ISSUE 2
FEATURES

Michelle 'Toots' L'Amour	Michelle L’amour captured the title of “Miss Exotic World 2005” with her Snow White act, a combination of innocence and “poison” that she found hilarious and irresistible. And so did the judges! Here’s the story of how Michelle narrowly avoided the drudgery of a career in finance and followed her dream to make a career out of her passion, dance…[read more]
Tease-o-Rama 2005	Tease-o-Rama isn't simply a burlesque show; it's described as "...a forum for performers and fans to meet, share skills and keep the torch burning for one of America's most exciting original art forms." And so it is! The nightly shows were absolutely amazing, and the daily classes, (including dance classes, history lectures, costuming workshops, and everything in between), offered experienced performers and newbies alike a thorough education in all things burlesque...[read more]
It's A Chick Production	For those who’ve been toying around with the idea of braving the stage, It’s A Chick Production may have just the thing for you: “Boom! Boom! Hot Burlesque Moves for Cool Chicks,” the first in what will hopefully develop into a series aimed at teaching beginning performers the tips and tricks that experienced dancers have learned through years of burlesque experience....[read more]
Count Smokula	Meet the 469 year-old, picture-painting, squeezebox playing, Smokesylvania-born Count Smokula, SoCal’s veteran vampire on the burlesque scene. ...[read more]
Denver's Tropics Night Club	When Warren St. Thomas opened the Tropics as a burlesque club in the mid 1940’s, he couldn’t have picked a better time. The war was ending, men were coming home, and burlesque stars had moved from the theatres into what had become a full-blown nightclub circuit. St. Thomas easily became a steady part of that circuit with his ingenious recipe for burlesque success....[read more]
From Tassels to Taxes with Jo Boobs	Shimmy's first advice column features the lovely Jo Boobs as Issue 2's guest columnist where she discusses how burlesque performers can book more gigs, how to tame unruly fishnets, and the differences between burlesque shows and strip clubs....[read more]