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Thursday, October 03, 2002 FRIDAY SEPT. 20TH -we took a later flight to chicago because the music i was preparing for the DAVID DALRYMPLE / HOUSE OF FIELD fashion show wasn’t quite ready yet. by the time we got checked into our hotel, i was way too sleepy to pop over to THE BATON, america’s premier drag showbar. SATURDAY SEPT. 21ST - my show was in a ballroom at THE FOUR SEASONS HOTEL and was part of a fundraiser for CHICAGO HOUSE, a terrific organization that helps people who really need help. it wasn’t until i was about to go on, that i made the correlation between chicago being the birthplace of HOUSE MUSIC and the organization naming itself CHICAGO HOUSE. i had a fun time doing the show, my first since my surgery. SUNDAY SEPT. 22ND - by 5:30 a.m. we were en route to O’HARE AIRPORT. i was headed to NYC, and J was headed back to L.A. a few hours later, i was seated in the showroom of DAVID DALRYMPLE / HOUSE OF FIELD, playing him the music i mixed together (via PROTOOLS) for his fashion show to be held that afternoon. david had asked me to d.j. for his show, after he heard a concoction that me, PJ and TOM put together called JOCELYNE WILDENSTEIN...TOTAL SECRECY. it is a loop of GIORGIO MORODER’S I WANNA ROCK YOU and CAT PEOPLE with soundbites taken from the t.v. interviews of JOCELYNE. after he had given me a rundown of the collection that he had designed for spring 2003, i went to work on choosing the right pieces of music for each segment of the show. as per his request, i peppered the the music with soundbites from one of our many enduring obsessions ... PARIS IS BURNING. here is the rundown of the DAVID DALRYMPLE / HOUSE OF FIELD spring 2003 show: 1) intro : “eve-olution” eve featuring dorian corey 2) san tropez / swimsuits: “a view to a kill” duran duran “i’m not perfect, but i’m perfect for you” grace jones featuring pepper labejia and angie extravaganza 3) sporting/suits : “total secrecy” jocelyne vs. giorgio “music non-stop” kraftwerk featuring candi and carmen “palm springs drive” giorgio moroder 4) trailer trash vs. ghetto fabulous : “big momma thang” lil’ kim “do you wanna touch ?” joan jett “no panties” trina “why’d you come in here looking like that ?” dolly parton 5) lil’ black dresses / o.p.u.l.e.n.c.e “love break” salsoul orchestra featuring freddie pendarvis 6) curtain call “dreaming” blondie the show went on at 5:00 p.m. in the celeste bartos ballroom at the public library on 42 st. adjacent to the bryant park tents, where fashion week is held every season. david's show rocked and was a complete success. the show featured mya and eve on the runway, and britney spears, joan collins, amerie, patricia fields and debbie harry in the front row. after the show, we were all standing out back near the loading docks on 41 st. when carmen kass walked over to me and asked if i knew where “the tents” were. well, i ignored her question and took the opportunity to tell her how fabulous i think she is and that in my opinion, she is the best new supermodel out there. i told her that none of the new girls can pummel a runway the way she can. i asked her “did jay alexander teach you how to walk ?” and to that she replied “nobody had to teach me how to walk” work bitch !!! it wasn’t until after she had left that i realized she had been working “the tents” all week long and probably knew better than anybody where they were. she just needed an excuse to come over and talk to me. it was fucking awesome to meet her. i don’t really even know who “the girls” are anymore, but i sure have taken notice of her. she is by far the best. later, after the after party, and the after after party, i found myself alone and in love. i remembered that my only reference to a long term love affair was the one i was still having with new york city (not counting the 5 years i shared with georges). from the first day i came to manhattan over twenty years ago, i’ve been in love with her. i swear i don’t ever remember being mad with her or ever having a spat with her, just undying love. sometime before the fashion show, i went to get a double toasted sesame bagel with cream cheese and a “regular coffee” (that’s milk with two sugars in new york city). one bite of that bagel and a sip of my coffee and i was home, back in my lovers arms. . | Permalink 2009 RuCo, Inc.—All Rights Reserved |
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