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My Bloody Valentine - Austin's premiere drag
king troupe, Friday the 13th
When I first saw the ad for My Bloody Valentine playing at
the Elysium, I assumed that John had pulled another coup in
getting an old-school 80s band to play in his club. Looking
for excitement on Friday the 13th, I headed over to my favorite
watering-hole.
My disappointment in having no band suddenly turned to glee
when I realized it was the Austin drag "king" troupe
playing tonight. It's always a fun and fabulous time with
the amazing womyn from the drag-show (notice that there's
no "men" in "women"). I once again missed
most of their fashion show/skits, as I was busy getting off
my barstool a lot trying to keep guys from going into the
ladies’ restroom. 9 times out of 10, it was just ladies
with fake beards and mustaches. It was kinda cool, that 1
time outta 10, when it was a lady with REAL facial-hair. Thought
about asking her to join the circus as the bearded lady, but
didn't feel like getting a punch in the face!! (sorry Bonnie!)
Before I left, I got to catch a couple of minutes of the "Super
Fly White Guys". All dolled-up in pink and complete with
back up singers, they had the crowd enthralled. By that time
of the night it was hard to tell if they were lip-synching
or actually playing their instruments, but no one seemed to
mind. At about 1:30, the whole bar (at least 600 people) ran
outside and into the street. Following everyone to see if
there was some huge street-fight, I was amazed to see snowflakes
the size of quarters falling from the sky. It was like that
scene from Edward Scissor Hands, when Winona was dancing around
in the snow. A perfect way to end a fun evening, thanks ladies!
-- Joe Lifto
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My Bloody Valentine
Friday 2.13.04
Note to stupid self.: Never attend a writer’s
meeting drunk. Do not sign up for shows like My Bloody Valentine
at the Elysium and allow drunken logic to convince you that
the My Bloody Valentine is having a reunion show—and
at Elysium no doubt.
You are not kidding anyone, and your peers will not correct
you because they want you to learn from your mistakes. Keep
telling yourself that anyway. Also, your editor knows that
no one else is going to sign up for a drag show, so she will
tell you The Stones are playing there if she has to.
Ever seen the Drag King Troupe? Ladies here, ladies there,
oh my God! Ladies everywhere! Some were short, some were tall,
and some didn’t look like ladies at all! I did not stay
long. I made it through ‘The Secretary’ and ‘Kurt
and Courtney’ acts, and left after that. The ladies
did a great job. I am not slighting their efforts. Drag shows
just don’t tickle my pickle so to speak. But the crowd
went nuts, so it halfheartedly made up for my lack of enthusiasm.
The Kurt and Courtney act was pretty damn good. They played
a couple of Hole and Nirvana songs, and I got the idea that
Courtney put Kurt into an early grave. Granted, the chick
impersonating Courtney was a little too hot. Ever seen Love
up close and personal? I haven’t either, but I assume
it ain’t pretty. Let’s face it. Even if the hottest
of the ladies there had stripped down and had sex on the stage,
I would have felt slighted. Hey, I was still pissed that My
Bloody Valentine was a drag show. –Marianna
M.
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