By Marc Felion on January 10, 2006

 

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Jazz-singing siren Jen Zias grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania with our very own Marc Felion.
Upon moving to Chicago she joined a popular band Samba Bamba formed by local comedy personality and cabaret pianist Richard Knight Jr. I first heard of them because we both used to perform at this lovely cheezy Brazilian themed restaurant […]

By Fausto Fernós on December 15, 2005

 

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Teri Garr considered naming her autobiography “Does This Wheelchair Make Me Look Fat?” But instead, she decided on “Speedbumps: Flooring it through Hollywood.” The result is a hilarious and touching book that begins with growing up in a vaudevillian family, dancing in Elvis Presley’s movies, winning an Oscar for her hilarious role in the film […]

By Fausto Fernós on December 8, 2005

 

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Comedian Kathy Griffin was delighted upon seeing our resident drag queen Victoria Lamarr impresonating her last week when she flew into town to host Malibu Rum’s Holiday Self-Decorating Contest at Duffy’s.
Today we talk to our favorite fiery redhead Kathy Griffin in the back seat of her limo about breastfeeding, Star Jones, her parents, and Jerry […]

By Marc Felion on December 7, 2005

 

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Eric Himan grew up in a military home, traveling all over the world as his father got stationed. As an adult, Eric travels the road 85% of the year as a grassroots folk-rock musician, initially with his manager Cassandra and now with lesbian musician Andy Moore.
We met Eric Himan years ago when he was just […]

By Marc Felion on December 5, 2005

 

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We’re baaack!Today drag diva Vaginal Creme Davis (now known as Vaginal Davis, sans the creme) gets interveiwed by our NYC correspondent John Q Sanchez, and on it she admits she doesnt know what an iPod nor a podcast is. Can you belive it? Girl, she is SO crazy.
Meanwhile, back in the Windy City of Chicago, […]

By Marc Felion on November 18, 2005

 

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Charles Busch returns for part two of his interview with Fausto Fernós and David Cerda.
Did you know they only spent $35 to put on “Vampire Lesbians of Sodom?” Nowdays Chalres works with a much bigger budget.
He recently won an acting award from the Sundance Film Fesitival for his starring role in “Die Mommie […]

By Marc Felion on November 17, 2005

 

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Charles Busch’s first play, “Vampire Lesbians of Sodom,” was written in-between coffee breaks while working as a temp in Manhattan. He and his friends just HAD to put on the show. They loved what they did and were passionate about making it happen.
Today, “Vampire Lesbians of Sodom” is considered one of the all-time […]

By Marc Felion on November 15, 2005

 

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Ezra Austin walks around the streets of Boystown with a cheap microphone and video camera asking the unwilling a single question: “Who is the most famous gay man in Chicago?”
This guy pounds the pavement and hustles himself in the gay parts of Chicago. He harasses people with a camera and a microphone just to […]

By Marc Felion on November 7, 2005

 

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Every year our local GLTBQ Health Center, Howard Brown throws a gala dinner to raise funds at the luxrious Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago. Of course, Victoria Lamarr and I got to crash the party and we hung out with some fabulous real-life Broadway divas like Marin Mazzie, star of the current Broadway musical Passion […]