I was lying in bed this morning thinking about my life from high school on out.  I had recently gotten a comment from one of my high school friends that said I was “one of a kind”.  The funny thing about that is nothing that would normally seem shocking to others; playing rugby, coming out, moving to New Orleans, working at a Strip club, performing Burlesque, moving to New York; those things were not surprising.  It was the mundane; joining a sorority,getting engaged to a man, becoming an accountant; that shocked them.  I guess there is some truth to who you are at a very young age will be who you are when you are older.

Tiny things, funny enough have stayed the same most of the time.  I always say I get along with men better than women but in reality the majority of my friends are women with a few select amazing men thrown in. (this is my shout out to you guys, Greg, Joey, Tom, Abe) I loved my posse of chicas from high school, Lola, Bunny, Nikita, Roxy and Cha Cha.  This is when Bambi was born and while I might be the only one still going by my nickname, there were personality traits I still see in all these women today.  These women are a perfect example of how we have all changed and yet, I think we still have the same inner workings we had back then.

In college, that was the one time I didn’t have a majority of female friends.  I mean, I ran in huge groups of women, my sorority sisters and my rugby team but it was the fraternity, Tau Kappa Epsilon that I really connected with. They viewed me as a the female equivalent to their brothers and I did feel like those guys were my family.  I remember they were the first group of people on campus I came out to. Well, my new girlfriend on the rugby team also, she knew a little bit before they did but as a whole, they were the firsts.  They were so supportive, I remember sitting at lunch helping some of the brothers figure out the signs some girls were sending them while we rated the other girls that walked by, it was awesome.  They supported me fully and I did for them. So many of them pop into my head while I write this it would be unfair to list just because they all mean so much to me as a whole.  That’s not to say I didn’t have incredible friendships with my sisters, it was just, I was never able to come out to them and I regret that.  I feel like while I did find out some intrinsic information about myself in college, for the first 3.5 years I was so worried about what everyone else thought that I didn’t get to figure myself out enough.

I did however get to figure myself in New Orleans.  Finding out I didn’t like office work, that even if I could rake in over $1,000 in a night I wouldn’t work for people that questioned my ethics, I could stand up to the man and not back down, that there was a passion for performing in me that was not getting met.  These are things I found out there, I also went back to my primarily female friends only this time with a twist. Most of my friends were gay like me.  I loved the crazy adventures I would go on with Jenna, how Andrea’s family accepted me into their fold. I also found my religion in New Orleans and that gave me something to use to better myself mentally and to form a foundation for the type of life I wanted.  I loved my church family very much and I constantly miss them and know they would be proud of me. It’s funny how if I could have stayed in New Orleans I was going to start go -go dancing, yet, due to elements out of my control I had to leave and that was put on hold and yet, I made it back to that anyways.

The initial moving to DC was a shock for everyone that knew me, Bambi’s living at home with her dad?? Bambi got a job as an accountant??? These things did not make sense to me but they were the things that had to happen at that moment in my life. Thank God I met my friend Kalyn at that job or else I would have lost it long before I finally did.  Once I was able to get out of that house though I found myself searching for a way to fulfill that passion to perform. I did that through my family with the Gurly show.  There were people in the troupe I didn’t trust but that’s par for the course.  There were however people in that troupe that helped me find my own voice as a performer and have always encouraged me to create.  Coco, Ginger, Roxy and Codie were my girls through thick and thin with that group.  They were there when others were cruel and being nasty, when I started to deal with the weight gain due to my medicine, they supported me no matter what and I love them all dearly for that.  They were actually some of the biggest supporters in me following my dream and moving to New York.

Now I am here and it all comes back full circle.  When I was about 9 or 10 I would dream of how I was going to move to New York City and become a Broadway actress.  I could envision my one room hole with a hot plate and how I would survive on rice and beans.  I would have nothing to my name but I would be living my dream.  In high school I got voted “Most likely to move to Hollywood” which was only because they didn’t have a “Most likely to move to New York City”.  Somewhere along my journey (about mid way through college) I started to think how unprobable that dream was, that I would never move to New York. But somehow, from figuring out who I was on the inside, a performer, and meeting the right people, The Wasabasco Crew, World Famous *Bob*, Fem Appeal, I found myself coming up here every month.  I started bringing my wife with me, she fell in love with this city and we took the jump.  In some ways it’s been amazing; we have an incredible apartment, we have made really awesome friends, we have a support network we never imagined having; and in someways it’s been hard; I still don’t have employment, I broke my ankle and have been unable to perform for the past 3 months solid; but over all this was the right decision for us and it feels like the truest option for us.  I am a performer, I always have been, I continue to be regardless of the hate that is out there and will continue in some form or another till the day I die.  Everything comes full circle, I dyed my hair pink in high school and pink continues to be my color of choice most often when dying my hair.

When you know who you are, you cannot deny that for anyone or anything.  You just have to have faith that it will all work itself out and that the world is larger than you are.  You just have to go with it.

Huggles and Kisses lovelies.

The new hair with some serious Drag makeup on

And don’t just think because there’s two shows you shouldn’t come to both.  I’ll be doing 2 different acts at both shows! It’s going to be great.

PINSTRIPES AND TASSELS

Drunken host Bastard Keith and the frequently naked Madame Rosebud cordially invite you to Pinstripes and Tassels, an evening of heavenly bodies and bad manners. Classy, glamorous and utterly filthy are the order of the night.  With dangerous amounts of delicious, New York’s finest will do their worst. Pinstripes and Tassels proudly presents Sapphire Jones, Marlo Marquise and DC’s own Bambi Galore!

It honor of my television obession and trying to keep things edumacational we are turning to the Dscovery Channel for Inspiration this month at Bambi’s Burlezk Experience.

You don’t have to go on a safari to discover these hot ladies! Bring your binoculars and field jackets to the Palace of Wonders. I wrangled these beauties and brought them in for your viewing pleasure.

Performances by the succulent Sasha De Vine, the amazing Ariel View, the action-packed Anna Steasya, and the sassy Skye Sinclair!

So I look forward to seeing you all there!
Huggles and Kisses!

I have kept this as quiet as I possible can because I didn’t want to jinx it but the PiC and I are moving.  To the Big Apple!  The PiC talked with her job and will be working remotely from an office in the Meat Packing District.  What I will be doing for finances, I don’t quite know yet but hopefully I will be performing still so that might help.  I also wouldn’t mind continuing to work in the field that I do now during the day.

This is a truly exciting time in our lives right now!  When I was a little girl I always dreamed of moving to New York to become a performer and now I am doing just that.  Ok, so as a little girl it was to be a Broadway Super Star but I am ok with just being a little guppy in the grand sea of burlesque queens out there.  Who knows, maybe it will be my big break!

So yes, I am sadly leaving the town that has been my haven for the entirety of my burlesque career but only to continue to watch it grow in a larger arena.  Here’s to the future!

Huggles and Kisses!

It truly did on Thursday night.  We brought our A game for sure to Palace of Wonders.  It was Bambi’s Burlezk Experience and the cast couldn’t have been more perfect.  I had the incomparable  duo, Codie Swift and Rusty Nutz to keep everything running smoothly with set up and pick up.  The cast couldn’t have been any better.  Kay Sera was a superstar considering it was her FIRST TIME PERFORMING EVER! She was so funny and sexy, I am glad she was there.  I also got to pop another cherry, Dolli Holiday’s first time on the Palace stage.  She wow’ed the audience with her fan skills but I knew she would.  My little sister, Roxy Casbah, sweetly but sadly is going to be taking a short hiatus from the scene so I was honored to have her perform with us.  And Last but not least, Reverend Valentine made the audience laugh with delight.  It was great.  My hosting wasn’t half bad either!

Lest we forget the audience, they were superb.  There were such notables in them as Shortstaxx, Trixie Little, The Evil Hate Monkey, Boo Boo Darlin’ and of course Michael.  Everyone else was awesome.  They even humored me when I performed my blockhead for them! It didn’t go in as deep as it can but I am a little stuffy.  

It was just nice to see where the show started and where it is going.  I am really proud of myself and how my abilities are taking shape and that I am feeling ready to make bigger and better moves for my future.  Everyone should get excited.  I know I am

Huggles and Kisses people and be prepared for more out there!

Oh my goodness, as great as it is to have a weekend of nothing but cleaning, costuming, and catching up, I truly had the greatest time last weekend down in Atlanta.  I went down there for Mondo Homo, a Queer Arts Festival.  It was great!  They had different music every night, films, art installations, a field day and it all ended with a Cabaret show in which I performed my fire tatas!

I got to spend the entire weekend living it up and enjoying just being around other burlesque queens. Particularly Vagina Jenkins, Miss Bea Haven and Cocoa Storm.  All of them had their own unique style and take on the art form.  One night we decided to just stay in and have a craft night! It was a lot of fun, we all learned from each other and made our costumes even more fabulous.   We also decided we weren’t really the “field day” types so we went thrifting!! I got an amazing zebra print dress that I cannot wait to wear in Vegas! And for only $8 with tax, score.

The show was incredible.  The other performers were a lot of fun to hang with and to watch.  Miss Bea Haven’s piece had me crying though.  She had let us all in on something very personal and painful and I thank her for that.  I was so happy to do my fire tassels for a new audience, and freaked a little because one of them went out! But by a miracle from Satan’s Angel herself, I got them to touch mid-swing and BAM! It relit the other one!  I can’t even believe it happened but it was incredible.  

After the show we all ended up going to a pool party which was too much fun but I had to leave early to get back to DC.  I wish I could have stayed longer, I loved those girls and moments.  I learned a lot and shared a lot.  It was good to come home to my baby though, I did miss her.  Don’t worry folks I will have more to tell you very very soon!

Huggles and Kisses!

Pools with sun patios and mimosas are delicious

As much as I want to write about the amazing weekend I had I really need to just post my flyer so that any of you that didn’t see me in Atlanta can come to Palace of Wonders tomorrow and catch my show! It’s going to be crazy fun times!
Huggles and kisses!

Cover your eyes, but watch between your fingers as these
burlesque and sideshow hotties twist your childhood memories into your wildest
fantasies. It’s so wrong, but it’s so RIGHT!

Ms. Bambi Galore has harvested from the cabbage patch, the
ambiguous antics of Anne T Roginous, the pulsating performances of Private
Tails, the marvelous sideshow mastery of Mab Just Mab, and the sexy slapstick
of Shortstaxx with the fierce foxiness of special guest Philly Caramel! And who
could forget your producer and host, that busty blonde Bambi Galore?

There will be prizes aplenty and games galore! So don’t miss
this chance to find a new way to appreciate your favorite childhood TV show
theme songs.

Doors at 6pm. The show starts at 10pm, but the party lasts
all night!

$10.00 at the door.

I have just come back to reality from my amazing vacation.  It did take me till today to finally get my feet back on land so that I could write hello’s to you all, sorry!  I may write more another time about the amazing week I had but right now I just want to make you all aware of the awesomeness that is upon us.

In the next three days, today included you will have a chance to see me on a stage.  I know! It’s exciting! Lots of performing.  Tonight is a benefit show for the DC Rape Crisis Center at BeBar.  I will be amongst amazing sisters from the DC Gurly Show along with Oohzee… God that woman just makes me melt…. There is also a fun quiz game before the show so if you are wondering what to do go ahead and come out.  It’s for a good cause.

Tomorrow night I get to gay it up in old Baltimore.  I will be performing in the Super Gay Cabaret presented by Strange Powers at Grand Central.  There will be gender performers of all types and I’ll be there to cool the crowd off with my fans.

Friday night I think is the most exciting of all.  I will be stage kittening for the Pretty Things Peep Show in Fredericksburg, VA!  Burlesque is coming down to my quiet neck of the woods.  Go-go Amy has put together an amazing line up and has given me the honor to help them out.  I am really excited about this because Go-go Amy was one of my first inspirations in burlesque.  I love her costumes and her smile and it will just be great to meet her!  This show will be at KC’s Music Alley so look it up and check it out.  Also, if you have always wanted to try out your pin-up side they will be doing lessons before the show.  Full vintage makeup and hair and photos and then a show!  It will be good times.

So I now have to go get ready for the show tonight!  Thank goodness I laid out my costume last night, lol.  I really am not ready for everyday life yet.  Vacation was just too magical.  I’ll talk more but for now, I just hope I get to see some of you out.

Huggles and kisses

Till Yuri’s Night!  This show is awesome fun times people I am telling you!  It is science/spaced themed art/theater show.  Performers are coming from far and wide along with artists.  It’s a night you won’t forget.  OH! But wait, there’s more!

If you come in costume you can compete for prizes!  I love prizes.  And you have a chance to win cause I can’t enter and the PiC will be working the door.

So come on out and enjoy good drinks, good shows, good art and SPACE!

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