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Jac Bowie and her children by Alexia Sinclair There is no disputing Australia's involvement in reviving classic burlesque, and in bringing neo-burlesque to its current stage-show popularity. One prominent beauty playing a large role in this drama is  Jac Bowie of Australia. I first wrote about Bowie back in 2010, focusing on her successful international burlesque talent agency, one of the only in the world. A Burlesque Personality, Mom, and Performer turned Producer and Entrepreneur, Jac Bowie has been deeply involved in the sexy side of show business since 2004 and is set to release a tell-all book entitled  " Business in Heels ".   Bowie's first ever book is slated to publish December of 2012. Jac Bowie has been involved in the  Burelsque Hall of Fame Weekend in Vegas for many years, though she is retired from burlesque and has gone back to the mainstream arts. One of the audiences loudest responses at the BHOF Weekender 2012 was to the Stage Door Johnnie

Michelle L'Amour by "Time Out" I took a chance at my final opportunity to interview Michelle L'amour (Chicago - Miss Exotic World 2004, America’s Got Talent, Naked Girls Reading) Sunday night about an hour after her headlining performance at the Icons and All-star show at the Burlesque Hall of Fame 2012 event (Las Vegas Orleans Hotel June 1-3 ). She had just performed as one of the few closing acts, almost the closing act of the weekend. Her act was gorgeous and dramatic. Herself and Franky Vivid are listed as the Executive Team members of nightly show production, a big deal when handling an 800 person room for four nights of two-to-four hour variety shows. I put aside my sense of star-struck long enough to eek out this interview, and Michelle was so kind and charming to accommodate me as she was just about to have supper. Here is what the 'Duchess of Chicago' (Chicago Reader) had to tell me about her performance, and the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weeke

Scotty the Blue Bunny at BHOF12  Craig Jackson Photography  There was one person you couldn't very-well miss in the halls of the Orleans  during BHOF 2012, that's Scotty the Blue Bunny (San Francisco) .  Wearing a shiny blue ultra-fitted suit, complete with over-sized bunny ears, The Blue Bunny  owns whatever area he's entering, without a hare of a doubt (har har). He manages his six inch (at least) clear stripper heels with ease, and this is what he told me about what it was like to host the 2nd half of the Tournament of Tease on Saturday at the Burlesque Hall of Fame 2012 Weekender. FT: What was your highlight in hosting the Saturday event, and how did you enjoy it? SBB: I loved it, and I'm honored to be here. I would have to say that I achieved my goal of not introducing the performers by gender, but introducing them as Performers and Artists. That was my goal was to sort of 'queer it up', sort of bring in a little... try and push the artist

- by Frankie Tease  - On Saturday, I was roaming the festival before the Tournament of Tease at the Burlesque Hall of Fame. I caught a few interesting interviews ranging from Organziers, to staff, to Performers. Here is what they had to say about who they are and why they love the yearly event. HANK THE BARTENDER (NV) Saturday June 2, 2012  I'm talking with Hank the Bartender (HBT) at the Orleans. He's a show-biz son, and here is his story. He's no stranger to Burlesque or stage. FT: So tell us about your showbiz parents. HBT: My mother and father moved here in 1948, and toured with the Follies Berger . They were original cast members that opened the show here in Las Vegas at the Tropicana. I'm a showbiz son, I have two left feet. That's why I worked in theater backstage. I hung lights, did audio and stagework. FT: You were a workin' stiff. HBT: Yes I was. My father called me a few weeks ago and said "Are you still doing that crap (ba