wine, women and song...oh and also mens dangly bits.
Burlesque, Hollywood 1920 to 1949, pin up and cheesecake art.chocolate.killer heels.lollipops.sequined pasties.havana cigars that look like sausages.Rita Hayworth.
Music
anything she can get drunk, dance like a prat and sing off-key to. But she especially LOVES the big band sound!
Movies
any of the Hollywood oldies, but especially
42nd street,
The Million-Dollar Mermaid,
His Girls Friday,
born to be bad,
Pin-Up Girl,
Stella Dallas,
Golddiggers of 1933,
Cover Girl,
The Lady Eve,
Hollywood Burlesque,
Peek-a-boo,
Down Argentine Way,
Ziegfeld girl,
Ball of Fire,
Peek-a-boo,
Lady of Burlesque,
Morocco,
Bringing up baby,
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,
Destry rides Again,
Blue Angel,
The Philadelphia story,
Ziegfeld Follies
Books
'Striptease:The Untold History of the Girlie Show' by rachel Shteir.
'Vaudeville and Film' by Robert Allen.
'Horrible Prettiness:Burlesque and American Culture' by Robert Allen
'We Never Closed: The story of the windmill' by Sheila Van Damm
'Pin Up Grrrls'by Maria Elena Buszek
Heroes
Me ma (awww!Gawd love 'er!)
my fave ladies in British Burlesque:
Cherry DeVille
Scarlett Daggers
Bella Von Kiss,
otherwise -
Mae west,
Sophie Tucker,
Rita Hayworth,
Frida Kahlo,
Lydia Thompson,
Barbara Stanwyck,
Gypsy Rose Lee,
Katharine Hepburn,
Lucille Ball (slapstick genius!)
Helen kane,
Josephine Baker,
Ginger Rogers,
Marie Lloyd,
Bette Davis
... Snappy is often joined at events by fellow CAT'S PYJAMAS organiser BELLA VON KISS (who is a rather fabulous retro cabaret chanteuse)- so if you are after TWO performers for ONE set of petrol costs - DO feel free to contact them both!
Who I'd like to meet: Anyone who would either like to perform at THE CAT'S PYJAMAS or would like Snappy to perform at their event.
Otherwise - anyone with something interesting to tell her about film star pin-ups OR 1940s Hollywood more generally. People who make her laugh...oh - and people with fabulous hats
Below is Snappy's recent performance at The Burlesque ball for the Women's refuge - her favourite act!
Have a peep!
Snappy's third EVER performance (so she's still a little ropey!) at Frankengrind in Nottingham!
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Below is a little documentary made about burley and the club night that Snappy runs. It features performances by scarlett daggers, Dani california and selina lix plus an interview with Snappy!
Stanley is beautiful, I'm completely in love, even though he wakes me up at night still lol! he has grown so much already, he is nearly 3 months old but I have trouble remembering him as a little baby now.
I'm still living at my parents waiting for a good house to come up for us as we need our own space, when it does I plan to do a vocational course and land a good job, restart doing burlesque again, have lots of fun with Stanley and maybe keep a man as a pet lol! Thats my 5 year plan...I'm doing a burly inspired kitsch photography session with Stan this Saturday, have bought him a range of awful outfits which I'm sure he will hate me for when he gets older but I can't wait to get him in them!
We want to hire you! That’s right, BurlesqueCommunity.com will pay you to upload your photos and videos taken at either the New Orleans Burlesque Festival or the Montreal Burlesque Festival.
After two weeks traveling from festival to festival and sponsoring two great events the staff of BurlesqueCommunity wants your help sharing the fun with everyone in the community. Please upload your photos and videos from the New Orleans Burlesque Festival and the Montreal Burlesque Festival this week. As a special incentive for anyone who uploads a photo of a performer featuring one of the fashionable red & white canvas tote bags featuring the BurlesqueCommunity logo we are paying a premium.
Beginning today, September 20, 2009, at 12noon EST all members are invited to update and add festival content to their profile and be paid for their efforts. George "The Administrator" of BurlesqueCommunity.com who made appearances at both events announced the promotion at the conclusion of last night’s performance in Montreal. He said, “Our support of Burlesque Performers is one of both time and money.” He added, “Based on the current membership of the site this promotion represents another US$2,700 commitment and one that will be beneficial for the entire community.”
BurlesqueCommunity.com will pay, via PayPal, to each member of the site a participation fee as per the following: festival videos = $1.00 ea., festival photographs = $0.10 ea., photos of a performer holding a BurlesqueCommunity canvas tote bag = $2.00ea., referral of a new performer not already listed = $5.00.
Rule & Guidelines: All submissions must be directly related to burlesque performance, modeling or production, must not be duplicates or previously uploaded items or other’s copyrighted material and must be uploaded no later that 6pm EST September 25, 2009. BurlesqueCommunity.com reserves the right to deny payment based on any content deemed inappropriate for the site.
well always interested in paid work, who isn't lol was just a thought about your pic, I love them all but defense no space for them all at home ha ha!!!! We have friends who started coming but they can't make it but if things change will inform them they can pay on the night. Get results later so will let you know, I am sorting some more tfcd work 2 as want to build a professional portfolio. Well back to day job and catch ya soon, your a gem x x
Would you be Interested in buying your Pic when it comes down off the wall, I am just asking a resonable price for them as to get a little back for what I spent on them? Hope your well and look forward to seeing you soon x
Well I am so glad peeps liked it, I have finished yes although i don't get my results untill 20th of this month so it is one of the longest waits ever lol. Mind I am flat out at work at the moment and the weather has been rubbish so I havn't been chomping at the bit, just keeping dry (when not at work) and ready for hols.
I will let you know how I did as soon as I find out and hope to catch up with you soon, maybe if your at a loose end sometime we could have a little location play for out ports.
Well I guess your very busy so till result time be good x
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