Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Orientation and Dita Von Teese...Thank you Cointreau...

Today was orientation day at Tales of the cocktail.  After being welcomed by our hosts, we were blessed by a Vodou Priestess (good vodou...not the bad vodou) and plugged with 3 hours of Tales information.  Now normally this wouldn't be difficult, but all said information was given after being supplied shot's of Mezcal and Fernet, on the tail end of an evening of apprentice bonding.  It's really hard when your trying to focus in the heat while shaking off the shenanigans of the night before.

Short story long, this years is slated to be bigger, and hopefully more organized than the year prior.  You can feel that every year, this festival grows, and the organizer are scrambling to keep up with what's coming at them.  Honestly, the Apprentices are all wide eyed, still focused on having a good time.  That's should be a focus, but in all reality, I'm putting an emphasis on Sleep, and I'll catch up on the stories tomorrow.

Tonight we were treated to a high class burlesque show featuring Dita Von Tease.  From top to bottom it was the most professional, well orchestrated show of its kind that I've ever seen.  She was accompanied by four other acts that were also fabulous!!!  From top to bottom, every move was choreographed, every article of clothing as designed and worn with such specific pourpose, it saturated the stage with class and fury.  Well done, at the House of Blues tonight.
Tomorrow Tales of the Cocktail opens.  I don't have any events that I'm working specifically, so I'm volunteering my time to go be a sweat my Biegnets off. Two small appointments tomorrow with 4th Row Films, for an interview on the Pacific Northwest, and the cocktail culture.  And with Dushan Zaric from Employees only.  Can wait, and I'm ready to put my head down, and go to work.  Thanks New Orleans for being such a gracious host, and I'm not mad at you any more for beating the Vikings in the NFC championship game.