Princess Cheyenne: My Life as Boston's Most Famous Stripper -- Lucy Wightman

<b>"Lucy<br>Wightman's journey from the blue-blooded culture of Lake Forest, Illinois, to<br>Boston's Combat Zone is an unflinching dive into a bygone era. It's a complex<br>character study and rare introspective look into the psyche of an<br>intellectually gifted adult entertainer. At times <i>Princess Cheyenne</i><br>reads like a Pynchon novel, while at others it's an inspiring paean to the<br>pursuit of adult freedom, sexuality, and self-discovery."-Dave Wedge, <i>New<br>York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Riding with Evil</i>, <i>Boston<br>Strong</i>, and <i>Blood & Hate: The Untold Story of Marvelous Marvin<br>Hagler's Battle for Glory</i></b></p>How did a debutante from Lake<br>Forest, Illinois, end up in Boston's notorious "Combat Zone" and become its<br>most famous stripper? What led her to convert to Islam and get engaged to Cat<br>Stevens? And how did she end up traveling and performing with Andy Kaufman and hosting a radio<br>show for the sexually bewildered opposite Dr. Ruth?</p> <p/>In 1977, an eighteen-year-old Lucy<br>Johnson stripped out of her bellbottoms and Birkenstocks and was crowned the<br>feature attraction at the Naked i Cabaret. Local and national media took note<br>of her toney background and, for the next eleven years, she strutted her way<br>into Beantown history as the "Socialite Stripper."</p> <p/>In <i>Princess Cheyenne, </i>Lucy<br>Wightman recounts her wild, Zeligesque life both in and out of the Naked i. Smart and uproarious, this is the