By Fausto Fernós on December 26, 2007 | Share & Save | Link | Print |
The year is just about to come to a close, and so I’m taking a look back in our Flickr photos gallery to see where the Feast of Fools has come, and where we’re hopefully going.
April 1, 2008 marks the ten year anniversary of the Feast of Fools, with tons of special events, shows and updates. The show began as a wacky variety show I organized with the Radical Faeries of Chicago to help raise funds for Randolph Street Gallery a struggling visual and performance art space. Sadly, the gallery closed later that year, but I continued the show in other locations with the help of my friend and choreographer Asimina Chremos.
Back in December of 2004 we did the last Feast of Fools live show “XXX-Mas XXXXXX-Treme” just before starting the podcast in February of 2005. You can see in this photo above taken by Jason Smith me about to eat fire at the beginning of the show. Check out the photo gallery here.
It was always an dramatic show-stopper to start off the shows with the chant “The fires of hatred will not consume us. We take the fire and make it our own.” I’m still not sure EXACTLY what it meant, as I borrowed the phrase from the Austin, Texas Lesbian Avengers group. But it seemed like the right thing to do at the time.
May the fires of your heart be warm and joyful this holiday season!
G says:
December 26, 2007 at 15:31Those are great pictures! It looks like the live shows were a site to be seen!!!! Have a great New Years guys!
jose fournier says:
December 26, 2007 at 21:05“The fires of hatred will not consume us. We take the fire and make it our own.”
THis is a beautiful quote. Something good to think about!
I have negative energy around me lately. How to deal with it?
one way to deal with argument is “fight fire by fire”.
But where or when does it stop?
Me, when the negative or the fire is getting to me,
i guess i change it into love. SO “make it our own”.
I give total control to the universe to bring love around me.
Thanks Fausto.
I wish a very peaceful 2008, to all of US beautiful people.
VOte for Peace in 2008. Happy New Year!
LOve JOse.
Fausto Fernós says:
December 27, 2007 at 05:21Thanks Jose! Same to you guys. I say sexiness is a great way to fight hatred. Stop the hate, start the love.
Lady Drunkenfag says:
December 30, 2007 at 01:31“I hope I don’t sound gay” ?!? That really got on my nerves. So what if you sound gay, queen? You are gay! That upsets me, the rest of the show was fine.
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Fausto Fernós created the Feast of Fools in 1998 as wacky artists variety show in Chicago, Illinois.
Along with his partner Marc Felion, he hosts the world's most downloaded talk show for gay people on the internet, Feast of Fools.
Fausto loves pomegranates, waterfalls and 70s retro funk music.
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Superboy | August 8, 2008
I’d love to release the pressure with any of you guys anytime! It’s nice to know that such down to earth people are behind sssssssteamworks. Great show guys
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Aw Tracy you’re so sweet 
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Superboy | August 8, 2008
I’d love to release the pressure with any of you guys anytime! It’s nice to know that such down to earth people are behind sssssssteamworks. Great show guys
Jimmy | August 8, 2008
Hilarious episode. Epic. Curtis Jensen brings a great energy to the show.
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yoruosu12 says:
December 26, 2007 at 09:48We can only hope that this coming year 2008 the whole world will be peaceful, bountiful and glorious all throughout. And that people will join hands in taking care of Mother Earth as she have taken care of us for hundreds of generations.