Tucson Adult Entertainment: Tucson’s Black Cherry Burlesque revives a lost sensual and empowering art

Despite the fact that interest in burlesque began to decline in the 1960s the style seems to be regaining momentum. There may be many reasons for this, and it changes depending on whom you ask, but the easiest answer just might be that it’s different and refreshing.
“It’s just a really fun alternative style of entertainment that our culture has been missing for the last 50 years,” says Miners. “When it disappeared in the ‘60s, I think it became such a sensory overload with pornography and strip clubs and in-your-face sexuality. And burlesque is intelligent, it’s subtle, it’s comedic, it’s an entertainment that we don’t get to see on reality TV. It’s a lost art, and I think the value of that never went away, it’s just being revisited, and it’s a kind of art that is just so magnetic that people are starting to catch on.”

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Tucson Adult Entertainment: Shelton named executive director of Fiesta Bowl

Junker was fired earlier this year after an internal investigation uncovered apparently illegal campaign contributions by staff and lavish spending by him on parties and a night at a strip club.

“Robert is a man of integrity and his university experience means he understands what college football is all about,” Hancock said. “This is a smart hire by the Fiesta Bowl.”Dan Beebe, commissioner of the Big 12 Conference, which has an agreement with the Fiesta Bowl to send its champion to the game if it’s not in the BCS title contest, also praised Shelton’s “outstanding reputation in college athletics.”Shelton, a physicist by training, is a Stanford graduate who earned his masters and doctorate at the University of California at San Diego. He was executive vice chancellor at the University of North Carolina for five years before taking the Arizona post in July 2006. At North Carolina, Shelton was the chief academic and chief operating officer, with responsibility for the conduct, coordination and quality of the school’s academic and research prog …

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Tucson Escorts: Alleged ‘pimp’ of teen prostitute from Tucson arrested

SAN TAN VALLEY – A 15-year-old alleged prostitute from Tucson reported to Pinal County Sheriffs that her “pimp” had beaten her up earlier this month. Yesterday, deputies identified and arrested a Buckeye man for assault and child prostitution charges.
At 2:30 a.m. on June 6, deputies responded to a 911 call from a 15-year-old girl who had jumped out of vehicle allegedly driven by 26-year-old Chad Walker, officials say. The victim claimed he was her pimp, and he had hit her in the face because she did not get money from the client up front. The victim had a cut lip and abrasions to her chest and thighs.
The victim also told deputies that Walker arranges clients through the “Escort Services” of an online listings website. Deputies contacted the victim’s mother, who lives in Tucson. The mother said she had already reported her daughter as a juvenile runaway to the Tucson Police Department.

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Tucson Strip Clubs: Fiesta hires UA president as executive director

Junker was fired earlier this year after an internal investigation uncovered apparently illegal campaign contributions by staff and lavish spending by him on parties and a night at a strip club.
Shelton, 62, agreed to a four-year contract with a base salary of $455,000 and incentives. Junker had an annual salary of about $600,000 plus a substantial list of perks.
“The Fiesta Bowl is an Arizona treasure, and as a native Arizonan I am excited about the opportunity to lead this wonderful organization,” Shelton said in the news release announcing his hiring. “I have spent my entire career in higher education and I care passionately about UA. But there always comes a point in life where you feel that it is time to try something new. I am looking forward to helping the bowl rebuild and achieve even greater heights.”

The probe also uncovered lavish spending, including $33,000 for a birthday bash for Junker in Pebble Beach, Calif., $13,000 for a wedding for Junker’s top aide and even a $1,200 trip to a Phoenix strip club.

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Tucson Strip Clubs: Latest Arizona sports

Associated Press
Posted on June 14, 2011 at 2:03 AM
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FIESTA TROUBLES
Fiesta Bowl hires University of Arizona president as executive director
PHOENIX (AP) — The troubled Fiesta Bowl has hired University of Arizona President Robert Shelton as executive director to replace the ousted John Junker.
Shelton, who held the top position at the Tucson university for five years, is a member of the presidential oversight committee for the Bowl Championship Series, the system that determines major college football’s national champion.
The BCS recently fined the bowl $1 million but allowed the event to remain as one of its four games.
Junker was fired earlier this year after an internal investigation uncovered apparently illegal campaign contributions by staff and lavish spending by him on parties and a night at a strip club.

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Tucson Strip Clubs: UA’s Shelton to take over Fiesta Bowl

Shelton is also a member of the presidential oversight committee for the Bowl Championship Series, the system that determines major college football’s national champion. The Fiesta Bowl is part of the BCS.
“We are so fortunate that someone of Dr. Shelton’s caliber has chosen to lead our organization,” said Duane Woods, Fiesta Bowl chairman of the board.
“While we had an amazing number of talented applicants for this position, Dr. Shelton’s impeccable record of integrity and his vast knowledge of collegiate academics and athletics are perfectly suited to restore trust and credibility with our volunteers, staff, community and key partners. “
Junker was fired earlier this year after an internal investigation uncovered apparently illegal campaign contributions by staff and lavish spending by Junker on parties and a night at a strip club.

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Tucson Strip Clubs: Fiesta Hires UA President as Executive Director

Fiesta Hires UA President as Executive Director
The Fiesta Bowl has turned to University of Arizona President Robert Shelton to lead the rehabilitation of its tattered reputation.
The bowl announced Monday that it has hired the respected academic as executive director to replace the ousted John Junker. Shelton, who has held the top position at the Tucson university for five years, is a member of the presidential oversight committee for the Bowl Championship Series, the system that determines major college football’s national champion.
The BCS recently fined the bowl $1 million but allowed the event to remain as one of its four games.
Junker was fired earlier this year after an internal investigation uncovered apparently illegal campaign contributions by staff and lavish spending by him on parties and a night at a strip club.

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Tucson Strip Clubs: Fiesta hires UA president as executive director

Junker was fired earlier this year after an internal investigation uncovered apparently illegal campaign contributions by staff and lavish spending by him on parties and a night at a strip club.
Shelton, 62, agreed to a four-year contract with a base salary of $455,000 and incentives. Junker had an annual salary of about $600,000 plus a substantial list of perks.
“The Fiesta Bowl is an Arizona treasure, and as a native Arizonan I am excited about the opportunity to lead this wonderful organization,” Shelton said in the news release announcing his hiring. “I have spent my entire career in higher education and I care passionately about UA. But there always comes a point in life where you feel that it is time to try something new. I am looking forward to helping the bowl rebuild and achieve even greater heights.”

The probe also uncovered lavish spending, including $33,000 for a birthday bash for Junker in Pebble Beach, Calif., $13,000 for a wedding for Junker’s top aide and even a $1,200 trip to a Phoenix strip club.

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Tucson Strip Clubs: Fiesta chooses UA president to be executive director

PHOENIX – The troubled Fiesta Bowl has hired University of Arizona President Robert Shelton as executive director to replace the ousted John Junker.
Shelton, who held the top position at the Tucson university for five years, is a member of the presidential oversight committee for the Bowl Championship Series, the system that determines major college football’s national champion.
The BCS recently fined the bowl $1 million but allowed the event to remain as one of its four games.
Junker was fired earlier this year after an internal investigation uncovered apparently illegal campaign contributions by staff and lavish spending by him on parties and a night at a strip club.

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Tucson Strip Clubs: Fiesta hires UA president as executive director

Junker was fired earlier this year after an internal investigation uncovered apparently illegal campaign contributions by staff and lavish spending by him on parties and a night at a strip club.
Shelton, 62, agreed to a four-year contract with a base salary of $455,000 and incentives. Junker had an annual salary of about $600,000 plus a substantial list of perks.
“The Fiesta Bowl is an Arizona treasure, and as a native Arizonan I am excited about the opportunity to lead this wonderful organization,” Shelton said in the news release announcing his hiring. “I have spent my entire career in higher education and I care passionately about UA. But there always comes a point in life where you feel that it is time to try something new. I am looking forward to helping the bowl rebuild and achieve even greater heights.”

The probe also uncovered lavish spending, including $33,000 for a birthday bash for Junker in Pebble Beach, Calif., $13,000 for a wedding for Junker’s top aide and even a $1,200 trip to a Phoenix strip club.

See the full article from “The Associated Press”

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