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Re: Jackie 60 FURTHER in London Sept. 20
Chi Chi serving Total Empress Realness! Wish I coulda been there. More stories tonight I hope---!
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Re: JC Leroy (as Terence put it)
We should not ask writers to be product - we have no right. To be compelled to produce creates bloated nightmare like Mailer and Anne Rice. (Sorry Chi.) Only in modern Amerika. Do you think "Sarah" proves she can abstract herself out of the subject... that she can become fictive? Seems so, compared to Heart/Deceitful. Usually (they say) novelists take a while to evolve... She has alot of living to do yet. The next works could be some sort of reflection on the Hollywood scene and celebrity. I...
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Re: The Jackie 60 Movie
...hello guys....just having experinced what the mother and jackie was ....and still is ...i cannot wait to see the movie....after all the best nightclub promoters and shows ever done.....by the way here in Barcelona "orphans of the new york nightlife" is having big scrennings here in Barcelona.....chi chi if you need anybody to promote the jackie movie in BCN count on me!!!
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Re: Swept Away part 2
If you ever wanted to torture Chi Chi, this would be the way to do it! Bah! or anyone I know actually. bah!
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Re: Party Monster - Michael Alig
This is my first time posting so Hello there everyone. I saw Party Monster last month and have been wondering why it didnt mention the facts that Michael was first a busboy at AREA then a busboy at Danceteria. His first parties were at Danceteria not Limelight. The Dirty Mouth contest was on Congo Bills' I know this for a fact because I bartended that party and would have won if Musto didnt veto it, because I was an employee or "drop your pants". Uh no thanks. I'll make my money at the bar...
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Re: THE JACKIE 60 MOVIE!
MORE! MORE! MORE! The clips are incredible. If they are anything to go by I, as one who came too late to take a bite out of Jackie 60, am so excited. I remember after one of my performances at Magique Chi Chi said I had the Jackie flavour. Watching the clips now I realize the magnitude of the compliment. This movie is going to be so valuable to many walks. Now with the wonder of DV I think nightlife can be captured in a way never possible before. I listened to the clips with my headphones...
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Re: My Night of 1000 Stevies 14 review
Maki, your pictures rule as usual! Michael Madison & Lui. Boy George. Chi Chi & Russell Crow. And of course the beautiful Lisa Jackson.
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Re: My Night of 1000 Stevies 14 review
Well, I for one had a complete blast. And Daddy, your response above was a model of restraint and patience, considering it was directed at someone who clearly had no appreciation whatsoever for the huge amount of effort that was put into this night. I've been in NYC for a little over 3 years now, and have always meant to go to NOTS but every year I'd find out about it after it had happened. Not this year. The friend I went with made me put it on my calendar in November. It was *wonderful* -...
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Re: My Night of 1000 Stevies 14 review
I think this party was better than some of the really good parties at Jackie60. I met so many beautiful people, hung out with My friend Morgan and the baby's breath (part of it) that adorned the microphone is hanging on my wall. I'll remember this party for a long time. Thankyou Chi Chi and Johnny for doing it right. Love, Judy
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Re: My Night of 1000 Stevies 14 review
I went to NOTS14 with apollonia_6 and had a splendid time. Fantastic job, Chi Chi! Photos and a few short video clips here . Anyone want larger copies, just drop me a line, I'll be more than happy to email them to you.
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Re: My Night of 1000 Stevies 14 review
Dear Lord, what controversy! Sorry, Jenny, my dear, anything connected with drag never starts early; and that goes double for avant guard drag. In fact for us aging hipsters an early night (starting around midnight) is a blessing. Thank you Johnny and Chi Chi, and all the performers, for a wonderful night. I'm crestfallen that I missed Basil Twist while outside smoking and flirting with lovely 20-year-old boys and girls with whom, alas, I'll never sleep. There were many genuine Stevie Nicks...
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Re: My Night of 1000 Stevies 14 review
Hello. Sorry you did not have a good time Jenny. Please stop saying "I can't wait!" It is quite repetitive. I loved the party. Thank you Chi Chi. The wonderful performer on the taxicab is Rainblow, otherwise known as Russell. We came following Queen Mother Flawless Sabrina's advice. Russell has been adopted by the girls at Lucky Chang. He works there Friday and Saturday. His schedule changes on the work week.
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Re: My Night of 1000 Stevies 14 review
Sorry if I am getting off the subject of rug munchin', butt blowing and Jenny bashing....I just wanted to thank Chi Chi, Jonny, and Hattie for, once again, throwing another fab. NOTS! I did miss a few performances due to being back stage too much (waiting to go on...)so that, plus the club being too hot, was my only complaint . I know the Knitting Factory is a well known venue but I miss the days of the smaller, more intimate crowds and venues. Oh well....if NOTS is getting too big and too...
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Re: My Night of 1000 Stevies 14 review
Chi Chi- Did you ever find a replacement charm?? It's very strange how things like that are tied together. Once again, you brighten up the stage with your performance and personality (even with the darkest of backdrops ). I also wanted to make a comment about Johnny Dynell. What a big impact he contributes to the flow of the show! He has always been supportive and motivating. Always a pleasure to see you every year Johnny and thank you for your well wishes on my move. I can't say I agree...
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Re: My Night of 1000 Stevies 14 review
Thank you Chi Chi! I was surfing the web the other day to see if anyone else has posted NOTS reviews &/or pics and found something very interesting. Please check out these sites: www.burnish.net & www.angelsgypyssarasrhiannonsofstevienicksfans@groups.msn.com to see Jenny's same word for word review on NOTS. Wonder how many other sites she visited and posted the same review.... Please feel free to post a reply to her on those site as I did on burnish.net(I should be the last entry.
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Re: DAVID BOWIE
Stacy, I agree with Chi Chi..a totally awesome review. I feel like I was there. Thanks for taking time to share.
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Re: DAVID BOWIE
Thank you Chi Chi and Bobby, it was my pleasure to share that. That's so true Anna. This show was so much better than those big productions of the past. It was just Bowie and his band pulling it all off song by song. Between songs he was so funny and present with everyone. He reminded me of a Rock 'n Roll Richard Dawson in his humorous manner with everyone. And yes, he does look HOT!!!! He still has such sexy moves too, such grace and style.
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Re: My Night of 1000 Stevies 14 review
Hello everyone...my response is a bit late because i decided to "dance across the stages of the world" (well sort of)- i decided to be spontaneous and go visit a friend in italy. lately i've been feeling sort of bummed out in the nyc. just got back (and now i am absolutely broke) and just wanted to thank Chi Chi, Jonny, and Hattie for creating this enchanting night. My fourth NOTS and my first year performing and I can't believe I waited this long to do it...what an experience! Any chance...
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Re: RIP, VIP - Chapter 2 (3/5/04++)
Oops! Now that I'm back home I finally have a little time to peruse the other forums on the Boards from my own computer where I'm not being charged for the minutes I use. Chi and Daddy, please accept my heartfelt condolences on the passing of Whitney. Remembering how my mother grieves when one of her pets passes, I know how hard it is. She had the best parents in the world though and was a lucky girl who lived a long life. Best wishes ....
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Re: I'm from normal parents (The Pyramid Club Topic)
I have the GREATEST Patti Astor vs Chi Chi Valenti story of all time but I first have to get permission from my wife. Hattie, you ask her. She likes you. (It's a must for the book BTW)
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Re: Swept Away part 2
and the new face! Last night Chi Chi was howling. I went in to see what she was laughing at. "Look at Bellzie's new 'religious face'!" she said. Esther was on TV giving a press conference at The wailing Wall or somewhere. She had this hysterically pious deeply religious expression. It was too much to bear! It was alot like the "Children's Book Face" but much more... Well, I guess "devote" would have to be the word. How the hell does she get away with this shit?
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Re: Provincetown
Gorgeous. Say hi to Gens and tell him we'll be up this summer with the new puppy. He's got alot of Gennaro in him. When Chi Chi put down his first puppy pee pad instead of peeing on it he picked it up and paraded it back and forth through the living room. (Did I mention that he sleeps under a picture of his Uncle Gennaro?) Say Hi to Max. How is "Baby Noodles'" baby? And please give Big Daddy a big one for me too.
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Re: Farewell Charming Old New York
Though I liked a lot of the art at the New Museum show it was not actually about the art. As much as I liked the kooky dancing bee video for its low-budget, tres gay, faux MTV production value, Klaus Noami's video (with sound so lamentably under-amped), the Jack Smith AMAZING 1962 film -the show is about the scene and the people and not really about the art at all! Not too subtle about that either, since the whole upstairs gallery is devoted to 'class' pictures and headshots of the...
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Re: Farewell Charming Old New York
Oh seven... what an image! I can totally see it. And I agree with you. The show is really a nostalgic look at a scene. And Stan, an update. Edit actually just called me the other day and left a very long, beautiful, criptic New Year's message. I guess she's OK. She works with Donald Baechler now. She's still on the sauce but functioning I guess. And... I sat next to Rene not long ago at a show. He's very twitchy. He had to leave every few minutes (which was good and saved him from being...
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Re: Farewell Charming Old New York
Farewell charming old lines outside of nightclubs! Finally, no more waiting around to get into all my favorites: Cielo, Spirit, et al. It's PartyBuddys! Yesterday's NYT had a fascinating story about a couple of alleged former Limelight habitues, who are putting their club-smarts to good use: PartyBuddys helps Joe and Jane Schmos bypass lines and gain instant access to VIP lounges at all of the city's top clubs -- for a fee. I am so down with the hire-a-paparazzo, too. A steal at $250/night.
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Re: My Night of 1000 Stevies 14 review
Hey, http://groups.msn.com/AngelsGypsysSarasRhiannonsofStevieNicksfans is my website! I can post my review there it's my site.
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Re: I'm from normal parents (The Pyramid Club Topic)
Thanks, Chi Chi! I've always wondered who the Absolute Empress is, and it's great to know she's a Benevolent Power! And you know, it's not sad? I'm already so happy to have this unexpected opporunity to think and learn about my beloved big sister! I'll find, scan and post a pic asap.
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Re: Jo-Jo Baby - DollMaker
Hey Jo Jo, Great News! I love the concept. A few years ago Chi Chi and I were just taking a romantic little stroll around Marie Lavoe's grave. I had my camera and snapped a picture of her crypt. When I got the picture back (pre-digital) we were stunned. It was a picture of her grave but the sky was insane. It was all purple clouds and spooky. I swear it didn't look like that in real life. And the other pictures I took there that day didn't have it either, only her grave. Very strange. You...
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Re: Fashion, Sweetie
Gosh Chi Chi...who has egg on his face now? I'm even more out of the loop than imagined. If this has been percolating for so long, I wonder why we haven't seen more popping up here. I wandered into Batcave a few weeks ago and it was empty. The people who did show were were totally lame. Talk about a long death. I hear there's a new party on Sundays that was not meant to be a goth night, but that's what it's become...supposed to be really good. Trying to remember where...
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Re: Farewell Charming Old New York
I never went to Le Jardin. (some things actually were before my time) but Chi Chi and I worked with John Addison (the owner of Le Jardin and Xenon) later on. What a character! The music was so happy back then. I was listening to Larry Levan recorded at The Paradise Garage the other day and I was really surprised by how hopeful the music was. Everything was so new that anything seemed possible. (of course being 17 doesn't hurt either) When I go hear "Big Room" DJs now the music seems so dark.
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Re: Farewell Charming Old New York
I'm here Bobby I know what you mean about the old queens, they were such a joy on the street... (Taylor's here too.) I can't get over we are the same age and came to NY the same year. What if we had met the same first month? I'm boggled. What year did we meet? Could it have been 1978. haches that block of west 43rd Street is a psychic disaster zone. Once Chi gave me a tome on the sexual history of NY, where the hot zones were, from colonial times. That block's been full of whorehouses since...
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Re: Farewell Charming Old New York
You sickie! I wrote 1878 too. Dunkie was very cute! awwww More pics of Anya! I don't have one of us together, though we took alot of each other. She is quintessential Farewell Charming Old NY though Chi apprises me of a whole new generation of gorgeous young stripper/dancer/clotheshorse/domme/darlings of Asian persuasion. Stan
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Re: RIP, VIP - Chapter 2 (3/5/04++)
You are right Chi, that phrase is very, very beautiful and inspirational. How many times have I been pissed about not being able to walk around late at night, without being ready to fight! I can't agree with her stand on pornography, as I believe women can also engage in, create and enjoy it, but it didn't hurt for her to blast the porn establishment in the 60s and 70s. Violence against women is no joke at all. Without the 'radicals' crashing through the stereotypes, sometimes a point can't...
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Re: SEX in Jackie 60
Brilliance.. i think there's another book here ... "SEX IN JACKIE 60" I bet there are so many tales...what do u think it was Chi Chi and Johnny about your place that was conducive to so much frotage?
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Re: SEX in Jackie 60
Sorry to disappoint, S'tan, but I never had sex with gnome. Though, when we first met he followed me, clad in my tattered Ripper Victorian finery, through the early morning streets of the Meat Market screaming in his high raspy gnomish voice, "Fuck me, fuck me!" Chi Chi yelled at him, "Get away you little gnome!" Hence his name. But I never knew about Gen at all! Joey, of course, if it had two legs, or even one, well... When we were working on turning "Bar Room 432" into Mother, for some...
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Re: SEX in Jackie 60
hatches, I knew you never had a tryst with Gnome but Chi and I liked to imagine Gnome would one day get lucky. You made such an cute couple. Particularly when you were in Victorian and he wore his bloody meat market apron. Not for most, but for me this was totally sexy: One night Genesis and I were at Click for a Jayne County show (standing at the edge of the stage, looking straight up her dress the whole time.) We left and were wandering about the neighborhood, then so great! deserted and...
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Re: SEX in Jackie 60
Merlin, you were a rogue at Jackie! You had almost as many cute little twinkle puffs as Rob Roth. I remember that night very well. And Betty, you grew up at Jackie. You were a baby when you started with us. So cute. I have to say though, I was a little concerned when you first started "dating" Flowryder. It was the Daddy in me I guess. Chi Chi and Kitty were VERY concerned. But we quickly saw that you could take care of yourself. Eventually Chi Chi & Kitty learned what I knew all the...
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Re: SEX in Jackie 60
oh this topic is making me want to go out....more specifically to go back in time and go out! I totally remember Chi Chi speaking of the Hasid or midget sign of a successful party. and if you got both in one night.....well sweetie, you've won! We actually got that spacific Click @ Fun Hasid to help bartend! thanks for that reminder S'tan! And Daddy , I'll let you tell that bathroom cam story , but Im sure I will have to add my own details, they are still clear in the retina of my...
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Re: SEX in Jackie 60
Oh, yes, I forgot one of the Empress' all time most hilarious lines that had the whole house delirious with laughter. After the young paddlock-pierced twink tossed his metal-bobbed member back into his pants. Chi Chi asked the crowd if there were any more entries who wanted to walk on stage and vie for the best modification prize. There was about thirty seconds of totally dead silence from the still crowd. And then Chi Chi says with a particularly victorious leer, "That's right everybody, if...
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Re: ACT UP
I'm very grateful to have this forum to air my concerns and get feedback! (Thank you Johnny and Chi Chi). As for "ACT UP being past and erased" maybe it's something as simple as not *enough* time has gone by (so it isn't "officially recorded" yet, etc.) There were some academics at the Oral History screening, and one said transcripts from the ACT UP film are going into a new history book. Because really, the ACT UP hey day was *not* a "generation" ago. It's only been a few years! --Maybe...
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Re: Adorable Marlene
This book was very clever. It was a cook book or something. (Chi Chi just said it was more "household hints"). All I remember is that she took evey letter of the alphabet, started off with a recipe but quickly went off on a crazy tangent about life. It was probably written in the 60's. It was very funny. We have it somewhere. I'll try to find it.
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Re: Rice Queens - The Anne Rice topic
At the urging of my boyfriend, Chi Chi and numerous others, I've finally started reading Ms. Rice's magnum opus, THE WITCHING HOUR. I've never read any of her witch-related books, only the vampire ones. In my own (unfinished) novel, I stand behind my recent decision to leave out a large backstory section on my principle character. All that backstory was self-indulgent, it slowed the action and my manuscript is now much better as a result of cutting the fat. Besides, it's the mark of superior...
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Re: !BadAss! Burlesque commits Idolatry TONIGHT!
A BIG thank you to all who came out to celebrate Fathers Day with us Thank you to - World Famous *BOB*, Bambi, Jo Boobs, Cat, Delirium Tremons, Little Brooklyn, Mz Saturn, Hate In The Box, DJ Madame Dollhaus and Empress Chi Chi Valenti for pulling out all the BadAss stops last weekend. Thank You! We couldn't rock with out you!
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Re: Cookie Mueller
Of course this is the Cookie Topic. I'm so stupid. I'll never figure out this whole interweb thing. Chi Chi just laughed. She said, "Now the whole world knows what I know". Actually, that was a VERY Cookie Mueller thing to do. She was really smart, really funny and REALLY ditsie.
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Re: Grey Gardens At Irving Plaza
OMG!! I forgot about "Les Sisters Hathaway"!!!! Hattie, Chi Chi and Sherry Vine aka "Les Sisters Hathaway". Someone PLEASE describe "Les Sisters Hathaway" because I can't do it justice. I do have pictures however. And yes, "Grey Gardens" was the birth of the now infamous and famous Sammy Jo. His cherry broken by Joey Arias I believe. (Justin Bond was not the first "Gender Ambiguous Minstral Showgirl" to get there)! And as if I didn't already realize how famous my little girl was I just did...
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Re: Grey Gardens At Irving Plaza
Les Sisters Hathaway... Chi, Sherry and myself portraying (with great prescience in at least one case) ancient, over-the-hill, over-the-top showgirls-- perhaps from Les Folies Bergere... drinking, smoking, enjoying at tootski or two... stumbling, barely lifting their creaking legs, getting caught up in the curtains and scenery, nodding off from time to time... But boy, were they lovely! And the expressions on the audiences faces made it all worthwhile-- astonishment, horror, disgust were...
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Re: Beams to New Orleans
Chi, I am so glad to know your brother is safe. I hope Diego got out too. And Otter swimming away with the chihauhaus on her head!! Today's beautiful article in the Times about the New Orleans spirit: August 31, 2005 Where Living at Nature's Mercy Had Always Seemed Worth the Risk By PETER APPLEBOME After Hurricane Andrew huffed and puffed and then somehow veered away in 1992, the way the storms always seemed to do, the manager of a praline shop in the French Quarter mused on the mixture of...
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Re: Beams to New Orleans
Glad, too, to hear about your brother's scramble to safety, Chi. And, S'tan, Otter was in NYC for Wigstock. It's possible she is still here... Since it's very difficult to get any first hand info from NOLA, because there is no power or telephone service, the information is very piecemeal. CNN, of course, is there, but seems to have gone out of its way to use reporters with absolutely no knowlege of the City's geography. And I will scream if they run that harrowing and heartless footage of...