Saturday, May 26, 2012

Galore Lore

Long time no see, you darling darlings, you! I haven't dropped off the planet quite yet...it's just that I was sooooo busy putting together my first solo show...


...which I'm thrilled to say went swimmingly...despite last-minute difficulties! It was so much fun, in fact, that I'm going to try doing it again in a couple months, hopefully with better attendance......ahem. Aaaaanyway...the show centered around the UNAUTHORIZED Story of My Life, set to eight of my biggest top-forty hits!! (Well, they should be top-forty hits!)

Lucky for you, I can share a little bit of the Galore Lore with you right here and now! Here are the pictures I shared from My Golden Gams Memory Album...chockful of Golden Gams Memories!! You'll just have to imagine me singing, ok?

Let's begin at the beginning, shall we?? Here's my baby picture...


You can already see the confusion in my eyes, can't you? It wasn't an easy childhood folks...raised on the mean streets...of Mercer Island, Washington...(the South End!)...nothing but trouble there...

As a youngster, I was put in the luggage compartment of a Greyhound bus bound for Hollywood...where a kindly television family, who happened to have their own bus, discovered me and took me in...


...but only until the season was over...then, of course, the old story...shuffled from one family to another...


...and another...


Fortunately, the one thing I had going for me this whole time were my extremely well-developed leg muscles...which is why, of course, they called me Gams Galore!!

But these gams were made for walkin', folks...and soon enough I found myself back on the streets. I did a little modeling for awhile...


...I even did a Santa Clause gig one long, cold winter...


But, rough as they were...the streets are where I learned most of my seductive skills and vampy ways! So it wasn't a total loss.

Yet, even us vamps can fall prey to Cupid's Arrow when it goes whizzing by...and sure enough, wouldn't you know I'd fall head over heels crazy nuts in love with exactly the wrong guy!


I don't know what I was thinking...I knew it would never work! Why did I have to go there??..Even today his presence haunts me!

But...time heals all wounds and I did end up meeting and marrying a nice, clean-cut Man with a Mullet...


Yes, Mullet...(I always called him Mullet)...and I were very happy together for many years...he got me to finally settle down long enough to have a few kids! Here's a picture of them when they were youngsters...


See that family resemblance?? Uncanny. Motherhood was wonderful, of course...my only regret is that those crazy kids and their breastfeeding frenzies sucked the life right outta my tits! In fact...just look at this "Before" picture of my breasts back in the day...


I can't even come close to that now...even with the proper foundation garments! Pitiful...

Oh well...time and tits march on. And now that the kiddies are all grown and have flown the coop to follow their own dreams, I've had a chance to concentrate on my own singing career, and realize my lifelong dream of following the Pageant Circuit! As you may remember...until this August, at least...I am still the reigning Queen of Belltown, your Belltown Betty!


So, that brings us up to the present time, friends...and I look forward to a happy future ahead of me. I'll be turning 56 this year and am already thrilling to the joy of senior discounts!


It's good to be Gams!

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Fun Fundraising

Darlings, I'm so excited to be telling you that tomorrow night I'll be hosting a fundraiser for The Burlesque Hall of Fame Legends Challenge...


...where we'll be raising money to send our fabulous friend, Velvet Ice...


...off to Las Vegas for the BHOF Weekend coming up in June!! Velvet Ice is billed as one of the "Titans of Tease"....along with "The Untouchable" Ellion Ness and too many other amazing living legends to name! Take a look at them gams, my friends...who'da guessed they've been struttin' their stuff since the 70's?? Sensational!!

I was lucky enough to meet both these beautiful "Living Legends" at last year's BurlyCon...here's the pic...which proves, without a doubt, that burlesque performers, glamour...aaand Blonde Ambition...are timeless!...ageless!! Right, darlings?

You can find out more...more...and so much more by visiting BHOF Weekend 2012!
Now...whatevahhhh shall I wear???

Velvet Ice photo courtesy Chris Blakeley

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Do's and Duets

Over the years, Miss Anita Goodmann and I have done several duets...and worn several 'do's...

This was during our country western phase...the hair was basic brown and toned down...


Next came our opera career...our dramatic do's hit the high notes, even if we didn't!


Then, of course, our tribute to ol' Broadway...Judy and Babs, eat your hearts out!


...but this latest look tops it all! Hey, Anita! Stop wearin' my wig around!


Baby you come knockin' on my front door
Wearin a different hairdo that you did before
I said well hell, now what am I supposed to do?
Not sure I like the way it looks on you...


Heard you had a little trouble at the store
Cuz they don't carry your style no more
But stop wearin my...
Stop wearin my...
Stop wearin my wig around!


It's hard to think that it's my wig your wearin'
It's hard to think about it on your head
I hope you're not just tryin' to get even
You coulda picked another look instead!


I know you really wanna try a new style
I know you really wanna be your own girl


Baby you could never look me in the eye
Without givin my weave a try
Stop wearin my...
Stop wearin my...
Stop wearin my wig around!


There's lotsa girls runnin round in the world
Ain't got the nerve to try a new 'do
Don't criticize me just cuz I look good
When you're guilty of the same thing too!


I know you really wanna have your own style
I know you really wanna be your own girl


I don't know how you can look me in the eye
You coulda worn any weave in the world
Stop wearin my...
Stop wearin my...
Stop wearin my wig around!


Ya gotta stop wearin my wig around
....Hey hey...
Stop wearin my wig around
.........Hey hey...

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Grotto A-Gone-Gone

Well darlings, the party is over...the GROTTO A-GO-GO...and my costumes and the debut of Fifi Kalamata were a big hit...(thank gawwwd!))...and a jolly good time were had by alls...as far as I could tell, anyway. I know I had a good time, and that's all that really matters to me! 'wink!'

Here's a snap of me slappin' my poster up on the playbill thingy-dingy at the Rendezvous, taken by my pal Sam!  Did I mention Sam is someone's friendly neighborhood US Postman by day, and everyone's friendly neighborhood bartender by night? Well, he is.


Oh, and here's one of Miss Anita Goodmann and...you guessed it!...the exotic Fifi Kalamata!


I'll be getting some actual footage of the Kalamata act soon...but in the meantime, here's an action shot taken by my own darling daughter, Teela!


 I know what you're thinking...could anything be cheesier? HAA! ...right??
 
My only regret is that we didn't get around to doing the appointed Gams/Anita duet...Stop Wearin' My Wig Around...that we'd originally planned to debut that evening. I'll be sharing the lyrics with you after I go do a little shoppin'...photoshoppin', that is, for a little visual interest. In the meantime, you can visit my other blog that I just started...called:
Poetry For No Apparent Reason...just some stuff I've had laying around in notebooks and journals for awhile...some are worth sharing, I hope...maybe you can take a look and tell me how you like it, ok? xoxo and mwah!


Sunday, May 6, 2012

Cuban Cuties

Speaking of exotic, spicy hot females,...anybody vana go to Havana?

 

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Cocktail Pick

Presenting, for your eyes only! My newest costume is fit for...Antipasto!...or your Auntie's Antipasto...and if your Auntie wears your panties while enjoying Antipasto, all the better!


This is what I've designed for the premiere performance of my newest character...that Hot Li'l Piece o' Paisano.....
Fifi Kalamata! Take note of those tasty red satin 'pimentos' and sparkling green gems...and as you can see, I wasn't stingy with the fringy...look at that swing! Bing-bada-bing!


Well, twist my swizzle stick! How about this snappy cap for garnish? You can't see the tasty insides but it's lined with that same sassy red satin as the pimientos! Mangia bene!


Yes, friends...I realize a Kalamata is actually a blackish-brown olive with a smooth, meaty texture named after the city of Kalamata in southern Greece...


...but that's no fun, is it? I prefer the snappy green Spanish variety with juicy red pimientos winkin' atcha...


But, who is this Fifi Kalamata anyway?? Is she French? Oui! Italian? Sì!  Greek? Vαί!  Pickled in brine?? Why, she's the Hot Tomata make ya glad she's not ya dotta! She's the Senorita t'which the boys all beat their meat-a! Not only does she really know how to move her moussaka, but you should see what she can do with the Mambo Italiano, a buncha balloons and one very sharp olive pick!

I know what you're thinking, darlings! "Great gnobs of gnocchi, Gams! You really know how to pick 'em!!"

Sunday, April 29, 2012

EZ Listenin'







...aaaaand...Coming soon to a Theatre which may or may not be near you...