Post Coronation Post

Miss Ginger is back from the ERSICSS Coronation and has to say she had a lovely time. These things have been known to go on until 2 or 3 in the morning, but this year, Mistress of Protocol Crystal Rae Lee Love kept things on a tight schedule and kept the microphone out of the hands of babblers! We had new Empress and Emporer Elects by 11:30pm, and Miss G was in bed by 12:20. A record, I'm sure!

It was a special night for ERSICSS as they named their 25th aspirants to the throne! In honor of their Silver Anniversary, the Queen Mother of the Americas, as recoginized by the International Court System, was in attendance, and she announced several recognitions in honor of Houston's 25 years of participation in the International Court System. Miss Ginger was very pleased that she chose to recognize 2 Houston organizations outside of the Court System, for their support of the court and their efforts to support the community. One was the Colt 45's, a very worthy leather/levi oriented service organization, and the other was the Krewe of Olympus- Texas, Inc! It's very rare for the Courts to formally recognize any group outside of the system, and especially a group that elects a King and Queen. It's nice when organizations can work together!

Anyho- I promised pics, so here they are:

SonnaMae excorted Miss Ginger for the evening, and here they are together at the table:

Miss Ginger's sister, ShyAnne, was last year's Empress and this year's board President, so she was a busy girl all weekend! Miss G grabbed an opportunity to snap a photo with her right after a costume change!

And finally, after Kimberly Ann O'Neil and Bob Skinner were crowned Empress and Emporer 24, the names of the aspirants were announced. Marcia Mink Ann Gill was unnapposed, and was approved by the community for Empress. Miss G grabbed a chance to snap a shot with her earlier in the evening.

After a long, hard year of fund raising and fun raising, Marcia and her consort, JP Gill, will be crowned the 25th Monarchs of all of Houston.

Miss Ginger's Work is Done!

If all the GingerSnaps keep this up, Miss G will be out of a job! Ya see, 2 of the items that Miss G needed to cover have now been taken care of by other bloggers! Sometimes procrastination pays!
Str8upwithatwist posted some great pics of the Krewe of Olympus 12th Night Party (even though it didn't "technically" fall on 12th Night!) For you new 'Snaps out there, check out the Krewe website and see what we're all about! Our big Black Tie event is coming up February 7th. Invites are ready to mail, so if any of you local 'Snaps need an invite, be sure and let Miss G know quickly!
This coming weekend, Miss G will attend the coronation of her dear friend Miss Kimberly O'Neil, and (hopefully) witness the naming of Marcia Mink as her heir apparent. As Empress of ERSICSS, they and their Emperor are the Royal Sovereign, and will rule over the realm of the Imperial Court of the Single Star. There's lots of pomp, pageantry, and protocol, and it's sure to be the glitziest event the airport Sheraton will ever see! Anyway, Mistress Borghese gives a great history lesson on the Imperial Court on her blog, so check out all of these links! The International Court System is the world's largest Gay fundraising organization, and represents realms and baronies around the world!