February 28, 2011
INAYA DAY LIVE AND FREE THIS WEDNESDAY!
Inaya Day is one of dance music's most powerful and distinctive voices. You've heard her on i'nal smashes like Horny, Keep Pushin' On and Movin' Up. She also sings classic funk and soul with a kickass band which is performing for free this week. I caught this act and it is major! Not to be missed and the price is right!
Inaya "JIFFIE" Day with the Village Underground Band thi...s Wednesday at 9:30p. 130 W. 3rd Street off 6th ave.
Make your own reservation at:
www.thevillageunderground.com
212 777 7745
February 27, 2011
BARBRA: RE-TAHT-ED!
Barbra is ultra glam here, but her accent is almost english. I don't recall her being this grand. But she is bewitching.
February 26, 2011
AW, SHUCKS!
Curtis & Leroy saw an ad in the Starkville Daily in Starkville, MS. and bought a mule for $100.
The farmer agreed to deliver the mule the next day.
The next morning the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry, fellows, I have some bad news, the mule died last night."
Curtis &Leroy replied, "Well, then just give us our money back."
The farmer said, "Can't do that. I went and spent it already."
They said, "OK then, just bring us the dead mule."
The farmer asked, "What in the world ya'll gonna do with a dead mule?"
Curtis said, "We gonna raffle him off."
The farmer said, "You can't raffle off a dead mule!"
Leroy said, "We shore can! Heck, we don't hafta tell nobody he's dead!"
A couple of weeks later, the farmer ran into Curtis &Leroy at the Piggly Wiggly grocery store and asked.
"What'd you fellers ever do with that dead mule?"
They said, "We raffled him off like we said we wuz gonna do.."
Leroy said, "Shucks, we sold 500 tickets fer two dollars apiece and made a profit of $898."
The farmer said, "My Lord, didn't anyone complain?"
Curtis said, "Well, the feller who won got upset. So we gave him his two dollars back."
Curtis and Leroy now work for the government.
They're overseeing the Bailout Program.
(sounds like the decendants of Bernie Madoff)
THE REAL TOOTH FAIRY
(blackmediaSCOOP) This is proof, drag queens can be dirty! 24 year old Christopher Harding was arrested after he attacked his disabled mom. Houston cops say Chris’ mom accidentally threw his fake tooth away and that’s when he lost it!
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February 25, 2011
BABY GAGA ICE CREAM?
MORE LIKE BABY GAG GAG! LONDON ICE CREAM SHOPPE SELLS OUT OF BREAST MILK ICE CREAM!
MORE: NPR
AND IF THAT DOESN'T HAVE YOU DROOLING, HOW ABOUT A HORSE SEMEN MILKSHAKE?
Is Horse Semen the New Milkshake? by Kim Conte
Consuming horse meat is one thing. But horse semen? Well, that's quite another.
Yet, some culinary enthusiasts in New Zealand are determined to bring this delicacy to the masses. They'll be serving up shots of horse semen washed down with an energy drink chaser at the annual Wildfoods Festival next month -- wild foods indeed!
The draw of such a product is probably obvious to everyone. But just in case it's not, here's one of the racehorse breeders explaining the concept:
The idea is you'll have as much zizz as a stallion for a week afterwards.
A dream come true! (And yes, folks, he said "zizz.")
So what does horse baby gravy taste like?
MORE: CAFEMOM
DOES LIMBAUGH HAVE A MIRROR?
Obese pig Limbaugh has the nerve to claim that Michelle is fat? I'm sorry, but Michelle looks in shape to me. But she does have a some bootay, which black women tend to have more of than white ones. Since Michelle is in shape but just a different shape, might this be yet another way of implying that a black person--like her muslim, Kenyan, socialist, communist, fascist husband--doesn't belong in the White House?
And who cares if Michelle may have eaten ribs or even put on a little weight? She's trying to say that we're too fat because of bad diets. Maybe the problem affects her a little too--it's how we are programmed. But there's nothing wrong with trying to stop it. But oooh! that's big government! Interfering with our diet. Maybe health insurance wouldn't be such a big deal if many of us--myself included--aren't eating ourselves sick with huge portions and processed food full of empty carbs.
MORE: HUFFPO
BP ONLY COVERING PORTION OF SPILL DAMAGE TO CLEANERS
BUT THEY HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY FOR FEEL GOOD ADS ON TV. When my Ballad Of Sarah Palin video became popular, theirs were always the most prominently placed ads.
FROM HOUMATODAY.COM:
Matherne said he believes the study may be too little, too late for him. He said he was diagnosed with benzene poisoning after he worked skimming oil on the Gulf in May and has since suffered increasingly severe health effects.
“They found out my lungs almost completely shut down,” he said. “I cough up chunks of meat. Black stuff comes out of my nose and ears. I’ve lost half my eyesight.”
He also has neurological problems, he said, including seizures. Due to his illness, Matherne said he can no longer work, and medical bills and household expenses consumed small legal settlement he received. He and his wife, who care for their two grandchildren have lost their house and depend on help from charity organizations to survive. Matherne said he can’t afford some of the medicines and care doctors have recommended.
“We need medical help,” said his wife, Becky. “We need financial help.”
MORE: HOUMATODAY
FROM HOUMATODAY.COM:
Matherne said he believes the study may be too little, too late for him. He said he was diagnosed with benzene poisoning after he worked skimming oil on the Gulf in May and has since suffered increasingly severe health effects.
“They found out my lungs almost completely shut down,” he said. “I cough up chunks of meat. Black stuff comes out of my nose and ears. I’ve lost half my eyesight.”
He also has neurological problems, he said, including seizures. Due to his illness, Matherne said he can no longer work, and medical bills and household expenses consumed small legal settlement he received. He and his wife, who care for their two grandchildren have lost their house and depend on help from charity organizations to survive. Matherne said he can’t afford some of the medicines and care doctors have recommended.
“We need medical help,” said his wife, Becky. “We need financial help.”
MORE: HOUMATODAY
"I'LL WALK ON THAT PICKET LINE WITH YOU"
He's made statements on supporting rioting Egyptians and and on freedom for Libyans. But where is Obama's support of the protesters in Wisconsin? Again, president Obama is not the man he was as candidate Obama. In this pre-election video he promises strong support for unions. That changed after they helped elect him.
MSNBC'S Cenk Ugyaur broke down what collective bargaining is: (paraphrasing) If you ask your boss for a raise because of your long employment, good work record and the rise in cost of living, he can tell an individual no. If you complain, he can simply fire you. Collective bargaining gives workers strength in #s. Of course, the GOP wants to give power to corporations big enough to line their pockets.
In a recession, we are lucky to have jobs. And republican losers want to strip away the rights of those who do so that we can be forced into crappy work positions with no recourse? If you don't like it, we can replace you. The governor in W...isconsin has already gotten concessions from the workers but they won't and should not budge on this. The governor is claiming that they need this to balance the state budget, but the budget is already balanced--thanks in part to workers concessions. I don't mean to talk down to anyone by explaining the situation in my limited understanding of it. But American workers who ares struggling understand this and are mostly against it.
Here are a few quotes from on collective bargaining which republicans--not just in Wisconsin--want to take away: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_bargaining The right to collectively bargain is recognized through internat...ional human rights conventions. Article 23 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights identifies the ability to organize trade unions as a fundamental human right.[3] Item 2(a) of the International Labour Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work defines the "freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining" as an essential right of workers.[4]
Here are a few quotes from wikipedia on collective bargaining which republicans--not just in Wisconsin--want to take away. The right to collectively bargain is recognized through internat...ional human rights conventions. Article 23 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights identifies the ability to organize trade unions as a fundamental human right.[3] Item 2(a) of the International Labour Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work defines the "freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining" as an essential right of workers.[4]
The right to bargain collectively with an employer enhances the human dignity, liberty and autonomy of workers by giving them the opportunity to influence the establishment of workplace rules and thereby gain some control over a major aspec...t of their lives, namely their work... Collective bargaining is not simply an instrument for pursuing external ends…rather [it] is intrinsically valuable as an experience in self-government... Collective bargaining permits workers to achieve a form of workplace democracy and to ensure the rule of law in the workplace. Workers gain a voice to influence the establishment of rules that control a major aspect of their lives.[5]
MSNBC'S Cenk Ugyaur broke down what collective bargaining is: (paraphrasing) If you ask your boss for a raise because of your long employment, good work record and the rise in cost of living, he can tell an individual no. If you complain, he can simply fire you. Collective bargaining gives workers strength in #s. Of course, the GOP wants to give power to corporations big enough to line their pockets.
In a recession, we are lucky to have jobs. And republican losers want to strip away the rights of those who do so that we can be forced into crappy work positions with no recourse? If you don't like it, we can replace you. The governor in W...isconsin has already gotten concessions from the workers but they won't and should not budge on this. The governor is claiming that they need this to balance the state budget, but the budget is already balanced--thanks in part to workers concessions. I don't mean to talk down to anyone by explaining the situation in my limited understanding of it. But American workers who ares struggling understand this and are mostly against it.
Here are a few quotes from on collective bargaining which republicans--not just in Wisconsin--want to take away: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_bargaining The right to collectively bargain is recognized through internat...ional human rights conventions. Article 23 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights identifies the ability to organize trade unions as a fundamental human right.[3] Item 2(a) of the International Labour Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work defines the "freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining" as an essential right of workers.[4]
Here are a few quotes from wikipedia on collective bargaining which republicans--not just in Wisconsin--want to take away. The right to collectively bargain is recognized through internat...ional human rights conventions. Article 23 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights identifies the ability to organize trade unions as a fundamental human right.[3] Item 2(a) of the International Labour Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work defines the "freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining" as an essential right of workers.[4]
The right to bargain collectively with an employer enhances the human dignity, liberty and autonomy of workers by giving them the opportunity to influence the establishment of workplace rules and thereby gain some control over a major aspec...t of their lives, namely their work... Collective bargaining is not simply an instrument for pursuing external ends…rather [it] is intrinsically valuable as an experience in self-government... Collective bargaining permits workers to achieve a form of workplace democracy and to ensure the rule of law in the workplace. Workers gain a voice to influence the establishment of rules that control a major aspect of their lives.[5]
February 24, 2011
TIPS FOR WOMEN WHO SUSPECT THEIR HUBBY'S GAY
THESE ARE HILARIOUS! FROM CHRISTWIRE.COM:
11) Sassy, sarcastic and ironic around his friends
A man who is secretly engaged in homosexual activity with others may exhibit feminine qualities when they get together in a group. In a sense, he has “let his hair down” and this will be seen in excessive back talk and speaking with one’s... hands.
MORE TIPS: CHRISTWIRE.COM
11) Sassy, sarcastic and ironic around his friends
A man who is secretly engaged in homosexual activity with others may exhibit feminine qualities when they get together in a group. In a sense, he has “let his hair down” and this will be seen in excessive back talk and speaking with one’s... hands.
MORE TIPS: CHRISTWIRE.COM
THE DIM VIEW
THE NERVE! Former Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld was on The View and all of the proceeds of his book are going to injured/fallen soldiers. How about not lying about the WMD to get us into the war? He declined an apology. I think the families would rather have the soldiers alive and not know that 4,400 DID die in vain. Sadly, 20 times more Iraqis died without attacking anyone. Rummy is still claiming Iraq is a better place because we attacked.
The View's clueless studio audience applauded when Baba Wawa announced that the proceeds of the book go to the maimed and the dead soldiers. Clapping for the guy who helped create the disaster which maimed and killed them!
The View's clueless studio audience applauded when Baba Wawa announced that the proceeds of the book go to the maimed and the dead soldiers. Clapping for the guy who helped create the disaster which maimed and killed them!
GAYS! AREN'T YOU PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS?
FROM ROLLINGSTONE.COM: Another Runaway General: Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators
The U.S. Army illegally ordered a team of soldiers specializing in "psychological operations" to manipulate visiting American senators into providing more troops and funding for the war, Rolling Stone has learned – and when an officer tried to stop the operation, he was railroaded by military investigators.
A FEW CHOICE QUOTES:
"My job in psy-ops is to play with people’s heads, to get the enemy to behave the way we want them to behave," says Lt. Colonel Michael Holmes, the leader of the IO unit, who received an official reprimand after bucking orders. "I’m prohibited from doing that to our own people. When you ask me to try to use these skills on senators and congressman, you’re crossing a line."
The incident offers an indication of just how desperate the U.S. command in Afghanistan is to spin American civilian leaders into supporting an increasingly unpopular war. According to the Defense Department’s own definition, psy-ops – the ...use of propaganda and psychological tactics to influence emotions and behaviors – are supposed to be used exclusively on "hostile foreign groups." Federal law forbids the military from practicing psy-ops on Americans, and each defense authorization bill comes with a "propaganda rider" that also prohibits such manipulation. "Everyone in the psy-ops, intel, and IO community knows you’re not supposed to target Americans," says a veteran member of another psy-ops team who has run operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. "It’s what you learn on day one."
At a minimum, the use of the IO team against U.S. senators was a misue of vital resources designed to combat the enemy; it cost American taxpayers roughly $6 million to deploy Holmes and his team in Afghanistan for a year. But Caldwell seemed more eager to advance his own career than to defeat the Taliban. "We called it Operation Fourth Star," says Holmes. "Caldwell seemed far more focused on the Americans and the funding stream than he was on the Afghans.
Instead of fighting the Taliban, Holmes and his team were now responsible for using their training to win the hearts and minds of John McCain and Al Franken.
Holmes believed that using his team to target American civilians violated the Smith-Mundt Act of 1948, which was passed by Congress to prevent the State Department from using Soviet-style propaganda techniques on U.S. citizens. But when Holmes brought his concerns to Col. Gregory Breazile, the spokesperson for the Afghan training mission run by Caldwell, the discussion ended in a screaming match. "It’s not illegal if I say it isn’t!" Holmes recalls Breazile shouting.
BUNNY NOTE: I am not anti-military and would surely treasure men and women who were protecting the US against attacks. But that has not been going on for the last decade and it's shameful. And what's in this article isn't even war--it's brainwashing of Americans. Cuckoo! And the Pentagon gets all of the budget $ to do this when we can't afford teachers and cops and fireman? We always have plenty to brainwash people?
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO WIN THESE WARS/OCCUPATIONS! War is practically our only export. War and paper boxes we send to China so they can fill them up and ship them back to us full of stuff we used to manufacture.
MORE: ROLLINGSTONE.COM
The U.S. Army illegally ordered a team of soldiers specializing in "psychological operations" to manipulate visiting American senators into providing more troops and funding for the war, Rolling Stone has learned – and when an officer tried to stop the operation, he was railroaded by military investigators.
A FEW CHOICE QUOTES:
"My job in psy-ops is to play with people’s heads, to get the enemy to behave the way we want them to behave," says Lt. Colonel Michael Holmes, the leader of the IO unit, who received an official reprimand after bucking orders. "I’m prohibited from doing that to our own people. When you ask me to try to use these skills on senators and congressman, you’re crossing a line."
The incident offers an indication of just how desperate the U.S. command in Afghanistan is to spin American civilian leaders into supporting an increasingly unpopular war. According to the Defense Department’s own definition, psy-ops – the ...use of propaganda and psychological tactics to influence emotions and behaviors – are supposed to be used exclusively on "hostile foreign groups." Federal law forbids the military from practicing psy-ops on Americans, and each defense authorization bill comes with a "propaganda rider" that also prohibits such manipulation. "Everyone in the psy-ops, intel, and IO community knows you’re not supposed to target Americans," says a veteran member of another psy-ops team who has run operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. "It’s what you learn on day one."
At a minimum, the use of the IO team against U.S. senators was a misue of vital resources designed to combat the enemy; it cost American taxpayers roughly $6 million to deploy Holmes and his team in Afghanistan for a year. But Caldwell seemed more eager to advance his own career than to defeat the Taliban. "We called it Operation Fourth Star," says Holmes. "Caldwell seemed far more focused on the Americans and the funding stream than he was on the Afghans.
Instead of fighting the Taliban, Holmes and his team were now responsible for using their training to win the hearts and minds of John McCain and Al Franken.
Holmes believed that using his team to target American civilians violated the Smith-Mundt Act of 1948, which was passed by Congress to prevent the State Department from using Soviet-style propaganda techniques on U.S. citizens. But when Holmes brought his concerns to Col. Gregory Breazile, the spokesperson for the Afghan training mission run by Caldwell, the discussion ended in a screaming match. "It’s not illegal if I say it isn’t!" Holmes recalls Breazile shouting.
BUNNY NOTE: I am not anti-military and would surely treasure men and women who were protecting the US against attacks. But that has not been going on for the last decade and it's shameful. And what's in this article isn't even war--it's brainwashing of Americans. Cuckoo! And the Pentagon gets all of the budget $ to do this when we can't afford teachers and cops and fireman? We always have plenty to brainwash people?
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO WIN THESE WARS/OCCUPATIONS! War is practically our only export. War and paper boxes we send to China so they can fill them up and ship them back to us full of stuff we used to manufacture.
MORE: ROLLINGSTONE.COM
February 23, 2011
SHOCKER FROM GA STATE REP
FROM MOTHERJONES.COM:
BOBBY FRANKLIN
"Under Rep. Franklin's bill, HB 1, women who miscarry could become felons if they cannot prove that there was "no human involvement whatsoever in the causation" of their miscarriage. There is no clarification of what "human involvement" means, and this is hugely problematic as medical doctors do not know exactly what causes miscarriages."
BUNNY NOTE: So a woman could trip and fall, and miscarry. In addition to the enormous grief and health issues she's experiencing, this Georgia state rep wants her to be investigated at as a felon. This is low even for republicans. To paraphrase Randi Rhodes, the GOP is all about human rights for the fetus. But once we're actually born, they want to take away all of the services we enjoy and use us as vessels for murder in illegal wars. But protect the fetus at all costs. As long as it isn't a muslim fetus.
MORE: MOTHERJONES.COM
BOBBY FRANKLIN
"Under Rep. Franklin's bill, HB 1, women who miscarry could become felons if they cannot prove that there was "no human involvement whatsoever in the causation" of their miscarriage. There is no clarification of what "human involvement" means, and this is hugely problematic as medical doctors do not know exactly what causes miscarriages."
BUNNY NOTE: So a woman could trip and fall, and miscarry. In addition to the enormous grief and health issues she's experiencing, this Georgia state rep wants her to be investigated at as a felon. This is low even for republicans. To paraphrase Randi Rhodes, the GOP is all about human rights for the fetus. But once we're actually born, they want to take away all of the services we enjoy and use us as vessels for murder in illegal wars. But protect the fetus at all costs. As long as it isn't a muslim fetus.
MORE: MOTHERJONES.COM
BUNION HITS ALLENTOWN, PA THURSDAY NIGHT!
I'M SO EXCITED--DROOLING, ACTUALLY--TO BE WORKING WITH THE SIZEABLE TALENTS OF INTERNET PORN SENSATION GUNNER USEA OF GUNNERWORLD.COM. I hope I haven't bitten off more than I can chew!
GUNNER IN THE FLESH!
CHARO NYC CITY APPEARANCE ON FRIDAY
I WILL BE SPINNING AT ROCKIT THAT NIGHT, BUT I WORSHIP THIS WOMAN!
Night of 1001 Charos! + That Kid Kennedy Carter!!
Mark Nelson & Michael Formika Jones F Word present
February 25: Night of 1001 Charo's !!
The legend herself: CHARO performs 'Sexy Sexy' + more
This will be taped for her new video!
MORE: CHARO.COM
CHARO'S FULL NAME!
PLEASE SIGN IF YOU AGREE!
Even Republican military honcho under Bush claims that de-funding public programs like NPR is crazy when our whopping defense budget needs to be curtailed. We have to hold on to what little impartial journalism we have! Please sign if you agree.
Tell Congress: Don't pull the plug on NPR and PBS!
In a budget proposal made public on Wednesday, House Republicans announced plans to zero out all funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the nonprofit responsible for funding public media including NPR, PBS, Pacifica and more.
If the Republicans are successful, it would be a tremendous blow to the entire public interest media sector.
We cannot allow Republicans to destroy public media.
I just signed a petition telling Congress to fully fund NPR and defend public service media. You should too. Click below to take action.
SIGN: CREDOACTION
February 22, 2011
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February 20, 2011
LYPSINKA IN BLACK SWAN
FROM THE DAILY BEAST:
John Epperson, known as the fabulous drag performer Lypsinka, played the “Jaded Piano Player” in Black Swan. He writes of the freezing set and being told, “You’re hot!” by Darren Aronofsky.
The New York Times has written at least three critics’ pieces about Black Swan. And there has been still no mention of the Jaded Piano Player.
That is how my role in Black Swan is, unfortunately, described in the film’s final credits. I had nailed this job at an audition for Darren Aronofsky, the film’s director. Suspecting he didn’t know what I had achieved professionally, I plopped down in front of him the full page spread that New York magazine had run of “The Personification of Pizzazz,” as Lypsinka insists on being called. It was part of a portfolio of actors the magazine had culled with the utmost care for its 40th Anniversary issue. I then flipped the magazine shut and pointed toward the flap on the bottom of its cover that heralded the stars inside: “Streep! DeNiro! (And Lypsinka).”
“You’re hot!” exclaimed Aronofsky as he leered at the photo.
Intrigued by The Aronofsky Mystique, but all business, I said, “That will have to wait.”
MORE: DAILYBEAST
John Epperson, known as the fabulous drag performer Lypsinka, played the “Jaded Piano Player” in Black Swan. He writes of the freezing set and being told, “You’re hot!” by Darren Aronofsky.
The New York Times has written at least three critics’ pieces about Black Swan. And there has been still no mention of the Jaded Piano Player.
That is how my role in Black Swan is, unfortunately, described in the film’s final credits. I had nailed this job at an audition for Darren Aronofsky, the film’s director. Suspecting he didn’t know what I had achieved professionally, I plopped down in front of him the full page spread that New York magazine had run of “The Personification of Pizzazz,” as Lypsinka insists on being called. It was part of a portfolio of actors the magazine had culled with the utmost care for its 40th Anniversary issue. I then flipped the magazine shut and pointed toward the flap on the bottom of its cover that heralded the stars inside: “Streep! DeNiro! (And Lypsinka).”
“You’re hot!” exclaimed Aronofsky as he leered at the photo.
Intrigued by The Aronofsky Mystique, but all business, I said, “That will have to wait.”
MORE: DAILYBEAST
A VITAL OPPORTUNITY MISSED
It's very commendable that Lady Gaga is dressing as a condom to promote safe sex. I'm sorry that Good Morning America is not concerned enough to discuss this in depth--they'd rather talk about the Grammy egg. The fact is, rubbers don't protect without water-based lubricant. And I was recently shocked by a gay my age who didn't know that lambskin condoms do not protect against HIV transmission. Getting some of these facts out there are more important than an outfit. But lubricant, even though it could help end an epidemic, is too edgy for our news. Sad.
February 19, 2011
ROBIN THICKE AND ESTELLE: ROLLACOASTA
Nice song. I like Robin and hope he gets his due. Lost Withiut U was pretty and Majic with Mary J. was dynamite. I even liked his first one where he sampled A Fifth Of Beethoven from Saturday Night Fever. To me, he has everything Justin Timberlake has.
LOVE DOLLY'S HAIRSTYLES OVER THE YEARS!
But the lyrics of this song really bug me. I can't stand those Christian lyrics which claim that we are pitiful losers without "him". Since he doesn't exist, we all must be very pitiful!
BUNNY HITS ALLENTOWN THIS THURSDAY!
AN EXCERPT:
PGN: Are there any hip-hop artists in particular that you draw inspiration from for your new act?
LB: Absolutely none. I don’t care for rap. I think it has a lot of negativity toward women and gays. The imagery is very violent. It glamorizes gangsters and thuggery. I don’t care for it. I like rap that makes me laugh and I do like vulgar material. Lil’ Kim has been up front like “I’m a slut” with her raps. If you’re going to be a slut, be a proud slut and wear it out there for everyone to see without shame. If there was a rapper that I liked, it would be her. And my rap is certainly rather risqué.
(I'm making my rap debut with a new parody of Like A G6!)
FULL INTERVIEW: EPGN
PGN: Are there any hip-hop artists in particular that you draw inspiration from for your new act?
LB: Absolutely none. I don’t care for rap. I think it has a lot of negativity toward women and gays. The imagery is very violent. It glamorizes gangsters and thuggery. I don’t care for it. I like rap that makes me laugh and I do like vulgar material. Lil’ Kim has been up front like “I’m a slut” with her raps. If you’re going to be a slut, be a proud slut and wear it out there for everyone to see without shame. If there was a rapper that I liked, it would be her. And my rap is certainly rather risqué.
(I'm making my rap debut with a new parody of Like A G6!)
FULL INTERVIEW: EPGN
DON'T LET THE GOP TURN BACK THE CLOCK ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS
FROM CREDOACTION.COM:
Tell pro-choice senators to filibuster the House's all-out attack on women
If you think we have a solid pro-choice majority in the Senate, think again.
It's up to the Senate to stop the attacks on women now that the House has passed legislation to defund family planning services -- shamefully wiping out federal funding for Planned Parenthood's non-abortion health care for women, and pushing a bill that would allow hospitals to let pregnant women die rather than perform life-saving abortions.
But we cannot take for granted our ability to stop these bills in the Senate. Anti-choice forces in the Senate now out number pro-choice senators 46-40, and we need 41 votes to sustain a filibuster of the anti-woman, anti-choice bills coming out of the House.
I just signed a petition asking pro-choice senators to Filibuster any bill that introduces new restrictions on abortion or defunds Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest provider of reproductive health care to women.
Add your signature and encourage the Senate to stop the all-out attack on women:
SIGN: CREDOACTION
MORE FROM CREDOACTION ON THIS:
If you think we have a solid pro-choice majority in the Senate, think again.
It's up to the Senate to stop the attacks on women now that the House has passed a budget bill to defund family planning services — shamefully wiping out federal funding for Planned Parenthood's non-abortion health care for women. And not only that but the redefinition of rape is still on the table and anti-choice Republicans are pushing a legislation that would allow hospitals to let pregnant women die rather than perform life-saving abortions.
We cannot take for granted our ability to stop these bills in the Senate. Anti-choice forces in the Senate now out number pro-choice senators 46-40.1 We need 41 votes to sustain a filibuster of the anti-woman, anti-choice bills coming out of the House. And what's more, we need 41 pro-choice senators who are willing to go toe-to-toe with the extreme, hard right majority. At the end of this fight one side will have to blink.
Tell pro-choice senators: Filibuster any bill that introduces new restrictions on abortion or defunds Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest provider of reproductive health care to women. Click here to automatically add your name to the petition.
What's more, there will be enormous pressure on pro-choice members of the Senate to pass the Continuing Resolution on the Budget without stripping provisions to defund Planned Parenthood. In the health care reform fight, this is exactly how the Stupak Amendment was able to pass the House — women were thrown under the bus in order to get a majority vote for what was considered a "must pass" bill. Back then, conservatives in the Senate prevailed practically without a fight. And now, post-election, we are left with a shrinking pro-choice caucus in the Senate and facing a much bigger threat to women's health and the right to choose. It's scary.
If recent history is our guide, it will most likely be the rightwing, anti-choice forces in the Senate who at the defining moment will refuse to back down. But it doesn't have to be that way. If there is a massive show of support we can help pro-choice senators draw a line in the sand and stop the attacks on women.
Now is the time for pro-choice senators to use hardball tactics to stop Republicans and anti-choice Democrats from making the House's extremist attack on women into the law of the land. We failed to stop Republicans along with conservative Democrats in the House from advancing radical bills to dramatically restrict women's access to abortion and other forms of reproductive healthcare. The Senate can be our firewall. But we need at least 41 pro-choice senators to refuse to cave, and filibuster.
Tell pro-choice senators: Draw a line in the stand and do whatever it takes to block any bill that introduces new restrictions on abortion or defunds Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest provider of reproductive health care to women. Click here to automatically add your name to the petition.
Here are the three extremist bills that the pro-choice senators must be prepared to filibuster.
Defund Planned Parenthood: The FY11 Continuing Resolution and the Pence Amendment
The House just passed the Pence Amendment that would specifically prohibit Planned Parenthood from receiving Title X family planning funding. Perhaps even more dangerous is the attack on Planned Parenthood in the Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Resolution that will allow government funding to continue while the Congress argues over the budget. Both the Pence Amendment and the Continuing Resolution take away the Title X funding that currently enables millions of women to obtain birth control, cancer screenings, HIV tests, and other lifesaving care. Planned Parenthood serves over one third of all Title X patients — and this bill effectively defunds the operation of Planned Parenthood's non-abortion reproductive health care services for women.
Stop Taxpayer Funded Abortions Act: H.R. 3
H.R. 3, the "Stop Taxpayer Funded Abortions Act," in its current form still contains language that would redefine rape and block some women who have been drugged then raped, date raped or were victims of statutory rape from gaining access to reproductive health care that includes abortion. Not only that, but the bill's most devastating provision would still sharply reduce access to safe, legal abortions for women in this country by virtually eliminating private insurance coverage for abortions. The bill accomplishes this by essentially levying a massive tax increase on employers who offer private health care plans that cover abortion as a part of women's reproductive health care.
Protect Life Act: H.R. 358
H.R. 358 or the "Protect Life Act," would allow hospitals to let women die instead of providing a life-saving abortion. If this bill, introduced by Rep. Pitts is passed, hospitals that accept federal funding will have Congress' blessing to turn away a woman who needs an emergency termination of a pregnancy in order to save her life.
We can't let women get thrown under the bus again. And we cannot settle for pro-choice senators who filibuster the stand-alone anti-choice bills but allow a vote on the Continuing Resolution that defunds Planned Parenthood. The most important vote on each of these three bills will not be a "no" vote on passage. It will be the decision to support a filibuster blocking an up-or-down vote on the floor of the Senate where anti-choice forces are sure to secure the votes necessary to ratify this extreme assault on women's rights.
Tell pro-choice senators: Filibuster any bill that introduces new restrictions on abortion or defunds Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest provider of reproductive health care to women. Click here to automatically sign the petition.
The Senate is our firewall. Lines must be drawn. The time is now to take urgent action and stop the attacks on women.
Becky Bond, Political Director
Tell pro-choice senators to filibuster the House's all-out attack on women
If you think we have a solid pro-choice majority in the Senate, think again.
It's up to the Senate to stop the attacks on women now that the House has passed legislation to defund family planning services -- shamefully wiping out federal funding for Planned Parenthood's non-abortion health care for women, and pushing a bill that would allow hospitals to let pregnant women die rather than perform life-saving abortions.
But we cannot take for granted our ability to stop these bills in the Senate. Anti-choice forces in the Senate now out number pro-choice senators 46-40, and we need 41 votes to sustain a filibuster of the anti-woman, anti-choice bills coming out of the House.
I just signed a petition asking pro-choice senators to Filibuster any bill that introduces new restrictions on abortion or defunds Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest provider of reproductive health care to women.
Add your signature and encourage the Senate to stop the all-out attack on women:
SIGN: CREDOACTION
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If you think we have a solid pro-choice majority in the Senate, think again.
It's up to the Senate to stop the attacks on women now that the House has passed a budget bill to defund family planning services — shamefully wiping out federal funding for Planned Parenthood's non-abortion health care for women. And not only that but the redefinition of rape is still on the table and anti-choice Republicans are pushing a legislation that would allow hospitals to let pregnant women die rather than perform life-saving abortions.
We cannot take for granted our ability to stop these bills in the Senate. Anti-choice forces in the Senate now out number pro-choice senators 46-40.1 We need 41 votes to sustain a filibuster of the anti-woman, anti-choice bills coming out of the House. And what's more, we need 41 pro-choice senators who are willing to go toe-to-toe with the extreme, hard right majority. At the end of this fight one side will have to blink.
Tell pro-choice senators: Filibuster any bill that introduces new restrictions on abortion or defunds Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest provider of reproductive health care to women. Click here to automatically add your name to the petition.
What's more, there will be enormous pressure on pro-choice members of the Senate to pass the Continuing Resolution on the Budget without stripping provisions to defund Planned Parenthood. In the health care reform fight, this is exactly how the Stupak Amendment was able to pass the House — women were thrown under the bus in order to get a majority vote for what was considered a "must pass" bill. Back then, conservatives in the Senate prevailed practically without a fight. And now, post-election, we are left with a shrinking pro-choice caucus in the Senate and facing a much bigger threat to women's health and the right to choose. It's scary.
If recent history is our guide, it will most likely be the rightwing, anti-choice forces in the Senate who at the defining moment will refuse to back down. But it doesn't have to be that way. If there is a massive show of support we can help pro-choice senators draw a line in the sand and stop the attacks on women.
Now is the time for pro-choice senators to use hardball tactics to stop Republicans and anti-choice Democrats from making the House's extremist attack on women into the law of the land. We failed to stop Republicans along with conservative Democrats in the House from advancing radical bills to dramatically restrict women's access to abortion and other forms of reproductive healthcare. The Senate can be our firewall. But we need at least 41 pro-choice senators to refuse to cave, and filibuster.
Tell pro-choice senators: Draw a line in the stand and do whatever it takes to block any bill that introduces new restrictions on abortion or defunds Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest provider of reproductive health care to women. Click here to automatically add your name to the petition.
Here are the three extremist bills that the pro-choice senators must be prepared to filibuster.
Defund Planned Parenthood: The FY11 Continuing Resolution and the Pence Amendment
The House just passed the Pence Amendment that would specifically prohibit Planned Parenthood from receiving Title X family planning funding. Perhaps even more dangerous is the attack on Planned Parenthood in the Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Resolution that will allow government funding to continue while the Congress argues over the budget. Both the Pence Amendment and the Continuing Resolution take away the Title X funding that currently enables millions of women to obtain birth control, cancer screenings, HIV tests, and other lifesaving care. Planned Parenthood serves over one third of all Title X patients — and this bill effectively defunds the operation of Planned Parenthood's non-abortion reproductive health care services for women.
Stop Taxpayer Funded Abortions Act: H.R. 3
H.R. 3, the "Stop Taxpayer Funded Abortions Act," in its current form still contains language that would redefine rape and block some women who have been drugged then raped, date raped or were victims of statutory rape from gaining access to reproductive health care that includes abortion. Not only that, but the bill's most devastating provision would still sharply reduce access to safe, legal abortions for women in this country by virtually eliminating private insurance coverage for abortions. The bill accomplishes this by essentially levying a massive tax increase on employers who offer private health care plans that cover abortion as a part of women's reproductive health care.
Protect Life Act: H.R. 358
H.R. 358 or the "Protect Life Act," would allow hospitals to let women die instead of providing a life-saving abortion. If this bill, introduced by Rep. Pitts is passed, hospitals that accept federal funding will have Congress' blessing to turn away a woman who needs an emergency termination of a pregnancy in order to save her life.
We can't let women get thrown under the bus again. And we cannot settle for pro-choice senators who filibuster the stand-alone anti-choice bills but allow a vote on the Continuing Resolution that defunds Planned Parenthood. The most important vote on each of these three bills will not be a "no" vote on passage. It will be the decision to support a filibuster blocking an up-or-down vote on the floor of the Senate where anti-choice forces are sure to secure the votes necessary to ratify this extreme assault on women's rights.
Tell pro-choice senators: Filibuster any bill that introduces new restrictions on abortion or defunds Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest provider of reproductive health care to women. Click here to automatically sign the petition.
The Senate is our firewall. Lines must be drawn. The time is now to take urgent action and stop the attacks on women.
Becky Bond, Political Director
INSANE!
Republicans won back the House promising jobs. Since they were elected jobs have gone down and they've offered no jobs bills yet. They HAVE offered several bills on abortion. Now this--birth control for horses, not women. If they think killing a human fetus is murder, what is killing a horse fetus? Figure out which corp birth control for horses benefits and you'll know why the GOP is pushing this and not jobs.
FROM BLOGFORCHOICE.COM:
Which of these two would get birth control if the anti-choice leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives gets its way?
Politico and RH Reality Check are reporting that anti-choice Rep. Dan Burton of Indiana has introduced an amendment to a spending bill that would promote contraception--for wild horses.
This comes at the same time as the anti-choice House leadership is pushing to eliminate all funding for Title X, the nation's only domestic family-planning program for humans.
Ted Miller, communications director for NARAL Pro-Choice America, said the move would be ridiculous if the stakes weren't so high:
House members fighting to preserve a horse's right to birth control would be laughable, if they weren't trying to block women from accessing contraception at the exact same time. What's next? An amendment that would allow veterinarians to refuse to provide birth control to a horse if the vet is personally opposed to contraception?
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FROM BLOGFORCHOICE.COM:
Which of these two would get birth control if the anti-choice leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives gets its way?
Politico and RH Reality Check are reporting that anti-choice Rep. Dan Burton of Indiana has introduced an amendment to a spending bill that would promote contraception--for wild horses.
This comes at the same time as the anti-choice House leadership is pushing to eliminate all funding for Title X, the nation's only domestic family-planning program for humans.
Ted Miller, communications director for NARAL Pro-Choice America, said the move would be ridiculous if the stakes weren't so high:
House members fighting to preserve a horse's right to birth control would be laughable, if they weren't trying to block women from accessing contraception at the exact same time. What's next? An amendment that would allow veterinarians to refuse to provide birth control to a horse if the vet is personally opposed to contraception?
MORE: BLOGFORCHOICE
HICCUP!
Maybe it started with Amy's Rehab, but from Pink's Raise Your Glass to LMFAO's Shots, every other pop song mentions booze now. Ke$ha's whole shtick is Jack Daniels and every rap song gets paid for liquor product placement. From Trey Songz' Bottoms Up to Like A G6, this is reminding me of those 1950's movies when everyone had a shot glass. Am I imagining this trend or is recession driving us to drink?
Not to mention Jersey Shore, all of the Housewives franchise and other reality shows who are constantly guzzling. In fact, the producers offer the "actors" booze to enhance their performances--ie: since they aren't actors, the producers hope that the booze will make them more evil and thereby provide drama since they are too cheap to pay scriptwriters anymore.
Not to mention Jersey Shore, all of the Housewives franchise and other reality shows who are constantly guzzling. In fact, the producers offer the "actors" booze to enhance their performances--ie: since they aren't actors, the producers hope that the booze will make them more evil and thereby provide drama since they are too cheap to pay scriptwriters anymore.
PROFILES IN NO COURAGE
How could these clowns NOT denounce no gun access for the mentally ill? These are our "leaders"! Still denying global warming because they would kill the atmosphere before forcing their corporate backers to spend a dime to force them to go greener. Democrats are guilty of that, too. I don't know about you, but we only have one earth.
ALARMING CLIPS:
ALARMING CLIPS:
1 MORE NIGHT AT THE RRAZZ ROOM
Loving your job is a blessing. Nowadays, just having a job is a blessing! Now if I could just get the audience to enjoy it... Performed at the Rrazz Room in San Fran and was delighted to look out in the crowd and spot Chi Chi La Rue, Sister Roma, Mike Finn, Matthew Martin and these two immaculately made up gals from the Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence flanking Bebe Sweetbriar. They told me they were boys back at Boybar with a knowing look. Did I sleep with nuns?
ONE MORE NIGHT THERE TONIGHT IN SAN FRAN!
GOOD NEWS AND BAD
BAD: OUR ENEMIES ARE VIOLENT AND THEY ARE MANY.
GOOD NEWS: THEY ARE VERY, VERY STUPID!
FROM BUZZFEED.COM:
Man Tattoos Leviticus 18:22 That Forbids Homosexuality On His Arm, But Leviticus 19:28 Forbids Tattoos
I don't want the laughs to overshadow this tragic beating. But please also note how idiotic it is for the beaters to try and take the high road and claim that it wasn't a hate crime--yet they one of the yobs took the $10 out of his victim's ...wallet and bought drinks. So he is violent, a thief, too pitiful to buy his own drinks cuz he uses the first $10 he can find for alcohol. What a winner.
I also don't believe that the victim blew kisses at anyone. I have no idea if he came on to the guys or not. But no one blows kisses anymore unless they're imitating european film stars of the 1960s. Does blowing kisses sound like the way any gay would come on to someone in 2011? It sounds more like what a clueless straight would dream up when trying to place the blame elsewhere. Maybe a passage in the scriptures can be interpreted as an instruction guide on framing your beating victims.
MORE: ADVOCATE.COM
GOOD NEWS: THEY ARE VERY, VERY STUPID!
FROM BUZZFEED.COM:
Man Tattoos Leviticus 18:22 That Forbids Homosexuality On His Arm, But Leviticus 19:28 Forbids Tattoos
I don't want the laughs to overshadow this tragic beating. But please also note how idiotic it is for the beaters to try and take the high road and claim that it wasn't a hate crime--yet they one of the yobs took the $10 out of his victim's ...wallet and bought drinks. So he is violent, a thief, too pitiful to buy his own drinks cuz he uses the first $10 he can find for alcohol. What a winner.
I also don't believe that the victim blew kisses at anyone. I have no idea if he came on to the guys or not. But no one blows kisses anymore unless they're imitating european film stars of the 1960s. Does blowing kisses sound like the way any gay would come on to someone in 2011? It sounds more like what a clueless straight would dream up when trying to place the blame elsewhere. Maybe a passage in the scriptures can be interpreted as an instruction guide on framing your beating victims.
MORE: ADVOCATE.COM
CODE RED
Remember that color code for the threat levels? Bush would raise or lower it but it stayed around orange, which was close to the highest level red. How could they do away with this and still keep us safe? Maybe because that system never served any purpose except to scare us into backing wars we should never have started.
February 18, 2011
MARIAH CAREY: IT'S A WRAP
Artists seem so much more authentic when they sing about things they know about and have lived. Mariah Carey's new song is about Spanks. I like the song and Mariah looks great--just kidding!
OK, THIS IS ADORABLE!
While jaded queens like myself notice the similarities between this song and Express Yourself and Waterfalls, this gal wasn't alive when those songs were out and if the words inspire self-confidence in her then I love it.
CARL BEAN: BORN THIS WAY
Years ago, I interviewed Rev. Carl Bean at his church in LA for Genre magazine. He sang a gay anthem I WAS BORN THIS WAY, which has renewed interest because of Lady Gaga's current gay anthem with a similar name. He was an out artist on Motown in the '70's--very groundbreaking.
I've been on my knees in front of many older black men, but usually not in a church environment. However, the soul-shaking singing voice of Carl Bean has brought entire dancefloors to their knees.
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AND HERE'S AN INTERVIEW:
I've been on my knees in front of many older black men, but usually not in a church environment. However, the soul-shaking singing voice of Carl Bean has brought entire dancefloors to their knees.
MORE: CARL BEAN
AND HERE'S AN INTERVIEW:
February 17, 2011
February 16, 2011
DEDICATION, INCUBATION OR BOTH?
LADY GAGA SPENT 72 HOURS IN THE EGG SHE ENTERED THE STAGE AT THE GRAMMYS IN! TOO MUCH!
MORE: TOWLEROAD
MORE: TOWLEROAD
GEORGE BUSH HAS A NEW JOB!
(That's one of the comments for this video.)
AND WHILE WE'RE ON THE SUBJECT OF MONKIES...
AND WHILE WE'RE ON THE SUBJECT OF MONKIES...
WHAT A TRIO!
This is not my fav kind of music but I do love caftans. And Pearl just seems like the most fun person who ever lived!
And in the same vein:
And in the same vein:
BAM PRESENTS DIARY OF A MADMAN
Don't miss this play! The story chronicles a clerk's descent into madness in 19th century Russia. Because he's a nobody who fancies his wealthy boss's daughter, his fantasies get grander and grander until he's convinced he's the king of Spain and the daughter's poodle is conspiring against him. Hilarious, trippy and beautifully written. It's a 1 man show so I assume the lead is a powerhouse or they wouldn't mount a production of this. If you aren't a big fan of old theater, this is an excellent intro.
The Diary of a Madman
Part of the 2011 Spring Season
Feb 11—Mar 12, 2011: Tue—Sat at 7:30pm*; Sat at 2pm; Sun at 3pm
*BAM Theater Gala: Thu, Mar 10. For more info, click here
US Premiere
By Nikolai Gogol
Adapted by David Holman with Neil Armfield & Geoffrey Rush Belvoir
Directed by Neil Armfield
“Geoffrey Rush is in exuberant form” —Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) on Geoffrey Rush
“A knockout: superbly realized, utterly mesmerizing and ultimately heartbreaking.” –ABC Arts (Australia)
“Yael Stone is superb” —The Australian (Australia)
MORE INFO: BAM.ORG
February 15, 2011
JESSICA SIMPSON STOLE MY LOOK!
ACCORDING TO DLISTED, ANYWAY.
"With her head on Lady Gaga's body, and Lady Bunny's wig on her head, Jessica Simpson poses for New York Magazine and talks about her $1 billion dollar fashion empire (“I never thought I’d be some fashion mogul!") and her gold digging fiance ("He has so many books. Like, just books and books and books and books."). But I'm focusing more on the tumbleweed of Barbie ponytails on her head. If that isn't a FUCK YOU to Ken Paves disguised as an obese wig, then I don't what is. Jessica stopped fluttering around Ken's fruit bowl when she picked up a gold digger and now she does this to him?"
MORE: DLISTED.COM
XAVIER INTERVIEWED BY NY TIMES BLOG
MY PAL AND SINGER XAVIER ON A VARIETY OF THINGS--ALSO CHECK OUT HIS MUSIC!
Artists as diverse as Ashford and Simpson, Lena Horne, Del Marquis of the Scissor Sisters and Bread and Puppet Theater have all had the pleasure of being sung to, backed by or collaborating with Xavier Smith, a dreadlocked, extremely tall (6’6″) fixture on the downtown Manhattan performance circuit. For the past several years, Smith — who grew up in New York, has a gently soulful voice and prefers to be called simply “Xavier” (“with a hard X,” he notes, “like Ex-ayvier”) — has produced a Valentine’s song as a love letter to his friends, fans and whomever he might have been in love with that year. It started in 2004 with a cover of the Beatles’ “In My Life,” and this year’s offering is a heartbreaking rendition of Curtis Mayfield’s “The Makings of You” set to a small orchestral arrangement. From Bushwick, Brooklyn, where Xavier lives with Dima, his once-vicious but now sweet Himalayan blue-eyed cat, Xavier told T why he does the yearly Valentine’s song.
MORE: TMAGAZINE
Artists as diverse as Ashford and Simpson, Lena Horne, Del Marquis of the Scissor Sisters and Bread and Puppet Theater have all had the pleasure of being sung to, backed by or collaborating with Xavier Smith, a dreadlocked, extremely tall (6’6″) fixture on the downtown Manhattan performance circuit. For the past several years, Smith — who grew up in New York, has a gently soulful voice and prefers to be called simply “Xavier” (“with a hard X,” he notes, “like Ex-ayvier”) — has produced a Valentine’s song as a love letter to his friends, fans and whomever he might have been in love with that year. It started in 2004 with a cover of the Beatles’ “In My Life,” and this year’s offering is a heartbreaking rendition of Curtis Mayfield’s “The Makings of You” set to a small orchestral arrangement. From Bushwick, Brooklyn, where Xavier lives with Dima, his once-vicious but now sweet Himalayan blue-eyed cat, Xavier told T why he does the yearly Valentine’s song.
MORE: TMAGAZINE
February 14, 2011
LADY BUNNY AT SAN FRAN'S RRAZZ ROOM 2/18-19
To publicize my appearance at San Fran's Rrazz Room this Friday and Saturday, I had to endure an interview with my long-standing San Francisco rival Shreklina via Bebe Sweetbriar.
JUNGLE RED from Edge.com:
Have you ever wondered what it is was like being the referee at the Ali Vs. Frazier fight back in the day?
Well, I got a little taste of what that might have been like when I spoke with Drag legends Heklina (Trannyshack) and Lady Bunny (Wigstock) about their competing shows in San Francisco which happen to be occurring during the same President’s Day Weekend period.
These two dragsters have known each other for years, and with that, know the cheapest punches to throw to get each other pumped up. With Heklina’s Trannyshack Stevie Nicks Tribute occurring at DNA Lounge on February 18, and Lady Bunny bringing her That Ain’t No Lady show to the Rrazz Room February 18 and 19, there’s definitely gonna be some low blows for the all mighty drag dollar that weekend.
I did a conference call with the rival drag stars and let me tell you, being in the middle of that discussion was no reverse Oreo cookie for me!
AN EXCERPT:
BB: If you had to compare one another to one thing that irritates you, what would it be and why?
Heklina: Well, the obvious answer would be a cockroach, because Bunny just won’t die. But the honest answer is that she’s also like a case of anal warts, irritating and always getting in the way of a good time.
Lady Bunny: Hek, don’t pretend that anal warts scare you away. There are too many of those warts on your tongue and lips for that. And I guess that explains your breath, too.
MORE: EDGE
JUNGLE RED from Edge.com:
Have you ever wondered what it is was like being the referee at the Ali Vs. Frazier fight back in the day?
Well, I got a little taste of what that might have been like when I spoke with Drag legends Heklina (Trannyshack) and Lady Bunny (Wigstock) about their competing shows in San Francisco which happen to be occurring during the same President’s Day Weekend period.
These two dragsters have known each other for years, and with that, know the cheapest punches to throw to get each other pumped up. With Heklina’s Trannyshack Stevie Nicks Tribute occurring at DNA Lounge on February 18, and Lady Bunny bringing her That Ain’t No Lady show to the Rrazz Room February 18 and 19, there’s definitely gonna be some low blows for the all mighty drag dollar that weekend.
I did a conference call with the rival drag stars and let me tell you, being in the middle of that discussion was no reverse Oreo cookie for me!
AN EXCERPT:
BB: If you had to compare one another to one thing that irritates you, what would it be and why?
Heklina: Well, the obvious answer would be a cockroach, because Bunny just won’t die. But the honest answer is that she’s also like a case of anal warts, irritating and always getting in the way of a good time.
Lady Bunny: Hek, don’t pretend that anal warts scare you away. There are too many of those warts on your tongue and lips for that. And I guess that explains your breath, too.
MORE: EDGE
SUZANNE SOMERS' NEW FACE
I have no doubt that Suzanne dispenses some insightful advice for aging women. BUT, if you buy this woman's book Sexy Forever and don't realize that she is surgerized out of her mind, you're an idiot. Why are they all getting the Madonna cheekbones? So off looking! And hers have already fallen like a hillbilly sex change!
WATCH INTERVIEW: MARILYN.CA
February 13, 2011
GRAMMY GOSSIP
Nothing against Lady Antebellum--they're cute and have some nice harmonies. But just because they had a non-soul song called Hey, Soul Sister doesn't qualify them to pay a tribute to Teddy Pendergrass and then sing a tiny bit of 1 of his song and then a few of theirs which don't mix well. Teddy deserved better.
Love Cee-Lo's son F#ck You. Hated his outfit, but I guess it's better than boring? And while Gwyneth sounded ok, let the man sing his own song. These pairings are so dumb. And they didn't even put a light on Gwyneth when she walked down the stairs--pitiful.
No they did not cut over to a shot of Nichole Kidman with a face full of botox and fillers mouthing "Teenage Dream" with her trout pout mouth! She's having one!
Love Cee-Lo's son F#ck You. Hated his outfit, but I guess it's better than boring? And while Gwyneth sounded ok, let the man sing his own song. These pairings are so dumb. And they didn't even put a light on Gwyneth when she walked down the stairs--pitiful.
No they did not cut over to a shot of Nichole Kidman with a face full of botox and fillers mouthing "Teenage Dream" with her trout pout mouth! She's having one!
February 11, 2011
HMMMMM...
The Egyptians were freed today from 3 decades of tyranny. Of course, Americans understand the value of freedom and rejoice with them. But why did we send the tyrant millions for each of those 30 years to keep him in power if we truly value freedom? Another example of how we abuse our power all over the world and then act surprised when terrorists from those regions attack us.
CHLOE SEVIGNY RESPONDS TO HER DRAG IMPERSONATOR
AND IS QUITE COOL ABOUT IT, EVEN THOUGH DREW DOEGE DOES A MEAN IMPERSONATION OF CHLOE AS A HIGH END ARTSY WANNABE. CASY SPOONER TURNS HER ONTO THE CLIPS.
I've posted Drew's fun videos before and they are a riot. Here's a repost for those who missed it:
I've posted Drew's fun videos before and they are a riot. Here's a repost for those who missed it:
ANGIE STONE: I AIN'T HEARIN' U
This video is not going to win any awards but Angie's voice is like an old friend.
SIMON DOONAN BIDS TURA SATANA FAREWELL
Goodbye, Pussycat A farewell to Tura Satana, unsung fashion avatar.
By Simon Doonan
Tura Satana in "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!"Tura Satana in Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Grab a black armband, girls! Last week a great style icon popped her clogs. I'm talking about Tura Satana, the toughest B-movie bitch of all time. If you have never watched her ignite the screen in Russ Meyer's black-and-white 1965 masterpiece Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, then you are in for a serious sexploitation treat.
This shocking and improbably beautiful movie features the nihilistic antics of three inexplicably pissed-off go-go dancers: Billie, Rosie and their leader, the wicked Varla, played by Satana. Spewing venom and sarcasm at every turn, this karate-chopping avenger makes Pussy Galore look like Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm: "I never try anything. I just do it. I don't beat clocks. Just people. Wanna try me?"
MORE: SLATE.COM
By Simon Doonan
Tura Satana in "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!"Tura Satana in Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Grab a black armband, girls! Last week a great style icon popped her clogs. I'm talking about Tura Satana, the toughest B-movie bitch of all time. If you have never watched her ignite the screen in Russ Meyer's black-and-white 1965 masterpiece Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, then you are in for a serious sexploitation treat.
This shocking and improbably beautiful movie features the nihilistic antics of three inexplicably pissed-off go-go dancers: Billie, Rosie and their leader, the wicked Varla, played by Satana. Spewing venom and sarcasm at every turn, this karate-chopping avenger makes Pussy Galore look like Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm: "I never try anything. I just do it. I don't beat clocks. Just people. Wanna try me?"
MORE: SLATE.COM
February 10, 2011
ON THE TOWN WITH BUNION TONIGHT!
FASHION Week storms into town. A preview of the must-attend parties and openings for the week ahead. Stay tuned for party photos this week at nytimes.com/fashionweek.
LOSE THE FUR
Don’t expect Anna Wintour to show. PETA hosts a party for “animal-friendly fashionistas” at STELLA MCCARTNEY’S boutique in the meatpacking district. The party is hosted by Olivia Munn and Tim Gunn, with music by Lady Bunny. Actress Taraji P. Henson bares all in a new anti-fur campaign.
MORE: NYTIMES
LOSE THE FUR
Don’t expect Anna Wintour to show. PETA hosts a party for “animal-friendly fashionistas” at STELLA MCCARTNEY’S boutique in the meatpacking district. The party is hosted by Olivia Munn and Tim Gunn, with music by Lady Bunny. Actress Taraji P. Henson bares all in a new anti-fur campaign.
MORE: NYTIMES
LADY BUNNY AS "SCARE" FROM BURLESQUE SPOOF
I have not been blogging much lately. I've been slaving over a new video--a spoof of the Cher/Christina Aguilera vehicle BURLESQUE. I'm editing it now but here's a sneak peak at me with my co-stars David Ilku (in the Stanley Tucci role) and Greg Scarnici as Xtina. Both were insane and I'm sooooooooo excited about this project!
MAN HIDES CRACK IN HIS FORESKIN
I'm trying to stay "with it." Now I've heard about this salvia stuff cuz Miley Cyrus smoked it, but when did liquid codeine become a popular recreational drug? Please help me regain my street cred!
MORE: EURTHISNTHAT
February 09, 2011
February 08, 2011
BUNNY HOT SAN FRAN'S RRAZZ ROOM ON 2/18-19
Lady Bunny in That Ain't No Lady!
Friday, February 18 2011 • 10:30pm
Saturday, February 19 2011 • 10:30pm $25
With her glitzy outfits, sky-high wigs and false eyelashes longer than Tammy Faye Bakker’s, multi-talented drag artiste Lady Bunny would turn heads even if looking glamorous was her only talent. But “she” isn’t just another man in a dress: Bunny is also a successful comedienne, singer/songwriter, actress and most famously, the founder, organizer and emcee of Wigstock, the outrageous festival of drag and music that delighted New Yorkers every Labor day for 20 years beginning in 1984.
Bunny tours constantly, bringing down the house from Tampa to Tel Aviv with her mix of potty-mouthed humor, Southern charm, zany “Laugh-In” style joke routines and hilarious pop song parodies. Bunny has shared stages with Bea Arthur, Elvira, Grace Jones, Debbie Harry, Cyndi Lauper, Moby, the B-52’s, K.D. Lang, Margaret Cho and Patti Labelle, just to name a few.
She’s made the leap to television and the movies with roles on HBO’s “Sex and the City”, Britney Spears MTV special “In The Zone and Up All Night”, and as a roaster on “The Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson”. Bunny has also appeared in the feature films “Dragtime”, “Party Girl”, “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar”. And you don’t want to miss this whore at her craziest in “Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild” and RuPaul’s “Starrbooty.” Bunny also DJ’s at fashion and club events around the globe. As an in-house dj for Visionaire/V magazine, Bunny has spun such in glamorous locations as the Eiffel Tower, Harvey Nichols in London, The Fendi showroom in Milan and Le Paquebot in Paris for Lacoste’s 75th anniversary party. “I never set out to become a dj,” says Bunny, “but the job seemed to find me.”
The secret for her popularity is simple: whether spinning hip-hop for NYC teens at an H & M Valentines Day bash or disco classics for the annual Hamptons Tea Dance benefiting Empire State Pride Agenda, “I play what the crowd wants,” claims Bunny., who feels that many dj’s have an ego problem which prevents them from varying their sets to fit the events for which they’re hired. A party girl herself, the crowd goes nuts when Bunny joins them on the dance floor. “Basically, I’m giving them a clown and dj for the price of one,” she jokes.
Bunny keeps a high national profile in print media with her weekly role as fashion commentator for Star magazine’s popular Worst of the Week column, as well as contributing to Visionaire,, Paper, Interview and Odyssey magazines. She also maintains an award-winning blog on www.LadyBunny.net, which combines humor and surprisingly incisive political commentary. Also keep an eye out for V magazine’s September issue in which Bunion was photographed by celebrity shutterbug Mario Testino for a round-up of iconic New Yorkers including Lady Gaga and Marc Jacobs.
Talented, glamorous, and funny as hell, Lady Bunny is a glittering comet hurtling towards planet Show Biz. Brace yourself for impact.
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With her glitzy outfits, sky-high wigs and false eyelashes longer than Tammy Faye Bakker’s, multi-talented drag artiste Lady Bunny would turn heads even if looking glamorous was her only talent. But “she” isn’t just another man in a dress: Bunny is also a successful comedienne, singer/songwriter, actress and most famously, the founder, organizer and emcee of Wigstock, the outrageous festival of drag and music that delighted New Yorkers every Labor day for 20 years beginning in 1984.
Bunny tours constantly, bringing down the house from Tampa to Tel Aviv with her mix of potty-mouthed humor, Southern charm, zany “Laugh-In” style joke routines and hilarious pop song parodies. Bunny has shared stages with Bea Arthur, Elvira, Grace Jones, Debbie Harry, Cyndi Lauper, Moby, the B-52’s, K.D. Lang, Margaret Cho and Patti Labelle, just to name a few.
She’s made the leap to television and the movies with roles on HBO’s “Sex and the City”, Britney Spears MTV special “In The Zone and Up All Night”, and as a roaster on “The Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson”. Bunny has also appeared in the feature films “Dragtime”, “Party Girl”, “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar”. And you don’t want to miss this whore at her craziest in “Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild” and RuPaul’s “Starrbooty.” Bunny also DJ’s at fashion and club events around the globe. As an in-house dj for Visionaire/V magazine, Bunny has spun such in glamorous locations as the Eiffel Tower, Harvey Nichols in London, The Fendi showroom in Milan and Le Paquebot in Paris for Lacoste’s 75th anniversary party. “I never set out to become a dj,” says Bunny, “but the job seemed to find me.”
The secret for her popularity is simple: whether spinning hip-hop for NYC teens at an H & M Valentines Day bash or disco classics for the annual Hamptons Tea Dance benefiting Empire State Pride Agenda, “I play what the crowd wants,” claims Bunny., who feels that many dj’s have an ego problem which prevents them from varying their sets to fit the events for which they’re hired. A party girl herself, the crowd goes nuts when Bunny joins them on the dance floor. “Basically, I’m giving them a clown and dj for the price of one,” she jokes.
Bunny keeps a high national profile in print media with her weekly role as fashion commentator for Star magazine’s popular Worst of the Week column, as well as contributing to Visionaire,, Paper, Interview and Odyssey magazines. She also maintains an award-winning blog on www.LadyBunny.net, which combines humor and surprisingly incisive political commentary. Also keep an eye out for V magazine’s September issue in which Bunion was photographed by celebrity shutterbug Mario Testino for a round-up of iconic New Yorkers including Lady Gaga and Marc Jacobs.
Talented, glamorous, and funny as hell, Lady Bunny is a glittering comet hurtling towards planet Show Biz. Brace yourself for impact.
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February 06, 2011
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February 03, 2011
BEST ARGUMENT FOR GAY MARRIAGE I'VE HEARD!
WHAT A WONDERFUL, WELL-SPOKEN GUY. I have to tendency to run down the youger genration for a variety of reasons. This young man shut me down for at least a month.
February 02, 2011
PLEASE READ AND SIGN IF YOU AGREE!
A million people took to the streets of Egypt on Tuesday to protest the Mubarak regime and call for democratic reform. The Egyptian government responded, again, by cutting off Internet access and plunging the nation into digital darkness.
Such drastic action is a new way for governments to smother popular movements worldwide... just as more and more people are turning to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube and using cell phones to speak out against authoritarian regimes.
We also have cause for concern at home: Plans are afoot that could give the U.S president the authority to flip the "kill switch" on our Internet.
Tell Your Senators: Say 'No' to the Internet Kill Switch
SIGN: ACT2FREEPRESS.NET
Senators Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Thomas Carper (D-Dela.) introduced legislation in the last Congress that would give the executive branch vague and unchecked authority to cut off “critical infrastructure” in times of crisis.
The "Protect Cyberspace as a National Asset Act" wasn't passed in 2010. But, according to a recent report in Wired, Sen. Collins plans to reintroduce the bill in the new Congress.1
We need to be dead certain that no bill gives government the authority to cut off Internet access. Such power, in the hands of the nation's top executive, poses a drastic threat to our First Amendment right to free speech.
Please send this letter to your senators telling them to vote "NO" on any legislation that gives government the unchecked authority to black out the Internet.
The events in Egypt show the power of the Internet in fostering free speech and reform worldwide. Both progressive and conservative activists in the United States have relied on the Web to rally supporters and build popular movements.
We must guard against any effort to curtail our access to the open Internet.
February 01, 2011
I VAGUELY REMEMBER THIS ONE
JANICE IAN WAS BEST KNOWN FOR HER HEART-WRENCHING ODE TO AWKWARD, LONELY TEEN YEARS. But she also had a dance hit from the movie Little Foxes. I never could get with the disco secretary hair.
A LIKELY STORY!
A French father-of-two is to take GlaxoSmithKline to court on Tuesday, alleging the British firm's drug to treat Parkinson's disease turned him into a gay sex and gambling addict.
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THE MAN WHO GOT MY VOTE FOR PRES
DENNIS KUCINICH: "It is time for the United States government to stand with the people of Egypt as well by ending its long-standing support of the corrupt and repressive Mubarak regime. Absent such a statement, our calls for democracy in the region ring hollow. This is the time to practice what we preach."
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