A Recap, of sorts...and thinking forward

Ok. I've got to pick a place to start......where to start......ummm.....ok

Have you ever been in a social situation when someone walks into the room and fills the space with their presence? You can't quite put your finger on what it is about them----it's not obvious good looks, overwhelming vocabulary or bubbly personality per se. There's an intangible something, like life has put a permanent spotlight on this one person so even the smallest of things like licking a postage stamp or leafing through a magazine are totally captivating . I'm not one of those people. However, most everyone at the Jim Thorpe Burlesque Festival was/is.

So imagine getting swept up in that energy but also being at the center of it looking out and you'll get a sense of my weekend. Does that make any sense? Maybe not. Analogy? Ok. Let's say you get tickets for a great band and they ask you to come up on stage and play guitar with them. After the show everybody assumes you must be in a band too and thinks they should treat you as such---so you have to correct them on that. Cause you're not in a band. You're like a housewife, or something................

My hard work and neurosis paid off. I was happy with my performance on both Friday and Saturday night and received  really nice feedback from other performers and audience members. And what an audience---so fun and supportive of all the dancers! You just couldn't ask for anything more. If you missed it, you REALLY missed it. How lucky to have performers like Red Hot Annie, Jacqueline Hyde, Crystal Corset Winner Fannie Spankings and First Runner Up Wham Bam Pam come perform in our little corner of the world!

Not to mention all the vendors at the Burlesque Bazaar! Just in case you didn't know, there is a legion of artists creating one of a kind jewelry, fascinators and vintage inspired clothing and accessories at comparable or lower prices than that crap we've been buying from Hot Topic and Forever 21 for the last few years. They love what they do, they love and support Burlesque and work very hard traveling the country supporting shows and selling their wares.

But I'm still wiping my three year old's bum! Glitter and feathers are fun but dishes and laundry are forever. So where to go from here? There's still so much to learn and explore. The fact that I'm a wife and mother trying to balance family with personal goals, art with obligations, pasties with playgroup--if you will, in no way makes me unique. It's still a journey worth taking and talking about.

So I'm going to see where it leads me.

Beautiful Polesque Performance

A big congrats to Miss Bianca Dupree for getting Second Runner Up at the Big Reveal--Saturday night's competition at the Jim Thorpe Burlesque Festival. I was able to see her performance and it was awesome!

Check out her post.

Jim Thorpe Burlesque Festival

I am still reeling from last weekend. I'm not really ready to put it into words yet. I want to savor it just a little longer. I will say, though, a very heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended the festival. Your excitement was insurmountable. Thank you to everyone for your compliments and well wishes. They mean more than you know.

I need some more time to process....so...if you haven't already read it, here's a great article by The Weekender

Thank you.