Woohoo!

Just got back from crazy/inspiring Burlesque Hall of Fame weekend in Vegas and boy, I can’t afford to be tired. Lots of action this month! Hope you’ll come out and join me!

Thursday, June 10
LITTLE MINSKY’S
Club Deluxe, SF
10PM / $5 / 21+

Sunday, June 13
FISHNET FOLLIES SCHOOL OF CLASSIC BURLESQUE
Bay Functional Fitness, Rockridge/Oakland
1:30-3PM / $20 / Women only, 18+

Tuesday, June 15
Fishnet Follies Guest Host DR. SKETCHY’S
111 Minna Gallery, SF
7-10PM / $10 Sketchers, $7 Students, Free to barflies

Friday, June 18
HUBBA HUBBA REVUE: HELL!
DNA Lounge, SF
9PM / $15 / 21+

Saturday, June 19
KEYHOLE CABARET (San Diego)
Stout Pub, San Diego
8PM / $20 / 21+

Sunday, June 20
STRIPTEASE SALON with MYNX D’MEANOR
Venue TBA, San Diego
Time TBA / $20 / Women only, 21+

Friday, June 25
sASSy’s SEASIDE BURLESQUE
Winter’s Tavern, Pacifica
9PM / Free / 21+

Sunday, June 27
FISHNET FOLLIES SCHOOL OF CLASSIC BURLESQUE
Bay Functional Fitness, Rockridge/Oakland
1:30-3PM / $20 / Women only, 18+

Saturday, July 3
HUBBA HUBBA REVUE: STAR-SPANGLED SATURDAY
Uptown Club, Oakland
9PM / $10 / 21+

Whew! See ya from the stage! And buy me some drynx after!

Here’s another photo from my “Island Blues” act. Shot by Johnny Crash.

Got back Sunday from a whirlwind weekend in SD where I produced and performed in our second COMIC STRIP! – a comic-themed burlesque show for Comic Con Weekend. Still haven’t completely caught up on sleep, but wanted to share my latest pride and joy!

Watch the San Diego Union-Tribune video coverage of the show.
(Sorry, couldn’t embed.)

Interviews with Flame Cynders (SF/LA), me (SF/SD), and Sabrina Bellydancer (SD).
Glimpses of our comic-themed performers this year:
Mynx d’Meanor (SF/SD) – Harley Quinn
Bunny Pistol (SF) – Betty Boop
Sugar from a bit o’ Burlesque (SD) – Madame Mirage
Lady Borgia (SD) – Poison Ivy, Scarlett O’Herring
Josie Starre (SF) – Death from The Sandman Series
Sabrina Bellydancer (SD) – Storm
Flame Cynders (SF/LA) – Blonde Phantom
Ruby Rocket (Austin) – The Black Cat

We had a smallish, but wildly packed house, and it was a phenomenal show!

Hope you enjoy the video!

July is packed full of crazy fun– I’ll be debuting a couple of new acts, modeling for a very special Dr. Sketchy’s, and traveling down to San Diego (with some of my fave SF gals) for Comic Con weekend!

Woohoo! Come out and play!

THE QUICKIE:
JULY 2 – $timulus Package Benefit Show – Annie’s Social Club, SF
JULY 8 – Barbary Coast Burlesque Anniversary – Annie’s Social Club, SF
JULY 13 – Dr. Sketchy’s SF with Molly Crabapple – 111 Minna Gallery, SF
JULY 24 – COMIC STRIP! Burlesque Spectacular – The Ruby Room, SD

THE NITTY GRITTY:

JULY 2, 2009 – THURSDAY – 9PM
$timulus Package Benefit Show
A benefit for performers having troubles with their day jobs

Raffle, Catering, Free Whole Foods Gift Bags, Vendors, Go-Go, Burlesque, Comedy, Dancing, Variety, and more!

Starring:
* Bombshell Betty * Mynx d’Meanor * Red Velvet *
* Milkshake * Ultra Violet * Foxy Chartreuse * Bottoms Up *
* Fina Fatale * Holly Highbeams * Tiger Von Claus * Dia Bolique *
* Cheeky Sweets * Fromagettes * Burlesqueteers *

And an EXTRA SPECIAL naughty reading by: Agnes O’God!

Plus burlesque to LIVE MUSIC from Fromagique:
* Bombshell Betty * Randy Johnson * Patina DeCopper * Ezekiel Sudonimo * Jimi Jat *

MC: Randy Johnson (bring your rotten tomatoes!)

The economy is tough and everyone knows people that have been having a hard time making ends meet. 100% of the door money, tips for catering, raffle money, and donations will be donated to local SF Bay Area performers that are having just that same trouble. Almost all of the performers are donating their talents for this show. Last time we raised $600+ to benefit an injured performer. This time we are hoping to raise $1,500.

The first 100 guests will get a gift bag from Whole Foods who has also generously agreed to match a % of the funds raised in Whole Foods gift cards so come out and help us get every penny we can for out-of-work, recently-laid-off, under-employed actors/dancers/comedians/musicians/variety performers! All beneficiaries will receive gift cards to whole foods with a guide to “buying on a budget” at Whole Foods.

FREE catering provided by:
Sweet Petite Baking! All tips will be donated to the benefit.

Annie’s Social Club
917 Folsom St (@ 5th)
$10 (larger donations gladly accepted)
21+ w/ Valid ID
9PM – Midnight

Sponsors:
Whole Foods SoMa
Sweet Petite Baking
Annie’s Social Club (drink a lot!)
Bombshell Betty Dance

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JULY 8, 2009 – WEDNESDAY – 8PM
Barbary Coast Burlesque Celebrates….
Our One Year Anniversary!!! Wednesday, July 8th
Beautiful dancing women and CAZADORES drink specials!!

Hosted By
ROGER ODDCOCK
Starring…
* Bunny Pistol * Virginia Slim * Balla Fire *
* Sid Scenic * Juicy D. Light * Mynx d’Meanor *
* Ruby White * Lady Satan * sASSy Hotbuns *

Annies Social Club
917 Folsom at 5th St.
Show at 8pm
$5 at the door where it starts with sweet Kandy!!!!!

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JULY 13, 2009 – MONDAY – 7PM
Dr. Sketchy’s San Francisco – July session

Monday, July 13th 2009
6:30 – 10:30 pm
111 Minna Gallery, SF

Dr. Sketchy’s San Francisco Announces Special guest, Molly Crabapple!!

This month we are excited to announce that the founder of Dr. Sketchy’s Molly Crabapple will be in San Francisco in July! Molly will be signing copies of her new book, Scarlett Takes Manhatten at Dr. Sketchy’s San Francisco! Molly Crabapple is an award-winning artist, author, and the founder of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School.

Modeling and burlesque performance by Mynx d’Meanor!
Special musical guest Fromagique!!!
MC: Randy Johnson

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JULY 24, 2009 – FRIDAY – Doors 9PM – SAN DIEGO!

Going back to San Diego for Comic Con weekend! Producing and performing the return of COMIC STRIP!

A Burlesque Spectacular!

Starring:
Bunny Pistol! (SF) Flame Cynders! (SF/LA) Josie Starre! (SF)
Kira Von Sutra! (Tulsa/LA) Mynx d’Meanor! (SF/SD) Ruby Rocket! (Austin)

with San Diego favorites:
Lady Borgia! Sabrina Bellydancer! a bit o’ Burlesque’s Sugar!

Plus:
Cosplay Contest!
Photo Booth!
Superhero Go-Go Girls!
Dance Party!

The Ruby Room
1271 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103

JULY 24, 2009 – FRIDAY
Doors 9PM / $10 General / 21+

Presented by Fishnet Follies Burlesque Revue
http://www.fishnetfollies.com

I got to work with some of my favorite people again, modeling for the March session of Dr. Sketchy’s San Diego: A Tribute to Indian Divinity.

In a fun, festive collaboration, Mynx d’Meanor models as Lakshmi with Sabrina Belly Dancer as Parvati and a very special appearance of Ganesh. (Directed by Jake Wilson.):

Mynx as Lakshmi:

I learned a really cool way to wrap a sari.

Hey! That’s some pretty cool figure drawing by our Blondie!

See the rest on the Dr. Sketchy’s San Diego blog.

Another fun Dr. Sketchy’s modeling session!

March 21! Award-winning belly dancer SABRINA and burlesque darling MYNX D’MEANOR pose in A TRIBUTE TO INDIAN DIVINITY…Special appearance by GANESH!

March 21, 2009
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
$10 admission

21 AND UP

the RUBY ROOOM
1271 University Ave.
San Diego, CA 92103

Check out the Dr. Sketchy’s San Diego website for more info!

December’s Dr. Sketchy’s was a wonderful holiday-themed ensemble modeling session.

San Diego art monkeys got special treats: two burlesque performances during drawing breaks– first time in San Diego, I believe. I performed my fun holiday gift box number and Lady Borgia danced her sexy classic “Santa Baby”. Posing was great fun, too!

Pretty pictures by resident photographer Matt Hohlfeld.

Check out the Dr. Sketchy’s blog for photos of the other fabulous models.

Another year older, and I’m officially joining the cool kids in their dirty thirties. Oh yeah!

Mynx d’Meanor spanked by Amygdala. Photo by J. Reifer. Photoshopped by Mynx.

Got a couple of cute quickie mentions a few weeks ago in San Diego weekly rags City Beat blog and the San Diego Reader.

Photo by Jim Ferreira

In an event listing on City Beat/Last Blog on Earth: “San Diego burlesque”, Kinsee Morlan wrote

I wonder if Mynx and her girls could take on the San Diego Derby Dolls? Probably.

Hee. I’m thinking good times around the roller rink in the future. That would be a fun collaboration.

And Jake and I got kudos from an artist in a San Diego Reader coverage of Dr. Sketchy’s by Barbarella:

Conner believes Dr. Sketchy’s attracts more illustrators, comic book, and graffiti artists than it does fine artists. “It’s a fun atmosphere versus a more serious one,” she says. At one session, burlesque performers Mynx D’Meanor and Indiana Jake created a series of poses in which they reenacted a Jack the Ripper scene. “From the beginning to the end of the kill,” Conner remembers. “Her being the hooker on the street and him meeting her, him giving her grapes, then taking her clothes off, to cutting her throat and having her on the ground. They even used red yarn as fake blood.”

“Jack the Ripper” session at Dr. Sketchy’s in April 2008. Photo by Matt Hohlfeld.

It’s a very nice piece about Dr. Sketchy’s in San Diego, with interviews of hostess-with-the-mostest Lily Jackson and poster girl Lady Borgia. Read the full article here.

Join us for our FINAL BURLESQUE BRUNCH of the year!

FISHNET FOLLIES BURLESQUE BRUNCH
An intimate afternoon of jazz, live dance performances, vintage burlesque reels… and you!

Fishnet Follies presents A MIDWINTER NIGHT’S DREAM/HOLIDAY SPECIAL

With:
Caburlesque Kittens!
Lady Borgia!
Las Bandidas!
Mija Macabre!
Mynx d’Meanor!
Sabrina Bellydance!

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2008
2PM – 4PM / Show at 2:30PM

The Ruby Room
1271 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103

$12 cover
FREE glass of French Champagne Mimosa
FREE Hors d’Oeuvres
Communal Cocktail Seating

FISHNET FOLLIES BURLESQUE BRUNCH
A new way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon with good friends, good booze and great burlesque!

(Image of Catherine D’Lish used with permission. Photo by Ramon Estrada.)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2008

FISHNET FOLLIES presents:
ROCK N’ BURLESQUE!
Benefit show for The Animal Protection & Rescue League

Live Bands!

NAUTICAL DISASTER

ECHO REVOLUTION

Burlesque and Bellydance Performances!
Jezza Belle
Lady Borgia
Mija Macabre
Mimi LeMeaux
Mynx d’Meanor
… and MORE!

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2008

THE RUBY ROOM
1271 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103

Doors 6PM / $10 Cover / 21 & up

ALL PROCEEDS DONATED DIRECTLY TO THE ANIMAL PROTECTION & RESCUE LEAGUE

About APRL:

The Animal Protection and Rescue League is a grassroots 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in San Diego which works to document and expose animal cruelty occurring behind closed doors.

Since its inception in 2002, APRL has garnered the attention of national and international media, influenced animal protection legislation, conducted numerous rescues of abused factory farmed animals, influenced policymakers to adopt humane solutions to wildlife management, and created a network of grassroots outreach volunteers.

APRL has been extremely active in the campaign to PASS PROP 2 in the recent election, collecting over 100,000 signatures in San Diego County and canvassing the streets. Congrats to APRL!