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SF Underground Film Festival with Peaches Christ and Sam Sharkey
Apr 20th
After running into The Victoria Theater with a stashed bag of Burger King 20-piece nuggets and grabbing a seat up in the balcony I realized that I hadn’t been to an underground film show in a long time (Spike and Mike’s Sick and Twisted Fest a few years back), and I was pleased to have this one open with Peaches Christ and Sam Sharkey rocking it out on stage together. Peaches was sporting a new Bea Dazzler original that was an homage to KISS, and Sam looked as sexy as he always does, albiet freshly shaven, sans stache which was explained after a viewing of a brief documentary he made shaving it off. The short film fest was followed by more outrageous performances and the world premiere of Devious, Inc. Check out the video below to see Peaches’ and Sam’s performance and highlights of the night courtesy of Mr. Wa.
Here’s a link to the event details if you wanna check out some info on the films presented. I’ve made a list below of my favorites.
Enrique Wrecks the World – Below is a short clip which does not do the carnage of the complete film justice. Let’s just say it’s not for overly-sensitive animal-lovers. I couldn’t stop laughing as the film progressed. This was a great way to open the film fest!
Tales of Mere Existence – Lev Yilmaz presented several of his shorts which feature him filming the actual drawing of his cartoons with his hilarious and insightful musing playing over the audio. Please visit his site and youtube to see his work. You WILL love it.
Sinking State - Beth Lisick & Frazer Bradshaw’s film is a tale of the aftermath of California’s sinking into the ocean with the most bizarre results. There are some great lines in this that you may find worth repeating with friends as an inside joke. Very funny.
Something Special – Brian Benson’s insane story of a shy and hideous, but sweet girl (Cousin Wonderlette) who finds true love amidst her nightmare of a life. I’m pretty sure almost everyone in this is a drag queen. It’s amazing and revolting. I totally loved it, but I’m also in it so I’m a bit biased ;] Below is a pic of Cousin Wonderlette getting a Christmas present a little early from her abusive mama.

Monster Show Halloween Party
Nov 20th
Cookie Dough haunted The Edge for Halloween at The Monster Show. I was honored to perform that night along with Holy McGrail, Raya Light, Jupiter, Rotissary Ethnicity Jackson-Houston Ross and more!
Here are some vids of Holy McGrail and Raya Light.
Raya Light
Holy McGrail
Dragslag Returns! Photo Updates!
Apr 24th
Unmotivated. Lazy. Grindr addiction. New BF. Busy with day job. Distracted by Facebook. I have a billion excuses as to why I haven’t posted in a while. At times I actually forgot that I have this great blog. So I’ll keep my yammering to a minimum and just give you the goods. Here are a shit load of pics from the last several months. Word up!

Mutha Chucka at Tiara Sensation

Opalteen at Tiara Sensation

Miss Nix at Charlie Horse

Juanita MORE! and Faux King Awesome at Booty Call

Anna Conda at Charlie Horse

Downey at Charlie Horse

Dean Disaster and Kegel Kater at Charlie Horse

Sheena Leggz at Charlie Horse

Puta at Charlie Horse

Boo Boo Jins (Facebook this bitch) at Hoku's Drag Parade

Ambrosia Salad Incites the Police at Hoku's Drag Parade

Dean Disaster and Dam Dyke at Hoku's Drag Parade

Lady Bear as Miss Nix at Tiara Sensation

Hoku as Ambrosia Salad at Tiara Sensation

Faux King Awesome Krueger and Hoku at Booty Call - PHOTO BY BRANDON NORRIS

Hoku and Faux King Awesome at Booty Call

Alexis Von Fierce and Monistat at Charlie Horse

Monistat at Drag Queens on Ice in Union Square

Faux King Awesome at Trannyshack Star Search

Vivvy Anne ForeverMORE! at Trannyshack Star Search

Juanita Fajita as Rosario at Trannyshack Star Search

Faux King Awesome Clowning Around at Raya Light's Place

Monistat at Tiara Sensation

Fauxnique at Tiara Sensation

Raya Light at Tiara Sensation

Opalteen at SOME THING Likes It Hot

Jordan L'Amore at SOME THING Likes It Hot

Turleen at Trannyshack Lady Gaga Tribute Night at the Deco

Faux King Awesome after Anna Conda's Fundraiser

Faux King Awesome after SOME THING Ye Olde

Faux King Awesome after Trannyshack Reno
Liquored Up: Folks Get a Sip of Shirley Q
Jun 30th
I first heard of Shirley Q Liquor back in 2000 while trolling the interweb for some excitement (read porn) and came across a couple of her recordings. From the recordings I was convinced that she was a black female comedienne, but I really had no idea how effed up her whole schtick was: drag blackface and realness. Two years later I moved to San Francisco where I actually met people who know who she is. Fast forward to 2009, Shirley performs at the Russian River Resort in Guernville, CA.
CLICK HERE TO SEE VIDEO OF SHIRLEY

Shirley entertains the crowd at the RRR.
What could be more offensive than having a retard open for someone in blackface? Downey pulled out an amazing 10 minute plus Michael Jackson medley less than a week before his death, leading to charges of “Downey killed Michael Jackson” later in the week. I felt that his number was so shameful that it killed him.

Downey takes a soda and sun chip break.

Downey recreates Michael Jackson's Billy Jean video.

Downey's talking to the man in the tin foil mirror.

Low tech way to face morph from the song "Black and White"

Downey bows out.
Bebe Sweetbriar entertained the crowd with a live song before introducing Shirley. Before she sang, Bebe warned us that she is not the funny type of queen, and that she would do what she does best to delight us.

BeBe Sweetbriar sings us a song before introducing Shirley.
Although she is very controversial, hated by many groups/individuals, banned from cities across the US, Shirley is also loved by many as well. There is a website dedicated to defaming Shirley Q Liquor that is featured on Shirely’s website as a way to “download or listen to hilarious ignunce and videos from Mrs. Liquor.” She directs people that visit her site to get their recordings there.
The one thing that I enjoyed most about Shirley’s performance was that I understood her sense of intelligence that comes through the material. She’s sharp, funny and really loves herself and the audience.

Shirley reads members of the audience who were heckling.

Who's My Baby Daddy?

Shirley also sings a song or two for us.

Shirley tells Vanilla Ice to sit his ass down in his seat.
I was able to get some video here and there from the show. I rudimentarily put together a short video of some really funny shit. Click here for the video : Shirley Q Liquor at the Russian River Resort

Shirley and me
Charlie Horse Puts the Yes in Fresno
May 17th
Having low expectations can save you from a lifetime of disappointment, but it often makes you feel like an asshole when some things actually impress the pants off of you. This is Fresno.
Leaving the gravitational pull of the city, passing through the windmills near Livermore, your mind tends to drift. Overwhelmed with a sense of adventure, you really appreciate yourself and your fellow travelers… or was it because some tranny train-wreck spilled poppers in the back of the van?

Marcy Playground finds county ordinances hilarious.
We came upon a rest stop in the middle of Nowhere, CA. Startling other motorists and truckers which allowed us to have the run of the place. Although our rest was brief we managed to get some laughs, pics and a tranny march around the toilets to mark our territory (tranny-tory).

With sunglasses on, Vajonna D'Entata enjoys a cool beverage in the heat of a Los Baños Denny's.
After traveling for another hour the stench of poppers and nail polish dissipated (this made driving very difficult) so we decided to stop and eat. Passing Los Baños, an oasis consisting of a Wal-Mart, car dealerships, dead strip malls, Denny’s and string of fast food joints, we pulled into a sprawling parking lot, unloaded and brought drag realness to the locals. They reacted as if they saw this shit everyday. So we acted accordingly. Nothing makes a Grand Slam with your choice of meat or Moons Over My Hammy go down quite so well as a fruit fizzy and klonopin. Delish.
Arriving at The Den in Fresno was amazing. Belmont Avenue is strewn with hookers, tranny hookers, pimps, johns, speed addicts, winos, hoochie mamas and homophobic cops. I felt like I was back in Detroit on McNichols and Woodward. Good times. Realness!

They run a tight ship at The Den

Cisco, Ferosha and Terry
Cisco and Terry, our gracious and generous hosts, made sure that everything went smooth, from club to afterhours to brunch the next morning. And what a booze/tranny chaser selection at the afterhours! Thank you guys!

Juanita Fajita serves up tasty tacos from her taco truck stand.

How sausage is made. Fajita's secret to fresh meat and cheese. Motel room cookin!
Charlie Horse would not be complete without Juanita Fajita’s taco truck. Bringing fresh meats and cheeses from San Francisco, Fajita starts crockpotting early in the evening to kill any potential swine flu that may have tainted the food. This is the way they prepare tacos in her native land of Guadalajara, Oregon. It’s a shame most of the nacho cheese ended up on the floor of the van, then subsequently on the blacktop of the Best Western parking lot.

Van floor nacho cheese scrapings make lovely parking lot art.
Splat!
The evening at The Den continued…

Miss Nix, Anna Conda and Opalteen caught in a completely candid, unposed photo.

A local queen struts her stuff, announcing her candidacy for Fresno Empress.
The performances were stellar. The whole gang of misfits brought it, showing Fresno and ourselves just how special and fucked up we really are…

Anna Conda eats dog biscuits. Classy.

Cupcake Cunt takes a moment to wet her whistle on stage.

Dam Dyke busts out the band faggotry.

Downey takes a sip of soda, Pop Rocks follow.

Juanita Fajita jerks off on stage. Again, classy.

Lucy Borden gives two times for Beyonce.

Marcy Playground brings it during her minute.

Miss Nix shakes her tamborine.
We cleaned up, packed up and got kicked out of The Den at closing time. But I was able to get a quick shot of some local gay culture…

This bar art baffled even the most experienced of San Franciscan tastes.
After the show we all piled into our vehicles and caravaned to Cisco and Terry’s place for a wonderful afterparty filled with liquor and tranny chasers…

Frieda Laye wows a young Fresno chaser.

It's 5am and Brett's wearing a little red hat. It must be time to leave.
The trip was amazing and eye-opening. We saw tranny chaser realness, and found fans in the valley. We found ourselves to be fonts of inspiration for those of the ‘No. Looking forward to coming back in October, don’t forget to bring poppers.
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