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Table of Contents:

1. Intro
2. Saturday Night
3. More Saturday Night
4. Sunday
5. Later Sunday
6. Links to performers, venues and other reviews

Fortunately at the Shim Sham you can retire to bar in the front room and get a seat for a bit, flirt with the friendly crowd, watch passers by outside wandering the French Quarter and drink yourself stupid.

Since the shows were packed with photographers and press, it was nice to retire to the bar and get a few shots of the friendly crowd.

Most folks were happy to have their picture taken, which was a pleasant change from the cranky folks I usually hang out with.

Lots of folks were dressed to kill.

And lots of folks were getting nutty.

Myself included.

But that's to be expected in New Orleans!

The place was packed with pretty faces...

of all shapes and sizes and from all over the planet.

Retro was the fashion theme du jour...

but this varied from 20's suits to 60's glam and everything in between.

Stupid drunk, we skipped the last act in favor of a late night snack with this couple of hotties we met at the bar.

Then we realized we didn't have enough for cab fare and had to walk the 20-odd blocks back to the hotel, stumbling in around 3:30, bleary and blistered. But the snack and late night exercise prevented the morning hangover, so we were able to pack and check out on time without too much groaning.

Part 6

Tease-O-Rama, the convention site: http://www.teaseorama.com

Photos: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/teaseoramaneworleans2001

Performers:

• Dixie Evans' Exotic World Burlesque Museum and Burlesque Hall of Fame: http://exoticworld.org/
• The Shim Shamettes, from New Orleans: http://shimshamettes.com/
• Dita Von Teese, pinup and performance queen, and an absolute goddess: http://www.dita.net/
• Velvet Hammer, from L.A.: http://www.velvethammerburlesque.com/
• The Devil-Ettes, a real San Fransisco treat: http://www.babydoe.net/
• The World Famous Pontani Sisters, from New York: http://www.pontanisisters.com/ and their online club: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/theworldfamouspontanisisters
• Va Va Voom Room Girls, from New York: http://www.vavavoomroom.com/
• Kitty Diggins, from Portland: http://www.kittydiggins.com/
• Burlesque As it Was, from Denver: http://www.burlesqueasitwas.com/
• Miss Kitten on the Keys from The Cantankerous Lollies: http://www.geocities.com/squisheykitty/
• Fluffgirl Burlesque Society, from Vancouver: http://www.fluffgirlburlesque.com/

Locations:

• Mother's Restaurant: http://www.mothersrestaurant.com
• The Howlin Wolf Club: http://www.howlin-wolf.com
• The Shim Sham Club: http://www.shimshamclub.com

Other reviews:

• The Times-Picayune: http://www.nolalive.com/rose/index.ssf?/t-p/rose/rose22.html
• The lovely Kara Mae: http://www.karamae.com/news.html
• Kara Mae's photos (they're huge so you'll want fast access for these): http://www.karamae.com/burlesque/
• Arizona Central: http://www.arizonacentral.com/rep/style/articles/0322burlesque.html

Articles about performers:

• Dita Von Teese: http://www.atomicmag.com/New_features/031601.htm
• Wild Cherry Labrech: http://www.eccentricneworleans.com/cherry.htm
• Kitty West, Evangaline the Oyster Girl: http://www.eccentricneworleans.com/evangeline.htm

Table of Contents:

1. Intro
2. Saturday Night
3. More Saturday Night
4. Sunday
5. Later Sunday
6. Links to performers, venues and other reviews

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