sooooooo fucking lucky

MistressSpankME · #1 (**permalink**) Nov 29, 05

OK, to be honest its not all luck. I work hard and I am damn talented.. ot to ring my bell or anything. But I just can't believe how lucky I have been in the last year or so. The first time I EVER do burlesque.. something I just stumbled upon and never ever thought would become basically a career for me, and I am asked to tour with one of the oldest, biggest names in canadian burlesque. We were the first girls/troupe to tour not only north america but UK and europe as well (except for the Voodoo dolls of Big john bates and the voodoo dolls) which I have also been recently offered to tour with. Big jon bates and his voodoo dolls are vancouver burlesque/rockabilly royalty and I now may be touring to europe AGAIN with them.

After my first tour I came back loving burlesque, but a little sceptical of the people involved in it, I dont regret going but the people who ran the troupe were.... well not very nice, we'll put it that way. For a couple months after I was doing shows on my own but thats not what I ultimately wanted to do, and I may have given up if I didn't run into, and join, one of the most interesting, talented, creative, WIERDest troupes in the city. Through them I have made some wonderful friends and co-stars, not only in my troupe but amongst the now thriving and friendly scene of bc burlesque.

NOW, we have been offered a monthly night at the red room, (and this is the jackpot right here) a theatre, built in the 30's has been handed over to a group of vaudville performance veterans by the city, who want us to also have our way with the place... Including the 70 years of costumes and props that have accumulated there, and in their warehouse down the street (which also houses their BIGGER recording studio).

Anyways, the jist of the story is I couldn't be luckier, and with all the opportunities handed to me and my girls (and boys) it is quickly coming to the point where we hopefuilly will be able to make a decent living off of our art. Fuck you starbucks!!! I'm going to be making money off the things I love the most, surrounded by some of the coolest poeple in vancouver.

SCORE

clevich · #2 (**permalink**) Nov 29, 05

congrats! I hope everything works out for you. Don't loose mind of what you love doing. Anyone can make real money doing the things they love, It just takes dedication and hard work, which looks like something you've been doing! Awesome stuff.

yoko* · #3 (**permalink**) Nov 30, 05

one of the posters of one of the events your performed at was posted up in our staffroom for a short while.. Longstory short, my boss dated some dude who was somehow involved with the event.

nice to see you're succeeding and having fun! Congrats,

-Yoko

Technix · #4 (**permalink**) Nov 30, 05

Hey neato, keep it up. You don't have to HATE your job. :392:

MistressSpankME · #5 (**permalink**) Nov 30, 05

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Originally Posted by yoko*

one of the posters of one of the events your performed at was posted up in our staffroom for a short while.. Longstory short, my boss dated some dude who was somehow involved with the event.

nice to see you're succeeding and having fun! Congrats,

-Yoko

hahaa wierd. And thanks :)

Hearing from you makes me realise you have to come out to one of my shows!! I think you'd have a blast, and youre someone I'd enjoy sharing it with.