mardi gras
Flotsam & Jetsam
2:44PM Jess McGuire | Ladies and gentlemen, the woman who talked openly at the Logies a few ago about John Wood’s trick pelvis is back in Australia, and already her gums are fast flapping away at media. Yes, Joan Rivers had only been in the country for just sixty minutes before she rang up Confidential and gave them access to her brilliant mind, and here are the results.
Despite a nasty case of laryngitis, within an hour of touching down in Sydney yesterday the bestselling author and plastic surgery aficionado was on the blower to Confidential and, as always, speaking her mind.
“I have a manager and I think he was drunk when he did this – I thought I was going to be on a float,” she said. “It’s very disorganised.”
I’m sure there will be enough drag queens on floats who resemble Joan Rivers to more than make up for this oversight. Oh, and she also took the time to have a dig at Mel Gibson too. More »
Joan Rivers Not Happy About Missing Out On A Mardi Gras Float
2:44PM Jess McGuire | Ladies and gentlemen, the woman who talked openly at the Logies a few ago about John Wood’s trick pelvis is back in Australia, and already her gums are fast flapping away at media. Yes, Joan Rivers had only been in the country for just sixty minutes before she rang up Confidential and gave them access to her brilliant mind, and here are the results.
Despite a nasty case of laryngitis, within an hour of touching down in Sydney yesterday the bestselling author and plastic surgery aficionado was on the blower to Confidential and, as always, speaking her mind.
“I have a manager and I think he was drunk when he did this – I thought I was going to be on a float,” she said. “It’s very disorganised.”
I’m sure there will be enough drag queens on floats who resemble Joan Rivers to more than make up for this oversight. Oh, and she also took the time to have a dig at Mel Gibson too. More » 
People
10:47AM Jess McGuire | I think we can all learn something from news that Natalie Bassingthwaighte has taken over Kylie Minogue’s position as patron saint of Mardi Gras – if you’re going to spend all your time overseas chasing hot Spanish models and failing to bring home Grammys, some young(er) upstart from your hometown is going to steal your crown.
Natalie Bassingthwaighte is being hailed as a Kylie-style gay icon, with man-love showered on her new album and an upcoming Mardi Gras appearance.
Oh, those gays! Showering “man-love” is certainly a dramatic way of showing appreciation for Natalie Bassingthwaighte’s new album – it must be good because it looks like the star of a bukkake video. That’s the kind of rating system I can approve of whole-heartedly. “Five out of five lashings of jizz – do yourself a favour!”
Natalie goes on to talk about the recent Sydney concert she cruelly invited Defamer Australia to knowing full well we wouldn’t be able to make it! More »
The Bass Has Usurped Kylie Minogue To Become Goddess Of The Gays™
10:47AM Jess McGuire | I think we can all learn something from news that Natalie Bassingthwaighte has taken over Kylie Minogue’s position as patron saint of Mardi Gras – if you’re going to spend all your time overseas chasing hot Spanish models and failing to bring home Grammys, some young(er) upstart from your hometown is going to steal your crown.
Natalie Bassingthwaighte is being hailed as a Kylie-style gay icon, with man-love showered on her new album and an upcoming Mardi Gras appearance.
Oh, those gays! Showering “man-love” is certainly a dramatic way of showing appreciation for Natalie Bassingthwaighte’s new album – it must be good because it looks like the star of a bukkake video. That’s the kind of rating system I can approve of whole-heartedly. “Five out of five lashings of jizz – do yourself a favour!”
Natalie goes on to talk about the recent Sydney concert she cruelly invited Defamer Australia to knowing full well we wouldn’t be able to make it! More » 
Just How Much Does Kylie Love Her Gays?
9:22AM Clem Bastow | Enough to consider a return to the Mardi Gras stage in 2008, if the latest rumours are to be believed. Our Kyles appeared at Australia’s biggest gay and lesbian PAARRRTAAAYYY in 1994 and 1998 but has not been back since.
Despite canning a touted 2008 world tour (as she didn’t feel well enough yet), it’s a one-off gig she’d likely seriously consider, if she knows what’s good for her, since the pink dollar has kept her career afloat even BGHP (Before Gold Hot Pants).
The princess of pop looks set to have the queens of Sydney spinning around at the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras next year, if Kylie Minogue’s enthusiastic interview with DNA magazine is any indication.
Rumours have been circulating the divine Miss M would headline the 30th anniversary of the annual event and the singer has now confirmed her interest, telling the mag she would “absolutely love” to perform at the parade.
It goes without saying that we’d love to see this happen. In fact, we’d love to see Kylie spend more time in Australia full-stop.
Surely it’s time for her to quit that maddening mid-Atlantic accent and return to her Charlene roots? Especially since it looks as though Libby won’t make it through the Neighbours cliffhanger. More » 