Bombshell Betty and Fromagique present…
A Burlesque tribute to Monty Python and All Things Ridicul-esque!
We will have killer rabbits, dancing Spam, exploding shrubberies, singing lumberjacks, dead parrot juggling, Departments of Arguments and Abuse, the Spanish Inquisition, a Ministry of Silly Walks striptease and much, much more! You will not want to miss all the fun!
Burlesque acts by:
Bombshell Betty!
Red Velvet!
Pearl E. Gates!
Pickles Kintaro!
If-N-Whendy!
Lezzie McFaggerson!
Andi Stardust!
Mistress Marla Spanks!
Carlita Cupcake!
Velvet Vixen!
Cinnamon Stick!
Baby Blue Boom Boom!
Pyro Pantera!
Laura Borealis!
Plus Burlesqueteers so new, they don’t have stagenames yet!
MC’s Patina DeCopper and A. Randy Johnson
With live musical accompaniment by San Francisco’s cheesiest band:
FROMAGIQUE (Bombshell Betty, Patina DeCopper, A. Randy Johnson, B.J. Johnson (no relation), Ezra Lipp)
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Tues. Mar. 1st, 2011
@ The Elbo Room
647 Valencia St (2 blocks from 16th St. BART)
Doors @ 9PM Show 9:30PM
21+ W/ ID
General Admission $10
Table for two: $35 ($30 at the door if they last)
Our April shows are going to be SO much fun. The theme is “Too Many F&$#ing Bunnies” and the acts that are scheduled are going to be so much mayhem and fivolity! Join us at the Glas Kat on April 28 for our 5th “Bombshell Betty Burlesque Bailout” show, benefiting local out-of-work, under-employed, and recently-laid-off actors, comedians, dancers, musicians and performers of all kinds!
Also, here are some photos of my act with Patina de Copper at the “Awards Show” Hubba Hubba Revue at the DNA Lounge on March 19. I am very excited about my new costume for that act! You can’t tell from these photos, but this act was Patina’s striptease debut.
Patina helps me remove my gown...
I love these underpieces! Unfortunately, all the rhinestones don't show up in the photo!
Myself as me, Venomous Veronica Voom as a paparazzi, and Red Velvet as Joan Rivers for the Burlesqueteers 'Red Carpet Schtick.' Photo by Hanna Quevedo for SF Weekly.
My, my! It has been way too long since I posted anything here. Isn’t it always the way of things that when you have SO MUCH going on, updates just don’t happen, while when not much is going on, it is easy to update? Seems like it should be the other way around and there should be more updates when things are crazy, but so it goes. Too much has happened since last I posted to write about it all and get you up to speed, so I will just post some fun tidbits here instead!
First up, take a look at this great video to get a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to attend a Bombshell Betty Pinup Workshop:
The “Luxury Edition” Pinup Workshop Tour has been going really well. The photos from the shoots at the various hotels have been amazing! I will post some of my favorite photos here soon, just as soon as I get through picking a handful out of the thousands of photos we’ve shot in the last few months. We have workshops coming up in LA, NYC, Philadelphia, San Francisco (of course), New Orleans, Houston and Seattle, plus more being added to the schedule all the time!
One of my Burlesquercise students, Amy Martin, is a brilliant cartoonist on top of all her other talents. Check out her blog and buy her books! They are genius! Amy’s business card calls her “obscenely feminist” and you’ll see why. Here is a cartoon she did after attending Burlesquercise classes.
NOTE: In burlesque, unlike bellydancing, there is absolutely no problem with your ass shaking when you shake your shoulders! In fact, the more wiggle and jiggle the better, so let it all shake! Yes, really!
We produced a benefit show in July for our local (SF Bay Area) unemployed, under-employed and struggling performers, the $timulus Package Benefit Show. We were sponsored by Whole Foods, Annie’s Social Club, Sweet Petite Baking, and of course Bombshell Betty Dance, and helped raise ~$1500 to help feed our local performers! The event was such a great success that we have decided to continue running these benefit shows every 3 months or so for as long as it is necessary!
In keeping with the $timulus Package theme of the evening, all of the acts involved money, work, the economy, and food. RJ Johnson captured some really great photos from the show, and I have decided to post a few of them here for your enjoyment. You can see more photos from the show and from other shows by RJ Johnson by visiting his Facebook page and LiveJournal galleries. NOTE: I have only posted PG photos here. Enjoy!
Here I am singing with Fromagique! Bandmembers from L to R: Randy Johnson on bari sax, Patina de Copper on trumpet, Ezekiel Pseudonimo on clarinet, and Rusty 2.0 on trombone and backup vocals.
One dress down, one to go!
Sultra Violet and Vicious Veronica Voom in "Show Me the Money!" This was Sultra Violet's "solo" debut, with 4 backup dancers.
Miss Red Velvet looking amazing in green!
This was Kiki Yeah Yeah's solo debut! Woo!
Miss If-N-Whendy performed a fan dance with fans she made out of trash... very thrifty!
Agnes O'God read us a naughty bedtime story...
Randy and I did a skit to "Money Makes the World Go Around"
These girls choreographed this routine themselves to "Come on'a My House" in the Burlesquercise Intensive series. They created the costuming themselves after taking the costuming class!
Foxy Chartreuse hamming it up in one of the skits!
Wow, time has flown! It’s hard to believe it’s been 4 years since the first Burlesquercise classes. We’ve sure come a long way! The Burlesqueteers, the student performance group for the Burlesquercise classes, are putting on a show to celebrate the anniversary, so come on out and help us celebrate!
Happy birthday, Burlesquercise!
Come join Bombshell Betty and the Burlesqueteers as we celebrate the 4-Year Anniversary of the Burlesquercise dance classes with a fun and frolicking, fabulous good show! You’ll laugh, you’ll gasp, you’ll be on the edge of your seat in anticipation as both brand new and seasoned Burlesqueteers present their favorite solo and group acts from the last 4 years of performing!
Featuring performances by:
Bombshell Betty
Bunny Pistol
Josie Starre
Holly Highbeams
sASSy Hot Buns
Miss Kittie Whip
Chi Chi’s del Fuego
Kiss Me Kate
Bootsy La Rue
Charlie Starr
Zelda de Beauvoir
Ruby Fuerza
Tiger
Odessa Lil is our *thwack* Mistress of Ceremonies!
You will also be able to win fabulous prizes while helping the Burlesqueteers raise money for our upcoming trip to Las Vegas! Help send naked ladies to Sin City!
Wednesday, March 26
Doors at 7pm, Show starts at 8pm
$12 in advance, $15 at the door (Will call only) http://tinyurl.com/3xdzb2
The venue is a small, independent theater, and seating is limited, so buy your tickets in advance!
I sent out my newsletter today with information about all of my upcoming classes and various other announcements. You can read it here if you’d like.
One of the newest Burlesqueteers posted photos taken by her husband at the last Burlesqueteer Night at the Hubba Hubba Review at the Uptown Tavern in Oakland. This was her first performance ever! Take a gander at the pictures here! Randy and I performed the Paradise City trenchcoat number together as a Valentine’s Day-ish treat! More photos from that act to follow…
Also, check out the brand new Burlesqueteers Blog here on WordPress. Not much on the blog yet, but there will be performer profiles, show photos and fun stories coming soon!
In an upcoming post, I will be starting in on a series of instructions for making burlesque fans! I will give instructions for making several different kinds of fans and will be providing great online resources so that you will be able to make them without breaking the bank! So stay tuned…
