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Month: March 2011
Nun Greater
Theatrical outing last night—Saw The Divine Sister, set in a convent school, written by and starring Charles Busch, who’s got the Midas touch for creating campy spoofs loaded with old-movie references. The play is definitely amusing, but honestly I like my nuns a little more raw. One my earliest drag influences was Hapi Phace, and…
Kiddie Costumes
One more photo from Night of 1,000 Gowns—a happy shot of the youngest attendee. How fabulous that he got to dress in royal finery and go to a drag ball! Reminds me of myself when I was his age, braces and all. I loved the thrill of donning a costume for Halloween, school plays, church…
Yee-haw! I Done Gown To A Fancy Party
Golly gosh, if my pals back home could see me now, nobnobbin’ with the crème de la crème at the annual Night of 1,000 Gowns. Held, of all places, at the Times Square Marriot Hotel, the surreal bash inducts the new rulers of the Imperial Court of New York before a crowd of decked-out countesses,…
Eastern Gaze
On my list of cultural things to do and see: Tomoaki Hata’s current exhibit of Tokyo drag queens. Although the work is from the early 2000s, some of the portraits seem to reflect the haunting shock and mourning of current Japan. Sadly, life imitates art.
Family Gay
One of my current pop-culture obsessions is the cartoon series Family Guy, which I watch in repeats on Netflix as I do my makeup. (Yes, I’m a late fan!) The politically-incorrect gay jokes are hilarious. Often they expose the idiocy of homophobia, other times gay culture is the butt of the joke. For instance, this…
The Night I Snapped Elizabeth Taylor’s Photo (and Liza’s, Too)
I’m gonna give away my age if I don’t stop posting all my old photos! But a tribute to dearly departed Elizabeth Taylor is worth the risk. I shot her paparazzi-style many years ago at the Hilton Hotel as she a slew of other celebrities strode into a party after filming a television special at…