a winter wonderlust begins

inside now. having never been to a burlesque show i don't know what to expect. the crowd is actually not too freakish. some guy wearing leather and fishnets is being pulled by his mistress on a chain latched around his neck. not impressed. seen the gimp in pulp fiction. there's a lot of lingerie attire here which is nice (on some people). plus there's a few older folks that look like anyone's mom or dad or 5th grade school teacher. chaperones perhaps? on a pleasant field trip to the local bar for a burlesque show? an interesting mix of people here nonetheless.

grab a beer as the performance gets underway. head up to the front of the stage. the host is a small asian man named xavier. explains winter wonderlust is a holiday themed burlesque show by the girls of burlesque noir and duke city derby. asks us if we're all ready to see some tits. the crowd erupts, "hell yeah!!! wooo!!!" i whisper a small "yey." a few girls come out and start to dance. if you could call it that. showing off their boobs. jiggling 'em. no nipples though. all wearing pasties. why? i don't know? maybe it's a strip show if nipples glow; a burlesque show if pasties flow?

must say, i'm already pretty bored after the first few acts. mostly a bunch of heavier set girls who are "proud of their bodies." just flapping their tits around. the dancing's a joke. the choreography / acting - painful. after the ninja vs. pirate skit i nearly swore off boobs altogether. fortunately there was this waitress there to change my mind. a prettier girl (especially compared to the ones performing). medium dreaded blonde hair. cute nose. tattoos. a little dirty. maybe slightly slutty? might have to do with the corset she's wearing? i introduce myself at some point while xavier (the host) is on stage singing about being a gigolo. find out her name is laura. she asks me if i'm having a good nite so far? i shrug my shoulders. smile. she smiles back. then runs upstairs with some drinks.

i sit down at a booth in the back of the bar while the boob fest continues. a big girl sits next to me. wearing all black. lots of lip and face piercings. her breasts pouring out of her dress onto the tabletop. "what do you think of the show so far?" "mmm... pretty boring. there's not much variety. all the girls look the same. they all have the same body type. and the dancing is pretty bad." "yeah, it is pretty painful." "what's your name?" i ask as i extend my hand. "raven." raven?? hey raven, i'm sabertooth tiger. "i'm jamie. nice to meet you." we shake on it. "where are you from jamie?" "well north carolina. been travelling the last couple months. this is my first day here." "i'll give you a week before you want out of albuquerque." i was thinking much sooner than that but say, "you think so?..."