You Can Make Me a Gansett Girl

Dear Constant Reader,

For those of you that are not New Englanders, a Gansett Girl is a pinup for Narragansett Beer, brewed in Rhode Island since 1890 (we’ll ignore the 25 year hiatus).

Right now, they are having a contest to choose the 12 Gansett Girls for the 2013 calendar. I’ve submitted this photo:
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That’s me, recreating a Gil Elvgren pinup painting with the help of Timothy J. Steiner. The original (called “Cold Front”) is probably my favorite Elvgren work.

All you need to do to help me become a calendar girl is to click here and comment with your vote (that would be for “Miss Mina”). You only need to vote *once*, unlike some certain Readers’ Polls (but I won’t name names…)

Thanks so much!

Published in: on 9 July 2012 at 9:16 am  Leave a Comment  
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Recent and Upcoming

Dear Constant Reader,

It’s a busy summer for the Boston Babydolls and it’s not even summer yet!

In the past couple of weeks, we performed at:
* The City Lights Gala — I wore my Catherine D’Lish costume for my G rated fan dance and there are some amazing pictures, but they’re not up yet.
* The Watch City Festival — Steampunk burlesque! We had some much fun, even if I was incredibly sick. Again, there are some good pictures, but we haven’t put them up yet.
* Our Victory Party — of which I have written previously, but now there are pictures!

Upcoming, we have our summer tour, A (Re)Movable Feast:
June 8 & 9: Davis Square Theatre, Somerville, MA
June 15 & 16: Universal Preservation Hall, Saratoga Springs, NY
June 23 & 24: The Griffen Theatre, Salem, MA
July 13 & 14: The Lucid Stage, Portland, ME
July 27 & 28: The Music Hall Annex, Portsmouth, NH

Then there’s The Dollhouse, our monthly showcase, on the 3rd Thursday of every month at The Estate. The next one is June 21!

Can’t forget Naked Girls Reading! The next salon is called Memory Lane and we’ll be reading selection from our childhood, plus a “Choose Your Own Adventure” with audience participation! It will be on July 1st at B.A.B.E.

See you this summer!

Published in: on 24 May 2012 at 9:58 am  Leave a Comment  
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Hanging on the Wall

Dear Constant Reader,

Back in February photographer Chris McIntosh came to Unlucky in Love. He took some photos of us on stage and off.

Friday night most of the Babydolls attended his gallery show and the first thing you saw when you walked in was this:

I was so sick during most of Unlucky in Love, but trying gamely to pose in lovely and creative ways. I was just setting up a pose when Chris said something I didn’t quite hear. I turned, raised eyebrows to say “yes?” and he snapped the shutter. I assumed it would be one of the dud shots, but it was one of the best. Someone thought it looked rather Gypsy Rose Lee, but I’m not sure I would go that far.

Chris is really good at capturing split-second moments like my inquiring gaze. There’s one picture of *something* that happened at the Expo. I don’t know what, but there’s clearly a good story there. That’s not to say he doesn’t take good portraits. There’s one of Serendipity Galore that makes her look like a Renaissance burlesque saint.

And this portrait:
EvieThis was the true center piece of the gallery show: Evie Sphinx as Columbine from the act “A Harlequin Romance”.

There is also a nice one of Evie and Devora together from that act, looking a bit like superheroes, but it wasn’t in this show.

By the way, Chris was working with actual film for the portrait shoots with us, so I got to see genuine contact sheets as a preview. Does my old fashioned soul good.

Published in: on 7 May 2012 at 10:44 am  Leave a Comment  
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Happy Birthday, Sally!

Dear Constant Reader,

Today is the birthday of one of my inspirations!

sally rand backwards

The woman most associated with the fan dance: Sally Rand!

Published in: on 3 April 2012 at 7:03 pm  Leave a Comment  
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