Yet another ALAN HILL SHOCKER!!! The famous NYGASP performer, widely known as the "World's Oldest Chorus Boy," has done it again. In his never ending battle against status quo complacency, the feisty grandfather has stunned the operetta world by beginning the lengthy, painful acquisition of extensive tattoos, starting with his head!
Alan's admirers have long smiled and nodded indulgently at the garish "EXITS" and "ONLY" tattoos on his left and right buttocks and wondered what was next. For the twenty years I've known him ALAN HILL has spoken wistfully about various kinds of minor cosmetic surgery, but as the years have passed the surgery in question has become increasingly major and distasteful. Instead of "correcting" his body issues Alan has embraced them, decorated them, made them unmissable.
But this tattooing of the head has impressed even me and Eva, long time believers that ALAN HILL can do no wrong. Or he could do wrong if he felt like it, but it's just not worth it at his age. I always thought, though, that if he got his head tattooed it would be with Japanese features, so he would never again have to put on that God damn Mikado makeup. With his new look he'll have to wear more makeup than ever. BUT YOU'LL KNOW, gentle Zombie Mikado readers (your average daily visits are now below 16, thank you so much), what perversity lies below that Jap, or pirate, or sailor makeup, and maybe you'll never look at a later-middle-aged, sweet, gentle, dirty old man again the same way.
I won't even mention about the piercings!
ALAN HILL . . . 
God bless Alan for finally adding some much needed color interest to the visually-numbing black, white, brown and beige color pallet of our "H. M. S. Pinafore" production. Do you suppose those tatoos, depending on how far down they extend, will show through his white sailor pants?
Posted by: Paul | October 12, 2006 at 10:31 PM
AAHHH! I'm being buried alive!
Posted by: eva | October 16, 2006 at 02:34 PM
Eva, that's terrible! Is there a rock slide inside the library?
Posted by: Paul | October 18, 2006 at 03:35 PM
Is that for REAL????
Posted by: Jenny | October 24, 2006 at 03:38 PM
Again, I am speechless... but I do love the colors. AND It's perfect for Pirates.
Posted by: Ariane | October 24, 2006 at 05:20 PM
Jenny -- REAL? I PROMISE you it is ABSOLUTELY real, and that THE MAN IN THAT PHOTO truly does have those African warrior tattoos and piercings. I mean, look at it! That's not a doctored photo!
Posted by: Mr. Steve | October 25, 2006 at 10:48 PM
Nice tattoos and smile but not me. I'm much better looking and would spend my money on other changes . Hmm But the attention and speculation is delicious!
Posted by: Alan Hill(yes the real one) | October 26, 2006 at 05:07 PM