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The Blue Man Group, whose high-energy shows are known for audience participation, now has to deal with some audience litigation.

James Srodon, a grandfather from California, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the group, saying cast members took their surreal antics too far by forcing a video camera down his throat during a performance on Oct. 8, 2006, at the Briar Street Theatre on Chicago's North Side.

The Blue Man actors used the "esophagus cam" to project an image of Srodon's mouth and throat onto a screen for the audience's amusement, according to the suit filed in Cook County Circuit Court.

But it's clear Srodon would rather the Blue Men stick to face paint and frantic drumming.

Srodon was in the audience with his 8-year-old grandson when the Blue Men approached him, the lawsuit alleges.

The Blue Man actors circled around him, held his neck and arms and "forced his head back" to insert the camera, according to the suit.

Srodon "struggled to free himself and remove the 'esophagus cam' from his mouth but was forcibly restrained by the Blue Man actors," the lawsuit said.

"At the time the 'esophagus cam' was inserted into plaintiff's mouth, it was covered in food, liquid and grime from the Briar Street Theatre floor, including the thick blue paint used to cover the actors' faces," the suit said.

Named as defendants in the suit are Blue Man Productions Inc., theater owner Fox Theatricals and related companies as defendants. Blue Man and Fox officials could not be reached for comment. Srodon did not return a call for comment.

Srodon is seeking unspecified damages of more than $50,000 for battery, negligence and negligent infliction of emotional distress. He contends the camera injured his mouth, throat and dental work.

Blue Man Group wants to teach you how to be a megastar in the 2.1 version of its current Megatour.

But the opening act, Mike Relm, is the rising star to keep an eye on.

When Mike Relm first came to Spokane in 2005, he played The B-Side.

Last year the San Francisco video turntablist came through as the opening act for Blue Man Group.

And on Sunday, Relm and the blue boys are back at the Spokane Arena.

The Blue Man Group are unmistakable, but Relm made popular the DVDJ technology where he manipulates video on the screen by scratching a record, taking the art of deejaying to a whole new level by cleverly juggling "Napoleon Dynamite" and AC/DC, or "Reservoir Dogs" and N.W.A., or "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" and Beastie Boys, or "Office Space" and Jimi Hendrix.

It's the kind of candy for the senses that leaves you anticipating where he's going to go next on two levels -- visually and aurally -- spinning within endless loops of cultural clash.

Since last year's Megastar stint with the blue men, Relm has been making penetrating strikes into the mainstream with his pointed pop-culture precision through mixing music with video.

In addition to his run with Blue Man Group, Relm played high profile gigs at Coachella, Bonnaroo, a San Francisco Giants versus Oakland A's game and the closing ceremonies at the Pan Am Games.

Relm produced remixes for Adult Swim in conjunction with the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie, scored a short film for the Disney Channel series "Too Many Robots," and created a four-song mega mix for an episode of Nickelodeon's Yo Gabba Gabba.

He's also doing some international TV acting.

When Relm came to The B-Side the cover was, like, $5.

Tickets for Blue Man Group and Mike Relm are $49, and $85, through TicketsWest, www.ticketswest.com, (509) 325-SEAT.

Club hoppin'

- Find out what sort of chaos ensues when Jamie Maker (The Makers, Burns Like Hellfire) unleashes his brand new experimental project on Saturday at Prago, 201 W. Riverside Ave. DJ Orange is also on the bill. There is a suggested donation of $3.

- Idaho all-ages keytar-rock favorite Unison returns on Wednesday at 7 p.m. to Empyrean Coffee House, 154 S. Madison St., with a slew of support for area songwriter-types and friends Austin Davis, Hillary Susz, A Cryptic, Ending and Billy Versus. Cover to be announced.

- Pour Soi is a new-ish band with veteran members, including ex-players in Six State Bender and Chinese Sky Candy. Given that history, it will be worth checking out when Pour Soi plays at The Blvd., 333 W. Spokane Falls Blvd., on Saturday at 9:30 p.m. with locals Level and new headturner Oil of Angels. Cover is $5.

His voice cracking with emotion, James Srodon recounted Thursday how a camera had been shoved down his throat during a Blue Man Group performance in Chicago, injuring his esophagus and resulting in nightmares.

The Blue Man Group, famous for its actors who don't utter a word, was forced to respond to Srodon's lawsuit, saying it was all just an illusion -- a camera never even entered his throat. In a bit of sleight of hand, as the camera is held near an audience member's mouth, a jumbo video screen switches to a pre-recorded medical video, leading the audience to think it is peering down the individual's throat, the production said.

"We are disappointed that this false claim forces us to reveal the truth behind one of our most popular theatrical devices," Blue Man Productions said in its brief statement.

The producers referred to the comedic bit as the "Esophagus Video" and said it had played out in more than 50,000 performances over the last 15 years.

Srodon's lawyer, Antonio Romanucci, refused to back off the lawsuit's allegations, insisting that while the act might usually be a harmless illusion, it was a "stunt that went too far" for his client.

On Wednesday Srodon, 65, filed the suit in Cook County Circuit Court, seeking unspecified damages for battery, negligence and infliction of emotional stress.

At a news conference Thursday at his lawyer's Loop office, Srodon spoke by telephone from his Los Angeles residence and called the incident a "surprise attack."

On Oct. 8, 2006, Srodon and his 8-year-old grandson were sitting in Row D of the Briar Street Theatre on Chicago's North Side when the room suddenly went dark during the Blue Man Group performance. As two cast members stepped from the stage and entered the audience, he saw one carrying a device with a small light, Srodon said.

One cast member grabbed him from behind and pulled his head back, Srodon said. As his head snapped back, his mouth opened, and the other cast member shoved the camera down his throat, he said.

Srodon said he bit down on the cord holding the camera and slumped in his seat in a bid to escape. But his feet slipped on the floor, still wet from liquids splashed into the audience from earlier during the show. The ordeal was over in less than a minute, he said.

"I was really in a state of shock," Srodon said. "I really actually did not know what had just happened because it was so bizarre."

Srodon said his grandson was visibly shaken, so he later took him to an ice cream shop to calm the boy. There, Srodon said his throat burned as he drank a glass of water.

Srodon said the camera was filthy, covered in "food, liquid and grime," and that he later had his blood tested to ensure he hadn't contracted a disease.

After returning to Los Angeles a few days later, he started to choke and gag as he drove. Doctors determined he had suffered "a traumatic contusion" to the esophagus, his lawyer said.

"It was a very unsettling feeling," Srodon said. "I couldn't eat. I couldn't swallow anything. ... It was just awful."

Srodon's lawyer said he tried unsuccessfully to settle the dispute out of court. Srodon said he decided to file the suit to warn and protect other theatergoers.

But in its statement, Blue Man Group said it was "shocked and surprised" to learn of the lawsuit. The production said it had not yet been served with any legal papers.

Blue Man Group called the "Esophagus Video" a "hilarious and absurd illusion."

"Because the camera never enters the mouth, the execution of this illusion could not possibly put anyone at risk of injury," the statement said.

NEW YORK, NY-Audio Analysts is currently providing a live sound system for Blue Man Group's "How To Be A Megastar Tour 2.1." The world tour is expected to continue through May.

Audio Analysts has provided the ive sound system for the journey since the tour began in September 2006, and has employed JBL VerTec ine arrays throughout its entirety. Ross Humphrey is The Blue Man Group's dedicated front-of-house engineer. Chris Hoff leads the Audio Analysts crew as crew chief/system engineer, a ong with Matt Fitzgerald, monitor engineer for Audio Analysts, and Rick Procopio and Brian Post, Audio Analysts' PA system technicians.

According to Hoff, the unique nature of the production has posed some equally unique challenges. "There are a lot of unusua instruments being used, including severa made of PVC material, so there are some 'gain before feedback' issues that you don't normally see with conventional instruments," Hoff said. "With the VerTec line arrays, we have good rear rejection and don't have a lot of SPL coming off the back of the boxes, so gain before feedback is not so much of a problem as it would be with other line arrays."

Audio Analysts' system for the tour includes a total of 92 VerTec enclosures, all powered by Crown I-Tech amplifiers. The arrays are configured in a left/right arrangement consisting of 16 VT4889 full-size line-array elements per side, and additional leftleft/right-right arrays of six VT4889 elements each for increased horizontal coverage. Additionally, 32 VT4880 full-size arrayable subwoofers provide extended low-frequency support, while a pair of arrays of two VT4887 compact ine-array elements provide near-throw, downfill capabilities for the system.

"The arenas that we play range in size from 'A' market to 'B' market venues, so flexibility and scalability of the system is important," Hoff added. "Sometimes we don't have the trim height that we have in other arenas, but with VerTec, we can easily sea e the system down with good results. We are using JBL's new VerTec v4 DSP presets, which give us even more flexibility, depending on the size of the room and the array. Considering the style of the music and the way the mix is approached, this has proven to be a very effective tool."

I'm not alone in hoping the Penguins one day become a Blue Man Group, but those of us who favor their original colors to Pittsburgh black and gold are seemingly a minority smaller than the number of men to have coached the Steelers since 1969.

Having long ago abandoned my charge for the Penguins to Go Blue! into Consol Energy Center next season, I spent a few hours looking to answer the most pressing question regarding the Stanley Cup champions:

Why can't they win wearing blue?

Faking ignorance to his club's 3-5-2 record last season when dressed in blue, captain Sidney Crosby originally denied a working knowledge of these struggles. However, I know better than to trust his "Didn't we win in them?"

Not enough, and on some nights the only good-looking thing about the Penguins was their threads: one goal scored in a shootout loss to Minnesota last November; seven goals allowed in a loss to Toronto a month later; a five-goal trouncing to Florida in early January; a loss to Philadelphia in late March, their first regulation defeat in a month.

The Penguins won 18 of 25 games under Dan Bylsma last regular season. Two of their non-wins came in blue.

"And I like them," Bylsma said of the baby blues.

Not long after their loss to the Flyers, the Penguins dropped their blue like a bad habit. Apparently they discovered some Blue's Clues. Hey, they needed points, right?

As is often the case when I have a serious question regarding the Penguins, I turned to goalie Marc-Andre Fleury. A guy nicknamed "Flower" surely could solve this colorful controversy that has begun to bloom.

Me: What can you do to break this curse?

Fleury: I don't know yet.

Me: Burn them, maybe?

Fleury: No, (equipment manager) Dana (Heinze) wouldn't be happy.

Me: Douse them in holy water?

Fleury: Thanks for bringing it up. I'll give it some thought and get back to you.

Me: What about a voodoo doll wearing the blue uniform?

Fleury: No. No.

Me: Anything? My point is you never win when wearing blue!

Fleury (rolling his eyes and smiling): I get that point now. It's just coincidence. Maybe I could wear a black jersey under the blue.

Me: What if you wore the black game sweater under the blue sweater?

Fleury: No, it would get too hot -- and this is getting ridiculous.

It is getting ridiculous. Colors aren't cursed, are they?

"No, they can't be," Fleury said later. "Why would blue be cursed, anyway? What has it done to anybody?"

Nothing, other than not being either black or gold.

PRESS BOX RUMBLINGS

The Flames are resisting the structured defensive system preferred by new head coach Brent Sutter. ... Heat in Toronto on Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson is not from GM Brian Burke. ... Ottawa D Anton Volchenkov has jumped atop the list of hockey's best open-ice hitters.

FOUR IN PLAY

In honor of the Penguins' alternate blues, worn last night for the first time this season, HDIP rates Pittsburgh's top hockey sweaters:

4. Shamrocks (1935-36): The Penguins should wear replicas every St. Patty's Day.

3. Penguins (1977-78): Think the 1991 Cup team, but dressed in blue.

2. Phantoms (1994): Bonus points for the best logo in city history.

1. Penguins (1991-92): Three patches, but none better then "BADGER."

Rob Rossi is the Penguins beat writer. He can be reached via e-mail.

Bill Cosby, Sept., 18 Chic Gamine, a vocal quartet from Montreal, Sept. 24 Calo Flamenco, Spanish dance, Oct. 1-2 Concertante, classical chamber ensemble, Oct. 9 "Mamma Mia!," Oct. 14-23 Amstel Saxophone Quartet, from Holland, Oct. 29 American Bluegrass Masters, roots music virtuosos, Nov. 6 Alpin Hong, classical pianist, Nov. 12 The Lost Fingers, acoustic gypsy jazz, Nov. 13 "Nutcracker", Tchaikovsky's holiday ballet, Nov. 26-28 Preservation Hall Jazz Band, returning to present "A Creole Christmas," Dec. 4-5 "Avenue Q," musical with wild puppetry, Jan. 21-27 Bill Charlap, jazz pianist, Jan. 29 Suzanne Vega, folk/pop songstress, Feb. 4 Solas, Irish traditional music, Feb. 18 Calder Quartet, adventurous string quartet, March 5 Chicago City Limits, improv comedy, March 11-12 Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard, jazz, March 12 Portland Cello Project, progressive cello band, March 19 Acoustic Africa, world music, April 1 PC Bentley, lecturer and award-winning Time photojournalist,

Mar. 22--"Mamma Mia!," the hit Broadway musical based on songs by ABBA, and a return visit by veteran comedian Bill Cosby highlight the 2010-11 schedule of events to presented by the Anchorage Concert Association.

The list, released Sunday night, also features songstress Suzanne Vega, performance artists Blue Man Group, "Avenue Q," another Broadway musical featuring "Sesame Street" style puppets, comedy improv troupe Chicago City Limits and jazz men Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard.

Season ticket packages can be purchased at the ACA office, 430 W. Seventh Ave., Suite 200, or by calling 272-1471 during business hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. They will be available for purchase online around April 5. Individual ticket sales will start in the summer.

The 2010-2011 Anchorage Concert Association season:

Bill Cosby, Sept., 18

Chic Gamine, a vocal quartet from Montreal, Sept. 24

Calo Flamenco, Spanish dance, Oct. 1-2

Concertante, classical chamber ensemble, Oct. 9

"Mamma Mia!," Oct. 14-23

Amstel Saxophone Quartet, from Holland, Oct. 29

American Bluegrass Masters, roots music virtuosos, Nov. 6

Alpin Hong, classical pianist, Nov. 12

The Lost Fingers, acoustic gypsy jazz, Nov. 13

"Nutcracker", Tchaikovsky's holiday ballet, Nov. 26-28

Preservation Hall Jazz Band, returning to present "A Creole Christmas," Dec. 4-5

"Avenue Q," musical with wild puppetry, Jan. 21-27

Bill Charlap, jazz pianist, Jan. 29

Suzanne Vega, folk/pop songstress, Feb. 4

Solas, Irish traditional music, Feb. 18

Calder Quartet, adventurous string quartet, March 5

Chicago City Limits, improv comedy, March 11-12

Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard, jazz, March 12

Portland Cello Project, progressive cello band, March 19

Acoustic Africa, world music, April 1

PC Bentley, lecturer and award-winning Time photojournalist, April 27

Blue Man Group, May 10-15.

Find Mike Dunham online at adn.com/contact/mdunham or call 257-4332.

Credit: Anchorage Daily News, Alaska