crawling out of the well of fandom hiatus to report that I MET JAMES LANCE?!
I went to see him in Uncle Vanya at the Orange Tree Theatre (loved it even though he was so wretched throughout, his epic breakdown scene was fantastic, give this man all the leading roles! I can't believe he made me actually enjoy Chekhov) and afterwards I was debating with @leupagus @themardia etc if I should stage door (I usually don't, as I have a horror of intruding on people at their places of work) and while I was dithering he suddenly appeared! He was wearing a velour tracksuit and one of his tweed caps. I started babbling about how Trent Crimm changed my life by inspiring me to quit the only job I'd ever had and follow my bliss. He seemed genuinely moved by the notion and asked me about the work I am doing now and signed an autograph and gave me a hug and said "goodnight my darling" and strolled off into the Richmond night. He is the sweetest man and even though I could not convey the specific details of this (i.e. the 100,000+ words of fanfiction I have written on the subject) I hope he somehow grasps how much Trent meant to so many of us, and that he carries all the love from these anonymous people around the world with him in his future work.
Jimmy was interviewed by Chris Evans (UK Chris Evans, not US Chris Evans) on Virgin Radio on 8 March, the opening night of Uncle Vanya. He talked about his chill, the velour jumpsuit he’s wearing (😍), and jelly tots. Beautiful man.
Look how tiny our baby was!! I love this Velourian family portrait taken last fall by Gregory Kramer. Come celebrate the release of his book, “Drags”, with me and 30 other incredible featured artists next Thursday. All proceeds will benefit the Ali Forney Center!