Comments on Becky's T-Blog: Okay, you can stop texting now

Suzie - Don't worry I let the wonders of the inter...

2008-07-03T18:31:00.000+01:00

Suzie - Don't worry I let the wonders of the internets and the hard working team at Flickr Transgender Community Image Pool do the actual hard work.

I can't beleive that you made Jane take the photo ...

2008-07-03T18:26:00.000+01:00

I can't beleive that you made Jane take the photo all that way on her own!

Suzie x

Do "we" know what we want? Many did what they want...

2008-07-03T13:54:00.000+01:00

Do "we" know what we want? Many did what they wanted with Sparkle as an "Event going on". Sparkle promotes a safe introduction to outdoor trannying. The "experts" should be there to show what is possible. Personally I enjoyed the time I spent with "local" females that chatted to me and the guys who invited me to join them and dance. Thanks guys. I appreciated AXM changing rooms for my 15 minute change of clothing and the girl from Bolton who pinned me down to apply some make-up in View.
I enjoyed meeting friends. Pity I neither drink or eat otherwise I could socialise as well.

So Becky with respect to N, Does Lauren count as 1...

2008-07-02T21:57:00.000+01:00

So Becky with respect to N, Does Lauren count as 1.0 and me the shortarse as 0.75?
By the way I didnt confuse you with Lauren :0)

I didn't make the 175 odd mile journey to Manchest...

2008-07-01T23:55:00.000+01:00

I didn't make the 175 odd mile journey to Manchester either. I note anon's view but I would like to go there before I slag it off. knowing my luck they'll be a heatwave and i'll be sweating profusely in my wig.

Good job you weren't there Bex, I don't feel like ...

2008-06-30T13:13:00.000+01:00

Good job you weren't there Bex, I don't feel like I missed anything now! :)

Yep exactly - 'worthy'Just to underline my point a...

2008-06-29T19:37:00.000+01:00

Yep exactly - 'worthy'

Just to underline my point about the open-air stage... 2008 stylee

Penny: I emailed everyone who'd told me they were ...

2008-06-29T18:04:00.000+01:00

Penny: I emailed everyone who'd told me they were going, and I distinctly remember you telling me you weren't! Sorry for the wild goose chase. :)

Anonymous: You might think that, I couldn't possibly comment. :-)

... Okay, so you hit the nail on the head for some points. Sparkle is incredibly worthy, just sometimes I don't want to do "worthy".

Well young lady, you are responsible for at least ...

2008-06-29T17:10:00.000+01:00

Well young lady, you are responsible for at least one of my two blisters; I wandered round every bar and club, upstairs, downstairs, in the park, round the back of the bike sheds... I couldn't text you because of the phone-down-the-toilet incident of a few months back. I'm off to lie down in a darkened room and try to get some of the images of stocking tops and mini skirts out of my head.

I have a feeling that the Sparkle event has lost i...

2008-06-29T13:04:00.000+01:00

I have a feeling that the Sparkle event has lost its way, or succumbed to the general malaise of the tranny scene.

When it started, there was a good mix of clubbing (the Transmission party was fab) and some daytime stuff for the more cerebral/militant/arty/elderly tranny. Everything came to life at night and it was a lot of fun.

In recent years, the focus has been on the open-air stage, and it really doesn't work. Dull acts, no atmosphere and forced gaiety. Hordes of bored trannies clutching plastic cups of cider isn't a good look. If I want to do the timewarp or listen to folk/rock fusion, I'll go to the Guildford Festival.

Credit goes to the Roses organisers for taking Sparkle over, but I'm not sure how this bodes for the future. There'll be a whist drive next year, and the whole thing will be held in Bolton.

I guess Sparkle is an experiment in mainstream trannying, and the result was inevitably going to be underwhelming. I find myself hankering for the old-school seediness and debauchery of trannying... maybe I'll stick to Canal Street on a Wednesday.

Thanks Tiff, I can't pretend I'm as confident doin...

2008-06-29T00:29:00.000+01:00

Thanks Tiff, I can't pretend I'm as confident doing it as I have been in the past, but that's just because I've not done it in a while. I'm pretty sure I could get right back on that horse whenever I wanted.

So yeah, uh, you're 95% banana. ;-)

Oh hun - this sounds like an outbreak of complete ...

2008-06-29T00:10:00.000+01:00

Oh hun - this sounds like an outbreak of complete lack of confidence. Bin there etc.

Aw! Hugs,

x

PS Call me a banana if I'm wrong

In that equation, where is D -> Doctor Who is gett...

2008-06-28T22:48:00.000+01:00

In that equation, where is D -> Doctor Who is getting exciting?

Glad I'm not the only one who is suffering from an excess of life getting in the way of partying.

Summer is a poor time for trannies. Wigs are warm,...

2008-06-28T22:26:00.000+01:00

Summer is a poor time for trannies. Wigs are warm, shape-wear (corsets, padded bras, falsies, etc) is an extra layer of clothing to keep the heat in, and foundation melts. Roll on Autumn ;-)

I've tried to blog about why I'm still not ready to go to Sparkle, but I can't find the right words. I think the short answer is I'm still not fully out yet, and I haven't got anyone to go with that I'm happy sharing a hotel room with.

general trannienessIs it the weather? Not to be fu...

2008-06-28T21:08:00.000+01:00

general trannieness

Is it the weather? Not to be funny about it. Summer does seem to be a general offline time for the TG crew.

I wonder if BBC3 will run Sparkle highlights? :)

Did you comment 10 minutes after I posted it? Is S...

2008-06-28T17:30:00.000+01:00

Did you comment 10 minutes after I posted it? Is Sparkle that exciting that you're reading blogs? :-)

You weren't the only one texting Gill. :-) Hope you're having fun.

Did you post this after I texted 10 mins ago?

2008-06-28T15:08:00.000+01:00

Did you post this after I texted 10 mins ago?