When a few curmudgeons among her Williamson County neighbors complained about Round Rock’s First Ever Drag Show! – horrors! – and some public officials proceeded to make official asses of themselves, even calling out the fire inspectors, Coffee House Impresario Roberts declined to respond in kind, saying simply, "What’s the big deal? This is … a talent performance. These guys were impersonating famous performers, and one of them was an acrobat." The acrobat may well have been Round Rock’s most famous son, Vander Clyde, who in the 1920s became an international icon as the legendary female impersonator "Barbette." Another likely subject could have been gunfighter Sam Bass, who still provides continued annual promotional entertainment for the town fathers, once robbing the local bank in a dress. Sounds like these guys could use a few history lessons – and who better to provide it than Saradora’s, its (un)Caged Birds, and its most gracious hostess, Sarah Roberts?
