Drag Queen said what?
Before Tinder, Grindr, and Bumble.....there was Match.com
It was 1999 I was on Match, which was fun for me. My little profile got plenty of hits. I met this guy, his name was Eric. He lived in New Jersey. We hit it off on the phone and made our first date. I always met my dates in NYC, so much to do and I felt safe... probably foolishly safe. I had my routine, get there early, tell my friends I'm on a date and where I'd be. I don't even think I had a phone back then.
I had a preferred meeting place. Lucky Cheng's.
If your masculinity is too fragile for a Drag Queen dinner date we probably won't hit it off.
We made our date for a Friday. He got off early on Fridays. I took the train and the meeting place was outside Lucky Cheng's. The timing was perfect. I got out of my cab and he was waiting.
He looked at me all dressed up and felt sorta bad. It was dress-down Friday and he wore jeans and sneakers to work. I figured I would at least get khakis and a nicer shirt. No problem we just made for an odd couple. It looked like I was hired for the night. lol!
Let me describe him. His favorite bands were Phish and the Dead. If you know me I don't like Phish or The Dead. They are probably the only bands I don't like....along with The Beach Boys & Jimmy Buffett. I really don't like them. I'm not team Beatles either but I get it. I know blasphemy. :-) Let me be clear I am on team Paul McCartney & George Harrison, and I have nothing against Ringo, he is my niece's idol.
Oh, Eric grew his on weed too, he was VERY hippy-dippy. He looked sorta like Kenny Loggins but shorter, of course, a young Kenny. He was cute.
I had a full face beat in 90-degree heat, hoochie clothes (I have pics of me, I will look lol!), and long nails with nail rings. What trend was that? The 90s OMG!
Nail rings like this. Whew, chile :-)
We go inside and get our table. The Drag Queens were fabulous. Everyone there was a Drag Queen. They did a cabaret show, came to your table, sang, gave guys lap dances, pulled them on stage, gave them wigs, and did karaoke. It was hilarious watching guys dragged reluctantly from their table to the stage. This place was always full of fun energy, the girls were all comedians too. They would ROAST a guest in a heartbeat.
Eric was a nice guy. I enjoyed his company. I knew it wasn't a love match.
Here is where it gets funny. I go downstairs to the ladies' room. They had a bar down there and Drag Queens worked the powder room. They had gobs of makeup, perfume....the usual powder room fare, and JOKES!
I chatted with the Drag Queen in charge of the lady's powder room, she loved my outfit and makeup and asked if she could put more on my face....geez! I was already in kabuki face. Seriously, we were wearing equal amounts of makeup. I let her do it anyway. She must have slapped $50 dollars more of MAC on my face...I left her a good tip.
I told her I was on a blind date and he was at the table dressed like he was going to Woodstock. She wanted all the tea.
We laughed and she told me to bring him down after, she wanted to read him. LOL! This was all in fun. I did not mind his dress-down Friday attire but to reiterate I looked like an escort.
After the meal, I suggested we go downstairs...wink, wink. I see my new best friend and I could tell she had jokes. She immediately approached us and greeted me like we were besties. She was ready for him. This is what she said:
This is how you dress when you go out with a lady? Look how fine she is....if this is the best you can do for a first impression, no wonder you are on a dating site. BURN!!!! LOL!
This was said campy and fun. Their job was to roast. He was not embarrassed, we all laughed. Some of the guys in the main dining room got it much worse. :-)
We had an iconic 2nd date. It's only iconic because we witnessed something that was a "pop culture" moment in time. Everyone else watched online or saw snippets on tv. I know, online, sounds so old. They had a website set up where you could watch the live feed 24/7.
Who remembers David Blaine? He's a stunt king more than a magician.
We went to see David Blaine Buried Alive. People walked past his glass coffin and peeked in 24/7 for seven straight days. He would wave or smile if he wasn't sleeping. LOL!
On April 5, 1999, in his first public endurance feat, David Blaine was buried underground in a plexiglass coffin underneath a 3-ton water-filled tank for seven days and nights, surviving on nothing but liquids.
Thousands of people visited David's water coffin, even Houdini's niece. The final day was a big deal, media from all over the world covered David rising from the coffin.
When he emerged from the coffin he said: "I saw something very prophetic, a vision of every race, every religion, every age group banding together, and that made all this worthwhile.
Please...I know they were sneaking him food and more. No way in hell he remained there motionless for 7 days without some bullshit trickery, which he is known for...I was never a big fan.
(Wyclef)
Ugly Orange Menace!
I don't remember The Orange Menace's involvement but it makes perfect sense, he's never been anything more than a glorified Circus Barker to New Yorkers. Fast-forward and a bunch of #$%@& elected him as President. Sad and disgusting!
The End
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