NYC Nights: Amanda Lepore's BIG TOP Finale!

Sooner or later everything in NYC comes to an end....especially in nightlife. Restaurants come and go, nightclubs open and close, parties get cancelled. On Thanksgiving Eve one of my favorites did just that: Amanda Lepore's decadent circus themed Big Top at Carnival breathed it's last cotton candy scented breath. During it's 7 month run, Big Top won Best Gay Night at PAPER Magazine's 2010 Nightlife Awards and Best Bar/Club Party at the 2010 Glammy Awards. It's seXXXed up carnival atmosphere complete with circus freaks, burlesque dancers and nearly naked go-go boys made this the most exciting thing to do on a Wednesday night. So imagine my delight when Amanda asked me to be a Special Guest Host for the grand finale! What a night it was! Everyone who's anyone came out to show face and celebrate. Not only did techno-colored scenester Raquel Reed debut her new music video but there also a fashion show by the amazing Julia Clancey, featuring ME as one of the runway models! Big Top definitely went out with a big bang. After the festivities ended me, Amanda, Kenny Kenny and crew headed over to Coffee Shop for a celebratory Thanksgiving "Deakfast" and kiki session (for new readers to my blog that is the elusive meal somewhere between dinner and breakfast). What will I do with myself on Wednesday night now?

photo by Veronica iBarra

Sashay! Shante! 
photo by Veronica iBarra

 Kenny Kenny workin' it!
photo by tmronin

Work the runway, sweetie!
photo by Barbara Doux

 Finale!
photo by tmronin

Niki Manray, Amanda Lepore and Hunter Woodlawn

 SEX
photo by Barbara Doux

Jordan Fox and Veruca La’Piranha 
photo by Marco Ovando

Niki Manray and Darian Darling
photo by Veronica iBarra

 Paisley Dalton

photo by tmronin

photo by Veronica iBarra

Cazwell and Darian Darling
photo by Marco Ovando

Anna Evans and Kayvon Zand
photo by tmronin

 photo by tmronin

 Amanda Lepore and Joey Israel with a few bearded ladies!
photo by Andrew Werner

Tre Knight
photo by Veronica iBarra

Darian Darling
photo by Marco Ovando

Raquel Reed

photo by tmronin

photo by Veronica iBarra

  Zelda Kaplan
photo by Barbara Doux

Miss Tickle
photo by Marco Ovando

Darian Darling, Hunter Woodlawn, Niki Manray and Markus

Raquel Reed and Cazwell
photo by Marco Ovando

Veronica iBarra and Darian Darling

Kenny Kenny
photo by Gerry Visco

 Darian Darling and Raquel Reed
photo by Andrew Werner

Charley Brown and Malik So Chic
photo by Paul Alexander

Mark Shepard and Darian Darling
photo by Veronica iBarra

A goodbye kiss from Mandy!
photo by Marco Ovando

Off to Thanksgiving "Deakfast"
photo by Barbara Doux

A knife, a fork, a bottle and a cork! That's the way we spell NEW YORK!