"I grew up in a very nice house in Houston, went to private school all my life and I've never even been to the 'hood. Not that there's anything wrong with the 'hood."
... Beyonce Knowles
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Al Bundy Gets A Star
Al Bundy (AKA Ed O'Neill) was joined by his TV wives Katey Sagal and Sofia Vergara on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - where O'Neill received a star.
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International DustBunny Relations
Tonight I have the pleasure of meeting another DustBunny blogger - the fabulous JS from Etalons et Citations. JS is from France - so this will be my first International Dust Bunny meeting! (Unless you count Canada, which is about as international as Montana).
Anywhore, our meeting will take place tonight at the General Assembly of the BunnyNation - "The Urges" at 10 pm. Feel free to join us if you're in the neighborhood!
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R.I.P. Paris Dupree
The last of the legends from Paris Is Burning has passed away. Paris Dupree is gone - joining Pepper LaBeija, Angie & Venus Xtravaganza, Dorian Corey, Willie Ninja and Octavia St. Laurent in that Grand Ballroom in the Sky.
From Next Magazine (via Lady Bunny):
The ball community mourns the passing of original house mother Paris Dupree, the namesake of the landmark documentary Paris Is Burning.
In New York’s drag ball world, Paris Dupree was considered a legend among legends. As the founding mother of the House of Dupree, she was an inimitable force, an iconic figure who mobilized young, urban gays to express themselves in ways that mainstream America could not quite understand. That is until the release of Jennie Livingston 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning, which was named after one of Dupree’s grand balls.
Tens across the board, Paris - you earned it.
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Red
"History could pass for a scarlet text, its jot and title graven red in human blood."
... Eldridge Cleaver
"But great loves, to the last, have pulses red; All great loves that have ever died dropped dead."
... Helen Hunt Jackson
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Featured Model - Daimino Stewart
Daimino Stewart is 25 years-old and lives in Los Angeles - where he is pursuing a modeling career.
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Arby's Space Is Now A Tacky Pink Store
The landmarked Gage & Tollner restaurant space - which was, briefly, a delicious Arby's - is now a hot-pink jewelry store called "Ladies and Gents" (above). Which, based on the picture, looks a lot like Claire's - only pinker and not nearly as classy.
Sigh...
Irene In Black & White
From TDW:
Two filmmakers set scenes from Hurricane Irene’s impact on NYC to the tune of Debussy’s “Clair de lune.”
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Bits & Pieces - Post-Irene Edition
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| The Stonewall Inn - Monday, 8/29/2011, 10:30 am |
Some random thoughts/observations/facts about the hurricane.
- My restaurant was forced to close on Saturday and Sunday because of the transit shutdown. Only a couple of the employees live in Manhattan - and no one could make it into work. We are reopening today. This cost everyone (the owner and the employees) a ton of money because Sat/Sun are our busiest days.
- Speaking of the transit shutdown - in hindsight they probably could have shut down on Saturday at 6 pm (instead of noon), but I understand the MTA/city were in "better safe than sorry" mode.
- There was only a little drama during the storm at my apartment. One of my roommates lacks storm windows and she sprung a leak during the heavy rains. The landlord's son-in-law (who lives downstairs), came up and did a temporary fix. FYI: plywood, trash bags and duct tape will pretty much fix anything.
- This leak (above) might just end up getting us new windows at the apartment (fingers crossed).
- I think everyone in the city gained 15 lbs this weekend. First of all, New Yorkers ransacked the grocery stores and emptied them of food - food that most of us normally wouldn't buy/eat. So the only thing to do before/during/after the storm was to eat all the crap we had purchased. At least that's what happened at MY apartment.
- Speaking of eating crap ... do you know that SpaghettiOs with Meatballs AND Franks is the most delicious thing EVAH?!?
- At no point did the storm ever get frightening (for me, anyway). However, I DID prepare a "Go Bag" before I went to sleep - just in case we had to get out quickly. My bag contained water, cat food, a change of clothing and all my prescriptions. They also tell you to bring extra cash - but the only "extra" money I had was the container of quarters I keep for doing laundry. Between the water and the quarters, my Go Bag was HEAVY - thank goodness I didn't need to use it.
- My phone didn't stop ringing all weekend. Don't get me wrong - I'm extremely lucky to have such a large number of people who care about me - but after a while the volume of calls became overwhelming. In fact I still have a dozen voicemails to listen to.
- Finally, the power in my building never went down - although a block or so away they lost power for a while. Our downstairs neighbor explained that our building is on the same electric grid at the nearby hospital, so our power rarely goes down. In fact, during the blackout a few years ago, our block never lost power. As Martha Stewart would say: It's a Good Thing.
How did YOU fare over the weekend?? Even if you don't live on the East Coast, please share your thoughts and experiences in the Comments section.
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Sunday, August 28, 2011
Featured Model - Jay Pena
Jay Pena is 23 years-old and is a model/actor from New York City.
| Details: Height:6' 2" Weight:180 lbs Chest:42" Waist:32" Shoe:12.0 |
Model Mayhem Profile
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