Life is a Cabaret

The Lady Chablis

 After a very long week of hanging out with Shaunna Rai, and Vanila, we took Friday night off from anything drag related, which meant, we missed opening night of Mama's Cabaret, in Lewiston. The press for the opening promoted having Lady Chablis, of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" fame.

The night off Friday night was a welcome change.  Dan and I spent the night at home, catching up on sleep and tv.

Saturday night, though, we were ready for date night.  And, a little birdie told me that Lady Chablis was still in town, for Mama Savannah's Birthday.  So, we decided to take the trip to Lewiston to check it out.

I had been there once before in a previous incarnation, which, coincidentally was the first time that I'd ever met Dan in person, although, at the time I was too shy to talk to him, since I thought that he was with someone.

Mama Savannah and Lady Chablis

So, I wasn't really sure what to expect of the venue. The layout of the building was still the same, which meant, the bar was on a lower level, and the rest of it was dance floor and general seating. As Mama's is a restaurant as well as a bar, we decided to get dinner.  As we arrived at our table, our waitress asked for our drink and appetizer order, before we'd even sit down, much less looked at the menu.

I ordered the Poutine, because it was something that I've heard of that I always wanted to try.  And, fortunately, it didn't disappoint. Dan ordered jambalaya, which was equally as good.  About the same time that our entree came, (Steak tips, with dirty rice and smashed potatoes) so did "Mama".

Mama walked in, with her larger than life hair, in full on drag, with sneakers.  The sneakers cracked me up, as did the fact that as soon as she spotted Dan, she made a beeline for our table, and then later cracked a joke about the fact that Shaunna Rai hadn't commented on them.  Before the show, Mama was making the rounds, and said to me, "This is a great song, I love the video." I'd never seen or heard it before, so I did the polite thing, and smiled and nodded. Unfortunately, for me, she read me. "You don't know it, do you?"  "No."  "You can tell that you're a drag husband, she said." The first time that I've been referred to as such.

Mama asked if we'd tried the Alligator Bites. We hadn't tried them yet, so she disappeared into the kitchen and in two shakes, was back with them.  I was a bit nervous about trying them, because Alligator just isn't something that I ever thought I'd be putting in my mouth.  It was much better than I imagined that it would be.  And, it really is like they say, it kind of does taste like chicken.

The show started, and Mama did the first number. Then came the Lady Chablis.  Shaunna Rai had worked with Lady Chablis during pride, years ago, so Dan had different expectations of her performance than I did.  I took the whole number in, from the outfit, to the fact that I think my calf muscles are bigger around than Lady Chablis.  And, I might have been a bit in awe of the fact that she is famous.  After her number, she said a few words about Mama Savannah, and then disappeared for the rest of the night.  Next up, were Mama's "House Girls," Paris Lynne, Mikayla Loveheart and Natilee-Marie Poliquin (Kimi) who also did double duty as VIP hostess.

After the show was over, the floor was opened up for dancing.  We stayed for a little bit after the floor was opened up, and then, made the trek back from Lewiston.

Overall, Mama's Cabaret exceeded my expectations. I'm looking forward to the next time I go back, which should be this Saturday, for the after party of the 5th Annual Lewistunning Dragapalooza show.