The Rusty Revolver totally rocked me.. because the tiny but very lovely location at Straßburger Straße 60 is a true jewel, I haven’t discovered before. The sweet rusty revolver has incredibly much charm, the old red brick building seems just so cozy and all those little retro accessories support that impression.

A well-assorted bar serves drinks for fair prizes even though this spot is located in one of the trend districts. And, what was absolutely sensational to me, the bar in basement has another storey with a small stage on which you can always find some newcomers. That night, I unfortunately was a little too late and was only able to see the last part of the show. But even that was full of esprit. “Last Man Standing”, “Pin Sharps” and “Lost Ones” gave their debut on the floor that night. Amazing.. that place is truly charming and reminds me of good old times.. Meeting old friends was just as exciting. Most of them, of course, feminine, but the guys, too, were super nice. I guess it actually gets around that travesty is not contagious. Visiting the Rusty Revolver is absolutely mandatory.

On 26th March 2010 the “flamboyant”, “fantastical” & “unfathomable” Irrepressibles are set to release their stunning debut album ‘MIRROR MIRROR’ on Major Record Label through V2 /Cooperative Music. Led by composer and artist Jamie McDermott, The Irrepressibles are a 10-piece ‘performance orchestra’ that, through the power of their instruments, can transport and transfix, break moulds and collide worlds. Fusing European orchestration with pop melodies and soaring cathartic vocals, ‘Mirror Mirror’ is a theatrical, playful, and emotionally passionate album. From the dramatic opener ‘My Friend Jo’ to the galloping rhythms of ‘Anvil’; from the yearning echoes of ‘Forget The Past’ through to the intensely intimate ‘In This Shirt’, ‘Mirror Mirror’ is a beautifully constructed sonic exploration depicting Jamie McDermott’s confessional stories of love, anger, lust and loss with a journey through The Irrepressibles’ mystical and theatrical world.

Whilst The Irrepressibles’ sound has been compared to early David Bowie, Kate Bush, Anthony & The Johnsons and even Bonzo Dog Do Dah Band, ‘Mirror Mirror’ is quite unlike anything heard before. McDermott’s androgynous vocal range soars above intricate polyphonic arrangements, accompanying the glamour of a sonic world of Exotica-meets-Baroque-meets-Scott Walker-style orchestral pop arrangements. As the album unfolds there is so much to discover, enchanting musical offerings that hold surprises at every turn. ‘Mirror Mirror’ follows the release of a seven track CD/DVD package ‘From the Circus to the Sea’ released in January 2009 to critical acclaim. Providing the score to the film ‘The Forgotten Circus’, ‘From the Circus to the Sea’ was produced in collaboration with ‘backwards motion’ filmmaker and winner of the IMZ best choreography on screen award, Shelly Love. In the last seven years, The Irrepressibles have fundamentally carved a new frontier in pop performance. Using conceptual sets, and teams of artists in film, dance, avant-garde costume and make-up, the collective bring these songs to life through create extraordinary live spectacles. They have created their inimitable displays all over Europe, from the Hackney Empire and the Roundhouse in London, to a Roman ampitheatre in Barcelona, a 17th Century villa in Sicily and infamous La Cigale in Paris. Recently they presented one of their most iconic spectacles The Human Music Box, performing within the confines of a rotating opened box. Premiered at the V&A as part of the Baroque Baroque exhibition in the Raphael Cartoon Gallery, they then transferred the show to Latitude Festival in July for three breath-taking sets performed floating on the festival’s lake to thousands of spectators, and are set to tour the show through 2010/2011.

With further incredible shows to be announced for later in the year, The Irrepressibles may be one of Britain’s best-kept secrets, but they won’t be for long! “The ‘Mirror Mirror’ Spectacle” at Huxleys Berlin, Date: 10.05.2010, Venue: Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin, Doors: 19:00, Start: 20:00

The Secret Seduction Society proudly presents…  Berlin’s most deadly Burlesque & Cabaret party! The decadent & devious, La Fête Fatale… Where Beauty Meets Bizarre. Where the Glamourous serenades the Grotesque. Hosted by the gorgeous Armitage Shanks.. i love that choice!! See him at a very personal interview:

The Secret Seduction Society is… Four talented woman (Marz Star, Lady Lou, Else Edelstahl, & Miss Julietta La Doll) who together invented and produce Berlin’s first regular burlesque event – La Fête Fatale. Here you will experience BURLESQUE, cabaret/variety shows, live bands, audience interaction, DJs, dancing, drinking, and always many bizarre surprises thrown in. The first 4 shows have been smash hits, keep getting better, and sell out every time, so get your presale tickets NOW! tickets@lafetefatale.de, TICKETS also available at the door.

HOOCHIE : \ˈhü-chē\ ~ noun
A female who dresses scantily, sexually, or in a revealing fashion;

COOCH : \küt-ch\ ~ noun
slang for vagina; see also koochie, gates of heaven, jaws of hell, princess, beaver, muff, poon, love box, pussy, kitten, yoni, muschi, cooter, cunny, snatch & honey pot.

HOOCHIE COOCH : \′hüt-ch′ē\ – \küt-ch\ ~ noun
a kind of erotic, often exotic, performance somewhat like the belly dance, as performed at carnivals, usually (but not always!) by women, etc.

CULT : \ˈkəlt\ ~ noun
great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work; usually small group of people characterized by such devotion. …or in Our case…

THE SECRET SEDUCTION SOCIETY!

That is correct! Haven’t you always wondered what our “Secret” is? Come join the celebration of the 1st Birthday & find out the truth of what really do behind the proverbial, & literal, red curtain on 12. May 2010 at Bassy Club, Schönhauser Allee 176a, 10119 Berlin. Right before you can enjoy the cuisine of TAURO Restaurant

Before writing about that unbelievable evening last Saturday with maybe the best Rock’n’Roll Freak Circus, I’d like to talk about a real première. It took me four long years until my “hobby” brought me on stage of the “Irrenhouse” … Another song by the unbelievable Nancy Sinatra made it possible for me this time to stand in front of the camera and not behind. This alone was not very exciting, but the fact that it was the “Irrenhouse”, the place where the whole trip started,  this made me a little sentimental. I was asked at least eight times if I was nervous … hum … to be honest, and it shouldn’t sound well-worn … no, I was very pleased, because firstly I saved the long way to the entrance as I was allowed to use the parking lot of the birthday club … and secondly I had the pleasure to watch all the chicks in the backstage area. I say it this way … it really crackled! And that wasn’t the glass on the floor.

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While SuperZandy was learning the lyrics to manage his live performance without getting stuck, Stella was drivelling about trash travesty … and Nina was enjoying the numerous queens in the “Irrenhouse”. But honestly! Had there arrived a full bus? From Transsilvania or Mecklenburg-Vorpommern? *lol* There were so many men dressed-up in the “Irrenhouse” … from rather terrible to really great. Those present should judge. Back to stage. While Nina was fixing the order and offering me a happy medium, I was asking myself if they had also stolen a truckload of Dutch cheese and old tulips from the last “Green Week”.*lol* … Men, there was lying something … and just this evening the Number One on the backstage was missing… No wonder that it wasn’t tidied up there.*lol* No, the substitute was attentive, too!!

Then the show started. And for the first time after 23 years I wasn’t standing in front of the stage to press my cam into the performer’s faces. This time I was offered a radio play. That was something … however, with a drop of bitterness, but I had my student trainee Janka Kroft fighting at the front and raising her arms, of course at the risk of her life. Because in the first row you have a better view, but there are rough customs. Nina hasn’t still complied with my wish for a press lounge … *grin* It doesn’t matter. So I was listening carefully standing behind the door when suddenly it was opened abruptly. I broke my elbow which had to be put in a splint … fire service, ambulance, the CID – the whole programme. Finish.

*lol* … No,  of course not. A showgirl doesn’t know any pain. So I hurried to the stage and … hm … in contrast to the roadrunners two hours ago, there was the crowd which didn’t really want to move out of the way. Super! I was listening to the presentation and was waiting for my name and … nothing. Surprise guest. That’s my name from now on. Simply surprise guest. Hey,  if that’s not an individual travesty name! That goes always and everywhere. It doesn’t matter whether  I’m shouting the national anthem in front of 100,000 people in the football stadium or whether I’m stretching out on Stefan Raab’s guest sofa … I can always be presented as a surprise guest. That’s great, isn’t it? I’m even thinking about reserving the domain *lol* …

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Nevertheless, years ago I wrote that names don’t mean anything … so, maybe next time. Besides, the “Irrenhouse” does have a problem with glass … I don’t know whether the party of tourists threw away their empty glasses deliberately due to their neighbourhood with the Eastern bloc, but the floor was covered completely with broken pieces. I already know what to do for the next “Irrenhouse”: a Bollywood stage dancer … dancing on broken pieces. *lol*

Every year there are some events you absolutely have to visit. Not for nothing do we move within the queer community and we should keep an eye on queer movies. In the case of the Teddy Gala 2010 this means to think about weeks before what would be appropriate to be shown on the red carpet of the gala. Everything revolves around the robes, but finally you have to feel comfortable and who wants to feel disguised *lol*…?

A suitable dress made by America’s Pin-up tailor’s shop Stop Stearing was found in the wonderful Suicide Glam Shop. But the evening demands complements: suitable footwear, accessories, hairstyle and much more had to be found. As always the internet was violated and books were pored over to complete the look. Finally this is how it works: look for, combine and shine again as a well-made unique patchwork. Of course you need as well a red carpet hairstyle. There is no doubt that one of the leading minds at Udo Walz will do. If  you watch Janka forming every single strand, you can say that there’s somebody enjoying her trade.

However, the accessories also have to be found somewhere. As it is always somehow laborious to check worldwide ebays – the mere waiting at the customs is getting on my nerves – I engaged once again a Berlin artist who knows how to use needle and thread. No matter what forage caps, corset applications or whole costumes – my lily star always finds a wonderful stylish solution for the perfect appearance. So she did this time…

As usual  our expedition to the red carpet started much too late, but as you say, the late guests are the best … well, unfortunately we weren’t… Once again we missed all guys from the press and we were granted a seat in the last ranks, i.e. somewhere between Hella von Sinnen and Klaus Wowereit *lol*. However, there wasn’t a word of truth in it, because in this case the last shouldn’t be the first, but in fact the last! It was lucky that there were huge screens giving you at least the impression to be there… We hardly recognized the presenter’s hairstyle and I felt like a spectator at Robbie Williams in the Olympic Stadium, where a very tiny bloke was singing into the microphone, and we only had the impression of being in a concert, because there were 80,000 other people around us! Well, the Teddy Gala has got a very high standing and a lot of the invited guests do need this highly official part. But folks, if I hadn’t had this gigantic bun at the back of my head, I would have fallen backwards during those boring speeches and I would have started to snore. No, you can do it but you needn’t. Actually the only reason for my visit of this Teddy Award was JOEY ARIAS.

And to keep to the words of our Lord Mayor, who by the way made a passionate speech, it is good like this, that there was at least a single superstar. And in my opinion the wonderful Joey is one… That has been too slimy?… No, it’s ok. But apart from that the expenditure was out of all proportion to the result and the fun of that evening. Janka nearly broke her legs, the drinks really were too expensive (obviously not for everybody – some people rather were out of their senses *lol*) … and it didn’t get going. Next year I will think twice whether it is worth it except I make a film which takes part in the competition or which happens to get the joker of the audience so that I have to say on stage: I’m grateful to my mum for the genes of my legs …*lol* … and my dad for …

Burlesque shows by THE TEASERETTES, THE TEASERS (male burlesque and crispy backs), HONEY LULU (London), MISS MARGOT (equilibristic tassle swinging), VIKTORIA LAPIDUS (hips u will never forget), The Crimson Carnival (bloody hell), Sheila Wolf (queerlesque), LOLA PROMILLA (highlyprozentig) and surprise guests…

Music by DJ L’Animal

Let the freaks out……We tease to please …The Teaserettes
Women, freaks and sensations…. at Roadrunners Paradise,
Saturday 20. March 2010 at 21 h
Saarbrücker Str. 24, Berlin, Germany

It’s a whole month ago that I put on my lashes and prepared my real hair wig, that the choice of my outfit drove me crazy and that I had wonderful performances, great conversations, a little bit of rock’n’roll and above all that I enjoyed the Berlin night-life. The world is sad enough and the news show horrible pictures of the poorests’ catastrophy in Haiti … but nevertheless … it’s still the same … In times of the deepest depression nobody should bury his head in the sand. Therefore, I ask you in this place to give a little bit for charity which is not for salving your conscience or being used as an alibi. It is simply the best possibility of giving something to those who need it badly … Thank you!

However, last night in the “Irrenhouse” was somehow most agreeable. The reasons for this were perhaps the absolutely classic show events or simply the fact that I got so many compliments for my self-assured style. Or maybe it was so relaxing, because it wasn’t crowded although people were queuing up. Another reason could also be the wellness oasis installed in the “Irrenhouse”. Each visitor could get the missing UV rays synthetically … Nina treated her friends to a round of sun to take away … And the sun constitutes the wonderful hormone of happiness … so everybody was lucky! … Ok, almost everybody. Brigitte once again overdid enjoying the sun. Lying on the sun bed all day might have bad consequences. All the make-up doesn’t help … The UV rays get through every layer of the expensive make-up.

But let me tell you about the extremely exhausting way to the “Irrenhouse”.  Even with solid shoes or winter tyres the streets and pavements represent a real challenge. But folks, try strutting over this “winter fairy-tale” on high heels of 14 cm! The steps of the long legs usually being so safe waste away into short wobbly mincing steps being very much like a nun on her way to self-chastisement. And somehow I felt like this. Questions about the reasons for taking on all this couldn’t be answered at the moment, because we all were working on not to skid off the bend. God, what intricate manoeuvring. And what shall I say … of course, it happened. An unbelievable painful sun, two light seconds, resembling a bird that has just been kicked off the nest. But none of us on high heels was the flying bird, but a visitor directly in front of us wearing the supposedly safe footwear. Once again an impressive proof of the wise saying: nothing ventured, nothing gained …

Four felt hours later we reached the safe vehicle which didn’t take us home but directly to the HOME OF CHICKENDINGERDS either with barbecue or curry sauce as desired. At this point I’d like to start the discussion whether the choice of the sauce reveals your sexual inclination: curry sauce for homosexuality, barbecue sauce for heterosexuality. Now I’m keen to know your lapse of taste.  …  What do you fancy?

I can’t say what will happens this year but i really know it must be a gorgeous 2010. I will post on this english “guide to the queer galaxy” as often as i can to bring you the most interesting berlin shows, culture events, dining tipps and queer entertainments. This blog will be alive !! i swear.. one of my good resolutions for 2010. So .. stay tuned and be gorgeous as often as YOU can.

This year the „LITTLE CIRCUS OF HORROR“ is on Saturday, 31. October 2009, 22.00h at Haus am Kölnischen Park… and here you can win one of my wonderful 2for1 Cards. Pay one Card 15 EUR and get entry for two persons. Enjoy the crazy Halloween Event where East German History lives on… included is Dark Atmosphere, Horror Movies, Special Effects – Famous DJS Waikiki&Funk@Delic, John Eltong, Drag DJanes Gloria Viagra, Barbie Breakout…

All you have to do is : leave a comment at this post .. say “i wanna to be a Horror Circus Clown” and you will be on the 2for1 Guestlist. More INfos here