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Burlesque
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I have no respect for burlesque or its practitioners. Brag all they want about being higher class than real strippers, they’re quick to seek bachelor parties on the down low. Hoping to make money for a change. And I’ve never known a burlesque entertainer who wasn’t a drug addict and/or a communist. Not sure which is worse. It’s communist.
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― Naked Ambition: A Male Stripper's True Account of Making Girls Behave Badly
― Naked Ambition: A Male Stripper's True Account of Making Girls Behave Badly
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Of all the theaters I miss from the 1950’s and before, the Hudson Theatre tops the list. It was built in what was then called Union Hill, early in December 1907. It was actually known as “The Hudson Burlesque,” and it featured striptease artists such as Lili St. Cyr, Gypsy Rose Lee and Tempest Storm. Being too young to get into the theatre on my own, I usually offered an adult standing in line some money to take me in. Once inside, I would head for the front of the theatre to the fire exit on th
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