On Saturday in Sydney time, the 2010 Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Dance Party took place, starting at around 10PM local time and ending in the wee hours of 8AM the following morning (
http://www.mardigras.org.au/). There was a parade the previous weekend; some beautiful pictures can be seen at the
New Mardi Gras photostream (Flickr). Here is a sample:
photo by Richard Kendall
photo by Jonathon May
At the Dance Party, there were performers like Kelly Rowland, DJ David Guetta, GEORGE MICHAEL...
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and closing the show at 8AM, some of you can probably guess by now from my track record...
YES, LAST YEAR'S RUNNER-UP ON AMERICAN IDOL PERFORMED IN BLACK TIGHTS, A CORSET, A CHEST HARNESS, AND A SPARKLY CODPIECE. HE HAD "HOT GUYS AND ALIEN DRAG QUEENS" FOR DANCERS. ♥_♥
The singing wasn't bad, either. FYE is notoriously difficult to sing live.
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Totally made me forget my fever and cold for a while :D