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I really want to make my mark on NYC before I leave. #art #artist #graffiti #gayhistory #gaynyc #lgbtq #fineart #performingarts #erotica #renaissanceman (at LGBTQ Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqfI8O2nWnR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=159ma7csfizrq

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That way

Berlin, Germany - 10/2/11

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FYI

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An RGB cinema - The Delphi LUX, Berlin

via reddit

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Trying better than my best to emulate my idol today. https://www.instagram.com/p/BmJROeDA6MC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=uks1g5fxcb1f

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Supermarket Sweep (1965-2003)

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Best Ever

Rajalagang + happy and in love. 

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Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), Untitled (Avanti), 1962. Pencil on paper, 18 x 24 in.

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Young Marlene Dietrich,1920s

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Who wore it best?

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It’s Showtime Folks!

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Mother’s Day is coming kids, but don’t worry I don’t need anything I just want you all the be happy and healthy mmmk?

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The last time I got into an intelligent conversation with highly educated white people about a black artist using their power for the greater good (Beyoncé’s “Formation”) they contacted my boss and insisted that I was “hostile” and “aggressive” though they told me to my face - and I’m paraphrasing here: “You’re pretty smart for a black guy”. I’ve always had a problem with raised voices and I’m a big proponent of thinking before you talk. Furthermore, I’m probably one of the calmest people you will ever meet despite how difficult it is to be who I am in this forsaken country. Since I lost a job (that I loved) the last time, I’m going to refrain from using this subject as a conversation piece, but I’ll keep on fighting the good fight and infiltrating your circles in the hopes of dissipating stigma as much as I possibly can. #ChildishBambino

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Before skirts climbed to the knee, a lady could keep a flask in her garter during prohibition, 1920s (From This Fabulous Century–1920-1930, scanned by weirdvintage)

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It’s a double edged sword getting my new clan together in NYC. I worked so long with my muses in Philly, in the studio all the time, knowing their talents and intricacies better than my own - and then again in Berlin and now I feel like I’m starting all over again. I’m nervous and excited and fortunate as hell to have found such wonderful people to work with. But very often (especially when recycling my choreography) I get homesick and I miss my girls, especially the late great Melissa Bang-Bang. #dance #dancer #choreographer #choreography #burlesque #striptease #jazz #jazzdance #wesmongomery #sexy #sultry #dancinggirls #girlsgirlsgirls #cleavage #legs #legshow #TandA #bumpandgrind #peekaboorevue #fosse #throwback #thefivespot #philadelphiahistory #sophillysoyou #muse #inspiration #RIP (at Five Spot)