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Barry Yourgrau: New Burlesque

Sean

STAFF

Los Angeles, CA

FEB 16, 2003 11:00 AM

BARRY YOURGRAU: New Burlesque

PASTY-HAPPY: A TAKE ON THE NEW BURLESQUE

I go back with burlesque, myself.

Back to the 60's, when I was in junior high, when one of the voyeuristic treasures around our house was my old man's "Pictorial History of Burlesque" in the living room library. Girlie mags like Gent, Nugget and early Playboy notwithstanding (all pubic-hairless and pulse-pounding), the images of Tempest Storm and her 41DD" bust tipped with pasties --of Lilly Christine, her glam legs gleaming --these images of enticement...

neon

Brooklyn, NY

November 2002

FEB 16, 2003 11:15 AM

woah! i'm deffenitely gonna look into this scene here in NY.

Al

SUICIDEGIRL

Christmas Island

FEB 16, 2003 11:27 AM

The Bindlestiff Family Circus is one of the rockinest things ever in the universe. Everybody go see them!

I loved this article.

Thank you, Barry.

ohmeohmy

Zimbabwe

December 2002

FEB 16, 2003 11:41 AM

crazy, i just saw the velvet hammer last night. amazing! i want to start my own!

pinup

I'm lost

November 2002

FEB 16, 2003 11:53 AM

I love burlesque!! I want to do it someday. Great article - thanks so much!

Jenna

Hel

SUICIDEGIRL

Antarctica

FEB 16, 2003 12:10 PM

that was great thank you! is that bijou in the pics.. looks a bit like her

Olivia

STAFF

Oakland, CA

FEB 16, 2003 12:14 PM

ohmeohmy said:
crazy, i just saw the velvet hammer last night. amazing! i want to start my own!

totally! i saw it too. the contortionist lady rocked my socks!

i would LOVE to start a burlesque night in SF on a regular basis. not to mention, perform some fuckin' burlesque!

catsmeow

New York, NY

November 2002

FEB 16, 2003 12:42 PM

burlesque is awesome...! what a fun article. thanks for the links i'm checking that nyc place out!

DCSuperfan

Washington, DC

November 2002

FEB 16, 2003 04:07 PM

Sadness of Sex was one of the most amazing pieces of work that I've ever read. thanks.

Synnove

SUICIDEGIRL

New Brunswick, Canada

FEB 16, 2003 04:10 PM

i've never seen a burlesque show

Sean

STAFF

Los Angeles, CA

FEB 16, 2003 04:17 PM

Yeah, The Sadness of Sex is one of my favorite books ever written. For those of you that don't know, Barry Yourgrau writes amazing fiction, and if you like SuicideGirls I bet you would love his books.

The Sadness of Sex for sale at amazon.

The Sadness of Sex for sale at bn.com

Really, this book is unbelievably good, written by the man The New York Times Book Review called "an uncommon diagnostician of the curiosities of the human heart" and don't forget Barry is a big fan and promoter of SuicideGirls, I honestly can't tell you how flattering that is for us, he's a great, great writer, do yourself a favor and buy this book.

neon

Brooklyn, NY

November 2002

FEB 16, 2003 04:23 PM

if spooky says so it must be true.

tara81

West Chicago, IL

November 2002

FEB 16, 2003 04:27 PM

Okay, this may be a dumb question-- but is there a difference between a burlesque show and a cabaret show?

joyrider

I'm lost

OLD SKOOL

FEB 16, 2003 10:43 PM

cabaret was oldschool nightclub entertainment - as i understand it, burlesque is sort of a specific form of cabaret.

burlesque was sort of the precursor to vaudeville - it was a variety show, but had much heavier sexual overtones than vaudville, which was "cleaned up" for family entertainment.

"talkie" movies pretty much killed popular theatre in the 1930s. ...but now it is back!

ohmeohmy

Zimbabwe

December 2002

FEB 18, 2003 12:03 AM

O said:
ohmeohmy said:
crazy, i just saw the velvet hammer last night. amazing! i want to start my own! totally! i saw it too. the contortionist lady rocked my socks!

i would LOVE to start a burlesque night in SF on a regular basis. not to mention, perform some fuckin' burlesque!

good, i'll keep you in mind! ;> i can do most of that contortion stuff, too. whee! there's a couple troupes here already, like the cantankerous lollies, dane's dames, um...kitty something...but it's all super 50's camp...i'd rather do something dark and more 30's cabaret/edward gorey inspired.

also, nice to meet you yesterday.

[Edited on Feb 18, 2003 by ohmeohmy]

Olivia

STAFF

Oakland, CA

FEB 18, 2003 12:47 AM

you too

her contortion stuff wasn't all that contortiony i guess, but it was pretty fucking fantastic to see it as part of a burlesque routine.

if you manage to start up some kind of regular night, let me know!

Alisa

SUICIDEGIRL

Ohio, USA

MAY 07, 2003 06:34 PM

i wish they had a Va Va Voom Room where i live. i would work there in a hot second. ever since i was a little girl and i found some old reel to reel films that my uncle had stashed in his basement i've been in love with vintage porn. i collected it every chance i get.

speaking of which, thanks for the great links
i say with an evil grin and a twist of my
handlebar mustache......

radiobastet

Portland, OR

April 2003

AUG 24, 2003 10:19 AM

Wow, how did I miss this article?? Huge burlesque fan over here. Excellent - thank you, Barry!

ixion

Brooklyn, NY

April 2004

DEC 06, 2004 10:27 PM

a fun article about all my friends! hope you can make it to Ixion sometime!

Hapworth

Morgan Hill, CA

December 2004

DEC 07, 2004 02:37 AM

I'd love to be part of a true burlesque show. That means the girls and the comedy.

I'm probably one of the few guys in the country (my age), that has studied the burlesque, vaudeville, and english music hall stages extensively. I've taken the time to meet some of the last living legends of these days and learn from them. I've gathered hard to find and out of print works, and have even amassed a collection of original burlesque show material.

I sprinkle it into the work I currently do now, but would love to help put together a true burlesque show.

EDIT: GO see the Bindlestiffs! I have a buddy there, doing one of the best cigar box routines, you'll ever see!

[Edited on Dec 07, 2004 by Hapworth]