I'm waiting for that one show where everything goes smoothly- but i guess in live entertainment, that's a difficult thing to ask! Over the last year and a half, Lulu and I have had our share of adventures and mishaps along the way. And they have turned into funny stories and sometimes big lessons learned.
So far, we have avoided the usual burlesque mishap and no pasties have flown off during a show- which is easy for me since I turn to other types of reveals and leave the pasties to the rest of the burly world. Its one huge relief that I don't have to worry about-not that the chances of something popping out one day aren't still there.
But I guess I do have an equivalent to loosing pasties- and that would be loosing wigs. Yes, Bitsy lost her wig in one of last nights performances. One strand of hair became unknowingly stuck in a sequin on my dress during the quick change- and when the dress came off- the wig did too. I tried to stop it, but it was too late- Do any of you know the weight of that dress?!? All that momentum... there was no stopping it!! And that wig was on tight!! I found the whole thing quite funny actually, as did the audience.
And I learned my lesson:
Secure. Wig. More.
I'm not sure if I'll be incorporating wigs into any future acts... Wait- we all
know I'm lying. There will be. They are too fun to not have, and sometimes they are practically unavoidable!
Remember to come out Saturday to Columbia City and see the Emerald Dollies perform "Spoiled Rotten" for the last time in a while- it's going on the shelf- until further notice!
On personal updates:
I still find myself once and a while wallowing in all the recent negativity in my
life. Which you have to allow yourself to do once and a while I guess. But it's annoying and I've decided its time to stop. I've decided to live on a more positive note. I'm usually always a glass is half full type of person. And I always tend take the heart-trampling if it means someone else’s happiness.
I know in the past I've been able to pull out the bitch card if needed, it takes a lot of backstabbing and button pushing to get me to do it, eventually I do. But who needs that negativity- at any level- in their lives. Not me. So no matter what hurt anyone has caused me, I'm letting it go. Life is too short and too full of amazing moments. Even with those who hurt me, I have beautiful memories of them.
Why, as humans do we tend to focus on only the bad memories, the bad qualities, and the negative?
It may take some effort at times, but I’m determined.
No resentment, no regrets, only kindness.
Because in the end, kindness is all that really matters.
