Shepherd Wellness Community benefit at Real Luck Cafe September 1994
Player
Original Format
VHS
Duration
00:46:52
Compression
M4V
Title
Shepherd Wellness Community benefit at Real Luck Cafe September 1994
Subject
Drag—Benefit shows
Shepherd Wellness
Description
This video contains footage of a benefit show to support Shepherd Wellness Community, a Pittsburgh-based non-profit providing services to those living with HIV/AIDS. The benefit took place on September 18, 1994 at Real Luck Cafe (Lucky’s), a gay and lesbian bar at 1519 Penn Ave. in the Strip District. The show is hosted by MC Vanna aka Michael Obusek, the current reigning Miss Pittsburgh 1994, who also performed the final number, “The Glory of Love / Wind Beneath My Wings,” by Bette Midler, (00:35:36). The event features performances from Miss B. Have aka Nikki Danielle, Sarin, CoCo Chanel, Brown Sugar, and Frankie Ross. At the end of the tape, Vanna thanks all of the performers and brings them back to the stage before the audience returns to the dance floor, (00:43:30).
The following performers names are noted in the footage:
Vanna aka Michael Obusek (Miss Pittsburgh 1994)
Miss Behave aka Nikki Danielle
Sarin
Frankie Ross
Brown Sugar
CoCo Chanel
The following songs are performed:
“Puppet on A String (Remix),” Miss B. Have, 00:02:15
“Why Haven’t I heard From You,” Reba McEntire, Frankie Ross, 00:07:19
“I Don’t Care,” Shakespear’s Sister, Sarin, 00:10:52
“I Wonder If I Take You Home,” Lisa Lisa, CoCo Chanel, 00:14:53
“All The Man That I Need,” Whitney Houston, Brown Sugar, 00:22:01
“Something in Red,” Lorrie Morgan, Frankie Ross, 00:26:59
“Ride In the Night, Jam & Spoon, Sarin, 00:31:29
“The Glory of Love / Wind Beneath My Wings,” Bette Midler, Vanna, 00:35:36
The following performers names are noted in the footage:
Vanna aka Michael Obusek (Miss Pittsburgh 1994)
Miss Behave aka Nikki Danielle
Sarin
Frankie Ross
Brown Sugar
CoCo Chanel
The following songs are performed:
“Puppet on A String (Remix),” Miss B. Have, 00:02:15
“Why Haven’t I heard From You,” Reba McEntire, Frankie Ross, 00:07:19
“I Don’t Care,” Shakespear’s Sister, Sarin, 00:10:52
“I Wonder If I Take You Home,” Lisa Lisa, CoCo Chanel, 00:14:53
“All The Man That I Need,” Whitney Houston, Brown Sugar, 00:22:01
“Something in Red,” Lorrie Morgan, Frankie Ross, 00:26:59
“Ride In the Night, Jam & Spoon, Sarin, 00:31:29
“The Glory of Love / Wind Beneath My Wings,” Bette Midler, Vanna, 00:35:36
Source
Michael Obusek (Vanna) – donor
Date
September 1994
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC 3.0 US)
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Format
MPEG (M4V)
Language
English
Type
Moving Image
Spatial Coverage
Real Luck Cafe (Lucky’s)
Provenance
Accession 2017-01
Collection
Citation
“Shepherd Wellness Community benefit at Real Luck Cafe September 1994,” PQHP Online Archives, accessed March 28, 2024, http://pittsburghqueerhistory.com/omeka/items/show/1850.