Friday 1/30/2009
Thank Zeus for Xanadu!
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Ding dong, the cuckoo clock has run out for Governor Blagojevich. Yesterday the Illinois senate unanimously voted to impeach the unpopular Governor on corruption charges, in their best Donald Trump impersonation- you're fired.
Meanwhile HBO aired the awkward documentary, The Trails of Ted Haggard, which focused on the fallen homo-hungry evangelist. The short documentary sheds a light on the complex wall of lies that fundamentalist Christians construct when declaring war on same-sex love. Will Ted Haggard rehabilitate his career as a religious leader, or will you buy life insurance from him?
Chicago bear movie night community organizer and viral YouTube star Jaimie Williamson joins us to weigh in on their fates.
President Obama describes the 18 billion Wall Street executive bonuses as shameful.
A New York State High school student gets caught cross dressing to cheat on a Regents exam.
Xanadu the Broadway Musical roller skates into Chicago, much to the delight of fans of the campy 1980 film.
The film was an unofficial remake of the 1947 film "Down to Earth" starring Rita Hayworth. (That's why they used all that WWII stuff!) Xanadu, the film, attempted to capitalize on Olivia Newton John's success in "Grease" but it didn't pan out and she was blamed for the box office bomb. The other leads didn't fair very well either- a very old Gene Kelly, in his last film performed an awkward three way dance number on roller skates and Michael Beck garnered a Razzie award for "Worst Actor."
The film took place in the 1980s, but actually was shot in 1979. It was a never-to-be realized vision of what the 1980s could be- a decade of creativity, decadence and sexual liberation. Sadly, conservative Reaganomics, AIDS and the Cold War got in the way of that dream.
Check out these screenshots from the "Dancin" sequence in the film:
Featuring a over-the-top score by ELO and an appearance by The Tubes, the film was an oddball combo of musical styles and tacky sets. In one memorable scene, the Tubes dressed up as a punk/new wave band merges and moans with a 1940's big band. The result was hilariously catastrophic. Click here to see the video.
Is that Darcel Wyne and Deborah Jenssen, two of the famous Solid Gold dancers? Yes it is!
By contrast, Xanadu the Musical is a candy coated take on the darker film, poking a lot of fun not only at Olivia Newtown John, the 1970s and disco, but also at the conventions of musical theater itself.
It carries the self-deprecating tone popularized by shows like "The Producers" and "Urinetown" and continued in "Spamalot!"
The Broadway version of Xanadu closed in October, but you can catch it in all its glory at the Water Tower Drury Lane Theatre. It's star Elizabeth Stanley easily dominates the show and surpasses Kerry Butler who originated the role on Broadway. If she pursues a career in pop music, Elizabeth Stanley easily could be the next Olivia Newton John.
With all the bad news, it's nice to be able to escape to "a place where all your hopes survive, they call it Xanadu" and with tickets starting at $25, you can't afford to miss this wonderfully hilarious show.
Thank Zeus for Xanadu!
Check out today's sponsor:
Gay, Sexy, Healthy- Lifelube.org
A blog on sex, drugs, physical, mental and
emotional health, spirituality and more.
Ding dong, the cuckoo clock has run out for Governor Blagojevich. Yesterday the Illinois senate unanimously voted to impeach the unpopular Governor on corruption charges, in their best Donald Trump impersonation- you're fired.
Meanwhile HBO aired the awkward documentary, The Trails of Ted Haggard, which focused on the fallen homo-hungry evangelist. The short documentary sheds a light on the complex wall of lies that fundamentalist Christians construct when declaring war on same-sex love. Will Ted Haggard rehabilitate his career as a religious leader, or will you buy life insurance from him?
Chicago bear movie night community organizer and viral YouTube star Jaimie Williamson joins us to weigh in on their fates.
President Obama describes the 18 billion Wall Street executive bonuses as shameful.
A New York State High school student gets caught cross dressing to cheat on a Regents exam.
Xanadu the Broadway Musical roller skates into Chicago, much to the delight of fans of the campy 1980 film.
The film was an unofficial remake of the 1947 film "Down to Earth" starring Rita Hayworth. (That's why they used all that WWII stuff!) Xanadu, the film, attempted to capitalize on Olivia Newton John's success in "Grease" but it didn't pan out and she was blamed for the box office bomb. The other leads didn't fair very well either- a very old Gene Kelly, in his last film performed an awkward three way dance number on roller skates and Michael Beck garnered a Razzie award for "Worst Actor."
The film took place in the 1980s, but actually was shot in 1979. It was a never-to-be realized vision of what the 1980s could be- a decade of creativity, decadence and sexual liberation. Sadly, conservative Reaganomics, AIDS and the Cold War got in the way of that dream.
Check out these screenshots from the "Dancin" sequence in the film:
Featuring a over-the-top score by ELO and an appearance by The Tubes, the film was an oddball combo of musical styles and tacky sets. In one memorable scene, the Tubes dressed up as a punk/new wave band merges and moans with a 1940's big band. The result was hilariously catastrophic. Click here to see the video.
Is that Darcel Wyne and Deborah Jenssen, two of the famous Solid Gold dancers? Yes it is!
By contrast, Xanadu the Musical is a candy coated take on the darker film, poking a lot of fun not only at Olivia Newtown John, the 1970s and disco, but also at the conventions of musical theater itself.
It carries the self-deprecating tone popularized by shows like "The Producers" and "Urinetown" and continued in "Spamalot!"
The Broadway version of Xanadu closed in October, but you can catch it in all its glory at the Water Tower Drury Lane Theatre. It's star Elizabeth Stanley easily dominates the show and surpasses Kerry Butler who originated the role on Broadway. If she pursues a career in pop music, Elizabeth Stanley easily could be the next Olivia Newton John.
With all the bad news, it's nice to be able to escape to "a place where all your hopes survive, they call it Xanadu" and with tickets starting at $25, you can't afford to miss this wonderfully hilarious show.
Thank Zeus for Xanadu!
Check out today's sponsor:
Gay, Sexy, Healthy- Lifelube.org
A blog on sex, drugs, physical, mental and
emotional health, spirituality and more.
Featured Music:
Xanadu on Broadway (Original Broadway Cast Recording 2007): iTunes | Amazon
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Thursday 1/29/2009
Deven Green Stimulates Your Economy
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Deven Green takes no prisoners. On today's show we've got the very funny Deven Green, the queen of YouTube talking about how to stimulate the economy and turn garbage into gold. Deven cuts through the bull with razor precise karate chops and gets to the truth of what makes the world go round.
Is America becoming more like Canada now that Obama is referring to the country as a patchwork quilt rather than a melting pot?
Best known as "Betty Bowers" and her over the top "Brenda Dickson" videos, Deven is one of the most popular comedians working the internet. Deven Green is funnier than Jesus.
Deven and Fausto cook up a pilot for a new TV show, featuring an openly gay wheelchair bound physicist and his karate chopping nurse who solve crimes and foil the bad guys. Will Hollywood bite the bait?
Lots of wild animal news:
Police Find over 100 feral animals running wild in a mobile home in California.
A heartless woman gets arrested for allegedly tossing a puppy from a second story window.
The risks of eating Japanese Blowfish nuts.
Real life bug chasers, people who fetishize getting infected with larger than average crab lice.
Check out our sponsors:
Steamworks Gym, Sauna and Baths.
Visit Steamwork's website and register to get a discount
on your next visit. Enter "Feast of Fools" on the promo
code field to get the special discount.
Deven Green takes no prisoners. On today's show we've got the very funny Deven Green, the queen of YouTube talking about how to stimulate the economy and turn garbage into gold. Deven cuts through the bull with razor precise karate chops and gets to the truth of what makes the world go round.
Is America becoming more like Canada now that Obama is referring to the country as a patchwork quilt rather than a melting pot?
Best known as "Betty Bowers" and her over the top "Brenda Dickson" videos, Deven is one of the most popular comedians working the internet. Deven Green is funnier than Jesus.
Deven and Fausto cook up a pilot for a new TV show, featuring an openly gay wheelchair bound physicist and his karate chopping nurse who solve crimes and foil the bad guys. Will Hollywood bite the bait?
Lots of wild animal news:
Police Find over 100 feral animals running wild in a mobile home in California.
A heartless woman gets arrested for allegedly tossing a puppy from a second story window.
The risks of eating Japanese Blowfish nuts.
Real life bug chasers, people who fetishize getting infected with larger than average crab lice.
Check out our sponsors:
Steamworks Gym, Sauna and Baths.
Visit Steamwork's website and register to get a discount
on your next visit. Enter "Feast of Fools" on the promo
code field to get the special discount.
Featured Music:
Astronauts of Antiquity- Rocket Science for Dummies: iTunes | Amazon | Site
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SUBSCRIBE ON: GOOGLE
Thursday 1/29/2009
Canary in the Coal Mine of Crazy
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Change is on the way! Obama's health care leadership dramatically departs from the Bush days of dogma and ideology and moves forward into science-based decision making.
Today we have Jim Pickett, AIDS activist and cheeky writer behind Lifelube.org, the gay men's health and sexuality blog here to discuss the significant changes wecan expect in Obama's Administration and what it means for you.
If you live in Chicago, be sure to join Jim today, January 28th, at Hermanos de Luna Y Sol, a forum for Gay Latino Men and their allies at La Estancia Community Center in Humboldt Park.
Soon to be impeached Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevitch is making the rounds on the talk show circuit, including a very odd virtual conversation with Barbara Walters on The view.
Same sex animal weddings are becoming the rage in China, could their human equivalents be next?
Say hello to the Penis-o-meter, a new sex toy that slides on your love pole and counts how many thrusts it takes to get to the center of your tootsie roll pop.
A firefighter steals a severed human foot from a traffic accident with hopes of training her dog to find human bodies.
A new herpes rat cream, Iceland's lesbian prime minister and grabbing your nuts for cancer.
Let's take the time in 2009 to check your nuts for lumps!
Check out today's sponsor:
Gay, Sexy, Healthy- Lifelube.org
A blog on sex, drugs, physical, mental and
emotional health, spirituality and more.
Change is on the way! Obama's health care leadership dramatically departs from the Bush days of dogma and ideology and moves forward into science-based decision making.
Today we have Jim Pickett, AIDS activist and cheeky writer behind Lifelube.org, the gay men's health and sexuality blog here to discuss the significant changes wecan expect in Obama's Administration and what it means for you.
If you live in Chicago, be sure to join Jim today, January 28th, at Hermanos de Luna Y Sol, a forum for Gay Latino Men and their allies at La Estancia Community Center in Humboldt Park.
Soon to be impeached Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevitch is making the rounds on the talk show circuit, including a very odd virtual conversation with Barbara Walters on The view.
Same sex animal weddings are becoming the rage in China, could their human equivalents be next?
Say hello to the Penis-o-meter, a new sex toy that slides on your love pole and counts how many thrusts it takes to get to the center of your tootsie roll pop.
A firefighter steals a severed human foot from a traffic accident with hopes of training her dog to find human bodies.
A new herpes rat cream, Iceland's lesbian prime minister and grabbing your nuts for cancer.
Let's take the time in 2009 to check your nuts for lumps!
Check out today's sponsor:
Gay, Sexy, Healthy- Lifelube.org
A blog on sex, drugs, physical, mental and
emotional health, spirituality and more.
Featured Music:
Astronauts of Antiquity- Rocket Science for Dummies: iTunes | Amazon | Site
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SUBSCRIBE ON: GOOGLE
Tuesday 1/27/2009
Kate Clinton Burns Bush
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For over 25 years, Kate Clinton has worked as a political commentator and comedian on stage and television, succeeding as an out lesbian.
Before Ellen, Before Rosie and even before Lily Tomlin, there was Kate Clinton.
A self-described Stonehenge lesbian, feminist humorist or fumerist, Clinton paved the way for many queer people in the world of comedy at a time when being gay was the butt of the joke, not the person telling them.
Because of people like Kate, we can do what we do today on our talk show. Thank you!
Kate just participated in the ancient ritual of sage burning to clear the bad mojo at the White House left by the Bushes and she got into trouble
But not with the Feds, but with Native Americans. Find out what happened on today's show.
Listen as Kate joins us to talk about video blogging, her hopes for the new president, her long career as a comedian and the future of the gay rights moment.
Featured Music:
Rachael Sage - Blistering Sun: Amazon | Site
Melissa Ferrick
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For over 25 years, Kate Clinton has worked as a political commentator and comedian on stage and television, succeeding as an out lesbian.
Before Ellen, Before Rosie and even before Lily Tomlin, there was Kate Clinton.
A self-described Stonehenge lesbian, feminist humorist or fumerist, Clinton paved the way for many queer people in the world of comedy at a time when being gay was the butt of the joke, not the person telling them.
Because of people like Kate, we can do what we do today on our talk show. Thank you!
Kate just participated in the ancient ritual of sage burning to clear the bad mojo at the White House left by the Bushes and she got into trouble
But not with the Feds, but with Native Americans. Find out what happened on today's show.
Listen as Kate joins us to talk about video blogging, her hopes for the new president, her long career as a comedian and the future of the gay rights moment.
Featured Music:
Rachael Sage - Blistering Sun: Amazon | Site
Melissa Ferrick
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SUBSCRIBE ON: GOOGLE | PODZINGER
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Monday 1/26/2009
The Politics of Failure
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The politics of failure is taking center stage. Today we take a look at three fallen leaders and their relationship to the media.
President Richard Nixon interviewed by David Frost.
The film Frost/Nixon received several Oscar nominations for the portrayal of David Frost's famous interview with disgraced President Richard Nixon.
After seeing Frank Langella's master performance as President Richard Nixon in the film, I have to say Sean Penn is going to have a run for his money in order to win the "Best Actor" award. Still, I think "Milk" will win best picture hands down because Hollywood loves a good cause.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich interviewed by Barbara Walters.
Illinois Governor Blagojevich timed his media blitz to the start at the beginning of his impeachment trial. On The Today Show Sunday, Blago compared himself to human rights heroes Nelson Mandela, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi.
Sound familiar? In 2007 Madonna made Time Magazine's (and our) worst quote of the year when she said on Sirius' Out Q Radio show: “I want to be like Gandhi and Martin Luther King and John Lennon?but I want to stay alive. For me, we need to be Jesus in our time.”
I love it when people feel the need to compare themselves to Jesus or Ghandi.
Ted Haggard interviewed by Alexandra Pelosi.
We're all eager to watch HBO's documentary "The Trials of Ted Haggard" about the fallen evangelical leader who was disgraced in 2006 by a gay sex & crystal meth scandal. Did we mention it's being directed by Sen. Nancy Pelosi's daughter, Alexandra?
Ted Haggard's former church seems anxious that their fallen leader might be try to con the public with the documentary because Brady Boyd, the pastor who succeeded Haggard says that his church settled with a Denver male prostitute who came forward with an "overwhelming pool of evidence" of a three year sexual relationship with the Haggard.
It sounds like the New Life Church is trying to wash their hands of him once and for all.
Comedian Chicago Gay comedian Adam Guerino joins us on today's show to discuss this and other over the top news.
Gay-for-pay porn star Mark Dalton soon to be out of prison once again. One of our listeners Dan-X from Denton, Texas shares with us his story.
America is the world's second largest importer of frogs.
Comedian Phyllis Diller reflects on posing nude for Playboy Magazine. The photos never ran because of a technical glitch- the camera broke!
Your canary in the coal mine of crazy- Feast of Fools.
Featured Music:
She & Him - Volume One: iTunes | Amazon
RSS FEED | SUBSCRIBE ON iTUNES
SUBSCRIBE ON: GOOGLE | PODZINGER
CONTACT US DIRECTLY
The politics of failure is taking center stage. Today we take a look at three fallen leaders and their relationship to the media.
President Richard Nixon interviewed by David Frost.
The film Frost/Nixon received several Oscar nominations for the portrayal of David Frost's famous interview with disgraced President Richard Nixon.
After seeing Frank Langella's master performance as President Richard Nixon in the film, I have to say Sean Penn is going to have a run for his money in order to win the "Best Actor" award. Still, I think "Milk" will win best picture hands down because Hollywood loves a good cause.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich interviewed by Barbara Walters.
Illinois Governor Blagojevich timed his media blitz to the start at the beginning of his impeachment trial. On The Today Show Sunday, Blago compared himself to human rights heroes Nelson Mandela, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi.
Sound familiar? In 2007 Madonna made Time Magazine's (and our) worst quote of the year when she said on Sirius' Out Q Radio show: “I want to be like Gandhi and Martin Luther King and John Lennon?but I want to stay alive. For me, we need to be Jesus in our time.”
I love it when people feel the need to compare themselves to Jesus or Ghandi.
Ted Haggard interviewed by Alexandra Pelosi.
We're all eager to watch HBO's documentary "The Trials of Ted Haggard" about the fallen evangelical leader who was disgraced in 2006 by a gay sex & crystal meth scandal. Did we mention it's being directed by Sen. Nancy Pelosi's daughter, Alexandra?
Ted Haggard's former church seems anxious that their fallen leader might be try to con the public with the documentary because Brady Boyd, the pastor who succeeded Haggard says that his church settled with a Denver male prostitute who came forward with an "overwhelming pool of evidence" of a three year sexual relationship with the Haggard.
It sounds like the New Life Church is trying to wash their hands of him once and for all.
Comedian Chicago Gay comedian Adam Guerino joins us on today's show to discuss this and other over the top news.
Gay-for-pay porn star Mark Dalton soon to be out of prison once again. One of our listeners Dan-X from Denton, Texas shares with us his story.
America is the world's second largest importer of frogs.
Comedian Phyllis Diller reflects on posing nude for Playboy Magazine. The photos never ran because of a technical glitch- the camera broke!
Your canary in the coal mine of crazy- Feast of Fools.
Featured Music:
She & Him - Volume One: iTunes | Amazon
RSS FEED | SUBSCRIBE ON iTUNES
SUBSCRIBE ON: GOOGLE | PODZINGER
CONTACT US DIRECTLY
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