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March 14, 2013

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

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OMFG.聽It鈥檚 my birthday and I鈥檒l bitch if I want to.

This month I celebrate 21 years of doing drag, meaning I鈥檓 46! Oh how time flies! In this time, I鈥檝e seen so many venues come and go. We鈥檝e lost many in Western Sydney as well as the city.聽 Oh I鈥檓 showing my age now.聽 With me reducing how much drag I do because I am an old ‘has been’, I have put things into practice to increase the patronage at our social dances. That means for the first half of the year Heaven will not be doing production shows. For the first two dances we have decide to do theme orientated nights , and our first night this Saturday 16th March will be 鈥淩etro Heaven鈥� followed by聽 the 18th May’s 鈥淗eaven and Hell鈥�.聽 For more information go to our .

After 16 marches in the Mardi Gras Parade, finally I can now be called a television celebrity.聽 This year I spent the day with a film crew who captured the transformation from Bradlee to Beverly on the day, and then followed me on the parade route. 聽My partners in crime Charisma Belle (making a cameo appearance) and the ever lovely Carmen Geddit (stepping in at the last minute to do my makeup) joined me for the mini documentary that screened on Sunrise on Sunday 3rd March.聽 Haha check it out below; It鈥檚 a great laugh:

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I teamed up with Western Sydney鈥檚 newest superstar Danger Del Rey and off we went to the party, where we stuck around to see the fabulous Mitzi Macintosh in the opening show at midnight. We hung around till 2.00 in the morning to check out Delta Goodrem but sadly I was back in the motel room like an old mole聽by 4.00am. Just remember I am 21, which is old for a drag queen. Over 10,000 performers took part in the parade to help celebrate the 35 year anniversary of Mardi Gras.聽 But alas I was the only one on Sunrise.

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SURPRISE, SURPRISE

There is a new night coming and its called 鈥淣ightlife Social Dance鈥�. It originally was going to be at Bexley but due to a blow out in cost the organisers have relocated it to the Canterbury Bowling Club with their first dance being on the Easter long weekend 30th March.聽 You ask what鈥檚 the difference between this one and the others that run in New South Wales?

1) There is no cover charge it is totally free.
2) It includes a free Barbeque.
3) It has fabulous entertainment by myself, Sandy Bottom and newcomer Debbie Foreveryone.
4) It is being sponsored by a major supermarket chain giving back to the GLBT community or to its gay staff anyway.

With big plans to run it monthly hopefully the money will not run out too quickly because you have nothing to lose by checking it out because it is free entry. 聽How fabulous! See you all there. 滨狈贵翱:听聽聽

AND LET’S NOT FORGET

And we must not forget about the alternative night if you are recovering from an overdose of chocolate the place to be is Kaleidoscope 鈥� After Easter Recovery Party 鈥� on the 6th April at the Parramatta Golf Club.聽 INFO:

I SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE

Which lighting/camera technician and everybody鈥檚 confidante has decided to have his 50th birthday party at Nightlife Social Dance because its free and there is free food.聽 Does this mean he is a cheap old man or an intelligent old man.聽 I will let you be the Judge.聽 Add your comments below.

Until next time (11th April), stay gorgeous!