LAist: Photo Essay: Velvet Hammer Burlesque Book Release Party

Elise Thompson

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:32:54 -0800

Sorry, I was informed he was Joe Berardi. I wasn't part of the troup, so a member emailed me all of the names after I sent them my photos. I had remembered him as Richard, and that is even the tag on the photo if you hover. I checked out the imdb page of Richard Edson, and unless he has a twin, you are right, sir. 20 points! He was very charming.

RRawpower

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:27:07 -0800

Just happened upon this page inadvertently and much as I appreciate the summary of that pleasant evening (and much as you may "hate getting names wrong"), I can't help but point out I'm reasonably certain the man in the photo captioned as Joe Berardi is actually Richard Edson; especially since the exhibition press release listed his name first among many with featured work "spanning the entirety of the Burlesque troupe’s existence". No denying an apparent similarity, if I'm correct, but an actor who's been around as long as Edson is hard to miss.

Elise Thompson

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:24:21 -0800

Thanks for the clarification! Oh I hate getting names wrong! I'm on it.

dgno2

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:23:55 -0800

CORRECTION: The last picture is Jewel of Denial, NOT a Poubelle twin.

jessica_pauline

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:45:42 -0800

p.s. -- the last photo really is ridiculously hot.

jessica_pauline

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:45:12 -0800

nice work! i had really wanted to catch this event... thanks for the pics :)

Elise Thompson

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:07:25 -0800

No, I intentionally did NOT talk about the poisoned peanut butter pancakes that Dixie ate instead of Babe, thus dying at the hands of the serial killer known as the Satin Slayer after just returning from the dead barely a year before. I mean, I didn't want to look like a GEEK or something.

Donna Lethal

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:43:33 -0800

Only you would get to talk to "Dixie" about poisoned pancakes.