All About Sin

Yesterday, to mark what would have been the 42nd birthday of the legendary "Sinders" (who survived the Admiral Duncan bomb and was brutally murdered by a gang five years ago), his friends Alison and (our mate) Sally organised a gala evening of entertainment at Halfway to Heaven to raise money for the Albert Kennedy Trust, which supports homeless young gay people.

Appropriately titled "It's All About Sin", giving their time for free were some of the London scene's greatest drag acts including our hosts Kelly Mild and Crystal d'Canter, Kevin Cruise, Tanya Hyde, Lady Imelda, Rose Garden, Mrs Moore, Titti La Camp and Sandra - and it was one helluva show!

Among the highlights were the £100 that was popped into Imelda's bra for her to flash her "mangina" (which she did, briefly - eek!), one random bloke who raised a fortune to display his bare ass at the crowd, Rose Garden selling snogs (including a passionate clinch with lesbian Jools from QX magazine), and Mrs Moore hijacking punters for their small change on their way to the loo...

All the acts were magnificent, and early estimates reckon that well over £1000 was raised in four hours! Excellent stuff, and here are some random clips of the "ladies" themselves:

Crystal and Kelly - Suddenly, Seymour

The award winning Mrs Moore

Rose Garden ft Diamanda

Lady Imelda - With One Look

Titti La Camp @ Halfway to Heaven

Clapham Street Party 6

[PS The photo at the top of the page was taken about nine years ago at a party at Sally's pub, with Sinders (in cap).]

David "Sinders" Morley tribute site

Albert Kennedy Trust

Halfway II Heaven

Super Troupers

We had a great time at Halfway to Heaven yesterday afternoon, thanks to the lovely CK - aka Crystal D'Canter and Kelly Mild, glamorous cabaret artistes extraordinaire.

Madam Arcati has always had a concern that the age of the classic drag queen performer - the type of act that sings and has some patter, rather than those who just dress in funny costumes and mime - was over, now that some of the old troupers (Phil Starr, Dockyard Doris et al) are dead. But these two - each was a recent winner of the "Drag Idol" competition - prove that the spirit of Music Hall, and its successor the drag show, is alive and well and in Central London every Sunday!

The girls are great singers and entertainers, and you ain't seen nothing till you've seen their audience participation version of The Court Of King Caractacus! Here they are at the recent Clapham Street Party:

Crystal D'Canter and Kelly Mild at Clapham Street Party

And here's a sing-a-long for Monday (unfortunately without all the actions!)

Court of King Caractacus