Oh what a Night! We're just waking up from last night's epic edition at the Highline Ballroom. We'd like to thank everyone who worked so hard to make this one of the best editions ever. To the 800+ Gypsies who were there, our best-dressed crowd EVER, your obvious love and joy at being there uplifts us, and we can never thank you enough..

To all the performers, from the astounding Pixie Harlots/Julie Atlas number that opened it up, to the last notes of Our Lady J's Has Anyone Ever Written, complete with NOTS first gospel choir(!!) - you turned it out at a level that has raised the bar on all future years..

To our phenomenal crew - Lori Seid on lights, Dany Johnson running the musical end, Abby ruling the door with James, Torin maintaing order in the smaller-than-expected dressing room, decor novas Pablo Maine and Muffinhead, and the whole staff of Highline - who were so first-rate - words fail us.

So, I'll stop babbling, except to say I think we have found a perfect new home at Highline..Love to hear your feedback and please, POST YOUR PICTURES HERE!

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You know Daddy can never play favorites but...
LAST NIGHT A STAR WAS BORN!!!!!

Ladies and gentlmen, welcome
Messy Stevie Nicks!

So, just a reminder - for the next two weeks you will be able to post NOTS 18 pics here without being a board member..

WHAT A NIGHT!

Exhausted, limping, glitter in the bed, and SO worth it.

My top three:

1) Our Lady J and her choir - I was in tears, have always loved that song - Has Anyone Written - but she took it to a whole nuther place.

2) The Ho Hos - brilliant and overdone in the best possible way. bless them all.

3) The go go dancers were so en pointe this year I loved each and every one of them, soecially the nearly nude one with the feather pasties.

So many great moments, also loved the out of town girls, they give it so much - the new one from Texas and the one from Reno (Charlene?) standouts. Also Adam Joseph, Jessica Rabbit, and that insane opening number.

Thank you nightbirds, now the next 364 days will have to be dealt with.

Mr. Wilson is a Ho.
No, not his profession.
He is one of the brilliant dancers in the Ho Hos.
He took some great pics and has them up Here:

Photo of The Poetess Brooke Alyson (from Houston) by Mr. Wilson

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Be sure to go to all 4 pages!

(I hope you are all smarter than I am.
The magic that is the interweb still baffles me)

I love this one of Hattie (L) and The Empress (R) tossing trinkets to the white winged masses.
What an arm my wife has!

Photo Mr. wilson

The Empress in her new blue Garo Sparo Stevie coat.

photo by Mr. Wilson

The Pixie Harlots backstage getting ready for the BRILLIANT opening number choreographed by Julie Atlas Muz.

(When they pulled out the fried chicken drum sticks I peed my shawl! I guess that's Julie's idea of a nightbird. )

Pretty Pretty Sherry Vine

Photo: Daddy

A bunch of messed up Stevies sittin' around drinkin' and doin' coke when the rainbow ain't enuff.

Paige's friend, Paige, Mr. Joe and Basil Twist
Photo by Daddy

Pretty Pretty Kitty

NOTS Producer 1990-2002, Gypsy 83 Costume Designer and Mother of the House Of Domination, Kitty Boots
Photo by Daddy

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It sure looks like fun. So wish I could have been there. But how does everyone look so young and refreshed?

coke

Wow! Miss Understood's birthday sure was a blast! Just look at us! Oh, wait...

Will someone please tell this poor "girl" that she has bird poop all over her shawl.

John Polly's friend and John Polly

Photo by Daddy

Poison Eve (in his tribute to Dean Johnson) is coming for Messy Stevie.

It really was a stellar, stellar night. EVERYONE turned it out. I am so proud of the Rapture children, I must say: Linda James, Tingle/Mark Bailey, and of course the Mother of the House of Rapture - Hattie Hathaway! Our Lady J, Justin Bond, Sweetie, Jessica Rabbit Domination, Poison Eve, Adam Joseph, Basil Twist (of course), Pixie Harlots/Julie Atlas Muz, the Ho Ho's, the incomprehensibly gorgeous Joey Arias, Sherry Vine, Paige, Miss Webb, Darlinda Just Darlinda.

I know I'm leaving some out because the evening's lineup was so MAJOR and so STELLAR...but the ones above just stand out.

But one thing's for sure: NOTS 18 has left an imprint on just how creative, how divinely imaginative this show's evolution becomes as the years pass. Congratulations to everyone who came out and to everyone who gave so much to the night.

Messy Stevie Nicks.

Whoa*~...
This is know my all time favorite picture of The Empress...Chi Chi you look Beautiful...I am stealing it and its going on my myspace I hope thats okay...I figure you have the people on there that you most admire, and since you are one of My Heros that is where this has to go*~...
I missed all of you so much, but am having a great time with all the photos and saw a few videos so far...Almost as good as being there, ALMOST*~...
What a Fabulous Night with such Great Energy*~..I swear, I can feel it all the way in Texas...Whoo Hooo...
She Spins & Twirls With Glee*~...
Lizzie*~...

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Originally posted by daddy:
The Empress in her new blue Garo Sparo Stevie coat.

photo by Mr. Wilson

messy stevie nicks??

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