Phyliss Navidad | ROLLING-BLACKOUTS

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522/ TRANNYSHACK LA

2011_09_04
A tranny invasion with the queen of fucked-up shit, Christeene appearing as a special guest? All in a night’s work for Cody Bayne and Heklina! By night’s work I mean weeks of planning, promoting, and drag queen wrangling all along the golden coast; truly bringing meaning multiple meanings to Labor Day.
The girls went wild, and the boys got drunk – quite the fucked-up wknd at the Echoplex. Thnx for the memories, or lack thereof in some cases.
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520/ CUB SCOUT

2011_09_02
From door to dance floor, lined with a slew of topless wildlife uncontrollably rump-shaking to the disco and house tunes spewing from Chris Bowen, DJ Nark, Victor Rodriguez, and Jeremy. I drank plenty of whiskey with Phyliss Navidad and bent over backwards to photograph Lady Bear, but I didn’t see any birthday spankings for the man of the hour Mr. Rodriguez. Give ‘em a slap next time he’s out okay? – Kevin
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494/ CUB SCOUT

2011_08_05
Well it was a night dedicated to DJ Medina and even with the absence of Lady Bear and all other Woodland creatures up at Lazy Bear the place was slam packed with beards and flannel moving to the discoesque beats of the night.
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477/ BEARS 2ND BIRTHDAY

2011_07_10
Bears, cubs, and otters, oh my! Two years and going strong! Sunday proved that summer is in full force with the anniversary afternoon lot party and beer bust of “Bears In Space” at Akbar. Guest DJ’s Bus Station John, Mike Trombley, and Scott Zacharias kept the afternoon blazin, with resident DJ’s Nitedog and Chris Bowen taking things into the night. No anniversary is complete without performances by Jackie Hell, Phyliss Navidad, Rahab, Honey Bee, and of course, Miss Barbie-Q. This is hands down the best way to spend a Sunday summer afternoon.
/photos & text: Jonathan Sirand
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460/ THE LOT

2011_06_19
Though the concept of a parking lot party isn’t exactly new, Cody Bayne managed to re-imagine it in a fresh manner. Taking over MJ’s last Sunday, in a space specific typically designated for stripper changes and sordid activity, the space was re-imagined as a playground suitable for a variety of sub-specie of hipster. The perfect place for the polysexual enthusiast to enjoy the latter half of their Father’s Day; with a variety of DJs and fellow hosts with whom I’ve been in many a compromising position with there was destined to be shenanigans in the air, and trust there was.
Word is this isn’t The Lot’s last stand.
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444/ MOTHER

2011_05_28
This party at Grand Star Jazz Club had so much awesome stuff to offer! Not only was Juanita More hitting the decks hard, it was also the release of a favorite gay quarterly ‘zine JIMMY! Editor and Chief Jimmy Vogel played the part of the proud, but humble papa. Phylis Navidad was the beautiful hostess of the night. Another fabulous face soaking up the maternity was the ever-glamorous Gregory Alexander. My personal favorite was the serve, serve, serving being
done by DJ Trident! All in all it was one sexy Mother!
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433/ DRIPPED

2011_05_20
The queen bee over at Pop Tart gallery, Phyliss Navidad, teamed up with Geisha, Jessica&Kelly, and several local designers and artists to bring us Dripped this past weekend. The first in a series of bi-monthly trunk shows was quite the success and luckily I was able to get an amazing pair of Banjela white hot pants just in time for summer.
Looking forward to some more summer night shopping.
/venue: Pop Tart Gallery
/party: Dripped: A Trunk Show x Fashion Soiree
/host: JAK
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417/ MOTHER

2011_04_30

/thnx to JDVVC for handling the business while I was out of town. Sorry I missed you mom!
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MOTHER

Drag Royalty from the north has come down south for a special night of unconventional glamour, and you’d be wise not to miss out. Pop Tart‘s owner and legend in the making Phyliss Navidad curates a splendid evening by inviting her mother , hence the name, to come play some music amongst the company of LA mainstay DJ Trident and fellow family member Victor Rodriguez. Given the line-up mentioned, you should already be getting gussied up to get down. Expect some photo presence, so look sharp – you don’t want to disappoint Mother.
/venue: THE GRAND STAR JAZZ
/host: Phyliss Navidad
/music: Juanita More, Victor Rodriguez, Trident