Who is Dr. Kickbutt? The simple answer is that he is the brains and the beauty behind Dr. Kickbutt’s Orchestra of Death. But then what in the world is Dr. Kickbutt’s Orchestra of Death? Well, it’s a ukulele junk band that can not only rock your socks off but also any other under garments.  They combine good music with bad jokes, it’s a show like you’ve never seen before. Mike and I didn’t start this one of kind group but we are happy to be a part of it.

Most people are satisfied to only lead a band that is this cool but not the doctor. That’s why he had to make a movie. The premiere of “Kick Savin’ a Beauty” will be this weekend, September 11th and 12th, in downtown Oshkosh at the Time Theater. As if the movie wasn’t enough a concert will follow the screening. You can find full details on the calendar page at www.MillerandMike.com.

Here’s the best part, Mike and I will perform with the band and are also in the movie. I love being a part of this band, it’s nonstop zany fun. Come down and catch the whole gang, Jackie Greasehound, L. Foot, Lady Baltimore, Country Road Freddie, many others  and of course Dr. Kickbutt.

Miller

One of the many reason I love what I do is that I never know what’s going to happen. Mike and I do shoot for consistency but this isn’t TV or the movies, this is live performance and the rules are different. You have to go with what comes no matter what it is. More than once I’ve wanted to wave my arms in the air and say, “Cut! I really messed that up, let’s go back and try it again.” There are no do-overs in a live show.

A few weeks ago we where at the Madison Library and like most of our library shows this year, we started with hat casting. That’s where I throw the hat across the room and Mike catches it on his head. For the big finish I went up in the balcony to throw the hat to Mike. We even practiced the trick before the show but that didn’t matter. The throw was long and heading to our props. Mike was so focused on the hat he didn’t see them and he tripped over them falling off the back of the stage. He’s fine but the bucket of bubbles that I had ready for later in the show spilled all over and soaked my ukulele which I was going to use next. It could have been worse, but I really don’t see how. We made some very fast changes to the show and the audience couldn’t really tell the difference so everything worked out okay. The silver lining is all the kids in the audience thought it was one of the funiest things they ever saw and nobody thought it was funnier than our sound guy. Live performance rules!

Miller

Mike and I have just finished our summer tour of Wisconsin libraries and it was a blast.  We had a great time doing  shows  in Madison, Sun Prairie, Beaver Dam, Juneau, West Bend, Horicon, Jefferson, Fort Atkinson, Taylor, Green Bay and De Pere.  It was a lot to fun to drive all over the state and listen to Mike snore. A big thank you to everyone at all of these libraries. Make sure you tell your librarian how cool we are becasue the 2010 library tour is just around the corner.

Miller