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Here I am in tres gay San Francisco, surrounded by rainbow flags, and staying with my friend right in the heart of the Castro. I went to Trannyshack on Tuesday (incognito though in boy attire), which for some reason I have always missed on previous trips just never being here on the right day. It had a whole Jackie-esque vibe on a downsized scale- total mixed crazy crowd with the gay boys & girls (femme boys, muscle studs, butchy gals, and average homos), the thrill-seeking straights, the trannies, the dragoons giving shows, and the chasers (which I could spot a mile away lurking and laying in wait for that special girl). The show was a hoot with special Olympic features with host Kennedy from Salt Lake (though my only suggeston would be to cut the length as it went on over an hour and I wanted to get back to the dancing). Of course, the other more global downside was the nonsmoking thing (it is illegal to smoke in clubs/bars/restaurants here). I had to put my delicious cocktail down (and they give you BIG glasses which I loved), go outside stand there (be accosted by the omnipresent scary homeless people lurking outside who wanted to light my cigarette- 'no thanks, I have a lighter'), and then return to the merriment.

Only in SF would one see a brown volvo with the Louis Vuitton logo across the entire thing, and a huge cardboard Glinda the Good Witch cutout plastered in someone's apartment window for all to see. Alas, the Barbra Streisand museum in the Castro is closed (and I never got to see it...shed a brief tear for me). Though my favorite CD store on Market delivered as always and I found a German Klaus Nomi greatest hits, along with other fabulous CDs, and the record stores (with real vinyl still) have such finds and so reasonably priced. The bonus for me was that I found out my Barbarella soundtrack was worth $65 and I bought it for $1 17 years ago in a thriftstore. Loved that.

As much as I love visiting other cities, San Francisco especially, I can't wait to get home to NYC...
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