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It is a chronicle of those who fancy-danced in heels, glitter, and feathers before us. Furthermore, it is a fascinating to see such a different era- hippie communes, free love, lots of potent LSD (and certainly not the kind of stuff I had in high school a decade later), and a brief time when gender wasn't really an issue (or so it seemed in the movie). At the same time, the scenes from the opening night of their performance in NYC show how some things never change- air kisses, snatchy comments, and everybody has something to say to the camera. Also, the movie contrasts how different the Cockettes were in comparison to what was going on in the grittier NYC at the same time- the Warhol superstars, Max's Kansas City, and so on- a very unique performance troupe. And I have to say that Black Lips must have evolved with some of the same spirit 20 years later.

Go see the movie...
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