 The term was coined in the summer of 2005 by Cherry Lix, a burlesque solo artist based in San Francisco.The first guerrilla burlesque event was performed with Cherry Lix's suggestion by Diamond Daggers, a San Francisco burlesque troupe, at Jim Sweeney's (Kingfish) 2005 birthday party at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco.The Kingfish is one of the largest burlesque producers in San Francisco.