Later that evening we trekked over to Thorndon for the House of A.R.T.'s (that's Anna, Rose and Tina ... or Todd, Herb and Aaron to the uninitiated) flatwarming for beverages, nibbly bits and a right gay old time. Ex-Dunedin club night proprietors Stan and Steve also put in an appearance which was great - we caught up on the good old days and swapped travel stories ... good times. Sadly, they're now traipsing out of Wellington for the pastoral bliss of Kerikeri - our loss is definitely its gain.
After being growled at by the noise police (the stereo was okay apparently ... our voices were not) we decamped to town and hit the "Bent" party at the Pacific Crystal Palace - one of those cool olde round wooden danse palais with booths, mirrors and chandeliers aplenty. Wonderful venue - pity about the DJ ... not quite up to par so we split early and headed for Pound to dance what was left of the night away.
The obligatory hangover was satisfactorily nursed through Sunday before we moseyed back to Pound again in the evening for the Chrissy Witiko Benefit gig. Chrissy ran the Evergreen Coffee Lounge for years and years and recently passed away - though I never met her, it was fascinating to hear about her over the course of the night, from those who loved and knew her. "Special tea" was also served from enormous teapots on each table - apparently that was what you asked for in the Evergreen if you felt like something stronger and, it being unlicensed, of course, what you got in return was a rather hefty bourbon and coke. Sneaky!
The evening's entertainment consisted of more drag that you could shake a majorette's baton at - in every shape, colour and besequinned frock imaginable. Herb's evil twin sister, Miss Rose Sachet, clawed her way out for the evening and belted out that Dickson/Paige power ballad classic "I Know Him So Well", with a little help from a friend:
 Ms Phillipa Hole (aka Mal, Pound's owner) and Miss Rose Sachet burn up the stage |
She also treated us to that old torch "Somewhere Over The Rainbow", Barbra-stylee, with glitter-filled balloons and everymathing ... mwahvellous! So, a great night was had by all - lots of laughs mixed in with a few tears, classic tunes, good drag and a healthy dose of special tea. Here's to you Chrissy.
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