{"id":45800,"date":"2022-01-08T19:38:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T23:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=45800"},"modified":"2022-01-08T20:38:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T00:38:26","slug":"vegas-van-dank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=45800","title":{"rendered":"Vegas Van Dank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736107_188978661588134_980175193_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736107_188978661588134_980175193_n.jpg\" alt=\"Vegas Van Dank\" class=\"wp-image-45802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736107_188978661588134_980175193_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736107_188978661588134_980175193_n-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736107_188978661588134_980175193_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736107_188978661588134_980175193_n-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736107_188978661588134_980175193_n-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Vegas Van Dank<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Vegas Van Dank is an entertainer out of Charlotte, North Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Titles and Awards<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=71489\"><strong>National Don\u2019t H8 Hall of Fame 2017<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Drag Idol 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=45228\"><strong>1st Alternate to National Miss Don&#8217;t H8 DIVA 2015<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=48067\"><strong>Ultimate Don&#8217;t H8 Klub Kid 2015<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=53117\"><strong>Batshit Entertainer of the Year, F.I. 2015<\/strong><\/a><br>Prelim to North Carolina Entertainer of the Year, F.I.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=46987\"><strong>Miss Don&#8217;t H8 DIVA Olympia 2014<\/strong><\/a><br>Prelim to National Miss Don&#8217;t H8 DIVA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=46717\"><strong>1st Alternate to Miss Don&#8217;t H8 DIVA FAME 2014<\/strong><\/a><br>Prelim to National Miss Don&#8217;t H8 DIVA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736107_188978661588134_980175193_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736107_188978661588134_980175193_n.jpg\" alt=\"Vegas Van Dank\" data-id=\"45802\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736107_188978661588134_980175193_n.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=45802\" class=\"wp-image-45802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736107_188978661588134_980175193_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736107_188978661588134_980175193_n-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736107_188978661588134_980175193_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736107_188978661588134_980175193_n-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16736107_188978661588134_980175193_n-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Vegas Van Dank<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/74224139_568365223901956_8667752686369636352_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"541\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/74224139_568365223901956_8667752686369636352_n.jpg\" alt=\"Vegas Van Dank - 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Sometimes this accompanies their own biological families and sometimes this is the only family an individual has.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This section will outline the family tree of Vegas Van Dank.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Father:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=45142\">Chip Matthews<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Mother: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=45188\">Teri Lynn Lovo<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Vegas Van Dank: Performance History<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Some venues and events that Vegas has been a part of include:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><strong>North Carolina<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Charlotte<\/strong>: Chasers &#8211; L4 Lounge &#8211; Scorpio<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Gastonia<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=101862\">Zoe\u2019s Coffee House &amp; Lounge<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><tfoot><tr><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><strong>Ohio<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Warren<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=81864\">Funky Skunk Nite Club<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><tfoot><tr><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><strong>South Carolina<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Spartanburg<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=111384\">Club South 29<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><tfoot><tr><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vegas Van Dank is an entertainer out of Charlotte, North Carolina. Titles and Awards National Don\u2019t H8 Hall of Fame&#8230; <span class=\"gridview-grid-post-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=45800\">read more<span class=\"gridview-sr-only\"> Vegas Van Dank<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-45800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainers","tag-north-carolina","wpcat-6-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/45802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}