PalmettoTree

Since my last post, I've seen Ivy Winters (twice), Adore & Courtney (at the same show), Violet, and I'm going to see Detox this weekend. Ivy is always impressive, and juggled clubs and knives, and did her stilts routine in a rather small bar with a low ceiling. I got to meet her both times, and she is always sweet and bubbly. I think she's super talented and underappreciated. I saw Violet in Savannah, and she did two numbers. One was in the reversible tartan outfit. She's amazingly tall, thin, and beautiful. We got to meet her and get a quick picture, and she was very approachable and has such a great laugh. This was after the finale filmed, but before it aired, so I told her that I hoped she won, and she said, "Me too, bitch!" (In a friendly way!) It was awesome! Adore and Courtney were guest performers at Ultimate Miami Drag Queen. They each sang 3 songs, one cover, and 2 original. There was a slightly scary moment when Adore left the stage and tried to stand on a chair and almost fell, but there was a big guy right there who caught her in time. She and Courtney were both great, though. People stayed in their seats until Adore came out, and then they crowded the stage and screamed like teenagers. Men, women, young, old, gay, straight...didn't matter. I don't think my husband really "gets" Adore, and he liked Courtney better, though. The contestants (non-drag race queens) were pretty great, too. TP Lords won, and we ran into her in the parking lot afterwards, and she was very gracious and friendly, and posed for a picture with us. Another performer we really enjoyed was TLo Ivy, a previous winner, who was extremely gorgeous and sexy. We didn't get to meet Courtney and Adore, but we met Adore previously. So next we're going to see Detox, and we have meet and greet tickets for that, so I'm very excited!

I was at the Charlotte show as well. Goodbyeglittergirl, I'm trying to remember what you missed. I am pretty sure Bianca didn't do a second routine, so you didn't miss her. Ivy did "Wings" on stilts, in a butterfly costume. At the end, all the girls came out and sang a Ru song together. Not sure if you saw Sharon's Dracula number, from her forthcoming album. I liked that song better than her first medley. That story about Adore coming out to meet everyone makes me love her even more. I had the VIP tickets, and I got to meet and take a picture with everyone except Sharon and Michelle, because I ran out of time. There was a big line to see Bianca, and they were starting to herd the other performers backstage while I was still in her line. Most of the performers stood in one place and just let people form their own informal lines to see them, but Sharon was sort of flitting around a lot. I did get to see her up close when I was in line to see Alaska, and she jokingly said she was going to get in line for a photo with her too, "because I never see her anymore." I also saw her outside by the bus smoking a cigarette while we were in line, and she waved to the crowd and thanked us for coming. Then she saw someone in line that she knew, and let the girl come look at the bus. So, even though I didn't get to talk to her, I did come away with a positive impression of her. She has such a beautiful, striking face and smile in person. When they let us inside, I went straight for Adore's line. She was very bubbly and sweet, and told me I was "so pretty", which was hugely flattering for a 43 year old housewife to hear! I just wish I hadn't been so shy and nervous, and complimented her back, but I was so star struck. I did get to hug her, though. Everyone was extremely nice. Detox was very personable, asked our names (as did Adore), and was telling the guy in front of us that she lived in NC as a kid. The guy seemed to think she was kidding at first, but I looked it up later, and she really did live here for a time. My favorite performer was Adore, but I really did enjoy everyone. My husband's favorites were Bianca, Detox's Mannequin number, and Ivy's number with all the clothing changes. I, too, was impressed with Michelle and liked her heartfelt opening speech. I can't wait to do it again next year!