Queer Fetish: Sunday Night Revelry
Posted at 11:46 AM Jun 24, 2008
On Tuesdays, Charlie Vazquez writes Gotham After Dark, a peek into what goes on in Manhattan's queer nightlife, with club and event reports and profiles of fascinating New Yorkers.
New East Village kink night Queer Fetish went off with a “bang” this past Sunday—especially for the six or so creatures that braved Reba McEntire’s poop pen (she autographed ass-cheeks), before being whacked raw on the pooper by Spittles the Clown. Staged at Nowhere in the East Village, Queer Fetish drew everything from the “lookie-loos” lurking in dark corners to collared and leashed punk rock slaves. One such particular fellow arrived with two spiky-haired girl-doms and broke the butt-slapping ice, inspiring jolly others to follow. Bondage à la punk.
Queer Fetish creator DJ Chaotiqueer spun a sexy mix of dance tracks, dirty rock-and-roll and circus music, in addition to adding sound effects for the evening’s performance. Hosts Spittles the Clown and Amber Martin kept the crowd laughing itself hoarse and gasping with fright: Spittles whacked behinds raw to the sound of many “whoas” and the hysterically-sensational Ms. Martin appeared as three of her many wacky characters—the Bible-reading, speaking-in-tongues Tammy Cross, the aforementioned Reba and Brenda Snell, a giggling Whitney-Houston-obsessed lounge singer with a shady history and snake tongue.
It was bold of us (okay, I’m the clown) to schedule this on the 39th anniversary of the Stonewall riots and Judy Garland’s death—as there were high-profile events on the same night. But as the new, naughty punk kids on the fetish block, we expect to grow as Pride season moves along. Future parties will be themed and will showcase more wacky cabaret, fetish demos and more butt-slapping clowns. A special “thank you” to the four boys in the corner who took it upon themselves to…
Queer Fetish happens every third Sunday—the next whack-a-thon falls on July 20th
Charlie Vazquez is a Brooklyn-based writer, part-time fetish clown and the assistant to Diamanda Galás--but really, he's nice.
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