Backstage at SPANK / LIVE last night was quite the scene.  Fashion!  Glamour!  Showbiz intrigue!

 

Cody Critcheloe, captivating lead singer of SSION, flanked by backup singers Colin and Murphy, with performance artist Raul de Nieves on far left.

 

 

Princess Xtravaganza making the most of her environment.

 

 

Princess Xtravaganza and back-up dancers strike a pose!

 

 

OMG, I can’t believe you were waiting with a camera for me to come off stage!

 

 

Raul modeling his fetching maxi dress—by Ralph Lauren!

 

 

A book reading at a club can be a recipe for disaster.  But Justin Vivian Bond enthralled all with her new novella, “Tango.”

 

 

Hot Stuff!  Little Victory band members Zan, Kelly, Massimo and Daniel.

 

 

From Planet Fierce! Performer Clifton flanked by dancers including Xander, left.

 

 

Massimo giving me a congratulatory hug for changing from one short sequin dress into another!

 

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Ignore the low prices for these fetching outfits from “Apres Noir,” makers of fine lingerie for men.  The images are from a catalog I picked up over a decade ago, and, anyway, the company no longer exists.

 

From "The Chelsea Rose" Collection - Bra and garter $22 each.

 

More power to the model! 

The job was definitely unusual, yet he stepped up to the challenge with grace and confidence.

 

"Softest of pinks."

 

I assume he’s since retired from modeling.  Do you think once in a while he pours himself a glass of Chardonnay and slowly flips through the catalog as he relives his days of satin and lace?

 

"Outrageously flirtatious."

 

From "The Red Rose" Collection

 

"Inspired by 1950s pin-ups."

“Every Night in Drag” is a historical photo essay by drag queen Linda Simpson documenting a fantastic New York City queendom, from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s.  (Posted every Monday and Thursday.)

 

FLASHBACK #6

OCTOBER 1994


UPDATE: PHOTOS HAVE BEEN MOVED TO EveryNightInDrag.com

 

Luma and Page in Pyramid Club dressing room.


 

You’ve probably heard, the whole town is buzzing, that I’m hosting the SPANK / LIVE party this Saturday in Brooklyn!

It’s certainly an enticing performance line-up, including the queer punk/performance/art band SSION (pronounced “Shun”) from Kansas City, with flamboyant front man Cody Critcheloe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can the band’s stage show possibly be as good as its videos?  We shall see…

 

 

No, the devil horns do not mean I’m going as Michele Bachmann!

I’m simply going as a devilish vixen, which is something I’ve done before but the result was not fantastic.  Time to improve!

Since Halloween always means lots of tromping around I’m praying (to Satan) that my new heels aren’t killers.

And I’m planning layers in case the weather is cold.  (As a Minnesota gal I’m always prepared!)

On my shopping list: sparkly fabric to be made into a dramatic cape.  Garment district, here I come!

“Every Night in Drag” is a historical photo essay by drag queen Linda Simpson documenting a fantastic New York City queendom, from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s.  (Posted every Monday and Thursday.)

 

FLASHBACK #5

FEBRUARY 1996


UPDATE: PHOTOS MOVED TO EveryNightInDrag

 

James F. Murphy out on the town.