Only in New York.
An event last night at the Barnes & Noble on the Upper West Side in New York City for Leslie Zemeckis, author of Goddess of Love Incarnate: The Life of Striptease Lili St. Cyr, became a bit raucous. The Daily News reported that the signing was going to feature a burlesque show with dancers in the window, but that B&N managers got cold feet because they thought the dancers' outfits would be "too revealing" and asked the dancers to stay fully clothed and perform inside, in the events area.
In protest, Bambi the Mermaid, Lil Miss Lixx, Jo Boobs Weldon, Whitney Ward and the author--some of whom were topless--protested outside the store.
"It's freeing and empowering to just be shaking your thing and not having it thought of as a disgusting thing or anything that should be hidden," Zemeckis told the Daily News. "The crowd loved it and it was fun!"