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September 18,1998

Homo Dish (excerpts)

By Marc and Mathew

Somehow we got up bright and early (early afternoon that is) for Wigstock ’98, where bid hair ruled. We got what we came for; drag queens galore! With her trademark wit and charm, founder/hostess Lady Bunny kept the traffic moving onstage, which ain’t easy when you’ve got every dragazon in New York panting for the spotlight. Highlights included Jackie Beat as a drag robot from planet Hideous; Jayne County singing a techno remix of her song “Fuck Off”; Justin Bond crooning a jazz version of the punk classic “institutionalized”; Kevin Aviance doing his new single, a cover of “Join In The Chant”; and Candis Cayne, who performed a lively dance number from West Side Story. We also saw some of the hottest dance music artists around: Kristine W, Ultra Nate, Joi Cardwell, Barbara Tucker, Sandy B, Byron Stingly, Taana Gardner, and CeCe Peniston. Our wigs held up, despite the heat and wind that blew over the piers – or was it the breeze coming from under Bunny’s dress?

photo: Girl Ray