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I MMjwBjijjgragM iggjgggpj? 1 v^ 7 |P^^ I yy^^> ;. . 1 EiT ' ", I I ( ??I|b1^ i MBB&g^WBMM I BsBa?KSiMME3i ! ^ ;v. ? I I ^^^^BS^|iiS;||Pvf& { "WMWIiWBBWMiMBWI j H IB lH HtV^' c ' ^ i 1 wi'ji. r- *lp||^iiBi K^fesfei4.; -'';V ^^artfwu^. ??!** ty\ . ^?i h i | jtt?si^$?&? 'Z': Q6BlwE*j ^j6d?r<2ftpl%^t iy bRf^ ^fwroiiiiiiiiitfjlMWiPr WMmKmrn '"mS^ -r{5pyj^j -fiS Iggg^j^: 1 By MARY YARB Gamecock Staff \ Hours before s Club, the stage v formers, Suzie ai They are female -,g] tertained with twc and Andy. Female impen dress as women audience. They a drag queens, who women. Because they d personation for tl four agree it serve fantasies. Ml &bB Their art usual! Hflfrfc 111 *? a recorc* wlli fig around the stage usually dressed continually make jp|g|ijj the imperso i n\ght at ^e club Jl^gM with the exception ^flEliBiiSi through a sex < which he hopes wi a woman. When Michael JB^^HHH opening act, th< audience welcom whistles. Michael moved resembling Bette different look for Michael. "I love " ! chance to play the l|ijb|&fi miciiakl has but feels he ge Columbia. '^^^vfegfefeis-ib He has a ver; popular act, howt of Dolly Parton Dollar." During audience buy hir Michael said ht JkM^ ^BfcfciaPP^ le perf< out far OROUGIl over r Vriter They howtime at the Fortress SUZ vas lit to allow two per- perfor i A1 MIAVioaI WAUAAWCA -J 1 ? iv* miviia^i iv itntaiot. ctllU 1U i impersonators and en- in his ? other performers, JoAnn wome the sc onators are males who vincin and perform before an "Ili re not to be confused with said, ' are just men dressed as sexua! it." lo not rely on female imleir main incomes, these JOA s as an outlet for personal forme from 1 y consists of pantomining time g ile moving energetically bullie< . The impersonators are JoA in ornate costumes and dainty sensual hip gestures. "Mj JoAnn NATORS performing this talk a were all married to men, Ano i of Michael. Andy is going black change using hormones, spoke 11 satisfy his longing to be ANI stepped on stage for his the ni e predominantly female audier ed him with catcalls, and bills d And very well on stage often strip i Midler. "I try to achieve a string each performance," said shakir being a man, but love the due tc : part of a woman as well." "I v suspe< > performed in other cities And ts the best reception in inside I am have ( y good voice. His most ;ver, involves a pantomine Till 's "Queen of the Silver seeme ; this act members of the audiei n drinks. there ; prefers female audiences imper Photography by Mai TTwm wmmaaBam armers uusies # ^ nale "because they don't mock you. are much more appreciative." HE was one of the crowd's favorite 'mers of the night. He is from Hawaii oks like an Oriental doll when dressed sleek clothing. When he puts on n's clothing and shades his face with ft makeup tones, he is a very cong "she." ke to play to female audiences," Suzie 'although I'm not interested in them lly. I like to tease them and they love / | tNN is a local talent who has perd mainly in Columbia. Originally Ehrhardt, S.C., he says he had a hard [rowing up there because he was often 3 and teased by the local boys. nn usually dresses to perform in long, puffy-sleeved dresses. r parents know what I do," said i, "and we get along fine. We never bout my nighttime job." ther performer was Andy, a local entertainer. Unlike the others, Andy with a normal female voice. )Y was the most popular performer of ; ght. During his act, some of the 1? ice walked onstage ana placed dollar lown the front of his dress. y is the only impersonator who did a ict that night. Unveiling all but a g, he shimmied his shoulders while lg his breasts, which are developing > hormone treatments. vork and live as a woman so nobody :ts me as being a man," said Andy, y said he feels like a woman trapped a man's body. "I often feel as though being punished for something I may done in a past life." ^ C show was certainly different but ;d very enjoyable to most of the ice. Not only was the crowd convinced was a woman on stage, but the female sonators seemed to believe it as well. 'k Alexander v..-: GL J| ; 1? 8 )