Last night, Dome (club in Tel Aviv), Rupaul and Dana International. Not my usual cup of tea but I figured it could be fun and over the top.
It also seemed to be destined…the show was supposed to take place the previous week as a big Pride show – I couldn’t go because I had a lot of work to get done the following day. Fate intervened – RuPaul apparently had trouble getting her suitcase so it was postponed for a week. Happened to see the ad and decided ok.
Doors were supposed to open at 12.00. Didn’t until about 12.30-12.45. Fine…standard. The ad mentioned two DJs (spinning perfectly serviceable dance music). It didn’t mention they would spin until a quarter to four. [I thought they would come on after the show.] My accomplice for the evening lasted until 3.15.
I stayed because I had been there way too long already (it helped that a guy hit on me and woke me up – there was a point where I was dozing standing up – I’m not much of a dancer – and had gone with a show in mind rather than hours of dancing – was not mentally there)…also it was pretty expensive NIS 160 for entry – just under $40 add drinks and you’re talking about a $50-something evening when I’m making about U.S. minimum wage or just under.
The show: I am stunned that the show was postponed for a week considering the outfits RuPaul wore. My Hebrew is fluent but I felt the need to ask a fellow bystander if I understood correctly and that the suitcase had been found. (I thought maybe these outfits were made in a rush.) Jeans!!! granted with some sparkle on the sides and tops which were just frumpy. [Flickr photo of the outfit at Cleveland Pride in 2004.] There was nothing fabulous about the outfits.
At the beginning you couldn’t really hear her voice. (got better) I can say because of technical difficulties for a few minutes I’m probably one of the only people in the world who’s heard an acoustic version of Supermodel (You Better Work It) well and RuPaul saying “I love Izree’el.” Her part was pretty ho-hum.
Dana International on the other hand was in front of her crowd…(later in the evening an audience member asked her for the mic and told her she was amazing and who the hell is RuPaulette anyway?). She had some beefy male dancers behind her and performed her hits which people knew the words to. (A couple of drag queens knew the words to RuPaul’s stuff but that’s about it). I would recommend a show of hers in Tel Aviv – a lot of energy if you’re willing.
Both sets though (not including the aforementioned DJs) were shockingly short. I left at 5.00 after both performed who knows maybe they came back on – but who has the energy? especially knowing I would be at work the next day…
Is there an icon for feeling really old? (at 27)
Reposted from an RP Journal Entry.
