1 00:00:04,874 --> 00:00:06,484 Ladies and gentlemen, 2 00:00:06,528 --> 00:00:07,833 you ready to see some burlesque? 3 00:00:09,661 --> 00:00:12,055 Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready to see this girl? 4 00:00:12,099 --> 00:00:13,361 Come on, let me hear it! 5 00:00:15,058 --> 00:00:18,061 Give it up for Gal Friday! 6 00:00:40,518 --> 00:00:43,130 ♪ I went down 7 00:00:43,173 --> 00:00:45,088 ♪ To Saint James infirmary 8 00:00:47,917 --> 00:00:50,311 ♪ See my baby there 9 00:00:52,226 --> 00:00:57,492 ♪ She was stretched out On a long white table ♪ 10 00:00:57,535 --> 00:01:01,844 ♪ And she was Just lying on there ♪ 11 00:01:01,887 --> 00:01:04,281 I am from Tennessee. 12 00:01:04,325 --> 00:01:06,327 For a lot of Southern families, 13 00:01:06,370 --> 00:01:10,026 it's really big that girls get married or have a family. 14 00:01:11,810 --> 00:01:13,464 That's not my lifestyle. 15 00:01:43,668 --> 00:01:45,844 Let's hear it for Gal Friday! 16 00:03:16,065 --> 00:03:17,806 Everyone can do it. 17 00:03:17,849 --> 00:03:19,677 Everyone can perform burlesque if they really want to. 18 00:03:19,721 --> 00:03:21,549 You need to get a costume, you need to get a gimmick, 19 00:03:21,592 --> 00:03:24,029 and you need to get up onstage and have the balls to do it. 20 00:03:34,083 --> 00:03:40,132 I was asked, I believe, in 1996 or 1997, 21 00:03:40,176 --> 00:03:42,091 by Catherine Hourihan, 22 00:03:42,134 --> 00:03:43,962 she said, "Will you do a burlesque number for me?" 23 00:03:44,006 --> 00:03:45,877 And I had no idea what it was. 24 00:03:45,921 --> 00:03:47,705 She said, "It's a short dance 25 00:03:47,749 --> 00:03:50,665 that either begins or ends naked to music." 26 00:03:52,101 --> 00:03:54,930 You know, at that time you could fit 27 00:03:54,973 --> 00:03:57,280 all of the burlesque performers in New York City in two cabs. 28 00:03:57,324 --> 00:03:59,587 I remember when it was still just like me, 29 00:03:59,630 --> 00:04:02,590 Scotty the Blue Bunny, Dirty Martini, 30 00:04:02,633 --> 00:04:05,506 Velocity Chyaldd, Tigger, 31 00:04:05,549 --> 00:04:07,334 and World Famous Bob, and just like a handful 32 00:04:07,377 --> 00:04:10,685 of the first wave of what we considered to be 33 00:04:10,728 --> 00:04:14,602 the initial waves of the burlesque revival movement in New York City. 34 00:04:14,645 --> 00:04:18,040 Experimental artists that were just absolutely whack-a-doodle 35 00:04:18,083 --> 00:04:22,349 and inspiring and think outside any concept of any shape. 36 00:04:22,392 --> 00:04:24,046 Think outside the triangle. 37 00:04:26,353 --> 00:04:27,919 When I started doing burlesque, 38 00:04:27,963 --> 00:04:30,357 nobody knew what the word "burlesque" was. 39 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:33,229 I didn't even care what the word "burlesque" meant. 40 00:04:34,491 --> 00:04:36,058 But then it sort of like snowballed. 41 00:04:37,842 --> 00:04:40,323 You know, there's that second wave 42 00:04:40,367 --> 00:04:45,241 Then there's the third wave. Then there's the fourth wave. 43 00:04:45,285 --> 00:04:48,897 And then Christina Aguilera and Cher. 44 00:04:50,507 --> 00:04:52,161 And then there's the seventh wave. 45 00:04:53,902 --> 00:04:56,121 Burlesque is an evolving term, 46 00:04:56,165 --> 00:05:01,083 which includes an aesthetic of sparkles and eyelashes 47 00:05:01,126 --> 00:05:04,782 and high heels and fancy dresses and nudity. 48 00:05:04,826 --> 00:05:07,350 And femininity. 49 00:05:07,394 --> 00:05:09,700 And comedy. 50 00:05:09,744 --> 00:05:11,963 It's also now becoming more and more a lifestyle. 51 00:05:15,489 --> 00:05:19,144 But burlesque has always been, and I believe will always be, 52 00:05:19,188 --> 00:05:22,104 the lowest of the low entertainment. 53 00:05:22,147 --> 00:05:25,847 Because, really, who are we? 54 00:05:25,890 --> 00:05:28,153 Just some stripper from New York City. 55 00:05:38,860 --> 00:05:40,731 I always knew I wanted to live here. 56 00:05:40,775 --> 00:05:42,951 Even when I was young and had no concept 57 00:05:42,994 --> 00:05:45,736 of what it really meant. 58 00:05:45,780 --> 00:05:49,871 I felt really weird where I was from. 59 00:05:49,914 --> 00:05:51,307 I don't know, it just never felt like 60 00:05:51,351 --> 00:05:53,309 the right fit back there. 61 00:05:56,834 --> 00:06:01,970 My mother always said I was an old woman born in a tiny body. 62 00:06:02,013 --> 00:06:07,410 And from the very beginning, a smartass who talked too much, 63 00:06:07,454 --> 00:06:12,197 and just a little too wise 64 00:06:12,241 --> 00:06:14,591 for such a small person. 65 00:06:14,635 --> 00:06:17,681 And she has great stories of where I would, 66 00:06:17,725 --> 00:06:19,553 even as a 7-year-old, 67 00:06:19,596 --> 00:06:21,468 just be breaking the balls of all of her friends. 68 00:06:21,511 --> 00:06:24,862 And she said, you would make them feel bad about themselves. 69 00:06:24,906 --> 00:06:28,518 My mother was a construction worker. 70 00:06:28,562 --> 00:06:31,434 Sometimes for fun she would take me on site with her, 71 00:06:31,478 --> 00:06:33,871 and I always liked that time with her. 72 00:06:33,915 --> 00:06:37,962 Now she is a motorcycle mechanic. 73 00:06:38,006 --> 00:06:41,923 My father is a contractor and does like electric work 74 00:06:41,966 --> 00:06:44,926 and stuff like that, but I did not grow up with him. 75 00:06:44,969 --> 00:06:46,797 He left when I was a baby. 76 00:06:46,841 --> 00:06:48,625 But we've always had a good, friendly relationship. 77 00:06:48,669 --> 00:06:52,107 He knows what I do. He doesn't care. 78 00:06:52,150 --> 00:06:54,979 When you're in a family where your mom is a biker, 79 00:06:55,023 --> 00:06:58,722 a Harley mechanic, and an all-around tough broad 80 00:06:58,766 --> 00:07:01,464 who does her own thing as well it's like, 81 00:07:01,508 --> 00:07:04,032 what are they going to say? 82 00:07:06,034 --> 00:07:08,515 I have been a professional burlesque performer 83 00:07:08,558 --> 00:07:10,212 for about six years. 84 00:07:10,255 --> 00:07:12,388 I've got it good. 85 00:07:12,432 --> 00:07:14,738 I live in New York and I'm able 86 00:07:14,782 --> 00:07:16,348 to maybe sometimes barely scrape by, 87 00:07:16,392 --> 00:07:18,525 but I'm still able to support myself. 88 00:07:18,568 --> 00:07:21,049 Gal Friday! 89 00:07:22,442 --> 00:07:23,834 Gal Friday! 90 00:07:23,878 --> 00:07:26,881 It's Gal Friday! 91 00:07:39,328 --> 00:07:42,549 There have been months where I struggled to make my rent. 92 00:07:47,467 --> 00:07:51,122 But, you know, that's the life of a classic stripper. 93 00:08:08,357 --> 00:08:10,315 Minnie Tonka and Darlinda Just Darlinda, 94 00:08:10,359 --> 00:08:12,187 10 years ago 95 00:08:12,230 --> 00:08:15,495 did a number that you are going to see in just a couple minutes. 96 00:08:15,538 --> 00:08:17,235 That's right, they're going to be performing 97 00:08:17,279 --> 00:08:20,587 their very first number from 2004 for us tonight, 98 00:08:20,630 --> 00:08:21,892 which I think is incredible. 99 00:08:24,155 --> 00:08:25,766 So, ladies and gentlemen, please join me 100 00:08:25,809 --> 00:08:28,203 in welcoming to the stage, the Schlep Sisters. 101 00:08:44,524 --> 00:08:46,221 In Yiddish, "schlep" is like, 102 00:08:46,264 --> 00:08:48,049 oh, you're kind of a sloppy person, 103 00:08:48,092 --> 00:08:50,834 or like, you know, oh, you got to schlep that big bag. 104 00:08:50,878 --> 00:08:52,880 So it's like, it's a funny word. 105 00:08:52,923 --> 00:08:55,839 And it doesn't necessarily have like a sexy connotation. 106 00:08:55,883 --> 00:08:58,929 ♪ Turn left, turn right Hold tight ♪ 107 00:08:58,973 --> 00:09:00,670 ♪ Lift your feet Heart will follow ♪ 108 00:09:00,714 --> 00:09:02,454 ♪ Lift your voice Fill the hollow ♪ 109 00:09:02,498 --> 00:09:04,326 ♪ Spread your wings Like the swallow ♪ 110 00:09:04,369 --> 00:09:05,849 ♪ Spread your wings like The swallow ♪ 111 00:09:05,893 --> 00:09:08,809 ♪ Fly away Greet the day ♪ 112 00:09:08,852 --> 00:09:12,987 ♪ Dance, dance Everybody dance ♪ 113 00:09:13,030 --> 00:09:15,946 Our Hava Nagila act was our first act ever. 114 00:09:15,990 --> 00:09:18,209 We came out in granny panties. 115 00:09:18,253 --> 00:09:21,082 We had these suitcases just full of random clothes. 116 00:09:21,125 --> 00:09:22,649 And then we just put them on. 117 00:09:26,130 --> 00:09:28,437 We did a reverse strip, because I didn't want to strip. 118 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:30,874 I was intimidated, yeah. 119 00:09:35,052 --> 00:09:37,272 At the time, that's when, like, kind of gay marriage 120 00:09:37,315 --> 00:09:41,102 was starting to get into the news, and we were like, oh... 121 00:09:41,145 --> 00:09:43,321 -As we developed that act. -As we developed that act, yeah. 122 00:09:43,365 --> 00:09:46,194 And we were like oh, well, Hava Nagila is a wedding song, 123 00:09:46,237 --> 00:09:48,239 so why don't we be two brides? 124 00:10:00,861 --> 00:10:02,645 How does the Schlep Sisters' style 125 00:10:02,689 --> 00:10:06,649 differ from your individual styles and routines? 126 00:10:06,693 --> 00:10:10,914 I mean, I tend to do, like, really weird things. 127 00:10:16,964 --> 00:10:18,487 Pull things out of my pussy, and... 128 00:10:28,192 --> 00:10:29,933 You know, it's like things like that are, like, 129 00:10:29,977 --> 00:10:31,718 the Schlep Sisters would never do, you know? 130 00:10:31,761 --> 00:10:33,284 -And I would never do. 131 00:10:33,328 --> 00:10:36,636 And, yeah, she would never do, yeah, yeah. 132 00:10:41,205 --> 00:10:42,946 Before I got into burlesque, 133 00:10:42,990 --> 00:10:48,343 I was really on this very deep Jewish journey. 134 00:10:48,386 --> 00:10:52,390 I got my master's in Jewish Education. 135 00:10:52,434 --> 00:10:54,958 In graduate school I felt very, very out of place. 136 00:10:55,002 --> 00:10:57,657 It was very stifling and conservative for me. 137 00:10:57,700 --> 00:11:01,051 I didn't kind of fit the typical mold 138 00:11:01,095 --> 00:11:05,926 of someone who would go to a Jewish theological seminary. 139 00:11:05,969 --> 00:11:07,318 Please welcome to the stage, 140 00:11:07,362 --> 00:11:10,234 from New York City, Minnie Tonka! 141 00:11:25,467 --> 00:11:31,778 So, I was really, really excited and intrigued to try burlesque. 142 00:11:38,785 --> 00:11:40,525 But I was very, very scared 143 00:11:40,569 --> 00:11:45,356 to do the strip tease alone on stage. 144 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:50,318 And Darlinda was always really pushing me to, you know, 145 00:11:50,361 --> 00:11:52,624 be more naked and be more naked. 146 00:11:52,668 --> 00:11:54,409 ♪ Shut your mouth 147 00:11:56,019 --> 00:11:57,717 ♪ Shut your mouth 148 00:11:59,196 --> 00:12:00,763 ♪ Shut your mouth 149 00:12:02,069 --> 00:12:03,940 I think about that sometimes, 150 00:12:03,984 --> 00:12:08,205 when I think about how I just fully didn't get it, in a way. 151 00:12:08,249 --> 00:12:10,294 You know, it took me years to fully get 152 00:12:10,338 --> 00:12:12,253 and understand burlesque. 153 00:12:12,296 --> 00:12:14,037 Or maybe an animal that you like? 154 00:12:14,081 --> 00:12:16,387 Or that you're curious about. 155 00:12:16,431 --> 00:12:18,520 The past few years I've started to teach burlesque. 156 00:12:19,913 --> 00:12:22,393 If you were a snake, for example, 157 00:12:22,437 --> 00:12:24,569 you want to, like, slither your way to get to that sun. 158 00:12:24,613 --> 00:12:28,138 Or you-- you see a rat that you want to eat. 159 00:12:28,182 --> 00:12:31,098 I wanted to create a class to give people the space 160 00:12:31,141 --> 00:12:35,450 to explore what burlesque means to them. 161 00:12:35,493 --> 00:12:39,280 What are some reasons for doing burlesque? 162 00:12:39,323 --> 00:12:41,456 If you're exposed to different body types, you will find-- 163 00:12:41,499 --> 00:12:44,024 you will find your mindset changing, 164 00:12:44,067 --> 00:12:45,895 and you'll start thinking, like, 165 00:12:45,939 --> 00:12:49,594 wow, this type of body that I never see is actually beautiful, 166 00:12:49,638 --> 00:12:52,815 because you're just being exposed to it more and more. 167 00:12:52,859 --> 00:12:57,777 Burlesque is an opportunity to be a statement, an assertion. 168 00:12:57,820 --> 00:13:01,563 I am enough, I am okay, I am going to share it. 169 00:13:01,606 --> 00:13:04,784 If you don't want it, that's fine, but here it is. 170 00:13:04,827 --> 00:13:06,176 Yeah. 171 00:13:06,220 --> 00:13:07,482 Here it is. 172 00:13:07,525 --> 00:13:09,005 Yeah. 173 00:13:09,049 --> 00:13:10,659 The fact that we have a sexuality 174 00:13:10,702 --> 00:13:13,183 and we can display this without shame. 175 00:13:13,227 --> 00:13:16,621 And, you know, display, like, whatever kind of freak 176 00:13:16,665 --> 00:13:18,754 you've got inside. 177 00:13:21,017 --> 00:13:23,411 I don't know if there was a specific moment 178 00:13:23,454 --> 00:13:28,068 that told me this is what I'm going to be doing. 179 00:13:28,111 --> 00:13:31,027 Just lots of little steps. 180 00:13:35,510 --> 00:13:38,992 This is from the time that I took my grandma's scarves 181 00:13:39,035 --> 00:13:43,387 out of her drawer and tied them around me into a costume. 182 00:13:45,912 --> 00:13:49,045 But I know that I had these, like, 183 00:13:49,089 --> 00:13:50,917 just kind of secret dreams. 184 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:53,354 I would go up to my room and play dress-up and, like, 185 00:13:53,397 --> 00:13:55,791 pretend I was a princess. 186 00:13:55,835 --> 00:14:00,796 Like, way later than... than I should admit. 187 00:14:03,451 --> 00:14:05,801 I've had issues with social anxiety. 188 00:14:05,845 --> 00:14:10,632 I guess I got boobs early, and a little bit of teasing. 189 00:14:10,675 --> 00:14:16,464 I felt that if I showed cleavage I was slutty. 190 00:14:20,033 --> 00:14:22,687 [ambulance siren wailing distantly] 191 00:14:24,124 --> 00:14:28,389 My first performance, I was intensely nervous. 192 00:14:31,218 --> 00:14:32,872 I remember being in the dressing room 193 00:14:32,915 --> 00:14:36,049 with all these other performers. 194 00:14:37,964 --> 00:14:40,183 The dressing room at the Slipper Room 195 00:14:40,227 --> 00:14:45,362 was covered in glittery graffiti. 196 00:14:45,406 --> 00:14:48,539 All these performers' names who I had seen. 197 00:14:49,932 --> 00:14:51,629 And being back there 198 00:14:51,673 --> 00:14:54,719 where all these other performers had been... 199 00:14:54,763 --> 00:14:58,245 was intimidating and exciting. 200 00:15:00,508 --> 00:15:04,599 But I remember kind of the moment I stepped on stage... 201 00:15:04,642 --> 00:15:07,341 Hazel Honeysuckle... 202 00:15:07,384 --> 00:15:11,171 ...and heard applause and saw the audience... 203 00:15:13,390 --> 00:15:15,523 it was kind of like a homecoming. 204 00:15:41,114 --> 00:15:45,683 You know, I've been present for a lot of conversations 205 00:15:45,727 --> 00:15:47,424 that go something like this: 206 00:15:47,468 --> 00:15:50,601 "Oh, she gets hired because she flirts." 207 00:15:51,907 --> 00:15:54,301 "She gets hired because she's real pretty, 208 00:15:54,344 --> 00:15:58,000 but she can't dance," you know. 209 00:15:58,044 --> 00:16:00,568 Telling me that I'm not really that good. 210 00:16:02,526 --> 00:16:04,615 -Hi, Minnie. Sorry. -Hi, it's okay. 211 00:16:04,659 --> 00:16:07,618 -Hi, Hazel. -Hi-- ooh. 212 00:16:07,662 --> 00:16:09,055 How are you? Thanks for coming. 213 00:16:09,098 --> 00:16:11,622 We're both wearing white G-strings. 214 00:16:15,235 --> 00:16:17,237 Yes. Yes. 215 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:19,282 I see. 216 00:16:19,326 --> 00:16:22,198 Bean bag masturbation. What is that? 217 00:16:22,242 --> 00:16:23,721 Ladies and gentlemen, 218 00:16:23,765 --> 00:16:26,986 get yourselves ready for the Wiggle Room. 219 00:16:27,029 --> 00:16:32,774 I don't doubt that if I had a different body, 220 00:16:32,817 --> 00:16:34,689 there's a very good chance I would not have gotten 221 00:16:34,732 --> 00:16:37,344 a lot of the work, or the same amount of work 222 00:16:37,387 --> 00:16:39,215 that I have gotten. 223 00:16:41,087 --> 00:16:43,045 That's left me with something to prove. 224 00:16:43,089 --> 00:16:45,047 Here she is now, the lovely, 225 00:16:45,091 --> 00:16:50,009 the talented, my ex-wife, Hazel Honeysuckle! 226 00:16:50,052 --> 00:16:53,664 ♪ Honey dear, want you near 227 00:16:53,708 --> 00:16:58,669 ♪ Just turn out the lights And then come over here ♪ 228 00:16:58,713 --> 00:17:03,326 ♪ Nestle close up to my side 229 00:17:03,370 --> 00:17:05,067 I don't want to be a success 230 00:17:05,111 --> 00:17:09,289 based on just being pretty. 231 00:17:13,032 --> 00:17:16,209 I want to be worth it as an artist. 232 00:17:16,252 --> 00:17:19,647 ♪ I never knew that life could Ever be so sweet ♪ 233 00:17:19,690 --> 00:17:22,302 ♪ Till I met you 234 00:17:22,345 --> 00:17:25,131 ♪ Some time ago 235 00:17:26,654 --> 00:17:29,178 ♪ But now you know 236 00:17:30,701 --> 00:17:34,227 ♪ I love you so 237 00:17:38,013 --> 00:17:40,624 Hazel Honeysuckle, everybody! 238 00:17:45,412 --> 00:17:47,109 I have a massive shoe collection. 239 00:17:47,153 --> 00:17:53,202 So we have all manner of Lucite, 240 00:17:53,246 --> 00:17:58,033 boots, thigh-highs, lesser used stripper heels. 241 00:17:58,077 --> 00:18:03,865 And my Golden Pasty Award for Best Booty. 242 00:18:05,475 --> 00:18:06,694 This is going to be an issue. 243 00:18:06,737 --> 00:18:10,350 All various shades of red 244 00:18:10,393 --> 00:18:15,703 falls for all of my different redhead moments. 245 00:18:20,925 --> 00:18:22,927 When I first started performing, 246 00:18:22,971 --> 00:18:25,234 I remember thinking that I would have to 247 00:18:25,278 --> 00:18:28,150 kind of change my personality for this character. 248 00:18:28,194 --> 00:18:31,284 That I would be much quieter and more ladylike 249 00:18:31,327 --> 00:18:35,157 with that look of that classic pin-up. 250 00:18:35,201 --> 00:18:39,335 That shit just flew out the window so fast. 251 00:18:39,379 --> 00:18:42,208 Your real personality is just going to eventually come out. 252 00:18:42,251 --> 00:18:44,775 And my real personality is pretty tomboy-ish. 253 00:18:44,819 --> 00:18:47,474 And, you know, sarcastic 254 00:18:47,517 --> 00:18:49,737 and sometimes a little bit aggressive. 255 00:18:49,780 --> 00:18:52,870 So, you know, you can try to hold those things down, 256 00:18:52,914 --> 00:18:55,786 but eventually they come out anyway. 257 00:18:55,830 --> 00:18:58,137 And I found that it actually, 258 00:18:58,180 --> 00:19:00,443 I think, makes my performance better. 259 00:19:02,576 --> 00:19:05,144 You know, there's only so many dance moves you can do. 260 00:19:11,802 --> 00:19:14,805 I tend to do mostly classic burlesque, I would say. 261 00:19:17,504 --> 00:19:19,027 A lot of bumps and grinds, 262 00:19:19,070 --> 00:19:23,118 and a lot of booty moves and ass-shaking. 263 00:19:25,251 --> 00:19:28,819 Certain venues or, you know, producers have expectations. 264 00:19:28,863 --> 00:19:30,778 They'll even tell you, you know, 265 00:19:30,821 --> 00:19:32,171 this is more of a classic show. 266 00:19:32,214 --> 00:19:34,347 Please bring classic numbers. 267 00:19:35,870 --> 00:19:38,438 But I want to have my flavor in it too. 268 00:19:47,011 --> 00:19:48,883 I don't want to just go out there and be like, 269 00:19:48,926 --> 00:19:50,101 "I'm a princess." 270 00:19:50,145 --> 00:19:51,581 Because I'm really not. 271 00:19:51,625 --> 00:19:54,280 I can't even fake it. 272 00:19:58,197 --> 00:20:00,024 Yeah! 273 00:20:06,248 --> 00:20:07,554 Here we go, let's try it again. 274 00:20:07,597 --> 00:20:09,730 That's good. Try one more again. 275 00:20:09,773 --> 00:20:13,255 To some people maybe I am a one-trick pony. 276 00:20:13,299 --> 00:20:15,344 I mean, there might be people out there 277 00:20:15,388 --> 00:20:18,913 who automatically assume she only does classic. 278 00:20:20,436 --> 00:20:22,525 You don't want to get in that rut where it's like, 279 00:20:22,569 --> 00:20:24,527 that is what Gal Friday does. 280 00:20:29,053 --> 00:20:32,579 I want to perform something out of my comfort zone. 281 00:20:33,971 --> 00:20:37,279 I just want to do something different. 282 00:20:40,674 --> 00:20:42,197 And I know it seems silly, 283 00:20:42,241 --> 00:20:44,939 but I'm a little bit afraid to fail, 284 00:20:44,982 --> 00:20:46,070 and I don't like that. 285 00:20:48,116 --> 00:20:50,336 Ladies and gentlemen, 286 00:20:50,379 --> 00:20:53,904 welcome to the Slipper Room show, Glitter Gutter. 287 00:20:55,254 --> 00:20:57,517 Now please welcome your host for the evening, 288 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:00,346 a man flying on an altitude of talent 289 00:21:00,389 --> 00:21:02,173 beyond human imagining, 290 00:21:02,217 --> 00:21:05,525 Mr. Mel Frye. 291 00:21:12,836 --> 00:21:14,316 Yeah! 292 00:21:14,360 --> 00:21:16,013 How we doin' How are you? 293 00:21:16,057 --> 00:21:18,581 And the rest of you, how are you guys doing? 294 00:21:18,625 --> 00:21:20,801 I went to the doctor today. 295 00:21:20,844 --> 00:21:23,499 Comes in with this little clipboard and he says, 296 00:21:23,543 --> 00:21:26,110 "Mel, you have to stop masturbating." 297 00:21:26,154 --> 00:21:29,200 I said, "Why, doc? Why do I have to stop masturbating? 298 00:21:29,244 --> 00:21:30,680 I mean, that's ridiculous." 299 00:21:30,724 --> 00:21:33,553 And he said, "Because I'm trying to examine you." 300 00:21:35,163 --> 00:21:36,599 It's the Glitter Gutter, ladies and gentlemen. 301 00:21:36,643 --> 00:21:37,992 It's the Glitter Gutter. 302 00:21:43,345 --> 00:21:46,827 When I first opened the Slipper Room downtown, 303 00:21:46,870 --> 00:21:49,003 it was very much an artistic center. 304 00:21:49,046 --> 00:21:51,527 You know, a lot of small experimental theaters 305 00:21:51,571 --> 00:21:54,138 run by people who were interested in art, 306 00:21:54,182 --> 00:21:56,489 and supporting the arts. 307 00:21:56,532 --> 00:21:57,838 They're all gone now. 308 00:21:57,881 --> 00:21:59,318 We're the last of the theaters 309 00:21:59,361 --> 00:22:01,320 on the Lower East Side. 310 00:22:01,363 --> 00:22:04,584 I think that New York is much more money-oriented 311 00:22:04,627 --> 00:22:06,629 than it is arts-oriented. 312 00:22:06,673 --> 00:22:08,588 One of the things, I think, that makes the Slipper Room 313 00:22:08,631 --> 00:22:10,851 kind of unique is that it is run by people 314 00:22:10,894 --> 00:22:14,289 who are in it as an art project first and foremost. 315 00:22:14,333 --> 00:22:17,031 One of the things that really cemented it 316 00:22:17,074 --> 00:22:19,120 as the Slipper Room style 317 00:22:19,163 --> 00:22:21,035 was that you have a host who's a comedian 318 00:22:21,078 --> 00:22:22,993 who's playing a character, 319 00:22:23,037 --> 00:22:26,214 you know who's doing like an old-style variety show, 320 00:22:26,257 --> 00:22:28,129 like the kind of thing you might have seen, 321 00:22:28,172 --> 00:22:30,914 you know, on 1950s television. 322 00:22:31,741 --> 00:22:33,395 Yeah! 323 00:22:38,705 --> 00:22:40,315 We book variety shows, 324 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:42,099 and I consider the burlesque side of it 325 00:22:42,143 --> 00:22:44,363 to be strip tease. 326 00:22:44,406 --> 00:22:46,930 And not just any strip tease. 327 00:22:46,974 --> 00:22:49,629 There's a distinction between the stripper 328 00:22:49,672 --> 00:22:51,152 and the burlesque dancer. 329 00:22:52,936 --> 00:22:56,287 Burlesque itself as an art form is, you know, 330 00:22:56,331 --> 00:22:58,333 hundreds of years older than strip tease. 331 00:22:58,377 --> 00:23:00,422 And it's political parody. 332 00:23:00,466 --> 00:23:05,862 It's holding a mirror up to our society and saying, 333 00:23:05,906 --> 00:23:08,387 look how ridiculous this is. 334 00:23:08,430 --> 00:23:13,087 It forces people to think about how repressed their lives are. 335 00:23:13,130 --> 00:23:16,656 We get a lot of really square people come in here, 336 00:23:16,699 --> 00:23:18,440 and they see these people who are on stage 337 00:23:18,484 --> 00:23:20,834 who are completely free. 338 00:23:20,877 --> 00:23:23,445 And it's in a direct line from you know, Warhol's Factory. 339 00:23:23,489 --> 00:23:26,666 Like what, you know, came out of New York in the '60s. 340 00:23:26,709 --> 00:23:30,887 There are still a fair amount of people who come to New York 341 00:23:30,931 --> 00:23:32,541 because they're attracted to that. 342 00:23:33,673 --> 00:23:35,501 'Cause they know about that. 343 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:40,157 And if they find us, then they have a home. 344 00:23:49,079 --> 00:23:51,517 Four, five, six, seven, eight. 345 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:53,997 Every year, Darlinda and I 346 00:23:54,041 --> 00:23:56,217 create a new act. 347 00:23:56,260 --> 00:24:01,440 And this year we debut our act Schlep-A-Con. 348 00:24:03,703 --> 00:24:07,576 As we're working on it, we're evolving. 349 00:24:07,620 --> 00:24:09,839 Every few months we had friends come in 350 00:24:09,883 --> 00:24:12,494 and help us just tighten it up even more. 351 00:24:15,541 --> 00:24:17,717 And, of course, our costumes are from Garo Sparo. 352 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:19,370 Whoo! 353 00:24:19,414 --> 00:24:20,633 -I think it's funny. 354 00:24:20,676 --> 00:24:22,678 I mean, people like camel toe. 355 00:24:22,722 --> 00:24:26,160 The costumes are so showbiz. 356 00:24:26,203 --> 00:24:28,945 And, hot damn, it's major camel toe. 357 00:24:28,989 --> 00:24:31,034 -It's-- I mean-- -The most camel toe ever. 358 00:24:31,078 --> 00:24:32,775 It's-- More camel toe 359 00:24:32,819 --> 00:24:34,342 than any other Schlep act. 360 00:24:34,385 --> 00:24:36,344 We applied to 361 00:24:36,387 --> 00:24:38,128 the Burlesque Hall of Fame this year, 362 00:24:38,172 --> 00:24:40,870 for Best Small Group. 363 00:25:01,282 --> 00:25:05,025 They call the Burlesque Hall of Fame the Oscars of burlesque. 364 00:25:05,068 --> 00:25:06,809 The pageant is valuable, 365 00:25:06,853 --> 00:25:08,550 because people from all over the world come, 366 00:25:08,594 --> 00:25:09,943 and then they want to 367 00:25:09,986 --> 00:25:11,379 book you because they've seen your act. 368 00:25:11,422 --> 00:25:12,902 It's like a showcase 369 00:25:12,946 --> 00:25:14,948 of stuff from all over the world. 370 00:25:17,994 --> 00:25:21,128 The first time I went to the Burlesque Hall of Fame was 2009, 371 00:25:21,171 --> 00:25:23,565 and we competed with Party In My Pants. 372 00:25:23,609 --> 00:25:25,611 ♪ There's a party in my pants 373 00:25:25,654 --> 00:25:27,743 ♪ And everybody's coming 374 00:25:27,787 --> 00:25:30,529 And then we competed again in 2011. 375 00:25:36,447 --> 00:25:39,494 When we performed, I literally like went out of my body 376 00:25:39,538 --> 00:25:40,756 and, like, saw us on stage. 377 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:42,802 -It was like... -It was so scary. 378 00:25:44,673 --> 00:25:47,502 This will be our third time competing. 379 00:25:47,546 --> 00:25:51,506 We haven't won yet, and we really want to win this year. 380 00:25:56,293 --> 00:25:58,426 For most girls, the Burlesque Hall of Fame, 381 00:25:58,469 --> 00:26:01,342 it's a weekend about networking 382 00:26:01,385 --> 00:26:04,171 and the big competition where they announce 383 00:26:04,214 --> 00:26:06,303 the new Queen of Burlesque for the year. 384 00:26:06,347 --> 00:26:09,219 But it's actually an opportunity 385 00:26:09,263 --> 00:26:14,224 to pay respect to the actual legends who did it themselves. 386 00:26:14,268 --> 00:26:17,619 These were women who were rebels. 387 00:26:27,020 --> 00:26:29,152 I was looking through a magazine 388 00:26:29,196 --> 00:26:31,241 and saw a picture of Josephine Baker 389 00:26:31,285 --> 00:26:33,156 in her banana skirt. 390 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:35,855 And I read about her life. and I just was so captivated 391 00:26:35,898 --> 00:26:37,770 with this woman who I just thought 392 00:26:37,813 --> 00:26:40,468 was gorgeous and statuesque. 393 00:26:40,511 --> 00:26:42,035 And the more I found out about her, 394 00:26:42,078 --> 00:26:43,950 the more enchanted I was with her story, 395 00:26:43,993 --> 00:26:45,604 because she grew up poor. 396 00:26:45,647 --> 00:26:47,214 Very, very poor. 397 00:26:47,257 --> 00:26:49,608 And the odds... she was a black woman in the '20s 398 00:26:49,651 --> 00:26:52,219 who became this sensation in Paris, 399 00:26:52,262 --> 00:26:55,178 and was the only woman to speak at the March on Washington, 400 00:26:55,222 --> 00:26:58,704 and then was also a spy for the French Resistance. 401 00:26:58,747 --> 00:27:00,227 I said, "I want to be this woman 402 00:27:00,270 --> 00:27:02,272 and I want to do a tribute to her one day." 403 00:27:06,233 --> 00:27:09,802 I came across the problem of people not seeing me 404 00:27:09,845 --> 00:27:12,195 as a glamorous woman, 405 00:27:12,239 --> 00:27:15,721 or only wanting to see the sort of savage persona. 406 00:27:15,764 --> 00:27:17,418 I've had producers tell me, 407 00:27:17,461 --> 00:27:19,899 "You should only do an African-themed act." 408 00:27:19,942 --> 00:27:22,205 Or they want me to be a voodoo priestess. 409 00:27:22,249 --> 00:27:24,033 But not a glamorous one. 410 00:27:24,077 --> 00:27:27,646 You know, a really dark voodoo priestess. 411 00:27:27,689 --> 00:27:32,520 And I just find it fascinating that people can't see 412 00:27:32,563 --> 00:27:35,958 a black woman as this glamorous being. 413 00:27:37,090 --> 00:27:38,831 Ladies and gentlemen, 414 00:27:38,874 --> 00:27:40,876 it's my pleasure to bring to the stage 415 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:44,967 Miss Perle Noire. 416 00:27:58,154 --> 00:28:01,418 People go to burlesque shows to escape, 417 00:28:01,462 --> 00:28:03,203 to have a good time, to laugh. 418 00:28:05,509 --> 00:28:08,861 But burlesque makes people feel certain things, 419 00:28:08,904 --> 00:28:10,471 and sometimes they don't like it. 420 00:28:13,909 --> 00:28:17,043 Sometimes people are turned on, and it bothers them. 421 00:28:17,086 --> 00:28:19,262 Women being turned on by another woman, 422 00:28:19,306 --> 00:28:22,701 and it... they get really discombobulated. 423 00:28:22,744 --> 00:28:24,877 They can't understand what's happening. 424 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:28,271 Men being turned on by a woman who isn't their ideal body. 425 00:28:28,315 --> 00:28:30,534 You know, maybe his wife is blonde, 426 00:28:30,578 --> 00:28:32,493 but he's turned on by the black performer. 427 00:28:32,536 --> 00:28:35,757 Or he's turned on by the performer that's 200 pounds. 428 00:28:43,373 --> 00:28:45,158 You know, I'm a performer 429 00:28:45,201 --> 00:28:46,855 who is not going to be on the cover ofMaxim. 430 00:28:46,899 --> 00:28:49,379 I like my body. Um... 431 00:28:49,423 --> 00:28:50,816 You can call it a bunch of different things. 432 00:28:50,859 --> 00:28:52,295 I'm curvy. 433 00:28:52,339 --> 00:28:56,343 I don't fit into regular-sized clothing. 434 00:28:56,386 --> 00:28:58,562 What I do is mostly straight strip tease. 435 00:28:58,606 --> 00:29:00,695 So I get up, and I do sexy. 436 00:29:00,739 --> 00:29:03,045 And I do it sincerely, and I do it 100%, 437 00:29:03,089 --> 00:29:06,440 and I do it for that audience. 438 00:29:06,483 --> 00:29:08,007 I'm here. This is what I have. 439 00:29:08,050 --> 00:29:09,922 You can like it or you can not like it. 440 00:29:09,965 --> 00:29:12,098 I like it. I think it looks good. 441 00:29:12,141 --> 00:29:14,143 I want to show it to you. I'm doing it. 442 00:29:18,191 --> 00:29:20,671 I don't go out to be political, 443 00:29:20,715 --> 00:29:23,892 but when people see me get on stage, 444 00:29:23,936 --> 00:29:25,981 it's inherently political. 445 00:29:29,332 --> 00:29:31,726 It's easier for people if fat ladies are funny. 446 00:29:31,770 --> 00:29:33,989 You know, it's easier for people if you do your thing, 447 00:29:34,033 --> 00:29:37,079 and it's cute, and it's sanitized, 448 00:29:37,123 --> 00:29:38,472 and it's not meant to be sexy, 449 00:29:38,515 --> 00:29:39,865 and it's not supposed to be dirty, 450 00:29:39,908 --> 00:29:41,344 and it's not supposed to be erotic. 451 00:29:48,264 --> 00:29:50,745 People come up to me after my show and say, like, 452 00:29:50,789 --> 00:29:52,878 "When are you performing again? 453 00:29:52,921 --> 00:29:54,923 "My wife looks like you, and she's so beautiful, 454 00:29:54,967 --> 00:29:57,534 "and I love her, and she won't let me see her naked, 455 00:29:57,578 --> 00:29:59,188 "and I need her to come here so she can see 456 00:29:59,232 --> 00:30:01,234 what I see when I look at her." 457 00:30:04,324 --> 00:30:06,326 You know, like people say those things to me, 458 00:30:06,369 --> 00:30:09,764 so I know that what I do has that effect on people, 459 00:30:09,808 --> 00:30:11,897 and I think, well... 460 00:30:11,940 --> 00:30:14,247 what would it mean if I were like... 461 00:30:14,290 --> 00:30:15,770 if I were really thin? 462 00:30:15,814 --> 00:30:17,467 Like, would my work still be political? 463 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:43,276 Give it up for Jezebel Express, ladies and gentlemen! 464 00:31:16,962 --> 00:31:18,789 I worked in an office. 465 00:31:19,965 --> 00:31:22,010 Regular 9-to-5 job. 466 00:31:22,054 --> 00:31:24,926 It wasn't what I had ever set out to do. 467 00:31:24,970 --> 00:31:28,408 It just ended up being a job I fell into, 468 00:31:28,451 --> 00:31:30,497 And I stayed because it was easy. 469 00:31:30,540 --> 00:31:33,543 I told my boss that I was quitting. 470 00:31:35,284 --> 00:31:37,939 I said, "I'm putting in my notice. 471 00:31:37,983 --> 00:31:42,683 I'm going to become a full-time burlesque performer." 472 00:31:42,726 --> 00:31:45,686 I always try to be supportive of anything she wants to do. 473 00:31:45,729 --> 00:31:48,167 But I was a little bit nervous. 474 00:31:48,210 --> 00:31:51,083 Cognitively, it took a second to get used to the idea 475 00:31:51,126 --> 00:31:52,823 that my wife wanted to perform naked 476 00:31:52,867 --> 00:31:54,913 for rooms full of strangers. 477 00:31:56,044 --> 00:31:57,567 Hazel and I met 478 00:31:57,611 --> 00:31:59,265 on the very first day of college. 479 00:32:00,831 --> 00:32:03,225 In addition to being pretty, 480 00:32:03,269 --> 00:32:05,836 one of the first things that attracted me to Hazel 481 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:07,708 was that I came into her dorm room 482 00:32:07,751 --> 00:32:10,972 and she had brought a Super Nintendo to college. 483 00:32:11,016 --> 00:32:13,018 So she had this, like, retro gaming thing, 484 00:32:13,061 --> 00:32:15,237 and then she mopped the floor with me 485 00:32:15,281 --> 00:32:16,717 when we played "Dr. Mario," 486 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:18,458 which had never happened in my life before. 487 00:32:19,807 --> 00:32:22,462 And to this day, I can't touch her. 488 00:32:25,856 --> 00:32:28,207 This is my newest costume. 489 00:32:29,338 --> 00:32:32,341 It's a Beholder, 490 00:32:32,385 --> 00:32:36,867 which is a monster from the Dungeons and Dragons universe. 491 00:32:38,826 --> 00:32:40,784 It has eyeballs. 492 00:32:44,049 --> 00:32:46,529 It also has this bra that blinks. 493 00:32:55,625 --> 00:32:57,410 And voilà. 494 00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:01,414 Pretty good, right? 495 00:33:04,112 --> 00:33:07,333 I learned to use a sewing machine from my mother. 496 00:33:07,376 --> 00:33:11,598 But I never had any actual training. 497 00:33:12,642 --> 00:33:15,036 I love making costumes, 498 00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:16,777 create something that you can hold up 499 00:33:16,820 --> 00:33:20,476 and show people and say, look, I did this. 500 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:23,958 She really hit the ground running. 501 00:33:24,002 --> 00:33:26,134 One day my wife had never been on a stage before, 502 00:33:26,178 --> 00:33:28,876 two days later she had shows booked out 503 00:33:28,919 --> 00:33:32,532 for the end of the month. 504 00:33:32,575 --> 00:33:35,143 Since getting into burlesque, 505 00:33:35,187 --> 00:33:42,237 I've really come out of my shell, to use a cliché. 506 00:33:43,151 --> 00:33:46,241 And maybe I went a little overboard. 507 00:33:47,764 --> 00:33:49,201 I didn't really understand 508 00:33:49,244 --> 00:33:51,029 what burlesque was. 509 00:33:51,072 --> 00:33:53,292 You know, I learned a lot, and I had to learn quickly. 510 00:33:53,335 --> 00:33:57,078 Because she fell in love with it. 511 00:33:57,122 --> 00:33:59,820 ♪ I've got my man 512 00:33:59,863 --> 00:34:03,128 ♪ In his Wrangler jeans 513 00:34:03,171 --> 00:34:06,131 I've got my man ♪ 514 00:34:06,174 --> 00:34:09,047 ♪ Bull-riding machine 515 00:34:09,090 --> 00:34:12,311 ♪ He's on the road 516 00:34:12,354 --> 00:34:15,314 ♪ Away from me 517 00:34:15,357 --> 00:34:19,013 Now I work four to six nights a week, 518 00:34:19,057 --> 00:34:23,974 and I'm fully supported by my burlesque income. 519 00:34:24,018 --> 00:34:25,846 I'm established now but I'm-- 520 00:34:25,889 --> 00:34:28,109 you know, I'm not really a veteran performer, 521 00:34:28,153 --> 00:34:31,721 so I still kind of see myself as one of the newbies 522 00:34:31,765 --> 00:34:35,986 trying to gain the respect of the veteran performers. 523 00:34:36,030 --> 00:34:39,077 ♪ Yeah, yeah, he loves me 524 00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:41,122 ♪ I'm his rodeo queen 525 00:35:07,061 --> 00:35:10,543 My hair has always been such a part of my identity. 526 00:35:10,586 --> 00:35:14,982 It was sort of that thing where I thought it's who I was, 527 00:35:15,025 --> 00:35:18,246 or people kind of expected a certain look for me. 528 00:35:20,161 --> 00:35:21,684 And then one day I was like, fuck that, 529 00:35:21,728 --> 00:35:24,078 I'm just going to cut my hair. 530 00:35:24,122 --> 00:35:26,559 I was so tired of just being about my hair. 531 00:35:27,864 --> 00:35:29,388 My hair was my saving grace. 532 00:35:29,431 --> 00:35:31,390 The face could be just fucked up, and it's like, 533 00:35:31,433 --> 00:35:32,782 but look at that hair. 534 00:35:32,826 --> 00:35:34,741 And then I just took that away. 535 00:35:41,922 --> 00:35:43,271 I think these will be okay. 536 00:35:43,315 --> 00:35:45,404 If they're too long they hit. 537 00:35:47,493 --> 00:35:49,451 As small as it might be, 538 00:35:49,495 --> 00:35:52,280 the thought is that people are not necessarily 539 00:35:52,324 --> 00:35:54,761 going to take you seriously because you don't look like, 540 00:35:54,804 --> 00:35:58,678 to them, what the idea of a burlesque performer is. 541 00:36:24,660 --> 00:36:27,402 There are some girls who are really adept 542 00:36:27,446 --> 00:36:28,882 at sewing and designing, 543 00:36:28,925 --> 00:36:30,449 and so they can make their own stuff. 544 00:36:30,492 --> 00:36:33,147 And then there are others, like myself, 545 00:36:33,191 --> 00:36:35,845 where we might have this concept 546 00:36:35,889 --> 00:36:37,195 and we'll design it and, you know, 547 00:36:37,238 --> 00:36:38,631 draw it out and have this idea, 548 00:36:38,674 --> 00:36:40,110 and then take it to someone 549 00:36:40,154 --> 00:36:42,243 who knows what the fuck they're doing. 550 00:36:42,287 --> 00:36:44,506 I just got this one made. 551 00:36:44,550 --> 00:36:47,944 I was hoping to debut it 552 00:36:47,988 --> 00:36:50,251 at the New York Burlesque Festival. 553 00:36:50,295 --> 00:36:53,428 But that is actually coming down the pike. 554 00:37:16,886 --> 00:37:19,149 Every year I'm so honored to be a part of it. 555 00:37:19,193 --> 00:37:23,632 When I first started, I applied and got in. 556 00:37:23,676 --> 00:37:27,070 I remember then how much it meant to me for, 557 00:37:27,114 --> 00:37:30,291 as a first-year performer getting into a festival, 558 00:37:30,335 --> 00:37:32,250 you know, and the first one I'd applied to. 559 00:37:32,293 --> 00:37:36,993 And so it just really holds that special place in my heart. 560 00:37:37,037 --> 00:37:39,822 The actual costume itself is pretty much ready, 561 00:37:39,866 --> 00:37:44,914 but I don't know if the act is ready. 562 00:37:44,958 --> 00:37:47,439 ♪ Schlep-A-Con Schlep-A-- Schlep-A-Con ♪ 563 00:37:47,482 --> 00:37:49,092 Running man. 564 00:37:52,400 --> 00:37:55,751 We looked at a video of it, and feedback from other people, 565 00:37:55,795 --> 00:37:57,231 like, yeah, it's a great act, 566 00:37:57,275 --> 00:37:58,667 but it's just like all your other acts. 567 00:37:58,711 --> 00:38:00,321 You do this, you do this, and we just... 568 00:38:00,365 --> 00:38:02,192 just kind of recycled a lot of our old moves. 569 00:38:02,236 --> 00:38:05,935 And so we were just, like, let's try to rework it. 570 00:38:05,979 --> 00:38:10,331 Basically, we decided to make it a little bit more comical. 571 00:38:10,375 --> 00:38:14,596 Like, oh, we're trying to do like '80s hip-hop moves. 572 00:38:14,640 --> 00:38:16,816 Which is comical in its creation, 573 00:38:16,859 --> 00:38:18,731 because, like, we don't know any. 574 00:38:18,774 --> 00:38:21,690 Down, down, down, down, 575 00:38:21,734 --> 00:38:23,866 down, down, down, 576 00:38:23,910 --> 00:38:25,564 down, down. 577 00:38:25,607 --> 00:38:27,870 When we do this, we're not going to be touching hands. 578 00:38:27,914 --> 00:38:30,351 -Just to note. -Mm-hmm. 579 00:38:30,395 --> 00:38:33,746 No, see, it's just like, down. 580 00:38:33,789 --> 00:38:35,269 Seven, eight... 581 00:38:37,140 --> 00:38:38,794 That's after. 582 00:38:38,838 --> 00:38:41,406 Because we take off our pants. 583 00:38:42,624 --> 00:38:44,322 Boom, boom. 584 00:38:47,107 --> 00:38:48,978 Do you want some coconut water? 585 00:38:49,022 --> 00:38:51,067 Yeah. It's good. 586 00:38:52,286 --> 00:38:54,114 -Okay. 587 00:38:57,900 --> 00:38:59,598 I would absolutely love 588 00:38:59,641 --> 00:39:01,469 to perform at Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend. 589 00:39:01,513 --> 00:39:04,690 It would definitely be amazing 590 00:39:04,733 --> 00:39:08,389 to perform on that humungous stage 591 00:39:08,433 --> 00:39:12,437 for all of... for all of these people that I admire. 592 00:39:23,273 --> 00:39:25,450 It's a huge deal to come to Vegas. 593 00:39:25,493 --> 00:39:28,931 You know, because people are coming from all over the world. 594 00:39:28,975 --> 00:39:33,458 And they get a lot of applications. 595 00:39:34,763 --> 00:39:36,765 Five, six, seven, eight. 596 00:39:36,809 --> 00:39:40,160 ♪ Bumblebee, bumblebee Bumblebee ♪ 597 00:39:40,203 --> 00:39:41,901 Chin down. ♪ Bumblebee 598 00:39:41,944 --> 00:39:46,035 ♪ Bumblebee, bumblebee Bumblebee, bumblebee ♪ 599 00:39:46,079 --> 00:39:47,733 Excellent. Let's do a couple of lions. 600 00:39:47,776 --> 00:39:49,169 Do you remember those? 601 00:39:49,212 --> 00:39:51,040 Super-super-super scrunch that face, Hazel, 602 00:39:51,084 --> 00:39:52,738 and then open really wide. 603 00:39:52,781 --> 00:39:54,609 Ah. 604 00:39:54,653 --> 00:39:57,133 One more, super-super-super... 605 00:39:57,177 --> 00:39:58,787 I'm very nervous about singing. 606 00:39:58,831 --> 00:40:00,267 It's... 607 00:40:00,310 --> 00:40:02,878 like, it's a scary thing to get up and-- 608 00:40:02,922 --> 00:40:05,925 to get up in front of people and sing. 609 00:40:05,968 --> 00:40:09,537 It's much scarier than getting naked on stage. 610 00:40:09,581 --> 00:40:11,191 All right, so here we go. 611 00:40:11,234 --> 00:40:12,584 Boobs. 612 00:40:14,107 --> 00:40:17,371 ♪ You've gotta have boobs 613 00:40:17,415 --> 00:40:21,680 ♪ If you want to impress Tycoons and rubes ♪ 614 00:40:21,723 --> 00:40:24,291 -Good! -♪ You need boobs 615 00:40:24,334 --> 00:40:27,250 ♪ To fill out a sweater 616 00:40:27,294 --> 00:40:32,255 ♪ You'll get two But three might be better ♪ 617 00:40:32,299 --> 00:40:34,475 That's one in the back for dancing. 618 00:40:38,044 --> 00:40:44,006 I think one of the things that separates Hazel 619 00:40:44,050 --> 00:40:46,922 is her continuing drive 620 00:40:46,966 --> 00:40:51,361 to better herself as an artist as a total, 621 00:40:51,405 --> 00:40:54,582 and not just as a really pretty girl. 622 00:40:54,626 --> 00:40:56,454 Like, I honestly don't even think 623 00:40:56,497 --> 00:40:58,847 that Hazel looks at herself and is like, 624 00:40:58,891 --> 00:41:00,545 Oh, my God, I'm so hot. 625 00:41:00,588 --> 00:41:02,198 Like, there's a lot of other girls who are, like, 626 00:41:02,242 --> 00:41:05,680 as hot as her that are just, like, super cunty. 627 00:41:06,986 --> 00:41:08,466 And Hazel just isn't. 628 00:41:08,509 --> 00:41:12,382 ♪ Even a cow has to show Her udders ♪ 629 00:41:12,426 --> 00:41:15,995 -Good. And keep it going. -♪ You got to have boobs 630 00:41:17,344 --> 00:41:19,999 ♪ B-O-O-B-S 631 00:41:20,042 --> 00:41:21,870 Okay, now this one's a little bit crisper, right? 632 00:41:21,914 --> 00:41:24,743 I want to sing to prove that I can do it. 633 00:41:26,005 --> 00:41:31,489 I want to sing so that I can show people 634 00:41:31,532 --> 00:41:34,230 that I can get up there and do a lot more 635 00:41:34,274 --> 00:41:39,497 to entertain people than, you know, smile and get naked. 636 00:41:39,540 --> 00:41:43,892 ♪ Make a man stand right up And take his hat off ♪ 637 00:41:43,936 --> 00:41:45,459 Yes, much better. You hear that? 638 00:41:45,503 --> 00:41:46,547 Because you say-- 639 00:41:46,591 --> 00:41:47,940 ♪ Ha 640 00:41:47,983 --> 00:41:49,202 It gives you a chance to hit that. 641 00:41:49,245 --> 00:41:50,464 But once you get to that O-- 642 00:41:50,508 --> 00:41:52,335 ♪ Hat off 643 00:41:57,079 --> 00:41:59,952 That's it. One more time, so I know it's not a fluke. 644 00:42:03,608 --> 00:42:05,261 Are you coming out in a bra? 645 00:42:05,305 --> 00:42:07,307 I'm coming out, and this is it. 646 00:42:07,350 --> 00:42:09,483 This is the costume. Like the only things that I take off 647 00:42:09,527 --> 00:42:13,052 are going to be bra and gloves, 648 00:42:13,095 --> 00:42:15,533 bra and skirt, and potentially this thing. 649 00:42:15,576 --> 00:42:17,273 Okay, gloves. 650 00:42:17,317 --> 00:42:19,188 I mean, the idea really, 651 00:42:19,232 --> 00:42:21,190 I think, is spinning the records on my boobs. 652 00:42:21,234 --> 00:42:23,541 Yeah. That's like the pièce de résistance. 653 00:42:23,584 --> 00:42:28,763 Yeah. So, like, this is more just like, hey, hello. 654 00:42:28,807 --> 00:42:31,810 -I'm covered in something '80s. -Yeah. 655 00:42:31,853 --> 00:42:33,681 I mean, '80s was all about, 656 00:42:33,725 --> 00:42:35,727 like, the high waist and it's cute to have, like, 657 00:42:35,770 --> 00:42:37,467 that little midriff section, 658 00:42:37,511 --> 00:42:40,732 so you're not showing, like, too much skin. 659 00:42:40,775 --> 00:42:44,213 But, Sarah, we should take her bust, waist, hips and length. 660 00:42:44,257 --> 00:42:46,607 There's certain unique challenges 661 00:42:46,651 --> 00:42:48,522 when you're working with a burlesque client 662 00:42:48,566 --> 00:42:51,220 rather than another client, 663 00:42:51,264 --> 00:42:52,831 just because, of course, you have to think 664 00:42:52,874 --> 00:42:54,615 of the mechanics of the outfit. 665 00:42:54,659 --> 00:42:56,965 The mechanics of how it relates to the act, 666 00:42:57,009 --> 00:43:01,013 the mechanics of how it's going to come off. 667 00:43:01,056 --> 00:43:02,580 So there's no, like, bumps in the road. 668 00:43:02,623 --> 00:43:05,147 That thing has to snap off quickly, 669 00:43:05,191 --> 00:43:07,802 that zipper has to come off smoothly. 670 00:43:07,846 --> 00:43:10,022 It's got to be beautiful as it's coming off as well, 671 00:43:10,065 --> 00:43:11,719 the inside and the outside, 672 00:43:11,763 --> 00:43:13,547 because everybody is looking at everything. 673 00:43:13,591 --> 00:43:15,723 Now, I'm going to leave my finger there, 674 00:43:15,767 --> 00:43:18,508 so see if you can comfortably unzip yourself. 675 00:43:18,552 --> 00:43:19,988 So... -Yeah. 676 00:43:20,032 --> 00:43:21,816 Yeah. 677 00:43:21,860 --> 00:43:25,080 Burlesque is such an exciting thing to work on, 678 00:43:25,124 --> 00:43:27,517 because you're constantly working on something 679 00:43:27,561 --> 00:43:29,650 that is meant to transform 680 00:43:29,694 --> 00:43:32,435 from one state to another, and to fool the audience. 681 00:43:32,479 --> 00:43:34,307 And it's always such a huge challenge 682 00:43:34,350 --> 00:43:38,267 to have that burlesquer come out on stage, 683 00:43:38,311 --> 00:43:40,661 and have the audience not size her up and be like, 684 00:43:40,705 --> 00:43:44,099 okay, that's coming off first and that's coming off second. 685 00:43:44,143 --> 00:43:46,972 Close your eyes and open your hand. 686 00:43:50,062 --> 00:43:51,367 -Yay! 687 00:43:53,065 --> 00:43:55,154 It's a down payment. 688 00:43:58,592 --> 00:44:01,726 When I first started out in 2004, 689 00:44:01,769 --> 00:44:04,032 you know, at that time it just was this place 690 00:44:04,076 --> 00:44:07,253 where you could just really experiment. 691 00:44:09,124 --> 00:44:12,519 Back then, everyone was so individual, 692 00:44:12,562 --> 00:44:15,043 what they were creating in burlesque, 693 00:44:15,087 --> 00:44:18,699 that if someone was wearing a panel skirt, 694 00:44:18,743 --> 00:44:21,484 if someone like ever wore that, no one would do that, 695 00:44:21,528 --> 00:44:23,486 because that was like, oh, they're doing that. 696 00:44:23,530 --> 00:44:27,926 Okay, cool, then I'm going to go and, you know, whatever. 697 00:44:31,886 --> 00:44:34,976 No one is burlesque was skinny then. 698 00:44:56,955 --> 00:45:00,872 It seems that there is a trend that, 699 00:45:00,915 --> 00:45:03,657 since burlesque has become mainstream, 700 00:45:03,701 --> 00:45:06,791 that restaurants and more upscale bars 701 00:45:06,834 --> 00:45:10,708 are interested in having this sort of entertainment. 702 00:45:13,667 --> 00:45:16,452 Throughout history, burlesque has been a source of, 703 00:45:16,496 --> 00:45:17,976 like, lowbrow entertainment. 704 00:45:18,019 --> 00:45:20,282 It's cheap, you know, accessible. 705 00:45:20,326 --> 00:45:22,545 Anyone can come. Like, people used to bring their wives. 706 00:45:22,589 --> 00:45:24,634 It was like, you know, my mom even saw a burlesque show, 707 00:45:24,678 --> 00:45:26,027 like, when she was a kid with her dad, 708 00:45:26,071 --> 00:45:27,855 because he went to go see a jazz band. 709 00:45:30,336 --> 00:45:33,295 However, people are kind of glomming onto it, 710 00:45:33,339 --> 00:45:34,644 you know, trying to make it highbrow, 711 00:45:34,688 --> 00:45:35,776 or trying to make it 712 00:45:35,820 --> 00:45:37,778 only for people with money, 713 00:45:37,822 --> 00:45:40,520 or only for people who want to look at skinny people, 714 00:45:40,563 --> 00:45:42,914 or one body type. 715 00:45:42,957 --> 00:45:44,916 And the people that are kind of buying into that, 716 00:45:44,959 --> 00:45:48,746 it's not coming from a place of soul or heart. 717 00:46:01,628 --> 00:46:03,325 I do, very much. 718 00:46:07,808 --> 00:46:09,810 Today, I signed a contract 719 00:46:09,854 --> 00:46:12,770 to perform in Atlantic City this summer. 720 00:46:12,813 --> 00:46:15,990 I'm going to be doing shows once a week 721 00:46:16,034 --> 00:46:17,818 at the Borgata Casino. 722 00:46:21,213 --> 00:46:23,781 I never thought that I would be in this situation: 723 00:46:23,824 --> 00:46:29,134 more work than I need, and being in demand as a performer. 724 00:46:31,310 --> 00:46:32,833 It's like a dream come true, 725 00:46:32,877 --> 00:46:34,530 except that I never actually had this dream, 726 00:46:34,574 --> 00:46:37,055 because I didn't know that it was a possibility. 727 00:46:39,927 --> 00:46:42,277 Even a couple years ago, I would say 728 00:46:42,321 --> 00:46:44,062 I'm not going to be performing all the time. 729 00:46:44,105 --> 00:46:46,891 I'm just going to be performing for fun. 730 00:46:49,328 --> 00:46:51,156 But now I'm performing all the time, 731 00:46:51,199 --> 00:46:53,941 and I travel, and... 732 00:46:56,074 --> 00:46:57,510 the casino really spoils me. 733 00:47:00,513 --> 00:47:02,123 Quite frankly, 734 00:47:02,167 --> 00:47:04,822 burlesque does not pay the bills, 735 00:47:04,865 --> 00:47:06,780 and my rent is really expensive. 736 00:47:06,824 --> 00:47:10,218 And so I, um... 737 00:47:11,567 --> 00:47:13,874 I need to figure something else out 738 00:47:13,918 --> 00:47:16,137 in terms of my income. 739 00:47:16,181 --> 00:47:19,706 But the thought of going back to a full-time day job right now 740 00:47:19,749 --> 00:47:21,273 is like... 741 00:47:21,316 --> 00:47:24,363 just makes me feel, like, awful. 742 00:47:30,673 --> 00:47:32,458 We are-- Totally down. 743 00:47:53,348 --> 00:47:55,263 Some people just don't like the city. 744 00:47:55,307 --> 00:47:56,786 No, and I understand that. 745 00:47:56,830 --> 00:47:58,440 -Yeah. -I guess it's like 746 00:47:58,484 --> 00:48:01,008 they're in an awkward, unfortunate position, 747 00:48:01,052 --> 00:48:02,923 because they're right next to New York. 748 00:48:02,967 --> 00:48:05,708 I mean, and you know that I'm not New York-centric. 749 00:48:18,417 --> 00:48:20,419 Take a right, take a right. 750 00:48:24,553 --> 00:48:26,077 Whoo-hoo! 751 00:48:26,120 --> 00:48:29,471 -Let's do Newark! -Let's do Newark! 752 00:48:31,299 --> 00:48:32,822 Hi. 753 00:48:32,866 --> 00:48:34,781 Good to see you. 754 00:48:34,824 --> 00:48:36,391 Hi. 755 00:48:36,435 --> 00:48:39,525 -Good. 756 00:48:45,923 --> 00:48:52,364 It is really dank more than normal back here, down here. 757 00:48:53,321 --> 00:48:55,454 -Uh-huh. 758 00:48:56,716 --> 00:48:58,544 Is that-- that's bad. 759 00:48:58,587 --> 00:48:59,806 Mold is bad. 760 00:49:17,432 --> 00:49:19,391 And we're here. 761 00:49:21,784 --> 00:49:23,873 -Yeah. 762 00:49:27,051 --> 00:49:28,835 Oh, Lord. 763 00:49:28,878 --> 00:49:30,402 Okay. 764 00:49:32,056 --> 00:49:34,014 Let's do this shit. 765 00:49:39,150 --> 00:49:40,673 We will play some music, 766 00:49:40,716 --> 00:49:42,327 and you guys are going to show them 767 00:49:42,370 --> 00:49:44,068 lots and lots of love, lots and lots of joy. 768 00:49:44,111 --> 00:49:46,374 Let them know that you're having a great time. 769 00:49:46,418 --> 00:49:48,855 And then you get to see the goods, you dig? 770 00:49:48,898 --> 00:49:52,032 The magic of burlesque. 771 00:49:52,076 --> 00:49:53,991 And the power of boobies. Salut. 772 00:50:31,245 --> 00:50:33,987 Doing burlesque full-time is... 773 00:50:34,031 --> 00:50:35,728 is hard work. 774 00:50:37,469 --> 00:50:42,126 You know, working every night, practicing and rehearsing. 775 00:51:06,933 --> 00:51:09,457 It's a lot of fun, but I don't want to see myself 776 00:51:09,501 --> 00:51:14,375 working in little bars several years down the road. 777 00:51:16,029 --> 00:51:17,726 I got it, thank you. 778 00:51:17,770 --> 00:51:20,555 Oy. Okay. 779 00:51:40,749 --> 00:51:44,362 As the New York Burlesque Festival was coming up, 780 00:51:44,405 --> 00:51:47,843 I was so nervous for this act. 781 00:51:56,243 --> 00:51:58,202 I was all stressed out about it because I was like, 782 00:51:58,245 --> 00:52:00,813 is this going to work, or is this boring? 783 00:52:00,856 --> 00:52:04,208 I'm not doing that much. 784 00:52:05,644 --> 00:52:07,559 I was really scared. 785 00:52:19,092 --> 00:52:22,574 For me, I'm not that quick to make a new act. 786 00:52:23,662 --> 00:52:26,055 It's very costly and, you know, 787 00:52:26,099 --> 00:52:27,666 sometimes it's just like the inspiration 788 00:52:27,709 --> 00:52:30,190 to do that just isn't there. 789 00:52:30,234 --> 00:52:32,236 I could go-go in this. 790 00:52:34,803 --> 00:52:36,675 -Oh, yeah. 791 00:52:36,718 --> 00:52:38,894 When you first start performing, 792 00:52:38,938 --> 00:52:40,244 you're excited. 793 00:52:40,287 --> 00:52:42,071 So you're just pumping out, 794 00:52:42,115 --> 00:52:43,247 and you're coming up with all these ideas, 795 00:52:43,290 --> 00:52:44,422 and you're going fucking nuts. 796 00:52:44,465 --> 00:52:46,467 And everything feels fresh. 797 00:52:46,511 --> 00:52:50,210 Well, after a while things aren't gonna be fresh anymore. 798 00:52:50,254 --> 00:52:53,735 Please welcome to the stage Gal Friday! 799 00:52:59,698 --> 00:53:02,309 So now you have to start asking yourself, you know, 800 00:53:02,353 --> 00:53:05,921 "What am I getting out of this? What are they getting out of this?" 801 00:53:15,540 --> 00:53:18,456 Everybody goes through moments when they don't feel confident. 802 00:53:18,499 --> 00:53:19,979 You know, it's hard. 803 00:53:21,502 --> 00:53:25,767 Especially when you're a naked lady on stage, you know, 804 00:53:25,811 --> 00:53:28,248 there's a lot of things going through your head. 805 00:53:28,292 --> 00:53:29,902 Am I pretty enough? 806 00:53:29,945 --> 00:53:32,644 Is my body good enough? And all that crap. 807 00:53:44,656 --> 00:53:46,223 But once you're onstage, 808 00:53:46,266 --> 00:53:49,748 your job is to entertain your audience. 809 00:53:49,791 --> 00:53:54,056 Just go in, and it's a job, and you're like, zoom. 810 00:54:19,821 --> 00:54:21,997 As the years go by, 811 00:54:22,041 --> 00:54:27,220 I wish I also had something else that I could do. 812 00:54:27,264 --> 00:54:30,441 There's only so far I think I can go with this, 813 00:54:30,484 --> 00:54:32,399 but I don't, at this point in my life, 814 00:54:32,443 --> 00:54:34,967 really have that many other options. 815 00:54:35,010 --> 00:54:36,621 I went to school for theater. 816 00:54:36,664 --> 00:54:39,580 Might as well shoot yourself in the foot. 817 00:54:41,626 --> 00:54:44,106 That's actually why I moved here to New York. 818 00:54:44,150 --> 00:54:46,108 I wanted to be a part of that. 819 00:54:50,287 --> 00:54:52,332 I just wasn't cut out for the hustle of it. 820 00:54:52,376 --> 00:54:55,379 The cutthroat nature of it, it just wasn't for me. 821 00:55:00,079 --> 00:55:02,037 And then there's the guilt that goes with it, 822 00:55:02,081 --> 00:55:04,083 because you move here and everybody back home is going, 823 00:55:04,126 --> 00:55:05,606 "So, what are you doing now?" 824 00:55:05,650 --> 00:55:08,130 And it's like, I'm waiting tables. 825 00:55:10,611 --> 00:55:13,048 You feel like a big fucking loser and a disappointment. 826 00:55:14,572 --> 00:55:16,269 All the things your mom ever said to you, 827 00:55:16,313 --> 00:55:18,489 like, this is a pipe dream. 828 00:55:18,532 --> 00:55:21,274 You know, what are you doing with yourself? 829 00:55:33,330 --> 00:55:37,856 Right now I'm going through a lot of transitions in my life. 830 00:55:37,899 --> 00:55:43,470 I was diagnosed with seronegative arthritis, 831 00:55:43,514 --> 00:55:46,430 which is a version of rheumatoid arthritis, in 2000. 832 00:55:57,441 --> 00:55:58,920 I was in remission for 10 years, 833 00:55:58,964 --> 00:56:00,531 and then it came back. 834 00:56:02,010 --> 00:56:05,187 It's very complex. 835 00:56:05,231 --> 00:56:09,148 Like I look healthy and I look like, good. 836 00:56:09,191 --> 00:56:14,632 But I don't always feel good and I'm not fully healthy. 837 00:56:33,912 --> 00:56:36,131 Maybe we can run through our new number 838 00:56:36,175 --> 00:56:38,395 just on the stage with, like, our phones. 839 00:56:38,438 --> 00:56:39,613 Okay. 840 00:56:39,657 --> 00:56:41,746 My body was so bad, 841 00:56:41,789 --> 00:56:45,140 it was so-- I could barely move. 842 00:56:45,184 --> 00:56:48,840 My range of motion and my flexibility is very limited, 843 00:56:48,883 --> 00:56:53,497 because my knees are in so much pain and they're so stiff. 844 00:56:55,760 --> 00:56:58,719 For shows, usually adrenaline kicks in, 845 00:56:58,763 --> 00:57:00,417 but that's not healthy to live on adrenaline, 846 00:57:00,460 --> 00:57:02,375 and to perform on adrenaline. 847 00:57:02,419 --> 00:57:04,725 If we could just play Scott's intro, 848 00:57:04,769 --> 00:57:08,207 and then we'll play your opening number, okay? 849 00:57:10,296 --> 00:57:12,037 I see the changes in Minnie. 850 00:57:12,080 --> 00:57:14,431 She has some days that are really hard, 851 00:57:14,474 --> 00:57:16,781 and it can be really frustrating for me, 852 00:57:16,824 --> 00:57:19,000 because it's like, oh, well, we can't go down on the floor, 853 00:57:19,044 --> 00:57:21,612 you know, or we can't do this or we can't do this. 854 00:57:21,655 --> 00:57:24,484 You know, sometimes I feel like, how are we gonna get any better 855 00:57:24,528 --> 00:57:27,008 if you can't do this thing? 856 00:57:27,052 --> 00:57:30,751 We have another East Village legend. 857 00:57:30,795 --> 00:57:36,061 She is considered the one-woman riot of burlesque. 858 00:57:36,104 --> 00:57:38,498 Let's give it up for Minnie Tonka. 859 00:57:38,542 --> 00:57:41,762 Minnie Tonka! 860 00:57:50,902 --> 00:57:57,952 I've been so selective in what energy I'm going to put out. 861 00:57:58,257 --> 00:58:00,738 But at the same time it's been this balance. 862 00:58:00,781 --> 00:58:02,957 Like, oh, I don't want people to forget about me, you know? 863 00:58:03,001 --> 00:58:05,917 So it's like, I have to keep this persona 864 00:58:05,960 --> 00:58:08,049 of, like, Minnie Tonka, whoo-hoo! 865 00:58:16,275 --> 00:58:18,930 It's been this massive, 866 00:58:18,973 --> 00:58:23,369 just emotional and physical journey and change. 867 00:58:25,240 --> 00:58:28,026 I think my perspective on everything 868 00:58:28,069 --> 00:58:30,419 is changing right now. 869 00:58:35,860 --> 00:58:38,079 Hello, motherfuckers! 870 00:58:40,429 --> 00:58:46,000 And welcome to the 12th annual New York Burlesque Festival. 871 00:59:15,334 --> 00:59:19,338 He's thinking, is it a man or a woman, is it a man or a woman? 872 00:59:19,381 --> 00:59:21,427 Sir, the answer is no. 873 00:59:23,908 --> 00:59:26,301 It's been going great. 874 00:59:26,345 --> 00:59:27,825 We're on Day 3 today. 875 00:59:27,868 --> 00:59:29,827 We are at the Saturday Spectacular 876 00:59:29,870 --> 00:59:31,785 in B.B. King's in Times Square. 877 00:59:31,829 --> 00:59:36,747 This is kind of our crème de la crme of performers. 878 00:59:36,790 --> 00:59:39,619 Murray Hill hosts tonight. 879 00:59:39,663 --> 00:59:42,143 And then we feature basically the best in burlesque 880 00:59:42,187 --> 00:59:43,841 from around the world. 881 00:59:49,629 --> 00:59:51,196 This is for all the ladies 882 00:59:51,239 --> 00:59:54,373 who think living in New York City is glamorous. 883 00:59:59,508 --> 01:00:01,859 I got really sick. 884 01:00:01,902 --> 01:00:03,774 Like I had a panic attack just before. 885 01:00:05,689 --> 01:00:07,647 This might be something that the audience might not 886 01:00:07,691 --> 01:00:10,432 like it or get it. 887 01:00:10,476 --> 01:00:12,478 If an act is weird, sometimes if people 888 01:00:12,521 --> 01:00:14,088 are uncomfortable or if it's weird-looking, 889 01:00:14,132 --> 01:00:16,482 if people are uncomfortable they'll laugh. 890 01:00:16,525 --> 01:00:20,051 I was afraid, like, if one person started laughing, 891 01:00:20,094 --> 01:00:22,314 that I would fall into that thing 892 01:00:22,357 --> 01:00:25,186 of treating it like a joke. 893 01:00:25,230 --> 01:00:27,232 But I didn't want to make fun of myself. 894 01:00:27,275 --> 01:00:29,582 Ladies and gentlemen, 895 01:00:29,626 --> 01:00:33,499 our next performer, she's doing a brand-new number. 896 01:00:33,542 --> 01:00:35,762 That's right, and if you don't know burlesque, 897 01:00:35,806 --> 01:00:38,286 know that no one ever says that or does that. 898 01:00:38,330 --> 01:00:41,028 She's doing a brand-new number. 899 01:00:44,684 --> 01:00:46,294 Ladies and gentlemen, it's not Monday, 900 01:00:46,338 --> 01:00:48,514 it's not Tuesday, it's not Wednesday, 901 01:00:48,557 --> 01:00:49,863 it's not Thursday. 902 01:00:49,907 --> 01:00:53,737 Right now it's Gal Friday! 903 01:02:02,631 --> 01:02:04,721 When I was up there, 904 01:02:04,764 --> 01:02:07,332 everything just sort of clicked. 905 01:02:10,030 --> 01:02:11,945 And then it just all came out of me, 906 01:02:11,989 --> 01:02:14,513 and it was such a great, honest moment. 907 01:02:32,574 --> 01:02:34,315 And I was throwing my all into it. 908 01:02:34,359 --> 01:02:36,840 It was that thing of, like, 909 01:02:36,883 --> 01:02:40,844 feeling, like, sexually repressed. 910 01:02:45,457 --> 01:02:47,851 Until the hood came off. 911 01:02:47,894 --> 01:02:50,201 And then it was just like an orgasm. 912 01:03:28,587 --> 01:03:31,024 Let's hear it for her, everybody: Gal Friday! 913 01:03:39,554 --> 01:03:42,601 After the New York Burlesque Festival, 914 01:03:42,644 --> 01:03:45,734 I was surprised at how much it ripped from me. 915 01:03:45,778 --> 01:03:48,781 Everything I wanted it to be kind of exploded out. 916 01:03:50,478 --> 01:03:53,133 You know, like, it was just enough out of my comfort zone, 917 01:03:53,177 --> 01:03:56,267 but still had aspects of who I am as a performer. 918 01:03:58,660 --> 01:04:00,880 Like, I just performed it, and it felt really good, 919 01:04:00,924 --> 01:04:05,754 and it felt real, and it felt from the heart. 920 01:04:05,798 --> 01:04:08,888 And I think it's a rare thing to hit on something 921 01:04:08,932 --> 01:04:12,892 that felt really honest, but also felt right. 922 01:05:03,769 --> 01:05:08,339 I'm feeling really excited, and nervous and, you know, 923 01:05:08,382 --> 01:05:11,559 it's like, the pressure's on, you know? 924 01:05:12,430 --> 01:05:13,953 Mom Just Mom? 925 01:05:13,997 --> 01:05:15,389 Who else could it be? 926 01:05:15,433 --> 01:05:16,869 You're on camera. 927 01:05:16,913 --> 01:05:18,262 I was just getting interviewed. 928 01:05:18,305 --> 01:05:19,611 Hi. 929 01:05:19,654 --> 01:05:22,222 My God, you look beautiful. 930 01:05:22,266 --> 01:05:24,659 Oh, my God, she's not joking. 931 01:05:24,703 --> 01:05:27,358 No, you're... yeah. 932 01:05:27,401 --> 01:05:31,536 When did you find out Darlinda was a burlesque performer? 933 01:05:31,579 --> 01:05:33,016 Well, at birth. 934 01:05:35,061 --> 01:05:37,542 The day she was born, 935 01:05:37,585 --> 01:05:39,544 I was in the hospital room, okay? 936 01:05:39,587 --> 01:05:41,241 And she must have been three hours old, 937 01:05:41,285 --> 01:05:42,851 and she had eye contact. 938 01:05:42,895 --> 01:05:44,679 And I have witnesses. 939 01:05:44,723 --> 01:05:47,987 Fifteen people came to visit me that day. 940 01:05:48,031 --> 01:05:52,905 And she literally looked around the room in everybody's eyes, 941 01:05:52,949 --> 01:05:55,212 and they remember that day. 942 01:05:55,255 --> 01:05:57,301 It was very freaky, yes. 943 01:05:57,344 --> 01:05:59,738 So she had stage presence at birth. 944 01:06:01,870 --> 01:06:04,177 What are your feelings about the Schlep Sisters? 945 01:06:04,221 --> 01:06:05,526 They're funny. 946 01:06:05,570 --> 01:06:07,354 But they're also-- they're very-- 947 01:06:07,398 --> 01:06:09,182 they're cute in a way. 948 01:06:09,226 --> 01:06:10,923 They're adorable. 949 01:06:10,967 --> 01:06:12,272 Do you have any jitters 950 01:06:12,316 --> 01:06:14,274 about them going on in competitions? 951 01:06:14,318 --> 01:06:15,754 They'll win. 952 01:06:15,797 --> 01:06:17,538 They'll win. 953 01:06:17,582 --> 01:06:18,887 You heard it here. 954 01:06:18,931 --> 01:06:20,628 Yeah! 955 01:06:30,682 --> 01:06:33,380 I got this for, like, $9 from China on eBay. 956 01:06:33,424 --> 01:06:36,166 And with-- plus shipping, it was like 14 bucks. 957 01:06:36,209 --> 01:06:37,297 Is this hot or what? 958 01:06:37,341 --> 01:06:39,299 It's amazing. 959 01:06:39,343 --> 01:06:41,301 So anyway, you guys-- 960 01:06:41,345 --> 01:06:43,695 you need to take a photo of me in the hallway. 961 01:06:44,826 --> 01:06:46,698 How are you feeling? 962 01:06:46,741 --> 01:06:48,830 Well, obviously, I'm filled with pride. 963 01:06:48,874 --> 01:06:50,180 Oh, I want to cry. 964 01:06:50,223 --> 01:06:53,096 Well, every time I see you perform, 965 01:06:53,139 --> 01:06:55,446 it brings me back to that moment 966 01:06:55,489 --> 01:06:58,449 when you were figure skating the very first time 967 01:06:58,492 --> 01:07:00,103 and you competed, you were like four years old. 968 01:07:00,146 --> 01:07:03,106 When I see you out there bringing joy to everybody 969 01:07:03,149 --> 01:07:07,110 and joy to yourself, there is such pride. 970 01:07:07,153 --> 01:07:09,590 So I want you to know that. 971 01:07:09,634 --> 01:07:13,464 We're just, like, really, really grateful and really excited. 972 01:07:14,639 --> 01:07:17,772 You know, just, like, being here 973 01:07:17,816 --> 01:07:20,036 is so much more 974 01:07:20,079 --> 01:07:22,473 than just getting the opportunity to compete. 975 01:07:22,516 --> 01:07:23,778 I just feel like it's, you know, 976 01:07:23,822 --> 01:07:25,258 this validation from the universe 977 01:07:25,302 --> 01:07:29,175 that, like, you know, I'm healing. 978 01:07:29,219 --> 01:07:30,959 And the stage is really slippery, 979 01:07:31,003 --> 01:07:33,788 so I'm nervous about that! 980 01:07:33,832 --> 01:07:36,095 -I'm so sorry you told me that. -Yeah, I know. 981 01:07:36,139 --> 01:07:37,488 -You're going to flip. 982 01:07:37,531 --> 01:07:40,273 -I know. -Yeah. You're going to flip. 983 01:07:40,317 --> 01:07:41,622 Thank you for being here. 984 01:07:41,666 --> 01:07:43,320 Of course. 985 01:07:58,987 --> 01:08:00,815 I'm very nervous. 986 01:08:00,859 --> 01:08:02,426 I'm excited. 987 01:08:02,469 --> 01:08:05,342 I've performed for an audience, you know, 988 01:08:05,385 --> 01:08:08,562 for an audience this size before plenty of times, 989 01:08:08,606 --> 01:08:12,349 but never an audience full of my peers. 990 01:08:14,133 --> 01:08:19,530 Mostly I just want to feel like I deserve to be up there. 991 01:08:25,971 --> 01:08:28,234 I feel immensely proud of my wife, 992 01:08:28,278 --> 01:08:33,544 and sometimes I feel like even she doesn't fully get 993 01:08:33,587 --> 01:08:35,850 how proud of her I am, or what a big deal it is, 994 01:08:35,894 --> 01:08:38,723 what she's done. 995 01:08:38,766 --> 01:08:42,727 Five years ago she worked a day job, Internet support. 996 01:08:42,770 --> 01:08:46,426 There's nothing wrong with that, but it's not show business, 997 01:08:46,470 --> 01:08:49,386 it's not the type of rarified skill set 998 01:08:49,429 --> 01:08:51,214 that now she's doing, 999 01:08:51,257 --> 01:08:55,305 and being acknowledged by more and more people. 1000 01:09:46,965 --> 01:09:51,012 Please welcome, from New York City, 1001 01:09:51,056 --> 01:09:53,406 the delicate flower, 1002 01:09:53,450 --> 01:09:55,887 Hazel Honeysuckle. 1003 01:10:03,373 --> 01:10:07,290 ♪ You've got to have boobs 1004 01:10:07,333 --> 01:10:09,335 ♪ If you want to impress 1005 01:10:09,379 --> 01:10:11,511 ♪ Tycoons and rubes 1006 01:10:11,555 --> 01:10:13,731 ♪ You need boobs 1007 01:10:13,774 --> 01:10:16,429 ♪ To fill out a sweater 1008 01:10:16,473 --> 01:10:20,346 ♪ You'll get two But three might be better ♪ 1009 01:10:20,390 --> 01:10:23,088 Oh, that's one in the back for dancing. 1010 01:10:28,659 --> 01:10:31,836 ♪ Boobs always give thrills 1011 01:10:31,879 --> 01:10:34,273 ♪ Two fried eggs Will surely grab him ♪ 1012 01:10:34,317 --> 01:10:36,057 ♪ Like grapefruits will 1013 01:10:36,101 --> 01:10:38,016 Oh, they're both breakfast foods. 1014 01:10:38,059 --> 01:10:39,496 ♪ But listen, folks 1015 01:10:39,539 --> 01:10:42,194 ♪ What sets them all A-whirling ♪ 1016 01:10:42,238 --> 01:10:47,721 ♪ Is a bare pair of tits With tassels twirling ♪ 1017 01:10:47,765 --> 01:10:51,247 ♪ You've got to have boobs 1018 01:10:51,290 --> 01:10:55,642 ♪ B-O-O-B-S 1019 01:10:55,686 --> 01:10:58,254 Do you think it's easy to write songs like this? 1020 01:10:58,297 --> 01:11:00,734 Lots of research. 1021 01:11:00,778 --> 01:11:06,523 ♪ Just think if all us girls Had boobies with fluoridation ♪ 1022 01:11:06,566 --> 01:11:12,311 ♪ We could take the cavities out Of the whole damn nation ♪ 1023 01:11:12,355 --> 01:11:15,967 ♪ A nibble a day Keeps the dentist away ♪ 1024 01:11:16,010 --> 01:11:18,796 Even drag queens love big titties. 1025 01:11:18,839 --> 01:11:21,929 This would go over great at the goat farm. 1026 01:11:21,973 --> 01:11:26,194 ♪ Pasties are a boob's 1027 01:11:26,238 --> 01:11:30,677 ♪ Best friend 1028 01:11:45,953 --> 01:11:47,781 Friends and lovers, 1029 01:11:47,825 --> 01:11:51,698 keep it going for Hazel Honeysuckle! 1030 01:11:51,742 --> 01:11:53,874 I felt, like, oh, my gosh, 1031 01:11:53,918 --> 01:11:57,356 we're in this show with all these amazing people and, like-- 1032 01:11:57,400 --> 01:12:00,054 I just felt like they looked amazing on that big stage. 1033 01:12:00,098 --> 01:12:04,407 I was like, wow, they're really talented and I just, you know, 1034 01:12:04,450 --> 01:12:09,063 it's like they're flexible and I'm like, wow, and here I am. 1035 01:12:09,107 --> 01:12:10,630 Picking each other up. 1036 01:12:10,674 --> 01:12:12,066 Yes, throwing each other in the air. 1037 01:12:12,110 --> 01:12:13,807 No matter the outcome, 1038 01:12:13,851 --> 01:12:16,332 I feel like it's such a positive thing that we're doing. 1039 01:12:16,375 --> 01:12:18,725 I feel like we're both in such like great places, 1040 01:12:18,769 --> 01:12:20,684 like emotionally and physically. 1041 01:12:20,727 --> 01:12:24,078 And, like, whatever happens, I just feel so good about it. 1042 01:12:24,122 --> 01:12:26,254 Like, I feel like we're gonna fucking rock that stage. 1043 01:12:26,298 --> 01:12:27,952 People are going to be like, "what the fuck?" 1044 01:12:27,995 --> 01:12:29,823 Yay, we can run. 1045 01:12:29,867 --> 01:12:31,477 -I don't know. 1046 01:12:31,521 --> 01:12:33,784 We do have that cartwheel. 1047 01:12:38,310 --> 01:12:39,572 I feel confident. 1048 01:12:39,616 --> 01:12:41,487 Yeah. Yeah, me too. 1049 01:12:41,531 --> 01:12:43,228 Yeah. 1050 01:12:45,665 --> 01:12:47,841 Okay, I can feel the camel toe. 1051 01:12:47,885 --> 01:12:50,366 Yeah, I have major camel toe. 1052 01:13:03,466 --> 01:13:05,250 Are you guys ready for the Tournament of Tease? 1053 01:13:08,166 --> 01:13:10,647 Our first category, as always, is... 1054 01:13:10,690 --> 01:13:12,431 -Small Groups. 1055 01:14:21,065 --> 01:14:24,938 But our next performers tonight are showbiz sisters, 1056 01:14:24,982 --> 01:14:27,027 and have been for 12 years! 1057 01:14:30,596 --> 01:14:36,123 So please welcome to the stage, the Schlep Sisters! 1058 01:14:39,126 --> 01:14:41,607 ♪ Schlep-A-Con Schlep-A-- Schlep-A-Con ♪ 1059 01:14:41,651 --> 01:14:43,827 ♪ Schlep-A-Con is A Schlep Sisters convention ♪ 1060 01:14:43,870 --> 01:14:46,003 ♪ It's fakata to think what They do for the attention ♪ 1061 01:14:46,046 --> 01:14:48,266 ♪ Darlinda spins around like A gorgeous living dreidel ♪ 1062 01:14:48,309 --> 01:14:50,007 ♪ While Minnie claps her hands She's such a shaina maidel ♪ 1063 01:14:50,050 --> 01:14:52,575 ♪ Everybody say shalom To the Schlep Sisters ♪ 1064 01:14:52,618 --> 01:14:55,534 -♪ Oh, yeah -♪ Ooh, watch them dance Just look at them go ♪ 1065 01:14:55,578 --> 01:14:57,493 ♪ When they start to move Get ready for a show ♪ 1066 01:14:57,536 --> 01:14:59,364 ♪ A little nervous? Don't know what to do? ♪ 1067 01:14:59,407 --> 01:15:00,626 ♪ Just order some schnapps Like one or two ♪ 1068 01:15:00,670 --> 01:15:02,410 ♪ But leave a nice tip 1069 01:15:02,454 --> 01:15:04,151 ♪ You don't want to be A schnorrer ♪ 1070 01:15:04,195 --> 01:15:07,067 ♪ Oy gevalt That's a really sexy aura ♪ 1071 01:15:07,111 --> 01:15:10,941 ♪ Baby, come join The party now ♪ 1072 01:15:10,984 --> 01:15:14,988 ♪ Well, I'm so happy To see you ♪ 1073 01:15:15,032 --> 01:15:18,731 ♪ Well, you know It's a good time now ♪ 1074 01:15:18,775 --> 01:15:22,169 ♪ Singing Hava Nagila 1075 01:15:22,213 --> 01:15:24,911 -♪ I feel warm -♪ I feel warm 1076 01:15:24,955 --> 01:15:26,913 ♪ Feel my tush 1077 01:15:26,957 --> 01:15:30,482 ♪ You give me Such a burning bush ♪ 1078 01:15:30,526 --> 01:15:34,268 ♪ If I can't have you I'll break down ♪ 1079 01:15:34,312 --> 01:15:37,141 ♪ Diving on the ground 1080 01:15:37,184 --> 01:15:39,056 ♪ I said, oy 1081 01:15:39,099 --> 01:15:41,580 -♪ Baby -♪ Baby 1082 01:15:41,624 --> 01:15:44,670 ♪ "Jewish" that you could Be me ♪ 1083 01:15:44,714 --> 01:15:46,803 ♪ I said, oy 1084 01:15:46,846 --> 01:15:49,675 ♪ Baby 1085 01:15:49,719 --> 01:15:53,026 ♪ I knew Jewish It said see you there ♪ 1086 01:15:53,070 --> 01:15:54,593 ♪ I said, oy 1087 01:15:54,637 --> 01:15:57,030 ♪ Baby 1088 01:15:57,074 --> 01:16:00,599 ♪ Well, I loved you Shlemiel ♪ 1089 01:16:00,643 --> 01:16:02,688 ♪ Schlep, Schlep, Schlep Schlep-A-- Schlep-A-Con ♪ 1090 01:16:02,732 --> 01:16:04,124 ♪ Oy 1091 01:16:22,882 --> 01:16:24,884 Did you notice, I wasn't doing my full...? 1092 01:16:24,928 --> 01:16:28,627 I think we just need to just accept it. 1093 01:16:28,671 --> 01:16:32,239 What an incredible show this was. 1094 01:16:32,283 --> 01:16:34,851 Now whatever happens from this point on, 1095 01:16:34,894 --> 01:16:36,679 I think you will all remember 1096 01:16:36,722 --> 01:16:40,421 that this bunch of human beings 1097 01:16:40,465 --> 01:16:42,989 gave you an amazing show. 1098 01:16:49,561 --> 01:16:52,172 And the Best Small Group goes to... 1099 01:16:55,480 --> 01:16:57,438 2 to Fly! 1100 01:17:23,769 --> 01:17:25,771 So... 1101 01:17:28,252 --> 01:17:32,169 Darlinda and I feel so good about our performance. 1102 01:17:32,212 --> 01:17:33,518 I'm going to cry. 1103 01:17:33,561 --> 01:17:35,607 Like, we had so much fun 1104 01:17:35,651 --> 01:17:38,697 and we fucking rocked it. 1105 01:17:38,741 --> 01:17:40,090 And... 1106 01:17:42,832 --> 01:17:46,226 like, we got off that stage and we were so excited and happy, 1107 01:17:46,270 --> 01:17:48,620 and I feel like 1108 01:17:48,664 --> 01:17:51,667 even though we didn't come home with the trophy, 1109 01:17:51,710 --> 01:17:54,234 we totally won. 1110 01:17:54,278 --> 01:17:57,107 We won on so many levels. 1111 01:17:57,150 --> 01:17:59,892 We totally won. 1112 01:18:09,554 --> 01:18:10,686 Red bean. 1113 01:18:10,729 --> 01:18:13,950 Red bean, yuzu, 1114 01:18:13,993 --> 01:18:15,168 Nutella. 1115 01:18:15,212 --> 01:18:16,909 -Coconut. -Coconut. 1116 01:18:16,953 --> 01:18:19,259 I messaged him first 1117 01:18:19,303 --> 01:18:22,523 -on OkCupid. Yeah. 1118 01:18:22,567 --> 01:18:24,177 I saw that he liked the movie Pooty Tang. 1119 01:18:24,221 --> 01:18:25,483 Oh, you likePooty Tang. 1120 01:18:25,526 --> 01:18:27,485 If you liked The Last Dragon, 1121 01:18:27,528 --> 01:18:29,313 I might pop out a kid right now. 1122 01:18:29,356 --> 01:18:31,184 And of course I loved The Last Dragon. 1123 01:18:31,228 --> 01:18:33,230 And he's like, "I saw it in the theater like three times." 1124 01:18:34,840 --> 01:18:38,191 And I was, like, wet as fuck, so it was on. 1125 01:18:40,498 --> 01:18:44,676 I said, "I work at night, I'm a performer." 1126 01:18:44,720 --> 01:18:45,982 When I mentioned I did burlesque, he was like, 1127 01:18:46,025 --> 01:18:47,940 "Oh, that's what I actually figured." 1128 01:18:47,984 --> 01:18:50,029 Do you know how hard it is to find a normal picture, 1129 01:18:50,073 --> 01:18:54,642 when all your pictures of you titties and, like, eyebrows. 1130 01:18:54,686 --> 01:18:56,514 It was so hard for me to find a picture 1131 01:18:56,557 --> 01:18:59,125 where I didn't have eyebrows, like, thickly drawn on, 1132 01:18:59,169 --> 01:19:02,738 you know, and four inches of makeup. 1133 01:19:04,652 --> 01:19:06,742 I was like, oh, I work a lot at the Slipper Room, 1134 01:19:06,785 --> 01:19:08,700 which he had been to. 1135 01:19:08,744 --> 01:19:11,703 To me I was like, what is a better way to show someone 1136 01:19:11,747 --> 01:19:15,751 what I do than to be, like, this is my house. 1137 01:19:15,794 --> 01:19:17,317 It's Friday night. 1138 01:19:17,361 --> 01:19:19,015 It's gals' night. 1139 01:19:19,058 --> 01:19:22,583 Please come up close. Make good friends with her. 1140 01:19:22,627 --> 01:19:24,324 I went with a friend of mine to see her perform 1141 01:19:24,368 --> 01:19:25,761 at the Slipper Room. 1142 01:19:28,024 --> 01:19:31,244 And I got butt naked. Matt puts his dick on my head. 1143 01:19:31,288 --> 01:19:33,464 And then I sat on his face. 1144 01:19:33,507 --> 01:19:35,814 Then we went to IHOP. Oh, yeah. 1145 01:19:35,858 --> 01:19:38,817 Then we went to IHOP at, like, 4:00 in the morning. 1146 01:19:39,818 --> 01:19:42,473 It was romance. 1147 01:19:42,516 --> 01:19:44,257 It was definitely like the most interesting date 1148 01:19:44,301 --> 01:19:46,564 I had had in a very long time. 1149 01:19:55,312 --> 01:19:57,270 During the first date, 1150 01:19:57,314 --> 01:20:00,056 we had like long periods of not talking. 1151 01:20:00,099 --> 01:20:02,667 But it didn't feel like I was searching out for things to say. 1152 01:20:02,710 --> 01:20:05,757 It was just like, oh, now we're having a moment of silence. 1153 01:20:06,671 --> 01:20:09,065 It's just like, I can be me. 1154 01:20:11,807 --> 01:20:14,853 You know, it's nice that I don't have to be on. 1155 01:20:16,550 --> 01:20:18,422 I don't always have to be Gal Friday. 1156 01:20:43,142 --> 01:20:46,102 Where do you see yourself as a burlesque performer 1157 01:20:46,145 --> 01:20:50,541 as you continue on this journey? 1158 01:20:50,584 --> 01:20:54,414 With burlesque becoming so much more mainstream, 1159 01:20:54,458 --> 01:20:58,331 you get a lot of shows of sparkly women in costumes 1160 01:20:58,375 --> 01:21:01,595 and not a lot of substance behind it. 1161 01:21:01,639 --> 01:21:04,903 And I'm one of those girls in the sparkly costumes. 1162 01:21:06,252 --> 01:21:08,124 I'm a little pretty princess. 1163 01:21:08,167 --> 01:21:10,822 And that's what I like to put onstage, because that's me. 1164 01:21:10,866 --> 01:21:14,391 And the thing is, it has to be part of your personality, 1165 01:21:14,434 --> 01:21:17,133 what you put onstage. 1166 01:21:17,176 --> 01:21:20,571 When I get to do burlesque, I can be sexy, 1167 01:21:20,614 --> 01:21:22,181 I can be stupid. 1168 01:21:22,225 --> 01:21:27,665 I can be gorgeous, or ugly, or funny. 1169 01:21:28,666 --> 01:21:30,494 I can do anything I want 1170 01:21:30,537 --> 01:21:32,278 when I get out onstage. 1171 01:21:32,322 --> 01:21:35,368 And that's kind of magical. 1172 01:21:38,023 --> 01:21:41,287 I made the decision to change my life, 1173 01:21:41,331 --> 01:21:46,989 focus on me, to put myself and my healing first. 1174 01:21:47,032 --> 01:21:49,817 But I didn't know what to do, 1175 01:21:49,861 --> 01:21:53,604 so I ended up getting this awesome part-time job. 1176 01:21:53,647 --> 01:21:56,607 Just administration work for a synagogue. 1177 01:22:02,004 --> 01:22:05,355 Let's get this horah started 1178 01:22:05,398 --> 01:22:08,097 with the Schlep Sisters! 1179 01:22:12,884 --> 01:22:14,712 This partnership, the Schlep Sisters, 1180 01:22:14,755 --> 01:22:16,932 is like the longest partnership that I've ever had. 1181 01:22:16,975 --> 01:22:20,283 To quote Viva La Fever, burlesque legend, 1182 01:22:20,326 --> 01:22:22,372 "Congratulations on your first 10 years." 1183 01:22:22,415 --> 01:22:24,852 And that was super inspiring when she said that. 1184 01:22:24,896 --> 01:22:26,419 We didn't even look at it that way. 1185 01:22:26,463 --> 01:22:28,378 We were like, our first 10 years. 1186 01:22:28,421 --> 01:22:30,206 -Yeah. -Wow. 1187 01:22:56,667 --> 01:22:58,495 Know what I think we're gonna need? 1188 01:22:58,538 --> 01:23:00,410 What? -Is even more coffee. 1189 01:23:00,453 --> 01:23:01,933 More coffee? 1190 01:23:01,977 --> 01:23:03,761 The espresso. I'm burning through it. 1191 01:23:03,804 --> 01:23:05,632 Okay, I will pick some up. 1192 01:23:05,676 --> 01:23:08,070 -Thank you. -I'm taking the rent also. 1193 01:23:08,113 --> 01:23:09,419 Oh, thanks. 1194 01:23:09,462 --> 01:23:10,724 Love you. 1195 01:23:10,768 --> 01:23:12,639 Bye, I love you. 1196 01:23:18,036 --> 01:23:19,777 Tits, check. 1197 01:23:19,820 --> 01:23:21,387 Legs, check. 1198 01:23:22,780 --> 01:23:24,434 Vagina, check.