Lou and I attended the KitschyYumYum Burlesque Show last weekend, an event skillfully organized by John Leo and Melissa Davis.

I think seeing your friends and neighbors half naked on stage really shatters the barriers that we put up in our day to day interactions. It adds a touch of humanity that too often gets distilled.

We were told to dress in drag but we figured everyone else would be in drag so we bought some fake fur and made caveman outfits. I haven’t really done much sewing since middle school home economics class so I relied heavily on staples. Maybe if someone could invent a machine that would do the sewing for you it wouldn’t be so bad.. yes… some kind of.. sewing machine. I think I’m on to something here but until I can figure out how to construct such a device I’ll have to rely on my trusty Swingline.

I liked that the line between the stage and the audience was blurred. You couldn’t really tell who was supposed to be in the show and who was just acting up. Sometimes the most interesting things were happening right in the middle of the audience.

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