I had worked on the Al Baker Burlesque Theater circuit for, at least, six years when I decided I wanted to make more money. My friend, Lori Lanier from Calgary, Canada - she danced under the name of Peaches and Cream - decided she wanted to make more money, too. She had not worked the circuit as long as I had; but we had become close friends like sisters - and it was fun being together.
We had heard about the 2 O'Clock Club in Boston, Massachusetts. We could double our pay plus get commission hustling drinks.
We let Al Baker know that we were leaving. We were in Canton, Ohio working at the State Burlesk Theater when we gave our notice. As in most jobs where I have given notice to leave, the manager gave us a hard time. The manager, Marty, was telling us the benefits of staying with Al Baker. Then he said something really stupid. He said, "Al Baker is going to give pencils to all his employees for Christmas". Lori said, "Al Baker can stick his pencils up his ass!" That is the last we heard about staying.
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