<p>Haven’t talked to my D but husband just called that D called him at work about the follow-up to the gig at the “celebrity burlesque club” late last night, LOL. He says D said that the club owners liked them so much that he offered them a regular nightly gig that pays highly. However, she got home at 4 AM from the job (I don’t even want to think about her walking home at that hour alone). Mentioned well known movie actor in audience. Now, I thought my kid was over extended before this…takes nine classes (was auditing a 10th but now realizes that is too difficult to do the work for that too), is rehearsing professional show she is musically directing, is rehearsing lead in a musical at school which as soon as that is done is lead in another, and is rehearsing and musically directing/arranging for her a capella group (I think after a full day of school today, she has three rehearsals tonight until 11:30 PM (that’s pre-homework), and has to go to Scholars (and I think is writing a show for that too). I hardly think she can add a nightly gig in the wee hours of the AM. She may have to give up all sleep. However, she is excited about the well paying offer at this NY hot spot. Not sure what is burlesque about it but may be a variety theater…when I think of Burlesque, I think of Gypsy! (this did not involve stripping, however!)</p>
<p>Hey sooz…sleep is way overrated. She can catch up when she turns 50. The best thing you can do is avoid saying, “I don’t know how you have time to do all this stuff.” <— one of my mother’s favorites from the time I went to college until the present day. It makes me crazy!</p>
<p>Hmmm. I looked up “Burlesque” in Merriam Webster… As long as she doesn’t talk about having to wash and iron her tassles before going to work, it sounds like fun!!</p>
<p>Main Entry: 1bur·lesque<br>
Pronunciation: (ˌ)bər-ˈlesk\
Function: noun
Etymology: burlesque, adjective, comic, droll, from French, from Italian burlesco, from burla joke, from Spanish
Date: 1667
1 : a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
2 : mockery usually by caricature
3 : theatrical entertainment of a broadly humorous often earthy character consisting of short turns, comic skits, and sometimes striptease acts</p>
<p>Astrophysicsmom, I have since spoken to her. She explained that this is not an ordinary club and it is very very pricey (according to her, some paid $25,000 for a table but I cannot imagine that but what do I know of the rich) where celebrities tend to go and the show is like these acts that are a bit atypical and her little group was a big hit last night (or should I say this morning at like 2 AM?) They were even told what to sing and what to wear which was not what they typically sing or dress like. In fact, they were dressed as Mormons from Utah and introduced that way! And they did a rendition of Mr. Sandman and it went over quite big and the owners want to hire them to perform for a week (but at that hour). She said she’ll see what they negotiate as they prefered Sat. nights as they are students (a couple are recent graduates), but she said if she were to do the one week gig, she’d make so much money in one week that she could pay for summer rent. We’ll see. She said she is turning down many other paying jobs as she has learned to say no as there are no more hours left in the day or night and she is focused on many things in a very demanding program and involved in three shows and running an a capella group among other things. So, I guess the ‘show’ was these acts and that was what was burlesque about it. I read about the club online and I guess it is a ritzy hotspot and happens to be right by where she lives as well. So, I guess the owners turned their act into something more humorous and it wasn’t their “usual” act they perform elsewhere (and this is just a subset of her group anyway). She agreed that on a regular basis she can’t get home at 4 AM. </p>
<p>As far as “tassles”, ironically the outfit she said she had to wear was the opposite extreme…schoolgirl look…white blouse,black skirt, etc. Not even HER look, LOL.</p>
<p>Adore the Away Message, soozie… “That’s right, Mom!” I guess she got your number :p. </p>
<p>During S’s freshman year, his away messages were my primary window into his life. I even kept a log of them. They were funny or tired or topical on newsofthe day or whatever. Sadly, they seem to be no more. He’s still on AIM a lot, but no away messages. And since he is a man of few words… I get to know that he is alive, but that’s about it. Sophomore year I was reduced to knowing that he was alive by seeing that he had spent a dime here or there out of his bank account when I went online to transfer in his allowance; kind of “He Spends, therefore He Is.” This year… no allowance, so no birds-eye view of the banking doings.</p>
<p>“Patience Is A Virtue” -jmmom’s dad.</p>
<p>I hope he’s looking down seeing how much opportunity I am having to exercise that virtue :D.</p>
<p>soozie–What a fabulous gig for your D (but my first thought was “Some guys get off on schoolgirls…”) :eek:</p>
<p>Outside the Alley, there’s a great thread on “What Magazine Would Best Depict Your House?” ROFL.</p>
<p>MomMusic, I realized after I wrote that…it could be intepretted that way. But for one thing, her group is COED…not all girls. It is not a “sex club.” It is a very high end cabaret sort of club (it may even be referred to as “dinner theater”) that has many acts. Theirs is a singing act, but the owner didn’t have them to do their own material or dress the way they normally dress when performing and put a twist on the act which made it funnier, I believe to call them Mormons from Utah. These young adults are amazing award winning singers and so I likely made it sound like something else. The venue was different and high end expensive and NOTHING like a dive. Her group also recently performed at the well known venue called Joe’s Pub and had performed at CBGBs. This time it is just a small subset of her group and the place is called The Box (started by and owned by Oscar Hammerstein’s grandson) if you want to look up articles. However, I realized when I described the straight laced outfits, it gave an image of a whole 'nother kind! This was more “and here are the Mormons straight from Utah…” type of thing that added a twist to their singing group. If I heard of schoolgirl outfits in a strip bar, well…:D</p>
<p>Although Sinner’s Alley is very open-minded, I am thinking that a singing group dressed as Mormon school girls is outside our comfort zone. Now if they dress as marmots, we’re on.</p>
<p>Alumother…I think sinner’s alley has an “anything goes” element…nothing is past our realm! By the way, they were not dressed as school girls and half of them are boys as well. They were dressed as “Mormons from Utah”, whatever that conjures up. It wasn’t schoolgirls. The “naughty school girl” image came up by someone else and I realized I gave the wrong impression. The funny twist was the “Mormon” schtick that the propieters of the cabaret show put on their singing act.</p>
<p>OK. Mormons it is. </p>
<p>I love the TV show, “Big Love”:).</p>
<p>Well, anyone want to join me in a marmot singing group? “Oh the shark has pretty teeth dear, and he keeps them out of sight…” (Lalala).</p>
<p>I like to sing. I’ll join!</p>
<p>“and it shows them pearly white…” (Lalala)
Thanks, mythmom, now I have an ear worm :D</p>
<p>Yup. Time for a drink. I think I got into a brawl on the Dear CC - awkward social situation thread. And that ain’t even a bar :eek:</p>
<p>So… what do we have in here that has a valium-like effect?</p>
<p>me too! bar keep- please fill her up!</p>
<p>JMMom…reading some posts in that thread feels like I have already had a drink as it is reeeeeeeeeeeeealy making no sense at all! Either that, or I need a drink after reading it!</p>
<p>(I look at CC as a diversion…albeit a big distraction…as I am working on my work with clients and I can’t tell which is more perplexing…reading an essay that needs a lot of work…or reading that thread…the essays are looking mighty good in comparison, LOL)</p>
<p>I am pouring myself a drink IRL. It’s tame, I admit. But wine is easy to pour and requires no recipe. My brain is too addled from <em>that thread</em> for a recipe.</p>
<p>Barkeep! Merryvale Chardonnay all around.</p>
<p>Yummy.</p>
<p>Nice to be in the bar with you folks. Took my shoes off. jmmom, you got guts.</p>
<p>Cheers everyone! Let’s hope all posts tomorrow make more sense than today. My head is still spinning!</p>
<p>I second the toast to JMMom…gutsy gal…:)</p>
<p>My smiley for that thread is: 
:eek: (not talking of the OP but the ensuing “discussion”)</p>
<p>Is there some sort of full moon thing happening?</p>
<p>Cute story:</p>
<p>My son (10) has been working on a video for several days now. He showed me a section where he had filmed me, unbeknownst to me. I was sitting on my favorite sofa by the window, reading the NY Times.</p>
<p>His narration: </p>
<p>“Here is my beautiful Mommy, in her natural habitat.”</p>
<p>:)</p>