noreply@blogger.com (L) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:09:00 +0000

(From The Florida Times Union Article)

By Matt Soergel

HONORS: The legend of Lily Ann Rose

Once banned in Boston, she's now being welcomed back just across the river. City councilors in Cambridge, Mass., one of A.M. Stir's favorite cities, have proclaimed April 10 to be Lily Ann Rose Day.

Good for them.

Lily Ann Rose was the stage name for Lillian Brown, who's now a charming grandmother in Clay County. But in 1947, as a teenager, she started dancing in Boston burlesque clubs under the name Lily Ann Rose, causing some fuss when she had what's now known as a "wardrobe malfunction."

She's a Cambridge native, and the day in her honor coincides with her appearance at the Greater Boston Burlesque Exposition and Vintage Fashion Fair. Sounds like a fun time.

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