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January 18, 2019

Beemer memory 25: Hangin' out at the Hungry i

I was rummaging through a dusty box of photographs and came across a bunch of old photos I'd forgotten from my biker days. At the time I was dancing with Pillow (links below) in the late 70's at the Hungry i on Broadway in North Beach. One is the only photo I have that was shot while performing the "Love Act" with her. Two are by photographer, Daniel Nicoletta (link below), one of Ben (link below) with R2-D2 and one was taken while back stage by Pillow herself.

"Love Act" at the Hungry i - 1977

photo by Charlie

photo by Daniel Nicoletta

with Iris, front, Pillow, right

photo by Daniel Nicoletta

The theme of one of the "sets" Pillow and I had for our "Love Act" was based on the Star Wars film. She was Princess Leia (buns 'n all) and I was Darth Vader (breathing heavily). Ben made his version of R2-D2 for the act with flashing lights and it moved around. The robot would be on stage as we performed the set and in the dim light it was effective.

Bernard E. Simonson with "R2-D2"
(forgive the white suit, tie and vest, it WAS disco era 70's)

with Dana

photo by Pillow

Viewfinder links:

Pillow (She-Beast)

Pillow (She-Beast) & The Hungry i
Leatherneck, Pillow, a Hungry i
Bernard E. Simonson, Jr.

Net links:

Bay Area Reporter ~ Daniel Nicoletta

Souvenirs of great times!

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November 16, 2014

Beemer Memory 11: Leatherneck posters

It was in November of 1977 that I performed a dance at the Leatherneck bar (see Beemer 4 link below) in San Francisco, CA, to promote an event (see Beemer 10 link below). I started out fully clothed in motorcycle leathers and was almost completely nude at the end; it was all done tongue-in-cheek (pun intended, just couldn't resist it).

I was a male stripper at the Hungry i on Broadway in San Francisco at the time doing the "Love Act" (see Beemer 5 link below). This was a couple of years before the famed Chippendale dancers hit the scene in Los Angeles. Guess I was a little ahead of the times.

During the performance, photographer, Jim Stewart, got some shots of the dance and some of them were used as images for promotional posters for the bar.

(fair warning to those adverse to skin)

These are the posters: