Burlesque + Oktoberfest = Oktoburlesk!

The Bell House was poppin, to say the least, last Thursday night for the super special event known as Oktoburlesk. The best of both worlds (Oktoberfest and Burlesque) came together in a perfect combination of fun, food, drinks, and nudity. The night started off with a little teaser by two of the Wassabasco Burlesque girls. They did some go go dancing while Alex Meixner, a Grammy nominated Polka performer, prepped for his German themed show. Still fully clothed, and by fully clothed I mean only the top half was covered, the girls did a wonderful job at hiding their intentions for the rest of the night.

Alex Meixner was very entertaining with his rock n' roll-esque polka show. He played the accordion with magic fingers, while his Brooklyn based drummer complemented him all the way. He sang and played a lot of German folk songs, appropriately enough, and even though most of us did not know what he was saying, some of us felt compelled enough to get up and dance, with his encouragement of course. He even taught us a little bit of German so we could sing along. He had a pretty long set, maybe about 45 minutes, but with the energy and passion that he emulated throughout his show, he definitely kept everyone's attention.

After Meixner pulled out his Alpine horn and had a few girls from the dance floor take turns blowing into it, the Wassabasco ladies had their turn on the stage. First we had an autumn themed dance where a young lady covered from head to toe with brown leaves, slowly danced her way into nudity. After that we had plenty of varied performances from the other ladies. My favorite was a quirky little dance to the tune of the German version of the Beatles song "She Loves You". It ended in a rather raunchy manner where in addition to the nudity, Ms. Lady (I don't know their names) poured some Nestle chocolate syrup into her mouth and onto her bare chest. Yum! There were other very wonderful performances, all of which I could not give full descriptions. If you are intrigued and would like to see the Wassabasco Burlesque girls perform, they are going to be back at The Bell House on November 6 for the Wassbasco 6th Anniversary Extravaganza!

Not to mention Urban Rustic's menu of sausages: uber delicious lemon chicken sausage, bacon wrapped sausage, and even a veggie sausage. Seriously, if you were not in attendance, you missed out buddy. Keep in mind, gentlemen, this is really the only kind of thing you can go to with your girlfriend where you can both watch naked women dance and she won't persecute you for staring. Also, you can keep your $1 bills in your pocket, because no one will be forcing you to make it rain.

Accordion player Alex Meixner + Wassabasco Girls = the perfect Oktoberfest Burlesque celebration at The Bell House. More photos here!