April | 2010 | ROLLING-BLACKOUTS

74/ ROGUE WAVE

Last night I raced from set to catch Rogue Wave at the El Rey Theater. I’ve been a fan of theirs for years, and the song Eyes especially tugs on my heart strings. The set was crazy amazing and I felt like I was in college all over again, in the good and sober way. In between being a fan and geeking out I got hang out with Daisy, who drove in straight from LAX after a NYC / Canada trip. She DJ’ed with Ana in between sets. The highlight was their encore rendition of my favorite Depeche Mode song, Shake the Disease – I’ll be honest, I melted a little. You can listen to their set, including the DM cover, earlier in the day on KCRW here >> Once again, a great night at the El Rey.
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73/ THE LITTLE HILLS

I love how the child who’s portraying Audrina, rather accurately might I add, keeps starring at the ceiling. This parody makes The Hills interesting again, as did all the girls running out of Kristen’s bedroom in the intervention scene from last night’s episode. Sadly, I’d be way into the show again if Lauren came back. Sigh.

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72/ RIM JOB

While raunch and debauchery are normally synonymous with MJ’s in Silverlake, Tuesday nights raise the stakes. I guess that should be expected when you name the night after a sexual act. I was happy to have George ask me to come in last night, in addition to our usual Friday night photo residency. The Velvet Grip was there doing free piercings, and many of the inebriated party goers made some bad decisions – I’m sure it made for good stories to recant later. And though piercings aren’t exactly my cup of tea, tattoos are. With that being said I was quite jealous of Gabriel who was lucky enough to earn a free tattoo session, which coincidentally took place at the bar – good design choice btw.
I had a blast with my friends Orion & Will, and was lucky enough to get to see Jeremy Lucido socially amongst other familiar faces. The thing I was happiest to have witnessed was the use of the outdoor jacuzzi and shower, it’d been some time since I’d seen it get some use. A definite Tuesday night recommendation.
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71/ DISCO VIDEO

More from Saturday >> Check out this FFD performance footage courtesy of Martin’s friend Maria. Thnx!

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70/ ROGUE WAVE

This Thursday night >>

Rouge Wave
El Rey Theatre
5515 Wilshire
LA, CA

69/ FULL FRONTAL

When else do you hear disco music echoing through the streets of Chinatown? On the last Saturday of April, the Grand Star Jazz Club was packed early with a hip, eastside crowd joined by the hot westside boys that like to play downtown. The gentlemen of Sweaty Sundays treated guests to two outdoor performances as well. Wearing some rugged, Brokeback Mountain-inspired outfits, the first group gave their folksy, modern performance to America’s A Horse With No Name, with Full Frontal Disco’s Mario Diaz joining in as well. The second was a glamorous and fierce number led by Maurice Harris. Maurice’s enchanting yellow fan was a most appropriate accessory for a night out in Chinatown.
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68/ & THEN THERE WERE 3

Thnx to Chanel for sending me the link to this VH1 Blog entry>> on the Drag Race ReUnion featuring an RB photo. Brace yourself for the dramz.

Here’s the excerpt of quotes, featured in the article – be sure to tune in tonight:
1. “When I left here, I didn’t want to be around drag queens for a good minute.”
2. “I think I left…when you told me to leave. It was good exposure, and I didn’t get exposed.”
3. “I don’t speak eloquently. I’m not a lady.”
4. “I wanted to be the chicken!”
5. “I would ask God for ideas, creations for the next challenge.”
6. “Some people want to marry with me.”
7. “You have acrylic toenails!”
8. “A coke whore’s hilarious!”
9. “As long as you stretch and land correctly, it does not hurt.”
10. “I’m gonna do drag until I can’t do it no more.”
11. “It was kind of like always a bridesmaid, never a bride.”
12. “At the end of the day, I was competing with myself. No one else existed in my book.”
13. “I don’t tuck. I’m too big to tuck.”
14. “I’m just blown away by how much I’ve affected others.”
15. “I’m still the same person, it’s just now everybody knows what I look like.”
16. “I am not done talking yet! You will speak when I’m done!”
17. “We all a little country. Hallelu!”

67/ FINALE

The Drag Race finale airs tonight with 2 1/2 hours of new un-aired content including Untucked, and the Reunion special. Having been on set with the ladies all season I’m rather excited to see the edited and polished outcome – you are in for a treat. & if that’s not enough to satisfy your queen craving, the top 3 contenders will also be making an appearance on Wendy WIlliams’ show today. Not too sure it was wise of Wendy to have guests with better wigs than her, but at least she can finally get some much needed makeup tips.
It’s not too late to find a viewing party here >> I know Ongina will be hosting at Here Lounge, and given that information chances are I’ll end up there.

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66/ XX

On the way home from Indio I made a stop at the Ace to visit Victor and check out the tailend of Children of the Sun. We had a great dinner at Matchstick shortly after and discussed the possibility of seeing the xx later this summer. It just reminded me of how much I adore this song.