Pansy Division – Live and In Person! You know how they say you should never meet your idols? There’s a reason behind that adage–most of the time, when you do actually meet an idol of yours, it tends to be…
“A Gleeful Encounter”
“A Gleeful Encounter” First of all, thanks to the lovely Oleander Plume, I actually felt inspired to write something new. This little piece comes courtesy of her “Pick a prompt, any prompt” story contest (contest here). All one does is…
Hertz/Hurts (or Car Rental For Dummies)
Hertz/Hurts (or Car Rental For Dummies) Ever want to know what it’s like to be part of a huge, spectacular, live TV awards show? Me too! This correspondence is coming to you from the backstage production office at The…
An Evening with Dario and Brandy
An Evening with Dario Dalla Lasta and Brandy Wilson When: Saturday March 14 at 7:00 pm EDT Where: Bluestockings Bookstore 172 Allen St., New York, NY 10002 Brandy T. Wilson will read from The Palace Blues, a Lambda Literary…
In the eyes of the world, I’m a failure.
In the eyes of the world – I’m a failure. Here I am, creeping up to the half-century mark, and I don’t own a home or a car, two so-called necessities of life in the good ‘ole U S of…
Being Typecast in L.A.
Being Typecast in L.A.: Playing AIDS Victims in Music Videos in the 1990s For a few years during my era in Los Angeles in the 1990s, I attempted to be an actor. This had been my ultimate dream since my…
Reinventing Reincarnation
Reinventing Reincarnation: Seeing Forever On A Clear Day or The Opposite of YOLO YOLO. If you’re hip or at least partially aware of present-day slang, then you probably know what this acronym stands for. If not, please let me quote…
Rites of Passage
Rites of Passage Birth. Walking and talking. Pimples and pubic hair. Your first hangover to go with your first alcoholic drink. Driver’s education. Your first car. Graduation. Your first fuck (could come after your first drink). More matriculating. Marriage. Children…
Say Uncle!
Say Uncle! A Tribute to the Avuncular. The television show “Jeopardy” taught me a new word the other night, and I immediately sparked to it right away. The word was “avuncular” and, while I had read it before in books…
Body of Art
Body of Art (If you look closely, the small dragon under the “S” is my very first one from Sunset Strip Tattoo, 1990) Let me take you back to 1990, if I may. In May of that year, “Nothing Compares…