............but in this amazing purple fabric I have. It's about the color of the "Light Purple" on this chart:
Saturday, July 24, 2010
In the making...
Can't wait to knock this off:
............but in this amazing purple fabric I have. It's about the color of the "Light Purple" on this chart:
............but in this amazing purple fabric I have. It's about the color of the "Light Purple" on this chart:
Monday, July 19, 2010
Let's play catch-up...
Whoo! Lots of goings-on over here. Some I can't talk about, some I WON'T talk about (don't wanna jinx it), but here's what I both can and will mention... ;) :
We're coming up on my third Wednesday now at TC's. I'm having a blast! I always think it's funny when people don't catch on that I'm singing, and even an hour or two into the show go "is she singing?". :)
My setlist that first week was really fun, because I got to work on Friday, too! Forgot to mention that. Diane Jackson was out (but is back and better than ever now), so I filled her spot on the weekend. Lots of people sang along that night, too... that's a first for me.
On Friday, July 9th, there were a lot of repeats from Wednesday, naturally:
Good Morning, Baltimore
Stars and the Moon
In the Mood (a live version of the Better Midler song, lip-synced)
Don't Cry Out Loud
And on this past Wednesday, July 14th, I did:
Cabaret
Maybe This Time
Don't Rain on My Parade
Crazy
A Wonderful Guy
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Somewhere that's Green.
And I bought a HILARIOUS/AMAZING platinum blonde wig from Diane. I'll leave you with a picture of that. Any resemblance to Paris Hilton/Donatella Versace/Playboy Bunnies/Gold-Digger Barbie/etc. are accidental but amazing.
As for the coming week, I might get to go shopping on Harwin with some of the girls from work, and I've got some good stuff planned for Wednesday. At least, I hope it goes over well. ;) Come out and see the show, FREE with super-cheap drinks. 8-11p, don't forget!
We're coming up on my third Wednesday now at TC's. I'm having a blast! I always think it's funny when people don't catch on that I'm singing, and even an hour or two into the show go "is she singing?". :)
My setlist that first week was really fun, because I got to work on Friday, too! Forgot to mention that. Diane Jackson was out (but is back and better than ever now), so I filled her spot on the weekend. Lots of people sang along that night, too... that's a first for me.
On Friday, July 9th, there were a lot of repeats from Wednesday, naturally:
Good Morning, Baltimore
Stars and the Moon
In the Mood (a live version of the Better Midler song, lip-synced)
Don't Cry Out Loud
And on this past Wednesday, July 14th, I did:
Cabaret
Maybe This Time
Don't Rain on My Parade
Crazy
A Wonderful Guy
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Somewhere that's Green.
And I bought a HILARIOUS/AMAZING platinum blonde wig from Diane. I'll leave you with a picture of that. Any resemblance to Paris Hilton/Donatella Versace/Playboy Bunnies/Gold-Digger Barbie/etc. are accidental but amazing.
As for the coming week, I might get to go shopping on Harwin with some of the girls from work, and I've got some good stuff planned for Wednesday. At least, I hope it goes over well. ;) Come out and see the show, FREE with super-cheap drinks. 8-11p, don't forget!
Thursday, July 8, 2010
I am now a Checkerboard Ch-I mean, Humpday Honey!!
Last night was my verrrrry first [hired and official] performance at TC's here in Houston. I had a wonderful time ...and a loooot of fun with my HAIR. I saw some familiar faces, which is always a delight, and met some new people (also, always a delight).
For the night I performed (in order):
Good Morning, Baltimore
Stars and the Moon
Blue
Don't Cry Out Loud
Broken Wing
Somewhere That's Green
and our finale, YMCA.
GURL, three hours of singing. Haha thankfully I didn't pick songs that took too much out of me (on purpose), but I was definitely exhausted by the show's end. But I was invited to go out with Alanna and the girls, so I went with my friend K-aos and had a marvelous time at Bayou City. It's nice to know people... that's all I'll say. Haha anyway, I got home around 3 or 4 after hitting Jack in the Box with K-aos. I slept ALL DAY. Definitely going to have to get my stamina up for this three-hour-show/nightlife situation I've gotten myself into.
Tonight is the Ms. South Beach pageant! 10p... and I'm sure there will be PLENTY of pictures, so I'll close with one from Bayou City last night. And keep in mind, this is like 2a after putting on my face around 5p. Nine hours is a LONG time to wear makeup, let alone the mask of it that we drag queens do. This is my "new" friend Angel...
For the night I performed (in order):
Good Morning, Baltimore
Stars and the Moon
Blue
Don't Cry Out Loud
Broken Wing
Somewhere That's Green
and our finale, YMCA.
GURL, three hours of singing. Haha thankfully I didn't pick songs that took too much out of me (on purpose), but I was definitely exhausted by the show's end. But I was invited to go out with Alanna and the girls, so I went with my friend K-aos and had a marvelous time at Bayou City. It's nice to know people... that's all I'll say. Haha anyway, I got home around 3 or 4 after hitting Jack in the Box with K-aos. I slept ALL DAY. Definitely going to have to get my stamina up for this three-hour-show/nightlife situation I've gotten myself into.
Tonight is the Ms. South Beach pageant! 10p... and I'm sure there will be PLENTY of pictures, so I'll close with one from Bayou City last night. And keep in mind, this is like 2a after putting on my face around 5p. Nine hours is a LONG time to wear makeup, let alone the mask of it that we drag queens do. This is my "new" friend Angel...
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
How very unexpected...
...and yet, if you know me, not really. Anyway, rediscovered this song on my YouTube Favorites. There's a LOT in there, and some of my favorites have already gone offline (goodbye, "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" with the amazing dress).
So enjoy? "Unexpected Song" as sung by Bernadette Peters
So enjoy? "Unexpected Song" as sung by Bernadette Peters
Friday, July 2, 2010
I'm a workin' girl again!!
...well, but the good kind. ;)
That's right, y'all, I gots me a regular gig here in Houston! I'm one of the new crop of girls working at TC's, Houston's Premiere Show Bar. I even got my own Profile page!!
So come and see me EVERY WEDNESDAY with the funny and glamorous HumpDay Honeys cast.
Here's me doing "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse from TC's Open Mic 6.21, after the Drag-Off:
That's right, y'all, I gots me a regular gig here in Houston! I'm one of the new crop of girls working at TC's, Houston's Premiere Show Bar. I even got my own Profile page!!
So come and see me EVERY WEDNESDAY with the funny and glamorous HumpDay Honeys cast.
Here's me doing "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse from TC's Open Mic 6.21, after the Drag-Off:
Monday, June 28, 2010
Hair Cravings: NETTED BUNS
...or whatever I should call them. But really, I have loved this look for a loooooong time...with the right setup, at least. Be they smoothed piece or spiral topper, I love the retro look of net over hair. Here are some spiral examples from Italian Vogue:
And online:
And in the other camp, here are smoothed buns, easy to just pin in and go, I'd imagine:
LOVE the use of color on those last 3. :) But those kinds of buns are so hard to find!!
Anyway, in trying to keep up with semi-regular posts on this thing, I thought I'd stick with my current theme and share a little bit of the pictures in the many folders of research on my computer. So that's what's on my mind tonight!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
So far at TC's...
Hey all!
This Blogging thing is new so I have to keep up. Here in Houston, there's not much Drag (I'm told), and what there is is dwindling, as many people have lost the drive to try it (again, so I'm told). But I've sung now a few times at a charming bar called T.C.'s over in the main Montrose hot spot. For those not in Houston, Montrose is our ...Gayborhood. Not very big, but it's there. And a good chunk of the bars and clubs geared toward us are there as well, surrounded closely by like-minded shops and restaurants.
So I've sung at this joint, and while I'd recommend it (especially if I'm there ;) ), I thought it'd be best to keep up with my song list, again.
So, in reverse chronological order:
Drag-Off, Monday June 21st:
Featuring 18 Contestants performing for 3.5 hours, each vying for a spot on the regular TC's cast, this was a show, indeed. I was Contestant #12. With Sunflowers in my hair and a nervous spring in my step, I showed "How Lovely to Be a Woman" it is to an audience of... well, a lot of women. So I guess a lot of them knew, but enjoyed the number all the same, it seems. Then I sang my Heart out, all "Alone", which went over surprisingly well. Not that I don't enjoy the number, there were just some people who seemed very into it that I would not usually suspect to be into a song like that. Got my first tip of CHANGE. Haha someone gave me $2.50, very neatly presented. Very strange.
Following that, I cameo'd in the Open Mic night, which some may recall I won last week. I brought out Amy Winehouse and Lip-sync'd a Hot Mess number to "Rehab". Always fun, and got a lot of laughs--though I'm especially glad Rachel and Bret enjoyed it. I knew my mom would :) Closing my set (and the show, if I remember correctly?), I sang "Good Morning, Baltimore". I had never really realized before how great of a song that is for the Gays. I mean, it's about rejection, a desire to be accepted, and a yearn to be a star. How could I not have put THAT one together earlier? Haha a few people in the crowd said I should have used that set in the Competition, and perhaps they were right. I was just nervous about those songs being chosen by other Competitors. Oh well.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010:
My prize for winning Monday's "Open Mic" was the opportunity to appear alongside the usual cast on Wednesday night. I had a wonderful time with my friend Kate and met even more lovely people after my set, including Marcia Mink, who began to educate me on the International Imperial Court System of the United States (and Canada). Fascinating. I didn't know the crowd well going in, so I picked songs I thought were sure to be easy hits--or at least not confrontational misses. I apparently chose correctly, because Tanya Hyde gave me a lovely write up review for my "Part of Your World" (which was VERY shaky with my newly rediscovered nerves)--and people are still talking about it...in a good way. I also brought out Spex's favorite friend, the Unnnamed Hand Puppet--or Unnamed Hand Cowboy?--for my fun Lip-sync of the Faith Hill/Tim McGraw duet "Like We Never Loved at All". I had a blast, and I'm really hoping I perform more at this bar.
Monday, June 14, 2010:
Violet's Houston Debut! I gussied myself up and sang "Maybe This Time", which unfortunately (or perhaps, fortunately?) played through with a couple of second-long pauses in the tune. Sure it cracked the mood, but it made it almost painfully clear that I was singing live, and allowed me to, in signature Violet style, poke fun at the lyrics, adding after "All the odds are in my favor", a joking "...maybe not". Which went over very well, so I suppose it was a good thing. :) I didn't realize I would do more than one song (or that I would be the only contestant), so it's a good thing my CD had four numbers. The only other girl working that night was host Jenny LaRue, so I also performed "Somewhere That's Green" and "Never Been to Me", though without any costume changes. But my friends Rachel, Bret, and Stuart all got to come see the show, so that was lovely. Now that my mom is going to be a regular audience member here in Houston, I do enjoy when people come to sit with her.
This Blogging thing is new so I have to keep up. Here in Houston, there's not much Drag (I'm told), and what there is is dwindling, as many people have lost the drive to try it (again, so I'm told). But I've sung now a few times at a charming bar called T.C.'s over in the main Montrose hot spot. For those not in Houston, Montrose is our ...Gayborhood. Not very big, but it's there. And a good chunk of the bars and clubs geared toward us are there as well, surrounded closely by like-minded shops and restaurants.
So I've sung at this joint, and while I'd recommend it (especially if I'm there ;) ), I thought it'd be best to keep up with my song list, again.
So, in reverse chronological order:
Drag-Off, Monday June 21st:
Featuring 18 Contestants performing for 3.5 hours, each vying for a spot on the regular TC's cast, this was a show, indeed. I was Contestant #12. With Sunflowers in my hair and a nervous spring in my step, I showed "How Lovely to Be a Woman" it is to an audience of... well, a lot of women. So I guess a lot of them knew, but enjoyed the number all the same, it seems. Then I sang my Heart out, all "Alone", which went over surprisingly well. Not that I don't enjoy the number, there were just some people who seemed very into it that I would not usually suspect to be into a song like that. Got my first tip of CHANGE. Haha someone gave me $2.50, very neatly presented. Very strange.
Following that, I cameo'd in the Open Mic night, which some may recall I won last week. I brought out Amy Winehouse and Lip-sync'd a Hot Mess number to "Rehab". Always fun, and got a lot of laughs--though I'm especially glad Rachel and Bret enjoyed it. I knew my mom would :) Closing my set (and the show, if I remember correctly?), I sang "Good Morning, Baltimore". I had never really realized before how great of a song that is for the Gays. I mean, it's about rejection, a desire to be accepted, and a yearn to be a star. How could I not have put THAT one together earlier? Haha a few people in the crowd said I should have used that set in the Competition, and perhaps they were right. I was just nervous about those songs being chosen by other Competitors. Oh well.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010:
My prize for winning Monday's "Open Mic" was the opportunity to appear alongside the usual cast on Wednesday night. I had a wonderful time with my friend Kate and met even more lovely people after my set, including Marcia Mink, who began to educate me on the International Imperial Court System of the United States (and Canada). Fascinating. I didn't know the crowd well going in, so I picked songs I thought were sure to be easy hits--or at least not confrontational misses. I apparently chose correctly, because Tanya Hyde gave me a lovely write up review for my "Part of Your World" (which was VERY shaky with my newly rediscovered nerves)--and people are still talking about it...in a good way. I also brought out Spex's favorite friend, the Unnnamed Hand Puppet--or Unnamed Hand Cowboy?--for my fun Lip-sync of the Faith Hill/Tim McGraw duet "Like We Never Loved at All". I had a blast, and I'm really hoping I perform more at this bar.
Monday, June 14, 2010:
Violet's Houston Debut! I gussied myself up and sang "Maybe This Time", which unfortunately (or perhaps, fortunately?) played through with a couple of second-long pauses in the tune. Sure it cracked the mood, but it made it almost painfully clear that I was singing live, and allowed me to, in signature Violet style, poke fun at the lyrics, adding after "All the odds are in my favor", a joking "...maybe not". Which went over very well, so I suppose it was a good thing. :) I didn't realize I would do more than one song (or that I would be the only contestant), so it's a good thing my CD had four numbers. The only other girl working that night was host Jenny LaRue, so I also performed "Somewhere That's Green" and "Never Been to Me", though without any costume changes. But my friends Rachel, Bret, and Stuart all got to come see the show, so that was lovely. Now that my mom is going to be a regular audience member here in Houston, I do enjoy when people come to sit with her.
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