Blonde Sin was the final iteration of the show which began at the 1979 Sluts A Go-Go debut show, evolved during the early 1980 South Pacific Nightclub Tour. Upon their return from Australia, Doris and the Sluts teamed up with producer Eddie Troia to refine the rough revue into a more cohesive show originally entitled Sluts A Go-Go: A Play with Music,which co-starred Jack Fertig (AKA Sister Boom Boom) as the Russian Spy.
In fall 1980 the script was again retooled and new songs were added by the new musical director, a client of Troia’s, Timmy Spence . Another performer represented by Troia (and Doris’ friend from the Tubes shows) Jane Dornacker replaced Boom Boom. Spence and Dornacker added some name recognition and professional polish to the production.
The play was rebranded as Blonde Sin, as the original title Sluts A Go-Go had since become the official name for the group of queens.
The show ran for over a year and established the Sluts A Go-Go as San Francisco drag STARS. Another notable benefit was the friendship they developed with one of their biggest fans. Greg Foss was often in the audience at Blonde Sin and would invite the starving queens to his home at 422 Oak Street to feed them after shows. He eventually joined them onstage as Ginger Quest in Fish for Xmas, Naked Brunch, and the Happy Hour shows and as Nueva Gabor in Vegas in Space.
Scroll through these rare snapshots taken at Hotel Utah by Blonde Sin superfan Greg Foss (AKA Ginger Quest)
Danny Nicoletta Photographs of Blonde Sin
Photographer Danny Nicoletta attended many Sluts A Go-Go shows, including the November 1st debut of Blonde Sin featuring Jane Dornacker and Timmy Spence. We are grateful to Dan for sharing these legendary images with us.
Blonde Sin Promotional Material
There were a number of promotional pieces produced for Blonde Sin. Doris created a key group image that she printed as a silkscreen for flyers and a t-shirt. This iconic image and the portrait of Tippi were part of the set of silkscreens that were rescued from the trash in 2007. All of these were created for the October 31-November 1, 1980 debut of Jane Dornacker and Timmy Spence in Blonde Sin, the retooled Sluts A Go-Go Play With Music. Manager Eddie Troia also had a local designer create a more polished poster featuring a photo of Doris’ body to advertise the December and New Year’s Shows. The group illustration was later used on a professionally laid out poster for the shows in the spring of 1981.
