Wayne's World 2 with Rip Taylor Golden Rainbow Benefit - Tropicana Las Vegas 1994

Wayne's World 2 was a sequel performance I created when the second Wayne's World movie came out. Since Rip Taylor had a cameo appearance in the movie and was performing in town at Debbie Reynold's Hollywood Casino, I persuaded the comedy legend to participate in our segment.

Once again, Buzz Wolfe played Garth Algar and myself as Wayne Campbell. We would go to the Debbie Reynold's Casino and rehearse with Rip backstage in his dressing room between shows. He wasn't the easiest guy to work with but he was funny and I am very happy that he joined us, even if it was only for one show of the weekend performances held inside the Tiffany Showroom of the Tropicana Hotel & Casino.

Buzz created an accompanying video to go along with our top 5 erections of Las Vegas that played on a screen over our heads. Unfortunately, neither one of us has a copy of it otherwise I would edit it into the scene. Maybe one day we will find our lost "erections" video. lol.

Big thanks to Ralph Perkins for lending his VHS copy to be digitized.

Wayne's World 2 Starring Rip Taylor
Shows represented: Viva Las Vegas, Winds of The Gods, Siegfried & Roy, Jubilee, Outrageous, Legends in Concert, Follies Bergere, Hot Stuff, and Country Tonight

Written, Directed & Choreographed by Ottavio Gesmundo
Buzz Wolfe as Garth Algar
Ottavio Gesmundo as Wayne Campbell
Rip Taylor as himself

Dedicated to my mother Tosca Gesmundo (who passed several weeks before the performance).

I wish I could also list all the dancers but here is a partial list from memory.
Dancers: Michael Davies, Gerald Akakios, Terry Gomez, Andrea Rose, Joe DeMarco, Rainer Trubere, Alison Kravenko, Randy Tuttle, Tim Craskey, Drisco Fernandez ...
Tumbler: Marco Canestrelli

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