TGIF Word

Another F Word, another overflowing camera when I come to the next day. Facebook status updates and images piece together the night--well, some of it. Of course, the fantastical Amanda Lepore (pictured above, and with JR on the right) was there, dancing the night away in the VIP area behind Cazwell, who was spinning up a storm before DJ Bill Coleman came on. I shared a drink or three with Josie Raler (pictured below left), whose Chanel necklace didn't survive the evening, and Jackie Birdy (pictured below right), who was killing me with her "incognito" gas mask with just the ride shade of red for her lips.

I went up to Jane Lane's (pictured below left) Fudgepacking Lounge to hang with the gang and to enjoy the sounds of Sherry Vine, who was DJ'ing a spinsational 80s set and rocking a Dale Bozzio-inspired 'do. I had to run up and tell her how much I loved that she was playing Klymaxx's "Meeting in the Ladies Room." I'll be your freakazoid-zoid-zoid-zoid-zoid-zoid.



I still have so many pictures to go through. Above are a couple of Yuhua Hamasaki (left) and Demanda Dahling (right) until I organize and upload the rest. On the mezzanine, Francis Legge (pictured below in a snap-off between him and me) was filming visuals for the F Word, enlisting everyone in a romp that drew crowds filming and flashing with cell phones and cameras.

Here's a taste of the action, with Baby Jane, Jonni Rendi, JR, Kyle, Felicity Starr Dust, Cherry Jubliee, Yuhua, and Monique Fontaine in the mix.



I can't wait to see what Francis does with the material, which will have to be heavily edited to be uploaded onto YouTube.

Photographing, Forgetting Friday

I had so much fantastical fun Friday night at the F Word at Rebel, I barely remember it. Good thing I took several hundred pictures for me to be able to piece the night together. My Wonder Twin Brian Mills and I roamed all 3 levels for photo-ops all night long, like these above with Benny Ninja. Of course, Brian and I had to keep hydrated from all the dancing and snapping away we were doing, as you can see below.

Downstairs, in the big room in the back, Cazwell started the night off DJing. He's giving me some love below, in between DJ Bill Coleman, who finished out the night.

Brian showed his appreciation for the great beats by doing his signature drop-it-like-it's-hot move. I'm happy that the F Word is back so I have a place to photograph and forget my Fridays every week.

Festal, Famous, and Fabled: F Word Relaunch, Part Two

Once I had another couple rounds got my bearings at The F Word, after surveying three different floors with four different DJs, I toasted everyone nestled behind DJ Bill Coleman a happy new year. In the midst of everyone was the ever-fantastical Amanda Lepore (pictured below with Jonni Rendi to her right and George Pérez to her left).

Baby Jane (pictured below) and Rendi were in a particularly festive mood. Jane was all kisses and Rendi lovingly wished me a Happy Jew Year. Amanda was soon dancing with us. So was Hostess-with-the-Mostess Michael Formika Jones (pictured further below). Not dancing but equally jovial was Cazwell, who bopped into VIP for a minute to say hello to one and all.


Next thing I know, Formika was onstage, thanking everyone for coming out and supporting NYC nightlife. Then Formika introduced Glammy winner Erickatoure Aviance (pictured below)--or, according to Formika, "someone with nuts covered in chocolate with a hard shell that's crunchy with a soul that lives on beyond any one of us."




Erickatoure tore through her single "My Pumps," clicking her heels the whole time. Director (and birthday boy that night) Francis Legge (pictured above) was on hand to film her. Check out Francis' video here:





We all shared a few more rounds of drinks while I took a few dozen more pictures, like these of Rendi talking with Nancy Nosecandy (below), and Nancy and Brian Mills giving good face--and shoulder, as it were (further below). I have no idea who that kissing couple is near Nancy; but clearly, she's channeling their excitement for the new year ecstasy. Bill Coleman continued his set; and I decided to roam around and take in the other rooms.

Festal, Famous, and Fabled: F Word Relaunch, Part One

The view from behind DJ Bill Coleman booth at last night's F Word was fantastical--and not just because the derrière of Glammy-winning go-go boy Matthew Camp (pictured above) was so often in view. It was nice to see so many people out nursing the previous night's hangover with more of the same. Plus, it was great to see my Wonder Twin Brian Mills (giving me dragalicious eyebrows as well as some new poses for the new decade below) since I was behind the decks at Lucky Cheng's for New Year's Eve and he was fêting away at a party in Long Island City. I thoroughly enjoyed the disco ball fantasy he was sporting as his shirt.


So many people were there to celebrate the F Word's relaunch, now at Rebel every Friday night, that it's going to take me a couple posts to go through all the pictures I took. Of course, Jane Lane (pictured below) was there. She was sporting a prom-ready corsage and made sure I was properly hydrated after wending my way through the crowd (and up and down several flights of stairs) to find her.

Also there (pictured from left to right below) were James Coppola, Danny, and Nancy Nosecandy. They were clearly showing their enthusiasm for the new year underway. Or, maybe they were still thirsty. I know I was soon off to get my next round.