Music, Dance, Travel, Burlesque, Art and The Art of Mixology, Wine tasting, Listening To Inspiring Stories by Elders With Wisdom, Vintage Cars, Vintage Clothes, Vintage Hairstyles, Hats, Costumes and Collectables. Lingerie, Parfume, Sexy Shoes, Make-up, Painted Toes, The Beach, Seduction, Goth, Macabre, Adventure, Drag Racing, Big Catapillar Tractors, Beach Cruisers, Laughing, Doing things you're not "suppose" to do, and anything that *Sparkles*!
Music
Squirrel Nut Zippers, Tori Amos, Alice Cooper, Nina Hagen, Black Sabbath, Johnny Cash, The Mentors, El Duce's solo stuff, Gardy Loo, PJ Harvey, Concrete Blonde, Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire, Dead Bolt, Stray Cats, The Lucky Stars, Fats Waller, Rev. Horton Heat, The Grave Yard Farmers, Desperation Squad, Twisted Sister, Portishead, The Blasters, Boss Hog, The White Trash Debutantes, B-52's, Bjork, Heart, Stevie Nicks, Andrew Sisters, Julie London, Tom Jones, Janet Klein and the Parlor Boys, Urge Overkill, Hobo Jazz, Benny Goodman, Blondie, The White Stripes, Tom Waits, No Doubt, Earl Scruggs, Hank Williams, Southern Culture On The Skids, Elvis, Nancy Sinatra, The Cars, Louis Armstrong, The Cardigans, Stevie Wonder, Patsy Cline, Ani Difranco, Diamanda Galas, Garbage, Jimi Hendricks, Lucious Jackson, Johnny Mathis, Mazzy Star, 'old' Motley Crue, 'old' Metallica, 'old' Nine Inch Nails, Oingo Boingo, Roy Orbison and all kinds of various Dixieland Music!
Movies
Gone With The Wind, Frida, La Vie En Rose, The Shining, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Faster Pussycat Kill Kill, Blue Velvet, Interview with the Vampire, Fantasia, Wizard of Oz, and The Boy in the Plastic Bubble...one of the funniest flicks I've ever seen!
Television
Any kind of celebrity gossip shows, True Hollywood Story, Behind the Music, The Girls Next Door, Dancing With The Stars, Sex In The City, and music videos of artists I dig.
Books
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty--Anne Rice, Peice by Peice--Tori Amos, The Satanic Witch--Anton LeVey, A Lotus Grows in the Mud--Goldie Hawn, Making Faces--Kevin Aucoin
I am a Burlesque performer and Pin-Up model. I manage my own talent and produce a show called "Buckingham Burlesque". I design and make the majority of my hats, corsets and costumes. I work part-time bartending and as a (ventriliquist) puppet makers assistant for DanPayesPuppetry.com
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I started performing Burlesque in 1989 when I moved to Hollywood. I needed a night job since I was going to Design School full time in Westwood, CA. At the age of 19, I was lucky enough to land a job at The 'old' Body Shop on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood when it was still one of the last ongoing Burlesque clubs in the country. It was truly different from the average nudie bars in LA. We were required to have elaborate costumes and acts which was perfect for me since I had been sewing since I was 10 and dancing in my bedroom my whole life dreaming of being a stripper! I was thrilled to find a 'strip club' that was like I had naively imagined "Stripping" would be like. "Burlesque" was a word I was introduced to there. Many comedians, magicians, and aspiring actresses got their start at The Body Shop. I worked alongside Kitten Natavidad before I even knew what a big deal she was!
I played it safe with my acts while working at The Body Shop, sticking mostly to a classic style at the request of the owner. 'Jamal' was quite the burlesque connesuier and ran a tight ship. After getting my degree, I left the Body Shop, but desired to be an entertainer more than a designer. I went back to singing in bands, went on tour with The White Trash Debutantes, and traveled quite a lot performing across the country as more of a feature act doing burlesque. I became more well known for my "performance art" style. Heavilly influenced by Alice Cooper, I began to do more blood, gore, and comedy acts. By the time the "Swing Craze" came about around 1995 I was so taken aback by 'The Squirrel Nut Zippers' music that it really changed my life and my acts. With more of a spring in my step and smile on my face I began to perform more lighthearted, fun, and cutesie acts. I really stood out amongst the modern day strip club dancers because I stuck to my guns and performed in a way that I enjoyed and respected. Sometimes at the cost of pissing off customers that wanted to see more, but usually at the sheer enjoyment of others who were surprised to see something so different. Burlesque was dead and gone at the time.
Then burlesque CAME BACK! Wow! I never thought that would ever happen! Suddenly it was OK to be a real performer again!...Thank Goodness! No more looking like a "freak" trying to put on a show for audiences that sometimes didn't know or understand "Burlesque". Now it's everywhere again and I am soooo thankfull!
Now days I like to stretch myself to do every kind of act I can think of or am inspired to do. I have about 35 acts now and they range from styles of the 1920's through the 1960's ( Well Alice Cooper counts as more of a 70's thing ) And all kinds of themes from 50's pin-up to 60's Space Girl, to Wizard of Oz, to Masquerade, to Day of the Dead, to Marie Antoinette. From blood and gore to comedy and seduction. It's all so fun and I am oh so glad there's such a wonderful audience for it now outside of the strip clubs!
Check my calander for all upcoming performances.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE EVENTS AND VENUES I'VE PERFORMED AT:
THE GLAMOURCON 1992-96
THE COMIC-CON 1993-97
EXOTIC WORLD 2004,2005,2006,2008
TEASE-O-RAMA 2003,20O5,2007
INK 'N' IRON, QUEEN MARY, Long Beach 2009
THE NEW YORK BURLESQUE FESTIVAL 2009
ROCK-A-BILLY SHOWDOWN ~ HOLLYWOOD 2004
VIVA LAS VEGAS Burlesque 2005, 2008, & 2009
THE GAY PRIDE FESTIVAL WEST HOLLYWOOD 2003 & 2005
"Oh la L.A." 2005 ( The Orpheum Theater)L.A.
"LUCHA VA VOOM" (Mayan Theater)L.A.
"CABERET VERDELET" ~ San Francisco
"THE LONDON SOCIAL CLUB" ~ Madame Jojo's, London
CHAZ ROYALE ~ Canada
STARSHINE BURLESQUE ~ NY
THE BRICKHOUSE ~ London
VOLUPTE ~ London
"LITTLE MINSKY'S" ~ San Francisco
"BUCKINGHAM BURLESQUE" ~ Pomona, CA.
"HIP KITTY KABERET" ~ Claremont, CA.
"VICTORY VARIETY HOUR" ~ Hollywood
"SHIMMY & SHAKE" ~ Fullerton, CA.
THE MAGIC CASTLE ~ Hollywood
"ANYTHING GOES" The Derby ~ Hollywood
"TEASE @ 3's" Three of Clubs ~ Hollywood
"COMEDY~ESQUE" M Bar ~ Hollywood
"ROCK-N-ROLL CABERET" Vertigos ~ L.A.
Countless shows @ the Bordello ~ L.A.
Many Various shows at El Cid ~ Silverlake (Hollywood)
Ground Zero ~ Minniapolis
The Gay 90's ~ Minniapolis
The Highland Inn ~ Atlanta
The Hyperion ~ Portland
Chop Suey ~ Seattle
The Cooler Lounge ~ Las Vegas
The Doll Hut ~ Anaheim
The Embers ~ Anaheim
The Galaxy Theater ~ Costa Mesa
The Garage ~ Hollywood
The Dragonfly ~ Hollywood
Que Sera ~ Long Beach,CA.
Code ~ Newport Beach, CA.
Sutra ~ Newport Beach, CA.
King Neptunes ~ Sunset Beach, CA.
The California Institute of Abnormal Arts (C.I.A.) ~ North Hollywood
The Jabber Jaw ~ West L.A.
The Bell House ~ Brooklyn, NY
The Slipper Room ~ NY
Legz Diamonds ~ NY
Rachel's ~ Orlando
Big Daddy's ~ New Orleans
Silver Dollar ~ Eugene
Union Jack's ~ Portland, OR
Who I'd like to meet: AS FAR AS CELEBRITIES GO: Pamela Anderson and Dave Navarro. I got to meet Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osborne, Johnette Napolitano, Cassandra Peterson, Carmen Electra, Nina Hagen, all of the 'Zippers' and best of all TORI AMOS!!!! But I didn't get to hang out with them long enough, so I'd like to do that as well. ( greedy huh? ) Wish I had a picture of every encounter too!
Everyone else I'd like to meet has already passed so I guess I'll have to wait till I get to the other side.....Vincent Price, Bella Lugosi, Clark Gable, Vivienne Leigh, Lili St.Cyr, Johny Cash, and most recently and very regrettably...the wonderful Miss Bettie Page : (
2 of my very favorite men! Handsom devils!!...
AS FAR AS MySpace GOES: Fellow dancers, producers/booking agents, photograghers, magazine editors, lovers of cheesecake pin-ups, people who dig Rock-a-billy and the like, Southern gentlemen and belles, banjo players, toe tappers, happy flappers, and enthusiastic clappers!
CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING FLYERS FOR SHOWS I'LL BE IN:
Held from August 18-22 in the heart of Chicago, and with Chicago's own Michelle L'amour at the helm, ‘The Chicago International BURLESQUE FRINGE FESTIVAL’ will set itself apart from other festivals around the world by inviting topnotch producers to bring their entire productions, instead of hosting a series of events featuring solo performers alone. BurlesqueCommunity.com is also pleased to sponsors a series of international conference calls relating to the launch of 2010 Burlesque Fringe Festival and other industry developments on Tuesday, December 8th 2009. For more information, please visit BurlesqueCommunity.com
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Hey you, great to see you last night, if only for a fleeting moment...it was such a zoo at the Tease, right?! It was fun to see it that packed...such a great show, too. Wish we could've chatted longer, but I know I'll see ya 'round again soon. Hope all is well & wishing you all the best always, My Sweet & Beautiful Friend.
XO, Paul
P.S. Sorry I mistook that piece of junk parked outside for your Hearse, lol...when I drove by it a second time & got a better look I could tell it was a late-60s/70s something Caddy...definitely no '61. Your hearse is the coolest of anyone's I know...ok, maybe next to the Ghastly Ones' '56.
I just won the SILVER SCREEN ACTORS SHOWCASE AWARD from the NEVADA FILM FESTIVAL for my new legit FEATURE FILM! NATASHA KIZMET: THE MOVIE! Please take a look!!
xoxo Natasha
Also,my movie features a sequence with a Belly Dancing show that I did under my belly dancing alter ego of Raya--TEMPTATION OF BELLY DANCE. It has been called the most artistic and sensual live belly dance DVD ever!! Please have a look, and visit the DVDs web site!
Charlotte, I am so bummed that I am going to miss you in Elsinore, I am staying just down the road for work and now I am in Pasadena for the night. Maybe next week. Break a leg and Knock them Dead!!
Online Now!
It was fun to see it that packed...such a great show, too. Wish we could've chatted longer, but I know I'll see ya 'round again soon. Hope all is well & wishing you all the best always, My Sweet & Beautiful Friend. 
