02.28.07 10:00 AM CST
• The Rocky Road
• Rocky Rakovic
Seeing the best in their respective games is always a moving moment. I was blown away when I saw Tiger Woods chip on in person and in absolute awe when I was not more than a stone’s throw from the basket and witnessed LeBron James dunk over two players. Watching televised games or concerts on video may be pleasurable but until you see the events unfold in person you really can’t appreciate the awesomeness of the players involved in the moment. That’s why people still attend performances.A few weeks ago Altoids held an event for the launch of their Dark Chocolate Dipped Mints that featured a performance by the premier burlesque dancer in the world Dita Von Teese. Not being a prude I didn’t expect much going into the party and then the porcelain-skinned beauty strutted on stage and I was paralyzed. Her grace and sexual power emanated through the room, both guys and gals were transfixed. I have watched burlesque before but now I understand the art. She wasn’t a hard-luck girl in plastic stilettos flopping around the stage, Von Teese’s sultry dance embodied the perfect mix of flirtation and class. Was I turned on? Yeah, a little. And neither Woods nor James could ever do that. If you ever get a chance to see Von Teese perform, you must. In burlesque, it doesn’t get better than her.
Also not because I feel obligated, but rather because I like them, I must say that the dipped Altoids are pretty good. I don’t normally like sweets but the thin coating of chocolate around the mint is just enough to help when your blood sugar gets low in the late afternoon. Unfortunately I was not able to sample any mints that shared a bath with Dita as seen here in the photo taken by David Prutting for Patrick McMullan.
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