Tag Archive for: Dixie’s Never Wear a Tube Top

Denver Does Drag

Drag performers are distinctive, each with a chosen name and personal style – often highly stylized with a color scheme, epic costuming, or extravagant makeup looks. Drag performers are artists and entertainers; drag is a form of self-expression and a way to celebrate LGBTQ+ pride. For anyone who has not attended a drag show, it […]

Dixie Longate and Dive Bars

Originally published June 2023. Let’s raise a glass to one of Denver’s favorite southern gals who is back in town with the show Dixie’s How to Wear a Tube Top while Riding a Mechanical Bull…, appearing Aug 20-Sep 7, 2025. If you, like Dixie, appreciate an un-fussy drink in a tell-it-like-it-is bar, where you can […]

For Every Pothole, There’s a Pony Ride, so Stay in the Saddle

Advice from America’s favorite Tupperware Lady, Dixie Longate Momma always used to say, “Well, you bought the ticket, now you gotta go for the ride.” She also said lots of stuff about goats, mostly because we didn’t have one but I know she always wanted one, but that’s not what I’m focused on here. I’m focused on […]

Colorado’s Best Honky Tonks

When Dixie Longate comes to town, you’ve got to be prepared. Get out your cowgirl boots and squeeze into that short skirt. (Fringe is not optional.) Locate your electric blue eyeliner and slap on an extra coat (or three) of mascara Tease your hair and plaster it with AquaNet hairspray (It may smell, but it […]

Catching up with Dixie

Edited from the original publication in 2022. Our fast-talkin’, red-headed Alabama girl is back and ready for the last rodeo of her original show, Never Wear a Tube Top while Riding a Mechanical Bull (and 16 Other Things I Learned While I was Drinking Last Thursday). Since debuting the show in the Garner Galleria Theatre […]