all aboard the chattanooga choo choo.

It has been quite a while since I've posted anything, as I've been running around like a chicken with my head cut off trying to gather my bearings with work, shows, freelancing and all that jazz. So I thought I'd take a moment to sit down and sort through photos of the new Honey B. Combe act that Lindsey and I worked so diligently on. Our new performance, the Chattanooga Choo Choo, as rendered by the Andrews Sisters accompanied by the Glenn Miller orchestra, debuted on Saturday, October 16th at Chicago's Viaduct Theater for the Rock Via Vaudeville expedition. We were elated to debut this act as one of the featured performers for the event, and were even more thrilled at the crowd's feedback. It's always a little nerve-racking counting down the moments until call time, especially when unleashing a new act to a theater full of nameless faces. But it went super well, and as usual, we had a fabulous time.

This was the production:


And here are some photos of Honey B. Combe backstage sporting our new handmade costumes for the performance, as photographed by Isa Giallorenzo of Chicago Looks. Additionally, we performed the Chattanooga Choo Choo again last night, in a more awake-from-the-dead, blood and gore fashion for a Halloween Burlesque show at Exit Chicago with a gaggle of smokin' gals for the monthly event, Broadzilla, and will have footage in the coming month, which I can't wait to see.





For Rock Via Vaudeville, we were given two time slots, and of course, we had to bust out our Little Egypt act, so Isa had us do a little costume change in the dark, so she could snag a couple more photos of us and our banner...





with love and tassels,
Honey B. Combe!



oh, p.s. look forward to some of the following random excursions to come:

-"Plastic is Fantastic" Barbies from around the world photoshoot

-Excavated Memories Jewelry lookbook photoshoot

-Milio's Hair Salon pin-up hair show featuring Chicago burlesque babes

-new vintage treasures and inventory for Psychosurplus Vintage

-and yes, new concepts for a new art show,(because it's been wayyyy too long since I've curated) yayyyyyyyyyy!

xoxo,
erin.