SOCIAL SCOOP
On Sunday night, some of the GaySocialites got all dolled up and headed to Splash for the presentation of the 2009 Glammy Awards. The night got even more star-studded as we rolled into 747 and Vandam.
With a call time of 9pm (that we missed terribly), some might think a crew that arrives around 9:45 might be tardy for the party. That isn't the case as Dina Marie Delicious, King Ralphy and I still found ourselves waiting until well after 10:00 for the show to begin.
Meanwhile, as we waited, we soaked in the shit show that occurs when you pack a room full of drag queens, gay promoters and homo-journalists. Former Project Runway contestant, Jack Mackenroth (pictured above with me), who is apparently trying to become the reality-god from drag queens, had everyone in a wig kissing his ass in hopes of a little camera time. He was walking around with a one-woman video/ lighting crowd gathering bites from all the queens. There were also so many photogs that you would have thought I was Donald Trump, Dina Marie was Angelina and King Ralphy was Brad Pitt. I'm still seeing flashed. It also has me wondering, where the hell do all these photos go?
Honestly, I didn't make it through much of the awards ceremony. There were repeatitive extended numbers by drag queens who were understandably making their moment in the spotlight as long as possible. Plus since my category was announced first, it didn't start off on a good foot as I lost to a "tie" between Lady Bunny and Michael Musto. How you have a tie with a measured vote that claims to collect so many ballotts, I'll never know.
We stayed around at the Glammy's long enough to find out that Dina Marie didn't win either. Nor did Steve Sidewalk and the Voss/ Forbiano team for DJ or promoter (respectively). There was even almost a gasp when Voss/Forbiano lost. While Formika is definitely deserving of any award for stella promotions, Voss and Forbiano are clearly two of the hottest new promoters to hit the scene this year.
I'd love to provide you with a full list of winners, but honestly I didn't stick around long enough to see.
Standouts: Mimi Imfurst, Cazwell, Francis Legge, Jeff Eason, Peppermint, Scotty Rox, Steve Sidewalk and Dina Marie.
Our Glammy misfortunes didn't stop us from hitting the town. After the break, read about our adventures at 747 and Greenhouse.
[Photo by Francis Legge]
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