Still waiting to make a decision about when to throw another
But that might take a while…
So here’s the video from the party now! (Thanks Derek!)
Tag Archives: NYC Nightlife
Gee Whiz, This Former Porn Palace Looks Familiar
As long as I’ve been writing about old Times Square lately…
This past weekend I caught The Ultimate Drag Off, a weekly pageant fabulously hosted by my pal Sweetie at the Times Square Arts Center.
Hoo-boy, if those Arts Center walls could talk! The space used to be the porn palace Show World. And I used to work there!
“Big Top” was the name of the party I promoted for a short while—I brought the drag shows, management supplied the go-go boys—in a gorgeous showroom with zillions of flashing lights. The rest of Show World, all four floors, was an X-rated playground, and it was hilarious and thrilling to be part of such a naughty atmosphere.
The places may change, but the drag queens endure forever and ever…
The In Crowd!
I’m thrilled to report that Dippity-Do-Drag was a gay old time! Good nutty fun was had by all!
Please do it again, begged the crowd. And you know what, I just might.
But I think I’d format the night a little different…
While it was a blast having so many great performers, next time I’d pare down the stage acts. I was so busy organizing and hosting shows that I barely got to mix and mingle.
And there were so many fun people at the party I wanted to chat with!
For more Dippity-Do-Drag pix, please visit my Facebook Page.
Thanks to one and all for your wonderful support!
Tonight!
Today’s the day for pop-up happy-hour party
I’m producing and hosting!
Just look at this line-up of non-stop entertainment!
*7:15pm– Skit with VIOLET TEMPER; SYLVIA LONDON performs
*7:45 – LINDA SIMPSON comedy routine; SULTANA performs
*8:15 – Raffle prizes; CHRIS TANNER and SHAQUANDA perform
*8:45 – More raffle prizes; FLLOYD and VIOLET perform
*9:15 – Miss March contest
By 10pm I’ll be basking in either glory or humiliation. Which will it be???
My Shady Hunch
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!
Her Name was Queerdonna
Took a trip down memory lane yesterday when I met for a tea-time chat with long-time nightlife promoter Chip Duckett.
Among the topics: Queerdonna, the obese Madonna-obsessed impersonator who Chip used to hire quite frequently in the mid-1990s. Talk about a novelty act!
Queerdonna, who was really a young Greek-American guy from Queens, eventually faded from the scene and died in 2000, with some news accounts reporting her weight at over 500 pounds.
I got to know her a little when she and I and some other New York queens were flown to Toronto to be part of a daytime talk show.
Her exposed titties causes quit a stir with the audience.
After the filming, some of us went out to eat, and I remember she picked up the check. That was nice of her.
