Well, I'm glad I only do that once a year.  I'm glad that I did it, and I'm glad I don't do it all the time.  Women amaze me, because high heels and makeup suck.

That being said, I had a great time!  This year, we held the party at Far West Rodeo, one of the biggest nightclubs in San Antonio.  Nightclub understates, actually.  This place is more theme park than bar!  There's a rodeo arena in this place!  If the real livestock intimidates you, the bar features a mechanical bull (and NO, not EVERY bar in Texas has one).  Here's a photo of me posing with the mechanical bull.

The guy operating the mechanical bull?  Not quite so happy to have the big red drag queen pose with his bull.  Not at all, really.  The rest of the staff was really nice, but this guy was less-than-friendly.  He had nothing to worry about, as he was totally ugly.

We had an awesome, three level, hydraulic stage, along with lots of lights and such.  Very professional setup, which is great, since as you can see, I needed all the help I could get.

I had three costumes this year.  The little red number there was what I wore to the cocktail party.  I also did a Nora Desmond costume that in all honesty probably came across more as "Auntie Mame with a hormone problem" or perhaps "deranged drag queen obsessed with Auntie Mame."  My other costume was the navy blue ball gown I wore last year, because I didn't feel like spending money on another dress to wear one time.

Makeup is bitch, but I don't have to tell you girls that, do I?  Several of us go together and hire a makeup artist (one of the best in the city, from what I've heard) and she chased us around with brushes and I always looked fresh.  I don't know how women do it without that. 

All the glitter!  NuClia Waste inspired the glitter in the goatee.  It's been more than twenty-four hours, and I still have glitter all in my chest hair and every so often, my face sparkles.  I'm hoping one more shower and I'll be glitter-free.  Maybe.

A little advice?  Before putting on artificial nails, make sure you have something to take them off with.  Nails suck, and driving with them was certainly an adventure!  You know what's really cool?  Going into Walgreens in men's clothes with your face made up and buying acetone to get the damn nails off.  I could tell that most people wanted to say something or stare, but they didn't.  It was the great red glitter elephant sitting in the middle of the drug store.  I'm sure they talked afterwards.

All and all, it was a lot of fun!  Just not doing it again until next year.  Or perhaps Halloween.  Maybe.  I really prefer leather to drag, honestly.

holy crap, even in a dress you scare people, dude, do us a favor, stay out of dresses!!!

the dude

Hey! i think he looked rather pretty in that dress! and the one he wore last year!

:) you go tim, i think its awesome that you dress up and do something wild like that once every year!

i hope you had lots of fun!
if you want tips on make-up, e-mail me, i can help you out on what to buy next year!

keep havin fun!

-Lea!

Yow! Thanks for the pics, I never would have believed it really happened. I'm glad you went for the "cycle-slut" approach w/ the facial hair-- and Nuclia is definitely a role model to work up to. ... And she's one of Denver's own.

Also, I'll have you know that I have actually been in that Far West Rodeo place. A couple years ago our company took all us software geeks there, during a software developers conference. It was VERY surreal-- like a Texan Disneyland. Country & Western in nice bite-sized pieces. But the bar tab was open and the beer was flowing so who cares?

You should have seen the battered geeks the next day though, as a result of that mechanical bull. Geeks and rodeo events don't mix very well.

wow!! you are so cute!! :)

Is that gliter in your beard? Did it come out?!