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A little rain, a little wind.
The Pre Hurricane Buzz ...
F is for ....
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The Great White North...
North Dakota Bound ....
Dr. Horrible ...
All is well, Fay turned out to be a non event here. I seemed to have been napping when it made "landfall" in Key West. Slept through the damn thing.
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The island has started a little buzzing sound this morning. It's just the murmur of the word "hurricane" under people's breath.
Most locals are dismissing it, not even giving it a second thought. They are seen as more of a nuisance than anything. Like a bad friend swinging by, drinking all your beer, throwing a party in your yard, and then skipping town before sunrise as to avoid cleaning up.
Still, JoEll is off at the store stocking up on some needed supplies, filling the gas cans and the car. Hopefully it's just a little tropical storm that's going to get tore up over Cuba and then give us a healthy dose of rain. Maybe give some of us a day off on Monday to hang out and watch it from the inside.
I'll keep everyone up to date from down here. Don't get roped into the hype that I am sure is going to build up over the next day on the Weather Channel. Tropical Storms, Cat Ones and Even Cat Twos are just nasty storms. Stay inside and don't mess with them and you will be fine. Anything stronger and we'll have a little bumpier rode on our hands but we'll be ok.
As I've said, a few prayers, raised glasses, or good wishes our direction is never a bad thing.
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Fay.
Well it seems that we might get a little visitor down here in the Keys.
Tropical Storm Fay has been christened and is hanging out in the Caribbean headed North.
It's still too early to tell what we're going to get hit with, but it looks like we are going to be getting some sort of "weather". Cuba can be pretty rough on storms. It has mountains right in the middle of it, so hopefully that will make her weaken some. We only have to worry when she pops off the other side (our side) and starts heading across.
Nothing really we can do now except get a little ready just in case. It's going to make for a busy day at work tomorrow. I wonder if they are going to start evacuating the tourists. Refunds, Cancellations etc. etc. etc.
Well, at least I'm back home. It'd suck to be away and have to come back for something like this. Hopefully it'll just be a little rain event. The kind of thing that blows over within a few hours.
... but a little bit of good wishes this way couldn't hurt :)
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Now,when I say, "The Great White North", I don't mean snow. This is the most Caucasian place I have ever seen. I saw 1 African American yesterday.
But, I don't mean to sund negative. Everyone here has been very nice. Stores, bars, restaraunts anywhere, people greet you with a smile and seem genuinely glad to see you.
Now the highlight of my trip so far has been my niece and nephew, Madeline and Noah. Kids are truly a spectacular thing. It has made me want them even more. For some reason completely foreign to me, Noah has taken a liking to me. He's my new buddy. Yesterday we were at the indoor pool here at the hotel and he wanted me to take him down the big water slide. We must have done it 6 or 7 times. Each time (he's two, by the way) once we hit the first turn, he would just start to giggle. Everything seems right with the world, when you have this little tiny person stting in your lap laughing. It's pretty damn heartwarming.
I'll take some pics tonight and update the ol flickr page. But all in all, I'm having a really nice time.
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So I'm getting ready to visit the state of North Dakota in just two weeks to visit my in laws and meet my niece and nephew. I met my niece once, but she was just a baby, so this is pretty cool.
I need off the rock I think. Sometimes you just need to step away from home to bring things into perspective.
Been a little funky recently (down in the dumps funky, not Bootsy Collins funky). It's not that I don't appreciate my life. I realize I have it better that %90 of the people on the planet. I just get a little overwhelmed.
And normally at a job, shit flows down hill. I should be safe. I'm the boss, right?
Well, it seems that shit flows uphill in Key West.
Landon
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Joss Whedon is my master now .....
This is just awesome!
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"I gotta get me some pimpin' shoes"
- JoEll Bradbary
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Today is a guest entry from Marky P. It seems that Key West Burlesque got a little email....
Von Teese Laywers seek to confiscate KWBLQ Props…
By markyp
While thumbing through my emails after a long day at work, I stumbled upon a peculiar message.
A practical joke? I pondered-
A humorous quip that one of our wild and wacky performers set up? I queried…
Before I read the next paragraph I decided to find out if this message was authentic. I Googled the Law office- I Googled Ms Sweet- I Googled oversized champagne glass- (I actually use ASK- but Google rolls of the tongue better) All things checked out real enough to have cozy and informative websites and images- which made the words I was reading more surreal by the moment-
Dazed and befuddled I continued down the document sent to me from the law offices of Keith A Fink & Associates, representatives of Ms Von Teese.
It appears we at KWBLQ have violated some sort of trademark or copyright although none were actually mentioned.
We have been simply asked quite nicely to stop making oversized glasses for burlesque shows. For we have been told they are the same ones “as featured in Ms Sweet’s world-famous burlesque shows”
They also sweetly reminded me that “Ms Sweet- (Dita) has not licensed or permitted me to manufacture or distribute” my burlesque props.
Further more the oversized glasses we have NOW are to be immediately taken out of our ‘inventory’ and that all such products are to be “retained for their retrieval”
I stare out my studio window waiting for the men in rhinestone black suits donning black feather boas and fedoras to waltz into the back yard, and retrieve our glasses. No one has come yet but I plan on chaining all of the glasses together tonight and letting out my 10 lb attack jack russell, just in case.
Although we appreciate and respect the dynamic and amazingly dazzling shows performed by Ms Teese- We here at KWBLQ are puzzled as to how an artistic interpretation of a vintage pin-up and burlesque piece can be controlled or liscecened by Ms Teese. Our show includes an oversized glass piece that has been around as a documented image for at least 100 years and an act for at least 50 years. How now we are to be stopped is amusing and charming on many fronts.
Quite possibly there has been a mix-up, or some sort of misunderstanding. Or maybe we here down in the friendly town of Key West are naïve to the wide-sweeping powers Ms Teese has over these sorts of things. Maybe somewhere in the Homeland Security underwriting Ms Teese has slid in some sort of non-compete clause. Either way we are delighted and honored to be a topic of discussion at the Teese house and wish nothing but the best for Ms Sweet in all of her endeavors.
As for an actual lawsuit I would love to produce just such a showcase. We have been inspired to start casting for the greatest variety show ever performed. First we need a very witty and charming yet slimy lawyer who must look dashing in a vintage suit. Were thinking the The Blue Bunny is perfect if we can afford him. Tons of burlesque starlets of yesteryear will take the stand one by one- glowing- dazzling- and flamboyantly telling tales of their travels. The Jury will pay a small door charge to watch reenactments by today’s hottest burlesque dames as they twirl, grind, and strip across the courtroom stage. As for the closing arguments, non other than Ms Teese herself, with perform head to head with Ms Dujour in an all out Burlesque-Off featuring the two oversized glasses.
In the end we all will win. A fabulous show with amazing performances by all! I would have of course have filmed it all and had promotional t-shirts, posters, and memorabilia for this most amazing show I will have ever produced…
Burlesque Court...
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So last night / early this morning I had a dream.
I dreamed that Axl Rose checked into one of my guesthouses. He and I started to hang out and became really good friends. He turned out to be one of the best guests I've ever had staying with me. I remember in my dream looking at my phone and it saying "Axl" when it rang ......
Somehow I also knew that it was a coincidence that Tommy Lee from Motley Crue was also staying at one of my other properties, but I didn't get a chance to meet him.
What the fuck!?!? I'm not even that big of a Motley Crue fan (c'mon who can't air guitar a little to Girls girls Girls though?). I actually did love Gn'R back in the day. Still throw "Appetite for Destruction" on the MP3 player from time to time, and regard it as one of the most awesome albums ever. But, I'm not sure if Axl and I would really get along. And I would like to add that in my dream he was Late Eighties / Early Nineties Axl Rose. Not the "lookin' a little more like Bo Derek" Axl Rose we have now.
AXL ROSE
BO DEREK
I have labeled the photos so you don't get confused.
Ok, let's see what Landon's sub conscience can spit up next. Maybe I can go to tea with Barry Manilow or something ...
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