With a new month comes new show songs, and August has us now doing THREE group numbers. I suppose it's good to be able to fill the time with something certain and constant, but I haven't made the same in tips (since I'm essentially losing tips for at least one song). Of course the money isn't all that's important, but with my bills and uncertainties right now about...a lot of things, it certainly helps. Besides, whether or not the audience gets tired of the group stuff, it is hard to do all of the quick changes--especially when your hair doesn't come off backstage haha. So we now open and close with "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge and "I'm Every Woman" by Chaka Khan, keeping "YMCA" as a song we do in the middle (and that's where the quick costume stuff is getting to be an issue). The songs I performed solo on August 4th:
Mamma Mia
Maybe This Time
I'm Going Bananas (the lip-sync)
Midnight Train to Georgia
A Little Brains, A Little Talent (lip-synced)
Alone
On August 8th, I got to perform for a Charity thing over at In 'N' Out. Sadly, the boyfriend of one of the bartenders had killed himself and so we had kind of a charity thing for him and his expenses and to really just make him feel supported and loved. I didn't know him beforehand, but I couldn't resist helping it. It was hard to meet someone under those circumstances, but it was nice to meet him. Jenny, Amber, and I were the whole Drag portion of the evening, and only performed three songs each. Their mic system was ...not the best, so I had to pull an old-school Broadway and sing from the diaphragm, unsupported. What I chose:
Good Morning, Baltimore
10,432 Sheep (lip-synced from Audra McDonald, a favorite song of mine)
Part of Your World
(I tried to pick songs I thought would be crowd-pleasers and big money-makers. Eh, I was partially right. I think part of it was the silent auction happening, which drew a lot of the money people had brought, so no worries there)
Work on the 11th brought some MAGIC. I was a little off my game that night, due to both a stuffy nose and a special audience member. But at least mom was finally back in town and coming to the shows! In addition to the three group numbers, I performed:
Part of Your World
Rehab (the big hot mess comedy lip-sync)
Goodbye, Earl
Like We Never Loved At All (with the hand puppet, of course)
Don't Rain on My Parade--although I had planned on Dream a Little Dream of Me, but it wouldn't play in the CD player. :(
*10,432 Sheep (again, Audra McDonald)
Immediately following the show was Ashleey Houston's benefit, which was lovely...in many ways. All of the tips went to Ashley, and even though I had planned to do it, she asked for me to do "Rehab" 'cause she hadn't seen it before. :) So I did:
Don't Cry Out Loud
Rehab (even hotter and messier than before)
...and the CROWNING GLORY of the whole evening: The short version is that a guy came up to the bar and tipped me to make sure the money went to my pocket (I'm sure he had tipped Ashley also). He was 'buying me a drink' and when I unfolded the bill it was a BENJAMIN. Hoooooly Jesus. What else can I say to that? My first $100 Bill. Maybe I'm going places, after all. ;)
P.S. I'm totally wearing glitter, like, every day I work now. Haha it's an addiction I don't want to break, so I won't bother trying. :P
