June 1995 Saskatchewan Tour with the
Supremes
This page is mostly for our own use, to keep track of the various shows and the comings-and-goings of members. Still, it does give you an idea of the diverse places we've performed.
First rehearsal Monday April 11, 1994
Original Troupe: Jim M., Ron, Bobby, Jim W., Curtis, Trevor
Original Songs: Go West, SFO, I Am, MM, ITN, YMCA
Show #1 Wed. July 6, 1994 @ Roost
Show #2 Fri. July 15, 1994 @ Boots
Show #3 Sat. July 16, 1994 @ Options
August 1994: Curtis’ stepdown as Emperor (ITN)
Fall 1994 Curtis, Jim, Trevor replaced by Mickey, Scott, Bill
April 1995 First Carl’s Disco Show @ Roost
April 1995 Vp Revue awarded: Entertainer of the Year XXIII
June 1995 Saskatchewan Tour with the
Supremes
August 1995 Jim’s stepdown as Emperor
March 1996 Vancouver Coronation.
April 1996 Carl’s Disco Show. Carl crashed?
April 1996 Calgary Coronation.
June 1996 WEM
July 1996 Real Village People perform
at Telus Field. Later, the Impersonation Revue performs at the Roost with
original Indian Felipe Rose.
Nov. 30 1996 Auditor General
Feb. 1997 Social Dance
April 1997 Carl’s Disco Show. Bobby’s One Miss.
April 1998 Carl’s Disco Show
Fall 1998 Citadel. Ron back.
April 1999 Carl’s Disco Show
June 1999 Edmonton Gay Pride Parade
July/Aug 1999 park shows. Rob's debut.
September 1999
Lethbridge/Calgary
Oct. 23 1999 Princess Princess Ball. Chris guests.
Nov. 11, 1999 AIDS Benefit @ Roost.
Dec. 1999 Interactive male Launch party
Dec. 1999 Electric Lava Fetish/Fantasy Masquerade Ball
January 2000 Millenium YMCA crashes in Calgary - ARGRA dance and @ Boystown. Darcy guest stars as the Sailor.
February 2000: Website begun and group history compiled.
April 15, 2000 Calgary Coronation.
April 19, 2000 Bobby Blah Blah Blah's Boots Birthday Bash
April 23, 2000 Prom King/Queen stepdown @ Roost
April 29, 2000 Carl’s Disco Birthday Bash
June 25, 2000 Vp Revue Nominated. Entertainer of the Year Show @ Roost
July 2000 - REAL Village People perform at the Joint @ WEM. We, of course, attend in full-feather.
Aug 2, 2000 Candidate Show at Buddys kicks off Campaign 2000. VP Member Ron is running for Emperor! This is also the first time that we have ever performed at Buddys!
August 2000 Various non-VP numbers for Ron's candidate shows
Aug 26, 2000 Coronation 2000 - Congratulations Ron!!
Sept 30, 2000 Investitures 2000 - Congratulations Rob and Jim!!
October 7, 2000 Toronto Coronation. Ed returns for one show as the construction worker.
Dec 3, 2000 VP perform at a Betty Ford show. Juan's debut.
Dec 9, 2000 Second Annual Electric Lava Fetish/Fantasy Masquerade Ball. At this point, our six-number show consisted of the live versions of "Fire Island", "San Francisco", "Hollywood", "Macho Man", "In The Navy", and "YMCA".
Dec 16, 2000 No-Name Fundraiser @ Buddys. Ian guests as the leatherman.
April 21, 2001 Calgary Coronation 2001. Morgan and Derek's first show. We wow the audience by NOT doing YMCA. Instead, we do Mein Herr from 'Cabaret' and Kylie Minogue's 'Your Disco Needs You'.
April 29, 2001 the Oprah Show at the Roost. The Edmonton-debut of our Calgary 2001 number.
June 23, 2001 the Flamingo Pride Dance at the Citadel. This incredibly successful event concluded Edmonton Pride Festival 2001: A Rainbow Odyssey. We bring down the house!
Aug. 13, 2001 Emperor/Empress Candidate Show at the Roost (In The Navy)
Aug. 23, 2001 In-Town Show at Secrets (Can't Stop the Music) - Ladonna guests as Leatherman.
Aug. 25, 2001 Coronation 2001. Great job Ron and congratulations Rob!
Sept. 15, 2001 ICP Candidate Show at Secrets (Just a Gigolo) - Bobby's return performance.
Oct. 18, 2001 Edmonton Public School Board Retirement Show - Matt's first show, Ian guests.
Nov. 2, 2001 Mz. Gay Edmonton Scholarship Show @ Boots - Garry guests.
Nov. 9, 2001 Furrball Meet&Greet at the Royal Hotel Vancouver - Carl guests.
Nov. 10, 2001 Furrball Fundraiser - Holiday Inn Vancouver
Nov. 11, 2001 DMS fundraiser: Empress' Express Show at the Royal Hotel - we push our way in and have a blast! Evenn if we did only have 5 out of 6 members present!
Nov. 24, 2001 St. George of England Association Soccer Teams Fundraiser @ Prince of Wales Armories. (Jim, Ron, Rob, Matt, Garry, and Derek).
Oct. 18, 2001 Boxspring and Mattress Diabetes Fundraiser #1
June 16, 2007 Edmonton Pride Celebration on the Square Main Stage
June 13, 2009 Pride 2009 Celebration on the Square Show with special guest Godiva
August 29, 2009 15 Year Anniversary Command Performance at Coronation 2009
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