1 - ISSUE 4.QXD - WayOut Publishing Co Ltd

When I showed Richard his
completed make-up and hair
I was very flattered to be told,
“I think this is the best
I've looked.... EVER !”
I couldn't help thinking that ‘she’ looked
rather like Alana Stewart (Rod Stewart's exwife)
when a moment later Richard
exclaimed, “I look a little like a rock star's exwife!”
Luckily not Courtney Love!
We began shooting with various images and
it was interesting to note that Richard was
only uncomfortable with the image that
required padded hips and bottom and rather
obvious boobs, (we were going for a kind of
Veronica Lake sort of thing - shown here with
red background). Richard felt it was too
"unnatural", something I could well relate to,
because during my own personal journey I
have never used fake boobs, etc because
they served almost as a reminder of what I
didn't have.
The most laughter and smiles
came when we were ready to
shoot the ‘fairy’ pictures that
you can see on the cover of
this issue of
Utterly FABULOUS.
As many of you may know, the theme for this
years ‘Transfandango’ event is ‘Fairy Tale
Fantasy’. This event, now in it’s second year,
was brought together by Richard to raise
money for Manchester Children’s Hospital via
The Wallness Children’s Charity and as a
proud parent of three children this is a charity
very close to Richard's heart.
We shot many pictures as Richard effortlessly
went from pose to pose giving any fairy
godmother a run for her money.
Some of the pictures from the shoot are to be
personally autographed and sold with proceeds
going to the Transfandango event and
the Wallness Children’s Charity.
Shooting over and safely back at my home
we shared a drink and generally chatted
about anything and nothing. This part of the
day was off the record but ... I was left feeling
that here was a person who was a strong
individual who had seen and experienced a
great deal, some very good, some very bad.
An individual who has great empathy for people
in the TG community because they too
have suffered the prejudice of others, simply
for “not quite being the same as everybody
else”.
Well thank God, because without those differences
Richard O'Brien would not be the gentle,
cultured and funny person we all know
and love. For all the good work you do and
our day together, I thank you.
Vive le difference !
Details of the sale of a limited number of original,
signed prints of the pictures shown here
and the cover picture will be available on
www.wallnesscare4free.net .... and ....
www.wayout-publishing.com/transfandango.htm
Or contact Charmaine Owen directly at :
Wallness Children's Charity
Sorrel Bank House, 25 Bolton Rd,
Pendelton, Salford M6 7HL
tel 0161 737 1203 / 2929
Reg Charity 518086
Market Place of Services
Advanced bookings only
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