This discussion began in the GG Trannychaser Topic and now is for all things Lee

Lucille
Good news! There's a party that's listed in "Party Listings/Tranny Chasers" being given by Femme Fever on June 30-they specify that GG's are welcome. Take a look, I think it just might make you wet.

PS- I only saw Leigh Bowery perform once at Wigstock when it was in the park--"she" gave birth onstage-it was amazing! And of course I've seen him in Lucien Freud's paintings where he just looks like landscapes of flesh.

But,ladies I really think we should put Leigh in the Legends topic. Daddy when I clicked on "Admin. Options" to do it I didn't have security clearance. Any suggestions?
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(Lucille - it's Minerva...Don't know what your schedule is like, but if possible, one of these weeks, you should come to Cheez Whiz and meet the fine pees there. Miss Jack would be glad to take you down, I'm sure, and I personally would love to meet you sometime, see what you're all about, tease you about garbagemen...

Ta-ta,
Rose and Minerva

I met Leigh Bowery at a Green Door party on St. Mark's Place (when he was alive!). I bought him a drink and we danced the night away! He was wearing the "best" costume ever and his face was painted to match the fabric of his huge, skirted dress, he was BIG. He wore a gestapo helmet (silver)which made him more attractive....He told me that "it was the best time he ever had". And I believed him!..I will look for the book. I visited Freud's show at the Met to see what Leigh "really" looked like!
When I return from Paris, I will go everywhere, Miss Rose, thanks for the info. As my intimates know, it is difficult for me to attend other than Friday or Saturday nights.
I was in the park last night and was told that I missed Jack and Penney Arcade by moments! Alas!
It has been suggested/suggestive that I meet you Minerva, it will happen!

once again i found myself thinking, what would Leigh do? and while i am planning a look, i find myself referencing his book quiet often.
he always completed his looks perfectly, a very keen sense for detail. that my dear is a true love for your art, a visionary!
Leigh, we were all robbed by your early death.
you didn't get the luxury of life and the opportunity to exhaust your creativity.
the world is fortunate enough to have other visionaries who saw his genious and took advantage to document some of his life and art. there are videos, clothing, his images, books, paintings, and his music to enjoy.
i often wonder if he were still here with us what direction would he be going in? unfortunately we will never know.
for me i have memories of his wigstock performance and an early disco 2000 party, but i really don't remember much about that.
Leigh you are truely missed. you are still such an inspiration to me and i'm sure many others.
if anyone has not had the luxury of reading his book take the time to do so. i bought one in london and it is his life story. (hattie, get mine back from patrick for me dear.) i have never seen it for sale in new york.
i also have a book on Lucien Freud including an interview with Lucien Freud by Leigh Bowery. it is amazing very rare.
go see the paintings, see the video art by Charles Atlas you can't get any better than that.
keep his memory alive and pass it on, we can all learn from such a great artist!

We've got the Leigh Bowery Violtte Hardback (ISBN 1-900828-04-9) And just love it to death...

Now there's a new one: "Leigh Bowery Looks" release is imminent. These are all Fergus Greer photographs. (ISBN: 1900828197)

Details:
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This book is the definitive and indispensable guide to the unique looks designed and, in these photographs, worn by Leigh Bower. One of Britain's most heroically ambitious yet under appreciated designers and performance artists, Bower remains an inspiration to many contemporary fashion designers, though few are willing to admit it. In "Leigh Bower Looks" you can see why: it contains 300 previously unpublished photographs of Bower, an extraordinary body of work that was the outcome of his collaboration with British photographer Fergus Greer between 1988 and 1994, the year of Bowery's death. Leigh Bower was a performance artist, fashion designer, nightclub sensation, art object, aspiring pop-star, and above all, an icon whose influence traversed the music, art, film, and fashion worlds. Perhaps he is best-known as the muse and nude model for some of Lucian Freud's most famous paintings; ironic for the man who was infamous for his costumes. Originally from Australia, he arrived in London in 1980, and proceeded to establish himself both there and in New York for his scene-making clubs and performances until his death in 1994.

More Here: http://www.artbook.com/1900828197.html

I think Leigh wanted to be here - he wasn't really a NYC Girl, and genderfuck was only one part of his repetoire anyway!

I was recently contacted by this great Leigh site, seems to be out of Brazil, and wanted to leave a link there!

http://www.leighbowery.kit.net

Thanks to alysson gothz for sending this along and love to all our friends in Brazil...

She was a genius! I love drag that involves thought and effort.

When the 80's/90's scene is written about they often dwell on the drugs, and while they menion the freakish looks, they often use a photo of that murderer with sloppy lipstick on.

What a ttracted me to the scene were the beautiful freaks living their art: Leigh, Olympia, Kabuki, Amanda, etc. I wish more attention was paid to the creative energy of that world.e

All the people you mentioned were/are taking it to the next level...

innovators.

A few more Leigh related links:

The Blitz Kids: http://us.geocities.com/theblitzkids/
(also includes Boy, Strange, Burns etc...)

Joshua Rhodes: http://www.geocities.com/amosmp/index.htm

(does a mean Leigh. Maybe if we all beg, he'll update)

I've wanted to see more pics of Kabuki Starshine online... The few of her faces that I've seen blew me away.

XXXOOO
Satori


--> "closer to Zazoo and Satori"
Chi Chi, Am I getting a little to hopeless in the devoted section?

Charlie Atlas & Lucy (Dancenoise) Sexton's movie about Leigh. It opens in England this summer and will show in NYC this Fall.
hint:
Expect a major party.

NEVER, Zaz!

Actually, Leigh and you two (Z and S) met in a party scene in a recent dream of mine. Upon waking, and digesting, I realized that the Boards was the party that the dream referenced, and that Leigh should indeed move here with you!

And I REALLY love the Blitz Kids site, which I originally found from your site's links (and is currently featured on the mothernyc wank of the week.)

I've been reading about a movie about Leigh on and off for about 2 years. So glad it has become a reality.

Is this a documentary?

We saw that Boy George is playing Leigh in "Taboo" http://www.tabootheshow.com/ for a limited run. Really hoping that this musical makes it to the States.

XXXOOO
Satori

Wow. I'm going to have to have a discussion with my subconscious, because I want to have dreams about parties with Leigh.

Glad to hear you don't think I'm bogarting the section. I do run a bit obsessive/compulsive so find myself often hopelessly devoted

The Blitz Kids site is great. I love how they mixed in quotes from Boy George throughout the site.

XXXOOO
Satori

Something I always forget to post...

A great Comic called "Hairy Mary-Bubblegum Drag Manga"



By Craig Conlan http://www.craigconlan.com/

He has this wonderful character, Ms. Lips a giant robot cat who likes to wear high heels. Reminds us a lot of Leigh Bowery with a dose of Divine for good measure.

XXXOOO
Satori

Maybe a good addition for the Downtown Costume Institute?

XXXOOO
Satori
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News Release
22, July, 2002
BRIGHTON PRIDE TO AUCTION LEIGH BOWERY JACKET
Pride in Brighton & Hove 2002 is auctioning a fabulous
turquoise costume jacket, designed and worn by the legendary
Eighties performance artist, Leigh Bowery, who died in 1994.
All money raised will go to help stage Brighton Pride, the
UK's major free Pride Festival, due to be held on10th August.
The jacket has been generously donated by Nicola Bateman,
Leigh Bowery's widow and herself a well-known performance
artist, who now lives in Brighton.
Bowery's life has been the subject of a recent hit
musical 'Taboo' - in which Boy George and Mark Little have
both played the flamboyant performer. Julian Clary is
shortly to take over the role. There is currently an
exhibition about Bowery at the ICA in London.
Brighton gay lifestyle magazine, 3SIXTY, has agreed to host
the auction and bids should be sent online to
editorial@3sixtymag.co.uk. The deadline is midnight, Thursday
8th August.
---ENDS ---
Notes to the Editor:
á Pride in Brighton and Hove is a uniquely balanced
community and commercial event. Since its set up in 2000, it
has kept to its promise that the event and its finances would
be transparent and answerable to the local community.
Additionally, there has been a year on year increase on funds
raised for local voluntary groups
á Pride in Brighton and Hove is held on the second
Saturday of August of each year.
á The parade theme for 2002 is ÎGold an Glitzâ, in
honour of the Queenâs Golden Jubilee.
For Media enquiries, please contact:
Jules Payne, Press Officer
t: 07884 257 527
e: julespayne@hotmail.com

when i meet boy george he told me i reminded him of an old friend leigh bowery. i said i'm sorry i don't know who that is. he told me to read a book.luckily i friends like zazoo and satori....they found a very nice book and a very amazing minty record to give me for my b-day....and it is funny how many looks i pulled off that were the same.... he was so good to document all of his things.unlike others(jo-jo) well now i have started.it's so good to find all this info on this artist (leigh bowery) so many artist go unnoticed until they are gone.
GOD bless the mother boards

Rosie O'Donnel announced on the Jay Leno show that she cut her hair (updated her style)because B_George rejected her initial offer to produce the Taboo show in the U.S. She was too "suburban". She later returned to London to beg again with the new doo and he caved in.

Daddy keep me posted on any Bowery Buffet. I worshiped this soul and was convinced we finally had been visited by beings from another galaxy. Glad to see there are now better links with greater homage then the last time I visited earlier in the summer. Almost was ready to slap up some pages on my own but lacked the content that would conclusively capture his contribution to originality and daring.

rb//nyc//bronx//bohemia

I just read in PAPER that TABOO will be coming to NYC soon...does anybody know more about this? Rosie was not mentioned in the blurb either, but if her unfortunate assymetric mullet got the show stateside, more power to bad haircuts...

This month's PAPER mag has "The History of Drag" mentioning The Cockettes, Divine, Leigh, and Sister Dimension.

It also has an article on Taboo! and Boy, with more information about Rosie's involvement.

The icing on the cake is a Leigh influenced spring fashion spread. Many of his most famous looks are represented, we're not sure how we feel about his looks on young ripped things though...

It's a very good month for PAPER in general.

XXXOOO
Satori

If you haven't gotten your own original copy, you may want to keep an eye on ebay, there were two copies on there today.

Here's one that's got some time to go:

Open Wide On Ebay

xxxooo
Satori