The countdown is on!!

Hola, Poppers! I hope you've all had an awesome day! It's been a productive one at work for Halle. I'm doing all I can to not completely check out, but the bottom line is this...in 39 hours your gurl Halle will be bookin' her flabby butt to Las Vegas!! I'm so excited I just can't stand it!


The breastest part is that I'll be travelling with some of my favorite people in the world, FitnessNerd, Blanche, Maestro and (Indy) Mom! We fly out at 8:15 Wednesday morning and arrive in Sin City at 9:25. On the schedule after getting off the plane are cocktails, a little bit of gambling and an afternoon at the spa for a facial and massage. O MI GAWD!! All kinds of fun and frivolity are planned, but I just prefer to go where the day takes me.


As I mentioned last week, we'll be updating our blogs while we're out there so stay tuned!


I just wanna put a little idea in my Poppers heads...Halle and Helpers are in the process of planning a lil fundraiser to take place in September. If you haven't heard, plans are being laid for a GLBT community resource center in our lil town of Indy. When I heard about it, the first thing I wanted to do was get on board and do some fundraising for it. Mark your calendars now for September 20, 2008. Yours truly will be hosting a lil Louisiana style fish fry with all the fun and trappings of Mardi Gras. You'll hear all about it during the next few months and I'd love to have you there. Keep your fingers crossed that all the sponsors can be lined up and that the event goes off without a hitch.


I'm sure I'll do a quickie post tomorrow before I jet for the day, but wanted to throw these few thoughts out there.


Before I close out for the day, I just want to send a big hug and positive energy to someone very special to me. Sequoia Pentecost will be undergoing major surgery this week and will be under doctor's care for several weeks after. Sequoia, doll...you know Halle adores you and WILL be thinking of you and praying that everything goes well. I'll see you when I get back! Love you, sister!

That's it for today, Poppers! Enjoy the evening and I'll holla at cha later!

Keep it spicy, babies!

Halle

It IS the Lord's day after all...

Hola, Poppers! I hope everyone's having a great day! Last night I attended the 4th of July Week Kick-off Fundraiser for Step-Up at Cosmos. It was a great time and I'll have some photos to share with all of you tomorrow. Two snaps and hugs & kisses to all the performers: Cadillac Barbie, Holly Luyah, Donna Rhea, Portia Lynn Van Buren, Ricki Summers, and Jillian James. I'll let you know exactly how much was raised for Step-Up by tomorrow.

I had a dream last night of my old church. It may surprise some of my Poppers to know that yours truly was, in another time, at another place, involved in the ministry. I grew up in the Church of God ~ a non-denominational church based in Anderson, IN. It has a world-wide membership and boasts well-known Christian entertainers such as Bill & Gloria Gaither and Sandi Patty as its proponents.

In my 20s, I was involved with the Wesleyan Church which has its international hedquarters right here in Indy. As a member of the ministry team for my church, I was responsible for enhancing the religious experience of everyone from the infants & toddlers all the way up to the senior citizens.

As a young, married youth pastor/praise team member/featured soloist/choir member, I lived with the fear that any day my deepest thoughts, feelings and emotions would come roiling to the surface and cause my outing. I remember sobbing and sweating at the altar begging God to take away the feelings, attractions and temptations I felt and faced every day; all of which I was convinced (by others) were wrong and reason for my banishment to hell. After 10 years of faithful service through music, ministry and giving, I finally gave up. My feelings weren't going away and after 8 years of marriage, I came out as a homosexual.

As expected, the news caused a tizzy in my church as well as my eventual "excommunication" via group cold shoulder. Since moving to Indy in 1990, the church had been my life & my family. I was faced with the daunting prospect of starting all over again in what was, in essence, a new world. I had to make new friends, establish new relationships, learn a new language and understand a new culture...at the ripe old age of 31!!

Long story short (perhaps too late), I've finally come into my own in my new world. Detractors will say the gay community in Indy has a reputation for not being the most welcoming group. In its defense I will say however, that if you step out of your corner and extend yourself to actually meet some new people, your efforts WILL pay off. It's worked for me.

The gay world in Indy really isn't all that different from life in a mega-church. You have your teens (IYG); your men's ministries (501); your music ministries (Indy Men's Chorus/Indy Women's Chorus/Pride of Indy Band); and your women's charities group (the Bag Ladies).

A couple of times a week, we all put on our best Sunday (Friday/Saturday) attire, wash behind our ears and get our hurr did (or douche) and prance ourselves down to church (Greg's/Talbott Street/Club Indy) to commune/worship/socialize with others of a like mind in a safe, welcoming place (even if it's a dark corner or a steam room).

Throughout the year we have fundraising events to help out the local charities and care-giving organizations which warms our hearts and reminds us that we are in fact, a community that cares about each other...even if we don't all know each other on a first name basis.

Poppers, as evidenced by the numerous benefits held almost monthly, the gay community in Indy does care about and for its own. There are sooo many opportunities for involvement. There are sooo many ways for you to give back. There are sooo many ways for you to enhance the life experience for someone else, and in turn yourself.

How are you going to get involved?

*kiss kiss*

Halle

Whew...

Good mooooorning, Poppers!! After a couple of days out and about, your gurl Halle is back for a minute.

I tell you what, I was off from work yesterday and I sooo needed it! Thanks for your faithfulness in checking my blog for updates, babies. I see it every time you pull up Halle's Happenings and I send out major air kisses to you. Love you, babies. *kiss kiss kiss*

I've actually been working this morning since 6:00. Some co-workers and I handed out 600 breakfast bags to an apartment community's residents to advertise our available services. It was nice to see their smiling faces but I tell you what...it is sooo humidity out there already! My hurr products went and failed me, so my coiffe is as limp as Summer's/Aurora's wrist. Love ya, babies!

Anyhoo...another big work day ahead so I'm keeping things short. Wednesday night I was out for a minute and ran into Erica King and Anastasia Demoore. They both have benefits and pageants coming up, so stay tuned for further information.

I want to send out big hugs, kisses and positive energy to my very first drag momma, Carma Blake. Carma (aka Carl DeLong) is having some serious health issues and needs all of us to keep her in our thoughts and prayers. I'm going to do a profile of Carma very soon, but want all my babies to be mindful of Carma. Carma...you got me started. Love you baby!! *hug kiss hug*

Last but not least Poppers, I want to make you aware of a Bag Lady show coming up. Holly Luyah and Cadillac Barbie both asked me to mention the 4th of July Week Kick-Off Show at Cosmos. The show is scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday June 28th at 9:00 p.m. Cover charge is $5 with all cover charges and tips going to benefit Step-Up. You know how I feel about Step-Up and their services, so I would consider it a personal favor if you would come out and support the cause. Featured performers include: Cadillac Barbie, Holly Luyah, Donna Rhea, Audrey Heartburn and Portia Lynn Van Buren.


Hope to see you there, Poppers!

The next few days will be a flurry of activity for yours truly as I and the other Mean Gurls prepare for our trip to Vegas. We leave on July 2 and we'll be there until July 6. We just happen to be out there for Las Vegas Gay Days!! I'm sure we'll all have much to (drunkenly) report while we're out there so be sure to check us out at least every other day.

Gonna close things out for now, babies! I hope you allll have a great weekend!

Keep it spicy!
Halle

OMIGAWD!! Halle's busy...

Hey, honies. I'm sorry I haven't posted for a couple of days, but a crazy little thing called work is keeping your muy caliente Halle muy atareado (busy).

I have a couple of shows to tell you about coming up this weekend so I'll get those listed as soon as I can. Stand by, babies!

There are just two days left on Halle's poll, so if you haven't voted (or know Poppers who haven't voted), exercise your unalienable right!

(get out and enjoy the weather today if you can!!)

*kiss kiss*

Halle

Halle's Public Service Announcement

Good afternoon, Poppers! It appears that we have a little afternoon shower going on today, but all I can say is, "at least it's not snow!" I hope everyone celebrated the summer solstice in some super hot Hot HOT manner last night! Yay SUMMER!!!

When I considered the intent of Halle's Happenings, I hadn't really planned on any sort of advocacy, but I want to talk for just a moment about something I hold near and dear to my heart. Let's talk about your HEALTH!

There are few things in life over which we have any control, but one of them is our health. Now, we can't control our genetics, but we can do things to ensure that we're not endangering ourselves any more than we need to. That said, I want to shine the spotlight on two organizations that exist to make sure the gay community is taking care of itself.

First up is the Damien Center. The Damien Center is located at 26 North Arsenal Indianapolis, IN 46201.

The mission of the Damien Center is to lead the fight to prevent the spread of HIV and to empower persons in Central Indiana affected by HIV/AIDS to move forward each day with dignity. The Damien Center offers vital supportive services to those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS so they may live abundant and productive lives. {They} also promote comprehensive HIV prevention services, including HIV testing, prevention counseling, education and advocacy. {They} believe passionately in the dignity and worth of every person who seeks their services. {They} strive to be a safe and welcoming place so that no barriers separate people from the services they need to prolong and enhance their lives.

The Damien Center offers Housing & Economic Assitance; Food & Nutrition services; and Care Coordination & Counseling. If you or anyone you know is living with or affected with HIV/AIDS, this resource exists for you and them. Even if you don't need their services personally, please consider donating your time or resources. Please take a moment to visit their website at http://www.damien.org/.

The next group I want to talk about is Step-Up, Inc. Step Up's physical address is 8580 Cedar Place Drive, Suite 117 Indianapolis, IN 46240.

Step-Up (Services, Training, Education and Prevention), believes in providing education, training and advocacy and technical assistance to promote health and well-being; with a focus on HIV/STD prevention and diversity.

As a sexually-active, responsible adult, I do take advantage of HIV/STD testing facilities provided in Indianapolis. One of the great things about Step-Up, Inc. is that they bring the testing facility to YOU. I know that it can be somewhat embarrassing to go into a doctor's office or a public health clinic for your semi-annual or annual testing. You can't use embarrassment as an excuse for not being tested, Poppers. Step-Up, Inc. has free Free FREE 20-minute oral swab HIV testing and blood-draw Syphillis testing available at Greg's/Our Place, The 501, Club Indy and The Works.

I experienced first-hand the professionalism and personal touch the prevention and outreach coordinators bring to the testing sites about 3 weeks ago. I was tested for HIV and syphillis at Greg's/Our Place around 11:30 p.m. on a Wednesday night. I took advantage of the testing simply because I was there and it was free. Ryan Nix, the prevention coordinator and I have known each other semi-socially for about 2 years now and under the circumstances we were meeting then, he did everything he could to put me at ease and make me feel comfortable. It felt kind of weird at first, but then it just turned into a couple of friends talking about a necessary evil. I appreciate Ryan, Ramon Reyes and everyone else at Step-Up for their efforts. Chances are you've seen them out and about handing out safer sex kits. Take the kits...use the kits.

Poppers, our community is at epidemic-levels for Syphillis. Left unchecked, it can cause blindness, deafness and dementia. Get tested! If necessary...get treated!

To find out about Step-Up, Inc, to get information about their services, or to find out their testing schedule, please visit their website at http://www.stepupin.org/.

Okay, that's the Momma in me talking to you, kids. Get tested and be healthy. We have plenty of resources at our disposal, but too often, we don't use them. If you're nervous about getting tested, let me know...I'll go with you and hold your hand if you want me to.

Love you, babies!

*kiss kiss*

Halle

Am I missing something?

Good afternoon, Poppers!! It's a GORgeous day in Indy and I hope everyone's enjoying it so far.

Yours truly will be leaving the office at 3:30 today to attend a work-related ice cream social/pool party so I'm TRES excited to have the opportunity to work outside! Plus, I'm hoping that maybe...just MAYbe there will be some pretty boys and girls I can eye from behind my shades. ;-)

Soooo...am I missing something or was there no local print media coverage of Circle City INPride '08? I've looked on Indy.com for fotos on Party Crashers...nothing.

I did a search on IndyStar.com for "Circle City INPride '08," and my search came back with, "Did you mean Circle City inbred '08?" A) Where's the coverage? B) What the hell is Circle City inbred '08? Have a missed a festival? God knows it would probably be pretty entertaining. So, what's the deal? If anyone has seen any print coverage from the parade or festival, would you let me know? Since I was on vaca, I'd love to see what was said about Pride. You can leave a comment below by clicking the "Comments" link OR drop me a line at HallePino@yahoo.com.

Hope you can get out and enjoy the weather!

Love you, babies!

*kiss kiss*

Halle

*update* Blanche informed me that there was actually coverage in the Indy Star. Thanks, Popper! I still don't understand what Circle City inbred '08 is, though.

Halle's Happenings First Poll

Hola, Poppers! Halle has a very busy day at work, so in lieu of a post today she's just going to do a poll.

If you attended any of the events of Circle City INPride '08, would you please take just a minute to participate in the poll I've created? The poll (on the right, just under Halle's fierce foto) is set up to allow you to choose more than one answer, so feel free to do so. The poll will be online and available until 9:00 a.m. next Thursday, 6/26/08. Once the poll closes, I'll be providing the Indy Pride Board with the results.

Please tell your friends about Halle's Happenings and if they were at any of the Pride Week events, ask them to participate in the poll.

Love you, babies!

*kiss kiss*

Halle

Fun, Fab, Fierce and Ferosh Fotos

Greetings, Poppers! I hope everyone's having an awesome day! Today's post is really just some fluff for my babies. In a previous post, I promised some pics of Circle City INPride Skate '08. Well, I've decided to add some pics from the entire week of Circle City INPride '08.

Even though I wasn't there for the festival and the parade, I wanted to share the following pics with you. Special thanks to FitnessNerd and Mom for their photography. The following pics are from the skating party, the Big Gay Band Concert on Mass Ave, the Bag Ladies Calendar Launch and the Parade and Festival. If you have any photos you'd like to share, send them to your Halle at HallePino@yahoo.com. Enjoy, babies!!


*kiss kiss*

Circle City INPride Skate '08

Big Gay Band Concert on Mass Ave

Pre-Pride Karaoke (11th Karaoke Anniversary for FitnessNerd & Blanche)

More Bag Ladies Calendar Launch Party Pics

Circle City INPride '08 Parade & Festival

She's back!!

Gooood morrrrning, Poppers! Your gurl Halle is back after spending 5 days in Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma. Before I dive wig-first into the Happenings, I simply MUST send a special air kiss out to my BFF FitnessNerd for his guest post. FN, thanks so much for keeping the Poppers in the know in my absence. Halle loves Loves LOVES the slideshow from the Bag Ladies Calendar Launch. *kiss kiss*


So last Thursday, yours truly rolled out of bed at the super-early hour of 10:00 a.m. to begin the long trek to Louisiana. I was supposed to be on the road at 7:00 a.m., but ummm, Miss Thang had a few adult beverages on Wednesday night which made for a rough morning. Fortunately, before I headed to the Calendar Launch party I had packed everything and laid all my travelling clothes out, so I threw on my clothes and a hat, flung my suitcase and duffel bag in the back of my Jeep and hit the road.


The drive itself was uneventful (after my hangover subsided {Halle LOVES Excedrin}) and with the company of Cher, Madonna, Mary J., Tina, Celine and some of FN's travelling mix CDs I made it to Alexandria, Louisiana at 11:30 p.m. I spent some time catching up with my Mom, my sister and my nephews and we crashed out around 2:00 a.m. Friday morning, we were up at 7:00 a.m. and out the door at 8:00 to meet my Dad at my parents house in Leesville. Mom, Dad and the nephews headed over to Texas and after cooking up two batches of jambalaya, I headed back to my sister's house to pick her up. My sister and I had some pretty decent conversations on the drive and I'm glad I got to catch up with her.




Saturday, I got to spend time with my cousins fishing, playing golf and shooting some hoops. Most of Halle's friends would probably be surprised to find out that I actually do enjoy things like fishing, hunting, racing dirt-bikes, rough-housing and working on cars; hey, I grew up in the south...even though I knew at a VERY early age that I'm gay, it wasn't something you talked about. I did everything I could to fit in. After all of the afternoon events, my Dad and I spent some quality time talking while we fixed barbecue brisket, chicken quarters, crawfish etoufee' and burgers, brats and dogs. I get my cooking skills from Dad, so if I ever cook anything for you, you have him to thank.


Saturday night, we all gathered at one of the cabins and had a sing-a-long and the second generation of the "browns" (which includes me) got to share childhood memories about our cousins, uncles, aunts and grandparents. It was at times hilarious and at others, emotional but it was great to express what everyone meant to us and to realize just how deep our connections run. Halle's closer to her friends than she is to her family, but she loves her fam nevertheless. Sunday we got up for breakfast, said our goodbyes and made our way back to Louisiana. I drove all day yesterday and made it back to Indy at 9:30 last night.


I'd love to share some photos of my family, but alas, this:






is the only picture I took.





I understand that Circle City INPride '08 was an overall success, so if you had an opportunity to be there, be sure to thank your Indy Pride Board Members and the President, Scott Van Kirk. You can thank Halle for the weather...I sent up some prayers to Cher and she apparently came through. ;-)



While I was travelling, I did receive text and multimedia messages from my Indy Mom and Blanche. Here's one of the pics I received:




If you have any Pride pics or comments you'd like to share, please send them to HallePino@yahoo.com.



On a more serious note, a drag queen ('s costume) has come up missing. If you see Miss Jackie O. walking around, would you please let Halle know? Jackie O. has a long (well, not really) history in Indy. She's travelled Indy on the Bag Lady Bus Tour '07, was seen on a recent parade float, was featured in Nuvo and even met Mayor Ballard's wife. We miss Miss MISS her and pray for her safe return. Here's a picture on the last day she was seen:



Again, please report any sightings to me at HallePino@yahoo.com. We'll follow up on any leads and we may even come up with a reward of some sort for her safe return. We miss her so. She is Jackie O.



Well, Poppers, your gurl's gonna wrap this one up. I know this one has a bit of a different tone, but I'll be back to my spicy self in a day or so. On the solo drive back to Indy yesterday, I spent a lot of time reflecting on my life to this point. I can honestly say that the last two-ish years have been the happiest of my life and I have FitnessNerd, Blanche, Maestro and (Indy) Mom to thank for that. They're my family and I just adore them.

*kiss kiss*

Halle

Bag Lady Calendar Launch

Afternoon, poppers! Since your gurl, Halle, is in some bus with 30 of her family members trying to get back home (is it Mexico or is it Thailand...no one is sure), I, FitnessNerd (keeper of the keys and the person who keeps Halle in "ferosh" dance music), am guest blogging with pictures from the Bag Lady Calendar Launch.

Unforuntately, I drank myself to oblivion last night, so commentary will be light, but I do have pictures of several of the ladies who were gracious enough to sign our calendars. The calendar itself is gorgeous! All props go out to Michael Manning for a great job designing it, and Donna Rhea for organizing the whole thing.

Without further ado, here you go!

Bag Ladies Blazin Bouffants

Bonjour, sweetpeas! Your gurl Halle is SOOOORE, OMIGAWD!!


So yesterday was Circle City INPride Skate '08 and it was a massively ferosh event! For those of you who didn't make it to last year's skating event, there were about 50 of us there; we more than tripled the attendance this year with final count at 171 people.


I think people deem events a "success" on a variety of levels. One might consider an event a success based on the number of people; someone else might base success on the amount of money raised. Some other person might deem an event a success on how many pats on the back or how many times they hear "thank you." Yours truly calls this year's skating event a success because of the diversity of the crowd. I was tickled pink to see kids from about age 5 or 6 skating around the rink along with adults in their (I'd say) 60's. There were kids from IYG, families with two mommies, families with two daddies, single parent families, lesbians, gay men, str8 peoples and every race, color & creed...I couldn't be more proud of Marmaduke, FitnessNerd & Summer Clearance. I consider myself privileged to have worked with all of them on this event.


Just a couple of highlights: we crowned a new Miss Drag Skate Queen AND The Bag Ladies Blazin Bouffants got their padded tushes smacked by the Naptown Roller Girls, but it was all in fun. I was happy they showed up and participated in the event. Their DJ did a pheNOMenal job of spinnin for us...the music was funky, fun & FIERCE! The session started and ended with the absolute gayest rollerskating song ever..."XANADU," but while we played the original at the beginning of the session, we closed it out with a special version. Local drag queen Cherylynn Douche' performed a live version of the song to close out the party. It was like the opening and closing ceremonies of the gay Olympics. Special thanks to Cherylynn...you did a great job, gurl!

*pictures to follow*

That's all I've got to say for right now other than letting you know that if anyone wants to rub my thighs and my calves, I'm game. Ba-RING it!



Toodles, peppers!



Halle

Wet n'Wild Weekend

Hola, Poppers! It's another dreary day in The Circle City, but Halle's still feeling fierce, ferosh and FAB!! I just have a couple of things to tell you about before I'm out for the weekend. First and foremost is Circle City INPride Skate '08.

IMNSHO, this is not just an event to kick off Circle City INPride '08...it's THE event to kick off the festivities!! I could not be more proud of our little committee for the planning we've been doing, and now we're just about 30 hours away from executing. Keep your fingers crossed, babies. FitnessNerd, Summer Clearance, Marmaduke and yours truly were out and about advertising the event last night. We managed to hit Downtown Olly's, English Ivy's, The Varsity, Cosmos, Talbott Street, The Ten and Metro in about two hours. Thanks to FitnessNerd for keeping us on schedule...it was kinda like a mini-Bag Lady Bus Tour. He just needed Cadillac Barbie's bullhorn to make it complete.


Everyone we talked to last night seemed pretty excited about the event. As I've mentioned before, we had about 50 people there last year. I would love Love LOVE to have 150 there this year. Summer is saying 250...Marmaduke thinks 300. I'll let you know how it all plays out. As a reminder, the event is at Skateland { skatelandindy.com } at 3902 North Glen Arm Road (just off of 38th Street and 465) from 6:30 - 8:30. We'll have a few of the Naptown Roller Girls { naptownrollergirls.com } joining the Bag Ladies for a relay race and you, my little Poppers, will have an opportunity to win the title of Drag Skate Queen 2008 if you'd like to enter our drag race. Your gurl Halle is passing this crown, so come on out! I'd love to see you there.



The next event I'd like to tell you about is Miss Bloomington Newcomer (hopefully) being hosted tonight at Uncle Elizabeth's. The status of the pageant is somewhat undecided because of the weather. Apparently, all of the routes into Bloomington are fa-looded! We need those waters to recede, so if anyone has any pull with the big DQ in the sky, puh-leeze start prayin'!



Miss Bloomington Newcomer is special to me because: a) Miss Holly Lujah was last year's winner and your current reigning queen; and b) Miss Naomi Divine is competing. I wish I could be there tonight and I hope that the weather cooperates. I would be all kinds of fahklempt if Holly wound up crowning Naomi. Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed panel of judges, for your consideration, Miss Naomi Divine:



*kiss kiss* Naomi. Gurl, you better work!

Enjoy your weekend, Poppers!!

Halle

*update* Due to poor travel conditions, Miss Divine did not compete for Miss Bloomington Newcomer, but she did inform me of the following: Miss Naomi Divine actually won Miss Bloomington Newcomer in 2005 and crowned Holly Lujah last year. The crown she's wearing in the picture posted above is from the 2005 pageant. Thank you for the history lesson, Naomi. *kiss kiss*

Miss Gay Indianapolis Pageant 2008

Greetings, Poppers! Before we get into everything I have to share, can I ask if anyone else is having hair issues? It's just soooo humidity out there, hunnies; makes Halle's hair frizz right up. Frizzy makes Halle sad.

Seeing a bevy of drop-dead-gorgeous, dancing divas vying for a crown, however makes me oooh so happy and that's just who/what I had the pleasure of seeing last night. Accompanied by Aurora Diamond, Summer Clearance and my favorite non-dress-wearing drag queen, FitnessNerd we proceeded to Talbott Street for the Miss Gay Indianapolis Pageant.


There were 7 fabulous gurls all workin it out for that crown! The contestants (and I'll apologize for any misspelled names in advance) were Camilla Merlot, Sable, Lola Palooza, Stella Couture, Veronica Storme, Aurora Michaels and Erica King. I'll say that everyone did a good job with their platform presentations, but the stand out for me was Erica King. She was very composed and seemed passionate about her platform ~ mentoring GLBT youth; snaps, gurl...snaps!! IMNSHO, Stella Couture once again did a faboo job with talent, but the talent award went to Camilla Merlot.



Second alternate was Lola Palooza; first alternate was Camilla Merlot and, presenting your newly crowned Miss Gay Indianapolis 2008-2009, Miss Erica King:

congratulations, gurl! You know I adore you!! *kiss kiss*


I do have to give props to one major stand out of the evening. I've watched her career for the past couple of years and last night she was full en pointe. She was composed during her platform presentation; she maintained a sense of serenity during evening gown and really had it all together for her talent performances. Two snaps for last night's most improved DQ, Miss Veronica Storme:


you'd better work, gurl!! Halle's got her eye on you!

*update* Halle heard that after Miss Gay Indianapolis, one of the contestants was NOT very happy that she didn't place in the pageant. She apparently caused quite a ruckus. Ladies, accept your losses graciously and learn from your experiences. No one likes a bitter queen.

In addition to the 7 contestants last night, there were quite a few legends performing during the judging breaks, including one of my favorites of all time, Miss Caress!! I just get goose-bumps when I see that gurl peform. She's such a class act, I just wish she had more bookings in Indy. Gurl, thank you for many, many years of entertainment! *kiss kiss*




I'd like to say thank you to Asia LaBouche and Holly Luyah for their performances as well as for their emceeing duties at the pageant last night. Y'all are just the best of the best! And Holly, thanks for giving Halle's Happenings a shout from the podium...that was sooo sweet and thoughtful (I still need a head shot, sweetie...hook a gurl up at hallepino@yahoo.com!). Love ya, sister!! *kiss kiss*









To close out this post, I have a few other candids of contestants, Stella Couture and Aurora Michaels as well as my gurl, Regina Bitch...we need to keep our eyes on this little cayenne pepper...she's muy caliente!!







So that's how the night went at the pageant last night. I swear, these things are addictive. Your gurl's out for now, babies. Extra special spicy snaps to my BFF, FitnessNerd for taking and posting the pictures from last night so quickly

Give yourself a hug from me, Poppers!

Halle