ZOMG yes, you need to be our ILX Drag Race emissary
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 16 July 2013 18:01 (ten years ago) link
Completely.
Meantime the latest Drag Becomes Him with Jinkx was great and apparently the NY reviews have all been celebratory, so hurrah!
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 July 2013 18:11 (ten years ago) link
yay!
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 16 July 2013 18:13 (ten years ago) link
Also Leee's point on how more Alaska would have been even better = A+. I still like how season 3 ended after Shangela's departure more on a note of fun competition instead of angst (at least until actual sashays away).
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 July 2013 18:15 (ten years ago) link
otm
Alaska was a legit fun, good-spirited competitor who could throw out the bitchy one liners without actually trying to draw blood like Roxxy et al
I do wish there had been more Alaskatimez, she's such a treat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfpojo_xcD8
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 16 July 2013 18:21 (ten years ago) link
Meantime, I was in Seattle when this went down but I had no chance to go. Ah well!
http://www.newnownext.com/jinkx-monsoon-as-american-as-apple-pie-in-freedom-fantasia-show-photos/07/2013/
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 July 2013 18:28 (ten years ago) link
Finished S4: I like Sharon, but Willam 4 ever, she pretty much sustains the early parts of the season -- her horse laugh is 2 DYE 4 -- and what an exit. HERE'S ONE FOR THE ROAD. (Working my way through Willam's Beatdowns, wonder if she ever gets around to making fun of this makeup toot.)
Now here is a challop: Phi Phi is pretty run-of-the-mill reality villain, I don't get the over-the-top vitriol directed at her? I mean, yes, she tries sabotaging her competitors (and the novel thing is it works once why because stupid), but everything else (e.g. picking fights, attention-seeking) is pretty tame stuff? I'm probably immunized to this sort of hijinks, especially when it's not directed to newborn kittens like Jinkx.
Anyway, just started S2, really amazed at the lousy production values over here: the soundtracked music mixed way too low, lots of dead air, vaseline on the camera lenses, most of the queens being earnest and not playing a Reality TV Character whenever they're on camera, etc.
― Louie Althusser (Leee), Saturday, 20 July 2013 19:38 (ten years ago) link
BTW, is S1 worth tracking down?
― Louie Althusser (Leee), Saturday, 20 July 2013 19:56 (ten years ago) link
S1 is definitely worth it - Bebe needs to be seen to be believed.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 20 July 2013 22:19 (ten years ago) link
I had a problem with PhiPhi mainly because a lot of the attacks she levels at her competitors are really personal. Like it feels like she legit HATES Sharon and Willam, and is trying to really do damage verbally. I mean, she's young so maybe that's a lot of it, but especially towards the end of that season she just lost control I think and it just seemed incredibly ugly to me
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 20 July 2013 22:23 (ten years ago) link
Will do!
Having started with S5 and then S4, it's eye-opening to see the amount of fishiness on display in S2. That said, IMHO I'm fishier than Jujubee.
― Louie Althusser (Leee), Sunday, 21 July 2013 00:00 (ten years ago) link
lol I love Jujubee
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 21 July 2013 00:22 (ten years ago) link
Pretty sure the only queen I'm fishier than is Phoenix.
― Boven is het stil (Eric H.), Sunday, 21 July 2013 07:23 (ten years ago) link
hahaha
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 21 July 2013 14:12 (ten years ago) link
More a side question about Drag Race along the way but a great interview with Lady Bunny
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/03/lady-bunny-take-me-up-high_n_3672603.html
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 3 August 2013 18:48 (ten years ago) link
An old Coco interview, which explains her "good thing I'm Dominican" remark from the first episode: http://voices.yahoo.com/coco-montrese-classy-flair-12045288.html
Also, watching first season, I keep thinking that Bebe's last name is Neuwirth.
PS Nina Flowers 4ever.
― May I Call You Jiggleee? (Leee), Saturday, 3 August 2013 19:19 (ten years ago) link
Man that's a great interview with Coco there.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 3 August 2013 19:40 (ten years ago) link
I wish Ongina could be my drag mother, I'd call myself Wongina.
― May I Call You Jiggleee? (Leee), Monday, 5 August 2013 04:31 (ten years ago) link
Big ol' new interview with her Jinkxness
http://www.towleroad.com/2013/08/towleroad-interview-jinkx-monsoon.html
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 6 August 2013 02:37 (ten years ago) link
Finished S1 save for the reunion -- sounds like I should watch it for the SHADE OF IT ALL?
― May I Call You Jiggleee? (Leee), Saturday, 10 August 2013 21:40 (ten years ago) link
um YES
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 10 August 2013 21:49 (ten years ago) link
also Tammy lets loose
With that creepy creepy forehead/eyebrow combo of hers? <_<
― May I Call You Jiggleee? (Leee), Saturday, 10 August 2013 21:50 (ten years ago) link
"Downtown" Tammie Brown.
― May I Call You Jiggleee? (Leee), Saturday, 10 August 2013 21:53 (ten years ago) link
she looks like a depression-era homemade doll. she gives me nighmares
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 10 August 2013 21:57 (ten years ago) link
Oy, that headband covering Tammie's eyebrows doesn't help.
― May I Call You Jiggleee? (Leee), Saturday, 10 August 2013 22:19 (ten years ago) link
i like the idea behind what she's doing, and I love that era but she's just so terrifying with the lips & the scary eyebrows
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 10 August 2013 22:20 (ten years ago) link
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8hqnb0wPq1r1emlm.gif
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 10 August 2013 22:21 (ten years ago) link
This is why you need to see the reunion:
"You all called me losers and I don't see you out there walking children in nature." -Tammie Brown ...
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 10 August 2013 22:24 (ten years ago) link
She looks like an alien!!
I'm watching it right now! Shannel shaves her butt!
― May I Call You Jiggleee? (Leee), Saturday, 10 August 2013 22:40 (ten years ago) link
OMG Santino vs. Shannel.
― May I Call You Jiggleee? (Leee), Saturday, 10 August 2013 22:45 (ten years ago) link
shannel is kinda terrifying too, for different reasons
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 10 August 2013 22:51 (ten years ago) link
lol
OK Ru's speech in response to the Tammie thing is pretty powerful.
Also: Ongina b-boying!
― May I Call You Jiggleee? (Leee), Saturday, 10 August 2013 22:53 (ten years ago) link
yeah ru lost her SHIT with tammie.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 10 August 2013 22:55 (ten years ago) link
Seriously, her message there is something I want to internalize. Pls teach this str8 boi 2 b feerce.
Who was it from a later season that clowned on Tammie's "walking the children in nature" line?
― May I Call You Jiggleee? (Leee), Saturday, 10 August 2013 22:57 (ten years ago) link
ru did :)
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 August 2013 00:18 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzWDjQ5GbsI
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 August 2013 00:19 (ten years ago) link
...annnd Jinkx's show finally made the NYT in full
http://theater.nytimes.com/2013/08/12/theater/reviews/in-drag-for-90-years-vaudevillians-at-beechman-theater.html
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 11 August 2013 23:06 (ten years ago) link
An interesting thing catching up with all the seasons after watching Season 5 first is that Alaska has been haunting the show since the beginning in a very real way. I don't remember, but is the second season the only one where she isn't shown onscreen (whether in an audition video or in the audience cheering on Shannon Needles)?
― May I Call You Jiggleee? (Leee), Friday, 16 August 2013 04:05 (ten years ago) link
And a neat Alaska interview: http://www.whatsuppub.com/arts_culture/stage/article_b7aea012-04f8-11e3-8e54-0019bb30f31a.html
― May I Call You Jiggleee? (Leee), Friday, 16 August 2013 04:11 (ten years ago) link
Rupaul drives Henry Rollins to pick up some Clash swag.
Cryptic Willam tweet: https://twitter.com/willambelli/status/372178776748081152
― Shannon Leeedles (Leee), Tuesday, 27 August 2013 17:39 (ten years ago) link
I love just reading that in his professional Willam voice.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 27 August 2013 17:40 (ten years ago) link
I think so -- and haunting is right! (Haus of Haunt, after all.)
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 27 August 2013 17:41 (ten years ago) link
My friend invited me to a drag show on Friday night and I just looked up who's going to be there -- Honey Mahogany's on the lineup!! :D
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 29 August 2013 02:23 (ten years ago) link
Gods help me, I might be a fan of Tammie's now that I've watched some of All-Stars.
― Shannon Leeedles (Leee), Tuesday, 1 October 2013 04:22 (ten years ago) link
Jinkx at the summit meeting:
http://d3rm69wky8vagu.cloudfront.net/article-photos/large/1.167291.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 17:18 (ten years ago) link
And a message from La Jinkx:
Not every Drag Race winner takes the same path...Each one of us have had careers distinctly different form one and other, fitting into what we are truly passionate about.I was fortunate enough to have one of my long time dreams come true, starring in a 6 time extended, off broadway show in New York City- performing for countless audiences and many people of note.Theater is not every drag queens dream, but it's mine, and thanks to mother RuPaul and RuPaul's Drag Race, I got to live out this dream this year.I know that this has made me appear less visible in the drag world while I was singing my heart out in the underworld of Hell's Kitchen, but my devotion to my community is stronger than ever.I have tried, in my way, to shine a positive light on where we are as a community. To show that personality, love, and positivity can still trump adversity and narrow mindedness.This year I tried to prove that a drag queen is every bit a legitimate artist and entertainer for every community, not just in the gay bar scene. I have tried to build a bridge between "us" and "them" with comedy, music, and heart.I feel proud of our community, that we are STILL fighting for equality and our right to be heard and recognized.Our community is worldwide. We fight not just for ourselves here in America, but we fight for our family in Russia, Brazil, and anywhere they tell you that you can't be who you were born to be. We continue to defy the world leaders who want to squash us, and show them that as a community, we are stronger than they could have ever imagined.My year as the reigning Drag Race winner may be coming to a close, but my efforts to change this world for the better are only gaining momentum.I have many projects that have been in the works, just waiting for the right time to release unto you all, and they are right around the corner.I am excited about the work I am doing with OraQuick, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research center and the HIV Vaccine Trial Units, and of course my future Projects with World of Wonder and Logo TV.Jinkx Monsoon has not "Vanished" and she is far from done with the work she is doing for all the queer little ducks out there. Monsoon season is still in full effect, so stay tuned for all that's in store.
Each one of us have had careers distinctly different form one and other, fitting into what we are truly passionate about.
I was fortunate enough to have one of my long time dreams come true, starring in a 6 time extended, off broadway show in New York City- performing for countless audiences and many people of note.Theater is not every drag queens dream, but it's mine, and thanks to mother RuPaul and RuPaul's Drag Race, I got to live out this dream this year.
I know that this has made me appear less visible in the drag world while I was singing my heart out in the underworld of Hell's Kitchen, but my devotion to my community is stronger than ever.I have tried, in my way, to shine a positive light on where we are as a community. To show that personality, love, and positivity can still trump adversity and narrow mindedness.This year I tried to prove that a drag queen is every bit a legitimate artist and entertainer for every community, not just in the gay bar scene. I have tried to build a bridge between "us" and "them" with comedy, music, and heart.
I feel proud of our community, that we are STILL fighting for equality and our right to be heard and recognized.Our community is worldwide. We fight not just for ourselves here in America, but we fight for our family in Russia, Brazil, and anywhere they tell you that you can't be who you were born to be. We continue to defy the world leaders who want to squash us, and show them that as a community, we are stronger than they could have ever imagined.
My year as the reigning Drag Race winner may be coming to a close, but my efforts to change this world for the better are only gaining momentum.
I have many projects that have been in the works, just waiting for the right time to release unto you all, and they are right around the corner.I am excited about the work I am doing with OraQuick, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research center and the HIV Vaccine Trial Units, and of course my future Projects with World of Wonder and Logo TV.
Jinkx Monsoon has not "Vanished" and she is far from done with the work she is doing for all the queer little ducks out there. Monsoon season is still in full effect, so stay tuned for all that's in store.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 25 November 2013 20:43 (ten years ago) link
Season 6 not till Febtober. :(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEygyfpawDQ
― Matt Groening's Cousin (Leee), Monday, 25 November 2013 23:50 (ten years ago) link
A monthful of Jinkx started today: http://www.logotv.com/video/misc/983419/31-days-jinkx-monsoon-december-1.jhtml
― Matt Groening's Cousin (Leee), Monday, 2 December 2013 04:46 (ten years ago) link
Annnnd the posting of upcoming season 6 contestants has begun:
https://www.facebook.com/rupaulsdragrace
http://www.instagram.com/logotv
And elsewhere, I suppose.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 6 December 2013 21:06 (ten years ago) link