Thursday, September 28, 2006

Kay Was Arrested...

One of the bulletins going around myspace is the "...was arrested for..." one. You google your name and the phrase "was arrested for" and see what pops up. Here, according to Google, are my legal woes:

1. Kay was arrested for statutory rape on February 26, 1997 after Steve discovered love letters.

2. Kay was arrested this morning after allegedly attacking a photographer outside a London nightclub.

3. Kay was arrested and charged with improper disposition of human remains.

4. Kay has been arrested for alleged domestic violence.

5. Kay was arrested on a charge of child rape. She insisted it was love.

6. Kay was arrested after police found a human hand in a jar of formaldehyde and six human skulls in her basement.

7. Kay, who twice has violated the National Football League's substance-abuse policy, was arrested in Aurora, Colorado.

8. Kay was arrested late Friday, two days after authorities said she skipped a court appearance.

9. Kay was arrested after revealing to fellow workers in the office that he practiced Falun Gong.

10. Kay was arrested for abandoning a child.

Thursday, September 21, 2006

Rocky Horror Picture Show Storms the Stage at Zach Scott!

The campy, vampy Rocky Horror Picture Show struts its fishnet stockinged self across the stage at the Zach Scott Theater starting October 5th. The production, once named Best Musical in Austin, will run for slightly over a month. An acquaintance of mine is playing Rocky, so you know I'm buying a ticket. Besides knowing one of the cast, this musical is one of my favorites.

There is something so sexy about a man in a black lace teddy, fishnets and high heels. I never cared that Dr. Frank N. Furter was playing God and trying to create his perfect partner. I longed for someone to nickname me after a color or a country. I wanted to drip candle wax down a chained man's back!

The first time I saw RHPS was in college, during a time in my life when I was searching for my own sexual identity. To see bisexuality trumpeted across the silver screen was shocking, but in a good way. It was an over-the-top, silly and sassy musical with a fun plot ripping off both Mary Shelley and cheap Sci Fi movies. A light hearted frolic with a sinister edge (remember Eddie?) and a Time Warp dance. Watching the movie and sneaking glances at the theater patrons around me, gleefully into the audience participation, I had a refining moment. I finally felt at home with myself. After all, if the movie kept selling out night after night, then people really wouldn't fault me for my own proclivities, right?

As you can imagine, I learned the hard way that even though the movie was an instant cult classic, there would still be gay bashing incidents in my young adult years of the 80's and 90's. And a cheesy but fun movie with outlandish characters is no marker for the reality of life, but for that minute in time in the theater, when I held my girlfriend's hand in public for the very first time, it was glorious.

I can't promise angels trumpeting revelations in the sky, but won't you come see Rocky with me?

Eating Roaches in Illinois

Wanna skip the lines and be first on the rides at Six Flags Great America? All you have to do is eat a roach. To be more precise, eat a live two to three inch Madagascar hissing cockroach. The Gurnee, Illinois theme park starts offering this "cut in line" option in October. The upside is unlimited line jumping privileges for you and three of your friends. The downside is you still have to pony up the cost of admission. At least on Fear Factor you get a free trip and the possibility of prize money.

What is Going on With This Blog?

The large pic I posted for my celebrity look alike collage is wide, kicking the margins out of whack and moving my sidebar info way down the page. Dunno how to fix it any way except one...write more posts. I have my blog set to show 4 posts on the page and the rest in archives. Haven't written much in a while, I can definitely do a few posts in one day!