Beauty is pain

La Familia

Adam, Ella and Katie. Ella definitely steals the picture. And I think that is COMPLETELY OK by Adam and Katie!

Posted by eschipul about ago.

Arizona sunset

Amazing sunset while driving in Scottsdale, Arizona

Posted by changsandy about ago.

Girl on a Swing

At the Orange Show Burlesque Themed Ball 2007

Posted by eschipul about ago.

Girl on a Swing

At the Orange Show Burlesque Themed Ball 2007

Posted by eschipul about ago.

The Orange Show Crew

Orange Show team - Stephen is the trouble maker on the left who started this thread of photos in my photo stream. Y'all can thank him next time you see him.

Posted by eschipul about ago.

smile

"... fun is the use of time in a manner designed for therapeutic refreshment of one's body or mind. While leisure is more likely a form of entertainment or rest, recreation is active for the participant but in a refreshing and diverting manner." Source: definition of fun. Photos from the Orange Show gala where I do some volunteer stuff.

Posted by eschipul about ago.

Gala Guests

Even the audience was into the act.

Posted by eschipul about ago.

Beauty

Naked Beauty Sets the Stage. update: This photo shot to the top of my interesting quickly. It is a plaster mold in the staircase at Helios' in Houston. Not a bar, but an art space. The mold is, according to the site, of the proprietor Mariana Lemesoff.

Posted by eschipul about ago.

YELLOW magazine karaoke

yellow magazine karaoke party at MFAH Mixed Media Event, July 2007 in Houston Texas

Posted by eschipul about ago.

Orange Show Gala

"At first, the American press praised burlesques, but turned vicious under pressure from influential do-gooders. But the cries of the self-righteous had an unintended effect. Editorials and sermons condemning burlesque as "indecent" only made the form more popular!" Source: the history of burlesque. Photos from the Orange Show gala where I do some volunteer stuff.

Posted by eschipul about ago.

Laughter

Orange Show gala guests in a moment of true laughter. You don't get many shots like this - so it makes me smile when I catch a real "belly laugh" type of photo. Photos from the Orange Show gala where I do some volunteer stuff.

Posted by eschipul about ago.

my hand is stuck!

"my hand is stuck! perhaps a dollar will pry it loose?" galveston, tx

Posted by eschipul about ago.

the band

"ACT ONE: The ensemble entertains with songs and gags, dressed in formal evening clothes." Source: the history of burlesque. Photos from the Orange Show gala where I do some volunteer stuff.

Posted by eschipul about ago.

Pain scale

Posted by riggedupnet about ago.

motion

"Suggestive rather than bawdy, these shows relied less on strong scripts or songs than on sheer star power. " Source: the history of burlesque. Photos from the Orange Show gala where I do some volunteer stuff.

Posted by eschipul about ago.

Girl on a 10k Throne

"In the 19th Century, the term "burlesque" was applied to a wide range of comic plays, including non-musicals. Beginning in the 1840s, these works entertained the lower and middle classes in Great Britain and the United States by making fun of (or "burlesquing") the operas, plays and social habits of the upper classes. " Source: the history of burlesque. Photos from the Orange Show gala where I do some volunteer stuff.

Posted by eschipul about ago.

the band

"ACT ONE: The ensemble entertains with songs and gags, dressed in formal evening clothes." Source: the history of burlesque. Photos from the Orange Show gala where I do some volunteer stuff.

Posted by eschipul about ago.

TALL Performers

"Burlesque underwent a crucial change when Michael Leavitt produced burlesque variety shows using something similar to the three act minstrel show format" Source: the history of burlesque. Photos from the Orange Show gala where I do some volunteer stuff.

Posted by eschipul about ago.

Daughter

My daughter is so beautiful!!!

Posted by kalwynah about ago.

Orange Show Burlesque Gala

"Most people think that "burlesque" means female strippers walking a runway to a bump and grind beat. But that only fits the form in its declining years. At its best, burlesque was a rich source of music and comedy that kept America, audiences laughing from 1840 through the 1960s." Source: the history of burlesque. Photos from the Orange Show gala where I do some volunteer stuff.

Posted by eschipul about ago.

Let's see how much of this bottle does it take to numb out the pain

Or to make me pass out >>

Posted by mactivist about ago.

Burlesque Dancer

"By the 1860s, British burlesque relied on the display of shapely, underdressed women to keep audiences interested. In the Victorian age, when proper women went to great lengths to hide their physical form beneath bustles, hoops and frills, the idea of young ladies appearing onstage in tights was a powerful challenge." Source: the history of burlesque. Photos from the Orange Show gala where I do some volunteer stuff.

Posted by eschipul about ago.

King's Club At MadHatters

That is a beautiful sandwich

Posted by john about ago.

Hotel in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, CA

Here I am, just after jumping out of the shower so my hair is still a bit wet, in my hotel in Burbank, California, my home for this two week stretch.

Posted by merlyn about ago.