Yes, Nora Burns' New York Stories: Hot Child in the City Edition is happening tomorrow night. (I've done it twice I think and it's a lot of fun onstage and off...) "Come hear brilliant story-tellers tell tall city tales and torrid truths full of tawdry details with tantalizing … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “Homophobia Is Anti-Family Values. Period, End Of Story.” – Linda Ronstadt
Linda Marie Ronstadt has been providing me with listening pleasure for 45 years, often taking a leading role on the soundtrack of my life, taking me through ups, downs, fears, and tears. Folk, Rock, Punk, Country, Broadway, Standards, Opera, Jazz, Traditional Mexican, … [Read more...]
Elon Musk Gave BIG BUCKS To Keep Republicans in Power! (Time To Cancel Those Tesla Pre-Orders?)
New reports indicate that Elon Musk was one of the top donors for a Republican PAC called Protect the House. Musk's companies Tesla and SpaceX donated $38,900 to the PAC, which is dedicated to keeping REPUBLICANS in control of Congress. (Granted, if you are a billionaire 20 … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay, Lyricist, Dorothy Fields
July 15, 1905- Dorothy Fields In his first inauguration speech, President Barack Obama pleaded: ''Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America''. He was referencing the lyrics from Pick Yourself Up: ''Pick … [Read more...]
@TheGayBeards Are Just 2 Best Friends That “Think the World Needs More Love & Laughter”
These gay beards have been spreading their own brand of "love and laughter" for years now –and they are still at it. With over 250,000 Instagram fans, Brian … [Read more...]
John Cleese Says Trump is “Pronoid… Someone Who Thinks, Without Any Basis in Reality, That Everybody Likes Them”
This quote from the iconic actor and Monthy Python founder, John Cleese, has been floating around. I had to share it because it's SO British, correct and SO polite. Mostly. "My American friends are asking me about President Trumps’s observation that the British ‘like him.’ I … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “Take It From Me, To Be a Stripper, All You Need To Have is No Talent.” – Arthur Laurents
Arthur Laurents (1917 - 2011) was a writer and director who wrote and ultimately transformed two of Broadway's landmark shows, Gypsy (1957) and West Side Story (1959) and created one of the best romantic films of all time, The Way We Were (1973). He won four Tony Awards … [Read more...]
Trump Causes a Social Media Frenzy By (Gasp!) Walking in Front of the 92 Year-Old Queen of England!
Trump’s visit with the queen at Windsor Castle on Friday (to which he was late) had an awkward moment (or two, or three) that sent social media into a tailspin. But there was one that upset nearly everyone. Trump walked in front of the Queen. As they inspected her honor … [Read more...]
Does This Recently Unearthed Tomb Contain the Remains of the World’s Greatest “Sexually Fluid” Warrior?
The world's interest was peaked when archaeologists in Egypt discovered this unknown tomb. Now they are preparing to open the … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Traveler, Gertrude Bell
July 14, 1868 - Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell Another fun lesbian, Gertrude Bell was highly influential in the British imperial policies because of the knowledge and contacts she made during her extensive travels in the Middle East. On a July night in 1926, Bell took a … [Read more...]
