Darrin Hagen
From the stage of the legendary Flashback nightclub we present a montage of various live unscripted moments of hilarity and confusion from some of the outstanding Flashback event hosts ever to grace the stages.
From Gloria Hole (Darrin Hagen) to Rhoda B. (Ron Byers) then the icon and face of Flashback John Reid. There is even Millie (Paul Chisholm), Neon (Terrie Grieve), Trash (Terry Robison) plus many more that you will be sure to remember.
Thankfully this video is not rated NSFW!!
Patrick Monaghan – a consulting producer on the Flashback Documentary Film – decided to start filming drag shows at Flashback in 1981. This started a tradition of filming events at the club that has resulted in a trove of footage for the film and that he has made available for sharing in the Film and other projects memorializing what Flashback meant for our community. You can check out Patrick Monaghan and his Monaghan VideoEngine Films on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@PatriCanuck
Thanks to Darrin Hagen and Chris Fassbender with the support of the Edmonton Arts Council and the City of Edmonton – Local Government here is a video that captures a few moments of the fun.
To read more about Flashback check out these links:
https://yegqueerhistory.ca/a-flashback-to-flashback/
https://yegqueerhistory.ca/relight-the-neon/
https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/2014/09/16/flashback-and-the-gay-drag-races/
https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/2020/09/30/history-of-edmontons-gay-bars-part-2-a-flashback-to-flashback/
https://www.edmontonqueerhistoryproject.ca/flashback
Funding for this story made possible by the Arts Council and the City of Edmonton
Darrin Hagen
Darrin Hagen is an award-winning playwright, author and LGBTQ historian. He has created many plays, stories and articles about our queer history, including Witch Hunt at the Strand, The Empress & The Prime Minister, and The Edmonton Queen: The Final Voyage. He also created the Queer History Bus Tour which ran for over a decade.
Rob Browatzke
Blazewing Photography
