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Finding Friends in the Crowd
The best part of this type of event is
running into friends old and new. I took a few pictures
of some of the people I saw and hung out with. Obviously people
like Tom Teare will wonder why his picture isn't featured,
but he was drinking with his friends and then his mobile phone
rang and when you have to move on, it's time to go. While
it's not an exhaustive list, at least it's a start...
Not much official "entertainment"
 For
some reason there was no real headliner on the main stage
this year. Oh sure, they had Jennifer Holiday up there and
some people pretended that she was socially relevant enough
to headline this type of event. The only mainstage act I cared
enough about to actually wander over and check out was Clymaxx.
They were great. They did "Meetin' in the Lady's Room"
and "The Men All Pause" plus a few old disco covers
and a rock and roll number with a heavy guitar solo.
 The
Fag Friday's Dance Stage had a great line-up of DJs plus Thea
Austin. She's probably best known for her vocals on "Rhythm
Is A Dancer". She stunned the crowd by taking the stage
with a bright pink guitar and doing a mostly accapella version
of the song. Then she busts out with a few bars of Santana's
"Oye Como Va". She played it on the guitar as she
changed the words back to "Rhythm Is A Dancer".
The crowd was right up for it and she was amazing. When she
finished the song, dancers appeared and she put down her guitar
and the backing tape started up. She completed the rest of
her set with a traditional live PA over DAT, but she proved
herself to be a diversely talented vocalist and performer.
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