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| Megging Barry appeared as Lady Gaga last night a the Goodrow-a-Go-Go. |
By Ariel Mutha-Tafoya
FSN Sports
While NashVegas prepared for a runoff election to determine who would lead the city for the next four years, a female impersonator is claiming to be “the mayor of Hillsboro Village” — and has apparently won the hearts and minds of audiences of the Goodrow-a-Go-Go.
The performer, who goes by the name Megging Barry, also may have had an impact on the city’s mayoral politics. Barry, who says he arrived last December from “the Northeast,” has drawn packed crowds to the Village nightspot, which is operated by Dave Goodrow, former owner of the Village Green. The tall, sculpted dancer’s stage moniker is a play on the name of Megan Barry, who was the top vote-getter in the August mayoral primary, and on his habit of wearing the men’s leggings that have become associated with the club and many of its clientele.
On Tuesday, wearing a long white gown and a blonde wig, a heavily padded Barry impersonated Dolly Parton, changing the words of one of Dolly’s best known songs from “Jolene” to “Karl Dean.” Later, he appeared in a pink chamois sweatsuit bearing the logo of the Downtown Corsairs and throwing plastic mini-footballs to the crowd.
“She’s oodles of fun,” said Go-Go regular Naomi Morningstar. “She’ll change costumes several times throughout the evening. Last night she was Lady Gaga, and at least once during each show she comes out in Corsairs licensed gear, which I assume is a shot at that incestuous crowd that hangs out at The Palm.”
Goodrow, who has been intimately involved in the day-to-day operations of the Goodrow-a-Go-Go since selling the Green to Donald Trump, said he had approved the wearing of apparel with the logo of his chief NFFA rival – an act that typically provokes violence at nightspots associated with other teams in the league. “It’s all in good fun,” said an inebriated Goodrow after Barry’s Tuesday show. “We’re entitled to have fun. We can’t leave all the fun in this league to the criminals and the wannabes.”
Goodrow added that he was strongly considering allowing Barry to drive the Green’s entry in the chariot race at the annual Bacchanal in November.
Barry, who does not generally talk with the media, refused to give his real name “for professional reasons.” But FSN has learned that the performer lives in a nearby condominium that, according to property tax records, is owned by one Bradee Thomas.
While Barry’s regular gig is at the Goodrow-a-Go-Go, he has been spotted during the past week in at least two other NFFA-associated venues. On Monday afternoon, he was chatting with Bubbas coach Jerry Glanville at the Abbottabad Bar at Club Gitmo. The next afternoon, he was seen sipping a Touchdown Taser® with Bakers fan Powers Boothe at the Cherry Bomb Café.
“He really knows the NFFA,” Boothe said. “I asked him if he’d ever played the game, and he smiled and said, ‘I used to be on a powder puff team back home – or were you talking about football?’”
FSN Sports
While NashVegas prepared for a runoff election to determine who would lead the city for the next four years, a female impersonator is claiming to be “the mayor of Hillsboro Village” — and has apparently won the hearts and minds of audiences of the Goodrow-a-Go-Go.
The performer, who goes by the name Megging Barry, also may have had an impact on the city’s mayoral politics. Barry, who says he arrived last December from “the Northeast,” has drawn packed crowds to the Village nightspot, which is operated by Dave Goodrow, former owner of the Village Green. The tall, sculpted dancer’s stage moniker is a play on the name of Megan Barry, who was the top vote-getter in the August mayoral primary, and on his habit of wearing the men’s leggings that have become associated with the club and many of its clientele.
On Tuesday, wearing a long white gown and a blonde wig, a heavily padded Barry impersonated Dolly Parton, changing the words of one of Dolly’s best known songs from “Jolene” to “Karl Dean.” Later, he appeared in a pink chamois sweatsuit bearing the logo of the Downtown Corsairs and throwing plastic mini-footballs to the crowd.
“She’s oodles of fun,” said Go-Go regular Naomi Morningstar. “She’ll change costumes several times throughout the evening. Last night she was Lady Gaga, and at least once during each show she comes out in Corsairs licensed gear, which I assume is a shot at that incestuous crowd that hangs out at The Palm.”
Goodrow, who has been intimately involved in the day-to-day operations of the Goodrow-a-Go-Go since selling the Green to Donald Trump, said he had approved the wearing of apparel with the logo of his chief NFFA rival – an act that typically provokes violence at nightspots associated with other teams in the league. “It’s all in good fun,” said an inebriated Goodrow after Barry’s Tuesday show. “We’re entitled to have fun. We can’t leave all the fun in this league to the criminals and the wannabes.”
Goodrow added that he was strongly considering allowing Barry to drive the Green’s entry in the chariot race at the annual Bacchanal in November.
Barry, who does not generally talk with the media, refused to give his real name “for professional reasons.” But FSN has learned that the performer lives in a nearby condominium that, according to property tax records, is owned by one Bradee Thomas.
While Barry’s regular gig is at the Goodrow-a-Go-Go, he has been spotted during the past week in at least two other NFFA-associated venues. On Monday afternoon, he was chatting with Bubbas coach Jerry Glanville at the Abbottabad Bar at Club Gitmo. The next afternoon, he was seen sipping a Touchdown Taser® with Bakers fan Powers Boothe at the Cherry Bomb Café.
“He really knows the NFFA,” Boothe said. “I asked him if he’d ever played the game, and he smiled and said, ‘I used to be on a powder puff team back home – or were you talking about football?’”
