At the Strand Book Store in NYC, Lady Bun-Bun talks to Drag Race judge extraordinaire Michelle Visage about her new book, The Diva Rules: Ditch the Drama, Find Your Strength, and Sparkle Your Way to the Top. Writes Bunny:
I interviewed Michelle Visage at the Strand bookstore in NYC last week for a packed kick-off tour. She has a new book called The Diva Rules which is part autobiography and part diva-in-training tips. As some of you know, I’m obsessed with the news and don’t watch much reality TV – even when I’m on it. Cuz I’m cuckoo like that. However, I cherish the times I’ve gotten to hang out with Michelle at gigs. I don’t know her as a bitchy judge as you may view her as–I see her as a warm-hearted friend who’s always game for some giggles and gossip and is not afraid to express strong opinions even if they ain’t popular. While traveling to gigs may seem glamorous, those shared moments with other performers I’ve befriended mean the world to me. (But enough about performers and back to Michelle!). Seriously, in between those moments on stage, there’s a lot of grueling travel, sound checks and sitting alone in hotel rooms. They can be nice hotels or sometimes they’re dumps. But being on the road in any hotel can be just plain lonely and Michelle’s the antidote for that. You know the feeling – when you’re in a glamorous destination but you’re really missing your pets back home. My pets are mice and roaches–so easy to care for! The roaches actually eat the mouse poop so it works out great for a gal on the go.
When asked to host her kick-off book tour, I hesitated. I don’t know all Drag Race trivia from every season. But it turned out I didn’t need to, because there is a natural chemistry between us as evidenced in this video. Dancer/choreographer Cesar Valentino was in attendance, and I was reminded that in her many incarnations one of her first was voguer. Yes, a white girl voguing back in the day with supernova Willie Ninja at events like Suzanne Bartsch’s Love Ball. Then on to pop stardom with her girl group Seduction, radio jock and now TV personality.
The audience seemed to really enjoy this presentation and I felt happy to be part of the Drag Race/Drag U/World Of Wonder family. I may be the demented, slutty aunt of the WOW family who says inappropriate things, but I actually tried to keep it clean here for Miss Visage’s younger fans. Despite this camera angle highlighting my 3rd chin, maybe the head honchos over at World Of Wonder will check this out and see what I see: a Bunny chat show on TV! Maybe we can call it Chat Sow? Just putting that out there to Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, Thairin Smothers, RuPaul Charles and all the other crazies at WOW. I don’t like soundbites, I don’t like any message that can be reduced to a hashtag, but I do enjoy in-depth chats with interesting folks if people still have the attention span for them. LOGO, are you listening? Anyhoo–check it out and let me know whatcha think! After you’ve finished masturbating to my chins!
Watch the fun below!
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