As a member of the Las Vegas Media Group, an organization comprised of men and women with a stake and/or an interest in Las Vegas history, I have met some pretty amazing people. I get pretty busy at the monthly meetings as I help coordinate speakers who share their stories to attendees and ensure all is running smoothly, so I rarely have a chance to get to know our members individually. When I do find out the personal histories of our members, I am fascinated and wish to know more about their life and career. Such is the case with Betty Bunch. Betty Bunch is a feisty redhead who just wrote a book about her life as a Las Vegas showgirl. "High Heels and Headdresses: Memoirs of a Vintage Vegas Showgirl" was recently published. 
I became aware at some point during our (LVMG) meetings that in a former life Betty was a showgirl, but I never got the chance to ask her about her experiences. I am thrilled I will be able to read all about Betty's life as a showgirl now that she's chronicled it in book form. I am sure after reading it I'll have lots of questions to ask her and for once I'm going to make the time to ask them the next time we share a table for lunch. There are so many people in Las Vegas that have great stories to tell, many of them women who until now, with the creation of the Nevada Women's Virtual Center and the efforts of Women of Diversity Productions, as well as the Nevada Women's Oral History Project at UNLV, have been woefully ignored. Betty will be has been signing copies of her book at several venues throughout the city. Be sure to catch her at one and thank her for sharing her history with us.