Heklina as Lady Gaga and Lady Bunny at the Gaga Trannyshack Tribute Night

And in case you thought Lady Gaga wasn’t in on the fun:

Lil’ Miss Hot Mess’ ability to capture the blurred video delay of Kate Bush’s original “Wuthering Heights” in a live performance is spectacular.

In case you haven’t seen the original

Heklina, the San Francisco drag queen and founder of the long running Trannyshack drag show sued a British outfit for copyright infringement. Heklina claimed that Trannyshack UK is being confused for her show and it diminishes the brand she created.

Apparently, the suit has been thrown out because Heklina’s lawyers didn’t follow up with letters from the UK authorities on the intellectual rights to the name, and so the owners of Trannyshack UK are now official owners of the title in the European Jurisdiction – and no one else (including Heklina) can use the trademark without Trannyshack UK’s approval anywhere in Europe.

UPDATE: From Facebook, Heklina tells us -

I just showed this article to my lawyer-this is simply an amendment we filed, before we discovered a better avenue to pursue. We ignored it, therefore it was tossed out. I, and my US and UK counsels, are very much moving forward. For the UK people to try to call this any sort of “victory” shows how little they know about the law…..Even if they tried at this point to come up with another name, I still have to move forward now, the ball is rolling!

Queens!!

Heklina has never been very comfortable that they were using the Trannyshack name even though she’s performed there a couple of times and was even hailed as the “founder of Trannyshack.”

I hope the queens over in the UK get their act together and give Heklina her due. I’d hate to see this go to court but it would be kind of fun to see a man in wig decide the fate of a bunch of queens in wigs. Imagine that court scene.

My first Trannyshack show was in London and I talked to some of the girls who performed there. Most of them acted as though it was no biog deal that they were using the name, but that was almost four years ago.

The three of them, along with a multitude other fabulous performers will be working the stage on Saturday night at the Trannyshack Final Kiss-OFF Party, a big adieu to the weekly club show that has influenced drag queens for over 12 years.

But as they say in show business, nothing ever really dies. Will “Lash Out” be the next project in the works or will Trannyshack continue in a different form?

Lady Miss Kier is best known as the lead singer and co-producer for the mega-hit band DEEE-LITE, who’s songs “Groove is in the Heart” and “What is Love” defined the sound for a whole generation. Today their music still gets an enthusiastic response from people everywhere.

As an art director and fashion designer her influence was felt throughout the 90s in club kid fashion, video and in graphic design.

Join us for an intoxicating fun show as we dish it up with Heklina and Peaches Christ about the final night of Trannyshack in San Francisco, the impact of Dee-Lite’s music, and living in the 1990′s

What is fabulousness? Feast of Fools.

[Originally posted on08.22.08]

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PART 2 – After a decade of being the Nation’s longest running drag show, Heklina and her friends decided to call it quits and throw a final kiss-off party for all the fans of Trannyshack.

Interviewers: Fausto Fernós, Marc Felion – editing and production: Nathan Adloff, Fausto Fernós
Special thanks: Peaches Christ, Curtis Jensen, Heklina

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PART 1 – After a decade of being the Nation’s longest running drag show, Heklina and her friends decided to call it quits and throw a final kiss-off party for all the fans of Trannyshack.

Interviewers: Fausto Fernós, Marc Felion – editing and production: Nathan Adloff, Fausto Fernós
Special thanks: Peaches Christ, Curtis Jensen, Heklina

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Fausto Fernos tackles one of the long awaited questions, is drag legend Lady Bunny illiterate? Can she write and read her own name? Find out, plus Dee-Lite’s Lady Miss Keir sings an alternate version of “Power of Love” you don’t want to miss.

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camera: Marc Felion, editing: Nathan Adloff, producer: Fausto Fernós, photographer: Curtis Jensen

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Over 3,000 delighted fans showed up at the Regency Center on Saturday night to watch some of the country’s best drag queens and drag-inspired musicians dazzle the audiences with their elaborate, colorful and majestic performances.

Click here to see photos taken from the event. (More to come)

In many ways the Trannyshack Kiss Off was a collection of the best moments from one of the longest running and influential drag shows in the country.

On today’s show we hang out once again with gender illusionist and Daughter of Satan Peaches Christ and the delightful Curtis Jensen to look at the final moments of Trannyshack’s Kiss Off Party and to help us say goodbye to this wonderful city as we head home to Chicago.

Listen for the juicy behind the scenes details as we dish up the dirt on what rocked and what was mocked at Trannyshack.

Can the hilarious Lady Bunny read and write her own name? Maybe, but one thing the hilarious founder of Wigstock can do is make you laugh with her raunchy collection of rotten jokes. You can look forward to our backstage interview with her next week.

Plus- Raya Light and Hoku Mama Swamp’s crowd pleasing performances, Beyond the Valley of the San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival and Obama’s pick for President, whoops, I mean VICE President Sen. Joe Biden.

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The three of them, along with a multitude other fabulous performers will be working the stage on Saturday night at the Trannyshack Final Kiss-OFF Party, a big adieu to the weekly club show that has influenced drag queens for over 12 years.

But as they say in show business, nothing ever really dies. Will “Lash Out” be the next project in the works or will Trannyshack continue in a different form?

Lady Miss Kier is best known as the lead singer and co-producer for the mega-hit band DEEE-LITE, who’s songs “Groove is in the Heart” and “What is Love” defined the sound for a whole generation. Today their music still gets an enthusiastic response from people everywhere.

As a art director and fashion designer her influence was felt throughout the 90s in club kid fashion, video and in graphic design.

Join us for an intoxicating fun show as we dish it up with Heklina and Peaches Christ about the final night of Trannyshack in San Francisco, the impact of Dee-Lite’s music, and living in the 1990′s

Plus questions from you, our listeners.

What is fabulousness? Feast of Fools.

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