during grimaldi's gay pride weekend
kathleen was once asked in an interview that if she could be anyone - alive or dead - who would she choose? she answered, "a drag queen." makes sense. she loves her gays and has most of the top tops, bottoms, trannies, homosexuals and fierce lesbians in her corner or on her payroll. because no one does makeup like a drag queen! so it's only natural her latest endeavor is as gay as the annual fire island halloween barn dance.
candy camp, the nightclub, opened it's glittery revolving doors on sunday morning for a preview of what will eventually be, as the nightclub is still under construction. only the first floor was open and the event featured a brunch, a drag show and a gay pride parade gaythering and pre-party that kathleen attended in a pair of pasties and a PVC skirt, which if you ask me, was worth the price of the ticket alone. and no, she wasn't grand marshall of the parade or the host of the main stage - she was spreading rainbows in the bungalow and singing sister sledge's "we are family" on kareoke. werk!
candy camp nightclub will feature seven rooms with different themes - IE: disco, hip hop, rave, cher - framed famous queens on the walls and the uniform for the bartenders is a throwback to the orginial days of the riot house : golden sequined hotpants! all the bartenders are already famous in grimaldi and known as the raimbow coaltion, which is definitely fitting. in additon to the club, there is an outdoor bamboo patio and bungalow hut wit. flying above the establishment? a giant rainblow flag. it's basically as gay as you can get.
so you'll basically find me, once candy camp officially opens, with the spirit of trotsky and johnny kiss at bar number 3 on any given wednesday night.
