Thursday, April 09, 2009

Elevator Girls Release Party "Going up or down?"


Elevator Girls In Bondage DVD release parties. Come join Cockette Rumi Missabu and friends @ the following events:

Wednesday April 15th, 8 PM
DVD release party and screening of the rarely shown 1972 cult film, "Elevator Girls in Bondage", in which Rumi Missabu stars as the rebellious elevator girl Maxine.
A live "freak show" hosted by original Cockette Rumi, with performances by Glenn Marla, Joseph Keckler, Darlinda, Robert Oppel, Max Steele, Donna Persona, Rose Wood, Don PV, Pearl and She Dick
Rumi will be available to autograph the Elevator Girl DVDs and the evening will include a silent auction of rare original Cockette memorabilia from the 1970s as well as Cockette-inspired wearable art and wall sculptures by famed artist Bill Bowers.
Bleecker Theatre, 45 Bleecker St. (btwn Lafayette and Mott), 212-260-8250, free admission

Friday April 17th, 8 PM and 10:30 PM (2 shows)
DVD release party and screening of the rarely shown 1972 cult film, Elevator Girls in Bondage, in which Rumi Missabu stars as the rebellious elevator girl Maxine.
A live "freak show" hosted by original Cockette Rumi, with performances by Tigger, The Dazzle Dancers, Darlinda, Donna Persona, Sequinette, Rose Wood, Pearl, She Dick and a sneak peek of Robert Oppel's upcoming docu-drama "Uncle Bob".
Rumi will be available to autograph the Elevator Girl DVDs and the evening will include a silent auction of rare original Cockette memorabilia from the 1970s as well as Cockette-inspired wearable art and wall sculptures by famed artist Bill Bowers.
Monkeytown, 58 North Third Street, Williamsburg Bklyn (Bedford stop) , 718-384- 1369, dinner reservations are encouraged, but admission is free.

Ah yes...my wicked past catches up to me once again. Rumi is one of the original fabulous Cockettes from my San Francisco daze. My friend Pretty Johnny co-stars but unfortunately will not be there. Elevator Girls is a campy short film that at the time we were all amazed they could get it together enough to film!