Baby Dee: Cleveland's Harp Playing,
Tricycle Riding Transgender Legend
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When Baby Dee insists that her life has been "incredibly boring," one has to wonder what she's comparing it to. After all, the fifty-something classically- trained musician—who just began releasing albums this decade—has an eclectic resume (with stints as go-go girl and circus freak), and an equally colorful collection of friends, lovers and acquaintances, including one known for shooting fire from her, uh va-jay-jay.
In the 1990s, Dee was working at the East Village's notorious Pyramid Club when she befriended Otter, the "legendary strip club genius" who hosted a weekly contest, dubbed "What Will You Do For Fifty Dollars?"
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Baby Dee: Cleveland's Harp Playing Transgender Legend
By Jacob Anderson-Minshall
Published: June 12, 2008
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Fifty-something classically- trained musician, Baby Dee - who just began releasing albums this decade - has an eclectic resume (including stints as go-go girl and circus freak), and an equally colorful collection of friends including the "legendary strip club genius" from the East Village's notorious Pyramid Club, who once set the stage on fire by shooting flames from her, uh lady-parts.
"All that stuff about my life - the oddities and stupidities of it, I find incredibly boring," insists Dee now. "Which is not too say that I don't love all the wonderful people I've known and loved - like Otter, the fire lady; or Jen, the bearded lady; or Eak, the strong man; or John Kamikaz, the prince."