Foxy pink gorillas

I've spent the past week eating, drinking, and hanging with my friends and family-- in short, there was nothing interesting to post about.

Until now.

Last night I went out with a couple of people on an impromptu investigation of the free Tuesday night burlesque show at Sea Monster. The place is tiny, and features about three tables, six bar stools, and a live band, in addition to the 9PM and 11PM burlesque shows. We were pleasantly surprised to find the band was good, and the burlesque was fun. The highlight of the show was the performer "The Shanghai Pearl," who has a twisted sense of humor, and great theatrical presence. In her last act, she came onstage dressed as a pink gorilla-- not a sexy gorilla in any way, just a full body pink fluffy gorilla costume with mask and french maid outfit, which she removed to much applause. She then continued to dance around the stage in her gorilla costume for most of the number, before finally reaching the obligatory disrobing during the final seconds of the act. This was a highly entertaining way to spend a cheap Tuesday evening. It's a tiny bar, and it seemed like the performers used it as a practice venue, so if you decide to head on down, you'll enjoy it more if you have no expectations.