A Sparkle Spotter's Guide 2008

With the holiday out of the way, I realise that Sparkle is fast approaching and I need to get my finger out and start organising things. Or, even better, avoid organising things with pointless procrastination.

Such as...

I realise it's been a couple of years since my last Sparkle Spotter's Guide, so I thought I'd a 2008 supplement.

As before, bring it along on during the weekend, and check off everyone you spot. It's that easy!

The Grumpy Princess

From the neck down she's a fantastically bright and frivilous concoction of frills, bows, twiddly bits and sparkles. Face like a bulldog licking piss off a nettle.

No one quite knows why the gayness (in it's old fashioned sense of light-hearted joyousness) of a frock is directly in proportion to the apparent sullenness of the tranny wearing it, but it's probably something to do with balancing out the happiness of the universe.

Common behaviours:

1. Staring disinterestedly into the middle distance.

2. Smoking whilst staring disinterestedly into the middle distance.

3. Drinking whilst staring disinterestedly into the middle distance.

Spotted:          Date & Time:                            Location:

Last Generation Tranny

Don't be fooled by the title, generations in tranny terms last only about 5 years. Just enough time for the tranny involved to burst onto the scene, spend a few years using up all their pent-up girliness, get a bit "famous", and then begin to get bored with the whole thing. They still come along to the big events, but it's obvious that their heart isn't in it any more.

Most likely to say:

1. "Of course in my day we only had Trans-Mission and the Boudoir."

2. "What do you mean you've never heard of my blog?"

3. "I am big! It's the tranny scene that got small!"

Spotted:          Date & Time:                            Location:

The Young and Far Too Beautiful Drag Queen

They're nothing to do with Sparkle, they're just turned up on Canal Street because that's what they do most weekends anyway. And they're not that bothered about dressing up en-femme, it's just something that they do, incredibly well and seemingly without effort (unlike most of the envious tranny throng that have descended around them for the weekend).

Hated because:

1. They look too good.

2. They know they look too good.

3. Dammit, why don't they have all the hang ups about dressing up like a proper tranny does!?

Spotted:          Date & Time:                            Location:

The Ancient Admirer

You get the feeling he was probably something big in ICI until he retired in the 1970s, and apparently decided to spend his remaining years and pension hanging around with a bunch of trannies. Usually sporting glasses and a hearing aid of such a dated design you secretly wonder if he's actually a tranny admirer at all and if he had his prescriptions checked he'd suddenly realise what kind of clubs he was going to and why the gaggle of fillies who throng around him have always been so incredibly grateful and accommodating.

Spotted:          Date & Time:                            Location: