Happy Birthday, Formika! The F Word 29 Jan 10: Part Two

Happy Birthday, Formika! The F Word 29 Jan 10: Part One

Last Friday, at the fantastical F Word we all celebrated hostess with the mostess Michael Formika Jones' birthday. So, of course, the F Word's cage room was turned into a concert hall with Joey Arias, Sherry Vine, Michael T, Peppermint, Mimi Imfurst, Erickatoure Aviance, and others singing live with a rock band. There was a staged abortion, a dead rat, exposed butt cheeks, wigs flying, and cupcakes. Just another Friday night. Here's a selection of the seven hundred and something pictures I took. One for each cocktail.

The 6th Annual Pill Awards

It's still awards season for New York City Nightlife. Sure, the Glammy Awards have passed; but you still can vote for the 6th Annual Pill Awards until January 22nd, which honor the best of Attention-Deficit Television, a cable program that plays videos by your favorite NYC Nightlifers as well as short films, documentaries, and experimental pieces by talented directors you should know. I'm not telling you who to vote for; but keep reading for some of the NYC Nightlife nominees I recommend.

Nominated for four Pill Awards is "Supersizer" by Sherry Vine (pictured above from the Bar d'O Reunion). It's directed by Francis Legge and co-stars Ben Andrews.


Up for seven Pill Awards is "Cotton Candy" by Amanda Lepore (pictured above, from the B*tch @ss Trick party). It's directed by Bec Stupak and co-stars Cazwell.

Cazwell's up for eight of his own for "I Seen Beyoncé at Burger King," featuring Johnny Makeup and directed by Bec Stupek and Francis Legge.

Francis also directed JFortino's "Exclusivity," which is up for two Pill Awards.

Up for two awards is "Thought Ya Knew" by Peppermint (pictured below from her Barracuda show).


Up for six awards for two different videos--"It's F**ked Up" and "Everyday I Think about the Same Person"--is Gio Black Peter. Check out "Everyday I Think about the Same Person" (above), again directed by Francis Legge.

Up for three Pill Awards is "Lip Gloss" by Britney Houston. It's her version of the debut single by the rapper now known more for grandstanding at the end of Jay-Z and Alicia Key's performance of "Empire State of Mind" on MTV's Video Music Awards show. (Yes, something else happened after Kanye West took the mic from Taylor Swift). Britney's "Lip Gloss" was her first video to reach the million mark on YouTube.

Check out Britney's fantastical new video for "And the Crowd Goes" above. I'm sure it'll be up for some Pill Awards next year. See how many NYC Nightlifers you can spot making a cameo.

You don't have to work in NYC Nightlife like Amanda (pictured above from the Glammy Awards Show) to vote for the Pill Awards. All you need is an Internet connection. So vote here before January 22nd! (You can watch every video for every nominee directly on the Pill Awards site). I can't wait for the Pill Awards Show. I had a blast last year.

Excuse Her Beauty

"Anyone doing anything tonight," Kyle texted Monday night. (This is the Kyle that Geraldine Visco of the New York Press calls a "hunky club kid Kyle"). I say there's an open bar from 11:00-11:30 at Eastern Bloc (one of their stools is pictured above) for Sherry Vine's Big Sexyland party. We decide to meet there and then make our way to Barracuda for Peppermint's show and Miss-ter T-Boy DJ'ing. Kyle brought his friend Shane. The crowd at Eastern Bloc was dancing to Sherry's beats--she DJ's the night--and keeping the bartender busy. Between cuts, she came out to talk to Kyle and me. I told her again how much fun I'd had the night before at the Bar d'O reunion.


After a few rounds, we hopped in a cab. We didn't want to miss Peppermint (pictured above and below). We had plenty of time to make our way through all the people, grab our next round, and say hello to T-Boy. Peppermint's show was fantastical. She did her standards and danced up a storm. She even brought up a lesbian onstage for some play bondage (pictured below).


Peppermint also showed some footage from her new video, "Excuse My Beauty" (a still from that footage is below). She looked amazing in it. Can't wait for it to premiere!

After the show, T-Boy kept us dancing all night--even Peppermint. She rarely left the stage. Sometimes, when I'd look up past my cocktail, she was onstage with others. One guy played Omar to her Janet as Peppermint nailed the choreography for "If." 

Jonté came by to say hi to T-Boy. I told him again how much I liked his performance. Kyle (pictured below) and I had a few more rounds before he vanished off into the night. I knew he was leaving because he asked if he had his coat. Again, I managed to close out the bar. Peppermint, T-Boy, Jonté and I said our goodbyes outside.