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Rosie Jack and the Bangtails – Christmas at the Vandiver III

Sunday, January 4, 2026
Rosie Jack and the Bangtails – Christmas at the Vandiver III

Rosie Jack is a sepearat entity, but made up of Rogue Swan members. We try to attend most of their performances, partly because they are fun and there is an opportunity to dance with my sweetie. Not all that much opportunity for pictures, but it IS just...

Rosie Jack and the Bangtails – Christmas at the Vandiver II

Saturday, January 3, 2026
Rosie Jack and the Bangtails – Christmas at the Vandiver II

Well, this was going to be just two postings but has turned into three. I need to include a few cool shots of Rogue connected people in the audience – I’m tagging those on at or near the end of the postings. Most this time are a little brighter, barely....

Rosie Jack and the Bangtails – Christmas at the Vandiver I

Friday, January 2, 2026
Rosie Jack and the Bangtails – Christmas at the Vandiver I

The Vandiver has the advantage of being, for the audience, a great place for these shows. Plenty of room for dancing and good food. It also has the disadvantage of being a very awkward venue for getting shots of the the Bangtails. What light there is is...

"Something Wicked – am umexpected image / Dand and the Spell Book…

Thursday, January 1, 2026
Something Wicked – am umexpected image / Dand and the Spell Book…

Slow slogging putting the book together – the best Vaudeville yet, both to experience and for the pictures. While working on Jabberwokie I was reviewing the exposures and couldn’t figure out how I missed this one – right at the intro for the number, Dane...

"Something Wicked" – Fear the Reaper / Finale…

Thursday, December 18, 2025
Something Wicked – Fear the Reaper / Finale…

Oof all the vaudevilles Rogue Swan has put on over the last decade, this was by far the most fun, and photographable. But it took attending months of rehearsals to get to the point where I come close to catching all the moments I wanted. The final two numbers...

Rosie Jack

and the Bangtails

Christmas at the Vandiver

third of three

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