Barbara Eden at Disco 2000

by Michael Musto

November 15, 2010

OMG. This just went up on YouTube.

It’s a clip of I Dream of Jeannie star Barbara Eden receiving a “Nightlife Achievement award” from yours truly, dressed as a gay genie, while drag star Lahoma Van Zandt twirls around with a contagious glee.

This all happened at the wildly decadent Disco 2000 night at Limelight some time in the naughty ’90s, though I have such an aw-shucks demeanor about me, it’s almost kind of sweet — except for the award rudely falling apart as I present it.

Please watch the clip, Master!

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