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Interview with Jean Bardot, rubber model
by Scarlet Apron
Not just another pretty face in latex, Jean Bardot is America's stretchy
sweetheart. A midwesterner whose roots are never far behind, Bardot travels the
globe spreading the fetish good word. And she's coming to Boston! Here, we talk
to the creative, dark-haired, dark-eyed beauty about what it takes to climb the
rubber ladder and how not to slip.
How did you get started?
I've been doing this fifteen years. I was training as a dominatrix and the
woman I was training with was putting on a fetish event and asked me to join and
the rest is history. I fell in love with it.
How do your friends and family feel about your career?
They know some details, but they don't know the nasty kinky stuff. My parents
are very supportive; they think it's fun to have a celebrity of sorts in the
family. And that it's not so mainstream, they like that.
Best and worst part of your job?
I have the best job in the world. It's fun to work and travel. I get to see
the most fantastic places all over the world. It's better than sitting in a
cubicle dreading life. The worse part is that I have to travel quite a bit and
me, being innately a homebody, I miss home quite a bit.
How is the scene different in Europe vs the US?
In American, it's more BDSM related and in Europe, it's more fetish, where
just the dressing is the pleasure part. They don't need the flogging or being
tied-up, Americans blend that a little more.
Whatsup for the Boston show?
Oh, I am going to be a naughty naughty nun with my little school girl. I will
be fully encased in latex; I don't want to give too much away but it has always
been a fantasy of mine.
Dream project?
Well, I am getting older... my dream is to continue in this job but to also
mold other upcoming girls and bring them into this industry in a safe manner
that I was brought into it. There are a lot of icky people out there and I see a
lot of girls crash and burn very fast. If I can keep shooting girls and making
them beautiful in latex, that would be fabulous for me.
What makes you stand out in the rubber model world?
I'm different in that I'm down-to-earth, a regular joe shmo that does regular
stuff, mixing it into my life, in a kinky fun way. I'm very midwestern. I never
moved to LA or New York. I travel all the time, but still have some kind of
grounding, some normalcy, where I don't think about kink about 24/7. I have a
garden, my dogs and my house.
Biggest onstage disaster?
Every disaster is a big disaster. I've had cat suits tear on me. I've done
shows where I get into latex ballons that popped too early or not on time.
What's some advice you have for girls starting out?
Follow your gut instinct, because when I haven't, it's been bad, bad people,
bad situatations. If something feels weird, follow that, be aware of it. What
ever decision be aware of what the hell you're getting into.
Reaction when you people you're a rubber model?
(Laughs) Depending on where I am or who is asking, most people go "huh?" Some
are curious and brave and start asking questions.
Last movie you saw?
All About Eve with Bettie Davis.
CD in your CD player ?
Scissor Sisters.
Food you can be seduced with?
Sushi.
Catch Jean Bardot at the 5th Annual Variant Fetish Ball on Saturday, November
20th at Sinomatic/Machine, 1245 Boylston Street, Boston, MA. For more
information, check out
www.sinomatic.net or jeanbardot.com co-creator/founder of Lucha VaVoom
by Scarlet Apron
If her stint as
manager of Gwar, the high-concept shock band that traveled with no less than
fifty gallons of fake blood, is any indication, Rita D’Albert is well-qualified
to handle an outsized troupe of high-flying masked Mexican wrestlers; twisted,
tasseled dancers; bodacious burlesque stars; wise-cracking comedians and, even,
a hatching human chicken. Welcome to Boston an act from South of the Border and
south of good taste. An old-fashioned mix of sex, violence, comic books and body
slams: you'll definitely want a ringside seat for Lucha VaVoom. Described by
comedian Greg Proops as “The Roman Coliseum with show girls,” and with alternate
and mainstream presses raving about it, Lucha VaVoom strikes a post-modern bell
with fans across the country. Along with her business partner, Liz Fairbairn,
D'Albert is touring with the over-the-top, non-stop absurd sports and racy stage
show spectacle. Here, the stunning blonde actress, dancer, producer and one-time
porn costumer gives us an enthusiastic, six-round interview:
How did Lucha VaVoom start?
In a kind of
surprising way. Liz was dating a Mexican wrestler in Mexico while working on a
B-movie, the kind with aliens from outer space. He said we should come watch
him wrestle. We went and were like, 'OMG! Our friends back home would love
this!' It was the most fun I’d had in a long time. We started bringing busloads
of people to Tijuana to see it and, at some point, it dawned on us that it would
be easier to move the show to Los Angeles rather than bring all these people
down to Mexico (laughs). I also wanted to put it in a place where people would
want to go and have drinks. And since I was in a burlesque troupe, I thought:
let's mix sex and violence that never goes wrong. We decided to alternate the
show format: dancer, match, dancer, comedian, like that. When I first saw
Mexican wrestling, it was a free fall. I couldn't understand what was going on.
It was like watching The Three Stooges with insane leaps and flips, but I still
couldn't tell what was really happening, so we decided to add commentary and why
not have really good comedians explain it like Patton Oswald? Even Jack Black
sat in on a show. We have the basics covered: sex and high action, it’s very
very graceful, too. I like to think of it as a really raucous Cirque d'Soleil.
Or should I say? a not boring Cirque d'Soleil (laughs).
Audience reaction?
We've been doing
this for eight years and we're just starting to take it out and getting great
receptions where ever we go. The show still surprises and delights us. We went
to San Francisco and people made-up their own chants. Last year, we played in
New York and Little Chicken was on a balcony and about to jump off and the whole
crowd started chanting "Holy Shit! Holy Shit!" I felt like, I have arrived. I
have a New York crowd chanting "HOLY SHIT!" One problem is: we're not a band;
we’re not a TV show. For me, and I'm not a big sports fan, if Liz hadn't taken
me to a show, I might have had some trepidations, like 'oh it's wrestling.’ But
now everyone comes out: young, old, hipster. The one factor is that everyone is
having fun and they really cut loose where ever we go. It's a great crowd to be
in.
What will surprise people the most?
I think people are
just astounded by the wrestling. It's so much different than WWF. Much more
acrobatic and the characters are... so..... If you don't know about luchadores
-you are sold on them after the show. My friends, who have resisted for years,
all said: I can't believe I waited so long. I don't know what the hold-up was. I
love it! But I understand, you might have to twist my arm to get me to go to
something that involves wrestling, until this came along.
What is the best and worst part of your job?
Best part, when you
think about your life.... When you think what you're going to be when you
grow-up, whether it's a cowboy or a ballerina, you don’t think “Mexican
wrestling promoter.” I love this! We have so much fun and the cast is so much
fun. We love traveling. We love to come up with new stuff for the audience.
It's my full-time job. I’m really fortunate. The worst part is not sleeping
worrying and thinking: is anyone in Boston going to buy tickets? If there's a
bad part, that’s it. I've never worried about whether it's going to be a bad
show.
Who will be in the ring?
I can't say enough
about the Little Chicken, he’s a tiny wrestle and an insane athlete. He was in
the movie Mucho Libra. And when he comes out of his egg, it's just so adorable.
Plus, he can pick up a fan five times his size, it's crazy. I love Dirty
Sanchez, he’s a crowd favorite. He’s really disgusting. We have great dancers,
as well and the burlesque performers often get their own standing ovations.
People go bananas. They love the sexy fireman, too. We play with themes a lot.
We found that when you go with iconic things, it really catches on. You don't
want to be esoteric and experimental. You want to be as straight forward as
possible.
How has the show changed over the years?
The main thing is
we've tightened it up. At first we couldn't really rehearse, so when the
wrestlers came in, it was a big experiment but things worked out beautiful. The
crowd went wild, I got the chills. But looking at the whole show, I felt it
should move faster. We wanted the crowd to feel like once you start seeing
something and assimilating it, we're gonna put something else in its place. It’s
about constant stimulation and surprises to make you stop thinking about all
these political commercials right now. Whatever is happening out there, we want
to offer a slightly more violent Busby Berkeley for this new Depression.
Escapism. People need it and we really do block it all out and transport you to
a different world.
Lucha VaVoom lands November 8th at the Royale in Boston .
For more information, go to www.luchavavoom.com.
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