Cabarets, Black Midget Drag Queens, ad R.I.P Bway

There is more to Buffalo than LINGS WINg-THINGS

(which apparently makes your body go into epileptic meltdown, cold sweats, & power diarrhea) ---------

Buffalo has been a grand and gay week. And by gay, i mean both 1920's gay and 2008 gay.

On Friday, after two days of understudy rehearsals, we put on a cabaret in the adjoining theater at the SHEA's. This was our 1920's gay.

 It benefited Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids, a charity that we always try to give a little monetary help to.  It is the center of BROADWAY BARES ( Jerry Mitchell's brain child that is now HUGE), as well as the Broadway EASTER BONNET competition in the spring and the massive fall fundraiser in the fall( which i cant remember the name of).  It helps people living with AIDS and HIV to pay their everyday bills---i.e. groceries, medicine, Dr Pepper, condoms, Starbucks----and also goes toward the Phyllis Newmans Women's Health Initiative.  We sold that puppy out, 18 of us singing songs. And (cue the drumroll) we raised $1000!!!! 

How about that!!  

It was a great night---with everything from Ken and DB singing a love duet to open, me with a puppet singing RAINBOW CONNECTION, Rhiannon in a lil girl dress, and Spencer wrapping it up with some SWEET CAROLINE Sing-Along.  It was amazing and made all of us proud to not only be apart of this company of talented friends, but also unified as a family of LB. Even Ricky Lee, our Merchandise Officiant, got up and sang a rousing altered version of SOMEWHERE THATS PINK ( originally GREEN from LITTLE SHOP).

That being said, let me take a minute to wish the Broadway company good journey!!!!! They have their last show today, and without them we would not be here on this trip across America. What with the economy, wish them good vibes on getting another job.

So heres where 1920s gay becomes 2008 gay. Last night, we went to a local drag bar called MARCELLA. It is kitty corner to the theater.  We bopped over after watching Sarah Palin watch herself get mocked on SNL(which was brilliantly hilarious and hopefully doesnt make people think it gives her even a modicum of leverage to be more accessible or even right for the Vice Presidency)( I loved Huckabee on THE DAILY SHOW, COLBERT REPORT, and LETTERMAN but his policies and ideals still freak me out).  But i digress.......

So we went to see the infamous Sabrina. She is a BLACK MIDGET DRAG QUEEN. Thats right...i didnt stutter and no its not a typo or you being dyslexic. A BLACK MIDGET DRAGQUEEN!!!!!!   She is infamous on the touring circuit, more friends of mine remember that from Buffalo than the wings----dont let locals know that. ( video coming soon)

She came out in a cheerleader outfit and rocked the house!!!! Not only was she energetic with her pompoms---but mamma could cooter slam into the splits and then hop across the stage.  It was priceless, and I think my life may  now be complete.   Where she was when Jerry was casting the revival of LA CAGE... i dont know, Sweet mystery of life, it got better!

After her awe inspiring dance, there was a wet underwear competition.  Leslie and I had talked about joining, but our better judgement said NO. 

So, Coleen got up, rounding out 3 girls and 6 guys.  Coleen whooped ass and won---granting us a 100 dollar bar tab. (the villagers rejoice) But, she also pissed off the back bend girl, while the 13 year old Key Club member with the flowery bra and nipple high karate kicks didn't really seemed phased.  This was when we noticed that though it was an 18 and up club, there were definite illegals amongst us. Rhiannon even danced with this poor prepubescent kid for 20 minutes.  But the men competition took the cake(combined with the random crunked man with the BK crown on).

There were 6 mighty contestants, some twinkies and some semi ripped. But, the sleeper competition was the man on the end.  A black homeless man in his mid to late 30's sporting corn rows( it had to be) walked up with missing teeth---sporting some loose fitting boxers and some shoestringLESS worker boots(That is what he wore to the bar). I am guessing he was cracked out on something, but brother was LIVING LIFE!!! 

He was shy and just stared at the others dance and giggled, even when we had to CLAP-O-METER.  

 So as an act of solidarity, good karma, and the ideal that he needed the tab more than the skinny twinks( who thought that making out would better their chances), we cheered him on to the point that it wasnt even a question.  THE BLACK HOMELESS GUY WON THE UNDERWEAR COMPETITION!!!!!!

It was a great night, with Ryan Gosling's mom( whose daughter used to date Jeff's brother and is nicknamed MAMMA DONNA) joining us.  All in all, Buffalo rocked our socks off. Now, if the BILLS can win today and our trumpet player can break the record of playin 40% of the show correct 40% of the time........this could be the most perfect week ever---and (cue the 80's synth music)WE"VE ONLY JUST BEGUN.  

Here is to the adopted day of the Christian Lord and true day of the Pagan Sun........