The two divas had a little bit of a rocky history since when Patti was in the Patti Labelle and the Bluebells, Diana poached Bluebell Cindy Birdsong to become the replacement Supreme for Flo Ballard. But I think this tribute was recorded before the infamous 80's Motown awards where Patti snatched the mic out of Diana's hands to bring it on home.
And just because this is the unofficial Patti fan site, I also dug up a great version of YOU ARE MY FRIEND with losts of classic Patti-isms. Can't get enough of her!
I rejoice at any backlash against the dull-ass no talent Posh Spice, but this is political correctness at it's most retarded. Transsexuals are threatening Posh because a designer she likes uses the term "hot tranny mess"? Give me a break! The more I read the comments of the protesting transsexuals, the more this sounds made up. The trannies insult Posh even more viciously than Christian's hot tranny mess comment. I also doubt that Posh is "living in constant terror"--is The India TImes a reputable paper?
And here's a goof. I recently dj'ed in D.C. at an early event. When a D.C. pride organizer heard that I'd be i town, he got me to fill in for Frenchie Davis, who'd had to cancel her performance at a Mr and Mis D.C. Pride Awards show. Part of my payment? A dress by Christian! So look out for this hot tranny mess in a hot tranny dress!
By ANI on Monday, June 30, 2008
Victoria Beckham is living in constant terror after being dragged into a war of words between her favourite fashion designer and a group of furious transsexuals.
The whole drama started when Posh Spice’s fashion designer pal Christian Siriano offended LA’s gender-bending community.
The 21-year-old Christian, who himself has admitted that he’s gay, was forced to apologise to “he-she” groups for using the term “hot tranny mess” on TV to describe frocks he doesn’t like.
He further made the “snip-tuck” brigade angry by saying in a magazine interview: “If you think of heterosexuals, they have white trash women and trailer parks and we have drag queens and trannies.”
Following the spat, Victoria has also become a target as the transsexuals believe that she’s championing Christian’s career.
“How dare she support this freak. She might not have to worry about physical attack but boy is she going to be embarrassed when 50 of us turn up at her next public function and tell the world what we think,” The Daily Star quoted LA transsexual Dawn, as saying.
“No one’s designs are going to do anything for an emaciated stick insect with sparrow legs like her. She might as well stick to the kind of ho-bag outfits we usually see her in. Come to think of it, she’d probably fit in quite nicely in a trailer park,” Dawn added.
Another source in the transsexual community in LA said: “Siriano has made himself a target because of his hateful comments.
“And now Posh is a target too, by default, for giving him her support.” (ANI)
A new artwork from Star Queen inspired by my mother's cunt. I'm no art critic, but I think she's onto something here. Star lives in Nashville and my mom lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee, but the two cities are far enough apart to where I hope that my mom's labial smells aren't detectable hundreds of miles away. Of course, Star did misspell palsy by adding an e--or is this a knowing hint at an anagram (if you add an r) for parsley, widely known for it's breath-freshening powers? Or is Star referring to her own mom, and the illustration has unearthed long-buried fears of my own mother's vagina? I just love ol' art!
PS: Star Queen now has her own entertaining blog which can be found at ISTARQUEEN.BLOGSPOT.COM. She is currently featuring that dynamite clip of Serena (Sabrina's of BEWITCHED's mischievous dark-haired, swinging sister) singing the divoon BLOW YOU A KISS IN THE WIND. Check it out. And here's a pic of Star Queen as Claudia Schiffer.
Really odd disco video from 1980. Love the low-heeled white ankle boots, but Kelly seems almost resentful (or nervous?) at first but gets into it by the time she does her kick. I think she's singing live. I met her the Black Cap pub in London 10 years ago and she still sang the hell out of that song. That one high note is insane!
Our country's news channels are hesitant to refer to thecurrent economic downturn as a recession, hinting at it by calling it "the R word." Funny how we have to get our news from abroad.
U.S. Is in No Shape to Give Advice, Medvedev Says
MOSCOW — Russia’s new president, Dmitri A. Medvedev, less swaggering than his predecessor but as touchy about criticism from abroad, said in an interview that an America in “essentially a depression” was in no position to lecture other countries on how to conduct their affairs.
I mean, you know that Fox perverts the news with some nasty tricks. But are we really so shallow we'd more readily disagree with a talking head on the news if they're less attractive? I've read articles about how attractive people succeed more easily in life. Since I was in tears throughout the article, I can't remember much of it. But look at how Fox has altered the faces of the NY Times reporters they call Attack Dogs. The guy on the right has had his nose enlarged. Both men's teeth are yellowed. The guy on the right side has dark circles added--perhaps for a little touch of the evil middle eastern man's eye look?--and his hairline has been thinned out. Oddly, he's also had his face lengthened. Gee, you mean a long face is unattractive? Shucks!
JOIN PENNY ARCADE AT JOE'S PUB! She just added the show and here are the details!
Penny Arcade has been at the forefront of downtown NY's performance scene for two decades. With the non-stop touring of her hit shows Bitch!Dyke!Faghag!Whore!, True Stories, and Love, Sex, and Sanity she has brought the East Village's downtown sensibility kicking and screaming out of the underground to mainstream attention in 22 cities internationally. Hailed as The Queen of Gay Wit and Wisdom, Penny Creates a special Gay Pride, cum Gay Shame Show especially for Joe's Pub fpr Pride 2008.
The Penny Arcade Generic Queer Show! Sunday June 29th 7:30 pm Joe's Pub 425 Lafayette St @ Astor Place 212-260-2400 $20
It's a ballad, but it really takes off around 4 minutes into it.
FROM YOUTUBE:
Written by Nona Hendryx, and performed by LaBelle, this song is said to be about a Mohair suit-wearing 70's Elton John who, after having worked with the group for years, brushed Patti off after becoming successful. Scadalous! An exceptional, breathtaking performance by the first ladies of rock-soul-funk-gospel-and R&B.
Polar scientists reveal dramatic new evidence of climate change By Steve Connor, Science Editor
It seems unthinkable, but for the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole this year.
The disappearance of the Arctic sea ice, making it possible to reach the Pole sailing in a boat through open water, would be one of the most dramatic – and worrying – examples of the impact of global warming on the planet. Scientists say the ice at 90 degrees north may well have melted away by the summer.
Not only does this motherfucker twirl a mean baton, but the batons are on fire, he mixes in acrobatics, and it's all set to the tune of uber-campy THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA! Bless his gay heart! That routine was flawless! Even alpha male David Hasselhoff had an enthusiastic review! Of course, I would have loved it more if his mom had said "If you like his baton-twirling, you should see how he can take it up the ass, but you know, baby steps. And I know this is the second "touching" blog I've posted in two days. I guess my Lexapro finally kicked in! And I love each and every one of you! Now fuck me!
JASON CREW, MOI AND JACKSON WILD--DON'T VOMIT YET--I"M IN A NON-SEXUAL ROLE!
So I'm in bed with a trick this afternoon and I get a call from my pal/porn mogul Michael Lucas. He asked me to come and shoot a cameo for his latest porn flick starring Jason Crew and sexy southern new-cummer Jackson Wild--not to be confused with Jack Wild, who played the Artful Dodger in the treasured film OLIVER. Jackson had actually emailed me that morning saying that he was working with Michael. How odd, I thought, that a young stud would be thinking of me while preparing for a porn scene. Always a slut first, I e-fluffed him by insisting that Michael create a scene in which I take one in each emd. The power of suggestion--it works! I still haven't conned Michael to fly me to Czechoslavakia to shoot me in a starring vehicle I've devised for myself called A HOG IN PRAGUE. But I thought I would give him a taste of what I could do in the interest of advancing future projects.
GETTING TO KNOW ONE'S FELLOW ACTORS IS ESSENTIAL FOR ANY ROLE.
One actor had to see a client that evening so the rush was on and I threw together a look with mismatched earrings and no nails and hopped a cab to the studio with Ebony Jett, who is in NYC to perform at Restaurant Florent's closing affair this Sunday. She was kind enough to snap a few pix. I played Aunt Judy--Michael had to get a jew in there somehow--who walks into her home to discover her nephew (Jason Crew) engaged in a steamy session with Jackson and truly vile orgy remnant such as coca cola filled condoms, a shit- and lube-covered Chinaman sculpture and a variety of greased bottles and douches which had decimated my parlor.
AS A CONSUMATE PROFESSIONAL, IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I KEPT MY ON-SET TEMPER TANTRUMS TO A MINIMUM.
Though one "actor" had stormed off the set earlier when his co-star of a different scene asked him what was on his lip. Wholly in my element surrounded by well-hung young studs, I threw myself into the role with al the vim and vigor which an aging, overweight transvestite could muster.
SENSING MY SUPERIOR THEATRICAL INSTINCTS, MICHAEL GLADLY TOOK A "BACK SEAT" TO MY OWN DIRECTION.
The film was shot by porn legend Mr. Pam, who has skyrocketed to the top of her game as an in-demand camera woman. She loves her gay boys, so she relishes her job and is a delight to work with. I couldn't help but notice her "rattoo", a tattoo of a large rat which adorned her arm.
Tickled that I'd noticed, she offered a smaller rattoo near her fist, which she claimed liked to find it's way into dark places.
I honestly am not a porn fan--it puts me in the mood for the real thing!--but I truly count Michael as one of my favorite new friends in the city. He has a completely twisted sense of humor, and though competitors in the porn industry may view him as a driven hard-ass, he makes a charming companion if you aren't competing with him. And he impressed and delighted Ebony, who is an avid porn fan, with an armful of Lucas Entertainment's latest titles.
WorldofWonder.net's Stephen Saban described me in a recent post as "the irrepressible Lady Bunny." I got quite a chuckle out of that, since irrepressible could be interpreted as "It just won't go away!", which could also imply that "It won't go away despite a desire for it to do so"! I certainly can't imagine a caftan-wearing drag queen as anything but a boner-deflater in a gay porn flick. But if these guys are any indication, there's enough steamy sex scenes to allow a little comic relief. So porn fans, keep your eyes out for my cameo in BROTHERS REUNION from LUCASENTERTAINMENT.COM.
JOIN DJ LADY KIER, MISS GUY, AND LILLY OF THE VALLEY FOR "GAY SHAME DAY" AT MARQUEE!
THE DEEE-LITEFUL LADY MISS KIER LOOKING ALIEN AS SHE'S FITTED FOR A LACE FRONT CREATION BY WIG-MEISTER GERARD KELLY. THE WHOLE CITY'S ABUZZ--WILL SHE SPORT IT TONIGHT?
That's the name of Kim Wayans' solo show at PS 122. I'm glad that my friend/singer Xavier told me about the very last show, but I 'm sorry I didn't see it sooner to let people know about it while it was still running. It was sold out and since Mama Wayans was in the audience, it was a very emotional packed house. The program mentions that Kim is seeking funding to put on a different piece she's written on Broadway, but based on the crowd's reaction to A HANDSOME WOMAN RETREATS, she could easily re-mount this hilarious and touching rollercoaster of a performance.
Neurotic Kim, at the suggestion of her yoga teacher, goes on a meditation retreat. Still in her manic mode but sentenced to 10 days of complete silence, she uses voiceovers to indicate her gripes about the retreat--only one meal per day, the uncomfortable meditation positions and the spartan accommodations. (As someone who has never been able to sit still long enough to meditate, I can certainly identify with this.) But she gives it a go all and slowly the silence uncovers issues she's never dealt with, which gives rise to hilarious tales of her childhood (she breaks out of the voiceovers to re-tell these tales). These included a grandmother who instructed her to "train" her wide nose by sleeping with a clothespin on it, a crazy fundamentalist dad who turned her away from religion with his constant, non-sensical tales of Armageddon, and an adorable story about how her very nurturing mom mustered up all their ingenuity to create a very special birthday party luau on a living-in-the-projects-sized budget.
Mom also encouraged Kim's ambitions to become a fashion model, which didn't pan out because she was a handsome, rather than conventionally pretty woman. Kim skipped playing on weekends to watch old movies and TV shows, and was fascinated with screen stars like Doris Day, Audrey Hepburn and Lucille Ball, who could be zany, witty, glamorous, sophisticated and a host of other characteristics. As she embarked on her own acting career, she found that a black actress's spectrum was limited to sassy, and after she'd catapulted to fame on her brother Keenan Ivory's IN LIVING COLOR, sassy roles were all that Hollywood would consider her for. She changes the lyrics of DO THE HOKE-POKEY to something like this:
You stick your finger up and stick your booty out You do the sassy-frassy and you roll your eyes around That's what it's all about.
In the show's funniest moments, she runs through a myriad of roles which she was (supposedly) offered: sassy deaf mutes, sassy quadriplegics, etc. The only other type of parts she was offered was the supportive best friend to a white female star. And when she finally gets sufficiently fed up to write her own vehicle, she's ecstatic that 5 studios want to option the property. But it's to star Julia Roberts, not Kim. Hopes dashed again.
Coming to grips with a life in showbiz's ups and downs are apparently what have brought Kim to this ten day retreat, and she finally slows down after getting in touch with bottled-up emotions. During many of her revelations, there was not a dry eye in the house. The audience was filled with some of the most gorgeous black women I've ever seen--besides Xavier--and Kim herself was glowing as she popped outside to greet her fans. Xavier was right behind Mama, we realized, who obviously shares her families humor. She was kinda leaning back on Xavier until she realized their proximity and then said something like "It felt so good I was just leaning on back--I don't get that many tingles anymore." (She looks EXACTLY like Damon.)
This little cutie, who was prissing around as energetically as a young Kim herself might, brought a bouquet for Kim. Maybe it was her daughter. In addition to writing story board's for Damon's hit sitcom, Kim's co-authored a book on interracial kids with her white husband (or boyfriend) Kevin Knotts.
Catch A HANDSOME WOMAN RETREATS if it's ever on again. I'd see Kim in anything after this treat. A really sweet one woman show by a comedic dynamo. And speaking of sweet, thank god the old world italian pasticerria is still right around the corner from PS 122, with it's gilt floor tiles and sumptuous creations like this deluxe basket-weaved floral masterpiece. And thank god that this pig was able to make it past DeRobertis without hogging anything!
OK, so I'm not known for my "sweet" posts and I must admit that I was waiting for the Siegfriend and Roy attack moment. It never came. Maybe it was the climax of the power ballad timed with the reunion, but I did find this touching. At 6:30 AM, on crack.
I don't think this is a joke! PLEASE CHECK OUT THE ORIGINAL COMPOSITION ONE MILLION FRIENDS AND TRY TO ENDURE THE SPOKEN INTRO UNTIL SHE STARTS THE SONG: TINA E
President Bush met with Filipino President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo today at the White House. Arroyo was in Washington while her country tries to recover from a typhoon that devastated coastal areas and flipped a ferry carrying over 800 passengers last week. Before discussing aide for the Philippines, Bush couldn't resist beginning the sober meeting with a quip about a Filipino member of his kitchen staff. Read part of the transcript from the meeting and click here to read more about one of the "Philippine-Americans" Bush is referring to. See the excerpt below:
PRESIDENT BUSH: Madam President, it is a pleasure to welcome you back to the Oval Office. We have just had a very constructive dialogue. First, I want to tell you how proud I am to be the President of a nation that -- in which there's a lot of Philippine-Americans. They love America and they love their heritage. And I reminded the President that I am reminded of the great talent of the -- of our Philippine-Americans when I eat dinner at the White House. (Laughter.)
PRESIDENT ARROYO: Yes.
No wonder the whole world hates us so much! I wish she'd replied, "And every time I see Chuck Norris's ugly face underneath that pitiful wig trying to act I'm reminded of the lack of talent of white trash like you."
Bootlegged from London's Meltdown Festival where she opened her show with it. CORPORATE CANNIBAL! The sound isn't that great so I can barely hear the song, but who cares? It's her!
In England. English gays are demanding a boycott of Heinz products. I mean, if they were lubing up with the stuff, I could understand. But really! And why would the "mum" favor the little girl with an extra, secret piece of ham? Wouldn't both "parents" be favoring the son? The better to molest you with, my boy!
Check out the incredible female nominees back then: Jennifer Holliday, Diana Ross, Donna SUmmer and Deniece Williams and Aretha Franklin. Feel a little cheated by today's stars?
Luckily for her, someone leaked the video of one cop holding her while the other beat her mug--and I don't mean "beat her mug" as in paint it. And the co-workers just sit by and watch it. And they had the nerve to haul her in for prostitution. Incredible! Hookers never wear flats!
Thankfully, NY state has just passed the GENDA, which outlaws gender-identity based discrimination. It wasn't an easy victory
FROM EMPIRE STATE PRIDE AGENDA:
"The New York State Assembly just voted 102-33 to pass the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) and amend the state’s human rights law to include anti-discrimination protections based on gender identity and expression. This is the first time that GENDA has ever made it to the floor of the Assembly for a vote!
Take pride in this victory! Our community—and specifically the GENDA Coalition—has worked hard to make sure this bill was understood by the New York State Assembly to be necessary in order to end the discrimination that transgender New Yorkers face on a daily basis. The Assembly vote is an important first step towards making GENDA law in New York State."
So if you're a New Yorker who is trans or trans-friendly, please click HERE to thank your Assemblymember for their vote.
Hey! Check out my top ten on dance music download site BEATPORT.COM. And give a listen to the first 3 tracks--they are all smokin'! Also featured: Larry Tee and Princess Superstar.
Our TV news is such a joke that we only get the truth from a comedy. Surely, Jon Stewart has played a large part in getting out the youth vote just by speaking honestly on his show. After you laugh, you can't help but agree with his observations. Could Jon Stewart even have much of a show if our current leaders, political system in general and newscasting weren't such an utter disgrace?
