BURLESQUE 25TH MARCH 2007 – TIGER
LOUNGE, MANCHESTER.
The second Burlesque event I attended at Manchester’s Tiger Lounge
bar was every inch as enjoyable as the previous one As I arrived, Miss Ruby
Fortune was singing lead vocals with the superb. Tailshakers, Band. It was just
a final sound check rehearsal, but it was as good as a performance in itself.
Later, the
band played in earnest, a mixture of sixties Rock & Roll, with hints of
Country and Skiffle. They worked
through some fine cover versions of Johnny Cash songs and others, with the drum
machine player in the foreground acting also as lead vocalist, until that
distinction shifted the bass player and later to Ruby Fortune. The two sets
played were excellent if too short, though of course the night really belonged
to the ladies.
The
shamelessly politically incorrectly named Eva Braun opened the dancing in
style. Ruby Fortune, Dolly Mae, Bunny Monroe, and Beatrix Von Bourbon added to
the performance list in style too.
Best was
the delightful telephone sex number performed with a 1950’s telephone as a prop
that showed how the phone mouth and hearing pieces served as perfect breast
covers.
Another
highlight was the young lady who lay back on the floor while she used one
shapely leg to remove the stocking from the other – the moment of stepping out
of hose or panties is that which can most easily look awkward and clumsy
compared to the teasing dances possible with the upper body, but the dancers
here make it all look so easy, which I’m sure it isn’t.
Another
dancer offered a sponge bath, soaping her down nicely and finally pouring the
remaining water down her ample frontage.
Some of the
girls got lads in the audience to remove feather boas and take other props,
making the mood of events very interactive and raunchy. As last time, Liam
revenge proved to be a great DJ.
On Tuesday
another Burlesque troupe, The Slipper Belle Burlesque, are entertaining
everyone at a different bar in Manchester, Po Na Na, on Charles Street. I can
hardly wait.
I was quite
saddened that the next Tiger Lounge event is at Easter when I am away
elsewhere. I’ll certainly be back for future shows though.
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