Founded on new years eve 1969 by george harris aka hibiscus the cockettes were a troupe of flamboyant hippy drag performers who took san francisco by storm over the next two and a half years they created 20 outrageous and colourful shows with titles like a crab on uranus means youre loved and several films culminating in an off broadway show that highlighted the cultural chasm at that time between americas east and west coasts in this documentary tribute ex cockettes and friends