NOTS 18 - Reviews and Pictures Here

A backstage moment..

The lovely Chi Chi taking a moment to shake that tambourine.

Wow, you're right Gypsy Wild...
that is exactly the feel I was going for with the invite.
Who knew?
(I guess you knew).

And Jazmen,
Those pics are hot and I really love the youtube video.
It's not the best quality, true but it gets the feeling across.
I remember when you started to twirl the crowd went insane!

I say this every year but I can't figure out why people don't twirl more.
(I guess it's harder than it looks)
Every time someone twirls, the crowd goes absolutely nuts.

Gypsy Wild (me) and Brooke..The Poetess

Johnny and the Ho Ho's.

And speaking of spinning here's my dear friend Jazmen Flowers mid-twirl.

I'd like to take a minute to really pay homage to the men behind the man.

As "Art Director" (I guess that's what I am now) of NOTS (I do the invites, the stage, the decor etc.) and I get a lot of praise.
The truth is, I couldn't do my part of it without Lori E. Seid.
Lori is a seasoned pro lighting director and all around tech wizard. For the past few years Lori has made the "Rosie O'Donnell train" run on time. She has done everything from Rosie's TV shows to Taboo on Broadway.
She's a tech genius.
When I showed her my drawing for the stage set she immediately wrote out all the tech necessary to make it happen.
Pipes, trusses, cheezeboros, clamps...
By the time I turned around to ask her what the hell a cheezeboro was she was 30 feet up on a ladder checking the gels in a light.
Someone that night was commenting to me about the lighting at NOTS, "It's always so professional they said, It's like they rehearsed it".
Well you know what...
they did!
Lori is a highly paid professional who does NOTS (almost) every year for us out of love.
She makes all of us look good, especially me.

The other man behind the man is Dany Johnson. aka "Pops Steiner" on The Motherboards. (Don't ask)
As most of you know, I'm a DJ by profession so I also get a lot of credit for the music and the shows.
But the truth is Chi Chi and Hattie won't let me anywhere near the music at NOTS.

This year, for instance, I pushed for a few "Stevie-esque" songs to be included. Songs not by Stevie exactly but in the same vein.
NO! I was told by the Empress is no uncertain terms.
ALL STEVIE ALL NIGHT!
To punish me for my insurrection she made me remix "Nightbird" and "Enchanted".
I will, of course, make them available for all of you freaks to download.

It's Joel, Poison Eve, Sammy Jo and Craig Spencer who are the Stevie DJs. (I'd get tambourines thrown at me if I played!)

And as far as the show...
Dany does all that.
She is there in the afternoon running through everything with Hattie and Lori and the performers.
Dany Johnson makes the show music work.

But every year I get credit for it all.
Life is good.

Seriously, I'm coming clean.
Hat's off to the men behind the man.
Dany Johnson and Lori E. Seid


Lori making it happen

Here is my "Enchanted" Remix.
Just go to my Myspace Music page and you can download the mix.

Here are more pics! Enjoy!!
http://flickr.com/photos/henson701/sets/72157605035186822/

Henson, your pictures are gorgeous.

I have to say that this one had me peeing in my shawl AGAIN!
(I'm never gonna get it cleaned, what's the point?)

I know it's not a traditional "Stevie pic" but it really shows how at NOTS "Stevie" is open to all interpretations and that is what we are all about.

And the video that you took of Adam Joseph's "Landslide" is major.

glad u like ;-)

Please...no more pictures of me - I really feel loved, trust, but there were too many pics of me up, was embarassing..so I just removed a few..

Lets see everyone else - keep those wonderful pics and links coming!

Alright, get ready for it folks...

The Ho Ho's

Mizz Bond

Sweetie...

Dressing room shenanigans...

Poison Eve as Dean as Stevie...

Fierce twirling...

MSN and Belladonna...

Mr Joe & Basil...

Gorgeous!

Rabbit...

I just love this one even thow the stage is hard to see...

Fierce!

Some dude.

Gorgey pics, Nanners!

Here is a full report and about a million comments..

http://jezebel.com/389666/fighting-off-wig+stealing-dra...f-a-thousand-stevies

Ms. Linda, I've been a big fan of you since the nite I saw your "CATS" performance at Sweetie's b-day bash! Thanx for another crazy one

NOTS has very unique performers every year, but I thought this year's NOTS had the greatest diversity in the past 5 years (this is my 5th NOTS). Chi Chi, Daddy, I was totally blown away!!! I actually thought Miss Guy didn't perform that nite until my friend told me this was her...

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Originally posted by Gypsy0033:
So here are a few pics from my throwaway..
Here's BellaDonna..even though its blurry...i think its very very Stevie.

Bella Donna never ceases to amaze me
with the beautiful and "dead on" capture
of that Stevie look. Wigs are some of the
best, EVER! Custom made?
Fabulous!

Cute NOTS fans in the Western Beef Smoking Section:

I love all the photos, everyone looks fabulous!
Hope there will be more posted,
and more videos, too!
Great job, all the performers, you look
awesome!

Fosse & Berkely have nothing on this bitch - Julie Atlas Muz.

Not JUST Darlinda.

The ones who twirl at night...

Gorgeous show closer Our Lady J:

A View From the Dove...

I was struck by the wide range of talents at this year's Night of a Thousand Stevies and, as always... I was truly honored to be counted among them! I didn't week the full show, but the following performances were my absolute favorites:

Gypsy Wild - Her "Sisters of the Moon" was true Stevie and she worked it to the fullest, for sure! Brava!

The Poetess - What can I say? Our "little baby egg" was truly shining on that stage!

Jazmen Flowers, Basil Twist and Little Stevie, Bella Donna, The Divine Grace, Charlene Coran, Amber Ray, The HoHos, Jonny Tingle, the Pixie Harlots and the go-go girls were all great!!!

I am able to tell my friends and family there were neckid girls in the dressing room!!!

I took approx. 40 photos of various performers and I must say... Each year I learn atleast one thing new from all those performers who, unlike myself... do this kinda thing for a living or on a regular basis. At NOTS13 I learned that Stevie Nicks and I have one thing in common for sure... Her feelings are hurt whenever she feels that people pay more attention to her weight than her singing. I learned at NOTS13 that, whenever I wear a blonde wig (which looks awful on me) that people are more critical of how I look than of my singing. That hurts too, but I don't like wearing wigs anyway...

At NOTS18, thanks to Jazmen Flowers, I learned something very important: TAKE MORE PHOTOS OF MYSELF! (PLEASE NOTE: I say this with much love because Jazmen is always very sweet to me and is also very talented!)

I must resize all the photos I took and will surely post a link to them here. I took photos of people I thought were interesting and wild and I do not know some of their names. When the time comes, I hope some of you will help me to identify these people!

Love and Stevie-ness!

Your Dove of doves...

PREL

PHOTO: (L-R) PREL and Unknown Party Goer....

Also, more photos at:

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=us...18-bf2a-e1a12398bf52

I love this lady and this photo reminds me sooooo much of when my Brother, Robert and I were little boys... This is exactly the way our Mommy would look every Christmas morning... and she would say,

"Wake up boys, come see what Santa brought you!"

Little Robert always wanted cars and trucks or guns to play "Army Man"!

Little Ricky (ME) always wanted a chemistry set or a bow and arrows so he could play Amazons and do battle with the Army Man!