Fleur de Lethal by Nico Bella: The Royal Tease Burlesque -APRIL- starring Tana and The Fascinators

Singing Sirens,Shimmying Sweethearts,Sexy Striptease and Scintillating Sounds

all await you April 24th at Portland's most dazzling Burlesque revue-

The Royal Tease.

Hosted by "The Wicked Wit of The West"- Sadie LaGuerre of The Wanderlust Circus,
The Royal Tease features an unparalleled array of of Portland's finest musicians,
dancers and entertainers on the stage of the all new Bossanova Ballroom.

Evoking every era but our own this monthly show revives the
long gone standards of the dance hall and supper club
and serve them up with a modern twist.

Our April edition features:

Charlotte Treuse

Violetta Beretta

The Beautiful Ballet of
The Bellini Twins

Meghan Mayhem

Holly Dai

Najwa Ik Verraad

and the incomparable

Carl Solovox
manning the bandstand as "The Baron VonDiddler"

The Royal Tease distinguishes itself by featuring astounding talent from
far and wide--
However,in seeking out the best-
this month we look no further than our own backyard to bring you
impeccable

TANA THE TATTOOED LADY
and her band
THE FASCINATORS

Never satisfied to have the delights end at the stage,

Sassafras Catering brings their "Uniquely Southern"
finesse with a 4 course dinner service.

Doors are at 8:00 Show is @ 9:00

Seated General Admission is $15.00

VIP Dinner Service with reserved seating is $35.00.

**Limited $10.00 Standing Room Only will be available - but there is no guarantee of seating

***Inquire for group rates for your special event- we love birthdays ,bachelor-ettes (and bachelors!) and all sorts of special occasions--

For more information and to purchase tickets please visit
http://www.bossanovaballroom.com

The Royal Tease Burlesque
"Portland's Illumi-naughty"
www.theroyalteaseburlesque.com

It's a Black and White issue

My Canon camera shoots in a mode called whiteboard and I use it to take a good deal of portraits in the bathroom mirror. I like them because I wind up looking like a bigger cartoon character than I am in real life and it makes it very simple to illustrate myself into pieces I am working on.

pulp

When I first moved to Los Angeles I lived in The Gershwin Hotel-- an experience that I will for the most part overlook. One of the great things about the place was the light in the hallways around 4:00 took on this heavy bright glow-- I borrowed Mister C's Canon Elph on a regular basis and shot a lot of portraits in the hallway. I am fascinated by old hollywood and I love the emotion in the still moments of a black and white film. Well that and I am pretty fond of being a drama queen.

Zen & the Art of Tiara Maintenance

Claudia Strasser: The Paris Apartment
Decorator Porn , absolutely my style inside and out. I need to work on buying a apartment...note to self
Chuck Palahniuk: Survivor
The mausolem he desribes in this book was next to my elementary school growing up. The books starts off full throttle from the first page- I read it on a seattle to portland ride cover to cover
Eddie Little: Another Day in Paradise
modern noir,blood, guts and sex. Voraciously. incredibly felt out- deeply moving, the inertia is a lot to bear
Jane Austen : Emma
Perfect dry wit- You know back when people used word play instead of slang and obscenity (*****)
Edith Wharton : The House of Mirth
Hollow, Hurtful, and Lovely. (*****)
Ayn Rand: The Fountainhead
A constant reminder that maintaining vision and never compromising integrity is greater than rewards. Than and Howard Roark is my idea of the perfect man. (*****)
Barry Gifford: Wild At Heart
Barry Gifford is my greatest modern muse when it comes to character development and story telling. Some of the one liners and chapter endings hang over my head for days. It's not just snappy comebacks it entirely romantic.It'd the most realistic love story I've ever read (*****)

iRule the iPod

1234
Feist: The Reminder
Oh such sweetness..can't wait to have the dream number come together. this song reminds me of the person I adore... L.A. is so far away somedays (*****)
Bouncin Back
Mystikal: Tarantula
" I know you miss them so it's time to uplift them, you gotta pick the pieces up and find a way to drive on. I'll tell ya the truth so ya gotta see, Get back Satan, don't bother me. And that's the way it's gotta be. I really hope you look down and are proud of me."
Neighborhoods #1
The Arcade Fire: funeral
There are so many loops of words in this song that take me back and take me forward. I remember what was, and I long for whats next.
So Alive
Ryan Adams : True Love
This is a song about what it feels like no only to love someone but to realize you are in love with them. Love ain't always flowers and candy. It's about being there and having someones back...always.
Backstreet Girl
The Rolling Stones: Flowers
Not a huge Stones fan ( love keith, don't dig on mick) but I love this song. Sort of a theme song for mistresses everywhere..
Have Love Will Travel
The Sonics: Here Are the Sonics!!!
rock rock rock.....this song is one of my favorite walkin out the door songs...
Desire
Ryan Adams : True Love
perfect love song...perfect perfect...it gets inside what wanting someone is all about, the inertia and stillness that comes with really knowing how you feel.
I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen: Dear Heather
This weeks new number, my tribute to my straightlaced pervert self. Seen Secretary? If so, then you get it. If not, go rent it.
She Will Be Loved
Maroon 5: Songs about Jane
This song reminds me about everything awful and treasured about being a young crazy girl in some sort of love...stading on corners and crying, running out on the front porch in the rain, kissing in parking garages. You never love like you do at 15.
Fumblin With the Blues
Tom Waits: The Heart of Saturday Night
I wanna squeeze you but I'm scared to death I'd break your back... favorite new bump and grind.

May 2010