And wow, was that different! We went to Lucy's show last night. For those who may not know, Lucy Lawless has been doing stage shows the last few years where she sings covers and wears sexy costumes and totally flirts with the audience. The past shows have been great! Last year, I saw her at the Roxy and she was phenomenal. She sang some great songs. She wore really sexy clothing. She chatted with the audience and was just totally charming. This year, Shannon and I were so looking forward to the show. Lucy had billed it as the Pleasurdome, as sexy and decadent, Catholic school girl gone wrong. You know how you have expectations of what you think something will be and then it turns in to something completely different? Well, that's what this was.

My expectation: Sexy songs, sexy outfits, flirting with the audience. Like last years show only more so.

The reality: A lesbian rock opera with songs most of us didn't know.

Now don't get me wrong, it wasn't a bad show. Lucy's voice and stage presence were awesome as usual. She looked really sexy, at least for the first part. It went downhill from there. The story was about Sappho Warrior Princess, Catholic schoolgirl, who meets Gloria and is led into a world of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. There was no bantering with the audience. Lucy ended up in a full body suit on which she smeared dirt and mud so not so sexy. There was loads of overt sexuality between Lucy and the woman who played Gloria which...I guess I'm just too much of a prude to have enjoyed. It was just...well just way too much. It wasn't really sexy. I felt like I was watching porn. I felt like a voyeur and not in a good way. I paid to see Lucy and instead I saw some weird episode of The L Word.

I think the thing I found most disappointing was that I wanted to see Lucy the woman not Lucy playing a character. I understand she wanted to do something different, spread her wings, expand her repertoire. I just wish it had been a year we couldn't go.