Straightup2’s Weblog

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Hello Sweet Readers!   Have you ever been somewhere or met certain people who just made you feel right at home and wanted? Well, I had that experience last weekend at an area bar. But I’m getting ahead of myself, let me back up a week or so. I have met some truly wonderful people through the internet and different sites like gay.com and myspace. One such person is a gentleman from the other side of Ohio.   I got to talking to him because of seeing his myspace page and leaving him a comment about it. His page is all dedicated to his cousin who was shot and killed earlier this year by her ex-husband, while she was holding her baby. It touched my heart and I left him a message telling him. He replied and we got talking about her and then about other things and one thing led to another until I found out he was originally from around here and that still had family living in the Wheeling area and returned home periodically.   So we made plans to meet and of all morbid things, go to the cemetary where his cousin is burried and he wanted to show me her grave. The “date” was set for last Friday night. I then contacted Boom Boom LaRue because I knew she was offiliated with the local bar down there and I thought while I was in the area only about 5 miles from her that I would stop in and check out The Wild Coyote Saloon in Follansbee. Much to my sadness she informed me that she and the rest of the people I would know from there were going to be at another bar called The O-Zone doing a show.       I wasn’t sure I wanted to go all the way to Wheeling because I really wasn’t sure how long my visit with my friend and his wife would be, perhaps we would go out afterwards for dinner or something. So I told Boom Boom I would have to come visit there again sometime. I waited for my friends to show up but something unforseen happened and they didn’t show up. So being depressed about that I made up my mind to go ahead and go down to The O-Zone and see some of my friends.

 

 

     I arrived there around 8pm, yeah I know way too early, but I figured I could get a can of pepsi and just relax. The moment I walked in the door two gentlemen at the bar said “Hey! I know you!” (I’m sorry my darlings I have forgotten your names, forgive me) and one of them asked what I was drinking and bought me a pepsi. Only a few moments later, Miss Lady Sapphire came down from upstairs and saw me and came right over and hugged and kissed me hello and then went back upstairs and got her Co-Show Director Miss Candie Lynn Summers and brought her down to meet me. She too hugged me and kissed my cheek and welcomed me.

 

 

     I came to learn later that she then got on her cell phone and called Boom Boom and told her that I was there. Ok, I’m beginning to feel like royalty now, where’s my crown? We then took our drinks and went to sit at a table near the show area. Miss Carol’s show bar was damaged by water so she has to have the shows upstairs in an area of the floor where people seem to find it hard to understand that during the show you don’t walk across there and get in the way of the performers. Hint Hint people! Please visit The O-Zone and give Miss Carol lots of your money so she can get her show bar fixed real soon so her performers can get their stage area back!

 

 

     All night I was never without a drink, sometimes even before I could finish one there was another can sitting there. Thank you for that! Boom Boom arrived and all craziness broke out with her and Candie and Sapphire bantering back and forth over the mics. Stange how those things worked so well until you needed them for the show, huh girls? Before the show started, I met yet another female illusionist (how do you like that word? *smiles * ) She is a new girl and her name is Miss Katrina Marie DeHaven, the drag daughter of Miss Lady Sapphire. Her last name might sound familiar to you because, yes, she is the granddaughter of the one and only Miss Sassy DeHaven. And from what I saw, Grandma will be proud. I  also got to watch Miss Paradise LaRue perform again (oops sorry your majesty, that should be Miss Princess Paradise *curtsies* ) and was introduced to Miss Anastasia St Clair, Miss Tasha Fresh – Summers and her “sister” Miss Latisha Fresh – Summers. Tasha and Laticia are new young up and coming Divas. Their performances both as a solo performer and then later as a duet were fantastic! I was greatly impressed.

 

They are the daughters of Candie Lynn Summers. Oh, and of course I couldn’t forget Nubian King who got the whole house a little heated up by his fierce strip tease numbers. Got everybody’s temperatures rising! How does he make that booty shake like that….*fans*.

 

 

     All during the evening, before the show and during it, either Boom Boom or Sapphire or Candie or Katrina was sitting in the chair next to me making me feel welcome. It might have been my imagination, I highly doubt that, but even during their performances each of the queens seemed to be performing specifically straight to me. Again that might be my queen complex acting up again. To my great pleasure, Boom Boom didn’t throw her shoe at me! Oh, you know I love ya girl!

 

     The only girl I didn’t get to see perform was Miss Katrina but I would like to see her in the future. She made a great impression on me and peaked my interest. Perhaps if I can get connected to her I can write an article about her in the near future, hint Miss Sapphire. I only heard part of her story but it was just enough to make me want to hear more and ask her questions. What makes her so different? Well, one thing, she is straight; something of a rarety in the world of drag. So if you are reading this Miss Sapphire or anyone else who knows Mike, hook a sista up will ya!

 

      Thank you all for making me feel so welcome and wanted and appreciated while I was visiting you! *blows kisses * Love to you all mmmuuaahhhhhhh!!

 

 

     Until Next Week, Dear Ones, Love & Many Hugz! Leeza

     p.s. Look for an article in the future featuring Katrina if I can get it put together.