A Call From John Ory Being Broke

One time when I was stripping at the State Burlesk Theater in Canton, Ohio my boss, Jim Manos told me that he ad received a letter or a call (I don't remember which)from John Ory saying he was broke and could Jim send him some money. I felt really bad about his being broke. He is the one who, basically, started me stripping on the road with the Al Baker Burlesk Theater Circuit. If it had not ben for him, I might never have pursued stripping for approximately twenty years.

Jim said he was going to send him some money. I think he said, $100.00 or so. I gave Jim $50.00 to send to him. Even though I was taking care of my two children and myself, I felt an obligation. This was a lot of money for me back then. But I did not miss it much; and I still don't.

Keeping the Burlesque Manager 'Happy' in Pittsburgh

I had worked in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the Liberty Burlesk Theater dancing as a stripper quite a few times. I had decided to stay in Canton, Ohio for awhile; so I tried to book myself in some of the surrounding burlesk theaters - one of them was Pittsburgh.

I told the manager that I would like to work there from time to time. He said there was no problem - I could. He then said that there was only one stipulation. All the girls that worked for him regularly "kept him happy" when he needed it I immediately told him that I would not - that "keeping him happy" when he needd it was not part of my show. He said, "Fine! Go back to Canton and wash dishes!" I said, "O.K.!"

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Apricots and the Mayor of Wooster

There was a guy that used to come to the burlesk shows in Canton, Ohio that was from Wooster, Ohio. He was a little "slow". I teased him and called him the mayor of Wooster. When I was on the stage, and would see him sitting in the audience, I would holler out, "There's the mayor of Wooster!"

On day I was in the theater lobby eating dried apricots. I asked him if he wanted one. He seemed to like them; so I offered him more. He ate almost the whole bag.

The next time he came to the show he told me that the apricots had had a laxatie effect on him. All of us laughed so much. He said, "On my way home, they made me shit!"

He said it took a week to get the smell out of the car. His mother wanted to go for a ride before the smell had gone away. I said, "What did you tell her?" He said, "I told her OH! Not today, Mom!"


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Christmas at the New Era Burlesque in Cleveland

Lori and I were working in Cleveland, Ohio at the New Era Burlesk Theater. It was Christmas vacation. Both of my kids were home from their boarding schools.

We had been booked here for two weeks. We were taking turns watching my kids while the other one did her show.

We were staying at a ratty hotel. There was a man down below us who was always complaining about the kids making too much noise. He came up one time with the manager and told us that if the kids kept making noise, he was going to shoot a hole up in the ceiling. Lori said, "You do and I'll cut your dick off and make you eat it!" He said, "What?" She said, "You heard what I said".

We had just put John on the plane to his military school in Tennessee. I do not remember if it was right after we put him on the plane or not; but he was not therer when the following incident happened. We came back to the room. Someone had robbed us. All the kid's Christmas things and clothes were gone. They had left three coats in the closet - one for each of us girls. The man downstairs had a van. We thought for sure he had the things in his van. No one could get in the front door without a key; so it had to be someone who had access to a key.

I really do not remember what the police said or if they ever questioned the man downstairs. At any rate, when I tok Melissa back to her school in Kentucky we traveled lightly.

Tom Beemer and Misty Night

There was a man who worked at the State Burlesk Theater in Canton, Ohio - Tom Beemer. He sold candy and the tickets. He had not been to bed with too many women. One of the girls on the show - Misty Knight - took up with him. She would go to bed with him from time to time when she was in town.

He was diabetic; so any little mark bothered him; since diabetics sometimes have trouble healing. One day when I came to work he was relaly worried. He told me that Misty had bit him. He was afraid it would not heal up. You can only guess WHERE she bit him.

He wanted to show it to everyone to see what they thought - even the men. We all had a good laugh about it. We teased the dancer a lot. She thought it was funny, too. He healed up.

With My Kids at the Golden Pheasant

My kids and I used to go to the Golden Pheasant Cafe. It was across the street from the State Burlesk Theater. John would order an orange. The waitress would bring him orange juice. What he really wanted was an orange - the fruit. He finally would order it by saying, "I want an orange that you "EAT!"

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Lori and Mon Cherie Staying With Me When Their Hotel Burned

There had been a fire at the hotel where the road girls who danced as strippers at the Follie's Burlesk Theater stayed. I was in town permanently for awhile; so I stayed across the street from the Follie's a a rat-hole hotel. But it was cheap and the people working there treated me nice.

I went to the hotel that was on fire. Two of my friends and co-stripper, Lori Lanier and Mon Cherie were there. Lori was from Calgary, Canada. Mon Cherie was a black girl from Detroit, Michigan. They did not have any place to stay; so I told them they could stay with me.

Of course, I only had one bed. But we managed. We were friends - kind fo like a sister relationship. But many "ordinary" people would think the worst because Lori and Mon Cherie were Lovers.

Unlike what most people think, gay people do not try to attack or seduce everyone who is their same sex. All we did was sleep. The only thing that bothered me was the fact that they caked their faces with cucumber cream every night. I hate the smell of cucumbers. I said, "I feel like I'm sleeping with a couple of cucumbers!"

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