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Penny Whistleton

Shakin' and Trouble Makin'!

About Me

NEW VIDEO FROM APRIL 14TH 2007!!! Check out my video page for more!!!

"The swiftness of an eagle, the strength of a bear and the beauty of a peacock...a deadly mix indeed." - El Rey
"Put your lips together and whistle for Penny Whistleton!"
"The Blue Angel: She ain't silent, but she is deadly"

I am many things to many people: I am loathed by some, loved by many more, but you can rest assured, I am never met with indifference.

There are many names I will respond to: The Blue Angel, Penny Whistleton, Rojita, "that loud redhead" (but only at wrestling shows) Pearl, Angel Red, or just plain Angel. Sometimes I'll respond to "Pookie", "Muffin" or "Girlie" but depending on who you are, the response you get will either be my full attention, or a punch in the face.

I'm a Burlesque Dancer, professionally trained singer, and am not quite a wrestler.

And remember, no show is too small, or too big, so don't ever be afraid to contact me with your booking requests.

I started off performing burlesque in December 2003 with Skin Tight Outta Sight Rebel Burlesque under the name "Cherry Pearl" and was with them for a year (exactly, strangely enough). Then I became Penny Whistleton and performed for almost two years as the head dancer/singer and one of the main characters in Mysterion the Mind Reader's Burlesque and Vaudeville nights. On the side I doubled as the fearsome Luchadora 'The Blue Angel' with Mexican wrestling Surf Rock band The Blue Demons . I am also a regular dancer (and occasional actor) with Gravy Boy productions' Avant-Vardeville, and their lucha play 'El Retardo y Las Luchadoras'.

I've appeared in music videos for bands such as The Blue Demons (NEW VIDEO COMMING OUT SOON!) Sloan, The Flashing Lights (Matt Murphy's last band), White Cowbell Oklahoma, and Robin Black and the Intergalactic Rock Stars (I was young and glam rock...don't ask... ). I've been in two documentaries: Markham Street Film's Stacked like Me and Gray Matters' Underground Carnival . I also appeared in Art Litwell's 50's style "stag reel" Parkdale Pin-ups (COPIES AVALIABLE FOR SALE AT ABOVE LINK - ONLY A FEW COPIES LEFT) while I was still Cherry Pearl as well as being interviewed for a few local/student projects (on camera and for research essays... and one Masters Thesis!) . I've also been on CBC radio1's Definately not the Opera, reading a short peice I wrote (it aired on my 18th birthday no less!) and I'm sure I'm forgetting a ton of stuff!

Right now you can be sure to find me performing regularly with my friend Gidget in her Slaves of Seduction Burlesque and comedy show as well as other shows here and there.

My Interests

My AWESOME hair, pro-wrestling, music and music history, etymology, linguistics, Burlesque dancing and Dancing in general, MMA training and conditioning, Tea, singing, semantics, semiotics, sociology, alliteration, extremely esoteric humour, "your mom!" jokes, Mexican wrestling masks, Lucha Libre, Psicosis, Indy Wrestling(especially the Ontario Scene WOOT!), randomness, YELLING, BARBED WIRE AND TABLES ON FIRE!!!! Blondes with Crimson Masks, insanity at the Ostrich House, Vintage muffins, antiques creating and crafting, Nazar bonjuk, 1920's/1930's style, Victorian Style, Harry Potter, Traci Lords, dressing-up, cheese, cooking (pacific asian food, and gonzo baking), other-worldly things, Japanese culture, Mexican culture, Carl Jung and dream psychology, Big old buildings/houses/architecture (1700's to early 1900's), reading, learning, nature, beauty,

I'd like to meet:

Performers of all stripes and feathers (Burlesque Dancers, Wrestlers, Sideshow freaks, real musicians, etc), Fans, Bookers/Managers/Agents, Photographers, Wrestling trainers, weird intellegent people, Your Mom, Psicosis, and some dood named "Ham Tallent".

Music:

ABBA ACDC, Atari teenage riot, The Beatles, Bjork, Blondie, CBC Radio 1, CCR, Celine Dion, Detroit Cobras, Dodge Fiasco, Dolly Parton, Dresden Dolls, Edith Piaf, Einsturzende neubauten, Elvis Costello, Frank Zappa, Funkadelic, Gogol bordello, Goldfrapp Hawksley Workmanman, Hide and Spread Beaver, Iggy Pop, Jay-Z, John Southworth, Johnny Cash, Judy and Mary, Judy Garland, Juanes, Kate Bush, Kurt Weill (and Bertold Brecht), Leonard Cohen, Mariposa, Martha Wainwright, Mash-ups, MC5s, Molotov, New Pornographers, New York Dolls, Nick Cave, NIN, Outkast, Phil Spector, PJ Harvey, Prince, Pulp, Q107 Classic Rock radio (except the Kim Mitchell show cause his taste in music sucks, he's a douche, and he plays his shitty music ALL THE TIME!! God I hate that guy! FUCK YOU AND YOUR PATIO LANTERENS AND GOING FOR SODAS!!!), Queen, Queens of the Stone Age, Ramones, Rasputina Rocky horror Show, Rufus Wainwright, Sam and Dave, Scissor Sisters, Stevie Wonder, Stiff Records, The Clash, The Coasters, The Magnetic Feilds, The Matadors, The Streets, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Toots and the Maytels, T-Rex, TV on the Radio, U2, Ua, Ute lemper, Wax Maniquinn,

Movies:

The Big Lebowski, Amelie, Battle Royale, Labryinth, Pi, Donnie Darko, The Fountain, Singing in the Rain, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Battlefield Earth, Zatoichi, Princess Diaries, Spirited Away, Ghost World, ROCK'N'RULE, Princess Bride, Ong Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, The Magic Christian, Harold and Kumar Go To Whitecastle,

Television:

Das ist nicht mit der cable but when I rent/download/used to watch it's America's Top Model, Family Guy, Kids in the Hall, Pee Wee's playhouse, Muppets, Simpsons, Brak, Chapelle Show, Robot Chicken, Law and Order SUV, Monty Python, Scrubs, twin peaks, and as much gawdamned wrestling as my girly over-intellectualizing brain can deal with. ARGH!! KILL HIM WITH TACS!!!

Books:

Banana Yoshimoto's Kitchen, Griel Marcus' Lipstick traces, The Narnia Chronicles, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Coupland, The Screwtape letters, Rachel Shteir's Striptease: the untold history of the girlie show, various types of Thesauri and Dictionaries, Harry Potter, Douglas Copeland, actually, I read pretty much anything I can get my hands on that interests me.

Heroes:

your mom!

My Blog

Pictures of the Empire Santo crew!

Like my new pic?  wanna see the rest of the Cast from the new Blue Demons' video?  Check out Tiki Tena's blog!  There's a lot more hilarious pictures of the lucha crew of the Empire San...
Posted by Penny Whistleton on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:13:00 PST

DEAR WORLD! ME = >EVERYTHING: LUCHA STYLE!!!!

HOLY SHIT!!!  DID YOU SEE?!  DID YOU SEE IT!?  MY NEW PROFILE PIC?!  hahahahhahahaha oh shit I love it soooooo much!!!  I am so freakin AWESOME!!  Man I was feeling kinda...
Posted by Penny Whistleton on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 08:49:00 PST

i OWN THE GREATEST BAG EVER MADE! FUCKING LUCHA LIBRE!!!!!

ZOMG!!  My friend Mel got me the greatest bag in the history of EVER!  Check this shit out: Pretty fucking cool eh?  the Blue Demon talking on the phone.  but it get's better! ...
Posted by Penny Whistleton on Wed, 10 May 2006 10:17:00 PST

new pics of my mask, and from a burlesque show!

omg! today is picture day! here are pictures of me!From the Burlesque News report that amaaanda did.Click on the pic for more pics of my myself and other toronto burlesque performers (including nudi...
Posted by Penny Whistleton on Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:52:00 PST

Livin' la vida LUCHA!!!!

just chillin at the bar with my friendswe're like this ALL the time!!!...
Posted by Penny Whistleton on Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:49:00 PST

blue demons' burlesque email thanks!

I just wanted to thank everyone who came to and performed in the show last night.  I think it's safe to say it was a unmitigated sucses!  I'm over the moon with how well it went.  It wa...
Posted by Penny Whistleton on Sun, 09 Oct 2005 07:58:00 PST