Adding More to My Hotel Series Photos, This Set By Bettina May!

Only a Texan would plan a trip to Texas in July, and only a burlesque performer would plan a TOUR in Texas in July! And that is exactly what I did last month. I organized a nice little tour in my home state and managed to get in a week's worth of time with my family as well. The trip coincided with two other NYC performer's traveling schedules (Grace Gotham and Bettina May) so we all decided to try to organize as many shows together as possible while we were all in Texas. Since I lost my drivers license years ago (not due to anything as salacious as DWI but mere expired for too long...) I told my parents I was going to "borrow" my older brother and make him chauffeur us around the 100+ Texas heat. And chauffeuring he did! He drove us to Houston, Austin, Corpus Christi, and all my local gigs in Dallas/Fort Worth. I've never gone on a road trip with my brother so it was actually kinda sibling bonding time and for us, it was bonding over many episodes of the classic Twilight Zone series.

While we were in Houston, Bettina (ever creative and industrious) pulled out her camera in our hotel room and we shot a few photos for my Hotel Series. I love adding to this growing series on my web site especially photos from different photographers.

There is a funny story about this photo. I tend to not like photos of myself laughing or smiling. I find that I have to have a real laugh for the photo to appear genuine. In all the fake smile/laugh photos, I look like a demonic clown so I tend to prefer photos of myself like this:

"Hotel Series #5", Photo by Michael Webb.
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 Or this.

"Hotel Series #3", Photo by Michael Webb. 
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But Bettina managed to capture me in a moment of genuine joy and laughter mainly because of what Grace Gotham was doing in the background which a lady can not divulge! Let's just say that I will forever think of this photo as the wonderful moment where Grace Gotham elicited an authentic laugh from me during a photo shoot.

"Hotel Series #7", Photo by Bettina May
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"Hotel Series #7", Photo by Bettina May
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"Hotel Series #7", Photo by Bettina May
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SNAPPED! Sneak clip from last night's show: Lone Star Follies An All Texan Burlesque Spectacular!

SNAPPED! By performer extraordinaire and co-producer of Dallas' Ruby Revue Ginger Valentine. I was really honored to have the Ruby Revue girls in the show along with Perle Noire and all of our NYC performers. The show was kick ass, if I may say so myself. The Reformed Whores (Katie and Marie) NAILED it as hosts. I couldn't have asked for a funnier, dirtier, more charming and talented duo to run our show! We'll have lots more photos to post this week! If you were there, feel free to post your photos on social media and tag us! #lonestar