Fudgie Frottage

Fudgie Frottage (pronEng|ˈfʌdʒi froˈtɑːʒ) is the stage name of San Francisco performer, producer and community activist Lu Read.cite web
last=Buttner
first=Christopher
title=George Clinton, Thomas Dolby, Naughty by Nature, Sandra Collins and Flavor Flav Are Among the Headliners of The Exotic Erotic Ball
publisher=Market Wire
date=2006-10-23
url =http://www.hiphoppress.com/2006/10/george_clinton_.html
accessdate=2007-07-28] cite web
last=Hix
first=Lisa
title=Perform, Bend, Twist, Pull: Drag king contest: Contestants feel free to reshape gender any which way they want
publisher=SF Chronicle
date=2006-08-17
url =http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/08/17/NSGDOIM5561.DTL&hw=lu+read&sn=001&sc=1000
accessdate=2007-07-27] He is an exaggerated character in the tradition of drag, and self-described as the "man with the biggest balls in show business"."cite web
title=SFDK12 About Us
publisher=SFDragKingContest.com
month=July | year=2007
url =http://sfdragkingcontest.com/bios.html#fudgie
accessdate=2007-07-26] Frottage is a well known drag king and performing icon in the queer community for his many appearances at pride, king, drag queen, faux queen and community events.cite web
last=Ehmann
first=Abby
title=San Francisco Erotika: Fudgie Frottage
publisher=Eros Zine
date=2005-06-07
url =http://eros-guide.com/articles/2005-06-07/fudgie0607/
accessdate=2007-07-28] He also emcees, produces and acts as a guest celebrity judge for many of the local contests.cite web
last=Van Iquity
first=Sister Dana
title=Drag King Contest Brings Out Fierce Competitors
publisher=San Francisco Bay Times
date=2005-08-25
url =http://www.sfbaytimes.com/?sec=article&article_id=4033
accessdate=2007-07-27] Frottage produces and co-emcees several different community events on an annual basis, such as the San Francisco Drag King Contest, the largest and oldest drag king contest in the world, which has helped raise the level of drag kinging and spread the artform beyond the Bay Area.cite web
last=Slayton
first=Joyce
title=King for a Day: Gals dressed like guys -- complete with hair gel-filled condoms in their pants
publisher=SF Weekly
date=2003-07-16
url =http://www.sfweekly.com/2003-07-16/calendar/king-for-a-day/
accessdate=2007-07-27] cite web
last=Tudor
first=Silke
title=Night Crawler: Crown Performance
publisher=SF Weekly
date=2000-07-19
url =http://www.sfweekly.com/2000-07-19/news/night-crawler/
accessdate=2007-07-27] cite web
last=Pearlstein
first=Joanna
title=Arty Fishal: King of Daytime TV
publisher=Curve
date=2003, Vol. 13 #3
url =http://www.sfweekly.com/2000-07-19/news/night-crawler/
accessdate=2007-07-27] As an underground fixture he has been a part of avante garde films and performances.cite web
last=Tudor
first=Silky
title=A contemporary “Alice in Genderland,” filled with over-the-top characters who would send Lewis Carroll shrieking to the nearest Opium Anonymous meeting.
publisher=SF Weekly
date=1999-07-28
url =http://www.optilicious.com/
accessdate=2007-07-28] cite web
last=Abby
first=Editrix
title=Past Mondo Pornos
publisher=MondoPornoParty.com
year=2006
url =http://www.mondopornoparty.com/Mondo%20Porno%20Pages/Mondo%20Porno%20Pix.html
accessdate=2007-07-28] Dead link|date=April 2008 His work has been recognized officially by The City of San Francisco.cite web
last=Dujour
first=Dick
authorlink=
coauthors=
title=Drag King Contest
publisher=San Francisco Bay Times
date=2006-08-24
url =http://www.sfbaytimes.com/?sec=article&article_id=5448
accessdate=2007-07-29]

Filmography

* Virtue -- Esther Paik/Camera Obscura, 1997
* Gendernautscite web
last=Toone
first=Anderson
title=Drag King Timeline: 1997
publisher=AndersonToone.com
date=2006-08-17
url =http://www.andersontoone.com/timeline/dktimeline3.html
accessdate=2007-07-28] - Monica Treut, 1997
* Strap 'Em Downcite web
last=Meredith
first=Ann P.
title=Strap 'Em Down! The World of Drag Kings
publisher=AnnPMeredith.com
date=2001-2002, Frottage is pictured right wearing cowboy hat
url =http://www.annpmeredith.com/kings.html
accessdate=2007-07-28] -- Ann Meredith, 2002
* El Presidentecite web
title=El Presidente The Movie: Cast List
publisher=ElPresidenteTheMovie.com
year=2006
url =http://www.elpresidentethemovie.com/presskit.htm
accessdate=2007-07-28] cite web
title=Media Lab: New Orleans Film Festival - !El Presidente!
publisher=IFC
year=2006
url =http://medialab.ifc.com/film_detail.jsp?film_id=2576
accessdate=2007-07-28] -- Anne Geezman/ISW, 2005
* Lulu Gets a Faceliftcite web
last=Huestis
first=Marc
title=Lulu Gets a Facelift: Documentary
publisher=LuLuGetsAFacelift.com
date=2006,
url =http://www.lulugetsafacelift.com/
accessdate=2007-07-28] -- Marc Huestis, 2006

Television appearances

* "Lavender Lounge", 1996
* "Maury", 1999
* "Canned Peaches", SF cable, 2000
* "Reality Check", SF cable, 2001
* "Dog Eat Dog" (NBC) 2003
* "The Tyra Banks Show", 2005

Discography

* BiValves for Breakfast, with the Androgyneous Androids, 2001 Fact|date=April 2008
* Porn Star, single, 2000 Fact|date=April 2008
* Mama Told Me Not to Cumcite web
last=Frottage
first=Fudgie
title=Fudgie
publisher=MySpace
date=2006/2007
url =http://www.myspace.com/ffudgie
accessdate=2007-07-28] , single, 2001
* To Sir Fudgie With Love, single 2003 Fact|date=April 2008
* Sweet Pee,cite web
last=Russell
first=Dee Dee
title=Drag King Fudgie Frottage (on Dee Dee TV)
publisher=YouTube
date=2006-06-05
url =http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjPj8Yb4c7g&mode=related&search=
accessdate=2007-07-28] single 2004

References

External links

* [http://sfdragkingcontest.com/ SF Drag King Contest page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/ffudgie Fudgie Frottage MySpace page]