I think I might have mentioned it once before but I love to bake! I love cookies, cakes but especially cupcakes.  Friends have come to call them Bambicakes as I have been known to leave them on doorsteps just for the fun of it.  Well, yesterday I had my first official order! It was for a surprise birthday for a dear friend of mine, Erik.  His girlfriend, World Famous *Bob*, planned the whole thing and he had no idea! I move when that happens.  Since I was baking with Bearik in mind I decided I wanted to make something “manly” as well as something light and fresh for summer.  This caused us to end up with angel food cupcakes topped with whipped cream and fresh strawberries and Mocha cupcakes with whipped cream and candied bacon, sooooooooooooo goooooooood!  They were a total hit at the party.  I can’t wait to have another excuse to create some more!

sweet and salty in a great combo of deliciousness

After all this baking in my non-ac’ed kitchen during a heat wave I am dreaming of a white christmas. Luckily for me I can put myself further into that frame of mind this Thursday when I pose for North Jersey’s Dr. Sketchy’s at the Clash Bar.  It will be a summertime Christmas celebration.  Posing, drinks, food and candy canes, plus lots of ac, lol.  Come out and win prizes and just enjoy dreaming of a white christmas with me.

huggles and kisses!

This is going to be one weekend full of activities!! It’s starts off with a session working as a makeup artist for a bachelorette session for Shameless Photography.  Sophie Spinelle is a true artist! I worked with her once at another bachelorette party as well as did a photo shoot with her.  Here’s one of the shots from shoot we did!

After the shoot I will be going to The Red Lotus Room in Brooklyn for Dr. Sketchy’s Art Monkey Ball!! The whole things starts at 6 and I will be there with feathers on!  Literally.  I will be walking around as a “cigarette (i.e. art supplies) girl”.  It should be super awesome fun!  If you want to draw the sexy Amber Ray and Madame Rosebud then I will see you there!

And if for some reason you can’t make it out Saturday and want to still party it up on Sunday or you just want some more Bambi (who could blame ya) then come out for a super awesome fundraiser!  N, has put together a fundraiser for MADRE, a Haiti Relief organization.  It is called Guyz and Dollz and will be held at China 1 NYC.  This show will be an exciting mix of Drag Queens, Drag Kings, Burlesque, Boylesque and just general amazingness!! There are truly very few places where you can see all of this in one show.  Tons of entertainment and helping out a good cause? Talk about a way to tithe on Sunday!

This seems to be the start to a super busy month, it’s going to be exciting!!

Huggles and Kisses!

I’ve been all sorts of busy as of late.  If not hanging with friends, helping friends prepare for Vegas or going to MoMa with friends, I’ve been busy making our house more of a home.  I am happy to say that since signing a new lease I’ve been in domestic goddess mode.  We did a spring clean from top to toe which included reorganizing, storing and getting rid of old stuff.  I still can’t believe I put together 3 bags of clothes for goodwill!  We also went to my Mecca and bought some more furniture to replace what was our subleasors from before.  We really love the flow we have now and it has made my baking side spring to life.  Last week, I shared Triple Salted Caramel Cupcakes I made from Sprinkle Bakes.  Mine looked just like the pictures sans the caramel rounds, those did not want to work with me (I think it was a heating issue) but no one minded as they were devoured by all they were shared with.  It’s been good times.

One thing I did do was go to see Marina Abromovic with World Famous *BoB* and it was just so moving.  Recreations and photos cannot even begin to express the depth and emotion of Marina’s pieces but they still made my soul quiver with energy.  Seeing Marina there, she is such a beautiful soul, was awe inspiring.  The current piece she was doing just seemed so giving of herself and her spirit, I could not imagine doing for a day what she had done for over a month and a half.  I feel like it opened me up to a new chapter in my art.

As far as my art goes as well, I have a nice schedule for this month!  I will put more details up as the dates get closer but if you want to mark your calendars…

• June 12th, Art Monkey’s Ball, The Red Lotus Room from 6-12
• June 13th, Guyz and Dollz: A Benefit for MADRE, China 1 NYC at 8
• June 26th, HyperGender, WoW Cafe Theater at 8
• June 27th, Kitty Nights, Bar on A at 9

This is of course not to say other things may not be added to the schedule or  that I’m not doing private events but why bring those up

I’m looking forward to all that this summer has to hold and if it all goes like last night did, it will be amazing.  Last night I was a guest at Jo Weldon’s Book Release Party.  It was awesome!  Not just the guests, or the show, or the food or the book, but everything!  I got to meet Bambi Sr. and Bambi Jr.  which was totally surreal and amazing, I even got my picture taken with them and Bambi the Mermaid.  It was a quartet of Bambis!  The book is just incredible.  There is so much good information in there as well as anecdotes and history.  It is by far a MUST read for any burlesque performer, beginning or veteran. Being able to share that moment with Jo felt special, to me at least, plus we saw Moby (another guest) and that totally jazzed PiC.

So off to do some more baking I think.  There are few black bananas that are just begging to be put out of their misery and made into bread.

Huggles and Kisses everyone!

Have I fallen off a cliff or something? Seems like I must have.  Honestly, I’ve just been uber busy in my personal life, my professional life and in every other way.  I’ve had a couple of performances that popped up so I didn’t have time to mention on here.  Sorry folks!  I also spent some time with an awesome photographer and his wife and shot for a potential book they are putting together on the New York Burlesque scene.  I’ve also been in talks with an amazing costumier.  I’m so excited for what we are creating together, it’s going to be a very classic twist from what I’ve been known to do.

I am posting though more to let you know about some shows I have coming up since I’ve been unable to do so recently.  I have two going on this week.  The first is North Jersey’s Dr. Sketchy.  Yes, I am making a trip back into the Garden State but this time to the Clash Bar in Clifton.  We will be bringing you a taste of what Molly Crabapple created.

On Sunday I will be back in New York City offering up my talents for a very worthy cause.  David Bishop, an incredible human being, will be holding a fundraiser for AIDS Walk: New York.  He will be holding a Garden Party Spectacular!! at the TADA Theater.  The line up for this show is insane not to mention it’s by donation only.  If you have the time and the heart come by, see an awesome show and give to an incredible cause.

After that, I’ll be taking a little break I think.  I might get some last minute gigs in May but as for now I’m planning to focus on a new routine I’m hoping to present in the Fall.  I know! Me work on a routine months in advance?! Craziness I assure you but this act will be insane! It’s what I’m working with the costumier on So hold onto your hats for some fun stuff and hopefully some exciting news in the future.

Huggles and Kisses!

So my ankle is healing,  this is obviously a good thing.  I can walk up and down stairs with less pain everyday and I even found myself doing something that resembled dancing (to the very very untrained blind eye) in the kitchen while listening to the radio last week.  These are all steps in the right direction.  So of course since we all know about my patience, I set myself and my wife up for a little gig of sorts together last night.

We went and modeled for Molly Crabapple. If you don’t know her, for shame!  She is this incredible artist who is creator of Dr. Sketchy’s.  Not like heads up one of them but the entire shebang!  This woman is talented!  She is doing a piece for Manifest Equality and she chose to use my wife and I as her subjects!! I’m so super excited to see what she comes up with.  Even if unrecognizable, it is still just an honor to work directly with her.  And to sweeten the pot she gave us a signed copy of “Scarlett Takes Manhattan,” and made us aviation cocktails.  A truly fun excuse to don the face paint and head out into the world.

It felt good to get into my costumes again even if it was just to stand there and pose.  I am beginning to feel inspired again to perform once more.  I’m so anxious to hear my Doctor give me the ok.  I know I’ll have to start slow but that’s ok.  I have one amazing group holding a slot for me, knowing it will be a bit gimpy but still wanting me to be in their show.  It really means so much.  I also have contacts I can get back to, got to get back on that horse of promoting and producing.  I’m also in talks with someone about making a custom costume!! I’m really excited and am hoping to have it for my fire tassels.  I will not let this leg nor any negative people out there deter me.  I’m going to come back and it’s going to be huge

My friend sent me this little bit from a book when I was getting some negative comments from individuals.  (it’s funny how it all happened around the same time and all the IP addresses came from the same area, and while I could call people out I’m not going to because regardless of what said people think, I know who I am and I don’t need to be dragged to their level) I do love this quote though,

Policeman: “Ma’am, do you have any enemies?”
Old lady: “Don’t be insulting! Of course I do. Enemies are an indication of character!”

and baby, I have character!

So much is coming soon, I can just tell.  I look forward to keeping you all abreast as to the upcoming events!

huggles and kisses

Pic take by the wife on the train heading home from Molly's.

Oh my goodness, I must have been a good girl or maybe I was a bad girl because I have been busy!!!  And there is no end coming to it soon.  I am still ramped up from today’s class with the amazing Dr. Lucky.  This woman is incredible and I am so glad I am learning from her.  It still amazes me that there is so much I don’t know but I love that!! I love learning new things that in turn make me a better performer. I just hope that this excitement tonight doesn’t make me too tired that I miss the morning pilates.

I hope I am not so ramped up from tomorrow night that I’m tired come Monday as I have an event!  I’ll be posing for Baltimore’s Dr. Sketchy.  It will be super fun.  I am bringing some of my favorite costumes along with some fan favorites.  The prizes will be super cool and if you have ever been to a Dr. Sketchy I’ve done, it will be fun!

Also, for the DC locals I’ll be at BeBar on Wednesday.  It is a nice little spot and I am hoping to “heat” it up if you catch my drift. *wink wink* 

Come next weekend I’ll be uber busy driving down to Richmond to perform with Sugar Shack Burlesque in the Cole Porter Revue.   Then I’ll be going up to Baltimore to teach a class on burlesque.  I always get super excited but also super nervous before I teach.  I want to share so much but I don’t want to bore.  It should be really good though.  I’ll post more about these later this week.  

I’ve got some EXCITING NEWS!!! I have been asked to perform at Mondo Homo in Atlanta over Memorial Day weekend!  This is a 5 day event with concerts, shows, films and music.  It will be such an amazing event to participate in and the furthest from home I will have performed thus far!  The only sad note is the PiC can’t come along  They only have housing for the performers so, boo, but it will still be an incredible experience.  Again, more to come I’m sure the closer to it. I was just too excited to not say anything.

So yes, I must try to sleep now so I don’t fall down while posing on Monday!

huggles and kisses!

So I am home from the Sex Worker’s Art Show and if anyone ever had any doubts that I was a hugger, Whoo! I got to hug some amazing people tonight. I hope they knew that those hugs were genuine and they received them because they really did move me. I’m sure they did. I’m in the paranoid, I have too much too do for tomorrow but too tired to move stage of the night. This is the stage I am normally in before I got into the fuck it I’m going to sleep and I’ll sort it out in the morning stage. It’s easier that way.

I wanted to mention one thing, I stopped by Palace of Wonders on my way home and was given something very interesting. It’s the “Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Traveling World-Wide Sketchbook” It’s really neat! We are going to have it at the next Dr. Sketchy’s, February 17th. So if you want to put your drawing talent in a really cool book that will be passed around the world, come out that Sunday and go at it. It will be exciting.

I’m looking forward to tomorrow but also to tomorrow being over. It is going to be one heck of a busy day. Actually on that note and the one that keeps pulsing in my head I am going to head to sleeps so I don’t go delusional on everyone tomorrow. At least I know where my pasties and music are and after all, are those not the most important parts?

Huggles and kisses!