Catching Up is Hard to Do

Ok, so this summer has me swamped. Totally swamped. It’s supposed to be relaxing right? Well, suffice it to say that For the last month I’ve been INUNDATED with POW sightings and I can’t seem to get caught up. But I AM working on it, so sit tight. But for now, I thought I HAD to show you this: (warning, contains nudity)

Apparently, Michelle has launched an internet television network that will, among other things, show a documentary series called “Behind the Behind” which literally follows her as she does her thang. Holy shit, kids, we’ve hit the motherlode!!!!!!

A whole lotta “huh?”

This has been a headscratching week for me, due to some of the following tidbits sent my some of my fellow sources and fans of Our Lady of the Magnificent Kulo.

Breakout Entertainment announced some news this week in the following press release on Yahoo Biz.

Press Release

Source: Eileen Koch & Company

Bringing Burlesque Back
Tuesday July 10, 6:19 pm ET
Breakout Entertainment’s “L’Originale Burlesque” Takes Center Stage

HOLLYWOOD, CA–(MARKET WIRE)–Jul 10, 2007 — Breakout Worldwide Entertainment (www.breakoutent.com), already establishing itself as an arresting and stylish new production company in a seemingly narrow scope of obvious and stale alternatives, have done it again! What CEO Sherri Strain and a team of highly talented and devoted creatives have smartly concocted is a new bent on an old tradition that is making a major resurgence BIGTIME — and for big reasons.

With sights seriously set on a series, the pilot for “L’Originale Burlesque” is in the works and is fixed on bringing back the glitz and glamour of the 1940s burlesque world, both celebrating and ritualizing the beauty and grace of the female form. Boasting elaborate, ostentatious costumes, intricate and period-specific dance techniques, as well as the art of the striptease itself, Breakout’s provocative new series promises to entice and indulge.

Director Shawn Foster (The Sun and Sugarcult music videos) is at the helm of this extraordinary little jewel starring the lovely and fiercely exotic Chicago burlesque queen Michelle L’Amour, who has been recently featured on “America’s Got Talent.” L’Amour has also been seen on Showtime’s “Sexual Healing,” as well as being featured in Women’s Health, NY Post and Time out Chicago.

“L’Originale Burlesque” is being penned by wordsmith Andrew Shafer, with music and lyrics by Sherri Strain and Edward Kramer. Breakout Entertainment will be auditioning dancers by request only. Reels must be accepted no later than Friday, July 20 at 1438 N Gower St, Box 70, Hollywood CA 90028. Attn: Christina Rosenberg.

A classic sensual tradition set against the backdrop of the modern age. Some pastimes are simply too good not to rediscover — and in this case, reinvent… Making “L’Originale Burlesque” a true original!

Someone, anyone, please explain this screen grab:

It’s from some sort of infomercial, I think.

And, apparently, this is ages old, but cool nonetheless:

Which of course, got me poking around the old ML’.com site and I remembered these fondly…oh the good ol’ days.

Giving new meaning to the word’s “Moving Pictures”

In this video montage from the UK’s “Ministry of Burlesque” we can see a couple of snippets of Michelle’s fan dance performance. She performed on Legend’s Night curing the “50th Annual Striptease Reunion” where most of the performers were in their 70s or later. You don’t get much of her act here, but you get a tease, and that’s usually okay with me. Besides, it’s the first I’ve seen any of these images in their “moving” form.

A Fly on a Very Sexy Wall

Grabbed these off of the Dr Sketchy’s Chicago Flickr account.

Michelle’s Best Week Ever

For those Canadians in the house, check out the W Network where Michelle is featured in an hour long documentary called “What a Booty”. If anyone can tape it for me, let me know…

Here’s a (Michelle free) promo for it.

Los Angeles residents got to glimpse the treasure at Lucha VaVoom this week.

It was her “Best Week Ever” as she mingled with the Sklar Brothers, hosts of VH1’s “Best Week Ever”

Michelle and a Super Fan at the end of the show

Photographers are always present at Lucha VaVoom, backstage

My girlfriend actually showed me this: (July issue)

Michelle wowed an all-star attendance at the Art Gallery book release of The Book on Vegas.

Michelle with Roman Alonso, the book’s creator

Michelle with special guests Gina Gershon and Bishop Don “Magic” Juan

Michelle with Susan Bernard (whose father, Bernard’s of Hollywood, has several pictures featured in the book)

And more Exotic World luvin’. This time from Ed Barnas.

ASBOLUT-ly amazing

There are from Gabs Flickr account, from a show in Chicago at Motel Bar.

Give us more Gab! Welcome to the fray.

Fleshbot honors Candy Pitch honoring us honoring Our Lady

Today, Fleshhbot covered a new-ish site (well, new to us anyway) that blogs about everything burlesque:

And, while the pic they chose (of course) was of our lady, further clicking proved that Candy Pitch is also sold out for the cause:

Judicious reading will turn up lots of stuff on L’amour, including (but not limited to) copious amounts of POWparazzi.

Welcome to our two new POWparazzos!

Welcome to our newest POWparazzo, Matt, who took these photos. He works for Ostrich.com. Glad to have you, keep the pics comin’!

I’ve never seen a fan dance like this before:

And also, welcome Nathan Levine who took these shots:

More Blonde Glambition

Here’s another Mike Goat pic from this past weekend’s 50th annual Striptease Reunion in Vegas. This one actually brought a tear to my eye. From what I hear, the performance did make a lot of people cry.

And more, yes more, Cu-Cu love. Click on the image to see one of the best Rear Afficianado Blogs of all time (please visit our friends at Cu-Cu).

And photo-wunderkind K Leo posted this picture in his MySpace Blog

And it appears that not everyone appreciates Michelle.  Can’t imagine it, but I guess it happens.  Read more [ here ].  (Hey, I cover everything I can find on Michelle, even the not-so-fun stuff.  I wouldn’t be a true POWparazzo if I didnt, right?)

An even more exotic Exotic World

OMeffinG.

The following photos are by Don Spiro

The following pictures were posted on Mike Goat’s Flickr Page

The following picture was posted on Miss Kendra’s Flickr Page

The following pictures are on Miss Firecracker’s Flickr Page

While in Vegas, Michelle participated in the “Casting Party” for the Keep-A-Breast foundation. (thanks Franky for the pics)

On June 7th, Michelle gave to charity by performing one of her classic fan dances for the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health

And I couldn’t be prouder to have been featured (well, it was Michelle, but pics taken from POWparazzi) on one of the world’s most celebrated Booty Blogs, Cu-Cu (my apologies to Gothina for misrepresenting you as a “he”).

Magnificent Egos Apparel is producing a L’amour shirt in their introductory line (from a photo by Don Spiro)

From this photograph