Legends of Illusion Honors Hot Chocolate aka Larry Edwards

[ssilverberg]

wow hearing "the copa" brings back memories, how did we get old?

[MSQUEENPATTI]

wow'' i Love this Tribute thanks 4 Posting!!!Amazing & Fa-bu-lous!"

[MrSouthpawtx]

hey yall who remember the red room, Jennifer George? Tiffany Jones was known as the texas tornado, I used to go on sunday nights to the Copa in Houston where i am from and see Donna day, Hot Chocolate, Tiffany Jones ( who was the show director, god rest her soul), Naomi Sims, Tasha Kohl, and many more!

[velvettrashdotcom]

Larry Edwards ("Hot Chocolate") is currently in "Divas Las Vegas" at the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas, NV.

[buckyboyil]

miss edwards started in ft myers,fl .remember her from the club in ft myers, I guess she has passed she was Hot

[yescandles]

I have the BEST photo put away up in the attic somewhere.....I had a wonderful weekend with HC in Texas~~ Hugs, Michael Moon (Scott is gone now but he loved you SO MUCH...David too.)

[Dayna4133]

I remember the Chocolate Coffee and Tea concerts they had @ Rene's when I worked there.

Hot Chocolate,Tiffany Arieagus and Kim Ross..

The lines to get in were crazy long~! Fun times..

[LifeOfTheParty323]

Ummmmmmmmm I'm headed to Vegas and want to take pictures with you LOL.

[ozar1978]

It is truly an honor to call you my good friend : ) You are an inspiration to many many many people!! LOVE you

[MichaelJacksonRox101]

OMFG! I met that guy at the michael jackson auction in vegas a planet hollywood!! I had a chance to talk with him....great guy.

[lvattraction]

Worked with Larry in La Cage at the Riv (las vegas) for a long long time. They were great times. His is a special guy for sure.

[jaygo33]

I have known Larry since the mid 80's and his personality is as fabulous as his performances.....I take my hat off to Larry Edwards.....a very good friend and an amazing performer......CHEERS!!!

[JD692]

He is Fab as Tina Turner!

He has so much talent!

Love you Larry xx

Hot Chocolate Rocks!!!

[VickyLaneCanada]

I remember working with Larry way back in the late 80's in Long Island.I never seen anyone put there makeup on with a light over a pool table.What an exceptional person.What energy and talant(Vicky Lane Canada)

[fpalisi]

Wow I can't believe there's a tribute to Hot Chocolate on here. I'm amazed! I remember that I used to go to the Copa in Houston to see the Fabulous Four, including Hot Chocolate, Donna Day, Naomi Sims and Mr. Tiffany Jones too! Those were the good old days I tell ya. I sure miss Larry at the Copa and Rich's... he was a really nice man and a great performer. Miss ya Larry.

Frankie P.

[shreve99]

Yeah, you're right those were the good ole days!! I remember these wonderful performers used to tear it up in Shreveport back in the 80's!! What happened to real talent??

[jmcgee6250]

@shreve99 those were the good ole days. I remember seeing Hot Chocolate at the Rainbow in Longview, Texas.... Great times!!!!!

The shows just aren't the same anymore.

[yescandles]

@fpalisi OMG!! Tiffany Jones!!!! Remember Jan Russel, Jerry Vanover, Stephanie Carr? I go back all the way to the Red Room!

[MrSouthpawtx]

@yescandles what about Jennifer George? Did you ever go to the Copa after the red room was gone? I was partnered to Tiffany Jones' best friend CJ Harrington back then. Living in Houston in those days was a blast, and because of the way things have become, nobody will ever know life like it was back then, again....

[yescandles]

@MrSouthpawtx I am not exactly sure what year I left Houston and moved to Dallas. I vaguely remember Jennifer George. It was after the Dean Coral and Wayne Henley (?) murders of all the young boys they found out by the docks. HPD had such bad National press about not caring about the runaways OR the young hustlers and gays that they really took it all out on us. I remember the beating at Mary's....well...actually all of Montrose paid the price. It wasn't fun anymore for me. I was always afraid.

[PozLiving]

I met Larry through Randy Rider, the DJ at the Copa in Houston. Unlike many of the other drag performers of the time, Larry was gentle, kind, attentive, and genuinely a very NICE man. He was sweet. He was soft-spoken. He did not need to rant or rave. It didn't hurt that he was REALLY good looking in man's clothes too. It is no wonder that he has been able to achieve all the success he has over the ensuing 20 years since I first met him. I wish him the very best in all that he imagines.

[Jaybro817]

Larry is incredible! Was the 1st performer I ever saw when I came out in '81. Was blessed to be able to party with him as well as Naomi, Donna, etc...A beautiful tribute to a beautiful person. What a walk down memory lane! All my best to Larry for continued success.. it is well deserved and earned! Love Ya Alwyas

[boomboominspace]

I knew a friend that knew him when he starteed in Ft Myers, my friend was from Miami, passed away now, but i have him on tape from a show taped in 1981, i wonder if he is an SGI member like Tina is...nam myoho renge kyo

[vintagevegan1315]

Larry Edwards is "simply the best!" Thanks for the 'Oprah Tina Cher' taping ticket!

-signed John Neeland formerly Riviera Hotel and Casino Pubicity (Nine Years) member AEA - AFTRA - SAG

[troyrash]

i dated tony rose for a few years and met a lot of the entertainers who worked in dallas in the late 70s...then dated jimmie dee for a while - miss them all .. remember micheal andrews - larry was a beautiful person and so charming - thank you for this - glad i found you - you will be my fav stop

[wlarmer]

Hot Chocolate/Larry is a truly beautiful person i knew him, Naomi Simms, & Donna Day.

Used to hang out with them and Party at the COPA in Houston TX in the 80's

[Derugrat]

I met Larry in San Antonio Tx @ the Sunset Boulevard. He was the kindest person to know. Later, I would come to host the shows at the Sunset Boulevard and would work along side him. Those were the days!

Edward...aka...Cheree L'mour

[jd77007]

What an accomplished person and entertainer! I'm very proud of him. I really enjoyed the video (James D. from Houston, Texas)