ruby fuerza: me first and the shimmy shimmies: Ambassador of NorCal: Bolinas, CA

Monday, July 21, 2008

Ambassador of NorCal: Bolinas, CA

Surfers; Germ

Playing horseshoes (Locals: 12, Outoftowners: 0)

Roomie and I accompanied Laura on her weekly pilgrimage to the Gods of the Ocean (aka Sunday Surfing) in Bolinas yesterday. We ended up kicking it with a motley crew of ten local dudes and one lady as they engaged in their own Sunday ritual: tallboys, etc on the beach. We were won over for a few hours by their poetry, kind hospitality, and steel stomachs (one fellow named "Germ" ate a seagull feather to our delight). Laura got some quality surf time in and Roomie and I ate fish sandwiches.

I have a lot to say about this but I must get to the airport!

As per wikipedia:
Bolinas, California is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area. Located along the coast and accessible only via sometimes unmarked roads, Bolinas is perhaps best known for its reclusive residents; historically, any road signs pointing the way into town on Highway One have invariably been torn down by local residents

You get the idea.

4 comments:

Daniela said...: i bet you were the one who dreamed up the seagull feather as a comestible idea ;); July 22, 2008 at 6:30 AM
Unknown said...: viva la daytrip!; July 22, 2008 at 9:40 PM
Ruby Fuerza AKA Lucille Brawl said...: Believe it or not - it was completely unsolicited!; July 22, 2008 at 11:26 PM
Shrimp said...: Not only did 'Germ' find delight in slurping up his beer via a found feather straw, but he also found the moldy strawberries quite savory. Germ, you're a gem.; July 23, 2008 at 2:08 PM

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PERFORMER BIO

The combustible Ruby Fuerza exploded out of the Bay Area burlesque scene in January of 2008 and has been regaling a diverse audience of punks, prisoners, and perverts with her sizzling – and silly - performances. Part Gilda Radner, part Emma Goldman, this brunette bombshell thrives on sexy satire and lustful hilarity with a politically conscious twist. As a dancer and choreographer, Miss Fuerza stokes her creative fires with fabulously original numbers that include colorful costumes, bizarre props, and irreverent comedy.

Miss Fuerza, AKA Lucille Brawl, was bred and raised in Morningside Heights in the heart of the exotic Isle of Manhattan. Born into the New York City mayhem of 1984, Ruby already had a flair for rebellion and glitter. She skipped school, shoplifted sunglasses and silk kimonos, read Das Kapital, and danced Violeta Parra protest songs in Spanish Harlem. She once got arrested for sneaking into a Lou Reed concert as an old man in a wheelchair. Throughout high school, she was a true fire-starter, protesting wars, sweatshops, and corporate greed. She organized youth brigades for anti-globalization demonstrations, coining guerilla chic in dark glasses and a face bandana.

At 18, she left the Big Apple to lead a dull, unsatisfying life at an Ivy League university she doesn’t like to talk about. She finished her degree in three years, and got the hell out of academia forever by 2006. She packed up her vintage sundresses, curling irons, and work boots, and headed south. With style and grace she worked alongside cafeteleros in Zapatistaland, Mexico. She marched with picketing telephone workers in Buenos Aires. She harvested yucca in solidarity with Cubanos in Havana. She waited around at a lot of airports (but never without lipstick).

After these travels, she landed a job as a union organizer in San Francisco and finally took her passion for theatrics and stage make-up to the big Bay stages, enrolling in Bombshell Betty’s School of Burlesque the day after she moved to San Francisco. In 2008, she began performing with the Burlesqueteer Troup and has been moving crowds to ribald ecstasy ever since. She has performed at Stage Werx Theater, Benders, Annie’s Social Club, and the Uptown Club in Oakland. She is world-renowned for her parodies of Carmen Miranda. Her Frida Kahlo act subtly engages in the politics of immigration. Her Bearded Lady act asks the audience to question its notion of gender. In her most recent performance, “Caketease,” she devised a homemade 4-foot cake for a steamy homage to cake strippers, diabetics, and anyone with a sweet tooth for Jerry Lee Lewis.

ruby fuerza: me first and the shimmy shimmies

Monday, July 21, 2008

Ambassador of NorCal: Bolinas, CA

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INTRODUCTION

LOVE LETTERS//HATE MAIL

DON'T DREAM IT//BE IT

LOS ARCHIVOS

LOVERS

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PERFORMER BIO

WORLD'S SMALLEST BURLESQUE CALENDAR