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October 24, 2005
This doe has antlers

Last night, Colwood mayoral candidate Bambi Fernando told us she wants to change the suburb from being a bypass to being a real community. Speaking on Public Eye Radio Ms. Fernando - who is putting $20,000 of personal savings into her campaign - said "We need to make Colwood a place that you want to stay - that you don't necessarily want to leave. A family community." And she added, "I want the Colwood residents to finally have a voice and be able to talk to their mayor. And I will make myself accessible, if I do become mayor, 24 hours a day. They don't get a secretary. They get to talk to the mayor."

Ms. Fernando, 43, also gave the one-two punch to backroom gossipmongers who have been trying to use her past against her: "I'm an honest person. I will not lie. I'm not embarassed about my past. It was something I had to do. And I became famous for it. And I do not regret it... I travelled the world. I made a lot of money. And it's not like today's girls are that are up there. But yes I was an exotic dancer at one time. And I did magazines."

She then added her critics were "making a mountain out of a molehill. But I'll tell you what - my parents were not to satisfied about it when I was discovered for a magazine when I worked at Colwood McDonalds at an early age. But my parents learned to accept it. And they said, 'Just don't do anything that we would disapprove of. And I never did." In fact, her "dad ended up building the sets and the coffins I came out of. And my mother ended up designing the costumes."

Mr. Fernando says left the burlesque business almost 30 years ago. And since then, she's been a small businessperson - previously running a firm that sold electric motors and boilers to major companies.

Posted by Sean Holman at 08:13 AM
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Hi Bambi
Do you ever get over to Vancouver?

Posted by sleepswithangels on October 24, 2005 12:55 PM

She's 43 and left the stripping business 30 years ago. At 13?

Posted by Budd Campbell on October 24, 2005 01:11 PM

Now Budd...the past is the past..what's important here is Bambi's present needs. I've developed a system that combines a variety of body work techniques with methods to enhance complete sexual satiation. Just the thing a determined mayoralty candidate like Bambi needs to relieve the stress of an election campaign.
In my quest to support those who are willing to devote their time and energy to the community I am willing to offer my services to Bambi gratis.

Posted by sleepswithangels on October 24, 2005 01:25 PM

Um, where's Colwood?

Posted by Name on October 24, 2005 01:29 PM

Name
I won't have you showing contempt here for Bambi's home town. Shame.I've got a pot of boiling oil with your Name on it.

Colwood is a suburb of Victoria and is home to the beautiful Royal Colwood Golf Course, the magnificent Hatley Castle and the stunning Bambi Fernando.

Posted by sleepswithangels on October 24, 2005 02:12 PM

That's disappointing, Sleeps.

I was having weird visions of Bambi, Rich Coleman and Randy White ruling as a sort of freakish triumverate from some deep suburb of Deep Langley and where that might possibly lead if they ever emerged to challenge Mayencourt, Sam & Jamie Lee to something...

Posted by Name on October 24, 2005 04:43 PM

That tableau brings to mind visions of industrial sized drums of lube, a team of one armed bearded midget pole vaulters, Saran wrap, Bruce LaBruce with a night vision video cam,Marlene Deitrich, Hitler's inner circle and Kids in the Hall all locked in a dark room padded with matresses and water bottles full of Viagra and MDA spiked tequilla.

Posted by sleepswithangels on October 24, 2005 05:01 PM

I don't know anything about Bambi, I've never met her, but this is boring reporting. Why do we care about her personal life, especially if it's in her past. Yep, it's cause she's a woman!

So many times the personal lives of men are overlooked by the media in their public lives but when it's a woman I guess it makes good news?

Posted by Scott on October 24, 2005 07:15 PM

OK, OK, I admit it. I used to be a stripper, too (or exotic entertainer, as we prefer to be called). Perhaps the crowning moment of my dancing career occurred 25 years ago at Budd's 90th birthday party when he stuffed $1500 and a set of false teeth into the basket of my dance belt and then had to be revived with a de-fibrillator. I have since changed careers to something less threatening to the health and well-being of distinguished elder statesmen. Nowadays I just get his dander up by challenging NDP apparatchik orthodoxy on out-of-the-way political websites, even though it could bring down the Liberal Party.

Posted by Steve Hopkins on October 24, 2005 09:25 PM

That's the one funny part, Steve. Your stuff could indeed be damaging to the Liberal Party.

In one sense your material is a bit of a joke, but in another sense, viewed against the backdrop of chronic Liberal Arrogance, it kind of loses its humour value but gains something in terms of serious insight into the risk and menace that voting Liberal represents.

Posted by Budd Campbell on October 25, 2005 08:51 AM

Budd:

Voting "Liberal" - if you are referring to the federal party - has benefitted Canadians with the best country in the world in which to live.

I know all you New Democrats and Tories believe that Canada is a wonderful country in spite of the fact the the Liberal Party has held power for much of the last 100 years, but that's a bit of a stretch.

If you want to see what a country looks like under a truly Conservative government and their every-person-for-themselves political philosophy, look no furthewr than south of the border. If you want to see what a country looks like under an NDP government, I'm not sure where you should like - since European left-wing parties (at least the ones that attain power) have all modernised.

Posted by Jerry on October 25, 2005 11:04 AM


Europe is a very nice place...

Posted by Eugene Parks on October 25, 2005 12:06 PM

Steve

There's a gay bar mitzvah I'd like you to dance at. It's a multicultural, pansexual freak fest that is open to all brave enough to enter the greeting gauntlet of blindfolded, Cialis pumped, nude storm troopers. Your ability to handle large amounts of cash and dentures in your "basket" has been noted and every freak in cyberspace from Hope to Hellsinki wants a piece of you. Some folks have all the fun.

Posted by I'moffforsixweekswithagroinpull on October 25, 2005 12:29 PM

Dear I'moff : Thanks for the offer of a gig, but that's all behind me now, as we retired epidydiasts say.

Posted by Steve Hopkins on October 25, 2005 02:03 PM

I know, Budd, I know. It should be "ecdysiasts".

Posted by Steve Hopkins on October 25, 2005 02:21 PM

That's very sad news Steve...maybe your young friend Budd could fill in for you.

Posted by Imoffforsixminutesforagroinpull on October 25, 2005 02:27 PM

I'moff thinks maybe Budd could dance in my place. Now I'd pay to see that. Talk about two Left feet.

Posted by Steve Hopkins on October 25, 2005 07:23 PM

Have you ever worked in the drywall industry?

Posted by withheld on November 3, 2005 10:38 PM

I have wondering where you have been all this time, would be nice chatting with you again.

Posted by with held on November 3, 2005 10:42 PM

I've never heard of Colwood.

Posted by Joe on November 9, 2005 05:23 PM




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