Rachel

OMG YES i'm no longer terrified of falling through the floors of heaven or having the roof cave in on me in hell

when nostalgia keeps you entrenched in the past and gets in the way of discovering new things that you might genuinely love, you need to get over yourself and let it go

hot take, if you've managed not to go to a single show at the "new" venue in TEN YEARS, you clearly aren't much of a live music person in the first place. Also you're annoying. Get over it, it's a great venue

every time i mention to a long time ATL local that I go to a lot of shows at the Masquerade almost every single one says "I miss the old masquerade" usually followed by "I haven't even been to the new one yet"

guys it's been in this location for TEN (10) YEARS

Nori's arm was stretched all the way up to the top of the pouch so naturally I touched his little fingers and he looked at me SO OFFENDED

but he didn't bite me! what a good boy!

If you want suggestions beyond Down Dog feel free to get at me! I'm a fat, generally unathletic person doing it on my own entirely to keep myself pain free, so I really think an entry point exists for most people no matter your body type or flexibility level.

it’s such a tiny stage and my friend and i were right up against it! this is literally just a gay bar that mostly does drag shows and the capacity is only 100-150 people, I believe, so definitely super intimate

also she was SO sweet and easy to talk to in the meet and greet. It took a long time and I was like “god why is everyone yapping for so long we have a show to start” but turns out SHE is the yapper actually 😭

Anyway stan Chrissy, listen to her new album, it’s truly great pop music.

Chrissy looking down, smiling to herself, wearing a light pink dress and a crown.

Chrissy in a silver bodysuit on the floor.

Chrissy in a silver sequin party dress and silver platform boots, sitting on a pile of boxes painted pink.

Chrissy and two dancers in formation.

what an incredible show. give this woman a budget and a 1800 seat venue, because she brought such high quality to such a tiny stage in a self funded show made of scraps and sheer willpower

Me and Chrissy Chlapecka talking very seriously about pink hair dye because we match!

Me and Chrissy Chlapecka continuing to talk about being frugal home hair dying queens.

A signed polaroid photo of me and Chrissy doing a hand heart.

i looove when photographers take candids during meet and greets because I always look much cuter than in the posed photos 😂 Also the signed polaroid is the cutest idea, I’m so happy with it

I see it's time to tap the sign again.

I regret to inform that yoga basically eliminated my back pain. I do 30 mins once a week plus a short session after events that trigger pain. I know it's annoying to say. Down Dog is the best but there's lots of free options out there.

Also nice, cushy insoles for all shoes

do you want suggestions or are you just venting (my credentials are I'm in my late 30s and started having chronic low back pain at 23)

this was honestly my favorite part of this season of #dragrace justice for Crystal, Crystal for All Stars, etc.

the waymo might also kill you but at least it technically won't be a hate crime

let it be known i'm still ethically and politically opposed to the concept of waymos but one of my drag artist friends yesterday was like "HEAR ME OUT: a robot is better than a creepy weird old man" and like. yeah, ok, she is not wrong, especially in the context of going to/from a gig

they read SO MUCH self help like oh my god, guys, I am begging you to read something with an imagination

i think it's incredibly silly to refuse to read either one tbh. like you can have that preference if you want but refusal? you're cutting yourself off from so many great works of art, and i do not trust your book opinions

i am in a lot of reader circles both irl and online and I know Significantly more people who refuse to read first person than refuse to read third person, so frankly I do not believe this article going around

chrissy gave us a theme and moodboard for the concert tomorrow and i love, i wish every artist would do this, it makes picking my outfit and makeup so much easier

Ori sleeping.

Dori and Nori sleeping. they are spooning.

eepy little bugs

the light wristband from the mayhem ball is still blinking and there is no way to turn it off. i wonder how long it will take for the battery to wear out

big shout out to my seatmate, a german man in his 60s who came alone as a treat yoself day. he was so sweet. he did turn to me after sheisse and go “not the fake german. i can’t” 😂

Lady Gaga with a giant flowing train lit up like a rainbow down the runway.

Lady Gaga with a giant flowing train lit up like a rainbow down the runway.

Born This Way gets me at every show and I’m always shocked pikachu about it because it’s not a song on regular rotation anymore, but it shoots me straight back to 2011 and the specific place I was in mentally at the time. I wasn’t even fully out yet. she’s always been ride or die for us

The stage with a green fog flowing like a waterfall over the set.

The stage in black and white with a moon in the center.

The moon turned blood red.

A giant skull in the middle of the stage.

god, what a show. Gaga is Gaga forever. I usually do side stage but I’m glad I didn’t because the set designers and graphic artists really popped off with this one.

this staging is phenomenal, I have zero reception during shows but I’ll upload later. also she sounds incredible but that’s a given, I have never heard her sound less than amazing

View of the Mayhem Ball stage.

Selfie. I am wearing black and silver glitter makeup with a rhinestone cut crease and a mask.

WE HAVE ARRIVED (and by we i mean me and the rhinestones on my eyes)

It's fifth row lower bowl and cost more than my last floor ticket but I stuck with my budget (albeit the very top end of it) and I imagine in about five hours I will stop being annoyed about this whole experience lmao

a close up of a woman 's face with the words clubclassics tumblr visible Alt: Lady Gaga in the Abracadabra video.

we did it girls, I have a below face value ticket to the Mayhem ball tonight 👹

my vet's office either got a social media manager or someone in the office took it upon themselves to start actually posting and I am here for the results (the two techs in this video have seen all of my babies!) www.instagram.com/p/DTymSE7EWns/