One piece of advice this week: Never eat a half a can of pork and beans at 6 in the morning and then fall asleep. Bad news.
Informed by that nugget of wisdom, here is this week column.
Teri Yaki has done it again! Done what, I have no fucking clue, but she's done it alright. Catch her new show at Charlie's every Sunday night. There's magic, drag-gic, tragic. All the ics you've come to expect from Teri, not to mention the ample talents of such luminaries as Theresa Dawn, Regina Upright, Tina Torch, Kennedi Monroe and more. Stop by. Bring a poncho. I can't promise you that you won't get wet. Wet with what is another noodle scratcher.
There's a whole world outside of Boystown, apparently. This can be proven by one trip to Debonair Social Club in Wicker Park in the historic Flatiron Building. Pop down to the basement for beats from Berlin favorite Heather Doble. It's a young crowd, so dress in whatever these kids dress in these days and hang on to your hat. Not that they'll steal your hat or anything. Wouldn't it be funny if you went and somebody DID steal your hat and you'd be all 'OMG, he TOTALLY warned me about this!'?
Sorry. The pork and beans ghost is starting to take over.
I had a great convo with Bobby and AJ Dubbz at Scarlet about our first shaving experiences. Poor Bobby's manhair didn't kick in until 21 or so. But I, being all Italian and shit, have been shaving since I was 12. It hit me that if a baby had been born on the day I started shaving, that baby could have been standing next to me at the bar, legally drinking. Great, now I'll be shaving grey hairs.
I actually love grey hair. Very distinguished. Very silver fox. Oh, to be a fly on Anderson Cooper's chinos.
This issue is brought to you by Sordid Lives: The Series, premiering Wednesday, July 23 on Logo. I had the press screener playing in the bottom corner of my screen as I arranged the photos. Anyone who can assemble the likes of Leslie Jordan, Caroline Rhea and Mrs. Blanche Devereaux herself Rue MacClanahan is toying with genius. Can't wait to see how the show progresses... and if there'll be more semi-nude scenes with young Jason Dottley. His character's name is Ty Williamson. Is it possible that the producers of Sordid Lives: The Series have stolen the intimate details of my life and simply changed the first name?
No, it's not possible. Hey, a boy can dream, can't he?
kirk@windycitymediagroup.com
Pictured: Miss Regina Upright at Teri Yaki's new Sunday night show at Charlie's.