Cockettes in Berkeley (photos)

Last night I headed out to Berkeley to the Long Haul, which is an interesting place I've seen for years but have never actually been to, which turns out to be a really hip sort of lending library and meeting place for peaceniks for the past 20 years or so. The Cockettes and friends put together yet another memorable evening last night, featuring Sweet Pam reading from her book Midnight at the Palace (My Life As A Fabulous Cockette) along with a few performances from their entourage. Toward the end of the evening, we were treated to a very rare showing of one of the Cockettes' short feature films called Elevator Girls In Bondage, which really defies explanation.



I tried to snap a few stills of it just for the weirdness factor but they really don't quite sum up how utterly bizarro this film really is. Rumi is working on releasing his website soon, and Fayette Hauser (one of the original Cockettes) was also there and let me know she too will have a book coming out soon-- stay tuned!

You can view all of the photos here.