Home sweet home...

Back from Vegas! Had a wonderful time there. I do so love the BHoF! This year was eventful in many ways.

Unfortunately I got a massive cold on the plane over, so I was completely dull and din't get drunk and dance at night or anything. Fortunately Lola and Ingrid were more than happy to do it enough for everybody :-)

Lots and lots of talented performers this year! Zorro on Thursday night blew me away! Among others.

Friday night is always my favourite and I loved Indigo's Ricki Cortez tribute, Julie AM was fucking amazing, as was Tigger! (oh my god that man i a genius!!!), and Dirty and, well, everybody, and that's just the modern day performers! The oldies were there too, and that's the best part of the weekend. A couple of shockers though: Angel declared she's moving to Australia and won't be there next year! Tears! And then, Miss Storm fell and broke her hip and it was horrible! So, weird mood all around after that. Nobody knew if she was going to be okay or not.

Saturday. Ms Tickle, who we saw at the NYBF won the debut category. Well deserved! Amazing act. We competed against (with is a better word, I don't like to think of it that way) Sweet Soul Burlesque, wonderful Screaming Chicken Theatrical Society and the lovely Chicago Starlets (who brought home the trophy). Boylesque: Monkey, I love him, and he won! Mad pogo stick man who terrified everyone but was hilarious, and Mr Burlesque from Australia. Unfortunately I didn't see the variety section since we were getting dressed. MEW section was just too many talented ladies! Lord! Not entirely unexpectedly Roxi Delight took the gold. I loved: Trixie's incredible deer cake valkyrie!!! Lux, because she's such an amazing dancer. Nasty Canasta because it was ingenious. Everyone was brilliant though.

Monday night: Jolie, my former student, got married, and I got to walk her down the aisle! Such an honour! I got teary eyed. It was lovely.

Stayed on another week, which was too darn much. At Luxor, too, which was a mistake. Came home, rented Up In the Air. George Clooney says "Luxor is a shithole, no one stays there". Wish I'd seen it before we left :-p

Fun times though, but glad to be home! = water, air, not-puke-coloured house