Originally Posted by Velvet Voix de Ville

Grr - I'm all grumpy and cross and disappointed and sad this morning because for the second time my friends promised to come to a local burlesque night with me and then pulled out at the last minute leaving me unable to make alternative arrangements. I'm itching to see some of the local shows but don't want to sit all night by myself with no-one to talk to and wondered if there were any other northern birds in the same boat? If anyone out there is a tad more reliable and up for going to see some North East shows then please get in touch. Maybe we can create an exclusive 'friends with vanilla mates who go and see burly shows together' group?

On the other hand are there any other brave souls who go to see shows by themselves without knowing anyone at all? If so then what is the atmosphere like and is it the kind of environment where you can just meet some friendly people and get chatting without looking like some sort of desperate freak?

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