All the way across the sky, so intense.

Another nice slideshow in the Village Voice, featuring official burlesque star of Poundsign, Clams Casino, from last Saturday's presentation of Pinchbottom Burlesque at P.S. 122. It captures her most of-the-moment performance ever, dedicated to this WEEK's hot meme.

Vote Clams in 08!

That's right, it's time once again for the New York Burlesque Festival, three days of sequined madness next weekend. And that means it's time for me to shill for my significant other in the annual Golden Pasties Awards. Go online now and vote for her in the category "Most Likely to Win in Survivor". Yes, I realize that's a reference that's at least seven years out of date, and in fact, I don't think Clams has ever watched an entire episode of Survivor. But that doesn't mean she doesn't want to go up on that stage and win a giant pastie!

Speaking of Clams, come down to the South Street Seaport tonight as she makes her Speigeltent debut with Pinchbottom Burlesque!

Oh, and did I mention Pinchbottom?

So many shows that I'm excited about this summer, but between now and our own Coney Island endeavor AM GOLD, the one I'm looking forward to the most is the 25th Annual Miss Pinchbottom 1983 Pageant, at Coney Island! Thursday, July 24th, this will certainly be hilarious fun, and I'm proud to say that the genesis of the idea comes from our very own Tivo, which preserved the Miss American 1983 Pageant after when it was shown on the short-lived cable channel Trio. Remember Trio?

And this is certainly, certainly the last time they'll do this particular show, since this war theme won't be relevent much longer, right?

I mentioned in a post from this weekend that there's a lot of volatility happening at venues for a bunch of long-running shows in town; one big example is Pinchbottom Burlesque, which has been housed in a theater at 279 Church Street in Tribeca, under the auspices of the non-profit Collective:Unconscious, since its first show over two years ago. Last month a sewer eruption in the basement led to a compound of issues that resulted in Pinchbottom (and Collective and other theater companies in the space) losing the venue with very little notice.

This week's Pinchbottom show, Pinchbottom Declares War! (Or, Full Frontal Jacket) is part of the Underground Zero theater festival, and luckily they've had the opportunity to move around the corner to a great theater called the Flea. This is also the first time that Pinchbottom has presented a show for a three day run, Friday through Sunday. So, here's the message for patrons of not only great burlesque but independently produced live entertainment in new York: buy your tickets now! Not only will you be seeing a great show, with a great lineup of performers and a really hilarious script, but this is the show that proves that burlesque can look with a real satirical eye and real emotional heft at the issues of our times. No, seriously! As the producers of Pinchbottom look to land in a new home, a sellout weekend will help a whole hell of a lot. So we'll see you there!

There's still time!

Last night's show was beyond sold out, but you still have three hours until tonight's show of Pinchbottom Burlesque's Pinchbottom and the Temple of the Kingdom of the Golden Boobs of Doom crusade! Last I heard there were a handful of tickets left; run, don't walk! Without a doubt it's the most fun blockbuster of the summer. Plus, I know you've always wanted to see me in a fez...