Ottensen said:

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

IAintTheOne said:

Harlepolis said:

IAintTheOne said: PicklesMcMillan said: IAintTheOne said: MIGUELGOMEZ said: Not offended. I would've loved to have witnessed THE BALLS during that time that Paris is Burning portrayed. [img:$uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/MIGUELGOMEZ/venus.jpg[/img:$uid] Venuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuus i loved her... so feminine so sad she past She was Murdered found underneath a hotel bed. I used to Dj some balls back in the day and Venus used to crack me up. Its sad that she was killed right before the "Paris Is Burning" movie was finished I could imagine she would've loved seeing herself in the film. I loved that film so much, I went back and ordered this one... It features some of the people who appeared in "Paris"(Jose Extravaganza, Willi Ninja, Octavia St. Laurent and the Queen Of Harlem Pepper Labija among others). I'm expecting this DVD later this week

[Edited 5/30/10 7:22am]

Alot of the people in this film are no longer with us

Yep! Willi Ninja, Pepper Labeija, Venus Xtravaganza and my girl Octavia St. Laurent are gone. RIP.

One of my illustration teachers from college used to take me out to the Warsaw Ballroom in SoBe to Willie Ninja parties and we used to Vogue until 3 in the morning...god that was such a crazy ass time

I am super JEALOUS!!!!!!! Wow!!!!!

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

Ottensen said:

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

IAintTheOne said:

Harlepolis said:

IAintTheOne said: PicklesMcMillan said: IAintTheOne said: MIGUELGOMEZ said: Not offended. I would've loved to have witnessed THE BALLS during that time that Paris is Burning portrayed. [img:$uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/MIGUELGOMEZ/venus.jpg[/img:$uid] Venuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuus i loved her... so feminine so sad she past She was Murdered found underneath a hotel bed. I used to Dj some balls back in the day and Venus used to crack me up. Its sad that she was killed right before the "Paris Is Burning" movie was finished I could imagine she would've loved seeing herself in the film. I loved that film so much, I went back and ordered this one... It features some of the people who appeared in "Paris"(Jose Extravaganza, Willi Ninja, Octavia St. Laurent and the Queen Of Harlem Pepper Labija among others). I'm expecting this DVD later this week

[Edited 5/30/10 7:22am]

Alot of the people in this film are no longer with us

Yep! Willi Ninja, Pepper Labeija, Venus Xtravaganza and my girl Octavia St. Laurent are gone. RIP.

One of my illustration teachers from college used to take me out to the Warsaw Ballroom in SoBe to Willie Ninja parties and we used to Vogue until 3 in the morning...god that was such a crazy ass time

I am super JEALOUS!!!!!!! Wow!!!!!

Willi used to work the door at Sound Factory Bar too

Lammastide said:

RodeoSchro said:

I gave my wife ballroom dancing lessons for her birthday last night. What's this about a

You're adorable, Rodeo.

In this context, "ballroom" pretty much means black/Latino gay clubs.

Awww, thanks!

I don't care where we go to dance after we learn how! In fact, I'm going to make it a point to go to black/Latino gay clubs!

Drinks are on me!