San Francisco

heading to s.f. this weekend...
anyone know of anything happening??

but check out the Moral Minority
a nice group of latex clothing designers.

They throw a regular party called Rubbish.

moralminority.com

T

A kick ass party. This theme is the Corset.

Topical and lively

http://www.clubslick.com/fs_nextEvent.html

T

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...

Where are those bitches? We've got to get those Tranny Shack Girls on these boards! They are such a hoot and def up for a party. I'll work on it.

I see the TS girls alot and Ill send them to QueenMother, daddy.

those trannyshack hos are so speed-damaged - its simple motor skills we're looking for at this point

My friend Phillip (Dir. Vegas in Space) sent me this 'press release' -

"Hi, everyone.

Get yourselves ready -- it looks like it's going to be a Phillip R. Ford summer!

First, I'm happy to announce that the long-awaited Vegas in Space DVD will be officially released on July 23. It going to be a great package, I think, with lots and lots of bonus material.

Please take a sneak peek at it here at the Troma Vegas in Space web page:

http://www.troma.com/news3/Vegas/index.php3

Plus, I'm appearing in a short film at the 26th Annual Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. It's called Shut Up, Josephine (I thought up the title), directed by this year's Pride Parade Grand Marshall Shawna Virago, and it's playing on Monday, June 24 at 9:00pm at San Francisco's Herbst Theater as part of a program of fabulous tranny shorts!

And don't forget about my first major theatrical production in seven years, Let's Talk About Me, in collaboration with Jennifer Blowdryer, opening at Theater Rhinoceros on August 29.

Consider yourselves warned..."

Hey

Passing this on from a friend of ours. Sounds like a great party.

XXXOOO
Satori

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TEKRAH aka ANDROGYNOUS ANDROIDS are playing sunday
june 30th aprox. 9pm-12 maybe more!!! at GENDERFUKT
the x Transmission Theater in SF
for more info http://www.debaucherysluts.com/
check out our new site http://tekrah.com
highspeed connection recommended and quicktime
downloadable on the front page.
LETS GROOVE TOGETHER!

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Unbelieveably true but Penny Arcade will do her first ever appearences in San Francisco during Ladyfest Bay Area next week Thursday July 25th Victoria Theatre 6pm $5-$7

Yes 6pm Think of it as a coctail show...I am.
so if you want peeps you know to see me out there

it's at 6pm . I am also doing the Kick off Party wed July 24th at 9:30pm and friday Spoken word 2 pieces at 8pm-it;s all at www.ladyfest.org click on Ladyfest Bay Area.

lots of love to all!
xxxooopenny

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Hattie,
you may have to remind me where the bath house with the medical waste disposal is.
i'm going to san francisco 8/20-8/29 to meet a guy i've been chatting with online. i won't be staying with him, one never knows... i may want to hug a tree or something. bah!
i made that mistake in Puerto Rico a few years ago.

Oh that was in Portland, Oregon, dear. About 1000 miles away.
But I do know quite a few places in SF...
You would love The Hole In The Wall. They make drinks in Mason jars.
And I do have a good friend who lives in Oaktown. He likes fat ass too.

so... here i am...

~yawn~

Shouldn't you be at Burning Man?

shouldn't YOU?!?

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Hello everyone,
So it's been two months since our move to San Francisco, and we are finally settling in after a bumpy start. The truck bringing our stuff across country broke down and left us in an empty Apt. for two and a half weeks, during that time we realized we moved into a shady area next to not so good Apt. building, but we are jaded New Yorkers and can deal with it until we find a better Apt., soon, we hope. On the up side, I will start working as the Wardrobe Supervisor of the American Conservatory Theater in September. So goal number one is complete, we moved and have jobs.
Thanks for everyone's support, keep in touch, and big kiss.
Todd and David

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For an interesting look at Castro Street in the 1970's at the height of the big gay migration check out this website:

Uncle Donald's Castro Street

I wrote to LuLu to see how he was doing in SF.
(Someday he will post himself)

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Hello Johnny!
Things are going great, I'm Wardrobe Supervisor of A.C.T., David has two jobs, we've decorated our apt. in Chinese Modern with all the kitch from China town, and loving the cool weather( which means having to wear more clothes and you know what clothes hores we both are!). I also like the slower pace for everyday living, and we're closer to Japan(shopping).
Havent really had time to go out yet, just around our neighborhood, Polk Gulch...The Cinch(like dick's bar), Ntouch(Asian bar, with amatur strip night-scary, and kareoke night-funny) and we like Club Rendevous(like......Oscar Wilde uptown, old men early in the night, they have a strip show at 7pm!!!, then a fun crowd coming later. and a great drag show on friday nights.)Oh and theres a waitress that is Rose's twin there!!!!!!We still havent made it down to Trannyshack yet, Im dying to go. Folsom street fair this week, cant wait it's so gay. Gay pride here was amazingly huge and GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big Kiss,
Todd Tomarrow

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I just came across a book of photographs, published a few years back, by photographer Jim Jacoy-- portraits of the punk scene in SF & LA in the late 1970s. It's quite an oddball thing-- no one is identified at all, whether they are famous like the members of the Cramps or Darby Crash, or not so famous, like the remarkable Vicky Schrott and Don Vinil. But there is also a great short intro by Exene Cervenka in which she mentions having still being able to see Carol Doda descend on her piano in that era. Some glaring omissions, too-- like me, and Pops and Ande... Also some inexplicable writings from Thurston Moore, but he may have been a young Cal Arts student back then... And an intro by Marc Jacobs, who I don't think ever lived there.
There is also a gorgeous pic of a young Needles Jones clutching her trademark accessory-- a lunchbox-- and a good 15 years before that other "Party Monster!"