundation- the world's leading think tank dedicated to the defense of Individual Rights in the Americas, we 'Wix have the distinct honor of being the opening act on Big D and The Kids Table's "Steady Riot" Ska Fall tour- (along with the bands: Whole Wheat Bread, The AKA's, and of course Big D himself).

Dates, Cities, Venues are as Follows:

New York City

Sunday October 28th

The Knitting Factory

74 Leonard Street

New York City, New York 10013

Doors Open: 6pm Showtime: 6:30 pm

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Virginia Beach, Virginia

Tuesday October 30th

Please Note: This is a Venue Change!

The Jewish Mother

3108 Pacific Avenue

Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451

Doors Open: 7pm Showtime: 7:30 pm

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Charlotte, North Carolina

Wednesday October 31st- Our Halloween/Ska-lloween Fiesta Supreme

The Casbah @Tremont Music Hall

400 West Tremont Avenue

Charlotte, North Carolina 28203

Doors Open: 6:30pm Showtime: 7:30 pm

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Jacksonville, Florida

Thursday November 1st

Fuel Coffee House

1037 Park Street

Jacksonville, Florida 32204

Doors Open: 6:30pm Showtime: 7:00 pm

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Miami, Florida

Friday November 2nd

Studio A

60 NE 11th Street

Downtown Miami, Florida 33132

Doors Open: 6pm Showtime: 6:30 pm

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-Please Also Note:

All Shows are All Ages. Hence the early Showtimes. We are the first of 4 bands each night. So get there on time, or we may be sparks on the horizon by the time you do....

To purchase tickets and for all other gig info go to: http://www.bigdandthekidstable.com/pages/tours.php and/or: http://www.thefenwicks.com/tour.shtml

Shine on you Kuh-razy Diamonds! We'll be squeezin' ya soon!

And remember: When it comes to Life, Love, Liberty and Ska? No compromise! No surrender!

Wiff Wuvanwowwiepops,

Schubieshake & Duh 'Wix!

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p.s. Um, for those of you who've never been to a Fenwick fiesta, and may perhaps be, shall we say, a little shy/nervous and/or possibly unprepared? Here's a few new reviews to let ya know what you can expect:

"The story of this band is legend. America's only Afro-Celtic Yiddish Ska band is like Oingo Boingo on steroids. Shifting seamlessly from circus music to booty shaking third wave ska at it's best. With an insane, hysterical, vaudevillian stage show, deranged lyrics and a frenzied assault on everything sacred, The Fenwicks will not disappoint".

-Skratch Magazine

"Bold and powerful. Blew my mind. I have never ever heard anything like this before".

-Southern Ska Magazine

"How can you not like this band? A band that swings and rocks at the same time, a lead singer, who is at heart a showman- the best live band I have heard".

-Silly Little Trouser Monkey Magazine

"What is this?! The Fenwicks are not a normal band. Blending punk, ska, pop and klezmer, they sound like something you'd hear at a mutant cross-cultural wedding. They are a band with a message: enjoy one's life! The songs ask you to live with integrity, love with sincerity, and act to make your life better. The Fenwicks promote joy both in theory and in practice- they sing and perform with the joy

they preach".

-G. Murray Thomas, The Independent

"Diverse and electrifying. These guys make you want to cavort with wild spasms of joy, ruthlessly kicking your legs up with reckless abandon. Their infectious grooves leave you begging for more. Spin this disc at your next big party, and it will not soon be forgotten"

-Glass Eye Magazine

-p.p.s. To read all about our benefactors & Patron Saints- the Human Rights Foundation, and the vital work they do promoting and defending Individual Rights in the Americas, please go to:

http://www.humanrightsfoundation.org/

Shalom & Aloha Fen-Heads and 'Wick-Heads, Comrades and Compadres!

The news you've been waiting for, we've been waiting for, and assorted State Troopers have been waiting for! For the first time in over two years, your very own freaky, furry, freedom-luvin' Fenwicks will be hitting the road and returning to hamlets, and shtetyls up and down the Eastern Seaboard. Thanks to a tour-support grant from the Human Rights Foundation, and the love and support of the single best ska band alive and skanking- Boston's own "Big D and The Kids Table", The Fenwicks will be one of the four acts on Big D's "Steady Riot" Fall tour.

Confirmed dates are as follows:

-Sunday October 28

NEW YORK CITY, NY

THE KNITTING FACTORY

-Tuesday October 30

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA

PEPPERMINT BEACH CLUB

-Wednesday October 31 Our Halloween/Ska-lloween Show!

CHARLOTTE, NC

THE CASBAH @ TREMONT MUSIC HALL

-Thursday November 1

JACKSONVILLE, FL

FUEL COFFEE HOUSE

-Friday November 2

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL

STUDIO A

Tickets for the "Steady Riot" Tour are on sale now (or will be soon) and can purchased from Big D's Show Page:

http://www.bigdandthekidstable.com/pages/tours.php

Venue info also can be found on our own Tour Page:

http://www.thefenwicks.com/tour.shtml

-And now my friends, please humor me, as I engage in some well warranted plugging.... Justice and good taste requires that you check out our aforementioned musical brethren, our Boston-baked benefactors, "Big D and The Kids Table" and their utterly monstrous and entirely mind-roasting new CD- "Strictly Rude". They are indeed! Truly one of the only bands left, keeping the best of the blue beat, rock-steady Studio One/Two Tone/Third Wave sound relevant and revolutionary...

They will make you smile and they will make you sweat. Dig 'em here:

http://www.bigdandthekidstable.com

-And now speaking of Justice. There is one think tank doing truly heroic work in defense of Individual Rights throughout the Americas, and that my friends is the New York based Human Rights Foundation. Read about the vital work they are engaged in, protecting Liberty and Human Rights in the Americas here:

http://www.humanrightsfoundation.org/

-Finally, for those who've never experienced a Fenwick show, (or just might need a re-fresher course)... Experience us now, simply ambulate on over to our "Multimedia" page....

Wuvanwowwiepops to y'all... and see ya in the pit very, Very, VERY soon....

xoxo,

Ska'd for Life,

Schubieshake & Duh 'Wix

Ola Amigos!

In this week's edition of the national news magazine "The Weekly Standard", there's a story on the "Motion Picture Institute/Human Rights Foundation", the Individual Rights focused think-tank that's sponsoring us Fenwicks on our fall mini-tour...

Here's duh wittle chunk dat's about me & us 'Wix!

xo,

Shake!

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"Art, if it's well done, can have far more of an impact," says Steve Schub, an actor and singer, in between bites of his chili dog outside of Carney's, a hot dog stand along the Sunset Strip. "If you can have one movie that speaks, like The Lives of Others--I mean, you can read as much as you want about what life in a Communist country would be like, but that movie is so incredible. . . . I wish that was an American film." Schub is another person who has been drawn into Halvorssen's web. "He's sort of [like] John Galt," Schub says of Halvorssen, referring to the Ayn Rand character from Atlas Shrugged. "I think he's doing a pretty good job of getting us to out ourselves [politically], to come out and work together." Schub is an example of the diversity of ideologies Halvorssen is hoping to reach. His Ayn Rand allusion is no coincidence: He described himself as a "radical Objectivist" ("conservatives can be as much of a threat to free speech as liberals can") to go along with Dave Kalstein ("a neoconservative") and Chandler Tuttle ("a libertarian"). Halvorssen eschews labeling himself ideologically, insisting instead he is only "a civil liberties and civil rights advocate. . . . I'm focused on free speech, I'm focused on issues of individual rights, I'm focused on issues of poverty." When Schub learned of Halvorssen's efforts to promote individual rights, he took a chance and sent him an email. The two struck up a conversation, and the Human Rights Foundation will sponsor Schub's "Afro-Celtic Yiddish Ska" band, The Fenwicks, on a mini-tour this fall.

In addition to being a radical Objectivist, the 24 vet (he played "Sabir" in the latest season) also happens to be the only actor who would speak to me on the record. He insists that there is no blacklist against those who don't conform to the left consensus, though he says that "it is just assumed that you are on the left on some level." It seems to annoy Schub that actors think anyone should care about their bringing "awareness" to an issue. "Why would I necessarily humor their idea on global warming, as opposed to [the ideas of] a plumber or a welder?" He thinks it can detract from the audience's appreciation of an actor's work if they know what he thinks about every little issue. "I think as an actor you want people . . . to know as little about you as possible. . . . With actors I love, I don't want to know what their agenda is in life because the whole idea is that you're supposed to seduce people into suspending their disbelief, just see the character." Schub is no slouch, technically; he's a member of the Actors Studio, the elite organization founded by Elia Kazan where professional actors go to work on their craft. And he's certainly committed to social change, though not in the same way that, say, George Clooney is. "I think that real change has to happen on a philosophical-cultural level, and that's where I think [the MPI's] focus is."

Yup, dat's right Comrades!!!!

After umpteen imperial light years of hoping/dreaming/praying & scheming, as of today: Steven Benjamin Schub is now officially a Lifetime Member of the Actors Studio.

(God help the Actors Studio)...

xo,

Shake!

Shalom Aleichem & Aloha Comrades and Compadres, Fen-heads & 'Wick-heads, Saints & Sinners!

Schubieshake hither, here to tellz ya jus dis! :

4 Brand New Fenwick Songs Are Up and Available, for your listening/downloading pleasure, on our "Multimedia" page! -Including the newly re-mixed and re-mastered "Devil's Den" ("Too Dumb to Die"): Our danceable ditty about true love and Zombie-hunting...

-"Begging for the Bullet": Honestly and objectively, the single greatest song ever written, (or at the very least, the single greatest song ever written about a "Senile Avenging Jewish Werewolf")...

-"Preeminent Domain": Our Anti-Eminent Domain anthem, in the battle for Property Rights ...

-And "Sleep Tight": A vicious little break-up lullaby, with a glorious guest vocal by global Dance-Hall Diva, the divine Madelin Zero....

Give a listen Bubbeleh!

And in terms of things thespian? What's up at www.stevenschub.com? 3 Brand new clips! Did ya miss me vaporize Valencia on "24"? Well, just for you, the best of my Jihadist shtick has been consolidated into 3 minutes of manic martyrdom. Also new? Scenes from my Zombie flick "Devil's Den," and a brand new, new & improved version of my notoriously deviant, diabolical and transgressive, One Minute Reel: "Schubieshake in 60 seconds."

Ambulate on over to:

http://www.stevenschub.com/

-Lastly but not leastly, for all uh youze living in Hell-A. This coming weekend is indeed your very last chance to see me as everyone's favorite, fun-lovin', Crack-head, "Skank" in the Elephant Theater Company's production of "In Arabia We'd All Be Kings". After 3 long months, and three short extensions, our show, absolutely, positively must finally close! The final three performances will be this coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, April 19th, 20th, and 21st. Each show will be sure to sell-out, so pretty please, get your tickets in advance.

Showtime is 8PM. Tickets are $20.00 and can be purchased by calling (323)960-4410. Tickets can also be purchased online at:

http://www.plays411.com/arabia

(Use promo code "008" for 1/2 off, and "007" for $5.00 off when reserving). A limited number of 1/2 price tickets for every show are also available here:

http://www.lastagealliance.com/lastagetixCalendar.asp?showlist=2474

"In Arabia We'd All Be Kings" is at The Elephant Theater, 6320 Santa Monica Blvd. (one block west of Vine) Hollywood, CA 90038.

Here's hoping to make you squirm,

xoxo,

Yer friendly neighborhood Schubieshake!

p.s. This review just in from the "Park LaBrea News":

"Schub is terrific; it is hard to keep your eyes off him.... the ensemble is flawless... heartbreaking.... perfect visually and atmospherically... right on target... this is theater at its best!" ...

(Blush, blush).

To read the full review go to:

http://www.parklabreanewsbeverlypress.com/Issues/4.12%20issue.pdf

See Page 11.

Shalom & Aloha Comrades!

Your very own friendly neighborhood Schubieshake will be interviewed today, Thursday March 22nd (along with director David Fofi and actress Jade Dornfeld) on KPFK Radio 90.7 FM in Los Angeles (http://www.kpfk.org) at 12 Noon Pacific Time, on Julio Martinez's "Arts in Review" show, talking about...- yup! Dat's right!- our production of "In Arabia We'd All Be Kings"!

Should be good fun. Hypothetically, (if one wanted to), one could listen live by moseying on over to:

http://www.kpfk.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=260&Itemid=82&lang=en

(Again, strictly hypothetically).

Theoretically yours,

xoxo,

Shake of Duh 'Wix

Well my friends, now even I think they've gone too far! This just in from Los Angeles Theater Critic Jose Ruiz on our production of "In Arabia We'd All Be Kings":

"Steven Schub is electrifying as the strung out junkie. Schub explores the innermost entrails of a man with an “almost there” past, and an “hour to hour” future, with sensitivity and understanding, bringing a horrifying realism to the role"- Jose Ruiz.

(To read the full-review hit: http://www.reviewplays.com/inArabiaWeKings.htm )

-Unt dis from the "PopLicks" Website:

"Magnificent performances. Go discover Steven Schub, who plays a Mick Jagger-impersonating speed junkie named Skank, and Jade Dornfeld, who plays his hooking addict girlfriend Chickie, before they become famous".

(http://poplicks.com/2007/03/random-raves.html)

-And finally from the folks at "Variety":

"Impressively wrought, powerful and perfectly cast..."

(http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933123.html?categoryid=33&cs=1)

-Clearly Comrades, with reviews like dat, dis here show CAN not/WILL not/SHALL not close! And so, "In Arabia We'd All Be Kings" will take this coming weekend off, move to a new space, (right next door), and Re-Open on Friday March 30th to run on Fridays and Saturdays only, through April 21st . Showtime is 8PM. Tickets are $20.00 and can be purchased by calling (323)960-4410. Tickets can also be purchased online at:

http://www.plays411.com/arabia

(Use promo code "008" for 1/2 off, and "007" for $5.00 off when reserving). A limited number of 1/2 price tickets for every show are also available here:

http://www.lastagealliance.com/lastagetixCalendar.asp?showlist=2474

But please make sure to get your tickets in advance as this thing's been selling out every friggin' night! (Kuh-razy)...

"In Arabia We'd All Be Kings" is at The Elephant Theater, 6320 Santa Monica Blvd. (one block west of Vine) Hollywood, CA 90038.

That's it. I'm out.

"Horrifyingly, electrifyingly" yours,

Schubieshake of Duh ferocious, fanatical, fantasmagorical Fenwicks!

-p.s. You have my word, when all this is over, I'll get back to being a good little Fenwick again...

From this morning's Los Angeles Times Review of "In Arabia We'd All Be Kings":

"Director David Fofi and an exceptional cast take us on a profane, tender tour of the hustle and flow of New York's Hell's Kitchen during the late 1990s, on the cusp of gentrification at the hands of Mayor Giuliani and Walt Disney. This co-production by the Elephant and VS. theater companies marks the long overdue L.A. premiere of the play that put writer Stephen Adly Guirgis on the map".

 — Charlotte Stoudt

Los Angeles Times

"Critic's Choice"

To read the full review, go to:

http://www.calendarlive.com/stage/reviews/cl-et-arabia2feb02,0,3190575.story

-So c'mon all you L.A. Fen-heads & 'Wick-heads! See your favorite furry Fenwick "Skank" it up, as "Skank" in "In Arabia We'd All Be Kings"!

A limited number of 1/2 price tickets for every show are available here:

http://www.lastagealliance.com/lastagetixCalendar.asp?showlist=2474

"In Arabia We'd All Be Kings" runs every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8PM through March 3rd at The Elephant Theater, 6322 Santa Monica Blvd. (one block west of Vine) Hollywood, CA 90038. Tickets are $20.00 and can also be purchased at: http://www.plays411.com/arabia (use promo code "008" for 1/2 off, and "007" for $5.00 off when reserving)

or call (323)960-4410

More nice things said:

LA Weekly says:

"Go!.... Director David Fofi plays the personal conflicts like a pinball wizard."

-Steven Mikulan

LA Weekly

M. Jarrett Christensen of the Tolucan Times writes:

"The pacing is exquisite as comedy is blended with tragedy without missing a beat, like a precise rhythm instrument. All the performances were absolutely excellent... This is theatre supreme that thrusts a brazen realism that pulls the audience in with the subtly of a sledgehammer. The effect? A rare and stunning production that excels in spectacular fashion. Praise director David Fofi for letting Stephen Adly Guirgis’ writing breathe. It is as if you are watching a documentary, and will feel the effects of change on our poisoned outcasts. This is theatre at its finest".

 -- M. Jarrett Christensen

Tolucan Times

"A fascinating tapestry of characters struggling to survive on the fringes of lower Manhattans makes for an exceptional comedy/drama. This intelligently written play by Stephen Adly Guirgis generates both laughter and sorrow.  You can definitely recommend it to your friends."

--Mitchell  Ehrlich

THE TICKET STUB

"Oy vey, what have I done?! The boy is meshugganah!"

-My Mommy

-This coming Sunday January 14th & Monday January 15th, come bear witness, as your very own Schubieshake does some very bad things, as a very bad man, on the Season Premiere of "24"- (Episodes 1-4). 8 p.m. -10 p.m. Eastern and Pacific on FOX, 7 p.m. Central. Yup, ain't nothing like a Freethinking Fenwick, a Secular Humanist/Objectivist/Atheist/Zionist playing a Militant Islamist Jihadist. We can just file this one under: "Bite Me Bin Laden", and "Ha-Ha" Hamas! It's an eensy-weensy, teeny-weeny role, but, um, how shall I say this? It's "highly explosive", (in a thermo-nuclear kinda way)....

-Speaking of teeny-weenies- you can watch me play one, live onstage! Opening Friday January 26th, the Los Angeles Premiere, of Stephen Adly Guirgis' critically acclaimed play, "In Arabia We'd All Be Kings" directed by David Fofi for The Elephant Theatre Company. This play is a brutal, heart-breaking look at life in a Hell's Kitchen dive-bar, circa around 1992. 'Member those days? Ah, yes, I can still smell it like it was yesterday! (I guess I really should do laundry...) I play a guy named "Skank", and yes he is, thank you very much! Strictly coincidentally, and quite auspiciously, the original debut production of this play was produced, and directed, by our ol' Fenwick Comrade Mr. Philip Seymour Hoffman, for his LAByrinth Theater Company in NYC, and was named "One of the Ten Best Plays of 1999" by "TimeOut" New York. This production will run Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM through March 4th, at The Elephant Theater 6322 Santa Monica Blvd. (one block west of Vine) Hollywood, CA 90038 . Tickets are $20.00 and available at:

http://www.plays411.com/arabia or call (323) 960-4410.

-And speaking of March! That's the next scheduled session for us Fenwicks, to continue the recording of our next CD, the long awaited (by us anyway) "More Is More"! We actually have 4 looney tunes completed, and, well, my fingers lock-up, and I start convulsing when I even try to type about it, or talk about it. That's how friggin' excited we are about this. Now here's the surprise... Just so you don't think I'm biased, delusional and babbling, 3 of these merry melodies we are ready to share with you, right NOW! Dat's right! As treasured and cherished members of our email list, we 'Wix will email you 3 MP3s for free, right now! Just respond to this post with a, "Pretty Please With Sugar On Top, Be Your Best Friend" (write to: shake@thefenwicks.com) , and I'll respond with the music. Be the first Fen-head, to hear: "Begging For The Bullet"- (what has to be the greatest song ever written about a "Senile Avenging Jewish Werewolf"). Be the first 'Wick-head on your block, to wallow to "Sleep Tight" (our vicious little break-up lullaby, with a guest vocal by global Dancehall Diva, the exquisite Madelin Zero), and be the very first on Earth, to hear the new recording of our Anti-Eminent Domain ditty "Preeminent Domain". All yours for the low, low price of: Nothing!!! Now how's that for a belated Christmas/Chanukah/Ramadan/Kwanza/Festivas/Solstice present? Do we love you or what?

With unadulterated exuberance,

Schubieshake & your freethinking, fun-luvin', ever-fungible Fenwicks.

p.s. This is the last time I'll be using the phrase "speaking of" in this posting, I promise, but speaking of "unadulterated exuberance", for all those in Los Angeles, here's a heads-up. This coming Saturday January 13th, at 7:30 PM, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), will be screening the Academy Award nominated documentary "Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life". Directed by our compadre, the great Michael Paxton, this documentary, about my favorite writer/philosopher Ayn Rand, (author of "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged") is both inspired, and inspiring. I can't recommend it highly enough. Tickets are $9.00. LACMA is located at 5905 Wilshire Boulevard (one block east of Fairfax), LA, CA 90036.

(323)857-6000 (General Information), http://www.lacma.org

O' my Fen-heads! Oy my 'Wick-heads!

The revolution has just begun! The very sum of my, and The Fenwicks', entire creative worth, is up, online and on YouTube now! Everything, and I mean, all of it, one click away!

Fenwick Stuff Here: http://www.youtube.com/thefenwicks

Schub stuff here: http://www.youtube.com/stevenschub

What do I mean by everything? Every single Fenwick music video and television appearance- including: The video which started it all, our very first music video, for the song, "Another Deadly Mother", directed by the boy who would grow up to be: "THE MAN"- Academy Award Nominee, Bennett Miller ("Capote"). This is the very video which convinced legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle to fly Jim and your Schubieshake down to Jacksonville, and start this whole outrageous adventure. Plus two live videos, shot by the great Robert M. Young, (director of Paul Simon's "One Trick Pony", and the films "Short Eyes", "Dominick & Eugene" and "Caught"), and our historic histrionic appearances on FOX News with Artimus Pyle, and the NBC Morning Show plugging the Vans Warped Tour at 6AM!

All right here: http://www.youtube.com/thefenwicks

And what you ask, in terms of Schubieshtick? 18 TV, and movie clips, including, Big Bird teaching this freaky Fenwick how to read on "Sesame Street", Dennis Franz and Ricky Schroder teaching my how to lie on "NYPD Blue", Edward James Olmos and Maria Conchita Alonso teaching me how to grovel in "Caught", and me teaching Timothy Olyphant how to be a monkey, a maniac, and a Meth-head, in "No Vacancy".

All right here: http://www.youtube.com/stevenschub

So lock the back door, take your shoes off, put your feet up, make a pot of coffee, pour yourself a stiff drink, pull the shades, draw the curtains, say your prayers and prepare to plotz!

Immutably, with wuvanwowwiepops,

Schubieshake and your manic, spastic, liberty-lovin' Fenwicks....

-P.S.

Dear Google-

Mazel Tov on your "YouTube" purchase! Sorry about the $1.65 billion and all, but guess what? You own ME now! And um, this boy (and this band) are non-refundable. (Ha, ha!)

xoxo, SS and Duh 'Wix....

-P.P.S. Hey, anyone in L.A. wanna see Schub's heart, quite literally ripped out, and eaten by "the Queen of The Ghouls"?... (You know you do, admit it.) The extremely whacky/daffy/zany ghoul flick "Devil's Den", will have it's World Premiere, this coming Sunday night, October 22nd, (one screening only)- at 9PM, here in Hollywood, at the Arclight Cinemas, as part of the Hollywood Film Festival. (Please note: Come with a sense of humor and a large air-sickness bag. You've been warned...)

To purchase tickets, cut and paste this:

http://www.arclightcinemas.com/(bcdszj55q4firkbrhcyskn55)/visMovieInfo.aspx?MovieName=DEVIL'S+DEN&CinemaID=1001

Shalom and Aloha Fen-heads & Wick-heads!

So kall me kwazy! (Ga head, I know you do anyway). And dat's fine. But get this: 'Member this past summer, when us Fenwicks were asked to play at a tiny little benefit concert, on behalf of a little old luggage store in Hollywood, which was being forced to sell (or be condemned by the City) so that Starwood could build a hotel on the land? And 'member how us Fenwicks wrote a silly little "Anti-Eminent Domain" ditty called "Preeminent Domain", and then played said song for about 50 seemingly delusional defenders of Property Rights standing in the rain? Well, um, guess who won? WE DID!!!

From last Thursday's Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hollywood28sep28,1,2753830.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

Take that Big Brother! So maybe we can't get on MTV- but we can change the world- (and we will), one luggage store at a time!

Delusionally yours,

Forever on the barricades, for Reason, Individual Rights and Ska,

Schubieshake and Your Freedom-Wuvin' Fenwicks!

p.s. To hear our musical molotov:

http://www.thefenwicks.com/music.shtml

p.p.s. For an excellent Op-Ed, explaining the dangers of Eminent Domain Abuse:

http://www.aynrand.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=10861&printer_friendly=1

p.p.p.s. And finally, for info on two organizations dedicated to protecting your Property Rights:

The Institute For Justice: http://www.ij.org/

and Free Star Media: http://www.freestarmedia.com/

Here's what the critics are saying about my "Sex & Work" work: (and I suppose "they" would know, yes?)...

From this past Wednesday September 6th's "Daily Variety":

"Schub delivers an intensely committed performance as Rico, the sex-crazed robber baron... Schub exudes an energetic, highly comical stream of greed and lust."

Click to read the full review:

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117931459?categoryid=33&cs=1

From this past Thursday's "Backstage West":

"Especially fine, Schub bring(s) energy, playfulness, and a believable camaraderie..."

Click to read to full review:

http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003119043

Witness my streams of "greed and lust" (if ya wanna)...

Every Wednesday and Thursday (except next Thursday) until September 28th at the Lillian Theater in Hollywood, CA.

1076 Lillian Way (one block west of Vine- just below Santa Monica Boulevard) in Hollywood, CA 90038. Tickets are $15.00 (discounts for SAG/AFTRA/AEA & Seniors) and you can make reservations by calling (866) 811-4111. Or online at TheaterMania.

Simply go to:

http://www.theatermania.com/content/show.cfm/show/123897

With wuvanwowwiepops,

Yer friendly neighborhood Schubieshake of yer freedom-luvin' Fenwicks.

Shalom and Aloha Comrades and Compadres!

Schub here. So you want surreality? We got surreality! You want cosmic irony? How's this for cosmic irony? Given what's going on in the world- there I was, not three weeks ago- on the phone with the "Volunteers for Israel" program, ready to pop on a plane- when another call came through- veritably simultaneously... The TV show "24" wanted this here Fenwick, to play a Jihadi terrorist on the first few episodes of the upcoming season. Well, make way Bin Laden! Move over Nasrallah! Stand down Ahmadinah-whack-job! Say hello to the World's first Secular Humanist/Objectivist/Atheist/Zionist Jihadist! I started shooting (film, not bullets) two weeks ago, and from what I understand these episodes will start airing in January of 2007. You'll have to forgive me in advance, as I do some very, Very, VERY not nice things...

-In additionally ironic news, I'm starring in a brand new play, written and directed by Rick Pagano called "Sex & Work" (ironic, because, well, as all of you know- all too well- I know nothing about either!) It's a bawdy, rollicking, global romp in which I play "Rico Stamides"- toxic waste salesman by day/wanna-be playboy by night...

"Sex & Work" opens next Thursday night August 24th at The Lillian Theater, 1076 Lillian Way (one block west of Vine- just below Santa Monica Boulevard) in Hollywood, CA 90038. Tickets are $15.00 (discounts for SAG/AFTRA/AEA & Seniors) and you can make reservations by calling (866) 811-4111. Or online at TheaterMania.

Simply go to:

www.theatermania.com

"Sex & Work" will run only on Wednesday and Thursday nights, from August 24th through September 28th. Showtime: 8PM.

Just for fun, here's the summary of "Sex & Work" as posted on TheaterMania:

"Sex & Work": "Rico is a self-centered but charismatic schemer with an audacious attitude, a lusty libido, and an overwhelming need to get rich quick and to get laid as quickly (and frequently) as he can. Following the death of his estranged mother, Rico decides to live a life of dreams fulfilled, and he wants to take his best friend Lee along for the ride. When Rico comes up with the perfect job -- brokering the disposal of toxic waste -- he drags the more pragmatic Lee on a wild global adventure that stretches from Nigeria to Russia to the Iraqi desert and more. Together, the buddies go in search of power, success, and beautiful women..."

-And now finally in Fenwick News! I'm sorry to say, no, we did not play The Vans Warped Tour this summer. Our respective schedules made it impossible. But! I'm happy to say we are in active pre-production on our 4th CD entitled "More Is More". Jimmie and I have written and composed 15 or so assorted, sordid ditties, on topics ranging from senile Jewish werewolves to Mushy Tushy Babies, defending Western Civilization- freedom and liberty, to the role of the mind in human life.... Um, needless to say, said disc will rock oh so very, very hard, (in an "Afro-Celtic Yiddish Ska" sort of way)..... We can only hope to have this baby done by next summer- but with all us 'Wix in exile all across the globe, simply assembling this Anti-Tribe takes some dubious doing...

To quote my hero Porky:

"Dat's all Folks"...

In joy, mirth and joviality,

Schubieshake and Duh 'Wix

p.s. As for the Middle East, let's all fight for a day, when they'll no longer be a need to fight. A day, and a world, without blind hatred and brute irrationality. In terms personal perspective on the current crisis, and it's origins, (for anyone interested)- I strongly recommend the following books:

"From Time Immemorial" by Joan Peters.

"Myths & Facts" by Mitchell G. Bard.

And the great, and inspiring, historical novel about the founding of the Modern State of Israel "Exodus" by Leon Uris.

Lastly the Webpage: www.israelismoral.com also compiles many excellent Op-Eds....

xoxo, SS

(Mr. Jobs- You stand warned! Lock up your back-door, and run for your life! The Second Renaissance has just begun!)

Well 'Wick-heads-

It had to happen sooner or later.... The Fenwicks are finally up on iTunes! Both of our sonically sinful CDs: "eudaimonia" and "Truth & Memory: Live and Unleashed at Arlene Grocery NYC"... Simply click on this:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=125702198

Or, just go to iTunes, enter "The Fenwicks" or "Fenwicks" into the Search box, and your search is over!

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In other news: Your very own little Schubieshake will be playing "Ralph- The Angel of Death" in The Blank Theater Company's Fourteenth Annual Young Playwright Festival's production of "Noel" written by 16-year old Lisa Meyers. The show runs one weekend only, Thursday, Friday and Saturday (June 1-3) at 8PM and Sunday June 4th at 2PM and 7PM at The Egyptian Arena Theater 1631 North Las Palmas Ave. (South of Hollywood Blvd.) Hollywood, CA. Tickets are $15.00 and can be purchased at http://www.theblank.com or by phone at:

(323) 661-9827.

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And finally on June 6th the haunting and harrowing World War 2 film "Straight Into Darkness" will be released on DVD. The film was directed by the great Jeff C. Burr (the mad-man who directed me in the films "Spoiler" and "Devil's Den"). I ain't in this flick, but it is a darkly poetic film, about young handicapped partisans fighting the Nazis, and as such, it is well worth a gander... Bring a rifle and a hankie!

-With Wuvanwowwiepops,

Schubieshake and The Fierce and Fearless, Flying Fenwick Flea-Circus!

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Shalom and Aloha from LA to NYC!

-In Happy News, (well, for me anyway): I am still alive. In Sad News: my '66 Ford Mustang is not. Crushed and totaled in wreck on Tuesday night. Both myself, and the 19-year old (who flew through her Stop sign and slammed into me), are alive and well somehow- and that's most important thing. However, if any of you Fen-heads and/or 'Wick-heads in the LA area happen to know of any kool, semi-reliable vehicles for sale, please lemme know! (Free foot massage as finder's fee...)

-In Jimmie news: Jim's "other band", (the one he cheats on me with)- the great "Blame It On Lisa" will play tomorrow night- Saturday April 8th at 10PM in Jersey City, New Jersey, at the bar "Simple"- 174 Cole Street (Zip is: 07302)... Go, and shout out a request for a Fenwick song- (just to get a rise out of him), it's fun! (I love when his ears turn red), then buy him a shot, apologize on my behalf, and give him a hug.... "Lisa" rocks proverbially hard!....

xoxo,

Walking in L.A.

Schubieshake

"V" may be for "Vendetta", but "F" is for Freedom! (and The Fenwicks)!

-Hey all you West Coast Fen-heads & 'Wick-heads, join a Fenwick on the barricades, at two events defending freedom with a Capital "F"! The first? This Saturday March 25th. I have been nudged, by the nation's leading defender of property rights- Mr. Logan Darrow himself, to play The Fenwicks' Anti-Eminent Domain ditty, "Preeminent Domain", live- at a rally on behalf of The Bernard Luggage Company in Hollywood, California. A family owned business since Lord knows when, they (along with 30 other businesses) are being forced to sell- (or be condemned by the City), so that the Starwood Hotel Chain can build a "W" Hotel. They are all under imminent Eminent threat. Some day, you may be too. So come out and show your support. C'mon! Anyone remember Property Rights? Anyone? Anyone?? Hello??? (I know You do Silly, I was trying to get the Supreme Court's attention!) Please don't get me wrong, us 'Wix are all for "development", the issue is simply one of Property Rights- that individuals should not be forced to sell their property against their will, just so the Government can take in more tax revenue. That is the issue, plain and simple. (Plus, OK, I confess- all us ex-Bellboys have a permanent soft-spot when it come to luggage...)

-Oh, and um... Wanna know what makes this really scary? All the other Fenwicks are on the East Coast (the ones who actually know how to play instruments and stuff), so I'm gonna have to try and pull this off, all on my own. And if that doesn't make the Government back down, nothing will! (Then again, there is an unverifiable rumor that the old bass player from my Jerusalem punk band- "Traif" (aka "Jew2"), Charles Brettner, might pop down to lend a hand...)

-Said Rally will be from 1:00-4:00 p.m., this Saturday March 25th, at the Sunshine Parking Lot, at 1636 Vine Street in Hollywood, CA 90028, (near Hollywood and Vine, next to "Star Hair and Nails"). I should be humiliating myself, (musically speaking), playing just that one song, sometime between 3 and 4 p.m. Assuming "The Man" don't stop me first...

For additional info, and all sorts of assorted intellectual ammo about Eminent Domain Abuse, check out the following links:

The Institute for Justice:

http://www.ij.org/private_property/index.html

And Logan Darrow's site (where you can also buy a copy of The Fenwicks' song "Preeminent Domain", and support the Cause, all for low, low price of only 2 Clams!):

http://www.freestarmedia.com/song.html

-Event #2. The Fight for Freedom of Speech. Join me on Tuesday April 11th at 7PM, on the USC Campus, where I'll be attending (not speaking, just attending) a Panel Discussion on the Danish Cartoons and The World's Reaction.

Details here:

http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=support_free_speech

-Now leaving the realm of the political, let's talk "Existential" Freedom, shall we? Our best Boychick, Bennett Miller's excellent documentary "The Cruise" about Madman/Philosopher/Tour Guide- Timothy "Speed" Levitch, is finally being released on DVD thanks to Lionsgate. (I guess being nominated for an Academy Award really wakes up the Suits...) Anyway, for all you East Coast Fen-heads, in honor of this unholy holy event, "The Cruise" will be shown on the Big Screen, at the Angelika Film Center, this Friday and Saturday at Midnight. Benny-Burger, the Barbarian himself, Mr. Bennett Miller, will be in attendance at both screenings, so go give him a hug, and a big sloppy wet one, and after he slaps you, tell him it's from The Fenwicks...

-Lastly, rarely do I plug publications. But here's an exception that proves the rule. Check out the brand new Journal on Culture, Science Politics, and Art- from a consistently, Secular, pro-Reason, pro-Freedom, pro-Individualist perspective: "The Objective Standard".

Dig it here:

http://www.theobjectivestandard.com/

In dubious battle,

Schubieshake and Duh 'Wix....

Ladies and Gentlemen (and all those in between)!

I am proud to say, that tonight, Monday March 13th 2006, at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, The Fenwicks' Founding Father, Patron Saint, and Spiritual Godfather- The King, The Backbeat and The Heartbeat of Southern Rock N' Roll, The Ever-Lovin' Livin' Legend Himself- Mr. Artimus Pyle, (and his band Lynyrd Skynyrd), will officially be inducted into "The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame". No friends, there probably won't be barking, but knowing Artie, you can rest assured, that this "Hallowed Hall" ain't never gonna be the same again!

For 17 years Artimus slammed the skins, and beat the drums, for the Greatest American Rock Band of All Time- Lynyrd Skynyrd. ("Freebird", "Sweet Home Alabama", "Gimme Three Steps", "What's Your Name", "Simple Man", the list just goes on and on...). And with lead singer Ronnie Van Zant gone, there is no one alive who better embodies the message and the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd than Artimus Pyle. All of us here in Kibbutz Fenwick send our love, respect, and imperial boatloads of Mazel Tovs out to Artimus. If you love us, you love this man- for without him, there would be no "us". (I mean this quite literally. For those unfamiliar with the all-too-strange but true tale, of how this Southern Rock God, discovered this here spaz singing for a punk band called "Jew2" in Jerusalem Israel, and then re-discovered me years later working as a bell-boy in New York City, flew Jim Corrieri and I to Jacksonville, and created The Fenwicks in 72 hours, well you wouldn't believe me if I told you, so simply shlep on over to our "Bio" page to read The Good Word.

-And if ya'll want auditory evidence, as in, hear a super-duper rare recording of Artimus Pyle playing drums with your very own Fenwicks, on a truly twisted cover version of Jimi Hendrix's "Manic Depression" pop over to our "Multimedia" page, (ya gotta scroll down a bit, once ya get there, the MP3 can be found just under "Truth & Memory").

-For all Artimus Pyle related info, (including news on his upcoming solo record: "Artimus Venomous"), hit his website:

http://www.apbband.com/

In closing, to quote our "Southern Rock Rabbi" Mr. Pyle: "What a world, what a world, what a world!"

-In joy, mirth, and joviality,

Schubieshake and The Flabbergasting Freedom-wuvin' Fenwicks....

p.s. Oh, and um, one final note:

As the oh, so surreal events of the last few weeks will surely testify: It apparently pays to be a Fenwick fan! What do I mean by such hubris unt arrogance? Well, see here: It's an ancient, age-old adage, a time-tested chestnut of Show-Biz Wiz-Dumb, a Hollyweird Axiom, if you will: "If you're on The Fenwicks' email list, you are destined for greatness!"

(See Phil, Bennett and Artimus for details...) It should be noted however, that if you are actually IN The Fenwicks... well, you'll apparently starve for life and dance in oblivion. But that's a whole 'nother story- for me, my 6-foot invisible bunny rabbit, and my team of therapists... Seriously though, just jesting, not kvetching. Life's been good to us 'Wix. We dig our subterranean existence as underground underdogs, I swear! But anywho, if for whatever reason you wanna challenge fate, defy the Gods, and be removed from our email list, simply click on the following link, enter your info and hit "Unsubscribe"...

(But you can kiss your Oscar chances goodbye....)

http://www.thefenwicks.com/announce.shtml

Shalom Y'All!

xoxo, Shake

Shalom and Aloha Fen-heads, 'Wick-heads & Oscar Watchers!

Well, it looks like our boy Philip Seymour Hoffman may not only be, certifiably the greatest actor in human history, it looks like he might also be, just as insane as, well.... yours truly! It was on The Late Show with David Letterman this past Wednesday night- Mr. Hoffman went on-the-air, and unapologetically, unabashedly, unmistakably- Named Names! Mine specifically, to be fully frank, exposing our 19 year-old plan, for Oscar Insurrection- (doggie-style so to speak...).

No, I'm not hallucinating. (Not this time, anyway...) Click on the link, below to see and hear the surreal-ness for yourself...

(You'll need Real Video if you don't have it, which you can easily download from Letterman's page, it's worth the effort trust me...)

http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/dave_tv/ls_dtv_big_show_highlights.shtml

Two brief disclaimers: For the record, I honestly have let poor Phil (and Bennett) off the hook. After all, we made the pact when we were 19-year old "Method Madmen", members of the "S.L.A." (The Stanislavski Liberation Army), and basically for all intents and purposes- beyond batty. Um, that said, if Phil (and/or Bennett) does indeed Bark, I will indeed "Oink" and/or "Moo" when my day comes.... Also, (and far more importantly)- this:

It feels like literally just yesterday, that Phil and I were in our Weinstein dorm-room at NYU, staring at the cracked ceiling and dreaming.... (When we weren't putting cigars out in each other's arms to "get into character", and fist-fighting over: Strasberg vs. Adler vs. Meisner vs. Lewis vs. Chekov vs. Kissinger vs. Holyfield vs. Yankees vs. Mets...)

Anyway... um, where was I? Oh yeah.... seriously now, there are truly no words for how proud Jimmie and I are of Bennett and Phil, and it is a beautiful thing to see dreams actually coming true. As incredible and surreal as it all seems, at the same time (and this is my main point) it somehow feels perfectly logical and predictable. Enormous talent, and enormous effort have been recognized. Simple justice! The world makes sense! Stay alive long enough and anything is possible....

Long live the Bullstoi Theater Ensemble! Long live "Capote"! Whatever happens, Phil and Bennett have made a film which will be watched forever.

Wuvanwowwiepops,

Schubieshake and The Fenwickian Flyin' Flea Circus

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Shalom Aleichem and Aloha Fen-heads, 'Wick-heads, Comrades and Ska-mrades!

So every once in a trillion light years, the world makes sense. Today (or yesterday- depending on when you read this) the Academy Award Nominations were announced and lo and behold, the perfectly perfect film "Capote" was nominated for just about everything!! Ah, sweet justice, we love ya! Maaaaajor Mazel Tovs to our boys Phil Hoffman, Bennett Miller and Dan Futterman!!!! Now, humor me people, humor me, as we waltz down my memory lane. Flash back to the mid-to-late Eighties. Midnight. A basement in a dormitory at NYU. Me, Jimmie, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Bennett Miller are supposed to be rehearsing one of Eugene O'Neill's Sea Plays for our extremely ill-fated theater company The Bullstoi Theatre Ensemble. Instead we've shaved our heads and downed a few bottles of 151 Bacardi... (Who remembers... I think it had something to do with um, "research"... ) Anyway point is... A very solemn and sacred blood-oath was taken by each of us on that holy night. Whichever one of us was first to win an Academy Award, their entire speech would have to consist of nothing but barking... Yup, just "Ruff, ruff, ruff..." For a full 90 seconds... No, "I'd like to thank the members of the Academy"... "or my agent"... "or Larry Moss", "or the Baby Seals"... just pure barking..... (When you're 18 it all sounds very Dada-esque and hilarious...)... Well... I guess none of us really thought it could actually happen..... or that anyone would remember... but ya know... Some of us did, and some of us do!! .... Some of us have memories like a steel-friggin'-bear-trap! And blood oaths are blood oaths after all!. Bennett? Phil? I know you're out there... Well.... How about it boys? Can I get a "Ruff, ruff?!!"

As for the rest of you... please, if you haven't seen it already, go see "Capote"... I swear- It's the simply best movie ever made.

(And to see The Fenwicks' video "Another Deadly Mother", that the aforementioned Academy Award Nominated (God I love saying that...) director Bennett Miller directed for your very own Fenwicks, back when he was our manager and resident Svengali, and to hear Academy Award Nominated uber-actor Philip Seymour Hoffman sing with us 'Wix,

simply mosey on over to our "Mulitmedia Page".

In other film news:

-Schubieshake has killed Superman!!! (One of 'em anyway...) Don't cry- it's only a movie... Yup, it's yet another Zombie flick. The Undead has apparently become a way of life for me. This flick's called "Dead & Deader" and in it I play a Cambodian Relief Worker who gets bitten by a Zombie, kills the hero, (played by "Lois & Clark"s Dean Cain), and then I get to eat my own face... It's art people. Art. (With a silent "F" in front...) And so, "the Curse of Superman" continues...

In Truly Metaphysical News!

Jimmie Corrieri is a Dad Again!!! A proud father of a brand new bouncing baby boy: "Abraham Aloysius Corrieri"- brother of Jacamo Amadeo Corrieiri... More Mazel Tovs all around!!! ...

Also, Jim's "other band"- (the one he cheats on me with), "Blame It On Lisa", has just finished mastering their first full length album and they are playing this coming Friday, February 3 at Arlene Grocery in NYC at 8:00PM. If you're in NYC, go, go, go- as they truly rock oh so very, very hard.

-In "Eminent Domain" News: The Fenwicks' protest song "Preeminent Domain" can now be purchased online, to help support the fight against Eminent Domain Abuse and protect Property Rights. To quote the Freestar Media Website on which the song is sold: "The Greatest Story is the Battle Between Freedom and Force"... We like to think "Preeminent Domain" is: "The Greatest Song About the Battle Between Freedom and Force"...

Surf here to support said cause:

http://www.freestarmedia.com/song.html

-Finally, if you'd like to download our CD, "Truth & Memory: Live and Unleashed at Arlene Grocery NYC"... well, now you can... for just $9.99, only at "Download Punk".

Head hither:

http://www.downloadpunk.com/?webaction=website.Artistdetail&artistid=5358

On the barricades, and in dubious battle,

for Truth, Justice, Life, Love, Liberty and Ska,

Schubieshake and The Flabbergasting Fenwicks....

p.s. Dear Bennett and Phil-

Okay, okay. You're off the hook. I understand. We are all grown men now. "Mature" and "rational". I mean, who ever really thought the day would actually come, right? Seriously, guys if you really don't feel comfortable barking, I won't hold you to it.....

Looks like it's gonna be up to me then, huh? So be it.

Um, how often do Zombie flicks get nominated?

Shalom and Aloha Fen-heads, 'Wick-heads, Saints and Sinners!

Well, good news/bad news!

-The Bad News? The Queen of the Ghouls has literally ripped my heart from my chest and eaten it before my very own eyes! The Good News? It's only a movie. One I'm starring in with Devon Sawa, Kelly Hu, Karen Maxwell and Dawn Olivieri. It's called "Devil's Den", and it's a sweet little love story about flesh-eating ghouls, directed by the great Jeff Burr. Even better, The Fenwicks have composed the title song for the flick. We call it: "Devil's Den (Too Dumb to Die)" and you can hear it now by popping on over to our Multimedia page....

-Wanna hear even more new Fenwick music? How about our ditty about the Supreme Court's supremely misguided decision on "Eminent Domain"?

Hear your very own "Objectivist Bob Dylan" sing "Preeminent Domain", again just head over to Multimedia...

-Speaking of me... (Sorry, but someone has to...) Wanna see this whack-job act across from the puppet they call "the Brando of Muppets", Mr. Big Bird himself? Dat's right- hanging with "The Bird" (he lets me call him "The Bird") on the "Sesame Street"... Come bear witness on our newly revamped and revised "Schub in Film" page, with clips of this freak on "Wanted", "E-Ring", "Caught", "NYPD Blue" and much too much more...

-Our "Golden Globe" Boy!:

So okay.... Major Mazel Tovs must now go out to our hero and Comrade, (and mine and Jim's old NYU roomie), Mr. Philip Seymour Hoffman. The man has been nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor for his work as Capote, in "Capote"- directed by our other "brother from another Mother", (and first manager) Mr. Bennett Miller!! Duuuuuuuuude!!! So pssst... Hey, um, wanna hear Mr. Philip Seymour Hoffman singing with us monkey-boys, back in the debauched late 80s? Well you can! You guessed it: It's on our ever lovin' "Multimedia Page". And it ain't pretty...

-Now, people, we all know, that far and away, the best movie of the year is Bennett Miller's directorial debut "Capote", true? Of course true! But ya wanna see what Mr. Miller was doing before the world finally recognized his genius? Come see the video that started it all- Bennett Miller's video for our song "Another Deadly Mother". We were all 22, broke and insane... Bennett Miller convinced us to let him shoot a video, and the thing friggin' changed the course of our lives. Literally.... This is video I handed to Lynyrd Skynyr