Happy New Year!

Dear Constant Reader,

I hope you had a wonderful time ringing in the new year. Our plans were up in the air for a long time. We were going to perform at a night club. No, we weren’t. We were going to make an appearance at a party. No, we weren’t.

At last, clear of performance obligations, The Babydolls (at least the ones in town) decided to have dinner at Lizzy’s, one of our post-show haunts near what used to be The Wrathskellar, before going our separate ways to other entertainments.

Myself, I was Scratch’s guest at “The Merry Wives of Windsor”, playing at the Davis Square Theatre, where we shall soon be presenting “Unlucky in Love”. The play was very funny and quite well done. It was so helpful to see the stage in use.

And then we toasted the new year at Saloon, right down the hall. It’s a wonderful space, all dark wood paneling and a fantastic bar. And the Hamilton Daiquiri is excellent. I’ll have to return when there’s not a DJ playing dance music. The place was made for smokey jazz.

Best part of the evening — I wore my heirloom blush mink coat.

What did you do on New Year’s Eve?

Published in: on 3 January 2012 at 12:48 pm  Leave a Comment  
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First Epistle

Dear Constant Reader,

Thank you for reading my first letter to the world. I’m afraid this one isn’t very interesting, as first attempts so rarely are. In future letters I’ll share bits from my life in burlesque and writings on some of my favorite other topics.

Burlesque can be oh so glamourous  what with the parties, the rhinestones, and the adulation of fans. On the other hand, sometimes one finds oneself in the most interesting predicaments! As I found myself kneeling  in an empty theatre, scraping purple candle wax off the stage with a credit card, I cried out to no one in particular “Oh, the glamourous life of a burlesque dancer!”

It seemed an appropriate title.

Until next time,

 

Published in: on 13 July 2011 at 2:36 pm  Leave a Comment  
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