Anatomy of An Act

Hard to believe it's been 5 years since I graduated from Miss Indigo Blue's Academy of Burlesque...and so much has happened in those 5 years...I realized my dream of being crowned Belltown Betty, I produced my own one-woman show, and I celebrated my 20,000th day alive! So, to commemorate my anniversary as the one-and-only Gams Galore, I thought it would be fun to put together an actual burlesque strip routine, which I performed in last Friday night's Academy of Burlesque Alumni Show - The Beginning of the End!

I told the story of my BLONDE AMBITION...how I went from blah to blonde...from glum to glam...from frumpy to faboo...simply by putting on my beloved bad wig!

I gotta tell ya, kidz...singing is sooo much easier with sooo much less room for error! And much less preparation, too, I might add. Case in point are these notes I made while creating my act. Note how they start off nice, neat and well-organized...

...still looking pretty tidy and sensible...

...then things get a little more complicated...

Oops! Then the shit make no sense at all!!

I'm pleased to announce that it all came off without a hitch...literally and figuratively! And since every burlesque strip routine calls for an appropriate pair o' pasties for a final 'reveal', I created these beauties for my boobies! Sparkly!

Stage Whiskers

For your eyes only, darlings! Presenting my act from last month's Prowling for PAWS show...which I'm thrilled to tell you raised over $2000 to help our fuzzy friends! No, really! I'm not lion!!


Here I'm discussing the importance of a well-fitting brassiere...


...if only I could find one...


...or an appropriate substitute...


...like cats-eye pasties!!


Look at 'em glow! I was amazed to find that my tits could actually see in the dark!

Many thanks to ELD Images for these great shots...and a big mwah to Iva Handfull!

Pick a Pair o' Pasties

During the creation of my very first burlesque costume, I enlisted the help of Miss Indigo Blue to make my pasties ~ feathery green puffs to match the trim on my pink-and-green-bird-lady costume. I wasn't sure how to go about it and figured she could do a much better job than I. Tragically, one was misplaced in all the post-performance excitement! What to do?? Well, since I still had a bit of green boa trim, I set about with my trusty glue-gun to create a duplicate...and here's the result...hopefully you can't tell which is which!


Anyway, since then, I've had occasion to make a few other pairs for various acts and found they can actually be a fun afternoon project...a little something to bring to your next stitch-n-bitch! This pair is one of my favorites...I created these to go along with my Dirty Dolly act...


Some others I've made boast sequins, pleather and rhinestones, even a pair with moss and fake spiders for a Halloween-themed act! I searched around and found some other great creative ideas like these:




Or how about chocolate peanut butter pasties? Somebody was really thinkin' here...but I imagine they would get kinda melty after wearing 'em awhile...hmmm...


Recently, while trying out some new ideas, I put together this perky pink leopard & marabou one as a prototype...


Glamour Puss thought was so cute, she decided to wear it as a fashionable hat! We dressed up in more pink feathers, opened a bottle o' BITCH Bubbly and made a little video for you!



You can find some e-z instructions on how to make your own fabulous pasties here! Have fun, kittens! xo