Gay Pride Horror??????????? Look No Further Than Studio 54!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                         Let's start with it was where LIZA got strung out on drugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                         But, really, girls, if you want a theatrical event for Gay Pride Sunday, or even the days before, look no further than Sam Pinkleton's wonderful and fun production of "The Rocky Horror Show."

                                          Of course, Juliette Lewis was out, which was no surprise for me, especially as I have always wanted to play Magenta.   Anania did a superb job.  As did Rachel Dratch as The Narrator, though I wish she could have worked a bit of Debbie Downer into her performance Would you also believe the two Brads were out ill, so an unknown was plucked from the company and put through rehearsal paces so he could do the role.  Which necessitated delaying the show's start by an hour.  As it turned out the actor was wonderful, and had we not known anything, one could not tell he was winging it.  He did Brad superbly.

                                            Stephanie Hsu is a charming and vocally strong Janet.  But it is Luke Evans as Dr. Frank N. Furter, who steals the show.  He is hot, so is his costume, he has strong vocals, and I would not be surprised if on some nights panties are thrown at him on the stage.  Is this now a new Broadway trend?  Sex up the male lead so you can throw panties?  I am all for it, darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                Everyone on stage looks like they are having fun, especially we and the actors doing the "Time Warp" together.  And the call outs are hilarious.  But I never realized until now what strong vocal voices this show demands.  It is not just about being cutesy, it is about maintaining resonance and projection in a score that pushes the voice beyond conventional Broadway standards. 

                                                 Speaking of resonance, readers this show is alive with color and technology.  dots did an excellent job with the Set Design, David I. Reynosa scores with the costumes, and Ani Taj's choreography fits the piece superbly.  I am not sure who created the special effects, but credit is deserved there too.

                                                   Gay Pride Sunday's performance will be especially up. but I suspect any show the audience catches will lift them right out of their seats.

                                                     Horror has never been this much fun, darlings!!!!!!!!!  See it soon!

                                                        

                                           

Gojira Wishes Everyone A Happy Gay Pride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                           Darlings, it would not be Gay Pride without our lovable, humanitarian reptile friend Gojira sending his best wishes to all.

                             Gojira wishes everyone on here a happy and healthy gay pride!

                              He is so sweet and helpful to all, especially during this time.  He knows how it feels to sometimes be on the outside of things, so he is a big supporter of the LGBQT community.  The biggest, in fact!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                               Thank you, Gojira for your support this month and all year!

                                Happy Gay Pride to you, too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Speaking Of Old Commercials, How About Games????????? Remember "Mouse Trap?????????????????????"

                                                                                      

                             Looking back at this game--and who did not have it? --one can see through the interaction it requires the foreshadowing of video games.  But who could have known back then.

                            "Mouse Trap" was Ideal's greatest hit.  Its success led to the creation of "Crazy Clock," but I fount that one difficult to work. After "Crazy Clock," they ceased these kinds of games.

                             This game was fun to construct, and fun to see the results.  Playing it, alone or with others, I must have enacted the trap numerous times, just to enjoy seeing the mouse get caught..

                                Where is the fun today?  Color, creativity, and interaction of a very different kind have all vanished with time.

                                    Let's bring it back, darlings!  Before we all turn into stooges!

WHO DARES TO BETRAY THE OUEEN??????????????????????????????

                                     This Pride Week, hons, and let me tell you NO ONE betrays the Queen!

                                      That is because the Wicked Queen in Disney's 1937 "Snow White" could arguably be labeled the screen's first gold standard bitch!  And this week, the bitches are in town by the droves.  See what kind of mischief they can get into!  And who they can get into it with!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                         I just love Pride Week, girls, because it ups the inner bitch in all of us!!!!!!!!!  Such delicious fun!  If you need help, screen either 1939's "The Women," or 1967's "Valley Of The Dolls!"  After that, you are all set.

                                         You will be queen of your domain, like me!  And no one will DARE betray you!

                                           Just try it, hons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Next To Grace Slick, No One Could Throw Her Voice As Well As Linda Ronstadt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                           When Grace did it, the voice was strong and defiant.  With Linda Ronstadt, young and pretty, there was something poignant and heartbreaking about it, something no singer since has been able to match.

                            Sure, it is on her early hit, "Different Drum," but, oh, my God, when it is really heard is in her heart-rending rendition of "Long, Long Time."  If anyone else has covered this song, I cannot imagine a better job than that of Linda Ronstadt.

                           Age and Parkinson's have sadly caught up with her, but music creates memories and those memories will forever stay.  Whether the early stuff, or the Gershwin-esque standards she transitioned to on her album, "What's New?," her voice will always be a gold standard for future female singers.

                            Something to aspire to, but I do not think will ever match.

                             You don't believe me?  Here is Linda on "Long, Long Time."

                                   Who can sing like this today?  No one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are You Ready For The Summer, Girls?????????? You Better Be , Or Else You Could Look Like This!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                 We all remember the sun and fun of our youth, darlings.  But that youth has, to quote Blanche Du Bois, "gone up the waterspout!!!!!!!!!!!!"

                                   It is important for all my girls to use sunscreen for protection.  I have had two minor bouts with skin cancer, which turned out all right, but it was from what I did in my youth, and now, once the Summer rolls around, I carefully apply the skin that shows with both sunscreen and moisturizer.

                                    Summer, and how it can vary, is one reason you will not see me moving to Florida or New Orleans; the latter city I love.  Too hot, not to mention too filled with creepy crawlies, snakes and such.  

                                   So, take it from me, girls!  Take care of your skin and as you age you could end up looking not like our friend above, but like this--

                                  Have a great Summer, girls, and let us usher it in with the season's theme song!

                                     Take it away, Freddy Cannon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why Can't Today's Children's TV Commercials Be As Creative And Macabre, Like When I Was A Child????????????????????????????

                           This is the Sugar Rice Krinkles clown for Post Cereals.  How fun and scary he is, just like the commercials of my childhood.

                             When every child was visually perfect.  When every little girl looked like Morgan Brittany, even if she wasn't.  When advertisers weren't afraid to be daring with children, unlike today's media promoters who condescend to them.  Let me tell you, back then, and especially now, if anyone was to condescend to me, they would have to deal with me, pronto.  You want to see a bitch?  You would, should you ever condescend.

                                But I know my girls would never do that.  I am talking about the working nuts out there who think a career promotion is going to define their lives.  It will not.  In the end, it could ruin them.

                                   I am getting off the track here; I was talking about creative TV children's commercials.  We need more innovation like back in my childhood, with scary clowns, talking animals-real ones, not animated--and sophisticated material directed at children who are more perceptive than the adults behind the crap being merchandised out think they are.

                                     I just love the Sugar Krinkles Clown.  I don't know who played him but hats off to that actor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                      Get with it, Madison Avenue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!