I am still in recovery from the show on Saturday. I woke up yesterday morning feeling like a hot tranny mess that just got blind-sided by a semi, and then as I lay tired & emotionally spent on the ground a small child walked over and jumped on both of my feet  - that's how much pain I was in.

A'DOLLed Fantasy had its premiere show this past Saturday at the Cal Neva Events room. Overall the show went well - with just a few issues and problems. I'm sure it was part nerves, part performing in a new space, and finally part of the joys of doing a live show. I probably prepared & rehearsed more for this show than any other show in my career and this was the show I was most nervous about. Upwards to 300 people were going to come see us perform in a casino - a statement of fact that continues to warp my Midwestern mind. I was stressing about my hair, outfits, choreography and all the while I was emotionally eating my stress which did not help the overall situation. However, I knew everything was going to work out okay when I went to the Chocolate Walrus mere hours before call time for the show to pick up some eyelashes. My quick trip to the Chocolate Walrus turned into so much more, when I decided to peruse the shelves and see if there was anything else I needed. Then I saw it. I saw this sequins corset on the wall in front of me, saw the artificial lighting of the store reflecting off the shiny surface of the corset, gave the GAY GASP, and then impulsively bought it. I needed some retail therapy before the show. So while I should have been getting my makeup done, I was being cinched into a corset. The second that I walked out of the dressing room to the ooohh & aaahhs of the random customers of Chocolate Walrus I knew that I needed this corset and that it was going to be a good show.

My girl Ariel Lea did my makeup and I looked fierce and ferocious for the night. I walked through the casino with my big diva-is-a-female-version-of-a-hustler sunglasses on and worked it. Live shows are always a mix of sheer insanity coupled with a lot of praying and our show was no exception. Girls were having to do quick costume changes in order to transition from one number to another - bras, panties, corsets, and more flying everywhere is quite the sight to see. Also we had some technical difficulties with the first act of the show. Unfortunately during the song "Come Together", our singer Fleur was on top of a table when that table started buckling and she started sliding toward the ground. Apparently she caught herself and stuck the landing but was so shook up she couldn't finish the song. It was nobody's fault for what happened. This is part of the gamble of running a live show. In a live production there are so many details that need attention and focus and so many things could potentially go wrong at any second - the power goes out, sound board gets fried, girls fall off tables, etc. The important thing to remember is to continue with the mother fucking show. The audience is out there waiting to be entertained and 99% of all audiences are amazing and forgivable and will appreciate you picking yourself up and continuing with the show.

One of the best parts of the show I thought was our trio number I performed with Lady Lola and Gigi to Michael Buble's "Feelin Good". In the song, I am supposed to play the sex kitten that exudes sex from my pores. My solo in the song involved me taking off my corset and flashing the audiences. My choreographer told me I didn't need to show my boobs and I thought: F thought, go big or go home. So I slapped on some boobie tassels and mentally prepared myself to undress on stage - something I had never done before. When I showed the audience my boobs they went NUTS and I still laugh at myself that in a burlesque show full of really hot attractive girls, the only person to show off their boobs was the drag queen ;)

The show was completely sold out & and actually we had to turn away about 60 people from seeing the show. I cannot wait to work out some of the issues in our show and put another one on as soon as possible. After the show we decided to have a little celebration at EDGE Night Club at the Peppermill. I am always a little nervous when I go to public spaces as Ginger - that aren't gay establishments. We had some connections in the club so we bypassed the whole line - which if you have never done is one of the most delicious things ever in life - and entered a packed club. The night was amazing and I even had four or five gentlemen callers courting my affection. Of course, when you are wearing a tight majenta bedazzled corset you tend to draw some attention to yourself.

I ALSO GOT RECOGNIZED AT EDGE - I had my celebrity moment for the night. I was dancing to my jams and all of a sudden I hear through the noise of the club "GINGER!!!! GINGER!!!!!". Two fabulous ladies who came to the last A.Love.Nouveau show were at EDGE and we reminisced about Michael and him taking his clothes off. It was an incredible night but wearing heels for 10 hours straight was quite possibly the stupidest decision of my life. I have been wearing my Crocs ever since and probably will not wear anything else until the next show. Thank you so much to everyone who came out to support the show. Stayed tuned for more information about upcoming shows in the future.