Posts Tagged ‘Kim Blank’
L. A. Knockers 8 dancers
Kimberlee, Becky, Jennifer, Patti
July 7, 2010
Another Hollywood movie spoof, the 1939 classic “Wizard of Oz”
Kimberlee Carlson as Tin Man, Becky Jordan as Dorothy, Jennifer Stace as Scarecrow, Patti Nelson as the cowardly Lion.
The L.A. Knockers have gone from 3 to 5 to 8 dancers. Here’s the new line-up in a publicity photo. Debbie Petersen, Leticia Ibarra, Jennifer Stace, Kimberlee Carlson, Jolli Neal, Kim Blank, (front) Becky Jordan, Patti Nelson.
Debbie, Leticia, Jennifer, Kimberlee, Jolli, Kim, Becky, Patti
L. A. Knockers new dancers
Debbie, Jolli, Leticia
July 7, 2010
Here’s 3 new dancers added to the line-up in late 1979.
Debbie Petersen, Jolli Neal, Leticia Ibarra.
We have lost track of them, if anyone knows how to contact them, please send us their email. Thanks!
Kim
Leticia, Kim, Debbie
The fourth dancer, Kim Blank, hidden by a mask in the photo below, in the middle between Leticia Ibarra and Debbie Petersen, dancing the number “Have a Cigar”, is very much around, an accomplished choreographer. You may want to take a dance class from her! Take a look at her website.
And here is Kim (Kimberly) Blank again in her boxer outfit.
Pop Quiz! But you had seen her face before, although upside down, as the lady in white threatened by Dracula, in a previous post. Go back and take a look!
L.A. Knockers in Rapture
Kim, Dee Dee, Kimberlee, Lisa, Becky, Marilyn, Suzi
July 9, 2010
For this photo session from August 1982, in fashionable black outfits for the opening number “Rapture”, we find that 3 favorite dancers have come back into the L. A. Knockers line-up: Kim Blank, Kimberlee Carlson and Marilyn Corwin. Then we have 3 new dancers: Lisa Lecover (Kessler), Suzi Lonergan, Dee Dee Rescher. See a photo of the three of them below. And the blonde bombshell Marilyn Corwin happily back and dancing with Becky Jordan.
Lisa, Suzi, Dee Dee
Marilyn, Becky
L.A. Knockers love Jennifer
Lisa, Kimberlee, Dee Dee, Marilyn, Kim, Suzi, Becky
July 9, 2010
The 6 girls line up, like dancers do, in their multi-colored leotards and fishnet stockings: Lisa Lecover (Kessler), Kimberlee Carlson, Dee Dee Rescher, Marilyn Corwin, Kim Blank, Suzi Lonergan, Becky Jordan.
Then they huddle around Jennifer Stace, beaming in her short hairdo, who loves all of her girls like a big sister and they love her back.
Marilyn, Kimberlee, Dee Dee, Lisa, Becky, Suzi, Jennifer, Kim
L.A. Knockers do the Twist
Lisa, Suzi, Becky, Kim
July 9, 2010
Here’s a hot dance number inspired by the Twist, choreographed by Vincent Paterson, especially for the L.A. Knockers’ upcoming tour to Tokyo, Japan. In wigs and short dresses: Lisa Lecover (Kessler), Suzi Lonergan, Becky Jordan, Kim Blank.
Watch the other video edited by Marilyn Corwin for You Tube: Part 1.
L. A. Knockers Japan
Japan postcard
July 15, 2010
The LA Knockers performed in Japan for 3 years in a row (1980, 1981, 1982), at the Latin Quarter club in Tokyo, and became very popular. Here are 2 postcards we found, thanks to DeeDee, about their last engagement in October 1982.
Jennifer remembers: “We were booked in Japan for six weeks over a three year period. What a treat. We had a magnificent stage at the Latin Quarter in Akasaka, fabulous lighting and great audiences. The Japanese men were crazy about us, big goofey girls, and they understood our comedy. We stayed in darling tiny rooms at the Akasaka Hotel and were showered with huge bouquets of exotic flowers. Those photos from the postcards hung on the wall of the Latin Quarter advertising our show. It was trippy! It was a sensational booking! We fell in love with the country and the people.” read more under comments…
Some of the regular dancers were not able to travel. DeeDee wrote to us about her very good reason to stay home: she had been cast as Sally Bowles in CABARET! Jennifer was very understanding and sent her these postcards, that she framed. Read her amusing story under comments.
Japan postcard
L.A. Knockers Lhasa Club
Lhasa club
July 15, 2010
In January 1983, I was having an exhibit of my photographs at the Lhasa Club (see here the invitation, designed by my friend Ave Pildas). We were planning a big party for opening night, so I asked Jennifer if the LA Knockers could perform. She graciously agreed and organized a special show for the occasion, in the cast, along with Kim Blank and Suzi Lonergan, as regulars, were some of the replacement dancers who had just returned from their 8 weeks engagement in Japan.
It was a big success, more that 200 people attended, watched the printed images on the walls and a slide show in the theater, then were exhilarated by the amazing performance of the L.A Knockers.
I took some snapshots, so here they are.
Lhasa Club
Lhasa Club
