This Is Not Your Grandmothers Bingo

ArtVoice.com – by Marcus L. Wise

Despite 30-degree weather, 285 people brave the winter wind to stand on line to play bingo. Only 225 make it in. Finding a good seat within earshot of your friends is chaos, but a good seat is key to enjoying the cabaret show that unfolds at Buffalo Gay Bingo.

The hostess of Buffalo Gay Bingo’s Valentine’s Day themed event, Gladys Over, is a six-foot glamazon reminiscent of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, with her shimmering dresses—three changes in the course of the evening—inch-long caterpillar eyelashes and black feather boa. She introduces us to the rules of the session with an unabashed, raunchy sense of humor that would make Hugh Hefner blush.