Psychedelic 60's Dance Party - the party!

I'm picking this up from the end of the last post... we wrapped up getting ready, with Miss doing my nails with white tips which is a look that I really love!

She dressed in a new pair of ripped jeans and a 60's flower child style top. She looked great!

Off we go!
Walking out of the house and walking to the car I always worry my neighbors will be out, and this time more so, given that I was in a flashy GoGo girl outfit with pink fishnet thigh-high stockings and boots. But that was not a problem, and getting into the car without showing off too much was fun in that little dress ;-) As we drove I was wondering what type of view people in SUVs and other taller vehicles might have had if they happened to look down at me while driving :-)

Park and walk
This time we parked in the parking structure behind the club. Plenty of parking with nice, safe, bright lighting. This area of town has many retail establishments, shopping and dining, so there were other people coming and going at this time of night that were not going to the club (it was about 8:30 pm and a Saturday night).

I was in a very short dress, and this was my first public debut in such a short dress, so I was really worried about putting on a "free show" in front of the random people we were passing by. Right as we left the car I pulled down on the hem of my dress as much as it would go before we started our slow walk through that very well lit garage. I tried not to act or walk in a way that would show my nervousness, but I was very anxious about attracting attention. I think Miss really 'enjoyed' me being dressed like this in public.

Into the club
We get in line to enter the club and get our IDs checked. I was a little more chatty with the girl checking IDs, and I asked her how she can tell if it's a match for a trans person. She said she just tries to match the eyes on the photo to the person.

We were seated a little farther back from the edge of the stage and dance floor then in prior visits. Let me say that on this evening I was a lot more attentive to managing my dress (as I sat up and down), and keeping my knees together! I was not too keen on crossing my legs either, that would have been a lot of thigh on display. Of course all of my modesty concerns were ridiculously overblown given how scantily dressed some of the other ladies were, I fit in just fine ;-)

A first for me!
I think this is a first, but Miss said she was a little jealous thinking about what attention I might get - bless her! I was so very flattered. But I also felt a little bad & embarrassed that I was the cause of her feeling a not-fun-at-all emotion, and of course she has absolutely nothing to worry about in that department. But it was an interesting reversal of what's been "normal" for me. I don't think I've every been aware of anyone being jealous of me, and for sure never due to how I looked!

Party (and picture) time!
The club had been decorated a bit, with a Beatles Yellow Submarine complete with cartoon versions of the Fab Four. The host and promoter of this event (Jamie Jameson) was in a similar outfit as mine, with white GoGo boots, so I felt a lot better about my outfit fitting the theme!

We ate dinner as we usually do, along with some Margaritas :-) These Saturday night parties also have photographers. One of them sets up all night with a "Red Carpet" type theme. The 'regulars' get pictures taken every month, but Miss and I had not done it yet. I think mainly because I have been worried about being seen by anyone in my work life that might recognize me. But I'm getting a little less worried about that. I know I want to come out full time, and my employer would not have a problem with that as they are fully supportive of LGBT people and issues (but I don't know about my direct bosses), with some of our very top leadership falling into at least the L and G buckets. We have all the letters represented openly across the rest of the staff. I even wanted to attend an after-work meetup of our company sponsored LGBT group just announced a couple of months ago. I would have done so as my male in-the-closet persona. But my schedule did not permit that. Maybe next time.

Well, I scoped out the Red Carpet area and there really wasn't much of a crowd yet, so I asked Miss if she wanted to go up and get our pictures taken. She said yes, so we put napkins over our drinks to keep our seats, and headed up the stairs. The photographer is really great and has supported this event for years - TeddyBoy French.

I'm on the Red Carpet!

After the pictures we walked back to our seats, and the DJ started to spin, playing a fair amount of 60's music and occasionally modern day dance club music. We didn't end up dancing to any of the 60's tunes before the night progressed and all the music turned to current day selections.

When we did make it out to the dance floor, it was more packed then any time before! As usual the diversity of people and age ranges was awesome - this is not just a 20 something community. I think this ended up being the most attended Saturday dance party yet, I heard there were about 500 people there!

And I did get a compliment or two on my outfit from 'regulars' - YAY!

Another first for me - OMG!!!
So this part is a little blurry to me as far as exact details. - after a few Margaritas I was probably feeling a little too good :-) Somehow I ended up being a finalist in the 60's outfit contest (I think 4 of us)! They called me down and I just couldn't believe it! The photographers were taking pictures and probably video, as were people with their cell phones. It was loud, the lights were turned up bright, people were saying stand here, face here, walk there, etc. and I was just not catching it all. So the pictures I was able to find with me in them are not too well staged, often probably my own fault.

But all I can say is OMG! Amazing! I never ever thought I'd be in any type of contest as a woman, let alone a finalist in one! It felt so good. I was on cloud nine!

It was a great time!