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Wednesday, July 26, 2006 a message from the director of Zombie PromHi all, Just wanted to share some good news with you all.On July 20th, ZOMBIE PROM screened at Comic-Con - the worlds largest comic book, film, video game and fantasy game festival. The room was filled to capacity and the crowd response was amazing! It couldn't have gone better. Yesterday, they announced the festival awards and ZOMBIE PROM took two festival awards. Best Comics-Oriented Film Award and Best in Show (award for best film, overall) It was a very exciting day for everyone involved with the film. Also, as a result of the festival awards, ZOMBIE PROM will be featured on the G4 Television Network show ATTACK OF THE SHOW. Chris Gore - the film critic, filmmaker and author - will be the host that introduces ZOMBIE PROM and show clips from the film. Best Regards, Vince Marcello . | Permalink Tuesday, July 25, 2006 running aron'si can still taste L.A. on my lips. i had such an incredible time! my only disappointment happened within the first 30 minutes of being there. i was driving up Highland, excited to pop into the best used cd store in the world, only to find Aron's Records had closed down. i can't even begin to express my sorrow. of the 6000 cd's i own, 1000 of them came from Aron's.the following weekend, The New York Times ran a story about the widespread demise of used cd stores. i guess the fact that i finally found the one cd that had eluded me for 12 years (Vanessa Williams' "Running Back To You" Remixes) was a sign that the gig is up. for me, it's much more than finding hidden treasures. it's also a sociological study of a city's intellectual DNA. what better way to learn the myths of a region than to physically touch & dissect what they've discarded? visiting used cd stores in cities all over the world put me on the fast track to knowing who the local people really are. it made me feel like an audio archeologist. now, with no used cd stores to visit, i guess i'll have to study a region the old fashion way... by hanging out in the restroom of the local truckstop. . | Permalink Sunday, July 23, 2006 the sound of philadelphiain keeping with the outgoing demeanor i adopted on vacation in Los Angeles, i took Michael Lucas up on his offer to join him at the premiere of his documentary at the Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.the film is called "more dangerous: the making of michael lucas' dangerous liaisons", and features commentary by Michael Musto, Bruce Vilanch and me. we all met up at Penn Station and caught the train down to Philly, which took just an hour and a half. we checked into the hotel, then attended a party given on our behalf at a private residence. from there, we went to the screening and did a Q & A afterwards. i've just now returned from a late dinner at The Continental, where the after screening reception was held. whew! i'm having a blast, although i am a little jet-hagged from so much traveling. but i am fulfilling my goal to be more social on the east coast. i'm determined to maintain the happy social summer vibe i had on the west coast. tomorrow, The Festival brunch followed by the train back to Manhattan. . | Permalink Thursday, July 20, 2006 leaving el layas i head for the airport en route to New York City, i'm a little unsure of my ability to bring the happiness i've experienced back home with me. the truth is, i haven't nurtured a social life in Manhattan with the same vigor i put into my life in Los Angeles. the result is, i have tons of people i connect with here and just a handful in New York. i've really got to change that, because the past 2 weeks with all my friends & family have been massively revitalizing.tuesday night, we went country line dancing at Oil Can Harry's on Ventura Boulevard. laughing and dancing are my 2 favorite things in the whole wide world, and there was plenty of that to be had. last night, we met up at Jumbo's Clown Room on Hollywood Boulevard. it's a rock & roll strip club where the biological girls are tattooed and they do their routines to music from a jukebox. it's very "flashdance" because they don't show any "tits or tackle". then we headed up to Reseda (in The Valley) to a club called C.Frenz, where Geovanny does an all-male strip revue. again, no full nudity, but still loads (wink) of fun. . | Permalink Tuesday, July 18, 2006 a nickel for your thoughtsi went up to see Taz's fabulous new uber-house in Nichols Canyon last saturday. i told him i was meeting my buddy Lee at her house in Nichols Canyon on sunday, and that it was interesting how Nichols Canyon was on my itinerary twice in 2 days.sunday, while driving to Lee's, i remembered how i used to always call it Nicholas Canyon, and how i had trained myself to associate it with Kevin Nichols (aka DJ Tennessee) to remember it was actually Nichols Canyon. now this is where it gets strange. as i left Lee's house, i noticed 6 calls from a number i didn't recognize. my ringer was on 'quiet', so i switched it to 'loud'. just then, the phone rang and it indicated the same number that had called 6 times prior. i answered and a woman asked "who is this"? i said ru, who is this? she asked "why have you been calling my number"? i told her i don't recognize this number and i that haven't called her. she then asked "where is this number from"? i told her i was in Los Angeles. i was open with this woman because she sounded genuine and she had a beautiful southern accent. she then asked "is this RuPaul"? and i said yes. she said "i'm Kevin's mother, Mrs. Nichols. i met you in Atlanta 7 years ago". i was speechless. i couldn't wrap my brain around the Nichols Canyon - Kevin Nichols connection. i finally asked how she got my number. she said someone has been calling her, making weird noises in to the phone and hanging up. she said my number appeared to be the source of the calls. i told her i don't have her number in my phone, so it couldn't have accidentally dialed her. i was really starting to get spooked. our connection dropped out on account of my being in the canyon, so until i could get to a better reception area, i checked my "dialed numbers" list and sure enough, there was no record of my phone calling her number. she called me back, we talked for a little while longer, chalked it up as very strange and said our goodbye's. i pulled my car to the side of the road to ruminate on the whole thing for a minute. the best i could come up with is that i needed to contact DJ Tennessee aka Kevin Nichols. maybe he needed me, or maybe he was in trouble. when i spoke with Tennessee, he was doing fine. we laughed about the bazaar turn of events and how the universe had put me and his mother in an unsolved mystery together. i'm still not sure what it all means. any thoughts? sidebar: i met Kevin Nichols in 1989 while he was being paid to go-go dance on the bar at Mars in New York City. after he told me his name in a rich and gorgeous southern accent, i told him i always get the names Kevin, Kenneth and Keith mixed up. i asked him where he was from and he said "Tennessee". i told him that's what your name should be. . | Permalink Monday, July 17, 2006 pretty messfriday night's T-Girl Strip Show at Peanuts was off the M-F chain. T-Girl porn star Danielle Foxxx was the reason why. she fucking turned it with a hard rock version of "me so horny".earlier that night, we went over to Bruce McCoy's to watch a compilation of Vanity's videos. pure ecstasy! on the way to the club, we were cruising along franklin ave. with the windows rolled down and the stereo turned up as we sang along with Bananarama. it was then that i thought to myself... this is the happiest night of my life. . | Permalink Friday, July 14, 2006 conflict & dramaCheck out this very insightful take on the Kathy Griffin conflama. i fucking live for Miss Kathy, and i totally dig the shit out of Jacob!. | Permalink hot propertyi was driving to San Diego yesterday when i got an urgent call from Tom. he said he had just drove past the former location of The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency and that he had to relay this important development. he said, the empty office space still has the sign on the window, but someone has vandalized it by turning the M into a Y. the sign on the window now reads "The Janice Dickinson Yodeling Agency". i laughed all the way to San Clemente.. | Permalink naughty girlsmy sister Renetta and i had lunch at "nati's", a mexican restaurant we've been going to since we were kids. the actual name of the place is Las Cuatro Milpas , but everybody just calls it "nati's" (pronounced naughty's). it's legendary in the Sad Diego area, and everyone who goes there orders the same dish... chorizo w/beans & rice and 2 chicken tacos. superb! absolutely the best you will ever have.. | Permalink Thursday, July 13, 2006 ay tee el articleru interview in david: atlanta | Permalinkout-fucking-rageouswe all went to Rage last night for the "Dreamgirls Revue". it was frigging awesome! sensational! Raja, Kiwi, Delta Works, Dolly Levi and Chad Michaels, i salute you.. | Permalink bingo!yesterday, i popped into a used cd store i often visit across from the Scientology Celebrity Center and assumed the position... looking for the cd's on my list of must haves. one cd in particular has been on my list for 12 years. in fact, i wasn't even sure it existed, as i had never seen a copy before. for 12 years, i've been searching for the cd single of remixes for Vanessa Williams' "Running Back To You", and yesterday i found it!at first, i was in shock, kinda like playing the same lotto number for 50 years and it finally hits. then, i realized it meant i had passed through a significant portal marked by this event. now, i feel different, very optimistic. something has changed. i'm totally excited! to be continued... . | Permalink Tuesday, July 11, 2006 contagious laughteri've had to explain to my L.A. friends where my new laugh came from. i picked it up from Mike Ruiz when he was directing me in Starrbooty: Reloaded. you know how that sometimes happens? i fucking subconsciously picked up his laugh! i've been doing it for the past 9 months. he doesn't know i did it yet, or maybe he does... we haven't discussed it. isn't that crazy?. | Permalink slo showmy beautiful Jack came up from Lala to spend the weekend with us in San Luis Obispo. he always does my security when he's in a town i'm performing in. just seeing him off stage makes me really 'act a fool' during a show, and sunday was no exception.i had a terrific time, even though i was on stage in full drag with the California sun beaming down on my beat mug... a real no-no for any drags over 35. the audience ranged in ages from 18 months to 89!!! there was a 4 year old little girl on her mom's shoulders that i will never forget. i performed the whole show to her amazing energy. she was really into it, and i was blessed beyond imagination to be there to witness it. thank you, Universe. . | Permalink hollywood u.s.a.i love being here in El Lay! after i picked up my rental car, the first stop i made was to my favorite taco shop. then i met up with Tom and got to see his new nose for the first time. i dropped Tom off after a cd shopping spree, and went for a hike with Randy and his dog Charley. i had dinner with Randy, then picked up Tom and Ben and caught the drag show at Peanuts. the gang was all there, Raja, Viva, Jazzmun, Taz, Josh, Phil and Carolina. i had a ball. boy, i love being here in El Lay!. | Permalink Monday, July 10, 2006 will you marry me boy ?for some odd reason, the concept of marriage has been popping up alot in my consciousness over the past few days. first, it was the latest court rulings to ban gay marriage. then yesterday, 30 minutes after i settled into my hotel room, a wedding ceremony began one story below my balcony overlooking the Pacific Ocean. and today, on the way back from my "sound check", i noticed the world famous Madonna Inn, the honeymoon haven where newlyweds have flocked to for decades.as i watched the ceremony below my balcony, i began to cry as i do at all weddings. i cried because of the beautiful fairytale promise of true love & devotion that we all grew up believing in. the idea that there is one person out there for each of us if we are lucky enough to find them. (place cynical joke here) having said that, i feel all marriage should be banned as a legal binding contract, gay or straight, and replaced with a legal partnership contract that two or three or four hundred adults can enter into as a way of combining assets, sharing tax & health benefits, and whatever else comes with tying the knot. traditional marriage as a legal binding contract is such an archaic idea, i'm surprised any forward thinking person would want to do it in the first place. sure, i can understand wanting to fulfill some fairytale fantasy, but don't get that mishegas mixed up with reality. the reality being that modern life requires legal partnerships for some people. people who were raised on religious fairytales believe the proof of true devotion is to marry someone. wake up and smell the statistics sleeping beauty! the proof of true devotion is to remain committed to that person through thick and thin! you don't need a wedding for that... you just need patience and several hundred years. how many people who have been married can boast that true show of devotion? . | Permalink Friday, July 07, 2006 time turned backwell, she has successfully done it, and done it like no other human before her. oh sure, she's been tinkering under the hood for years, but it's more than that. diet, exercise, genetics? all of the above? who knows... all i know is, i want whatever she's having!. | Permalink Thursday, July 06, 2006 supremes foreverthis site totally has the best motown mash-ups! to download files on an apple computer, press the 'option' key and click the cursor on the desired song.. | Permalink mentoring the childrenwhen the subject of "dreamgirls" came up, my friend kayvon admitted he had never heard of it or the ubiquitous hit song from the show (he's 22). luckily for him, my buddy mike mattingly had just sent me this clip from the 1982 tony awards.. | Permalink Wednesday, July 05, 2006 actually love, actually.fellow toy soldier bruce mccoy continues to "let me have it" with this sensational clip from the one and only she who is.. | Permalink rupaul article on 365gay.comread it here. | Permalink Monday, July 03, 2006 alley catsALLEE WILLIS & PAUL REUBENS were in town for a few nights before their annual trek up to THE ADIRONDACKS. they booked the penthouses at THE MARITIME, and on sunday invited 8 friends up for a sunset soirĂ©e. we had a ball, laughing and eating and watching a thunderstorm pass over from our birdseye view.. | Permalink Saturday, July 01, 2006 his tube is our tubeok, i was looking around on YOU TUBE at guys who rub their bathing suit area while wearing underpants, when i came across (no pun intended) this sexy mofo. yes, his body was built for sex, but it was the madness in his eyes that pulled me in and kept me there.each one of his videos were hotter than the last until i hit the motherload (no pun). it was a post of him talking into the camera about an adolescent sexual experience. after his online confession, he turned his butt to the camera to reveal his website address scribbled across the back of his white briefs. well, of course i followed the link and oh my sweet gherkins! this mofo is letting you bitches HAVE IT on this site! damn, i'm gonna have to send him some money for being so goddamned entertaining! i can't help it. i like 'em naked and complex. . | Permalink 2009 RuCo, Inc.—All Rights Reserved |
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