One of the people impressed with Doris’ act with the Tubes was James Moss, a former child star in Hollywood who was trying to make a name for himself in San Francisco as a filmmaker and promoter. His scheme was to produce a film called Magazine Movie and recognized Doris as potential STAR, much as Martin Ryter and then Phillip R…
Miss Leading (Tippi) appeared in the Gay Freedom Day Parade in her Anita Bryant drag for the Anita Bryant Look-A-Like Contest in June 1977. Excerpt from: NOT TRYING TO PASS AS ANYTHING BUT OUTRAGED: Cross-Dressing and Drag in Protests, Demonstrations, and Social Activism By Ardel Haefele-Thomas, Ph.D. & Ms. Bob Davis, MFA By 1977 about…
San Francisco Sentinel December 14, 1989 The Doris Decade By Doris Fish The eighties started for me in 1979 when I met Miss X. With Tippi we formed the Sluts A-Go-Go, did a show and went to Australia for our South Pacific nightclub tour (really one nightclub and one dive). And it’s been…
San Francisco Sentinel December 7, 1989 Not Another Martini, Darling! Eight is My Limit By Doris Fish December is barely here, and my mailbox is bursting with smart soirée invitations. I’m flattered to be considered a good party risk. Of course, it has been years since I earned the “Worst Person at the…
San Francisco Sentinel November 30, 1989 Fake Fur Rules! Ok? By Doris Fish Having dated quite a few dogs in my time (not currently darling), it’s only natural that I would feel empathy for animal rights activists. I cheered when I saw them on the news the day after Thanksgiving giving those shoppers…
San Francisco Sentinel Classics November 23, 1989 So Much to Be Thankful For By Doris Fish Didn’t people always say, “You have so much to be thankful for!”, when you complained about how scarce your life, or more importantly, your lifestyle was? It always seemed so silly to be grateful just to be…
San Francisco Sentinel November 16, 1989 ‘Fish on Thursday’ By Doris Fish Last month everything happened on Tuesdays. This month it’s Thursdays. And this Thursday its “The Doghouse” on channel 25 at 9pm. We’re the guest “dogs” on the show! How curious that I should be so thrilled to be on television again,…
San Francisco Sentinel November 9, 1989 De-Frocking Ourselves By Doris Fish The week after Halloween is awful. Drag is anathema to even the most benign citizens. One has to be very careful; I can’t even wear my day-glo Doris Fish t-shirt to Rhythm & Motion aerobic classes without hearing a less-than-enthusiastic, “Doesn’t she…
San Francisco Sentinel November 2, 1989 City Beat Oh, You Stunning Queens! By Doris Fish You were all stunning! I mean it, Saturday night on Castro was as lovely as ever. And thanks to the Police persons for being there. I saw no trouble during my twenty-minute promenade and hope that none of…