Lily Burana

NERD FIESTA on C-SPAN JULY 4th.

Happy Birthday, America.

Well, on July 4th,if you feel like doing your flag-waving in front of the screen, pre-fireworks, my reading at Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver will be aired at 7 p.m. on C-SPAN.

Of course, there's always DVR and watching on the C-SPAN Web site. 

From the Playboy Mansion

Originally posted on Facebook with the caption, "THE REAL REASON THEY DON'T WANT ME AT WEST POINT."

Ivy de la Muerta is by my side, with the same nasty habit, in the Playboy game room. Girls are gross. Stay away from 'em.

READ 'EM AND PEEP!

I fawn over two new bios of Gypsy Rose Lee in the Washington Post today. She was such a feminine force of nature. Proof positive that charm & pluck are a girl's best friends.

It's only FUNNY if you haven't LIVED it.

GOTHS IN HOT WEATHER

Sure, it SEEMS funny enough. But if you have personally experienced walking down the piss-hot streets of New York City in August, wearing an ankle-length black lace Victorian dress with long sleeves, and 700 fringed Ian Astbury scarves trailing down from your antique black picture hat, you will know that HEAT and GOTH do not belong together.

You want to turn away a vampire but don't have any garlic or crosses? Fine. Just turn off the air conditioning in July. Little Bitey McFang will flee posthaste.

I relived the glory at the West Point graduation parade when I wore a black Betsey Johnson suit. It was roughly 80 billion degrees out, then, on the way to the parade field, someone's black lap dog runs out, so I had to carry this poor little runaway dog, while I'm sweating away in this black suit. Dogs? You know mammals? They radiate body heat. A lot of it.

There's a photo of me next to a cadet. He's wearing a wool parade uniform jacket, and he's not sweating his wang-a-dang off. Meanwhile, my face is melting into my suit. GOTHS DO NOT DO SUN.

The dog? Left with the post MPs and reunited with her owner later that day.

CNN GOODNESS

Lily Burana on CNN May 24, talking about OPERATION BOMBSHELL and I LOVE A MAN IN UNIFORM 

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE CLIP. :)

Thanks, CNN! You are nice people. And yes, I am certainly going to offer Alina Cho a space in one of my classes. :)

I Love A Man in Uniform: TOUR INFO!

TOUR INFO FOR "I LOVE A MAN IN UNIFORM"

Please repost and share widely! Hope to see you on the road!

 

MAY 9th CLINTON, NJ READING & SIGNING

6:30 pm Clinton Book Shop 33 Main Street, Clinton, NJ. 908-735-8811

 

MAY 14th SAN FRANCISCO, CA

GREEN APPLE BOOKS PRESENTS BURLESQUE HOTNESS & BOOK SIGNING!

7-9 pm Hypnodrome Theater, 575 10th Street, SF. Special performance by Sugar Shack! burlesque troupe. 415-248-1900

 

MAY 15^th LOS ANGELES, CA

PIN UP GIRL CLOTHING.COM PRESENTS: OPERATION BOMBSHELL BENEFIT! With host Diablo Cody & burlesque by Masuimi Max, La Cholita, and Ms. Redd.

9 pm Trader Vic’s Downtown, 800 W Olympic Blvd LA, CA 

Advance tickets required. $25 Available HERE  

MAY 18th FORT LEWIS, WA BOOK SIGNING

4-5:30 pm PX Building 5280 Fort Lewis, WA 253-651-2718

 

MAY 18th SEATTLE, WA READING & SIGNING

7 pm Third Place Books 17171 Bothelle Way NE Lake Forest Park, WA 203-366-3333

 

MAY 19th DENVER, CO READING/SIGNING/C-SPAN “BOOK TV” TAPING

7:30 pm Tattered Cover Bookstore LoDo, 1628-16th Street, Denver, CO 303-436-1070

 

MAY 20^th FORT CARSON, CO BOOK SIGNING

4-5:30 pm PX Building 6110, Fort Carson, CO

**THE BIG SHOW!!!!**

Laura Byrnes and Pin-Up Girl Clothing & Viva Los Angeles are sponsoring a benefit for my burlesque school, Operation Bombshell: Tasteful Burlesque Instruction for Exquisite Military Wives. Please share this flyer widely and come on out if you're in LA! Advance tickets only, $25 for a HUGE, HUGE once-in-a-lifetime show. Doors open 9 pm. To get your tix, please go to our TICKET SITE! Please share and repost! xo

PARTY TIME! GET UP!

The NYC book party is next Wednesday, April 29th at the Slipper Room. 7-9. Tell everyone because if they hear about the cupcakes afterward, they will be PISSED.

Book Beast!

I really can't get enough of the Web site name "Daily Beast," however, a close second in charm and appeal is their Book Beast, in which I am featured today. An interview by the lovely Susannah Breslin, whom many of us love dearly for her Reverse Cowgirl blog. Enjoy and share widely!

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsmaker/book-beast/

Bring Him Home

Today my book about being a Newbie Army Wife officially comes out. Whatever good will comes its way, I'll gratefully accept! It is an honor to have been brought into the very special world of the United States Military.

If there's any question why I wrote this book, the link below will provide the answer. Thanks so much for the tremendous support the book has already gotten. xox

Here's Your Answer