Bruce LaBruce celebrates his 50th and I my 35th at our Capricorn birthday bash at El Quijote in New York. By Glenn Belverio

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Dear Shaded Viewers,

The stars, sluts and star sluts were out last night in NYC when director Bruce LaBruce and I  celebrated our birthdays together at the venerable El Quijote restaurant in New York on my birthday, January 11.

Since I was turning 35, my friend Camille Paglia sent me this quote from Oscar Wilde:

“Thirty-five is a very attractive age. London society is full of women of the very highest birth who have, of their own free choice, remained thirty-five for years. Lady Dumbleton is an instance in point. To my own knowledge she has been thirty-five ever since she arrived at the age of forty, which was many years ago now.”

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Artist Superstar Marco Santaniello & Japanese pop sensation Crystal Kay.

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Bruce with artist and designer Simone who flew in from Lake Como to spend time with his boyfriend–and to attend my birthday party! Simone’s trompe l’oeil  t-shirt is an image of the porn star François Sagat.

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Screenwriter and actor Rinaldo Rocco and I. Rinaldo lives in Rome but is working on a project in New York.

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Pretty on the outside.

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Desi Santiago and Zaldy

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I wasn’t that hungry so I just ordered something small.

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Mark Morgan Perez, Simone, Luca Cruz Salvati and Katie Degentesh.

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Susanne Oberbeck of No Bra, BLaB and Jason Thome.

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Viva Ruiz and friend

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Desi, Zaldy and singer Carole Pope

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The boys in the band

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Patty Powers and friend

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Billy Miller of Straight to Hell fame and Carole Pope

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Writer Bruce Benderson (right) with his date

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Celebrity chef Corey Sabourin and author Nancy Stout

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Poet Katie Degentesh and Hurricane Isabel

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Since the theme of the night was more or less “The Boys in the Band” we ended the night at Julius’ where the opening scenes of the film were shot in 1970.

xxx

Glenn Belverio

Glenn Belverio

Glenn Belverio is a writer and New Yorker. He has been reporting for ASVOF since 2005 and currently works at The Museum of Modern Art as the Content Manager for MoMA Design Store.