Dragging out the Fourth!

Miss Ginger is looking forward to some R&R this 3-day holiday weekend! She's really bummed that she wasn't invited to see Tugboat and Bill's Fabulous Contraband Pyrotechnical Extravaganza, but apparently it is SO exclusive a crowd even Miss G can't get in. Maybe if she starts grovelling now she can get an invite for next year!

But that's okay, since she has been asked to do a command performance, by Royal Invite of Her Most Imperial Sovereign of the Single Star, Empress Marcia Mink Ann Gill. Apparently Marcia's having a little "do" at Tony's Corner Pocket Saturday night, starting on stage around 6-ish and finishing up on Tony's FABULOUS outdoor patio with an equally FABULOUS view of the downtown fireworks. Miss Ginger will come up with something show-stopping, I have no doubt! So, if you need a great place to watch the fireworks (with plenty of free parking!) come on down to T'sCP Saturday night!

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 Appears This Sunday!

Miss Ginger Grant will be appearing this Sunday night at Tony's Corner Pocket in support of her dear friend, Miss Marcia Mink Anne Gill Magillucutty Mary Magdalene Martha Jean Smith! Okay, I embellished a little, but damn, that gurl has a lotta names! Anyho (and all ho's..) she's candidate for Empress XXV of ERSICSS, and Miss G thought in the holiday spirit Miss G would help lil' Marcia and the Court celebrate 25 years of raising funds for the Houston GLBT community. She's got a festive little holiday outfit planned, assuming she get's back to H-town in enough time to let the f*&^ker out at the waist! Miss G's is getting to be such a big girl! Hope to see you tommorrow!