Tag: Drag

My evening with Jimbo the drag clown đŸ€Ą

Last night was well worth the wait! It became obvious to me that Jimbo is a creative genius who has been planning out his career every step of the way. From the very first time we saw him on Canada’s drag race in that rubber mini mouse inspired outfit saying, “OH WOW!”, while entering the work room, to the moment of winning All Stars 8, Jimbo planned it all.  And it was pure perfection.

Jimbo’s drag circus was everything a fan could want. Every character we’ve come to know and love showed up, including  Joan Rivers and Casper, the baloney ghost. There were original songs as well as not so original songs with new and very original lyrics . And Jimbo can and did dance!

My friend Rebecca and I were let in first, and the first person we saw entering the theater was Jimbo’s sexy partner, Brady Taylor, which made it all the more real to me.

The response from the hometown crowd, from beginning to end, was simply love and joy because that’s what Jimbo inspires. When intermission began, I spotted Jimbo’s mother, Mary Insell, with whom I have exchanged brief conversations on social media.

Jimbo and mom, Mary, after the all stars win

There have been 3 additional shows added, so this was not the last show of the tour, which means that I must not post spoilers , so I won’t . Suffice it to say that anyone lucky enough to have purchased tickets won’t be disappointed. I know that I can’t wait to see what Jimbo has planned for us next!

Tonight is going to be a lot of fun, regardless

After more than 6 months of waiting patiently, tonight I will be seeing Jimbo and his drag circus đŸŽȘ!  My friend Rebecca and I are going, and we’re so very excited 😊.

Unfortunately, I can’t get my lower denture into my mouth because there is a spot that feels like a bone shard is trying to work its way out of the gum, or possibly a left over suture. But, thanks to covid, I’m still going. I’ll just be wearing a mask đŸ˜·. Because there’s no way I’m showing off my toothless face even in a dim theater . But I’m not missing this for anything! If I can’t be comfortable, then I can’t enjoy it fully, so a mask it will be.

Jimbo as Marilyn Monroe
Jimbo, the baloney ghost đŸ‘»
Jimbo, the drag clown đŸ€Ą, is both Adam and Eve

I’ll let you know how it went tomorrow 😏

Confession: I like men in drag

 Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Ewan McGregor in Velvet Goldmine

The other night, I watched the movie Velvet Goldmine again and it got me thinking about how much I like an androgynous man.  Velvet Goldmine hearkens back to the days of Glam Rock and features hot men like Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ewan McGregor and Christian Bale in make up. Ironically, Eddie Izzard is one of the few stars in the movie not wearing make up.

I began to notice men in the 1970’s, when rock stars like David Bowie, Marc Bolan and the New York Dolls were popular. It was the days of men with long hair, glitter eye shadow and tarty lipstick wearing flashy clothes and it made a big impression on me. These men with their blatant gender bending were so much sexier than the average Jock type to me. They were rebelling against the traditional male uniform. They were bravely flouting convention in an in your face way that was hard for me to resist. You see, I also have a rebellious spirit and a keen fashion sense and I related to these men, who I saw as so much more manly than the Jocks or the Suits. These men were breaking new ground, they were leaders. They were the new Alpha Male in all of their peacock feathered splendor.

 

Marc Bolan of T Rex

The New York Dolls

David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust

Then there was Tim Curry in the Rocky Horror pictures show licking his shiny red lips with a naughty, mischievous glint in his eye and singing “Give yourself over to absolute pleasure”. It didn’t matter that he was into both women and men, in fact that was a large part of the lure for me. He was unabashedly crashing through sexual boundaries.

 

Tim Curry in the Rocky Horror Picture Show

Since those days there have been very few examples of in your face male androgyny. In the 1980’s, Prince filled that role. At once, both masculine, feminine and oozing sex from every pore, Prince was my fantasy in those days.

 

Prince, from the Lovesexy Album cover

In the 1990’s Marilyn Manson took androgyny to a much darker and more Gothic place with his flawlessly painted face and very masculine voice. he merged male and female into one hot package.

 

Marilyn Manson

Currently, the most famous example is the aforementioned Eddie Izzard who has been quoted as saying, “Women wear what they want and so do I”. That attitude is irresistible to me.

 

Eddie Izzard, in all his glory.

Androgyny isn’t just dressing in drag. It’s a mindset. It’s a lifestyle. It’s sexy as hell.