A Man in Burlesque
- Published on Tuesday, 29 November 2011 08:00
- Category: Burlesque
It was four years ago today that I first stepped onto stage in a burlesque show. The first show I performed in I co-produced with Pink Flamingo Burlesque and Malaika Millions. I was the bandleader and guitar player. And yes, I took my clothes off on stage. I even did a shoulder-stand in my boxers while playing "Harlem Nocturne" on the guitar, upside-down!
These four years seemed to have passed quickly, and yet that first show feels so long ago. Since then I have played almost every role a person can in this business. I have been a producer, musician, solo boylesque performer, group dancer, composer, DJ, festival board member, lighting designer, and recently stage kitty.
I love burlesque and it's hard for me to imagine my life without it. But I know that day could come.
A guest in this community
I attended BurlyCon for the first time this year. I learned a great deal and also heard many things that got me thinking about burlesque and my place in it. In a panel discussion, Waxy Moon (a man) said something that pricked up my ears. Appreciating the joy he feels to have burlesque in his life, Waxy Moon gave a heartfelt thank-you to the burlesque community and said, "I feel so grateful to be a guest in this community of women."
When I heard that sentence my heart sank and for the rest of the day I couldn't help from asking myself this question over and over again: "Am I just a guest in this community?"
The remains of that day at BurlyCon were all the more interesting to me. As I walked the hotel halls, attended the seminars, and conversed at the parties, I noticed more than ever before that I was part of a minority. I was one of only a couple men in every class I attended. I don't know the numbers, but I would guess that BurlyCon was attended by about 95% women.
It's not surprising. But having worked in burlesque for four years now, I forgot that I am a minority in this business. I had become so accustomed to the company of women, and I have gratefully become so accepted by the women I work with, that I forget I am different. . . .
Adam Cohen "What Other Guy" - Guitar Chords
- Published on Tuesday, 22 November 2011 04:43
- Category: Guitar lessons online
One of my students requested to learn this song. I hadn't heard it before tonight but I love it. It's funny just how much this sounds like his father. But I think it's a beautiful, simple song, with lovely lyrics.
I didn't find any correct chords on-line so I thought I would post on my blog the chords that I'm hearing in this.
(This is all relative to Capo VI:) It sounds like he is having some fun with the C chord. He is adding the 9 (a D) to the chord, and he is not playing the high E string, so the chord ends up something like this: x3203x. He also turns it into a Cmaj7 chord in the intro just by removing the D note on the B string to reveal the major 7th: x3200x.
ADAM COHEN - WHAT OTHER GUY
Cadd9: x3203x
G: 32003x
Em: 022000
D: xx0232
G/F#: 2x0003
G/B: x20003
Capo VI
Intro:
Cadd Cmaj7 G
Cadd9 G
I know what you look like in the morning
Cadd9
Your kisses are soft and warm
G
I can draw you with my eyes closed
Cadd9
See you with nothing on but the radi-o
G
I know how many years of French you took
Cadd9
Your favourite movies, your favourite books
G
I know what really gets you going... glowing
Em D Cadd9
I know where you go with your beautiful friends
Em D Cadd9
I know what you taste like when the night ends
Dirty Dancing Burlesque Photos
- Published on Friday, 18 November 2011 05:33
- Category: Burlesque
Here are some of the best photos from the November 2011 Dirty Dancing Burlesque show! All photos are by Greg McKinnon.Thank you very much Greg for your awesome work!
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- Published on Friday, 18 November 2011 01:09
- Category: Burlesque
