Friday night, Queen G checked into the fabulous Palm Suite at the Tremont House hotel on Galveston Island, napped a bit, and then met up with King Tony and Captain Bill upon their arrival. After a quick bite at the hotel, we headed out to explore the bars in Glaveston, most notably, Robert's Lafitte, where we knew there was certain to be a drag show of dubious quality! Never to disapoint, we were treated to the "Miss Lafitte's Sweetheart" pagaent, and, as expected, discovered that, among the 4 contestants, there were probably about only 3 healthy teeth to share! We're not sure what it is about Galveston Island, but if you are a drag queen of questionable dental health and you don't live here, you might as well start packing... you will end up her eventually!
After an "interesting" night of drag entertainment, our royal threesome awoke to enjoy breakfast at the hotel, where they reviewed the latest edit of the ball video with Captain Bill. After a bit of liesurely shopping on the Strand, we had a yummy lunch, and then retired to our respective chambers for a pre-ball nap!
The evening began with a cocktail party here in the lobby of the Tremont, where Our Royal Majesties had their first audience with the new Bacchus Royalty, Queen Bacchus I. We also got to meet King Bacchus I, as well as Bacchus I, the official representation of Bacchus, in effect, the Krewe's "mascot", for lack of a better term. All were lovely and cordial, and appreciative of our rather large envoy from the big city to the beachy island!
After a couple of drinks at the bar, our entourage paraded about 2 blocks down the Strand to the Galveston Railroad Museum, as stunning preservation project to save an incredibly beautiful Art Deco station, as well as a collection of actual locomotives, cars, and equipment chronicling the golden age of rail travel. The ball was a beuatiful affair, with a live band, plentiful cocktails, and a delicious buffet catered by Chopin of Galveston!
After supper, visiting dignitaries were invited to the floor for a rather undignified dance contest, where Queen G and King Tony won the prize for their respectable minuette! No bump and grind for this royalty! If Miss G is gonna represent, she's gonna REPRESENT!!
Once the ball was over, our Royal Entourage headed to Stars Beach Club, were they were treated to yet another drag show, and more face time with many of the beautiful people who had attended the ball! It was FABULOUS evening, and Queen G is suitably exhasuted and ready for a good night's rest!
2 comments:
I AM SO SORRY I WAS ILL AND COULD NOT ATTEND, YOU KNOW I LOVE LAFITTE'S. I AM SURE YOUL BOTH LOOKED GREAT. MBC
Sounds like a wonderful time! Glad all went well, and I can tell that you represented your Krewe very well.
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