Very interesting today! "VICE" magazine editor, Jesse PEARSON, said he is not interested in flying strippers book at this time. Wonder why? Very easy answer! THERE IS NO VICE! The flying STRIPPERS don't do anything wrong! THEY WORKING! But people who around them - often do and then they blame it all on STRIPPERS!

I don't know when people will be able to look at themselves and see what they doing. But it's a same theme as my story in "LAST TRAIN FROM ROPPONGI". And it's very sad.

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After having early dinner with my friend I went to see if I can audition in some other club in NYC. On sundays some clubs are closed. But one was open, but didn't do auditions. I asked if I can go inside and they let me. It was very nice. Especially I liked privet rooms. Some of them had poles inside! Then I had nothing to do and I stopped by nice cheese and vine place. Then I took a train , got lost a bit, walked around in circles and finally found my way home.That exact shoe was really cool to have in Russia when I was a child. The lines to buy it were starting in the evening and could stay for one or two days. At night people slept by the store, made a fire - if it was a winter... And each person could only get one pair. Sometimes you needed a coupon...

"FLYING STRIPPERS" sister project!

BUT STILL, NOTHING, NOTHING COMES EVEN CLOSE IN CREATING ROMANTIC ATMOSPHERE, AS KARAOKE CLUBS IN JAPAN DO...

Koino wakansu - Vera Svechina

Ok. Ones it got so serious, I guess I need to get it done. I mean a Book "FLYING STRIPPERS". Now I'm thinking to include Paris and Moscow strip clubs in there as well.... There is also one in Cannes... Maybe I can ask them as well if I can take photos....
But I wonder what will happen with my movie...
I also want to see this one. I also understood what it means "old style" strip club - it's when club make more money, then girls. For example, in San Francisco - for 1 hour in a Champaign room girl gets paid $600. Club gets 100. so all together it's $700. $300 girl gets for 30 min. Club gets $50! In New york - it cost 1700 an hour! And girl only gets 400. That's seems crazy to me. There is other room - 550 an hour, but girl gets only 175! Crazy!!!!!!!! Even Las Vegas is much better! I really would love to check out more clubs! It's so interesting! New York clubs are old... They have history... Managers look like old style gangsters, but they nice! You can still meet man there who loves to be a customer and thinks it is very cool to spend money on girls in the club! One talled me stories how he was spending money before: "Money was like shit!" That is kind of funny. He shows you bunch of 100$ bills and then doesn't give you any... Gives you few 20... or ones....Seriously! I think it's very cute! And stupid. Or he would say - "give me your number, I'll call you, you know I'm not looking for someone to sleep with. I'm looking for something more meaningful!!!" - of course I understand that! DON'T WE ALL???

Have not seen YOSHINOYA forever! I remember eating in one in Ginza
before work...

Finally I went to a strip club in NYC last night. It really made me happy!!!! They had a house papa there.... He said he was working as house papa for 20 years...

I'm one day behind because internet stopped working in our apartment. Yesterday I was thinking a bit about obsession with Barnaby Harris. He kept asking about my obsessions and I told him I don't have any. I can be passionate about some things, but not so obsessed. Except maybe for my movie, "FLYING STRIPPERS", and looking for signs from God. Not sure what else. Then I went to the bar and started talking to bartender about it. He asked same question a girl, who was sitting next to me. She was studying yoga.Earlier that morning I had an Ukrainian breakfast and ate lots of jelly.

I think "VERA!" should be new "URA" (same as in English "HORAY" and in Japanese "BANZAI!".)

It's quite amazing, but it seems I have no chance to become a stripper in NYC! And check out what is going on in the clubs here. I mean sure I have few more days here, but GOD I guess tells me to stop. Will see how will it go. Today I met with my high school friend from Obninsk who is Vice president of one of the devisions of J.P. Morgan now. Then I went to Sapphires, but they said they not hiring. I took taxi to Scores, and I sow some people with camera's there. They were shooting music video in front of the club next to Scores. A guy came up to me saying : "Vera!" and I recognized Aaron - one of my classmates from the Academy of Art. He lives in LA and came out to NYC to shoot music video for some English singer. The production company people were also my classmates. A girl and a guy! And they were all there! And of course we all remembered each other, even we haven't seen each other for 10 years! Scores was closed. So I couldn't go in. But the singer was looking like stripper.


Then Gera Gavrilov called and I went to his office for a minute. He is finishing movie as well .
Then Sam Khlebanov called. His first film as a producer going to play in Tribeca tomorrow night. So if he has free tickets - I will go see the movie. Means my dancing carrier is on hold for a moment.
I never got to see Sam's movie. I heard it's not very good.

I like walking in NYC a lot! Especially in "Flying strippers" keds is very comfortable! I could walk all day long without knowing where am I'm going - it's no problem for me - the city is new and it doesn't stop to surprise me for now. I only think it could be a bit lighter. It's a bit heavy from time to time, a lot's of old cafes mixed with new ones. But it's nice anyway... I wish to walk more... I'm also seriously attracted to huge posters. I don't know why, but I find them very beautiful. I was thinking that again I missed HANAMI this year, but sakura blossoms here in NYC now! I find sakura flowers very pretty. Cherry is another name for sakura. You can tell that Chinese people made this sushi - they decorated a bit too much, but taste is good.

Love taking photos of myself again! I don't know why some people think it's narcissistic. I love to see myself in pictures. How was my day. Every day. My house was really messy before I left...
Accidentally, on the way to the publishers today, in the elevator I met a man from this company and I missed my floor and went straight to his office to talk about "FLYING STRIPPERS"...

Then I made it to publishers...

It was raining all day.

And of course Tribeca film festival started today as well. But I have not heard from my friends. So I didn't go.But I visit my friend Roman Kaplan in  "Russian Samovar" and we talked about photography and had a little cranberry vodka he makes there in the restaurant. There I felt like New York is my home.
I would recommend you visit Russian Samovar if you in New York. It is the best russian restaurant in the world. There you might be able to understand what it is - Russian soul.
When Stas Namin visited San Francisco, he came to "Hustler" club to see me and was very angry that I started dancing. We even had a fight and din't talk since. But I don't regret, because on top of the money I was making and photos I took, dancing really helped me to understand american society better and to see the need for change that mast be made. Now, in "Russian Samovar" Stas was looking at me from the photo on the wall. And again I realized that the world is very small and it's hard to get away...

And now - going to sleep! So tired from all the flights!!!! Photos of me disappeared from my computer photo booth. I don't know how is it possible, but someone is definitely keeps messing with my computer... And that's illegal.

I stay in a cute little apartment in East village with two cutest girls ever! I feel like I came out of prison or something and finally having a normal moment, go for a drink and food - a life not about work, customers,  movies or photos. But Life just about life. I know - it's all about life. But the feeling I have now - is a new one of maybe the forgotten one... The last time I lived with room mates was so long ago - it's hard to remember. I used to my time alone so much, that it's really nice to have people around. Also they have TV. I don't miss mine, but I'm curious what is on... Sow Susan Griffin in the shop today and again - all world - big SAN FRANCISCO! Tomorrow I will go visit my friends - founders of  www.empireentertainment.com.

I'm in NYC. I like it. Sow one room that I found on a craig list and it was pretty horrible. Now going to see one more. Hope it's o.k. The location is nice...

O my god! Just happened to fallow sleep in the house of Miss Nude world! Great girl -  performer Vanna Lace. http://www.vannalace.com/ Sow her fantastic costumes... She kindly agreed to be in my book 'Flying strippers", as she was a stripper herself for many years and she knows a lot about that business. She loved my idea. She knows - strippers can fly. She even had wings! So I took some photos.... and went to my friend's house. Very happy and Very tired....

Just arived to Vegas again! Many people compliment me on "FLYING STRIPPERS" t-shirts I'm wearing!

And today I got visa for France. So see you in Cannes. Be safe.