Rising Sun

I hadn’t been to Rising Sun in years when I headed along there in October. The place hasn’t changed a lot (which is good — Rising Sun has always been one of the nicer looking bars on the strip) but the type of show they put on has altered somewhat. Back in the early 2000s, we’d head along there to watch friends’ bands, but on this occasion, we headed along to see a queer burlesque show. Queerlesque is queer in both the traditional (vaudeville, offbeat) way and the modern (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender etc) way. Oddball burlesque from geeky drag kings, pirate-​themed carnival acts, and a few weird things involving animal suits, with the ever-​gorgeous Miss Phloss at the helm. If you haven’t been to Rising Sun in a while, or have been a bit afraid to see some burlesque, head along!