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Friday, February 29, 2008 "y'all aren't taping this, are you?" nothing can kill a career in pop music faster than knowing too much about a pop star. Janet Jackson is a master at revealing absolutely nothing about who she really is. every question Larry King asked her during the hour she spent with him was answered with the deliberation of a seasoned politician. she left there with her pop brand uncompromised, allowing her fans to fill in the blanks with their own imaginations. i can't decide if she's a genius marketing strategist or a yawn inducing bore. | Permalink Thursday, February 28, 2008 photo call it's been two weeks since i got my iphone, and i can't even begin tell you how many hours i've spent attaching photos to all the contacts in my address book. i have photos of most of my friends, but for the contacts i don't have pictures of, i've attached a photo of the porn star that most represents the photo-less person. | Permalink hands downthanks Len. | Permalink Wednesday, February 27, 2008 happy b'day elizabeth taylor
| Permalink bug-a-boo i don't remember a more hateful cold and flu season than the one we're in now. everyone i know has caught one or the other, or both! i've recently taken to wearing surgical masks when i fly. above picture: "Cornisha" preparing to fly in the hospital scene from Starrbooty. | Permalink Tuesday, February 26, 2008 my my myspace Flloyd has posted some really funny photos of 'the gang' on his MySpace page. they're from the golden years of midtown Atlanta: 1982 - 1985 click here to see. | Permalink a lil' Rusty i think Rusty was 8 years old when he posted a letter to my record label saying how much he enjoyed me and my music. i was so touched by his letter that i called him in Tennessee to say so. he was lovely, and clearly very surprised by my call. last week, i got an email from 23 year old Rusty saying he now lives in West Hollywood (wink wink) and that if i'm ever at the Beverly Center Mall, pop into his store so we can finally meet. well, yesterday i did just that. he's a wonderful kid with a great sense of humor. i'm gonna introduce him to Tom, Ben and some of the other warped kids i know. ps - the picture posted is of Tom at 8 years old. | Permalink more praise for Starrbooty Hi Rupaul! First off, let me say that I have been a huge fan since the outset of your first commercially released single. From that point on, anything that had your name on it was purchased for my ever growing collection of musical archives. Including the Rupaul complilation among others. The only thing I still have to save up for are the RuPaul doll's, but other than that, my collection should be rather complete. Recently I purchased Starr Booty, the film, and quite frankly, I am still sitting here with my jaw somewhat agape. I am glad that I bought it to watch before getting a copy to my nieces and nephews who love your music as well. My siblings would have had my neck for giving them a copy of that at their young age! I know reinvention is of paramount importance in this cut throat industry but it was tough to watch the Super Model of the world fall into a John Water's type of exploitive sleaze trap. Quite frankly, it would have been more enjoyable if you filmed a gay version of Mame and allowed your vocals full reign throughout. Please RuPaul, leave the sleaze to the likes of the talent less like Paris Hilton. You are far more talented in one press on nail than any 10 "stars" in the musical arena today. Fondly, Mike Ventarola Hidden Sanctuary Radio www.live365.com/stations/mavjb | Permalink hooked up i couldn't get the wireless to work, but i'm rocking the ethernet connection. i'll try again tomorrow. i am pumping cable tv though... for the first time in several years. i'm afraid of losing myself in tvland. pray for me. | Permalink Monday, February 25, 2008 lock downI'll have Internet by monday afternoon. My building in L.A is bone dry when it comes to free wireless. Total lockdown. I should be evil and put a password on mine too. I fucking hate that. Internet should be free for all.Ps- the oscars couldn't have been more boring. Where were the movie stars? | Permalink Friday, February 22, 2008 my first iPhone postI'm in Dallas having just performed at a private party. Joelle flew in with my luggage from NYC. I came here from L.A with only a carry-on bag and no laptop. | PermalinkWednesday, February 20, 2008 pushed...edge monday we rehearsed all day, and tuesday we taped the pilot. i did it out of drag, but i'm still completely exhausted. fingers crossed it flies with the network. | Permalink Monday, February 18, 2008 stand on ceremony Sami's memorial was billed as a celebration, which led me to believe that someone who really knew Sami had taken control of the event to make sure it was fabulous & joyous. my assumption was wrong. it was a by the book, doom and gloom, praise Jesus funeral. they even had an open casket, something i thought i had avoided by skipping the "viewing" on friday. i didn't want to remember my friend like that, in a Brooks Brothers suit that when alive he wouldn't be caught dead in. when i saw him laying there i started to cry, but i pulled myself together, determined to remain joyous. my composure became unhinged again when Freda Payne sang "My Buddy" acapella. that song has always fucked me up. don't get me wrong, i have nothing against grieving. i just prefer to do it in private. i've cried a thousand tears, all week long. i'm even crying as i write this. Sami was a fun person. he loved laughing, music, beauty, cooking, smoking weed, friends and entertaining. it felt disrespectful to minimize his beautiful legacy in such an unfashionable, morbid, antiquated ceremony. a real Sami celebration coming soon. | Permalink Sunday, February 17, 2008 the key to happiness| PermalinkFriday, February 15, 2008 sweet tooth at sound check, i was presented with this cake made especially for me. i was thrilled. i told the Jacksonville club owner i normally don't put anything in my mouth having to do with food, but a cake made in the shape of Florida... i couldn't resist. | Permalink Thursday, February 14, 2008 happy valentymes day we flew to Jacksonville, Florida yesterday for my show at Club Metro tonight. the kids probably don't realize it, but Metro is one of the 10 best nightclubs in America. it reminds me of Atlanta & Manhattan in the early 80's when the clubs were mixed with gay, straight, black, white, uptown, downtown... everybody. that's what made clubbing so exciting. you never knew who you might meet and fall in love with.  this is day 3 of having my iphone and i'm friggin' blown away. totally obsessed! i got the 1500 texts a month plan because my friend Tom is a texting freak, plus i've already put in: -corresponding photos for most of my contacts -the whole first season of Dexter -800 of my favorite songs i'm counting on iphone pros Bruce McCoy and Ben Bove to show me the ropes when i get to L.A. this weekend. | Permalink Wednesday, February 13, 2008 writers back-viva la union!| Permalinkthe genius of billy b.gorgeous, never before seen photos of the incomparable Liza!Billy B. did the make-up here and really turned it out.    The OFFICIAL Liza Minnelli Website | billybbeauty.com | | Permalink Monday, February 11, 2008 happy b'day Ari Gold Ari Gold Website | Permalink Sunday, February 10, 2008 sami memorial siteChaka Khan has created this website in memory of Sami. | PermalinkSaturday, February 09, 2008 to feel my feelingswhen i was 5 years old, my mother poured gasoline all over my father's car and with a pack of matches in her hands screamed at him "dare me, motherfucker! dare me to light this goddamned match!". the car was parked in our garage, which was attached to our house. if she had struck the match, my mother and father would have burned to death and our house would have burned to the ground.in my memory of the scene, i'm watching the whole thing as if i were a camera outside my body. the camera is getting dolly shots of me and my sisters standing across the street emotionless, wide shots of the crowd looking on in horror, and of course, close up shots of my parents ...after all, it was their movie, we were just extras. as a defense mechanism, my feelings had separated from my body. too much trauma for a 5 year old to negotiate. i couldn't afford to feel my feelings. problem was, they stayed outside my body until i learned how to process them almost 35 years later. fast forward to last night when i found out Sami had died. i felt nothing. my reaction was calm and emotionless....automatic shut down mode. i wondered if all the emotional reparative work i'd done been in vain. FUCK! i went to bed at 9pm and awoke at 3am in full on grief, the tears flowing, the sadness overwhelming. i miss my friend. i love him very much. i feel powerless and wounded, but i find solace in knowing that i can feel.  (L to R) Sami, Bernadette, Tom | Permalink Friday, February 08, 2008 hey samupon returning from Spain, i turned my cellphone on to reveal a week's worth of messages. one of them was from my close friend Sami McKinney wanting to catch up. several messages later, a mutual friend left a message informing me that Sami was in a coma and that he wasn't expected to make it. all in the course of one week, everything changed. Sami died an hour ago. i will carry his message with me. (L to R) Eric, Ben, Pat, Sami, Tom | Permalink diana hiccups!the only interview i gave that didn't make me cringe when i saw it was with Barbara Walters. she made me feel comfortable and intelligent, two things that elude me everytime i sit down to speak into a microphone. i stumbled across the following clip not knowing i was featured, and after watching it, i don't remember being interviewed for it. can you imagine how freaky it is to see yourself just pop up in random places? well, i can tell you it's totally surreal. the best part of this clip comes at 1:20 when Diana Ross literally hiccups!| Permalink the celine dion workout| PermalinkThursday, February 07, 2008 private dancer| Permalinkcher's back! read about it here at cherworld.com | Permalink Wednesday, February 06, 2008 mallorca to new yorkayesterday, we rented bikes and rode around the beach. today, we travel back to unique You Nork.| Permalink Tuesday, February 05, 2008 beach@deiait's hard to be in Spain and not think of Pedro Almodovar. he defined post-Franco Spain so brilliantly that his presence is felt throughout the country.  yesterday, we visited the beach at Deia, here on the isle of Mallorca. it was so poetic and beautiful that photographs couldn't possibly do it justice. 
| Permalink Monday, February 04, 2008 you betta motherfuckin' work, bitch!| Permalinkmiss trina| Permalinkburnt toast, black coffee Posh would not approve of my eating habits here in Spain, but there aren't many choices beyond ham, cheese & bread. that's probably why she didn't like it very much when she lived in Madrid. our hotel offers a free continental breckie that i indulge my favorite... burnt toast & black coffee. | Permalink Sunday, February 03, 2008 get well soupeverybody on the plane was coughing and blowing their nose. i think the whole world has a cold. the Japanese tourists i saw wearing surgical masks had the right idea. contrary to what he says, Peter here doesn't look under the weather at all.| Permalink the rain in spain......fell mainly on the stage before my performance friday night. no worries. i just had to be extra careful. we have now relocated to Mallorca for some relaxercising.
| Permalink Saturday, February 02, 2008 electric avenuethe voltage converters we bought in Sweden last summer have really come in handy on this trip. too bad i left my power strip in L.A. luckily, i keep an extension cord in my luggage for multiple plug-ins. not all European hotels have US voltage converters, so i recommend buying one before traveling abroad. not the little plastic plug adapters you see at the drug stores, which have burned out plenty of my electrical devices. check out this voltage converter via bizrate.com. | Permalink Friday, February 01, 2008 go tammy! go! go! go tammy!Tom shot this footage using his telephone last year and i've been mesmerized by it ever since. i must have watched it 750,000 times. i always imagine the dancer to be Tamala Jones from the movie Booty Call. it's not her, but that's who i imagine her to be.| Permalink 2009 RuCo, Inc.—All Rights Reserved |
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