https://vimeo.com/638368259/adfb043c19
Here’s a quick sneak peek into a full routine I’m posting for my higher tiers today. I’m so excited to be workshopping this costume and routine. It feels like Dirty Show Detroit is just around the corner now. I hope to see some of you there!
2021-11-09 14:28:55 +0000 UTC View Post
I’m missing home today but so happy to be with family in Iowa for a few more days.
Today I renew my license and have lunch with Mama Colby. She promised me she would get together some of her old modeling pics. I can’t wait to show you.💗💗💗
2021-11-09 13:46:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Spent some time filming this week! Here's a couple of shots of the shop I got while goofing around. I hate sitting still! I'm always wandering, so here are the fruits of my restless labor.
2021-11-07 13:05:36 +0000 UTC View Post
More fun pics from my Nashville trip with my baby girl, Memphis.
My favorite part was spending time with my mini me who is now taller than me.
Have you ever been to Nashville? What’s your favorite part?
2021-11-07 13:04:09 +0000 UTC View Post
My daughter Memphis and I got to spend time together in Nashville during spooky season and it was everything I could have ever asked for. We wrapped early on filming so we were able to have a nice dinner together with the crew! We walked the dark spooky streets and ate some Nashville grub.
It was so fun to spend the evening with the crew too!
We both were so excited to walk by John Prines home where so many great songs from our past have been written.
Haley usually tries ...
2021-11-07 13:01:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Behind the scenes photos from our most recent filming at the Antique Archaeology in Nashville. It was a fairly fast turn around this time so everything was running triple time.
I didn’t have the time to properly record my road dog diaries but I’ll do my best to sum it up.
Yes, we are still filming.
It was great to give Mike hugs and be with my crew again IRL. So much of our lives revolves around technology so a real hug means a lot.
Mostly this trip was about hug...
2021-11-07 12:55:45 +0000 UTC View Post
I feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel it!!! Your collective corporate mouths wrote checks your ass’ couldn’t cash. Now folks are done. I’m one of the lucky ones who chose to rage it with my friends instead of pledging loyalty to a corporation. It worked out for me. It’s been a hustle and a frustration on my worst days but a blessing and source of light and hope on my good days.
Remember, if you’re going to help build someone else’s dream, be sure they’re invested in yours.
There ar...
2021-11-06 20:40:48 +0000 UTC View Post
I have always had a love for the odd, off-beat, creepy, scary, macabre, whatever you want to call it. Growing up in a religious cult that doesn't allow for the exploration of the ungodly parts of life, I always felt like there was something inherently wrong with me.
My momma loves to tell the story from when I was a little girl, sitting in church and one of the speakers asked all the children of the congregation what they want to be when they grow up. My hand shot straight in the air a...
2021-11-04 11:13:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Sometimes I find that many of my favorite pieces are simple, inexpensive, cute little pieces I’ve picked up on the road. This vintage Hawaiian house dress I purchased in Clinton Iowa of all places. There are a multitude of incredible vintage shops in Clinton Iowa. I don’t even know where to begin because I would feel bad if I left anybody out considering I grew up there. If you decide to go to Clinton Iowa for a little day trip, all you have to do is drive through town and you will see al...
2021-11-02 21:18:10 +0000 UTC View Post
I don’t often post pics of my son because he really did not like fame when he was younger.
Miles always loved privacy and calm peaceful moments so fame was not an option for him, not ever something that interested him so I respected his request as a young man to not be in the limelight but now that he is older he isn’t bothered by that anymore. He just does his thing and lives his life.
Miles is now and has always been private but so funny! This kid is funny as hell! I remem...
2021-11-01 23:20:20 +0000 UTC View Post
I’ve always been in love with cats. What’s your favorite animal?
2021-10-31 22:34:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Halloween is almost here! Here’s a little Halloween tale for you. This was not long after I moved to Chicago. The house I lived in at this time was something else to say the absolute least! Halloween morning, my niece Alaina and I were taking a walk through Palmer Square on our way to get a coffee, trying to get our steps in, being very Golden Girls. We ended up talking about the dreams we each had the night before, about a little girl in our home who wasn't related to us but needed our hel...
2021-10-30 15:19:23 +0000 UTC View Post
This might be one of the most documented evolutions of any of my costumes, but it is certainly not the only one that has gone through this much change.
There are so many options to add to a costume to personalize it. I’m constantly finding new things to pin, sew, sequin, bedazzle, hem, repair. It takes SO much time and energy to get a costume to its completed state for stage but it’s so fun to see them grow. I’ll be debuting this costume be at Dirty Show Detroit in February. Will...
2021-10-29 18:50:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! Here’s the link to the interview I did with the Salior Jerry Podcast with Matt Caughthran of The Bronx. I posted this on social media too, but here is a more streamlined post with all of the links in one place. Check it out! There’s also a YouTube video version too featuring my cheetah costume! 🐆 ♥️
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com...
2021-10-28 19:22:22 +0000 UTC View Post
https://vimeo.com/638693324/912c4797df
As promised, the full version of this number. I've never danced in this costume before. I'm basically workshopping the costume, trying to figure out what works and what doesn't. I'm feeling out the costume and props. This is what the very beginning of the process looks like. If all does not go well, sometimes it's the end of the process with that particular costume for a...
2021-10-27 14:31:54 +0000 UTC View Post
https://vimeo.com/639132872/7b18138875
Here's a little preview of a Halloween-themed video for you all. The full version will be available to my Volcano and up Patrons. I've never danced in this costume before. I'm basically workshopping the costume, trying to figure out what works and what doesn't. I'm feeling out the costume and props. This is what the very beginning of the process looks like. If all d...
2021-10-27 14:26:45 +0000 UTC View Post
The one on the left is my Momma, in the middle my aunt Sonia (Rest in power to my favorite auntie) the boy is my uncle Bobby (my favorite uncle always). And the baby is my hunt Tina (of course another family favorite💗).
My aunt Tina was a teenager when I was little so she was always the coolest! She would take me to her babysetting gigs and share her handbags with me. She is strong and sassy and has a beautiful daughter now. I love her so much.
What a loving group of family. ...
2021-10-26 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I don’t get to travel to San Juan often, but when I do it’s always magical. There’s something so comforting about being in such a historic place. It’s like you can feel the spirits passing through the streets. I get the same feeling when I’m in New Orleans, too. With Samhain just around the corner, for those that believe in and practice magic in that way, it’s signifies the time when the liminal space thins between the realms of the living and dead. It’s often thought of as the ...
2021-10-26 09:53:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Embroidery gets so taken for granted. It’s one of those things I think many people don’t consciously think about. Anymore it’s usually done on a machine and takes no time at all. But prior to the 1950s, while embroidery machines did exist, a majority of embroidery was done by hand. Here’s a little article about the history of the embroidery machine.
Do I feel like a super shero in this cape? Yes. What would my super shero name be? Is there a formula for finding a super hero name?
2021-10-24 10:41:58 +0000 UTC View Post
I figured since Halloween is nearly upon us I would go back through give you some of my best Halloween adjacent costumes. It’s so funny to think about all of the costuming I own and how so much of it doesn’t really qualify as “Halloween costume”. What is that? What are the rules about Halloween costumes? Do you have to be dressed up as something or someone else for it to count?? Someone tell me the rules! Remember that I grew up JW so holidays are all new to me. Even after all these y...
2021-10-23 00:51:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Yesterday I had an interview with the Sailor Jerry Podcast.
“The Bronx” singer, Matt conducted the interview. We have something in common. We’ve both performed Riot Fest Chicago🎉.
I have to say, each time The Bronx performed Riot Fest, they’ve slayed! The video is incredible, you should watch it.
I thought I would stroll down amnesia lane to Sept 1...
2021-10-22 10:37:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Upstairs at the everleigh
2021-10-21 14:57:40 +0000 UTC View Post
..disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business....
Tom Robbins
2021-10-21 14:53:09 +0000 UTC View Post
From today. See the full set on the Super Volcano tier tomorrow.
“Hooked”
I wrestled myself out of bed at around 330 this morning, rattled around the house, came back to bed and cuddled with Jeremy for a bit, let the dogs out and spent the next hour preparing for our trip to La Parguera, the mangroves.
At about 7 AM, we hopped in the truck and started on our way. Of course we had to have a quick pitstop at McDonald’s for some coffee and a little breakfast. Nothing lik...
2021-10-19 23:17:29 +0000 UTC View Post
From today.
I wrestled myself out of bed at around 330 this morning, rattled around the house, came back to bed and cuddled with Jeremy for a bit, let the dogs out and spent the next hour preparing for our trip to La Parguera, the mangroves.
At about 7 AM, we hopped in the truck and started on our way. Of course we had to have a quick pitstop at McDonald’s for some coffee and a little breakfast. Nothing like greasy food right before you jump in the ocean! But I knew if we didn...
2021-10-19 23:14:37 +0000 UTC View Post
We (Jeremy amd me) created content so beautiful it made me cry. The film, music and blue if the water had me deep in my feels.
More to come 💙
2021-10-18 21:39:40 +0000 UTC View Post
My momma, Susie. I’m not sure of her age in this picture but I think she said she was still a teenager. My Momma and Poppa got together when she was just 14. My dad was also a teenager. They fell deeply, madly in love and had many adventures before they settled down and had babies.
My Momma grew up in Davenport Iowa with her Mother Rosie and Step dad Dick. Young Susie always had a wild but loving spirit, or so I have been told. I find the same to be true of present day Sue Colby. 2021-10-17 11:58:35 +0000 UTC View Post
At home safely in PR💗 thank you so much for your love and messages! Also, more to come on my adventures hanging out with my boy on the picket line, dentist stuff and my momma and intellectual property.
Also, I love you!
Yes you💗
2021-10-16 02:40:10 +0000 UTC View Post