Thursday, July 31, 2008

Vancouver Pride Gaydown: T-minus 4 - for real

is the only word I can use to describe the marvel that is Amanda Lapore, who put on a jawdropping show at Celebrities Wednesday night. She's one part Joan Rivers, one part Marlene Dietrich and one part something elese (what exactly, I'm not sure)

My Xtra West! column this week pondered dick slip versus nip slip...which is the greater tradgedy? Write me and tell me what you think. I'd love to hear.

I believe the look in my eyes is one part giddy, one part vodka redbull and one part fear.

Here's her Wiki bio:

Amanda Lepore (born Armand Lepore on December 5, year unknown) is an American transgender icon who has received attention for her modeling, fashion, partying, and business skills. She has been the advertising face for Heatherette, M.A.C. (cosmetics), Mego Jeans, Swatch, and more. Fashion design company Heatherette has used Lepore's image on much of their clothing and has chosen her several times to model their brand during Fashion Week. She had a cameo in the film Party Monster, directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato. Lepore resides in New York City and works as a nightlife hostess at many of the city's popular parties and clubs. She has also had cameos in music videos for artists such as Elton John, the Dandy Warhols and Girl in a Coma.

Serving as David LaChapelle's muse, Lepore has been included in advertising campaigns for companies such as Armani and MTV. Lepore is also noted as a regular subject in much of LaChapelle's work. She participated in his Artists and Prostitutes 1985-2005 exhibit in New York where she "lived" in a voyeuristic life-sized set.

Now on to the rest of the night...I believe I talked up the lovely gay porn couple (the Jarics) quite a lot on this blog. When push came to shove, the Jaric boys had a "performance malfunction." My camera died, but that doesn't really matter because their show lasted for about ten minutes, which is just as long as a mediocre one night stand. Fitting that there were no photos. Trust me.

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