From Mark Schulte:
The evening of Friday, February 10, SPLASH bar in Manhattan was
the place to be as the crowds eagerly awaited the arrival of Gloria
Estefan, making a live appearance to celebrate the release of her new
song "Hotel Nacional" & the debut of its music video. The place was
already packed by 9:00 PM, even though Gloria was not due to appear
until midnight. A lucky group of VIPs got to go past the velvet ropes
at the back of the bar for a chance to meet Gloria in person. It was a
Who's Who of the NYC GBLT nightlife world.
Gloria
arrived promptly at the stroke of the witching hour & the crowds
went ballistic, snapping photo after photo of the Cuban-American diva.
Although Gloria is quite small in stature, she proved she has an
enormous heart, being more than kind to her fans. At the annointed hour
she took to the stage where she thanked everybody. She made a special
acknowledgement of the GBLT community, saying that they were not only
her first fans, but the best as well. She said that her music was being
played in the Gay clubs long before it was heard anywhere else &
credited the community with making her the star that she is today. She
also commented on how she loves Gloria Estefan lookalike drag queens.
Then she segued into the debut of the video, which can be described as a
Latino take on "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Although her fans were
a tad disappointed that she did not do a live performance, the energy
was high & a magical night was had by all.
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