I think that was the most nerve-wracking thing I've ever done! After six weeks (SIX WEEKS) of costume building, prep, and rehearsal, it all came down to performing in front of a big live audience.
I had a wireless mic that turned out not to work at the last second so I had to use a wired mic without ever having practiced with it before. In any case, having popped my drag cherry, I have a whole new respect for queens and what it takes to get an audience's attention. But I am so happy that I went all out and that my crew was so helpful. Thanks to Jeremy, Ryan, Vanessa, and of course Proddy and Mary for letting me jump onto a giant wiener in front of an audience.
Labels: BAD DOG, I MADE THIS. ME. GRAYDON., MAYBE THE FUTURE WILL BE BETTER, NARCISSISM, REALLY FUCKING GAY
POSTED BY GRAYDON AT 3/29/2009 -
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Seriously. Tonight. March 28, 2009. The Beaver. 1192 Queen Street West. Show at midnight, be there before to avoid lines. $5. Free if you're in drag/getup.
POSTED BY GRAYDON AT 3/28/2009 -
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Girlfriends you all need to come to Hotnuts this Saturday night at The Beaver in Toronto:
Performance by Olive Oyl (HINT HINT)
Certified Dipping Sauce Contest
Hosted by Mary Messhausen
DJs Bitz and produzentin
Bitz is finally back from Frankfurt and working the turntables. After 4 weeks of pilates, Mary is slim as a birch. And from what we heard, Olive Oyl has something rather special to dip.
Get ready for the certified dipping sauce contest.
We need cute girls & boys with super sensitive taste buds on stage.
Of course, the wonderful El Bear Ho will greet you at the door.
$5 cover, free in drag
See you Saturday, Sweetpeas!
Labels: BAD DOG, REALLY FUCKING GAY
POSTED BY GRAYDON AT 3/26/2009 -
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Department of Eagles - No One Does It Like You - Dir. Patrick Daughters & Marcel Dzama.
Labels: ART, JEALOUSY, THINGS I WISH I'D DONE, YOUTUBE
POSTED BY GRAYDON AT 3/25/2009 -
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Parker's (above) BLOG is new so this is to encourage. The paintings he posted by CHRISTIAN SHOELER (below) are quite beautiful, but I'm mainly linking to his blog cause he's gonna cop my style and I wanted proof for when I take him to court. He also makes fun of my accent.
Labels: ART, MAYBE THE FUTURE WILL BE BETTER, PHOTOGRAPHY
POSTED BY GRAYDON AT 3/25/2009 -
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POSTED BY GRAYDON AT 3/20/2009 -
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There are 99 types of photographer that people think you are before you can explain to them what you actually do.
From THIS site:
99 WAYS FOR A PHOTOGRAPHER TO MAKE MONEY
SPECIAL EVENTS
1. Photograph vocational school graduates
2. Wedding photographer
3. Photograph large parties
4. Photograph at banquets
5. Prom and graduation photos
6. Photograph fashion shows
7. Photograph trade shows
8. Wedding movies
9. Photograph new stores' grand openings
10. Photograph local performances
11. Commencement day photographs
PEOPLE
12. Take pictures of people mounted on ha horse
13. Make Polaroid pictures of seamen going abroad
14. Take pictures of people wearing special costumes
15. Photograph people on a fancy motorcycle
16. Take pictures of people in nightclubs
17. Take pictures on the beach
18. Antique photo shop - produce 1890's type portraits for the
"nostalgic crazy"
19. Take ID photos
20. Take passport photos
21. Specialize in legal photography
22. Produce community yearbooks
23. Produce company year books
24. Produce composites for models, actors and actresses
25. Photo fund raising
26. Take slow-motion sports film for athletes
27. Take executive portraits
28. Photograph children on a pony
29. Take portraits of children in department stores or malls
30. A day in a child's life - an album of 30 pictures
31. School photography
32. Santa Claus portraits
33. Traveling industrial photographer
34. Illustrate manufacturers' sales manuals and catalogs
35. Illustrate manufacturers' sales manuals and catalogs
36. Public relation photos for business
37. Photograph store fronts
38. Produce progress photos on construction sites
39. Real estate photography
40. Produce illustrated promotional brochures for business
firms, hotels, etc.
41. Interior decorator's photographer
42. Photograph in-store merchandise displays
ON THE ROAD
43. Foreign fashion photography for textile and fashion
manufacturers
44. Photograph tourists in famous places
45. Summer camp photographer
46. Roving festival photographer
47. Sell scenic prints to gift shops and hotels
48. Offer personalized vacation photo packages to resort clients
49. Sell slide shows of interesting places or subjects
50. Build a mobile portrait studio in a trailer or van
51. Be a slide-show lecturer on different subjects and
geographic locations
MAKING NOVELTIES
52. Candid keychain photos
53. Photo stamps
54. Color postcards for hotels or resorts
55. Exceptional color scenes for calendar printers
56. Personalized Christmas cards - with family portraits or
photos of family home
57. Photo buttons
58. Photographs on coffee mugs
59. Photographs on shirts
60. Imprint a photograph of a child on the face of her doll
61. Photo sculptures
62. Bookends adorned with any desired photographic subject
63. Decorative photo plaques
64. Personalized photo matchbooks
65. Instant personal postcards by gluing Polaroid shots to blank
postcards
66. Stationery imprinted with personal portraits
67. Custom calendars
SERVICES
68. A microfilming service
69. Photo duplicating service
70. Slide duplicating service
71. Restoring old photos
72. Producing filmstrips
73. Duplicating negatives to sell
74. Slide-titling service
75. Making offset negatives and plates
76. Collecting old photos to make into books
77. Making photomurals
78. Retouching service
79. Custom photo lab
80. Blowing up photos, on the spot
81. Photo oil portraits
82. Selling prints to photo agencies
83. Camera rental
84. Camera exchange
85. Repairing cameras
86. Teaching photography
MISCELLANEOUS
87. Making postcards
88. Publicity photography
89. Photographic essays for various publications
90. TV news freelancing
91. Selling news photos
92. Taking and selling peculiar photos
93. Selling local photos for travel magazines
94. Aerial photography
95. Documentary film making
96. Photos of human interest
97. Composing photo guides for tourists
98. Photographing accidents for lawyers and insurance companies
99. Photographing parades
From THIS site:
99 WAYS FOR A PHOTOGRAPHER TO MAKE MONEY
SPECIAL EVENTS
1. Photograph vocational school graduates
2. Wedding photographer
3. Photograph large parties
4. Photograph at banquets
5. Prom and graduation photos
6. Photograph fashion shows
7. Photograph trade shows
8. Wedding movies
9. Photograph new stores' grand openings
10. Photograph local performances
11. Commencement day photographs
PEOPLE
12. Take pictures of people mounted on ha horse
13. Make Polaroid pictures of seamen going abroad
14. Take pictures of people wearing special costumes
15. Photograph people on a fancy motorcycle
16. Take pictures of people in nightclubs
17. Take pictures on the beach
18. Antique photo shop - produce 1890's type portraits for the
"nostalgic crazy"
19. Take ID photos
20. Take passport photos
21. Specialize in legal photography
22. Produce community yearbooks
23. Produce company year books
24. Produce composites for models, actors and actresses
25. Photo fund raising
26. Take slow-motion sports film for athletes
27. Take executive portraits
28. Photograph children on a pony
29. Take portraits of children in department stores or malls
30. A day in a child's life - an album of 30 pictures
31. School photography
32. Santa Claus portraits
33. Traveling industrial photographer
34. Illustrate manufacturers' sales manuals and catalogs
35. Illustrate manufacturers' sales manuals and catalogs
36. Public relation photos for business
37. Photograph store fronts
38. Produce progress photos on construction sites
39. Real estate photography
40. Produce illustrated promotional brochures for business
firms, hotels, etc.
41. Interior decorator's photographer
42. Photograph in-store merchandise displays
ON THE ROAD
43. Foreign fashion photography for textile and fashion
manufacturers
44. Photograph tourists in famous places
45. Summer camp photographer
46. Roving festival photographer
47. Sell scenic prints to gift shops and hotels
48. Offer personalized vacation photo packages to resort clients
49. Sell slide shows of interesting places or subjects
50. Build a mobile portrait studio in a trailer or van
51. Be a slide-show lecturer on different subjects and
geographic locations
MAKING NOVELTIES
52. Candid keychain photos
53. Photo stamps
54. Color postcards for hotels or resorts
55. Exceptional color scenes for calendar printers
56. Personalized Christmas cards - with family portraits or
photos of family home
57. Photo buttons
58. Photographs on coffee mugs
59. Photographs on shirts
60. Imprint a photograph of a child on the face of her doll
61. Photo sculptures
62. Bookends adorned with any desired photographic subject
63. Decorative photo plaques
64. Personalized photo matchbooks
65. Instant personal postcards by gluing Polaroid shots to blank
postcards
66. Stationery imprinted with personal portraits
67. Custom calendars
SERVICES
68. A microfilming service
69. Photo duplicating service
70. Slide duplicating service
71. Restoring old photos
72. Producing filmstrips
73. Duplicating negatives to sell
74. Slide-titling service
75. Making offset negatives and plates
76. Collecting old photos to make into books
77. Making photomurals
78. Retouching service
79. Custom photo lab
80. Blowing up photos, on the spot
81. Photo oil portraits
82. Selling prints to photo agencies
83. Camera rental
84. Camera exchange
85. Repairing cameras
86. Teaching photography
MISCELLANEOUS
87. Making postcards
88. Publicity photography
89. Photographic essays for various publications
90. TV news freelancing
91. Selling news photos
92. Taking and selling peculiar photos
93. Selling local photos for travel magazines
94. Aerial photography
95. Documentary film making
96. Photos of human interest
97. Composing photo guides for tourists
98. Photographing accidents for lawyers and insurance companies
99. Photographing parades
Labels: BAD DOG
POSTED BY GRAYDON AT 3/15/2009 -
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I've had Animal Collective's "Bluish" on repeat all day imagining what I would do for their video if I had the chance...and now I just found this video apparently by the amazing Pipilotti Rist. I don't know what it is...I haven't seen it before and I think it's just a mashup of her video and their song but I like it anyway.
POSTED BY GRAYDON AT 3/14/2009 -
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The video I directed for Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains is out now. Click the image above or HERE to see the video.
Director of Photography: Tico Poulakakis
Editor: Matthew Hannam
Producer: Shannon Brand
Executive Producers: Jannie McInnes & Niva Chow
Art Direction: Angela Holmes
Pyro: JMSFX
Online & Colour: Alter Ego
Labels: I MADE THIS. ME. GRAYDON.
POSTED BY GRAYDON AT 3/14/2009 -
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My SCHTICK is officially OVER. In any case I hope you'll still come to my show with ROBYN, LINDSAY, and KATYA during Contact where I'll be displaying these type of GIFs.
Via IHEARTPHOTOGRAPH.
Labels: ART, JEALOUSY, PHOTOGRAPHY
POSTED BY GRAYDON AT 3/11/2009 -
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POSTED BY GRAYDON AT 3/10/2009 -
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Video/installation/performance artist, painter, and photographer DMITRI GUTOV.
Labels: ART, PHOTOGRAPHY
POSTED BY GRAYDON AT 3/02/2009 -
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POSTED BY GRAYDON AT 3/01/2009 -
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