Busy Week Before Vegas!
Here’s one of my favorite photos from the series I did with David Bowles at the Hudson Opera House. I love it for many reasons, but as my favorite blogger and THE expert on all vintage Asian cinema historical information, Durian Dave commented and perfectly encapsulated, “The shoot powerfully evokes the enduring vitality of burlesque from the 19th century to the 21st.”
What he said has been on my mind a lot lately along with asking myself questions like where do I want to go with burlesque? What is my goal? And what is that feeling and voice I am hearing in the back of my head about something… (I swear it’s not the devil talking although that might be interesting). I recently watched the PBS documentary called “Hollywood Chinese” and it had a profound effect on me. It was inspiring to say the least but it also gave a really good overall sweep of the history of Chinese people in the acting/entertaining world. There were tons of interviews with Chinese actors which basically were almost everyone who appeared in “Joy Luck Club” – and tons of interviews with famous Chinese directors like Ang Lee, Wayne Wang, etc. They were focused on the Chinese in Hollywood only, not Japanese, Korean, or Southeast Asians. Over and over again in almost every interview, they talked about the difficulty of representing a real experience and a real character when there were no scripts written for Chinese actors. The documentary showed a clip of Justin Lin’s Q&A session at The Sundance for his film AA Better Luck Tomorrow and how one audience member stood up and asked why he made such a sad, horrible film showing all these Asian American youths as violent and angry. Then Roger Ebert stood up and basically condemned that guy’s comment as offensive and asked why should this film “represent” any particular “model minority” experience? He then said that this film has a right to exist as it is because it represents an individual experience. I don’t have any articulated thoughts about myself yet, but it is an enthralling documentary that I highly recommend!
This is my last week before I leave for Las Vegas’ Burlesque Hall of Fame! I am getting more and more excited but also really paranoid that the airline will lost my luggage and my fans. I’m going to try to cram as much as I can in my carry-on so, in the worst case scenario, my costume will still be with me, just no fans. Everyone is neck deep in planning their outfits by day, outfits by night. That’s all I’ve been seeing on Twitter and Facebook. I haven’t even started planning because I have to get through this week with several meetings and rehearsals, then next Monday is Macao Trading Company’s annual Drunken Dragon Festival party in which Shanghai Foxtrot (Shien, Jesse, Blanca) will be performing at and I will be hosting and performing with Nikki Le Villain (“snake girl” – lol). Then I have “Les Fleurs de Shanghai” show on Wednesday, May 30 at Duane Park! Then I’ll pack….I hope to see you there! Check out our trailer for a taste of Old Shanghai glamour!
AW YOU’RE WELCOME SWEETIE!! YOU ARE GOING TO WOW THEM WITH THOSE KNOCKERS I MEAN TALENT, YOUR TALENT!! AND REMEMBER CALAMITY, WHATEVER HAPPENS IN VEGAS, STAYS IN VEGAS AND SAY HI TO THE WYNN(ING) RESORTS FOR MEE!! OH, AND IF STEVE WYNN MOVES IN REALLY CLOSE ON YOU BC HE CLAIMS THAT CAN’T SEE, DON’T BELIEVE HIM HE SEES ALL TOO WELL AND HAS EXQUISITE TASTE IN WOMEN, HOTELS AND ART FOR A MAN WHO SAY HE CAN’T SEA!! 🙂 WINK
Frank Sinatra – I SEE IT MEI WAY
Thank you Marisa!
KNOCK EM DEAD IN VEGAS WITH YOUR ER ACT CALAMITY!!
Katy Perry – Waking Up In Vegas
you know what, someone else i know said that he hit on his friend too!
HE PROBABLY JUST GETS ALL BLURRED AND CAN’T REALEE SEA WHAT HE IS DOING!! GET IT?? I CAN’T TAKE CREDIT FOR THAT ONE=I GOT IT FROM JAMES WHO GAVE IT TO ME ON THE PHONE!! LOL MEI NEW LITTLE TREASURE CHESS KING OF JOKES=A LITTLE 7 YEAR OLD COMEDIAN!! I THINK TANK I AM GOING TO HAVE TO BRIBE THE KID WITH ANOTHER TRIP TO BUSH GARDENS AND ADVENTURE LAND TAMPA IF HE KEEPS THIS UP SEW THAT I CAN PICK HIS BRAIN. HE IS REALLY ON A ROLL!! JENNIFER DOESN’T GET TO COME UNTIL I GET A STARRING ROLE WITH A SINGING PART IN HER PLAY FROM MOLLY MCINTYRE. SORRY I RUN A HARD BARGAIN!! 🙁
“Annie” (1982) – Tomorrow
CALAMITY I CAN’T WAIT TO START ANOTHER CALAMITY IN NYC UPON MEI RETURN!!! UPON MEI ARRIVAL WE’LL ALL GO OUT ON THE TOWN IN REALEE BIG WAY AND PUT VEGAS TO SHAME!! LET MEE SEE HOW MANY BOTTLES OF WINE I CAN POUR OVER STATUES IN NYC!! ONLEE KIDDING OF COURSE! I NEVER DRINK TOO MUCH OR LITTER AND I MAKE IT A HABIT NEVER TO FLIRT WITH ANY MEN OR PICK UP INNOCENT HOT MEN ALONG FOR THE RIDE=NONE OF US DUE!! OH, BITCH, MEI FRIEND NORA HAS A PARTY FOR US TO GO TO OUT AT SOUTH HAMPTON AND WE CAN INVITE SOME “TOM ARNOLDS” WITH REALEE DEEP POCKETS FROM THE CITY TO BRING AS OUR DATSE BUTT I GET FIRST JIBS FOR THE FATTEST ONE WITH THE UM FATTEST WALLET!! JAYMIE, YOU GET TO YELL AT THE MEANEST TAXI DRIVER THIS TIME PLUS GOD HELP HIM IF HE SPEAKS OVER MEE ON HIS CELL WHILE I AM MAKING THE IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS FOR THE NIGHT BC THIS TIME I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY IN MEI PURSE AND A FEW OTHER NASTY TRICKS FOR THE TRIP!! 🙂 WINK
EdxEnvy – Hot Child In The City
KNOCK EM DEAD IN VEGAS WITH YOUR BOOTY UM TALENT CALAMITY!! I REALEE CAN’T WAIT TO CATCH YUR NEXT SHOW IN JUNE, GET CREMED WITH LA MER, BUY NEW BAT WINGS, AND GET TOASTED AT HARU AND PICK UP SOME NEW PROSPECTS ER HOT SUSPECT INVESTMENT BANKERS WITH BIG CASH WALLETS FOR THE RIDE LIKE USUAL!! FUN FUN FUN AWAITS US IN JUNE!! AND DO NOT FORGET TO SAY HI TO WYNN AND GET UP REAL CLOSE TO HIM WITH YOUR KNOCKERS BC HE CAN’T SEE WELL AT ALL!! 🙂
Katy Perry – Waking Up In Vegas
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PS I AM STILL WORKING ON POSTING THE GYPSY SONG BUT I RELY ON PEOPLE WHO WORK AT A TURTLE’S PACE=RELYING ON PEOPLE REALEE SUCKS ESP WEN THEY ARE NOT TYPE A LIKE MEE WITCH IS THE BEST TYPE AND ONLEE TYPE I CAN TOLERATE = GET UR ASS IN GEAR BUDDY AND CUT OUT THE BULLSHIT!! ACCORDING TO MOONALICE LEGEND, TODAY, MAY 23, IS WORLD TURTLE DAY. TODAY IS A DAY TO CELEBRATE TURTLES, TORTOISES, AND ALL FOUR LEGGED CRITTERS IN SHELLS SEW I WILL HAVE A PARTY FOR MEI TURTLE “SLOW POKE” TODAY! TO HONOR THIS HIGH HOLY DAY, ROGER MCNAMEE, THE FRONTMAN OF THE BAND SUGGESTS SLOW, SMALL OFFERINGS OF BURNING PLANT MATERIAL AND I SUGGEST SMOKING A JOINT AT MIDNIGHT WITH YOUR BOYTOY OF CHOICE=THE ONE WITH THE BEST BUNS AND THE MOST DISPENSABLE CASH WHO CAN ACTUALEE STAY OUT PAST MIDNIGHT!! 🙂
Well, you saw this one coming….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTvhWVTwRnM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
What time zone at midnight should I enjoy that plant cigarello? Or one for each time zone?