Susanne Bartsch: On Top

Loved every bit of this! This doc really gives a view of a certain part of New York in the late 80s-90s when NYC still had true grit. This was before the Disneyfication of Times Square and the artistic flight to Brooklyn.

I lived in NY during this time period and it was glorious. I remember going to those Copacabana parties and feeling like I had landed in the best party ever on Mars. Eight feet tall drag queens and just everything and anything you can imagine, which is shown in this doc. I hadn't realized those were Bartsch parties. I'd see her name all the time in The Village Voice. I had no idea how cool and interesting she is/was.

If you love fashion, spectacle, underground, dancing, make-up, and parties, this doc is for you. As superficial as all that sounds, this doc strikes a chord of love, inclusion and acceptance. We need all of that we can get. Makes me misty for days of yore in NY.