New York Strip Clubs: Burlesque Scholar Joe Weldon Reveals Her Passion
What was Bambi’s role in this?
Bambi took me to Coney Island and the Blue Angel because she knew I had done fetish and burlesque numbers in strip joints and fetish clubs, and at the time I had gotten rid of all my old costumes and fans and was taking a break because I didn’t like traveling alone and was only doing the local fetish club gigs. I was so excited – I said, “Oh my god, I do that!!!”
How long did you work in a strip club and while there, what was your favorite band to dance to?
I worked in strip clubs through the ’80s and part of the ’90s, so my musical preferences changed a lot, from punk to hair-band metal to alternative. But everybody loved dancing to Prince and AC/DC.
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