Death of Burlesque! (If you have to ask….)

Jennifer Blowdryer started producing and performing in Smut Fests in 1988 in Pre Giuliani NYC, when swamp like lap dancing parlors littered the island like cigarette burns on a hospital robe. Although she will never again get Tracy Love, the 212-970-PEEE girl, to parade naked down a dimly lit runway, especially as Tracy has now found the Lord and lives in Michigan somewhere, Blowdryer's bringing it on home at the Center for Sex and Culture, and hopes you’re still up for a good time.

The first San Francisco Smut Fest was in 1991 at the DNA Lounge followed by a smattering of others. Vintage Smut Fest footage will be screened along with a blow by blow commentary.

Read the article in Eros Zine