A note before bed

[bironic]

Just to say that Geek Burlesque was a total hoot. You haven't lived until you've seen a young man strip down to nothing but briefs and a Boba Fett helmet. Or a coy female Cthulhu in a green bodysuit and mask lowering her bloomers to reveal the tentacles peeking out of her bikini bottom.

Also ran: a brilliant, joyous Robin; Catwoman with a whip, subduing and teasing Commissioner Gordon; Captain Hammer dancing to "Can't Touch This"; Spike singing the "Rest in Peace" song from the Buffy musical and then doing a striptease with his leather duster and red shirt, etc.; the Power Rangers defeating a monster with the strength of skin-baring, and also gymnastics. Oh, and a routine involving the cubes from Portal. Plus two (I think) "regular" burlesque acts with fantastic performers, one a doll/puppet and her puppeteer, and the other breakfast food-themed.

All hosted by a "George R. R. Martin" clearly inspired by the South Park parody. (One of the many floppy wiener jokes involved a broken microphone stand. During the raffle, when he was having trouble getting a ticket out of the Tardis-shaped container, he said, "Winner is coming.")

*trails off with glitter and snap pants*

Comments

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

holy cats and kittens, that sounds awesome!

[bironic.livejournal.com]

It was much fun!

[no-detective.livejournal.com]

Wow - sounds like the perfect night out!

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Your icon is so appropriate, omg.

[elfy.livejournal.com]

Sounds like much fun! :D

[bironic.livejournal.com]

'twas!

[kassrachel.livejournal.com]

OMG, that sounds fantastic. Thank you for giving us glimpses!

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Here are some literal ones, if you like :) -- http://www.sirlesque.com/

[cincodemaygirl.livejournal.com]

OMG! ...Any chance they'll perform again near MJ weekend?!

[bironic.livejournal.com]

I wish I knew. "Geek Peek" was a one-night-only show, although it appears to be an annual tradition as part of Central Square's Geek Weekend. Sirlesque, the troupe that hosted the show, seems to do geek-themed shows now and then (http://www.sirlesque.com/shows.html, & FYI there's a Doctor Who skit in the Videos section), and there's a Geek Girl Boston burlesque troupe as well, although I can't vouch for its quality; the one dancer represented in last night's show was uneven, IMO. I will keep an eye out for MJ-adjacent options!

[amnisias.livejournal.com]

Spike singing the "Rest in Peace" song from the Buffy musical and then doing a striptease with his leather duster and red shirt

Please, please tell me you've got photographic or videographic evidence of this. Please?!?!

[bironic.livejournal.com]

There was a photographer or videographer present at the event, and I'm hoping footage will appear on the internet sometime soon. I wanted to photo at several points last night, including that one, but didn't want to be disruptive with my phone!

OK, but I have done some research and if you scroll down to the second Buffy photo on this page, you will get a so-so glimpse of the guy who played Spike: http://airshipdaily.com/blog/a-night-of-nerdlesque

ETA: Oh, here's a better one (although last night his coat was, properly, longer): https://www.flickr.com/photos/bdjsb7/13740579735/in/photostream/

Also, here is Captain Hammer with someone I can only assume is Mal Reynolds (not represented last night): https://www.flickr.com/photos/63526285@N00/13740983014

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