My hosting gig last night at the weekly Westgay party was so much fun!  Great crowd, great energy, and a reminder that one of the best parts about living in NYC is that you get to meet and mingle with people from all over the world.           I love a melting pot!  

QUESTION: IS PANDORA BOXX OLDER THAN SHE LOOKS? Ho, Ho, Ho, look who’s teaming up for a holiday show—NYC performer Sherry Vine and Drag Race contestant Pandora Boxx.  The show’s title: A Very Cougar Christmas.     Sherry, who’s been screeching singing in drag since the early 1990s, certainly fits the cougar category.  But isn’t bouncy,…

Who should I run into going home from Thanksgiving dinner last night?   A couple of young drag queens—on the subway! The girls were quite tipsy, and the blond slurred that it was her first time in drag.  (New queens never have coats.)     I was little nervous for the duo because not everyone on the R…

Move over, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.  You’ve been replaced by a new crop of alternative drag queens from Bushwick, Bed-Stuy and other edgy ‘hoods who are eager to sing the the praises of their beloved borough. Members of the thriving scene are profiled in a new ongoing series in the HuffingtonPost, and it is rah-rah-Brooklyn time!  …

Poor cocaine—Back in the 1970s, it was the jet set’s favorite party drug, white lines on silver trays.     As the years went by, cocaine became saddled with an addictive and violent reputation that got even worse when crack entered the scene. Now it’s best known fans are disgraced meatheads, like Toronto mayor Rob Ford and…

My birthday was on Sunday, and I chose to spend it solo. I’ve been busy lately and I needed some time to chill and be contemplative.  The only thing on my agenda was to attempt a new salad recipe.  I barely know how to cook, and expanding my capabilities seemed like a good idea for my…