Heklina, the San Francisco drag queen and founder of the long running Trannyshack drag show is suing a British outfit for copyright infringement. Heklina claims that Trannyshack UK is being confused for her show…
Queens!!
Heklina has never been very comfortable that they were using the Trannyshack name even though she’s performed there a couple of times and was even hailed as the “founder of Trannyshack.”
I hope the queens over in the UK get their act together and give Heklina her due. I’d hate to see this go to court but it would be kind of fun to see a man in wig decide the fate of a bunch of queens in wigs. Imagine that court scene.
My first Trannyshack show was in London and I talked to some of the girls who performed there. Most of them acted as though it was no biog deal that they were using the name, but that was almost four years ago.
Today we’re talking to writer and director, Billy Clift about his debut film “Baby Jane?” – a loving parody of the classic and campy 1962 horror film.
We’re also joined by San Francisco drag queen Heklina who plays the nosy next door neighbor in the film.
In the news: Carrie Prejean’s mother sees her sex tape, female troubles, and a wife who is allergic to her husband’s love juice.
Billy Clift and Heklina - photo by Fausto Fernós
Who can forget that classic lines delivered between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford? Joan Crawford as Blanche says “You wouldn’t be able to do these awful things to me if I weren’t still in this chair” to which Bette Davis as Baby Jane Hudson creepily replies “But you ARE, Blanche! You ARE in that chair!”
Everybody loves the 1962 campy horror film, “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane,” directed by Robert Aldrich. The character of Baby Jane Hudson is considered by many to be one of the top movie villains of all time and is especially loved by gay men.
Today we’re talking to writer and director, Billy Clift about his debut film “Baby Jane?” a loving parody of the Hollywood classic.
Billy’s loved the movie all his life, and when he had the opportunity to make a revision his favorite film, he cast it with some of the best drag queens and performers in San Francisco. The film features Matthew Martin as Baby Jane and Katya Smirnoff Skye as Blanche.
And guess who plays the nosy neighbor-Trannyshack founder Heklina!
They’re both on today’s show talking about the making of the movie and whether the drag queens battled it out behind the scenes as much as Bette Davis and Joan Crawford did during the making of the original film.
Also – Heklina fills us in on her recent appearance on the TV series “Trauma” with hunky actor Taylor Kinney.
Are you more a Bette Davis or a Joan Crawford?
Female trouble in the news,
Carrie Prejean’s tragic sex tape was viewed by her mother.
and the wife who discovered she was allergic to her husband’s sperm on her wedding night.
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I love having celebrities in my hotel room. On today’s show we’ve got three delicious stars in our penthouse suite at the Hotel Mark Twain in San Francisco- Peaches Christ, Heklina, and Lady Miss Kier!
The three of them, along with a multitude other fabulous performers will be working the stage on Saturday night at the Trannyshack Final Kiss-OFF Party, a big adieu to the weekly club show that has influenced drag queens for over 12 years.
But as they say in show business, nothing ever really dies. Will “Lash Out” be the next project in the works or will Trannyshack continue in a different form?
Lady Miss Kier is best known as the lead singer and co-producer for the mega-hit band DEEE-LITE, who’s songs “Groove is in the Heart” and “What is Love” defined the sound for a whole generation. Today their music still gets an enthusiastic response from people everywhere.
As an art director and fashion designer her influence was felt throughout the 90s in club kid fashion, video and in graphic design.
Join us for an intoxicating fun show as we dish it up with Heklina and Peaches Christ about the final night of Trannyshack in San Francisco, the impact of Dee-Lite’s music, and living in the 1990’s
What is fabulousness? Feast of Fools.
[Originally posted on08.22.08]
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![Behind the Scenes at Trannyshack’s Kiss-Off Party [Part 2]](http://www.feastoffun.com/wp-content/themes/FoF2/category-thumbs/default.jpg)
PART 2 – After a decade of being the Nation’s longest running drag show, Heklina and her friends decided to call it quits and throw a final kiss-off party for all the fans of Trannyshack.
Interviewers:…
PART 1 – After a decade of being the Nation’s longest running drag show, Heklina and her friends decided to call it quits and throw a final kiss-off party for all the fans of Trannyshack.
Interviewers:…
Standard Podcast [51:03m]:
I love having celebrities in my hotel room. On today’s show we’ve got three delicious stars in our penthouse suite at the Hotel Mark Twain in San Francisco- Peaches Christ, Heklina, and Lady Miss Kier!
The three of them, along with a multitude other fabulous performers will be working the stage on Saturday night at the Trannyshack Final Kiss-OFF Party, a big adieu to the weekly club show that has influenced drag queens for over 12 years.
But as they say in show business, nothing ever really dies. Will “Lash Out” be the next project in the works or will Trannyshack continue in a different form?
Lady Miss Kier is best known as the lead singer and co-producer for the mega-hit band DEEE-LITE, who’s songs “Groove is in the Heart” and “What is Love” defined the sound for a whole generation. Today their music still gets an enthusiastic response from people everywhere.
As a art director and fashion designer her influence was felt throughout the 90s in club kid fashion, video and in graphic design.
Join us for an intoxicating fun show as we dish it up with Heklina and Peaches Christ about the final night of Trannyshack in San Francisco, the impact of Dee-Lite’s music, and living in the 1990’s
Plus questions from you, our listeners.
What is fabulousness? Feast of Fools.
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