So I heard that Aretha Franklin cancelled her Detroit performance citing heat exhaustion. Hmm…Man, wish I coulda cited “it’s too damn hot” my damn self yesterday afternoon at Marketdays! Marketdays is a huge street Festival in the predominantly (or what used to be predominant ) gay community on Chicago’s North side. This translates to mega crowds and huge crowd appreciation. I wouldna missed it for the world! I had a blast. Tried out some new material (finally) and strutted back and forth and sang my tits off.
But I do feel Retha’s pain! It was over ninety degrees out there with a heat index of “Hell’s Inferno!!” actually the temps weren’t completely intolerable in the shade but in the Sun where the audience had to stand…Lordy! Lordy! It was really more than I could bear! I wore a dress with girdle underneath…using the toilet (in our tiny air-conditioned trailer green room) was an exercise in contortionism.
Myspace pal Darryl says:
Entertainers are passing out all over the place – at least four in the past two weeks.
Being a plus sized woman/singer myself who faced 95 degree temps during a 90 minute set…I feel me some Aretha!! But I wouldn’t have missed the beautiful crowd at North Halsted Market Days for nothin! All photos taken by me from onstage! Check ’em out!
