Sluts Slumber Party, Previews September 21, 1980. Design by Doris Fish. Miss X Collection Sluts Slumber Party Held at Previews performance space at Polk and Geary September 21, 1980, during the hiatus between Sluts A Go-Go: A Play with Music and the premiere of Blonde Sin. We are short on details, this was likely a…
Doris at the National Gay Rodeo in Reno, NV. Photo from Blueboy magazine. “In August they went to Nevada to cover the National Reno Gay Rodeo. Doris paraded around in outlandish outfits, but he found the rodeo events less engaging than the action under the bleachers.” Excerpt From Who Does That Bitch Think She Is?…
Doris Fish in "Blonde Sin", 6/26/80 Photograph © by Daniel Nicoletta All rights reserved TBD, Miss X, and Doris Fish perform in "Blonde Sin" 1980 Photograph © by Daniel Nicoletta All rights reserved Blonde Sin, Hotel Utah. Doris Fish, Tippi, Freda Lay November 1, 1980 Photo © Daniel Nicoletta. All rights reserved. Not for distribution.…
Sluts A Go-Go-A Play with Music After returning from Australia on South Pacific Nightclub Tour the Sluts began working with Eddie Troia, a promoter and manager had seen their debut show at the Gay Community Center and afterwards approached Doris about improving the production. The script was expanded, the characters more defined, live music and new…
The 4 months in Sydney that bonded Doris, Tippi, and Miss X. Doris travelled between San Francisco and her native Australia nearly every year. After the October 28, 1979 debut performance of the Sluts A Go-Go she was inspired to bring her new troupe with her when she returned to Australia that Christmas. She paid…
Doris' Wedding cake and bride. April 19, 1980 Photograph © by Daniel Nicoletta All rights reserved Doris Fish’s Wedding Doris, as Philip Mills, married a lesbian friend on April 9, 1980 at San Francisco City Hall. The wedding had the intended effect, an immigration Green Card that allowed Philip to stay in the United States.…
Doris Fish and Tippi at the Haight St. Fair, 1980 Photograph © by Daniel Nicoletta All rights reserved Haight Street Fair 1980 The third annual Haight Street Fair was held on Sunday May 18, 1980. The Sluts had just returned from their Australian tour. They did not perform, but they made a memorable appearance in…