Not usually susceptible to media-hype, I went off to see the Harry Potter movie, and it's a good movie, if a little long and drawn out. I never read the books and I have no desire to read them now, but J.K. Rowling owes much of her creation to writers who have gone before; most notably C. S Lewis ( The Chronicles of Narnia ) , Alan Garner ( The Weirdstone of Brisingamen ) , J.R.R. Tolkein ( The Lord of the Rings ) , Lewis Carroll ( Alice in Wonderland ) ... even Lord Dunsany, William Morris, and Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast series are thrown in there somewhere.
I recommend that you go to the late-night showings to avoid clashing with those nasty little bastards called "children." I hate them. And they don't even taste good.
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The dykediva.com party at the Subterranean was all that and more. The Chicago Kings are just wonderful, and Fausto Fernos with his "six-fag-wig" playing violin with the band was a showstopper; Olivia Newton John must be turning in her grave, or would be if she was dead.
( Here's my Olivia Newton John gossip: Did you know her parents are German Jews? No shit! )
Fausto is always a crowd-pleaser. Is there no end to the talents of this Puerto Rican cocksucker?
Tons of beautiful women there. DJ Larissa from Berlin, Ripley Caine, Izzie Big, and a boot boy who who tells me she's a he. Now I'm confused. He said he's doing IML next year.
OK so the word is very '80s, but dykediva.com hosts the most fabulous "gender-bending" parties in the city. One guy/gal or gal/guy...who knows!!...asked me to feel "his" cock through "her" pants; hung like a fucking horse.
The place was jam-packed with talent. Nice to see Joseph Ravens out on the scene again, the simply darling Silky Jumbo, Scott Free, Thunder Ed, and dyke hellraiser La Princessa, one of my excellent crew over at the Nightspots office. Even Eric Hensley, the mysterious and shadowy figure behind Miss Tiger, turned up.
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The new dawning, art the gift store at 2246 W. North Avenue currently has an exhibition of wood-fire pottery and sculpture by Jon Hook. You missed the opening, but it goes thru Dec. 2, and is well worth a visit. The store opens Tues-Fri 11 a.m to 8 p.m. Sat. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m & Sun. 12 to 7 p.m. For more info. call 773-395-4222, Fax 773-395-4333, or you can e-mail info@dawningartthegift.com .
Ask Mark or Kim about the creepy rabbits.
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Fans of gay independent film may like to know that the award-winning World and Time Enough is now available on DVD. My friends at Strand Releasing Home Video continue their remarkable gay series with this clever and bitterweet comedy.
World and Time Enough tracks the aspirations of a 20-something couple as they grapple with love and morality. Narrated by David, an affably nelly friend, the film follows Mark, a radical artist, as he progresses from abstract sculpture to the dream of building a full-scale cathedral. His cute boyfriend, Joey, embarks on a quest to find his biological parents after an ugly coming-out scene with his adoptive parents.
Written and directed by Eric Mueller, this film won the Audience Award at the San Francisco international Lesbian and Gay Film Festival before screening in more than 50 U.S. markets. You can find out more about this film and others at strandreleasing.com
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So you want to get the perfect holiday gift for someone and help out a good cause along the way. Go buy the Gerber/Hart Library 2002 wall calendar. For you size queens out there, the G/H 20th anniversary calendar is 11 inches by 17 inches, and at only $15, it's cheaper than a crack ho on the 5000 North block of Clark Street. Now boys, don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about!!
Every day on the calendar celebrates an event in Chicago's rich lesbian and gay history: some important, some politically relevant, and some are just plain silly. I should know because I researched and wrote them myself.
The reason the calendar is so fabulous, is that it was designed and printed by Brad Tucker at Print It! Somehow he managed to squeeze it in between his regular trips on the Orient Express. He's a busy man.
To buy copies of the calendars, stop off at the library at 1127 W. Granville Ave. ( just east of Broadway and west of Sheridan Road at 6200 north, and just steps west of the CTA red line's Granville Avenue el stop ) during regular library hours: 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays or Noon to 4 p.m. Fridays through Sundays.
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I meet all kinds of people, but it was a nice surprise for me when a guy called Kevin Crump came up to me at Sidetrack and told me he made Christmas wreaths.
While we're thinking about the holidays, rather than buy a generic wreath from the supermarket, why not buy one from one of our own: Kevin Crump at 477-5593.
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I finally got my ass back down to the Mashed Potato Club at 316 W. Erie for the Monday night show with Gina, Honey Love, Nicole Evangelista, and Lady Darshavia, struttin' their stuff on a very slim stage. Those heels, that stage, I don't know how those girls do it without going ass over face.
If you haven't been to the Mashed Potato Club for awhile, Mondays is a good night for dinner and a show. Say Hi to Barbie Doll for me. You'll know her when you see her.
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Yet again, Jason locates the Wacky Web of The Week, it's Tourette's Barbie at http://209.15.12.10/T-Barbie.htm
And also, Simplesse del Rio has found the most disgusting website I've ever seen. This is so revolting I debated whether to tell you about it, but some of you guys are just sick-fucks, so go to ratemypoo.com
... but don't go there on a full stomach.
