It's not as if I didn't want to, but the first day the event owner seemed to be a little indifferent towards me, not even thanking me for my effort, and didn't even tell me he was leaving after leaving instructions of what needed to be done, so I finished the job with one other person.
Saturday I showed up at the scheduled time (dressed en-fem this time). The lady running the volunteers had to get a few of her girlfriends to dress as guys "Drag KINGS" and there was one Drag Queen, and myself a Cross-dresser. We were taken from the Claridge Hotel to Florida Ave (about a mile) in rolling chairs, interestingly I was born in AC and used to spent most of my life on the Boardwalk till I was about 20 years old and never rode in a Rolling Chair, it was a first for me.
When we got to our destination we had to pose for some photo shoots, (I am a camera lens hag) so it was fun for me, I felt like a movie star. We went onto the beach and after some introductions of who we were we had to compete in a "Drag Race" in the sand with high heels on and around two markers for 4 laps, about 400 feet. If anyone knows me, I've kept in pretty good shape between cycling and running 3 days a week with each sport. Let me tell you, even the girls kicked my ass, I was so embarrassed I came in last.
But the part that really upset me was when I wanted to introduce my wife to the event owner and he didn't have time, you can bet I won't help out again.
1 comment:
It is too bad that the organizers of the event treated you and your wife poorly. Even though there is a "T" at the end of LGBT I am not sure it is a good fit. Guys like us who like to dress are not typically gay and a simple hetero CD is in a different place than a DQ who most often will be gay.
Homosexuality (male or female) tends to deal with sexual orientation and lifestyle choices. Folks like us are just old happily married hetero folks who just like to step out in a dress when the opportunity arises.
I do most of my outings in LGBT friendly bars and clubs and once the regular clientele gets to know me and realize that I am just a guy in a dress out for a beer and am not looking for anything other than a bar stool and drink they accept and put up with me.
It is always bad form to not thank a volunteer for their time and efforts.
Too bad I did not know of the event. It would have been fun to have come down to AC for a dress up event. I can assure you that if I had been in the Drag Race that you would not have finished last.
Pat
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