...a deeper love.
The INTENTION with this blog is to update with not only regularity, but frequency. So in that vein, here's a small write-up, but only a week after my last post.
I'm pleasantly surprised by how popular my YouTube channel is! Lots of hits, lots of subscriptions.
September 8th's Wednesday Show featured some fun (slightly hoarse) tunes. I styled the wig I won from the In 'N' Out "Girls on the Go" audition, and now it's a super-cute sort of 40's brush-out look. It was a big hit. My setlist for the night:
Ladies' Night (the group number)
Hopelessly Devoted to You (lip-sync)
How Lovely to Be a Woman
Emotions (some hilariously lip-synced Mariah Carey)
I Will Follow Him (group)
Liza (a lip-sync to live Liza in French. a BIG HOT MESS, omg)
Blue
In the Mood (lip-synced Bette Midler)
Somewhere That's Green--and I gave myself a makeup black eye. Which was fun. But no dollahz. haha
Best of My Love (group closer)
I was super disappointed the black eye didn't get more ...reactions. There were chuckles, at least. But c'mon, a makeup black eye and a fur arm sling? I thought that would at LEAST get some pity money. Haha oh well. It WAS my last individual number, and those are never the big clean-up numbers--or really, numbers that make any money at all. haha
It was also a farewell party for a departing Queen named Sandy Shores. She didn't work at TC's, but brought a big farewell crew, and I think they had a good time. It was nice to give some people a nice send-off celebration. One of Tanya's friends (who was also Sandy's friend...? Maybe?) recorded a good chunk of the evening. I'm in the group video (but left out of the credits, sad face), but I've included the video featuring some of my individual performances. The hot mess Liza number is in there, where the nerves are VISIBLE on my face. But there's some good stuff in there, so I hope you enjoy the compilation.
Saturday, September 11th was Jenny Larue's fundraising carwash. Tanya and I came out to support her, all tarted up, and we raised a little bit of money. I worked the sign on the corner, which resulted in a nice light sunburn on my shoulders with an awkward tan line. haha but for a good cause. Also, to explain the title of this post, September 11th was Gay Pride in Savannah, GA. I missed everyone terrrrrrrribly. It would have been nice to go back and work as was the plan back in April, but I've spent all summer making unreturned phone calls and sending Emails without a reply. Oh well. I guess when I go back in October to visit, it'll only be a visit. I did send flowers though, so hopefully they enjoyed those. Hard to believe that only one year ago, I was in rehearsals for Hedwig and the Angry Inch, barely just thinking about trying to get an audition to join Club One's cast. It's been an eventful year for me. <3
Monday, September 13, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
Said the daddy tomato to the baby tomato...
Yes, I've been gone a little while. So it's time to Catch up (or 'Ketchup', if you're curious about the post title). When last I left you, I had just garnered myself my very first (and still only) $100 tip. The guy who gave it to me took me to the Miss Gay Texas USofA pageant that Friday (August 22), where three girls from work were competing. Ashleey Houston didn't make top twelve, Raven St. James did, but not top 5, and Adeciya Iman came in First Runner-Up (second place). Not bad, three competitors from the same bar.
The pageant was lovely. I finally saw TX celebqueens like Tommie Ross and Kourtney Paige van Wales (whose pictures do her no justice). It was also my first big pageant like that, and seeing the reactions to... certain things makes me nervous about my performance should I ever choose to enter one. It certainly favored the ridiculously over-the-top, I'll say that. But hey, it's Texas.
August 25th was a work night, and I busted out a LOT of drag tricks... but mostly just a lot of fake hair. Oh, and a see-through dress. I performed:
CandyMan
California Girls (lip-synced and with real candy!)
Blow, Gabriel, Blow
Defying Gravity (again, lip-synced to the Kerry Ellis "Wicked in Rock" cover version)
Broken Wing
I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine (lip-synced)
Sin Wagon
Alone
If that seems like a lot of songs IT IS. Instead of our usual long 3-hour show, Tanya wanted to do a long[er] show based on the number of songs we performed. So three hours became 4.5 as we all did EIGHT SONGS. I had chosen all big belt numbers, maybe you noticed, so I was not prepared for two extra numbers, but it was ok. "Alone" was a little strained, but no one was still there anyway--well, no one sober enough to really care, I think. Still a good time. Pics on Facebook. :)
August 28th found me at In 'N' Out for the "Girls on the Go" new traveling Drag Troupe auditions. I was pretty certain I was making the cut regardless, but we still need to audition, of course. Alongside me for the night was Amber LeMay Fox, Ebony State, and Erica Champagne. And at the last minute, a queen we didn't know arrived, Ms. Michelle ... uh... Michelle... Michaels? ...not sure. Anyway, Diane Jackson opened the show for us (after a last-minute group number was added). Judges Sherry-Lynne, Alexandria, Tanya, and Travis (from In 'N' Out) scored us based on... I'm not sure, very specific criteria. :/ We had to do one fast and one slow song, so I chose "Good Morning, Baltimore" and "Maybe This Time". The bar was HOT, but the staging was nice, and I sort of re-met John the bartender who was a little past tipsy. But the show was fun. We ended up ranking, and I won third place, which got me a new wig, some lashes, and a photoshoot with local ...uh, "mentor" Vanity Wilde. Very exciting!
September! Ok, well the day before September. Amber has her car back so we finally got to go out shopping again (yaaaaay). The Wednesday night show was lined up on September 1st, so we kicked it off with our new group numbers for the month. I'm going to add an Asterisk (*) before the group numbers in this lineup. I/we performed:
*Ladies' Night (an Atomic Kitten cover which we staged as a sleepover, all wearing nightgowns and negligés. It was fun!)
Taylor, the Latté Boy (lip-synced to Kristen Chenoweth's adorable version)
The Way of Love
River Deep, Mountain High
*I Will Follow Him (from Sister Act)
Crazy
Cabaret
I'm Going Bananas (lip-synced to the Madonna song)
Maybe This Time
Find Your Grail (this was another 'after hours' song, as I'm calling them now, when we go past 11p. I lip-synced this Monty Python tune just for laughs, but the audience seemed to enjoy it)
*Best of my Love (the classic by The Emotions)
...and Adrian was there recording! So he posted them on his YouTube, which is sort of TC's YouTube.
........and I decided I should finally have a one-stop Violet shop on YouTube. So I made my very own channel!! Mom didn't have the camera for the shows this week BUT you can see some of what I did and wore by watching me IN MOTION! Check out the channel. Looking forward to your feedback, and hoping it's all positive. <3
Violet's YouTube Home!!!
...and we'll include the Sister Act video, just because I enjoy watching it. :)
The pageant was lovely. I finally saw TX celebqueens like Tommie Ross and Kourtney Paige van Wales (whose pictures do her no justice). It was also my first big pageant like that, and seeing the reactions to... certain things makes me nervous about my performance should I ever choose to enter one. It certainly favored the ridiculously over-the-top, I'll say that. But hey, it's Texas.
August 25th was a work night, and I busted out a LOT of drag tricks... but mostly just a lot of fake hair. Oh, and a see-through dress. I performed:
CandyMan
California Girls (lip-synced and with real candy!)
Blow, Gabriel, Blow
Defying Gravity (again, lip-synced to the Kerry Ellis "Wicked in Rock" cover version)
Broken Wing
I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine (lip-synced)
Sin Wagon
Alone
If that seems like a lot of songs IT IS. Instead of our usual long 3-hour show, Tanya wanted to do a long[er] show based on the number of songs we performed. So three hours became 4.5 as we all did EIGHT SONGS. I had chosen all big belt numbers, maybe you noticed, so I was not prepared for two extra numbers, but it was ok. "Alone" was a little strained, but no one was still there anyway--well, no one sober enough to really care, I think. Still a good time. Pics on Facebook. :)
August 28th found me at In 'N' Out for the "Girls on the Go" new traveling Drag Troupe auditions. I was pretty certain I was making the cut regardless, but we still need to audition, of course. Alongside me for the night was Amber LeMay Fox, Ebony State, and Erica Champagne. And at the last minute, a queen we didn't know arrived, Ms. Michelle ... uh... Michelle... Michaels? ...not sure. Anyway, Diane Jackson opened the show for us (after a last-minute group number was added). Judges Sherry-Lynne, Alexandria, Tanya, and Travis (from In 'N' Out) scored us based on... I'm not sure, very specific criteria. :/ We had to do one fast and one slow song, so I chose "Good Morning, Baltimore" and "Maybe This Time". The bar was HOT, but the staging was nice, and I sort of re-met John the bartender who was a little past tipsy. But the show was fun. We ended up ranking, and I won third place, which got me a new wig, some lashes, and a photoshoot with local ...uh, "mentor" Vanity Wilde. Very exciting!
September! Ok, well the day before September. Amber has her car back so we finally got to go out shopping again (yaaaaay). The Wednesday night show was lined up on September 1st, so we kicked it off with our new group numbers for the month. I'm going to add an Asterisk (*) before the group numbers in this lineup. I/we performed:
*Ladies' Night (an Atomic Kitten cover which we staged as a sleepover, all wearing nightgowns and negligés. It was fun!)
Taylor, the Latté Boy (lip-synced to Kristen Chenoweth's adorable version)
The Way of Love
River Deep, Mountain High
*I Will Follow Him (from Sister Act)
Crazy
Cabaret
I'm Going Bananas (lip-synced to the Madonna song)
Maybe This Time
Find Your Grail (this was another 'after hours' song, as I'm calling them now, when we go past 11p. I lip-synced this Monty Python tune just for laughs, but the audience seemed to enjoy it)
*Best of my Love (the classic by The Emotions)
...and Adrian was there recording! So he posted them on his YouTube, which is sort of TC's YouTube.
........and I decided I should finally have a one-stop Violet shop on YouTube. So I made my very own channel!! Mom didn't have the camera for the shows this week BUT you can see some of what I did and wore by watching me IN MOTION! Check out the channel. Looking forward to your feedback, and hoping it's all positive. <3
Violet's YouTube Home!!!
...and we'll include the Sister Act video, just because I enjoy watching it. :)
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