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Last Tuesday Society’s Masked Ball

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on January 3, 2010

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On the 30th December I was asked to come along and take photo at the NYEE Masked Ball put on by The Last Tuesday Society. These parties are lavish events with something for everyone. Enjoy a jacuzzi in The Bath House or eat from the Feast Table with gold painted girls looking on. Perhaps catch a band on your way to the erotic still life class, or have a dance in the room next door.

Fantastic night all round.

I’m including here some of my favorite shots from the night but if you want to see more, head on over to The Last Tuesday Society Website where you can see a slideshow of photos picked out from the 300 plus shots I sent them by Suzette Field from the society.

The Last Tuesday Society

If you were at the night and want to see even more photos, there are some good ones here from a photographer called Christopher James
link here
WARNING both links contain nudity.

So on with my favorites. Click for larger versions

This is the lead singer for the The Texas Chainsaw Orchestra, who I caught up with outside.

Their Myspace

The event took place here near London Bridge, in the SE1 club. The entrance is actually a little way down the the tunnel.

This was my favorites Mask of the night.

The gold painted feast girls.

The two Lauras and friends.

There was even an intimate corner.

Very graceful couple.

Still life class. People were sitting around drawing and taking a break from the louder rooms.

One of the still life models

This person had one of my favorite outfits of the night and was a really lovely and friendly.

The lovely jasmine and friends. Thanks for the compliments:)

Burlesk! Winter Warmer.

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on December 28, 2009

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December has been great but nothing has given it more of a sparkle than Burlesk Winter Warmer. The event took place on the 19th Decemeber at Venuu in Hastings. Organiser Severine Sinful did another fantastic job running the night and looked wonderful besides in her fantastic costume.

A big part of these nights are the hostesses. They are on hand throughout the evening to be gorgeous, clear performers stages, and generally help out. On this occasion there were three.

Wiggle. Wiggle is lovely girl who amongst other things models and is a photographer. We chatted a bit and she was nice enough to pose by the George Street Christmas tree during a smoking break.

Maid Desyre is a regular at this event and is generally the one who clears the stage after each performance. Again lovely girl. She might have her first act sorted sometime next year after one or two more classess with Domino.

I did not meet this lovely lady properly and so am not sure of her name. I’ll find out as soon as I can and post it here.

See more of the girls by clicking the thumbnails below

Domino Burlesk is the resident performer at this event and she treated us to a fantastic multimedia show. Before her act a short film played staring her good self, and after the show the film continued. Imaginative as always and a great performance.

A regular attendee of the night is Bella De Jac, and we were treated to two great shows during the night, including one I hadn’t seen before called Living Doll. It was great to see Bella again and we should be working on some new pictures together soon.

Miss Glory Pearl dazzled us again with two acts on the pole, one of them blindfolded. Incredibly talented performer with a genuine gift for comedy.

Vivica Devine performed again with her brand new act and I caught up with her for this shot before the show. Hopefully we will be working together next year on some promotional shots.

Two new first timers performed on the night.

Raspberry RipplesVenus Black

The crowd loved the show and many dressed up for the occassion.

All in all it was a fantastic night and good time was had by all. I leave you with some behind the scenes shots of other staff, performer husbands, photographers and collaborators. Enjoy

Wiggle’s Shoes

Click this small photo to link to the Burlesk website.

The Pogues

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on December 28, 2009

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December 2009 saw The Pogues play Brixton Academy and I was lucky enough to get a photo pass through Spider Stacey who I met on Holiday in Norway this year. Thank you Spider and Louise.

At these larger gigs you take photos from the pit, the small space between the stage and the crowd. The rules are usually first three songs with no flash, then all the photographers get escorted out of the main stage and to an office. I guess usually the photographers then leave but I wanted to see the show too. So I had to leave my cameras in the office. It took the staff about ten minutes to convince me my cameras would be safe and then I finally got to see the show. Cracking night. Click for larger pics.

Studio Time with Dr Will

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on December 21, 2009

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The Urban Voodoo Machine are hard a work on their next album, and last Friday I caught up with PR Angel and Dr. Will and his band in the studio. It was great to be witness to some of the magic happening as Dr. Will recorded some backing vocals for the UVM’s album. It all finished off with a unplanned B Side track that was great to witness and I even joined in with a whistle or two. Follow the link below for more photos on the band’s site.

Enjoy these photos of the session.

follow this link for more

The Urban Voodoo Machine - Photos
Hear some of Dr Will
HERE

Nightingale Sisters

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on December 21, 2009

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Last week I caught up with the Nightingale Sisters at the lovely Mary Jane venue in Tower Hill, London. The girls sang for over an hour at this christmas event and added a sense of style with their classic show tunes.

Charlene Weston and Deborah Wilkins make up the duo and are The Timeless Beauties. The Nightingale Sisters is only one of their many themed acts. Thanks to both the girls for the invite.
See a few photos below. Click for a bigger size.

Their Timeless Beauties Facebook page

New York Dolls

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on December 13, 2009

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Finally here with the New York Dolls pictures from the recent gig at the HMV Forum London.

The dolls were great and the crowd loved the show. Those of the Dolls I met were all very lovely guys.

The above two pictures capture the original members of Dolls David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain

PR from the Urban Voodoo Machine backstage with bassist Sami Yaffa

Steve Conte

Fashion Shoot at Rochester Castle

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on December 7, 2009

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Last week I met up with the lovely Josie Williams for a fashion shoot at Rochester Castle. The people at the castle were very helpful, thank you.

Josie worked really hard and managed to freeze her toes off. Thanks for being a trooper.

I really liked the results and present them here in several sets.

Set 1 - Black and White

Set 2 - Straight Fashion Shots

The above is my favorite shot of the day.

Set 3 - Light

Set 4 - Portraits

The Urban Voodoo Machine and The New York Dolls

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on December 6, 2009

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Friday 4th of December saw the Urban Voodoo Machine support the legendary New York Dolls. I was thrilled to personally meet some of the dolls backstage. The Voodoo Machine were on fire and played an amazing show to an appreciative crowd. No pictures of the Dolls in this post but will save it for the future and include a few backstage shots.

See more photos at The Urban Voodoo Machine website
theurbanvoodoomachine.com

PR gets down with Lucifire

Love this black/red photo of PR

That wide lens

Nick

Gomez

The Reverent

Three Drummers? J Roni-Moe, Jary, and guest

Barney

Lucifire

Scratchy and Gomez

PR gets down with the crowd

J Roni-Moe greens the crowd

Suprised crowd, love it!

Open Mic Uk Finals

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on November 30, 2009

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Saturday 28th November saw the finals for the Open Mic Uk competition in Portsmouth’s Guildhall. I was invited along by DistractTV for the 18 to 24 year old category. Its was great event and I had lots of fun shooting the show from upstairs. I had the floor to myself which was a real bonus. The standard was high but I think the winner was well chosen. Links below to Distract TV and a free photo gallery of the night. Get in touch if you want hi res versions or prints. Thanks to Gita and Abid for the pizza! Fantastic to work with you both.

DISTRACTTV

Open Mic Gallery

The Winner

The runner up

DistractTV presenter Gita Selli with the winner backstage.

DistractTV Camera man Abid Majit capturing Gita and one of the Judges.

Frills n Frolics in Folkestone

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on November 22, 2009

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Friday the 20th of November saw the Frills n Frolics night organised by Skinny Pete Promotions. The View venue in Folkestone was the setting this time and it was a small intimate place with great decorations and small stage upfront. There was no room for a photo area this time but it all worked out nicely anyway. Met some lovely people on the night, including a very friendly crowd.

Practically every guest was photographed so have a good look through the gallery link below. Please feel free to right click and save to use for you face book or whatever. If you like the photos and want a print, or Hi Res versions, get in touch on the contacts page. If you want to donate a little money to cover my expenses please do on the payments page. Any contributions are gratefully accepted. Please, please leave a comment if you like the photos.

So click the small photo to go to the gallery

Read on and see a few photos below.

Skinny Pete, Vivika Divine and friends.

The gorgeous Nicole and the elegant Sensu’Elle

Josie came along with singer Betty Feelgood. One of my fav shots of the night even if it is a little grainy.

Betty Feelgood before the show. Lovely girl.

The lovely Severine Sinful, the best Hostess a burlesque gig can have. Sevy did a fantastic job on the night and kept things moving along despite some technical music problems. Well done.

Nicole and Sensu’elle again, this time before the show enjoying the buffet put on by Pete

Misty Moore

Glory Pearl did two hilarious acts on the night including an old woman and a chimney sweep. I saw her a couple of months back in Hastings where she did an incredible pole routine. I had no idea she did such good comedy as well.