Before jumping into the Kiehl's Party (see previous post) I attended the media reception at Van Dyke on Lincoln Road hosted by the Task Force.
In this photo are Nicole Milson, Abigail Webb, Task Force Executive Director Rea Carey and Yuval David whom you may recognize from Days of Our Lives.
I spent a few scorching minutes with Jonathan, an incendiary 23 year old drag queen from Atlanta eager to make the most of his Titanium Pass to all events of the Winter Party....
I ended the evening with the gorgeous ladies at the Women's Cocktail Reception at Town House.
Here's Amanda Decetis with the delightful Janice Thom, Director of Special Events at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
Lighting up the night sky are Dayna Gamba, Lisa Harbingen and Lisa McNeill.
The annual Winter Party in Miami Beach is on! The festivities began this evening with a convivial poolside cocktail reception at the Surfcomber on Collins Avenue.
The crowd was lively and lovely, but what makes this event superb is the cordial team of volunteers who make every attendee feel beautiful in a crowd of many thousands of heartbreakingly beautiful men. Here are volunteers Elliott Thompson and David Salih. (Elliott has a secret project about to bloom. I couldn’t pry it out of him. He changed the subject, saying “You’re from New York. All the New York guys wear black.” He was right.) Incidentally, bright yellow and orange are the colors of the season, and if you don't have an orange hoodie, you just don't have a hoodie. So say the men in Miami Beach tonight.
I used to think this was just another circuit party, but that is inaccurate. The Winter Party attracts all ages, colors and sexes; and the scheduled events go far beyond the dance hall.
The South Beach Bum is a volunteer this year. Here he is with Steve Brady of upstate New York (hence allowing himself colors.)
Here is the fabled enchantrix, Countess Bedelia (center) and courtiers (from left) Alexis, His BF Leo, Walter and Gary. They will be ensconced in a private cabana during the Saturday pool party, but tonight they mixed with commoners like your humble scribe who dared to lick the diamond brooch on the Countess’s decolletage. It tasted like chicken.
Here is that flawless sine qua non of Miami culture, Pussila.
