All the way back in May of 2019
Ruby Mimosa introduced us, along with
Queer Bar on Capitol Hill, to Burleskaraoke. This is a wonderful night of singing and stripping, sometimes a marvelous symbiosis of singer and burlesquer. The night is filled with mirth, merriment and even downright hysteria as dollar bills, along with peeled-off gloves, stockings and g-strings(sometimes lobster claws and narwals too)fly through the air as performers bump and grind on the stage, tables, bars and lucky laps. This event is all glued together with
DJ Baby Van Beezly, always getting the night started and finishing us all up strong. Baby keeps the flow going the whole night as the singers come up to the stage and the go-go dancers and burlesquers get freakin' down. I think what makes these events so special is not just the magic of burlesque and mixing it with the fun of belting out your favorite songs, but also the immersive atmosphere of the night. Sometimes it feels like all of us, the burlesquers, singers, DJ and audience are all part of one big orgasmic explosion. The best part is the performers don't know what songs they'll be stripping to. Will it be an epic 80's rock ballad? A funky Hip Hop standard? Lizzo, Led Zeppelin or Disney's "Be Our Guest"? They never know what they'll get. There may even be an opera singer or two to bring down the house. And since the beginning of Burleskaraoke, I've had the privilege of photographing every show. This is probably the most I've ever sweated photographing a show as I'm running back and forth and sliding on my knees to get the best shots. I am exhausted at the end of the night. So here are some photos from all eight Burleskaraoke shows so far. The next show is Wednesday, January 15th . Don't miss it.
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| Max |
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Beau Briefs
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| D'Monica Leone & Viva Grey |
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| Nox Falls |
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| Toxic |
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| Porcelain |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Ernie Von Schmaltz |
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| Candida Valentina |
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| spICE |
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| Lavish Leone |
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| Cheeky Kahlo |
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| Cheeky Kahlo |
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| Indigo Blue & Beau Briefs |
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| Al Lykya |
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| Beau Briefs |
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| Jamie Von Stratton |
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Mia Maravilla
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| Faggedy Randy & Kutie LaBootie |
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| Mae Zing & Ruby Mimosa |
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| Keke Volt |
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| Indigo Blue |
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| Johnny Nuriel |
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| Dahlia Mae Darling |
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| Shanghai Pearl |
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| Baby Van Beezly |
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| Ruby Mimosa & Baby Van Beezly |
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| Nox Falls |
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| Nox Falls |
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| Porcelain |
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| Toxic |
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| Red Bone |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Indigo Blue |
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| Lavish Leone |
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| Lulu LaLune |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Red Bone |
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| Porcelain |
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| Nox Falls |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Ernie Von Schmaltz |
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| Candida Valentina |
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| spICE |
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| Dahlia Mae Darling |
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| Johnny Nuriel |
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| Keke Volt |
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| Al Lykya |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Mae Zing |
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| Jamie Von Stratton |
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| Willy Nilly & Beau Briefs |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Indigo Blue |
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| Tout d'Lou |
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| Tout d'Lou |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| spICE |
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| Hollie Hellion & Candida Valentina |
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| Daytime Whiskee |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Karen Sutra & Scarlett Folds |
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| Faggedy Randy |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Toxic |
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| Amara Strutt |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Inga |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Amara Strutt |
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| Anna Banana Lange |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Faggedy Randy |
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| Karen Sutra |
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| Lady Drew Blood |
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| Isaiah Esquire |
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| Coco Lopez |
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| Caela Bailey & spICE |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Twilight Joan |
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| Toxic |
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| Lola Lockeheart & Ruby Mimosa |
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| Carson St. Clair |
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| Jamie Von Stratton |
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| Moscato Extatique |
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| Willy Nilly & Carson St. Clair |
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| Waxie Moon |
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| Toxic |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| spICE |
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| Isaiah Esquire |
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| Scarlett Folds |
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| Faggedy Randy & Viva Grey |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Baby Van Beezly |
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| Amara Strutt |
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| Amara Strutt |
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| Moscato Extatique |
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| Al Lykya |
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| Al Lykya & Briq House |
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| Baby Van Beezly, Toxic & Faggedy Randy |
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| Tre' Da Marc |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Paris Original |
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| Baby Van Beezly |
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| Coco Lopez |
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| Isaiah Esquire |
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| Lady Drew Blood |
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| Ruby Mimosa, Baby Van Beezly & Toxic |
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| Red Bone |
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| Porcelain |
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| Kitty Glitter |
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| Tony Tapitio |
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| Amara Strutt |
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| Tony Tapitio |
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| Kitty Glitter |
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| Porcelain |
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| Red Bone |
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| Scarlett Folds |
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| Isaiah Esquire |
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| Johnny Nuriel & Isaiah Esquire |
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| Coco Lopez & Hollie Hellion |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Paris Original |
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| Tre' Da Marc |
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| Tre' Da Marc |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Briq House |
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| Al Lykya & Mia Maravilla |
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| Faggedy Randy |
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| Faggedy Randy |
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| Waxie Moon |
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| Kiki Mustang |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Tre' Da Marc |
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| Violet Tendencies |
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| Shanghai Pearl |
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| Paris Original |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Isaiah Esquire |
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| Isaiah Esquire |
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| D'Monica Leone |
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| Red Bone |
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| Porcelain |
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| Kitty Glitter, Lulu LaLune & Fosse Jack |
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| Tony Tapitio |
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| Inga |
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| Waxie Moon |
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| Rhode Island Red |
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| Keke Volt |
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| Tre' Da Marc & Scarlett Folds |
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| Violet Tendencies |
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| Shanghai Pearl |
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| Paris Original |
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| Lady Drew Blood |
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| Nox Falls |
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| Isaiah Esquire |
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| D'Monica Leone |
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| Red Bone |
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| Faggedy Randy & Daytime Whiskee |
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| Kitty Glitter & Fosse Jack |
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| Elecktra Cute |
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| Tony Tapitio |
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| Elecktra Cute |
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| Elecktra Cute |
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| Lulu LaLune, Fosse Jack & Kitty Glitter |
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| Caela Bailey & Faggedy Randy |
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| Toxic |
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| Scarlett Folds |
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| Ernie Von Schmaltz |
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| Nox Falls |
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| Lady Drew Blood |
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| Shanghai Pearl |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Shanghai Pearl |
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| Violet Tendencies |
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| Keke Volt |
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| Ryder Nightlong |
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| Waxie Moon |
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| Inga |
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| Tony Tapitio |
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| Moscato Extatique |
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| Briq House |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Indigo Blue |
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| Violet Tendencies |
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| Max |
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| Shanghai Pearl |
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| spICE |
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| Ernie Von Schmaltz |
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| Nox Falls |
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| Ernie Von Schmaltz |
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| Ruby Mimosa |
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| Red Bone |
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| Miz Melancholy |
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| Elecktra Cute |
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| Elecktra Cute |
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| Foxy Deluxe |
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| Fosse Jack |
All photos © by Paul O'Connell
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