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Yee-haw! I Done Gown To A Fancy Party

3/27/11 Linda Simpson Leave a comment

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, duchesses, baronesses, etc. (each with a grandiose title, i.e. Her Royal Highness, Princess Royale Barbie Que), plus all sorts of gayish celebrities.

g25 — Colorful new leaders! All hail Emperor Vanity Society and Empress Pepperica Swirl!

Actor Wilson Cruz and writer Michael Musto (with auction items, including an enticing photo of Candis Cayne).

Manila Luzon and Sarah Davenport representing "RuPaul's Drag Race." Falsie alert!

g26 — Alexis Mateo, also from "Drag Race,"posed with fans—in jeans!

g13 — Porn director Chi Chi LaRue's mini showed off her stunning weight loss.

g14 — Performer Marti Cummings hoisted princess-style by activist Dan Choi.

g38 — Studly! Painter Tom Woodruff and photographer Aaron Cobbett.

g15 — Sylvia London got me my ticket, but she looked so good I had to kill her!

g20 — Work, bitch! Dress designed by the Blondes.

Youtube sensation Julie (JuliesMovies) in one of her trademark masks with former empress Philomena.

Can William and Kate’s wedding possibly be as grand?

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Eastern Gaze

3/25/11 Linda Simpson Leave a comment

On my list of cultural things to do and see: photographer 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, art imitates life.

Queeny! On Broadway!

3/11/11 Linda Simpson Leave a comment

My musical loving mom is in town. So last night we went to the Broadway production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert (in previews before opening on March 20th), based on the 1994 Australian film.

Girlfriend, talk about a super faggy show! Every scene, every musical number, every costume, every wig is bombastically garish and over-the-top, which I must say is very much in the spirit of drag from Down Under.

So if that sort of entertainment (including not one, but two confetti drops) tickles your fancy, break open the piggy bank and head for the Palace Theater. Damn, Broadway is expensive…!

My Shady Hunch

2/28/11 Linda Simpson 1 Comment

Is The Brady Bunch the only inspiration for this cute invite for an upcoming party at Eastern Bloc—a birthday bash for promoter Eddie Black?

Or did a classic nightlife flyer from days of yore influence the design?

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I present Exhibit A!

No shade! I’m just saying!

Monsters, Not So Little

2/22/11 Linda Simpson 2 Comments

How randomly surreal! Last night I found myself, of all places, at the Empire State Building for of all things, a Lady Gaga impersonation contest.

The party, in the ground-floor Empire Club, wasn’t exactly mobbed, but fun still ensued with a ridiculous cast of drag queens, all of them much, much older than Gaga herself (who was performing at nearby Madison Square Garden).

The eyes reveal all. DJ Miss Guy nodding on downers, Sherry Vine flying high on uppers.