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FAME


Over the past few months as I have been performing and really getting to know my own steps in life  and meeting other entertainers and famous people I have started questioning why people want to be famous? There are so many different reasons why people could be famous but it all seems to come back to money and popularity. I would love to be rich and I am not going to lie, I would think it would be amazing to be known on a global and universal scale. I have been asking myself how I am going to be famous. I can always seem to tell myself that I will one day be famous but never have really known how it was or is going to come about. And I have realized that I most likely will be famous for body image and self acceptance of one’s self.

I might not contribute any monetary value to the world but if I could give one person the hope and faith they need to become successful in their lives then I feel like I have accomplished my goals. Body image seems to be an epidemic in the world with everyone telling us what we should be and what we shouldn’t be. The way I look at is that we should be who we are long as we are happy. It doesn’t matter if you are obese or anorexic skinny. As long as you can look at yourself in the mirror and realize what an amazing person you are, that is all that matters.

Granted I might not have the best or worst body in the world. I do however Love myself unconditionally no matter what my body is doing or what phase of life I am going through. I haven’t always loved myself or my body. Half my life I wish I could just take a hot knife and cut off my fat like butter. It has taken me a long time to realize that I am amazing person and that I have a lot to offer in this world. And that is my goal….i want other people to see what amazing creatures they are.

What are your thought on body image and society???

2011
02/28
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BEARlesque…A journey to remember


I know it has been a while since I have last posted much about The Boys Of BEARlesque, but what an adventure it has been thus far! We have done incredible things. We have performed at the Roseland Ballroom for the Mr. Black Expo, Polyamorous Pride, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and other random events.

For me it has been a personal journey as well as a bonding journey with the other fellow cast members. For myself, I have become a much stronger person and more confident than I ever thought I would be. I have discovered a side of me through burlesque that I never thought possible. I never thought I would be able to look at my naked body in the mirror and be able to say “Wow, I like what I see”. I always thought that I would be looking at my body for the rest of my life thinking “why haven’t I gone to the gym? Why did I eat that for dinner? Why this and why that?”. Today I see myself  in the mirror and I know I am not what society deems to be “pretty”, but the saying ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’ truly rings true. At the end of the day it doesn’t matter what you look like, how fat or skinny you are, short or tall, black or white, human or martian you are…what really matters is the inner you, your soul, your essence. Honestly, when I am going through my day in my memory, I don’t recall people mostly by what they look like but mostly by the essence of them. Being part of BEARlesque has given me the confidence to see that I am a beautiful uniquely carved human being just like everyone else, and that we should be celebrated everything single days of our lives. That every breath we take should be an awesome experience, and that being able to live and have freedom of our own thoughts, even if they are never voiced is an amazing gorgeous experience that no one can ever take away from us.


What I have liked so much about being part of this group is seeing people’s reactions when us big boys take the stage and have the confidence to shake what we’ve got and be able to move just as well as skinny people. I also like the fact that I know somewhere out there even if it is just one person at a time, I am giving them the confidence to just “hi” to themselves.

Yes our shows are crazy, boundary pushing, drag queen-esque, risqué, and sometimes just downright crazy, BUT that’s the point. If you see the same things everyday and never question why things are the way they are then you become desensitized. When you put shock value into people’s lives, they realize that they are still alive, and even for just a moment they capture that spark of a dream, the essence of excitement, and possibly one day the courage to say ” hey this is who I am, and i like what I see!”

2010
10/18
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BEARLESQUE AT STONEWALL! WHERE PRIDE ALL STARTED


Bearlesque Fursatility NYC took The Stonewall Inn by storm last night. We had a packed house an awesome audience and couldn’t have asked for a better audience. Performing at Stonewall was an honor in itself because that is where Pride and gay rights all started….

The show opened with “It’s Raining men”, by Martha Wash and Ru Paul. The crowd went crazy once we started loosing our clothes. The energy in the room was out of control, and the crowd just wanted more! The second number in our show was “Down with the sickness” by Richard Cheese, who our founder of the group(JD) performed a solo, all the way down to just a hat. Then came my solo number which was “Hot Lunch” by Irene Cara. This was the messiest of all the numbers but one of the most fun. I was went crazy making a sandwich and eating it with potato salad, chips, and a orange soda all in the matter of  3 minutes and 28 seconds all the while strippind loosing my clothes. Food was flying and twinkies really did come out my boxers! The fourth number was “Crazy Bitch” by Buckcherry, where Francois and JD went at it in a sexy call boy style. It was like watching porn with clothes on and got everyone all hot and bothered….

The show had several numbers and lasted for an hour and a half. Everyone’s favorite number including our favorite number was “Single Ladies” by Beyonce. This was the most time precise and awesome number we had. We went from macho men to diva queens, where I was turned into Beyonce herself by the end of the number. I had heels and wig on by the end of the number and the audience really went crazy because honestly how often do you seen big hairy men in heels rocking it out like they were meant to wear them?

The show was such a success that The Stonewall Inn asked us to perform there once a month! In the future I hope that everyone that didn’t and couldn’t see the show does come see the show! We broke so many boundaries and stereotypes that it is worth seeing it for the sheer courage we have to shake and strut our stuff on stage.

This show has helped me see the Sunshine that I truly am that I haven’t seen in many years due to one thing or another. It has also proven to me that as long as I love myself to the fullest(which I do) that everyone else will see the beauty that is within me. I am thrilled to have had this opportunity and such great people to work with. I would like to thank JD for believing in me when I didn’t believe in myself, Sparkle for showing me a different path of life that I love and cherish, Francois for just being the awesome person he is and for Freddy for being an awesome stage manager and all around helper!

For all of you who did make the show I want to thank you for the support and belief that you had in us, without you it couldn’t have been such an awesome experience! For those of you who didn’t make the show or don’t know what BEARLESQUE is…..you need to get on board!

For all my dreamers out there, remember dreams come true because I am one of the biggest dreamers I know! To make Dreams come reality you need to remember to stay true to you and that anything is possible!

2010
05/04
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All The Single Ladies….STRIP!!!


Well BEARLESQUE took an unsuspecting crowd by storm this past Saturday April 24, 2010 at the midnight showing of  “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”. We performed “Single Ladies” as the pre-show for Rocky Horror Picture Show. We were missing one of our people’s but as they say the show must go on. I had a fabulous wig made by the one and only Sparkle who will be MCing our show on May 3. We rocked our dance and the crowd went crazy. The more clothes we took off the more the audience came alive. I for the first time since college felt like a star again. It was amazing, the energy, the adrenaline rush, and shear awesomeness of the audience. A couple things went wrong with the dance but us being the amazing performers we are it went flawlessly. And I was told after we did the performance that I gave the audience a little something extra to see. not sure which part I showed them.

I am so excited for the full real show. If you haven’t bought tickets or haven’t decided if you or going to go….All I have to say is GO!!! You will be missing one of the best comedic, sexiest, raunchy, gay shows ever!!

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2010
04/25
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BEARLESQUE: The Beginning!


It’s official we have a date for our show! We will be performing May3, 2010 at 9pm at The Stonewall Inn in NYC! Bearlesque NYC presents: Furvastile!

This is going to be an awesome show full of sex, humor, comedy, hot men, and other unmentionable things with a drag queen running the show! We have 10 numbers that we are performing. The Show will be about an hour and a half. Tickets are $10 presale and $12 at the door, and there is a 2 drink minimum. If you have ever wanted to see Bear Men get jiggy with it and do some crazy stuff all the while stripping and making you laugh then this is definitely the show for you!

For more information go to

http://www.jdleggett.com/bearlesque.html

2010
04/19
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Bearlesque and Body Image


WOW! It has been a busy couple of weeks. Between work and rehearsals it’s amazing I have time to think about anything.

BEARLESQUE is on the move folks. I just found out tonight at rehearsal that we will be performing the first weekend in May, and I am extremely excited! For those of you who don’t know what BEARLESQUE is…it is this: a dance troop that was created by bears(gay bigger, hairy, bear lovers, manly men) and we are performing songs and numbers in burlesque style. We are making a statement saying that it doesn’t matter how big you are, you can be attractive and still do what others do that are not bears. Not only is it bears in the group it is an eclectic group of men that will be performing.  And that leads me into my next topic…

So I was with a friend today just talking about experiences and how I am not a shy person and how I love to show off my body even though I’m not “societies” definition of “hot, sexy, or typically attractive would be”. For me beauty is in the eye if the beholder and unless you really love yourself you will never be fully attractive. So my friend was telling me that he could never be as brave as I am in public and all…

And I know where is coming from. I used to be that shy kid who thought I would never be able to rock out with my cock out(quite literally it turns out). SO on the train ride home tonight I was thinking about body image and society and such…and I realized that growing up I was conditioned to look at big people(myself included) in a negative way all because that is what “society” had told us what to do. I even got it from my own family who is big. I might have had self confidence but I never truly loved myself for me and my body. In order to love your insides you have to love your outsides!!! And let me tell you what, I have come full circle and I love myself, I love my curves, my body and all it has to offer and I’m not afraid to show it off, so like Britney would say, let the Paparazzi have a piece of me!

I would like to end this post with a question and thought for all of you and please tell me what you think.

QUESTION: Why is body image so important and who is it important to?

THOUGHT: Does it really matter what you look like when you are laying in bed with the lights off and all you are left with are your own thoughts?

2010
04/06
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