Gay activist and hotel owner Jim Lumsden celebrated his 56th birthday after some unexpected delay, but all the expected bombast.
Many of his friends helped celebrate the managing director of the Baan Suay Resort’s birthday. The 500-baht entrance fee included a drink and sent 200 baht to the Heart2000 HIV/AIDS charity.
Lumsden received the guests while wearing a cocktail dress and woman’s hat before changing costumes and putting on a stage show.
Lumsden was joined on stage by Keith “Boy” George, who resembles the aging British pop star and generated vigorous applause.
Russian singer Larissa Ezhelenko sang opera songs and the audience kept asking for more.
Show groups from the Mimosa transvestite cabaret, the Coffee Shop Show in Boyz Town and young, male exotic dancers from the Boyz Boyz Boyz go-go bar performed.
Russian singer Larissa Ezhelenko sang opera songs and the audience kept asking for more. The three “nuns” from the Pattaya Players showed comedic flair and singing prowess in their pieces from the movie “Sister Act.”
Jim Lumsden cuts the birthday cake celebrating his 56th birthday.
Members of the Pattaya Fire Show also showed off their newest program.
At the end of the evening, Lumsden took the stage again. The lights went out and he appeared on the balcony in a white dress and waved to “subjects” while singing “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” from “Evita.”
At the end of the evening, Madam Jim appeared on the balcony singing “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” from “Evita.”
