as you know, i'm leaving friday. so, wedsnite and thursnite will be jam-packed with fun. here's the agenda...

wedsnite
8pm
bidwell park
the event: prom dress/suit tackle football/anarchist soccer/prison rule frisbee/kickball.
get decked out and did up like you're heading off to the prom, then get ready to rumble in the mud! when else will you wear those clothes from prom? wear them when scoring a touchdown!

afterwards, we'll head to roxy's for karaoke nite. after that we'll head to la luna on chippewa for a nite of most excellent dancing! put your skepticism aside, it's a great time! brit pop and indie rock all nite! yee haw!

then thursnite i will give my going away gift to all of you...
i will make my last performance at the drag show at marcella's.
so bring yer dollars to put in my boxers!

see you there.

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY
AND I'M MOVING FRIDAY

SO
EVERYONE MUST JOIN ME AND MANY OTHER LOVELIES AT BIDWELL PARK
TONITE. 7PM.
FOR LAWN GAMES, VEGAN CAKE, WATER, JUICE... BRING FUN STUFF, FUN PEOPLE, AND... HMM... FUN STREAMER! (AKA SILLY STRING)

WOO HOO
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given that i have domesticated myself since i moved out of my apartment at the end of june and have been dwelling in various other spots, i have taken to watching late morning & early afternoon television. today, i was disgusted (b/c usually i'm just amused by 'ellen' and 'the price is right').
...
the WB plays ricki lake. the topic of the day: turning tomboys into real girls, or something so absurd. they bring parents and friends onto the show, agonizing over how boyish their daughters/friends are. "oh, she wears boxers!" *gasp* "she doesn't shave!" *eek* "she dresses in BOYS' clothes!" *ahhhhhh!*
so what does ricki do? she brings in a team of DRAG QUEENS to 'femme up' these tomboys. drag queens. i'm sorry, but if i'm not mistaken, that is the exact same thing, just switched. it's perfectly fine for men to dress as women, but practically a mortal sin for these young women to dress as men. huh?
is it because ru paul made her fabulous and fashionable debut years ago, showing just how lovable and entertaining queens can be? because kings are few and far between?
...
pause: ricki just said to whom i consider the most lovely woman on this show, "i can tell you are a beautiful woman. if you just put in a little bit of effort..." fuck you, ricki. fuck you.
...
back to my question. what makes this whole scene ok? nobody's trying to "macho up" these queens. is it because women are just supposed to buckle, slab on some mascara, and throw on a dress?

on the flip side, when zooming in on just the queens, it's so nice to see them being treated so well and with, what seems to be, respect on the show. but why don't these women receive the same?
...
perhaps to show my love for my king brothers, i'll perform at marcella's thursnite. who's with me?
this is my boy, bamm. he's one fine king. check him out.

in one month... excuse me, <I>less than</I> one month i'm out. not out of the closet (that was years ago). not out to lunch (tho' i am a little hungry). i'm out. out of here. august 13--opening ceremonies to the olympics, and one sb's farewell. i have no job lined up. but i have a sweet place to stay (for free) avec ma soeur. should be a good time. all the excitement and nervousness is starting to mount. i think it waited 'til the one month mark. because it's now that everyone asks me about it. now that everyone asks, "oh, aren't you leaving so sooooon?" le sigh. oui. je viens a dc. mon dieu.

but in the meantime. in need some cash monies. any ideas?

merci. bon soir.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
HAG Theatre Presents URBAN ECSTACY: an orgy of talent featuring music, dancing, slam poetry, drag kings, and go-go dancers!
Friday MAY 28 @ Soundlab (110 Pearl St. Buffalo, NY)
Doors at 8:00 p.m., show at 9:30
$10
Info @ 885.2988

This show is 18 & over.

HAG Theatre proudly presents the Montreal based dance/rock/techno band Lesbians on Ecstasy! Opening for the band will be the award winning queer slam poetry of BLAIR backed by the Urban Folk Collective featuring Invincible.
Attendees will be sharing room on the dance floor with our own drag kings and go-go dancers! Bamm and Smooth Vanilla (that's me) from Marcella's Ladies Nite will be performing, as will one of Rochester's finest kings.

The Lesbians on Ecstasy are making electronic music of the lesbian variety.It's kd.lang, but it's different somehow... Lesbo folk songs, rebel songs and beats for the modern lesbian. Straights and dudes love it too. The Lezzies On X are a live dance outfit from Montreal, Quebec. Playing a mixture of hardcore breakbeat and house inspired party music, they are known for their shows featuring live drums (sometimes electronic drum pads, sometimes an acoustic kit), a bass player, samples, sequences and a mad dancing front woman. They steal liberally from the lesbian back catalogue, referencing artists like kd lang and the Indigo Girls, to create booty shaking dance hits that maintain the politically infused edge of many early sapphic songwriters. LOE bring beats with meaning while carving out their place in the boys-club world of dance.
The Lezzies on X are from Montreal with... Bernie Bankrupt on the Ensonique, Veronique Mystique on the Monster Bass, Jackie "The JackHammer" on the Octapad, and our very own Fruity Frankie (aka Lynne T) rockin' the Vox.


BLAIR is an award winning self described Urban Folk Singer/Songwriter/Poet from Detroit, who in the words of Metro Times journalist Melissa Giannini, "focuses his work on the hope that rises from the ashes of despair." He is a 2002 NATIONAL POETRY SLAM CHAMPION-Team Detroit, New York Bowery Poetry Club Queer Slam Champion 2003, has been nominated for five DETROIT MUSIC AWARDS (Songwriter/Acoustic Act), won BEST FOLK ARTIST from Real Detroit Weekly 2002, won the 2003 Detroit/Wayne County Council for the Arts, History and Humanities Performance Award and DEF POETRY JAM/Metro Times 2003 Poetry Contest. BLAIR has opened for Soul Coughing's Mike Doughty, Michael Moore (Bowling For Columbine), Regie Gibson (Love Jones), has played with Jerome Dupree (Morphine) and co-headlined indie festivals with Bitch and Animal, The Butchies, Mary Lou Lord, Tribe 8 and members of Sweet Honey in the Rock. He's played on festivals with Stevie Wonder, Richie Havens, Wilco and electronica wizards Carl Craig, Derrick May and Kevin Sauderson.
Invincible has been honing her critically acclaimed flow for years. She's been featured on many projects including Lyricist Lounge Underground Airplay Mixpilation, the Detroit Experiment, and Hip Hop for Respect EP, a compilation aimed at ending police brutality organized by Mos Def and Talib Kweli. She is also a member of the Anomolies Crew, an all-female hip-hop collective that is a prominent force in New York's hip-hop community. She is currently living in Detroit, where she connects art and activism through various community organizing efforts, and is working on her soon to be released solo project.

See you there and bring your dancin' shoes and your dollars to tip the drag kings!