Divine

DIVINE!!! What a character? He was Flaming, flamboyant and scary looking!!From eating dog poop in a John Walter's movie to eating everything that fit in his mouth. Outrageous and insane, I saw him in Miami's FIRE & ICE in the early eighties. He put on a show that words can't describe. Think of anything outrageous, he did that and more. What a foul mouth as well! On stage he sounded like a drunken trucker trying to pick up a cheap hooker at a truck stop. All that aside, he was a poster child for transvesties, a great representation of the word FREEDOM. He was a STAR for the far-out personalities of America, and he made a few DISCO recordings that were classic if not CLASSICS. May he rest in peace, the world will miss this EXPERIENCE!!

I have a dumb question so humor me, but is this the same Divine that did the song 'Native Love' in the 80s?

Wonderful performer and is missed very much.

You should credit the photographer when you post these photos. The Photo of Divine with the Cockettes was taken by Clay Geerdes.

All hail the Queen.
When we found out we could book her/him we did!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N8hAlkEusU
Great person. Wish we still had him.

I remember a performance by divine in a dicotheque in Utrecht(holland). this was when shoot your shot was about to shoot the charts. A heavily overweighted dragg-queen, who after his performance came from backstage wearing a pantyhose over his hair. amazing performance but with a total bummer at the end.

Divine was in the John Waters film, Hairspray. I loved Hairspray. Ricki Lake was good in that but Divine was great.

Thanks François. Will add your info.

FYI, the exact dates of Divine's life were Oct 19, 1945-Mar 7, 1988, in case you wish to amend the listing.


François