PENN AND TELLER ON THE VATICAN

NEVER BEEN THEIR BIGGEST FANS BUT THEY PULL NO PUNCHES IN THIS PIECE:

VIMEO

THIS WILL NEVER BE TOPPED!

HOW MUCH LSD INSPIRED THIS MASTERPIECE???

SINGING IN TONGUES

YES, IT'S A LAUGH RIOT. BUT IN TRUTH, IT'S A TRAGEDY THAT SOMEONE SO RETARDED WOULD HAVE THE NERVE TO TELL ME HOW TO LIVE MY LIFE. IF YOUR LORD SPEAKS THROUGH YOU AND THE RESULT IS GIBBERISH, DOESN'T THAT MAKE YOU A SIMPLETON WHO WORSHIPS COMPLETE NONSENSE? HOW THE HELL CAN WE EVER BEGIN TO WRAP OUR HEADS AROUND SOMETHING AS COMPLEX AS REVAMPING HEALTH CARE IF WE PRAISE OUR "GOD" BY SPOUTING SHIT?



ANTONY OF ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON MOTHER KNOWLEDGE AND SHE IS ACTUALLY A GENIUS SPOOF! I'VE BEEN PUNKED! HERE SHE IS WEARING A GREY WIG-BACKWARDS! SHE TOTALLY GOT MY GOAT! I DID THINK IT WAS A LITTLE ODD THAT SHE'D BE SPEAKING IN TONGUES ON COMMAND AS THAT LANGUAGE IS MEANT TO BE SPONTANEOUS.

KID CREOLE AND THE COCNUTS COVER MACHINE'S THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD

SORORITY GIRLS FROM HELL

DAVID LYNCH ON THE IPHONE

THINGS THAT GO POP!

AN INTERESTING ARTICLE ON THE HUSTORY OF SYNTH POP, ILLUSTRATED BY VIDEOS LIKE THIS CRAZY POPCORN!



The future is so yesterday: A synth-pop timeline

British musician Little Boots is part of the new wave of synth-pop acts.



The future is so yesterday
A selective history of synth-pop
By Jason Anderson, CBC News

A worldwide economic recession is not the only thing our era shares with the early ’80s. Robotic yet sexy, electro-pop is once again the au courant sound — what with Lady Gaga as the pre-eminent pop sensation, indie hipsters getting down with Cut Copy and Yacht and synth-savvy folks like La Roux, Little Boots and Canada’s own Lights looking like the hot new thing.

MORE: CBC

GOSSIP GOES DISCO!

LOVER HER VOICE!

THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE WRONGEST!

JENNIFER HOLIDAY, LUTHER VANDROSS AND PAUL SIMON

NOW WE KNOW WHAT BECAME OF RAQUEL'S TV SPECIAL COSTUMES!

COURTESY OF REAVIS EITEL:

SOUL TRAIN CLIP: 1971

TO BE STUDIED! THERE ARE SOME WILD MOVES IN HERE! THE FASHIONS AREN'T AS OUTRAGEOUS--I GUESS EARTH TONE DRESS SHIRtS WERE THE LOOK AND HAD NOT YET GIVEN WAY TO FULL-ON OUTRAGEOUS PIMP WEAR. AND THIS GREAT CURTIS MAYFIELD SONG IS NEW TO ME.

MATRIX PING PONG

BOOED IN BUCHAREST

MADONNA WAS BOOED FOR IN HUNGARY FOR CONDEMNING PREJUDICE AGAINST GYPSIES. AND WHY SHOULDN'T SHE STAND UP FOR OTHER CHILD THIEVES? KIDDING!

MORE: MSNBC

DRAG STAND-UP IN LA

NOT A CUTE SUIT!

LOVABLE, LARGER THAN LIFE EX-PROJECT RUNWAY COMPETITOR CHRIS MARCH IS SUING DESIGNER THIERRY MUGLER FOR HIS PAY ON BEYONCE'S NEW TOUR COSTUMES. THIS IS A REAL MYSTERY TO ME AS CHRIS AND THIERRY HAVE WORKED TOGETHER FOR YEARS ON CIRQUE DE SOLEIL AND CHRIS EVEN TAILORED THIERRY'S OWN CLOTHING REGULARLY.

WHAT A PAIN TO HAVE TO WORK FOR YOUR PAY AFTER YOU'VE ALREADY EARNED IT! WELL, CHRIS, I MAY NOT BE BEYONCE OR CIRQUE DE SOLEIL, BUT I PAID FOR ALL MY COSTUMES--IN CASH!-AND WOULD WORK WITH YOU ANYTIME.

I'VE ALWAYS LIKED THIERRY A LOT--WONDER WHY HE'S BEING A BIG DICK? JUST BECAUSE HE HAS ONE???



MORE: COCOPEREZ

PEOPLE OF WALMART

AN INSPIRING NEW SITE!



MORE: PEOPLEOFWALMART

AFTER YOU SIGN YOUR INSURANCE PETITON...

CAN YOU TAKE A MINUTE TO SUPPORT NET NEUTRALITY? OR YOU'LL BE SOOOOOOOOORRY! CONGRESS IS IN RECESS TAKING THEIR CONSTITUENTS TEMPERS ON ISSUES LIKE THIS. WE KNOW THEY ARE HEARING FROM LOBBYISTS SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY HEAR FROM US, TOO.

Tell Congress: Pass Net Neutrality Now

https://secure.freepress.net/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=343

The phone and cable companies are scrambling to kill Net Neutrality so they can inspect and filter content, and overcharge you for using the Web in ways they don't like. Over the past six months alone, these companies have hired 500 lobbyists in Washington to try to stop this bill from becoming law.

It's up to you to tell your members of Congress to side with the public -- not with the corporate lobbyists -- and take a final stand for an open Internet by supporting the Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 (H.R. 3458).

Net Neutrality is the cornerstone of innovation, free speech and democracy on the Internet.

The Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 (H.R. 3458) protects Net Neutrality by ensuring that the Internet is free from blocking, censorship and discrimination.

More than 1.5 million Americans have already called on Congress to protect Net Neutrality. Please stand with us by co-sponsoring the Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009.

MORE INFO/SIGN PETITION: FREE.PRESS

HEE HEE!

WHAT IS THIS???











MY FAV PORN STAR!

TEDDY ON UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE

VIA DAILY KOS:



FROM MSNBC: In lieu of flowers, let's pass health care reform.

AMEN!

KFC'S CRAZY NEW SANDWICH!

VIA HUFFPO:

PORN STAR OR POTATO?

TAKE THE QUIZ. NOT AS EASY AS IT SOUNDS!

ASHFORD AND SIMPSON: FOUND A CURE

SOUNDING GREAT LIVE!

TALK ABOUT BLOWING UP YOUR CELLPHONE!

Apple in hot water in France over 'exploding iPhones'

PARIS (AFP) - Half a dozen new cases of "exploding iPhones" emerged in France on Wednesday, as Apple faced an official inquiry and calls to come clean over possible risks linked to its wildly popular smartphone.

An 80-year-old pensioner from the Paris suburbs said Wednesday his iPhone screen cracked up in his hands, a day after a supermarket watchman claimed he was hurt in the eye when his screen suddenly shattered this week.

Ten French consumers have now come forward saying their iPhone screens exploded or cracked without explanation, according to an AFP tally, including a first case in mid-August in which a teenager suffered an eye injury.

Apple is accused of trying to hush up 15 cases of iPod music players heating up and bursting into flames in the United States and in one similar British case, all apparently due to overheated lithium ion batteries.


MORE: YAHOO.COM

STEVEN LEWIS REFLECTS ON NY'S BEST CLUBS

AND HE WAS THERE!

BLACKBOOKMAG

LUCY PEARL: DON'T MESS WITH MY MAN

NEVER KNEW THERE WAS A VIDEO TO THIS! (DAWN ROBINSON, FORMERLY OF EN VOGUE, IS SINGING.) LOVE THIS SONG AND THEIR OTHER HIT DANCE TONIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE GROUP BROKE UP AND NOTHING IS AVAILABLE ON ITUNES EXCEPT COVER BANDS' VERSION OF THEIR MUSIC. SAME WITH KOFFEE BROWN AFTER THAT ONE BRILLIANT ALBUM. THE RECORD COMPANIES KIND OF FORCE YOU TO DOWNLOAD ILLEGALLY! IT SEEMS CRAZY TO NOT MAKE MUSIC AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO WANT TO BUY IT. I WOULD ALSO LOVE TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE STUFF OFF OF UK'S ITUNES, BUT NOPE!

2 FANTASTIC BILL MAHER CLIPS FROM CONAN

VIA HUFFPO:

WORTH SITTING THROUGH THE ADS--HE SLAYS!

SLAVERY IS BOOMING!

There Are More Slaves Today Than at Any Time in Human History

By Terrence McNally, AlterNet.

AN EXCERPT:

During the four years that Benjamin Skinner researched modern-day slavery, he posed as a buyer at illegal brothels on several continents, interviewed convicted human traffickers in a Romanian prison and endured giardia, malaria, dengue and a bad motorcycle accident.

But Skinner is most haunted by his experience in a brothel in Bucharest, Romania, where he was offered a young woman with Down syndrome in exchange for a used car.

TM: This was a Romanian used car?

BS: Yes, and I knew that I could get that car for about 1,500 euros. While that may sound like a very low price for human life, consider that five hours from where I live in New York -- a three-hour flight down to Port au Prince, Haiti, and an hour from the airport -- I was able to negotiate for a 10-year-old girl for cleaning and cooking, permanent possession and sexual favors. What do you think the asking price was?

TM: I don't know ... $7,500?

BS: They asked for $100, and I talked them down to $50. Now to put that in context: Going back to the time when my abolitionist ancestors were on their soapbox, in 1850, you could buy a healthy grown male for the equivalent of about $40,000.

MORE: ALTERNET.ORG

PRINCESS DIANDRA: THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN'

AT THE PYRAMID CLUB ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO I'M GUESSING? I DIDN'T KNOW DIANA ROSS SANG THIS SONG!

AND NOW FOR THE GOOD NEWS!

GLEN BECK'S INSANE SHOW HAS HAD IT'S ADVERTISING PULLED AFTER HIS ABSURD CLAIMS THAT OBAMA IS RACIST (IN THE VIDEO BELOW.). UPS HAS EVEN YANKED ALL OF IT'S ADVERTS TO ALL FOX NETWORK PROGRAMS! I HOPE HE DOESN'T GET RIGHT-WING REPLACEMENT SPONSORS WHO WANT TO ASSOCIATE THEMSELVES WITH HIS NONSENSE. AND OF COURSE THE BAD NEWS IS THAT BIG CORPORATIONS CONTROLLING NEWS CONTENT ISN'T EXACTLY AN IDEAL SYSTEM, IS IT?

CLICK HERE FOR 10 OF HIS MORE INSANE RANTS: BUZZFEED

THE TOP 700 DISCO SONGS

I confess that I don't know a lot of these songs, but the list was compiled by disco djs from back in the day. I think this list relies more on their personal fav's with little relation to these song's chart position. Have you ever heard of PLEASURE ISLAND by Paul Jabara? Me either, but here it is!



THE "DJ CERTIFIED" LIST

MAD TV--MAY I HAVE YOUR #?

PSYCHO MALL WALKER

WHAT WAS IN ANDY'S COFFEE CUP?

LORD KNOWS I NEEDED THIS ARTICLE!

VIA HUFFPO:

Lesson From Michael Jackson's Death: 9 Safe Ways to Help Cure Insomnia
For insomnia treatment, avoid daytime naps and caffeine and alcohol near bedtime, other tips

By January W. Payne


Insomnia—difficulty falling or staying asleep—can wreak havoc on people's lives. And with the coroner's finding that Michael Jackson died from a lethal dose of the anesthesia medication propofol (Diprivan), which the pop star reportedly received routinely because of his chronic inability to sleep, it's a good time to revisit safe ways to help cure insomnia.

MORE: USNEWS

YOU DON'T (USUALLY) SHIT WHERE YOU EAT!

A LITTLE TRASH LEFT IN THE MEATPACKING DISTRICT!

THE SEE THROUGH WINDOWS OF THE STANDARD HOTEL ARE LEAVING FAMILIES SHOCKED AT SOME OF THE GUEST'S ACTIVITIES! HEE HEE!

NYPOST

LOVEGAME IN SIGN LANGUAGE

THIS GUY IS AWFULLY CUTE BUT SHOULDN'T HE BE DIRECTING HIS AFFECTIONS TOWARDS ANOTHER GUY OR IS MY GAYDAR OFF?

HOW FACEBOOK CAN RUIN FRIENDSHIPS

FROM WASHPO BY ELIZABETH BERNSTEIN:


All this online social networking was supposed to make us closer. And in some ways it has. Thanks to the Internet, many of us have gotten back in touch with friends from high school and college, shared old and new photos, and become better acquainted with some people we might never have grown close to offline.

Last year, when a friend of mine was hit by a car and went into a coma, his friends and family were able to easily and instantly share news of his medical progress—and send well wishes and support—thanks to a Web page his mom created for him.

But there's a danger here, too. If we're not careful, our online interactions can hurt our real-life relationships.

WHOLE ARTICLE:

WSJ

A TRASH CAN IN DRAG!

I was asked by DIFFA to design a bin--they don't like to call it a trash can when it's a danish design company's product--for a charity auction. My friend Billy Beyond (aka Billy Erb) decided on a design and Billy did a BEAUTIFUL job constructing it. To truly mimic my eye, he even added veins for that bloodshot look I often sport! Especially in the mornings! Anyhoo, the various bins by VIPP will be auctioned in NYC on October 28th--more details to come. So if anyone in NYC has enough room in their apartment for a non-functional trash can, this one's a real stunner!

AN ITALIAN BOY'S CONFESSION

AN ITALIAN BOY'S CONFESSION


'Bless me Father, for I have sinned.
I have been with a loose girl'.

The priest asks, 'Is that you, little Joey Pagano ?'

'Yes, Father, it is.'

'And who was the girl you were with?'

'I can't tell you, Father. I don't want to ruin her reputation'.

"Well, Joey, I'm sure to find out her name sooner or later
so you may as well tell me now. Was it Tina Minetti?'

'I cannot say.'

'Was it Teresa Maz zarelli?'

'I'll never tell.'

'Was it Nina Capelli?'

'I'm sorry, but I cannot name her.'

'Was it Cathy Piriano?'

'My lips are sealed.'

'Was it Rosa DiAngelo, then?'

'Please, Father, I cannot tell you.'

The priest sighs in frustration.
'You're very tight lipped, and I admire that.
But you've sinned and have to atone.
You cannot be an altar boy now for 4 months.
Now you go and behave yourself.'

Joey walks back to his pew,
and his friend Franco slides over and whispers,
'What'd you get?'

'Four months vacation and five good leads.'

VOGUE EVOLUTION ON AMERICA'S BEST DANCE CREW

AND BRAZIL'S VERSION OF AMERICAN IDOL MAY BE CASTING A TRANNY.

LAWANDA PAGE!

LaWanda Page's raunchy comedy album "Mutha Is Half A Word". Tons of hilarious jokes and more cussing than you'll probably ever hear. This is from the lady who played Aunt Esther on Sandford and Son.

ANDY DICK AS RONALD MCDONALD

IN A NEW PETE CAMPAIGN AGAINST MCDONALDS.

Jiminy Glick Interviews 'Ronald McDonald' - watch more funny videos

SONDRA PRILL: NASTY

MIND-BOGGLING!

The Tampa public-access star from the late 80's/early 90's is back on youtube!

ROCK STEADY PNP REMIX

A SKINNY ARETHA AND SOME DYN-O-MITE SOUL TRAIN FASHIONS INCLUDING A YOUNG ROSIE PEREZ AND THAT ASIAN GODDESS IN A SUPER-SLINKY BLACK FRINGE #! AND I'M SO GLAD THAT THEY KEPT THE ORIGINAL ARRANGEMENT WITH THE HORNS AND THAT FUNKY DRUM BREAK! EMBEDDING IS DISABLED BUT WHERE CAN YOU DOWNLOAD THIS???

WATCH VIDEO HERE

LISA LAMPANELLI'S NEW BOOK

FREE AUDIO CLIP: LISTEN TO ONCE YOU GO BLACK

IS THIS FUNNY? I THINK IT NEEDS A LAUGH TRACK. I LOVE HER BUT I THINK I PREFER HER LIVE.

COCKENSTEIN THE BLOG

IF YOU LIKE 'EM BIG, YOU'LL ENJOY THIS SITE DEDICATED DONKEY-DICKED STUDS. YOU CAN EVEN FOLLOW THEM ON TWITTER! (God, even I'm not that much of a size queen!)



COCKENSTEIN

THE 12 MOST ANNOYING TYPES OF FACEBOOKERS

YESTERDAY I POSTED THIS AS MY FACEBOOK STATUS AND IT RECIEVED A WHOPPING 130 COMMENTS RANGING FROM 'PLEASE DON'T DELETE ME, YOU WHORE" TO "I'LL SAVE YOU THE TROUBLE AND DELETE MYSELF". VERY BIZARRE!

MY POST:

A friend set my profile up for me and we accepted every friend request. I then was told that we have a 5,000 friend limit. So now I am actively deleting "friends" who I don't know, who never contact me with anything but invites, or who bore me to tears with these idiotic Mafia Wars, lollipops, quizzes, etc. Enjoy facebook in any way you like, but I need to prune my friends cuz I don't care what you had for lunch.

AND THEN I SOMEONE SENT ME A PERTINENT ARTICLE:

(CNN) -- Facebook, for better or worse, is like being at a big party with all your friends, family, acquaintances and co-workers.
Facebook can be a great tool, and an occasional annoyance. What kind of Facebooker are you?

Facebook can be a great tool, and an occasional annoyance. What kind of Facebooker are you?

There are lots of fun, interesting people you're happy to talk to when they stroll up. Then there are the other people, the ones who make you cringe when you see them coming. This article is about those people.

MORE: CNN.COM

JACKO'S ANCIENT RELATIVE?

"HEAD" TO PALM SPRINGS TO SEE RON!

OR MAYBE IT"S BETTER TO JUST FEEL HIM WITHOUT A VISUAL!

A COMING OF AIDS--I MEAN AGE--STORY

FROM THE WASHINGTON POST?

"Mommy, no, please, I don't want to get up," Syd begs. She has the usual teen self-consciousness about being dressed formally, she's nervous about being in a room full of strangers and there are a couple of six-foot-tall men in ball gowns, sporting cleavage and rhinestone-studded tiaras, standing between her and the bar. I knew where she was coming from. But I also knew she'd be just fine.

"Girl, these folks aren't thinking about you," I say firmly. She heads toward the bar warily. Minutes later, she returns with my water and I smile and give her a big hug.

MORE: WASHPO

10 DRUGS NOT TO TAKE WHEN DRIVING

MISS CONTINENTAL BELLY-DANCE PARADE

WAIT FOR CHANEL'S INCREDIBLE COSTUME WITH AMAZING RECEAL!

KEVIN AVIANCE: DIN DAA DAA

I never saw the video! Really fun for a low-budget video! Kevin at his sassiest!

TALK ABOUT MAKING THE BEST OF IT!

IN TEARS!

WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU CROSS WIGSTOCK W/ GRIDLOCK?

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT!

MANGINA!

IS THIS A REAL CRAZE? SEE WHAT BUCK ANGEL HATH WROUGHT?



What is MANgina?

.....and what is a Mangina Man?

Hi! I'm Joe Mangina, your webmaster here at The Mangina Man dot com website and your fearless leader of the Worldwide Mangina Man Movement. This website is here to show the world there is a new breed of gay male on the scene. We are The Mangina Men!

Legally speaking, "Mangina" is the term used for the surgical result where a man's penis is fully surgically inverted (turned outside-in, like the finger of a glove turned inward) to create an all new male fuckhole. Viola! The Mangina is born! Contrary to a common misconception, the penis is not cut off or thrown away. It is not "removed", but simply "moved" inside for a different kind of cock2cock experience. Picture it this way: My whole cock is inside me hard as a rock and your hard cock enters and fucks my cockcunt, so, what you are actually doing is jacking off my cock with your cock! It's not pussy, cunt or vagina--that's the fantasy,not the reality! The reality is I'm just a guy with a cock you can fuck with your cock!

It's a great alternative for gay male bottoms who never use their cock for penetration and don't particularly like getting head. You keep your penis and it is surgically placed inside you for continued and even heightened penile sexual enjoyment. Anybody who asks, "Dude, why did you cut your dick off" is simply ignorant of what has been done in this type of surgical modification to the penis. In no way is your dick cut off. It's just a different kind of cock.

While gay men have used the term "Mangina" for centuries to refer to their ass, it is the descriptive term for this specialized surgical procedure for men.

This surgery provides a male with a fully orgasmic deep, hot, fuckhole that is tighter than ass as while fucking with another guy the Mangina grips his cock from head to base. A totally different feel than ass or a female's vagina. The surgical result looks and functions very much like the female vagina, but DO NOT BE CONFUSED! This is MAN-GINA made from inverted cock and tastes and smells like cock and balls---not Tuna!

I KNOW YOU'LL WANT TO READ MORE: THEMANGINAMAN

SEE THE MANGINA IN ACTION: XTUBE

BUNNY NOTE: Here is one litle problem. As honest post-op transsexuals will tell ya, when you remove the testicals, you remove the desire for sex. So be careful what you wish for. Also, I've only recently found out that post-op transsexuals have to dilate their new vaginas with dildoes or they will heal up like a once-pierced ear without an earring! Imagine having to regularly shove a dildo up your pussy or mangina with a yawn--and no sexual pleasure!

MY "YEARBOOK" PICS

I celebrated my birthday last Friday and someone took the time to email me some fake yearbook pics which gave me a giggle.



PAT AST, ANYONE?



This is how I actually used to wear my real hair!






I also enjoyed this visual comment from a gentleman friend on tagged.com who seems to know exactly what I like!

GET READY TO HOWL WITH JOHNNY AND CHI CHI

VIPER MAD AND READY TO HOWL ON SUNDAY 9/6!

FROM THE JACKIE FACTORY:

This special edition of our newsletter is dedicated to one very special show - LOW LIFE 3: VIPER MAD - that is coming up on Labor Day Sunday as part of this year's expanded HOWL! FESTIVAL. Of all the large-scale spectacles that we create through the year, the LOW LIFE shows at HOWL! have a very special place in our hearts. These shows are by, about, and for our neighborhood, the EAST VILLAGE, and they are our only annual outdoor (and free) events. This year we've set out to build an even more intricate, daring show, and we hope very much that you'll come out to see it and all of its glorious stars! We'll be sending out our full newsletter next week listing all club nights. For now, get ready to HOWL! with us on September 6, and dont forget to plan your outfit now. Please note that due to Park regulations this show must end on the dot of 7 PM. So please be prompt at 5 PM or a bit earlier to stake out a great spot. You won't want to miss a minute!

JOEY ARIAS AT THE 2008 HOWL:



Yours in the Low Life-
Chi Chi Valenti and Johnny Dynell

HOWL! FESTIVAL AND THE JACKIE FACTORY PRESENT
LOW LIFE 3: VIPER MAD
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2009
5-7 PM - WE START AND END ON TIME!
FREE ADMISSION
TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK, NYC

MORE INFO: MOTHERNYC

I'LL SEE YOU THERE!

TOTALLY FORGOT THIS ONE!

MICK JACKSON: WEEKEND! Such a glorious disco gem. Come by Splash to hear this and many others from 8-10 at Sunday School every Sunday. And enjoy no cover and a recession-friendly beer bash with $8 for all the beer you can guzzle!



FROM MICK'S WIKIPEDIA ENTRY:

Mick Jackson (born Michael George Jackson, 2 November 1947, Münster, Germany) is an English singer-songwriter and the co-writer of the song, "Blame It on the Boogie". The song was co-authored by Mick's brother David Jackson and Elmar Krohn,[1][2] and produced by Sylvester Levay.[1]



Jackson recorded his version first and The Jacksons' management team picked up the song at Midem, the music industry trade fair in Cannes. Due to a delay at the pressing plant which was producing Mick's single, in the UK the two versions were released within weeks of each other. The press at the time enjoyed the similarity in the names and release coincidence, calling the situation 'The Battle of the Boogie' as the two records jockeyed for chart positions. Radio stations got on the battle bandwagon. Radio One only played The Jacksons' version, Capitol Radio only played Mick’s single. The music press was equally split. ‘Melody Maker’ didn’t review Mick’s version, but praised the Jacksons and wrongly referred to their single as a “self-penned song” (16th Sept 1978), whereas NME hailed Mick as the winner of the battle, calling his version “far superior” (7th Oct 1978).

Despite the immense popularity of the song, having two versions of it in the charts at the same time split the public and meant that neither version reached the top of the chart. Mick peaked at 15 and The Jacksons peaked at 8 in the UK Singles Chart. Mick Jackson's subsequent 1979 release, "Weekend" was furthermore released in the same week as The Jacksons' second single 'Destiny'. The songs entered the charts on the same day, peaking at 38 and 39 in the UK Singles Chart respectively and both 'Michael Jacksons' appearing on the same edition of Top of The Pops. Mick's single 'Weekend' spent eight weeks on the chart; thus equalling his earlier single's tenure, and also avoiding the one-hit wonder tag.[3]


AND IN OTHER DISCO NEWS:

Paul Morley talks to S'Express producer Mark Moore



Paul Morley discusses the influence of disco on acid house with DJ and producer Mark Moore who, as S'Express, scored a number one smash hit with the disco-sampling Theme From S'Express

WATCH THE INTERVIEW HERE: GUARDIAN

AND HERE'S DISCO AUNT BARBARA FREAKING OUT ABOUT A NEW TUPPERWARE PRODUCT!

BLOODY FANTASTIC!

YOU DEFINITELY WANNA SEE THIS UP CLOSE--IT'S SOOOO GORGEOUS! 1.BP.BLOGSPOT

GOT THE SUCKA: OBAMA AND THE FLY

CUTE REMIX OF THE PRESIDENT CATCHING A FLY DURING AN INTERVIEW. SORRY THAT HE LACKS THE SAME PRECISION NAILING HEALTH CARE! AND THE MUSIC, BY SWEDE MASON, IS REALLY CUTE. AND LORD KNOWS THAT YA GOTTA BE EXTRA CREATIVE ABOUT MARKETING YOUR TUNES IN THE DYING MUSIC BIZ!

SO YOUR CAT WANTS A MASSAGE?

This is from a website called Everything is Terrible, but despite my extreme allergies, I love kitties so I found this quite interesting. And although her jokes are corny, I find the cat expert very appealing.

NOT TOO FAMILIAR W/ NINA SIMONE...

...BUT LOOKSWISE, THIS WAS A VERY GOOD MOMENT FOR HER. A PLASTIC HEADBAND?

POLE DANCING HITS A NEW LOW!

DISTURBING PAUL KRUGMAN PIECE

VIA HUFFPO FROM THE NY TIMES:

AN EXCERPT FROM OBAMA'S TRUST PROBLEM:

It’s hard to avoid the sense that Mr. Obama has wasted months trying to appease people who can’t be appeased, and who take every concession as a sign that he can be rolled.

WHOLE ARTICLE: NYTIMES

INTERESTING STONEWALL DOC

Screening and panel discussion afterward with filmmakers John Scagliotti and Greta Schiller, and Andrea Weiss



Before Stonewall

Monday, August 31 - 8pm

Walter Reade Theater

165 W. 65th St.





In June 1969, New York police raided the Stonewall, a West Village bar with a large gay clientele, sparking the riot and protests that gave birth to the modern gay and lesbian rights movement. Yet an organized struggle for dignity and gay rights began long before that night 40 years ago. Full of fascinating interviews with men and women who risked their reputations and their lives, Before Stonewall is an essential document of the long, hard journey that transformed a closeted culture into an international rallying cry.



Followed by a panel with John Scagliotti, Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss with Richard Pena of the New York Film Festival.





From: John Scagliotti [mailto:stonewal@sover.net]
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 2:04 PM
To: JoAnn Wypijewski
Subject: join me at a special screening at Lincoln Center August 31 with Panel discussion





Dear friends of Kopkind: I will be in New York on August 31 for a special screening of our first film regarding gay history, Before Stonewall. It is part of The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s tribute to First Run Features (30 years of independent film distribution) The panel after the screening will talk about the amazing changes and some of the same realities still facing glbt filmmakers. 8pm at Walter Read theater… more info below.



Information:



KEEPING THE INDEPENDENT FLAME
30 Years of First Run Features
August 26 - September 4, 2009


This tribute to First Run and its founder, Seymour Wishman, celebrates the 30th anniversary of the company’s founding. The criminal justice system, gay and lesbian rights, contemporary anti-Semitism, corporate responsibility for environmental disaster, and other crucial topics are well represented, as well as a rich selection of offbeat foreign classics. Let’s raise a glass to First Run—To 30 more rich years of provocative cinema.
Before Stonewall 8pm. Monday, August 31, Walter Reade Theater

In June 1969, New York police raided the Stonewall, a West Village bar with a large gay clientele, sparking the riot and protests that gave birth to the modern gay and lesbian rights movement. Yet an organized struggle for dignity and gay rights began long before that night 40 years ago. Full of fascinating interviews with men and women who risked their reputations and their lives, Before Stonewall is an essential document of the long, hard journey that transformed a closeted culture into an international rallying cry.

Followed by a panel with John Scagliotti, Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss with Richard Pena of the New York Film Festival.

The Walter Reade Theater is located at 165 W. 65th St. (upper level) on the Upper West Side. As The Film Society of Lincoln Center's core venue, the theater is home to year-round presentations of independent film, international cinema, documentary and retrospectives.

To purchase tickets go to this link: BEFORESTONEWALL

And check out the other films in the series HERE.

INDIAN TRANY CULT RATTLES RELIGIOUS LEADERS

ANOTHER INTERESTING TIDBIT FROM SRUFFF.COM'S CLUB/INTERNATIONAL CULTURE NEWSLETTER:

Thousands of men in India who have started dressing in drag as Hindu love goddess Radha were criticized this week by religious authorities reportedly alarmed at the rapidly growing transvestite cult.

RADHA:



Retired railwayman V K Saxena, 72, told local media he’d startedcross-dressing as the female deity because ‘the Lord told me he wanted me as his bride’ (Ananova) prompting a stern rebuke from senior cleric Mohammad Ahangar.

"There are many ways to be closer to the Lord without trying to be his girlfriend,” he sighed,

Details of the unusual Indian cult emerged just as forward thinking Japanese lingerie company Wish Room said sales of their recently launched range of man-bras are thriving just 8 months after they launched the must-have product.

“More and more men are becoming interested in bras,” Wishroom’s Executive Director told reporters.“Since we launched the men’s bra we’ve been getting feedback from customers saying, like, ‘Wow, we’ve been waiting for this for a long time,’ so I think there was a substantial customer base that was waiting to see this kind of product,” he added.

JAPANESE MAN-BRAS:

MICHAEL MOORE'S NEW DOC

WATCH THE TRAILER FOR CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY

COULDN'T WAIT UNTIL HALLOWE'EN FOR THIS ONE!

CAN WE DISCUSS THE SLEEVE??? WITH THAT SET??? WHAT A NOTION! AND AM I DETECTING A LUCITE BUCKLE AND HEEL ON A MOD PILGIM/WITCH SHOE? And of course, the voice.

PETA'S NEW FORESKINFURTERS!

PETA HAS CONTACTED BURNING MAN VENDORS WITH AN INTERESTING NEW PROPOASL:



We have an interesting proposition for you! People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is developing a rather sensational new food that we'd like to provide exclusively to Empire Distributing to offer travelers on their way to Burning Man next year: Foreskinfurters. Wait, don't blanche! Human foreskin cells are already used in anti-wrinkle creams and stem cell research, but now PETA has come up with a way to spare animals from slaughter by putting circumcision cast-offs to another use: have the surplus flesh sterilized and made into hot dogs. After all, flesh is flesh—the difference here is that no one died for the foreskins. The animals used for regular hot dogs, on the other hand, were killed, and chances are, they suffered a painful death.

Fifty-six percent of all newborn males born in U.S. hospitals are circumcised, and most of the flesh goes to waste, so we plan to recycle it. With so many "variety meats" on the market and the number of people looking for cheap food rising, people who want to keep on eating flesh might just give these babies a try. It's no more revolting than cow lips, pig spleen, and the other slaughterhouse body bits and excreta that make up "regular" hot dogs.

If anyone's shocked by the suggestion of munching on a hot dog made from the foreskin of newborns, consider that most of the animals slaughtered for food in the U.S. are also babies. Pigs, calves used for veal, and turkeys are only a couple of months old, and cows are only a few years old when they are slaughtered. All these babies are crammed into trucks bound for the slaughterhouse, hung upside down by their still-fragile legs (which often crack), and have their throats cut, often while they're still conscious. Our video "Meat Your Meat" on PETA.org shows all of that.



Empire Distributing would be the perfect place to launch our new Foreskinfurters in 2010, given the huge number of customers bound every year for Burning Man. After all, flesh is flesh, no matter how you slice it. Please contact me to discuss this idea further. Thank you for your consideration.


AND THAT LEAVES ME TO THIS ROTTEN JOKE FOUND ON FACEBOOK:


A Jewish boy was walking with his girlfriend on the grounds of his father's house. His father was a successful doctor, and was carrying out a circumcision in the on-site surgery. As they were walking, they heard a scream and a foreskin flew out ...of the window and landed at the girl's feet. "What's this, "she asked. "Taste it," he replied, "If you like it, I'll give you a whole one!"Read More

PAT CLEVELAND!

NOT USUALLY A FAN OF POETRY, BUT WHEN IT'S MODEL PAT CLEVELAND WITH TRIPPY EDITING, I'LL TAKE IT!



AND HERE'S A TRIBURE TO BLACK MODELS WITH PAT DOING SOME SERIOUS SCENE-STEALING!

GWEN GUTHRIE: NOTHING GOIN' ON BUT THE RENT

HOW MAJOR WAS THIS JAM?

SHIT'N ON YOU, HOE

THE DRAG IN THIS!

BEWARE OF FLIP-FLOPS!

Summer footwear harbor more than 18,000 bacteria, including deadly germ


Are flip-flops putting your health at risk?
Aug. 18: They may be a mainstay of summer fashion, but flip-flops could be exposing you and your feet to dangers lurking on the sidewalk. NBC’s Michelle Kosinski reports.


By Laura T. Coffey


Ah, the casual, comfortable flip-flop: A symbol of summertime, an emblem of relaxation — and a harbinger of death?

OK, well, that may be overstating it a little bit — but not by too terribly much, health experts say.

MORE: MSNBC.COM

LET A FAG READ!

BARNEY FRANK TELLS IT!

PLEASE ACT NOW!

Hi,

There's a campaign on to email the White House and demand the Public Option be part of any health care bill that's presented to Congress. If there is no Public Option, what the hell good is health care reform. The insurance mega-corps and the pharmaceutical and medical establishments will still be running the show.

Don't let those town-hall screamers win this one, either.

Just go here: WHITEHOUSE.GOV, give them your name and leave a quick comment that includes "Keep the Public Option."

We are trying to get a million people to let Obama know how we feel over the next few days.

And, if you can, forward this email to as many people as possible.

POLE DANCING AS ART!

This is really more like gymnastics--but she still wears the slut shoes!

JACKIE BEAT AS CHASTITY!

Your 10th annual "farewell tour" is ending soon, your daughter wants to be a man and your much younger rough trade boyfriend du jour has stopped calling -- what's a diva to do? SHOOT A SITCOM, OF COURSE!

Join superstar Cher and her little girl -- who grew up to be a big man -- as they romp their way through a laugh track-enhanced series of wacky situations and kooky misunderstandings! Not since "The Odd Couple" or "The Patty Duke Show" have two seemingly polar opposites made audiences shake their heads in confusion and disbelief! If only Cher's diminutive ex, Chaz's daddy Sonny, were around to help them figure it all out, right? Well, just wait for Part Two and prepare to be underwhelmed by special effects that would put a 35 year-old episode of "Bewitched" to shame!

Executive produced by legendary funny lady ROSEANNE BARR, "Cher & Chaz!" is just the first in an exciting series of pop culture parodies starring world-famous drag superstar JACKIE BEAT and actress/comedians NADYA GINSBURG & SELENE LUNA. The tongue-in-cheek trio was last seen in director Lawrence Elbert's corn syrup commercial spoofs and he returns once again to guide the shameless shennanigans! Tune in every week for a new video! And yes, Roseanne will be making an appearance!

MAD TV'S PROJECT RUNWAY PARODY

SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL SHOW!

I REMEMBER BEING THIS TIGHT!

BASSEY'S COLABORATIONS

HISTORY REPEATING WITH THE PROPELLOR HEADS:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE_1tCasi_Q&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fprofile.php%3Fid%3D1676363007%26ref%3Dprofile&feature=player_embedded#t=229

THE RHYTHM DIVINE WITH YELLO:

1971 ROCK FLOWERS DOLL COMMERCIAL

OLD RUSSIAN GALS SING BRITNEY SPEARS!

VIA HUFFPO:

SYLVESTER HAS A FACEBOOK TRIBUTE PAGE

And they've unearthed a video of Sylvester unusual cover of I WHO HAVE NOTHING on youtube. Oddly, Sylvester is dressed as a man and his rebuffed attentions are directed at a girl! I think his record company was always trying to get him to tone down his flamboyance and go straighter. Thank god he usually didn't.

The page also has this kooky image of Sylvester, who died of AIDS, on the cover of HIVogue!

DRAG QUEENS ON ROLONDA IN 1994!

Isn't Rolonda's voice insane? She does look pretty in yellow. There are other parts to this episode on Rolonda if you care to take a trip down mammary lane.

BRAZILIAN GOLDEN SHOWERS!

FORWARDED BY LADY ESTHER GIN, EXPERT ON ALL THINGS BRAZILIAN:

Brazilians Urged to Pee in the Shower to Conserve Water

Sometimes the best way to get people fired up about a cause—be it environmental, political, or anything else—is to get them angry. But instead of trying to piss citizens off, a Brazilian environmental group is trying to get the country’s residents to, well, urinate in the shower.

MORE: DISCOVERMAGAZINE

DANA GOULD REPORTS ON HEALTHCARE

FROM BILL MAHER:



RACHEL MADDOW NTERVIEWS GEORGE FELOS ON LIVING WILLS, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE STICKING POINT WITH THE ANTI-HEALTH CARE PROTESTERS. MR. FELOS REALLY GETS GOING TOWARDS THE END OF THIS LONG CLIP--BUT IT'S VERY WORTH A GANDER.

CHUCK NORRIS'S BEST WORK TO DATE!

QuEEN LATIFAH'S RACIAL TENSION HEADACHE

RACIAL TENSION HEADACHE @ Yahoo! Video

9.9: ALL OF ME FOR ALL OF YOU

I had completely forgotten about this one! The prettiest verse melody!

WHY YOU NEVER KISS A MONKEY

BEBE GLOTON

I HATE TO LINK TO FOX ANYTHING, BUT THIS IS ISANE.

A controversial new doll is leaving some parents wishing for the good old Cabbage Patch days.



A Spanish toymaker known as Berjuan has developed a breast-feeding doll that comes with a special halter top its young "mothers" wear as they pretend to breast-feed their "babies." The halter top has daisies that cover the little girls’ nipples and come undone just as easily as the flaps of a nursing bra would.

MORE: FOXNEWS

PAM ANDERSON ON MAD TV

THE THREE DEGREES: MACARTHUR PARK

SOUNDING FAB LIVE AND I WORSHIP THIS CHOREOGRAPHY STYLE--SO FLUTTERY AND FEMININE!

MAYBE THE ROTTENEST YOUTUBE VIDEO EVER?

ORPHAN 2 TRAILER

I keep seeing the poster with "There's something wrong with Esther" and every time I secretly wish it was a Madonna spoof!

GOODBYE DETERGENT STARRING SELENE LUNA

WITH MARIO DIAZ. VIDEO BY AUSTIN YOUNG.

MISS JAY GETS A TEEN CHOICE AWARD

PURE FAGGOTRY! I've never seen a whole episode of Top Model, but Jay and I have been friendly since Suzanne was doing the Copa in NYC.

BETTY WHITE THE PRISON GUARD

FROM HUFFPO:

THIS THING IS SO ADORABLE! FROM AN INTERVIEW WITH COLIN FERGUSON.

WATCH VIDEO

RUFUS: TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD

CHAKA WITH A WAIST! AND THAT VOICE! BUT I NEVER COULD FIGURE OUT WHY SHE WORE SO LITTLE EYE MAKE-UP. This was the second album I owned. The first was the soundtrack to OLIVER!

JEHOVAH'S WITNESS SCARE CARTOON

I actually am related to a few of these skunks--it's against their religion to even give their own kid blood if a transfusion is needed. But I do love this animation style!

TYRA MEETS DIVINE AND EDITH MASSEY

HOUSE OF LATEX BALL THIS SATURDAY NYC

ROSELAND WILL HOST IT'S ANNUAL LATEX BALL, A BENEFIT FOR GMHC. TICKETS ARE $10 IN ADVANCE, $20 AT THE DOOR. TIME? WHEN THEY GET GOOD AND READY. THIS YEAR HAS A LAS VEGAS THEME AND THERE IS NO SHORTAGE (AS USUAL) OF INSANE CATEGORIES TO WALK FOR. HERE ARE JUST A FEW:

The People of Sin City: Realness



“The Chapel” BQ Thug & FQ Realness- (This is not as a team)

A night of too much booze leads to a lifetime with a stranger. BQ Thugs in a groom effect and FQ as the overnight bride.

FQ Realness sponsored by Jahaira Balenciaga $100



“Money Maker” BQ Pretty Boy & BQUID Realness- (This is not as a team)

A little bit of cash can get you a whole lot of thrill. BQ Pretty Boy as the Pimp with his pimp cup and BQUID as the street walker.



“Spring Break” BQ School Boy, & Butch Realness-(This is not as a team)

The Swine Flu stopped your trip to Cancun for this year’s spring break, so you and the crew went to SinCity instead. After one too many Patron shots and many insults to the card dealer, Security has to have a little talk with you about the poker chips you been sliding in your book bag. BQ School Boys; create a Vegas inspired book bag & Butches in a security effect. Are you guilty?


MORE INFO: LATEX BALL

A VIDEO TEASER FOR THEIR 19TH YEAR!

PHYLLIS DILLER ON MADAME'S PLACE

FROM LYPSINKA'S FACEBOOK PAGE:

POKER FACE PARODY

I LOVE THE CRAPPY OLD AGE MAKE-UP AND THEY REALLY WENT TO TOWN ON THE SPECIAL EFFECTS AND LADY GAGA'S COSTUMES. AND THAT ROBOT IS A SCREAM! NOT EXACTLY HILARIOUS BUT IT'S SOMETHING TO SEE!

WHO NEEDS MARILYN MONROE...

When you've got Edith Massey to sing happy birthday? And doesn't John Waters look handsome?

MARCIA BRADY KILLS AT THE LARRY THE CABLE GUY ROAST

MAUREEN MCCORMICK IS A HOOT! LARRY WANTED TO HAVE MAUREEN ON BECAUSE HE FANTASIZED ABOUT MARCIA BRADY GROWING UP. I didn't know who Larry was but apparently he's the highest paid comic ever with a hillbilly schtick. Some are in jokes--Gary Busey, who Maureen claims she cut off while driving, was in a wreck which gave him brain damage.

Roast of Larry the Cable Guy
Maureen McCormick - Confession
www.comedycentral.com
Larry the Cable Guy Roast Greg Giraldo

TOP 5 LIES ABOUT HEALTH CARE

FROM MOVEON.ORG:

Top Five Health Care Reform Lies—and How to Fight Back

Lie #1: President Obama wants to euthanize your grandma!!!

The truth: These accusations—of "death panels" and forced euthanasia—are, of course, flatly untrue. As an article from the Associated Press puts it: "No 'death panel' in health care bill."4 What's the real deal? Reform legislation includes a provision, supported by the AARP, to offer senior citizens access to a professional medical counselor who will provide them with information on preparing a living will and other issues facing older Americans.5

Lie #2: Democrats are going to outlaw private insurance and force you into a government plan!!!

The truth: With reform, choices will increase, not decrease. Obama's reform plans will create a health insurance exchange, a one-stop shopping marketplace for affordable, high-quality insurance options.6 Included in the exchange is the public health insurance option—a nationwide plan with a broad network of providers—that will operate alongside private insurance companies, injecting competition into the market to drive quality up and costs down.7

If you're happy with your coverage and doctors, you can keep them.8 But the new public plan will expand choices to millions of businesses or individuals who choose to opt into it, including many who simply can't afford health care now.

Lie #3: President Obama wants to implement Soviet-style rationing!!!

The truth: Health care reform will expand access to high-quality health insurance, and give individuals, families, and businesses more choices for coverage. Right now, big corporations decide whether to give you coverage, what doctors you get to see, and whether a particular procedure or medicine is covered—that is rationed care. And a big part of reform is to stop that.

Health care reform will do away with some of the most nefarious aspects of this rationing: discrimination for pre-existing conditions, insurers that cancel coverage when you get sick, gender discrimination, and lifetime and yearly limits on coverage.9 And outside of that, as noted above, reform will increase insurance options, not force anyone into a rationed situation.

Lie #4: Obama is secretly plotting to cut senior citizens' Medicare benefits!!!

The truth: Health care reform plans will not reduce Medicare benefits.10 Reform includes savings from Medicare that are unrelated to patient care—in fact, the savings comes from cutting billions of dollars in overpayments to insurance companies and eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse.11

Lie #5: Obama's health care plan will bankrupt America!!!

The truth: We need health care reform now in order to prevent bankruptcy—to control spiraling costs that affect individuals, families, small businesses, and the American economy.

Right now, we spend more than $2 trillion dollars a year on health care.12 The average family premium is projected to rise to over $22,000 in the next decade13—and each year, nearly a million people face bankruptcy because of medical expenses.14 Reform, with an affordable, high-quality public option that can spur competition, is necessary to bring down skyrocketing costs. Also, President Obama's reform plans would be fully paid for over 10 years and not add a penny to the deficit.15

We're closer to real health care reform than we've ever been—and the next few weeks will decide whether it happens. We need to make sure the truth about health care reform is spread far and wide to combat right wing lies.

CAROL CHANNING'S IMMORTAL "RASPBERRIES!"

FROM THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE:



AND HERE SHE IS FROM THE SAME FILM SINGING JAZZ BABY:

FROM RACHEL MADDOW'S BLOG

Health Insurance: More Profits With Fewer Customers?

How is it possible that profits for the top 10 health insurance companies rose over 400% percent between 2000 and 2007 while the number of Americans without health insurance grew 19% percent?

Health insurance executive turned industry whistleblower, Wendell Potter, explains that health insurance companies put their corporate profits ahead of the people they're meant to insure. (No offense, but duh!)

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

MISS UNIVERSE INTERVIEW: MISS JAPAN!

NO SHE DID NOT SAY SHE WANTS TO BECOME FISH!

PLAYGIRL'S HUNKERCISE