He is I and I am him
Slim with the tilted brim, what’s my motherfuckin’ name?

This feels like one of those half hearted productions just to renew the copyright, i.e. to prevent Spinal Tap from going into the public domain, the rights-owning entity has to use the IP every few decades in order to maintain private ownership.

Mikhail Baryshnikov was a world famous ballet dancer who defected from the Soviet Union.

Square dancing is a traditional form of groups of couples dancing following the instructions of the caller who shouts directions

This strip is obviously referencing the lyrics to the classic Fats Domino song “Blueberry Hill”

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=YxZ5iVhQ6iI

But the lyrics go:

I found my thrill
On Blueberry Hill
…

The audiences showed up for the almost-guaranteed deaths.