SHIRLEY Q, WHERE ARE YOU?

APPARENTLY, SHIRLEY Q HAS PACKED UP HER DRAG TO BECOME A FULL-TIME NURSE. DAMN! NOW WITH THAT SICK BITCH JOINING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, YOU KNOW WE NEED IMMEDIATE, LARGE-SCALE REFORM!



I WILL CERTAINLY MISS HER INSANE COMEDY! SHE INTRODUCED ME LAST YEAR AT SOUTHERN DECADENCE BY SAYING: "LADY SAYS ABOUT HER ACT THAT IF IT AIN'T BROKE DON'T FIX IT. WELL, HER CD MUST BE MADE OUT OF KRYPTONITE BECAUSE THAT ACT HASN'T CHANGED IN A DECADE!"

FROM BESTOFNEWORLEANS.COM:

With no fanfare, Southerndecadence.net posted an online message Aug. 24 about the forthcoming Labor Day appearance at the Bourbon Pub by female impersonator Shirley Q. Liquor: "IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. Due to scheduling conflicts for the entertainer, the Shirley Q. Liquor shows have been canceled."

  Fans will be disappointed, especially considering that with a festival that prides itself on being irreverent, Charles Knipp — aka Shirley Q. Liquor — has long been one of the edgier and most popular acts. On Labor Day weekend, with thousands of gays and lesbians pouring into town for a weekend of 24/7 partying, part of the draw has been the outrageous street parade and the promise of risque entertainment. While Knipp's act is not the most salacious — drag queen Lady Bunny singing a description of her derriere and its experiences is not atypical — Shirley Q. Liquor is surely the most controversial.

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