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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
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Some Are Camp Madness Goes Coo-Coo Bananas!
Aug 17th
I love looking forward to something that I know is going to be amazing, like a weekend get-away or PB and Bacon sandwich. The few days before your get-away drag on and on until the last minute, but then the moment comes when you’re about to embark on your trip, you have all the time in the world ahead of you. I always savor those moments, the ride up, the journey.
But fuck that! The real fun is the destination: Some Are Camp!
Me, my favorite ex, Seanie, his fab gal pal Arielle, and my two jealous, tragically flawed, but super fun buddies John and Joe arrived on Friday night, set up camp in the ugliest motel room I’ve ever seen, gussied up, went to Safeway, then hit up the RRR in Guerneville for some boozing, cruising and Karaoke. Oh, and because of our belated arrival and dilly dallying, we missed the Maricon-ita drag show by about 20 minutes. Thanks to Kiddie for heading this up. I heard it was amazing!
John, Arielle, Seanie and Joe take in the flavor of the motel room.
Mr. David croons us during karaoke.
The next day we got up, drank a bloody mary breakfast and never looked back. The whole day was filled with sun, fun, boys, girls, mudslides, trannies and of course drag.
Arielle and Seanie drink the breakfast of champions!
Arielle promised to only wear heels all weekend, even in the pool. Hooker realness!
Mutha Chucka's got Rahni in stitches.
Oxana Olsen gives good face!
Vivvy's done with these effen heels.
Vajonna D'Entata is feeling Farrah Fawcetty
Stephen and Terry make nice.
Hoku Mama Swamp and Ambrosia who is apparently in black face. Lay off the bronzer girl!
DJ Dirty Knees had us rockin!
Nikola, Seanie and Arielle
These lovely ladies
We love wet guys: Jonathan and David
Nikola and David get interrupted by Ambrosia.
Honey Mahogany and David Aguilar
Poolside drag anyone? Downey, Hoku, Mutha Chucka, Dam Dyke and Dean Disaster put on a hilarious and inspired poolside drag show. Downey and Hoku’s duet to “Almost Paradise” was a hit, featuring Hoku as one die, and Downey as a domino. Close enough! It’s a touching number where they fall in love and teach each other about life’s pleasures, eating Sun Chips and ribbon dancing.
Hoku and Downey make an entrance.
Twirl bitches, twirl!
Almost Pair of Dice.
Sun Chip Lessons from Downey
Ribbon Dancing Lessons from Hoku
Tender and sweet finish
Dam Dyke makes friends with the ladies!
Dean Disaster trucks it around the pool. She even stopped for a smoke break!
Dean and Dam
Dean eats it.
Chucka rips us a new one!
Then takes a tiny sip.
Then hits the deck.
Saturday night found us entertained by a crazy drag show hosted by Glamamore, titled “Glamamore’s Meager Things and Stuff” which was a sensation! Lady Bunny flew all the way from New York just to entertain us with her bawdy songs filled with poo and dick jokes.
Vivvy giving some Lucille Ball
Chastiti Bell
Honey and Chucka
Glamamore!
Grace looking wicked!
Hoku
Me and Lady Bunny
During the show I was busy taking pics of David Aguilar and his gorgeous boa constrictors. Folks got to pose with them, having first to sign a waiver in case the snake did something unexpected. No one was hurt, but I heard a rumor that I started where a certain someone had to be escorted away from David and the snakes cuz she was a tranny train wreck drunky pants and could potentially startle the snakes. Action packed!
David Aguilar and his beasts!
After the drag show all the boys and girls got saddled up into their beast outfits, donning masks, hooves, snouts, fur, feathers and antlers, parading through the streets of Guerneville after midnight, crashing all the parties in all the bars in town one after the other. This was the moment, the sheer pandemonium that we created, brining a sleepy resort town onto its dancing feet. Not everyone was pleased. A local stopped to ask Vivvy Anne Forevermore “What are you twelve?” And she responded, “No, I’m 29 and I’m dressed like a deer.” We moved on, dancing and laughing in our beastly guises. We tore up the bars, the streets, and if I had made it any further (I got distracted by a new special friend), then I would have seen us tear up the local Safeway at almost 2am as well. Rumor has it that tupperware was stolen in a drunken stupor. Genius!
Horsin'
The Beast Generation
Joe had the grossest beast! Amazing!
King Kong Clintzilla!
Seanie and Viv
John is a freak.
Adorable little animals.
Rrarr!
Jason and Evan
Oh Dear!
The next day after the dizziness and blur of Saturday faded, I found myself not in my ugly motel room, but with a complete stranger in a very nice private cabin. What a relief! Once I got my bearings I walk-of-shamed back to my buddies at our room to find that they had already checked out. I was abandoned! But not for long. I headed over to the poolside at the RRR and laid out, waiting for my buddies and sussing out breakfast plans with my fellow food seekers.
Mama wants some breakfast now!
Sunday was a blast, laid back, tipsy, fun. Vivvy treated us to a poolside version of “Part of Your World” from the Little Mermaid. The splashing was relentless, fulfilling. My new special friend and I ran up to the local store to get floaty toys for the pool. While I was there I fell in love with a little charmer who I named Drowney Sensation (see pic below). She was such hit, stealing all of my attention! I’m hoping that she can make it next year.
Matt loves unicorns, too!
Drowney Sensation makes a splash!
Mikey about to be pushed into the pool.
Viv's poolside Little Mermaid.
Hot pink!
Tan line contestant (and winner in my opinion) Todd from NYC!
Andrew and Jason
Valentine gets some shade
The ride home was good, a bit sleepy with a stop off to get some In and Out Burger. There my buddy Joe entertained the locals with some of his beast trickery. Work those panty hose beastie!
Work!
Bye bye Drowney and Friends!
What an amazing weekend. If you didn’t go this summer, you MUST go next year! It has to be experienced to be believed. Some people said it was the best weekend of their lives. I thought it was outstanding! I made new “friends,” lost count on mudslides, performed (on and off stage), took sexy pix of everyone, met a drag legend, dressed up like something from “Where the Wild Things Are,” and drown my newly adopted baby. It was exhausting fun! I dare you to do next year!
xo
Faux King Awesome!
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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
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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.