The Holiday Inn in Long Beqach, which rises, phallic-like adjacent to the 405 freeway.....reaching a little, huh?  It's really hard to erect a convincing opening, giving thrust to the narrative (Oops! There moi goes again).  Well, moi didn't have a picture of moi to grace the introduction to this page.   Anyhoo, the Coronation of the Imperial Court of Long Beach was imminent and the inaugural event, as is usually the case, was an Out of Town Show (hence the cryptic acronymical title above), where visitors from other courts can perform and lipsynch with the best of them.

The proceedings wre MC'd by Empress Julie from San Jose and Empress Jackie from Long Beach, seen above in a rare joint appearance on stage

Just the highlights, you request?  Oh very well.

Sundry Emperors and Empresses emote on stage. 
But wait!  You said the HIGHLIGHTS, not just the quotidien stuff

Well, there was the dame from San Diego who lost her shoes and her hair...

as moi promised, sans shoes, sans hair, sans ...everything

And then there was the gal from Las Vegas who was just stunning

...and who ended her set still with shoes and hair

Speaking of hair,  Empress Julie from San Jose performed

...and REALLY gave it her all