03-05-2003, 09:45 AM
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Originally posted by bhutocracy
Once upon a crime
By Andrew Hornery with Ben Wyld
March 6 2003
Chopper ... ask him questions nicely.
What's this? Celebrity criminal Mark "Chopper" Reid doing five shows at the Enmore Theatre?
Strange but true, though there'll be no singing or dancing when Chopper treads the boards in April.
He'll be telling stories about his life and providing an opportunity for curious members of the audience to ask questions.
During the 1970s Chopper became a crime commando in Melbourne who terrorised drug dealers, pimps, thieves and armed robbers on the streets and in jail.
But, he boasts: "I've never hurt an innocent member of the public."
Promoters say his new show, billed as an opportunity to "experience the wit and wisdom" of Chopper, will not glorify the crime scene of the '70s.
"Absolutely not," says publicist Marina Saraceno. "It's anti-crime. He's not encouraging people to go out and shoot people or break the law. Mark's done his time and learnt his lesson."
Joining Chopper on the road, in what could only be described as a truly bizarre double act, is former Aussie Rules star Mark "Jacko" Jackson. Jacko will be providing a bit of comic relief, doing skits based on Chopper's blood-curdling stories.
Having flicked through Chopper's fairytale book Hooky the Cripple: The Grim Tale of a Hunchback Who Triumphs, launched last year, we reckon audiences could be in for something special.
"You dirty, filthy rotten cripple. You bring bad luck on the whole village of Catania! You and your hag witch whore of a mother, you both have the evil eye!" writes Chopper.
The charming book, set in 16th-century Italy, is about a young hunchback named Hooky, born to the most beautiful woman in the small seaside village of Catania. Hooky is beaten down by Manuello, the butcher, but triumphs with a rash of violence and legal pageantry - just the thing for bedtime reading.
Tickets for Chopper's five shows are $44.90 each and we hear the first two shows are almost booked out at the 1600-seat Enmore Theatre, which should boost the coffers of Chopper's retirement fund.
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