Drag Season - I could do the Little Show That Could

 Hello, loyal reader!  Remember that time I went to see the documentary about The BEST IN DRAG SHOW and I lamented about how I felt like Lucy Ricardo trying to force her way into the Ricky's show?  It was in that post that I realized that it was best for me to let go, because I understood more about the show and its origin and the just how involved the people involved are.  Well, it seems that once you let something go, if it likes you, it will come back!  Out of the blue, I was asked if I would like to return to the show to do color commentary with Kay Sedia!  I must admit that I'm a little ashamed that I didn't even pretend to think about it, I just yelled, "YES"!

So, now that I was in the show, I had to prepare.  That included getting a new wig and a new dress, something the kids at BIDS had never seen.  I want to stay fresh in their memories!  Things started off a little wonky when I ordered a wig from Outfitters Wigs in Hollywood and ended up with a blonde, instead of red wig.  That was (could have been) a costly mistake on my part, but I was able to fix it at a minimal cost.  You see, I ordered in person by pointing to a brown wig saying, "I want that, 

but this color." and showed her this picture.

This isn't actually the pic I showed her.  You have to click HERE that image

She said something like, "Oh, that's Honey Bladdy Blah..."  and I said, "Okay" and left it at that.  I was mortified when I arrived after receiving my "It's ready!" call and finding myself face to Styrofoam face with this gorgeous BLONDE wig.  

Then I realized that I should actually have been more specific about the color and made sure we agreed before leaving the store that fateful night. I didn't even mention the wig color before leaving the store, because I was so embarrassed.  After needlessly fretting for a time, I popped over to Ulta and bought some root cover spray and sprayed it all a color close to nearly almost what I wanted.  BUT, before that, I had to pull something together for the official BIDS photoshoot, that takes place a few months before the show in October.  I went with my original Miss Texas dress and wig and had my make-up done by trusty Glen Alen, who is very generous with his time & talent for BIDS.

I was pleased to have fun reuniting with the BIDS kids and goofing with Kay between shots.

Patrick Rush (Co-Host) captures the moment

The lovely Salina Estitties

Me & Kay Sedia

Oh, look! A contestant got caught in the background!

That's Miss Wisconsin, BAILEY BARNUM

Lotta Slots (Jeffrey Drew) enjoys a little outdoor break.

Photographer, John Paschal, took our pics and the rest is PR history.

Here is the final product used to promote the show... with a little editing by me

The next step was the rehearsals.  Those were fun to watch because of the fab dancers...

It was nice to sit back, load up on coffee & donuts and observe the goings on to get material for the show.

The dancers had a good time, too, as they followed director, Jeffrey Drew's (Lotta Slots) pointed direction.

All that was left, was for me to contact my favorite quinceanera-dress-maker-lady, Carol and have her whip up a lovely Reba Areba style dress! With all that done, we were ready for the show.  ...Which I'll tell you all about TOMORROW.
Stay tuned!