In anticipation of the upcoming 400th P*rno Bingo (slated for Thursday December 13th at the Ritz here in New York City), I thought it would be a kick to post the first year's worth of posters as created by my friend Tom Rolanti.
I had met Tom while doing shows at the View (RIP) the year before and as he was a graphic designer he offered to do the posters each week.
In the case of "it's a small world after all", Tom taught my ex BF how to do graphics as well..and I would meet him a couple years later at Tom's memorial service... and he would later create posters for the event too. :)
Anyway, the original plan was to do six weeks of shows and see where it went. And then we got extended til the end of the summer. And then to the end of the year. And then it was open ended.
AB's been taking pics throughout and Manny, our bartender, became a beloved member of the Bingo team.
The posters are up in this gallery on Pinterest - I have to be honest, I don't know if I have to invite you to see the posters or if they're just out there, but if you need to 'friend' me (or whatever the hell people do on the site) you can find my account by clicking here on Will Clark World.
Unfortunately I've lost some of the posters along the way.. computer crashes and time will do that - but you can see how the posters evolved (my God I included a lot of logos as the event got more established! LOL)
And yeah, in case you're wondering, I miss that old bar, sitting at the end calling numbers on the piano bench it was always a hoot to say to startled guests as they walked through the door "Welcome to P*rno Bingo!" LOL :) Good times, man.. Good times! :)
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