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Off-Ramp

The Ball of Fire

Betty Rowland
Betty Rowland
(
Kevin Ferguson
)

About the Show

Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John is sharing selections from the Off-Ramp vault to help you explore this imperfect paradise.

Funding provided by:

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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The Ball of Fire
Kevin Ferguson with Betty Rowland.

Betty Rowland, 94, was a burlesque dancer from the late 30s into the early 60s and performed regularly at places like the Follies Theater in Downtown. She joins Kevin Ferguson to talk about the good old days. (Photo links inside)

You can go here to see photos of Betty from back in the day (there's partial nudity, she was a burlesque dancer after all), or here to read an LA Times story on her.