James Moss 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,…
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…
Doris Fish serves refreshments to Sylvester and friends. Photo from San Francisco Gay Life Where It's At, presumably by James Moss. When Doris met Sylvester…! 1977. As far as we know, the only documented meeting of the two San Francisco drag legends, these photos were taken by James Moss during an interview with the disco…
Pearly Gates of Leila and the Snakes (wearing a Doris Fish 1977 t-shirt!!) Jasper Havoc assists Doris Fish with makeup for Jane Dornaker. This feature was in the James Moss magazine “San Francisco Gay Life–Where It’s At” number 3 in 1977. Jane Dornaker, Pearly Gates, Eddie Troia, and Doris Fish met up while performing with…
Doris Fish poses with a circle of hunky men. Photo presumed to be by James Moss, circa 1977. From Doris Fish's collection, photographed by Daniel Nicoletta. "I remember my school days as being horrible and I was delighted to leave. I was sixteen when I went into the wide world of drugs and drags. Being…