Press links and coverage of NOTS 19

LOGO online (lots of pics)

http://www.newnownext.com/2009...-enchants-again.html

Brooklyn Vegan (lots of pics)

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/a...night_of_1000_s.html

Metromix (76 photos)

http://newyork.metromix.com/ba...sand/1144451/content

Denny Henson shot both video clips and photos, all available through his FLICKR site here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/henson701/sets/

The Mboards Gerry Visco has a great FLICKR set as well

http://www.flickr.com/photos/g...s/72157617607001216/

BC Magazine, Hong Kong Arts & Entertainment Mag

http://bcmagazine.smugmug.com/...05-3#527265321_9vk8J

video clips (better quality but a bit slow to load) and galleries

This is kind of late but just found NBC NY news did a bit on the pre-show..



http://www.nbcnewyork.com/arou...of-1000-Stevies.html

Various Blogs.


http://thinkpinkradio.com/2009...nd-stevies-happened/


http://wildsmith.blountblogs.c...and-lindsey-tribute/

http://betweenthemoonnyc.blogs...rs-white-winged.html

http://wickedmint.blogspot.com...housand-stevies.html

Loved this quote from blogger John Demetry, about this year's NOTS

quote:

During Friday night's annual Night of 1000 Stevies concert, the thought hit me: NO episode/season of American Idol has ever matched this talent. Night of 1000 Stevies features performers of all ilks -- singers, musicians, bands, aerialists, dancers, magicians, female impersonators, tribute acts, talented fans, harpists -- interpreting Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac classics. Debbie Harry (of Blondie) even joined The Goon Squad for a tight rendition of Fleetwood Mac's anthemic "The Chain." Without any of Idol's competitive emphasis, Love unified the evening -- culminating in the "Battle of 1000 Stevies" set to the cathartic "Edge of Seventeen."

Thanks John!

http://idontwanttoseethat.blog...ht-of-0-stevies.html

Here's a great article with photo:

http://www.hour.ca/columns/3do...spx?iIDArticle=17241

I'm not really sure what this is but it's a fun review of the night.

3 Dollar Bill

quote:

When my boozing buddy Jamie and I made our entrance at the absolutely packed, internationally famed 19th annual Stevie Nicks drag queen rock'n'roll tribute Night of a Thousand Stevies at the Highline Ballroom in Greenwich Village last Friday night, New York City hadn't seen so much trash since the Teamsters' citywide garbage strike of 1990.

Hour is Montreal's Village Voice, but with much better writing.

HX Magazine

quote:

Night of a Thousand Stevies: The Battle

Let the battle begin. The 19th Annual Night of a Thousand Stevies squeezed into Highline Ballroom Friday for a Songs of Rhiannon edition. Spinning into a patchouli fueled, handkerchief dress, white-winged dove frenzy the party reached the crescendo at the Battle of the Stevies as the stage filled with Stevies twirling to Edge of Seventeen. Ooh, baby, Ooh, Ooh.

http://www.nypress.com/article...ungry-for-nicks.html

Wednesday, May 6,2009
Bash Compactor: Hungry for Nicks
Night of 1,000 Stevies at Highline Ballroom
By Gerry Visco

Nobody has ever made sex and blow look as boring as Stevie Nicks. None of my friends would even come with me to Night of 1,000 Stevies, the annual celebration of Nicks, her witchy wardrobe and her wacky ways. “No, I can’t, I have to do laundry,” one lied. Another said he had a hot date, but he hasn’t been laid since 1999. Obviously, they didn’t give a crap about Nicks or Fleetwood Mac. The band has sold between 100 and 200 million records but few young people know them. So what is the big deal about Stevie Nicks?

I wondered that while en route to the 19th celebration of Night of 1,000 Stevies, which took place at the Highline Ballroom last week. I was wearing a blousy black chiffon dress with wizard sleeves. I could have also worn a sorcerer cape, some thistle accents, important Celtic jewelry or gone for the Welsh Witch effect that seems so popular these days. Someone made a film about the event and, last year, 800 fans came to the party. How could it be? Lo and behold, when I passed by the Western Beef sign, there were lots of top hats, shawls, fake white doves and lace on both the men and the women, although I wasn’t always sure which was which.

When I entered the room and heard “Go Your Own Way” wafting through the air, a little tear almost rolled down my cheek. Everyone was stylin’, and it felt good. The Stevie Nicks aesthetic is somewhat cozy. It’s feel-good music. The 1970s did have that effect.

But before I could get too wrapped up in the idea, I found an Urban Dictionary entry for Fleetwood Mac that defined it as a noun meaning to urinate and break wind simultaneously.

Thunder, apparently, only happens when it’s raining.

J-adore this blog HAGS ON THE RUN, and they are obviously huge NOTS fans as they cover it every year. Great to hear yet ANOTHER perspective - Fag-Hags on NOTS!

http://www.hagsontherun.blogspot.com/

hagsontherun is the creation of my dear friend Wendy aka Fluffie who has been holding down the fabulous fag hag fort since Studio 54 where she was a golden girl. She and her cohort Talk Diva who now lives abroad but comes back to NYC often to galivant with Miss Wendy know how to have a good gay time. The blog is worth looking at all the time. So dishy and camp.

Beautiful piece on the Jock Soto choreography of the opening number Rhiannon Ballet..