What’s claim-to-fame? A DJ at many different venues, including Gay Days and Le Stud. It’s filled with many different types of orchids. Where do you hang out in South Florida? Mostly in our yard by the pool, which is like a mini-jungle. What do you like most about living here? Until early January 2018, I would have said the warm weather (laughs)! What South Florida venue do you miss that’s gone? The Copa. What part of South Florida do you live in? We live in a community called Andros Isles, in West Palm Beach. Why did you move here? To escape the brutal Canadian winters. How long have you lived in South Florida? For three years. Where did you grow up? In Cornwall, Ontario, which is the same city that Ryan Gosling is from. And in a city near you!Ĭanadian native and West Palm DJ Guy DeGiacinto talks about unsnapping bras at The Palace and what he’d do for a day if he was Oprah PHOTOGRAPH BY GUY BROOKSBANK PHOTOGRAPHY Where can we see you? On Tuesdays, for Trivia Night at Smarty Pants. What’s something that you never told anyone else? That I could easily be a recluse. What’s your greatest regret in life? I have none. What’s on your bucket list? To visit the Far East. What would your autobiography be called? Live, Live, Live! What music do you listen to when you’re upset? Broadway music. Who are you closest with? My friend, Melissa.
Are you more like a sheep or a wolf? Neither-I’m a cougar! Who depends on you? My pets. What do you worry about? Bills! If you were a musical instrument, what would you be, and why? A piano, because it can play many notes at once. What would your last meal be? A ribeye steak, asparagus with hollandaise, and chocolate cake. Where would you go in a time machine, and why? To the future, when we elect a new president. If you could bring one person back from the dead, who would it be, and why? My mom, because I miss talking to her. He’s the smartest and most compassionate person that I know. What celebrity do you have a crush on? Adam Pascal. How do you enjoy spending your time? By relaxing with my pets. What’s your best characteristic? Honesty. How would you feel if your pet was the master in heaven, and you were the pet? I’d feel awesome! I’d be fed to my content and I’d get belly rubs!! Would you give a kidney to a relative or close friend? Yes. What performer do you admire, and why? Latrice Royale, because she’s made her way with grace and humility. What did you learn from your parents? To love and to be loved. What’s something that you learned in life only when you got older? Patience. And I’m going back for my fourth trip there in the spring, because I love that city. What’s the best place that you’ve visited? Paris. What’s the last thing that you looked at online? Shopping sites. What celebrity did you act like a “fan” around? All of the ones that I’ve met. What’s the weirdest question that a fan has asked? “Can I get change from that $5 that I tipped you?” WITH HER PARENTS How would you like to be remembered? As alive! Will you ever retire? That’s doubtful. How did you come up with your name? I was named by my drag mother-Tiny Tina-after a 60’s sci-fi actor- Nick Adams-who was blonde, with blue eyes. What’s the best gig you ever did, and why? A New Year’s night at Ozone, when the audience crowd-surfed me from the stage, around the bar, and then back to the stage. What contribution to South Florida LGBT community are you proudest of? Raising millions of dollars over the years for charities. What’s your claim-to-fame? I’ve been a performer and community activist in South Florida for a long time, and I won the Miss Florida Pageant in 1981.ĪDVERTISMENT DOLLY PARTON’S LASTEST CD, AND ONE OF NIKKI ADAMS FAVORITE PERFORMERS. Where do you hang out in South Florida? At home, because I get enough social activity through work. What South Florida venue do you miss that’s gone? The Copa. What do you like most about living here? The weather. What part of South Florida do you live in? In the Hollywood area. Why did you move here? I had to get out of the small-town mentality. How long have you lived in South Florida? For 41 years. Where did you grow up? In a small town called Jennerstown, in Southwestern Pennsylvania. But what could she turn into that no one knows about? As a LGBT philanthropist, MC, and winner of multiple South-Florida pagents, as well as the star of lavish productions at The Copa for many years, few can match Nikki Adams.