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Monday, June 09, 2003

ENCOUNTERS

ok, i admit it, i haven’t felt like sitting here and writing my blog lately. i’m just not in the mood. here’s a brief recap of the past week:

yesterday, sunday, i went to a barbecue at LINDA STOKES house. LINDA is a fashion designer for performers. she designed the “no scrubs” outfits for TLC and CHER’S opening ouch-fit for “divas las vegas” last year. SCHERRIE PAYNE of THE SUPREMES made the ribs, the hot links and the barbecue chicken, which were the best i’ve ever had (yes, i cheated on my diet...big time ! oops, did i say diet ? i meant “lifestyle”) SAMI McKINNEY cooked everything else, including hot water cornbread, fried corn, collard greens, macaroni and cheese, potato salad and fried chicken. it was so fucking good !!! i actually had small portions, knowing that i’d have to pay for it later at the gym.

saturday night, i went to the retro-disco night they have at OIL CAN HARRY’S on ventura blvd. everybody there was my age and older, which made me feel ancient. alot of men were featuring spandex shirts to accent their potbelly, a very hot look. (note to self: allow people to dress however the fuck they want to without judging them, it will make your own journey into delusion alot less self-loathing.) i stayed there for about 45 minutes and then left, but not before i got to hear “doctor’s order’s” by CAROL DOUGLAS and “night fever” by God’s gift to the dancefloor, THE BROTHERS GIBB. i headed out to PASADENA to pick up TIKO and check out the drag show at a dump called ENCOUNTERS. my friends, VIVA SEX and DELTA WURKE were performing. the “club” had no dressing room, so the girls had to do their costume changes at the backdoor that leads to the parking lot. there was also no spotlight, so during the duration of the show, which featured five performances, i held a high-powered battery operated flashlight on the girls to give the audience an opportunity to see them.

all day friday, i was in bed with a light case of food poisoning, my first ever. the good news is that i think i may have lost a few pounds from the experience.

thursday night, i went country line dancing in “the valley”, and then to a karaoke bar in WEST HOLLYWOOD. it was there that i realized my ears are too sensitive for karaoke. topped the evening off at a new club in HOLLYWOOD called TRABAJO, which featured some really hot “house music” at a deafening volume.

wednesday, me and TOM (on crutches) checked out live performances by PATTI LABELLE, PATTI AUSTIN, CHAKA KHAN and STEPHANIE MILLS at the HOUSE OF BLUES. it was all in support of a gospel tribute album that they’re all featured on called CHURCH.

i don’t remember what i did on tuesday, but i do remember that on monday i spoke with JONNO for two and a half hours on the telephone. i live in L.A. and he lives in NEW ORLEANS. i hate talking on the phone, but JONNO gives good phone.

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