Here is a screen shot of 2008′s Top 25 songs from my iTunes.
Surprising, isn’t it?

Happy New Year!

Oh oh. The Holiday Low Ballin’ Special Hotnuts party looks like a very festive night. Jaime and das hussy were at the turntables and had the hottest beats. From what I heard, Mary was the best hostess, as always.

Oliver and I wish we were there. But instead, we were stuck in Chicago. Oprah had invited us for a late night pizza snack at her house.

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Happy Holidays, dear readers.

I would like to share a quote from Myra Breckinridge by Gore Vidal, which I am currently reading. It uses one of my favourite holiday related words, which I had never heard before this December (thanks to El Bear Ho): Bauble.

“I preferred to be Greer Garson, a gracious lady whose compassionate breasts were more suited to be last pillow for a dying youth than the baubles for the coarse hands of some horny boy.”

Dance your holiday din dins away & come down to the Beav.

Hosted by Mary Messhausen
DJs Jaime Sin and produzentin

The Beaver
1192 Queen St. W.

Saturday, December 27th, 10:30pm

Jingle balls in festive drag

When 100% Pure Love by Crystal Waters came out, my Bavarian friend Kiki and I were all over the dance floor of our favourite club, Construction Five (Yes, there were lots of Bauarbeiter, we loved das Milieu. And yes, they let underage girls in).

Had I asked myself where 100% Pure Love’s cowbell came from, I would have stumbled across the following treasure before: Jeanette “Lady” Day – Come Let Me Love You. First pressed as a 12″ on the legendary New York disco label Prelude, it got a so-called Mastermix treatment by Shep Pettibone in 1982. This was one of the mixes that were featured on Shep’s radio show and the biggest mixes were subsequently released on a Prelude compilation.

But now, without further ado, please enjoy the moans and cowbells of Jeanette “Lady” Day.
Download it at the great Beat Electric or listen below.

*attention: well known Madonna trivia following*
I bet Madonna must have heard Jeanette moaning in the 80ties. Why else would she have called Shep? First a couple of remixes for the lady (Color Mix of True Blue) until he finally produced Vogue for Ms. Ciccone.

It was mentioned on a late night talk show and I thought it was just the host’s invention. Then Mary sent me the link to Fire Meets Desire, which basically equals Flame, the fragrance by Burger King:

“The Whopper sandwich is America’s favourite Burger. Flame by BK captures the essence of that love and gives it to you. Behold the scent of seduction, with a hint of flame-broiled meat.”

It is available onläne, some stores in NY but not at Burger King. I don’t get it. But I want to smell like grilled meat.

p.s. Aren’t all good things named Flame?

RuPaul as the president-elect couple in a holiday promotion for his new TV show, RuPaul’s Drag Race. Starting February 2nd.

(via dlisted)

I’m all excited about the eyepatch movie, Valkyrie. The two quotes below sent me over the edge: Now I want to see it.
Soon, we’re going to have friends visiting: Bitz & Bobs. To make sure they don’t get bored I’m putting together a list of activities including a big night out at the movies with Tom Cruise.
It’s all about fun, fun, fun.

“Looks like the Razzies are confident in their prophesy that “Valkyrie” will land in their next derby, which commences on Jan. 21 when noms are unveiled. Last year the Razzie ceremony ended with big photos on stage of films they expect to see next year. Tom Cruise in that eyepatch got the biggest play “” and the most howls, guffaws and applause from the audience.”
(LA Times)

“”œYou can”™t make a World War II movie with no American soldiers in it,” let alone one about a conspiracy whose outcome is a foregone conclusion. (Spoiler alert: Hitler lives.)”
(NY Times)

Can’t wait for the second season of Project Runway Canada.
Premiering January 27 on Global TV.
Iman is back judging.

Thanks Mary.

Earlier: Auf’d in T.O.

Did you just get here? No, I was here earlier for the circle jerk # I want to have ninner (night dinner). But you can only have that when you had drunch and dunch before. # New dance: rusty machinery getting oiled for the first time in 4 months # New drag name, not sure if it has found a person yet: Pearly Nipple, sister of Misty Discharge # German word that needs to find its way into English: Beipackzettel

When we finally arrive at the Henhouse, our new favourite lezzie neighborhood bar, I discover that the one Mariah CD is missing from their jukebox. The bartender is wearing a Bob Dylan T-shirt (Doh). So I ask Ms Tambourine Man why she took Mimi away. She says something bla bla bla. I tell her: Nobody cares when the tears of a clown fall down.

On the way home, asking the guy in the corner store if we could watch 10,000 BC on his monitors. He says: No.

… how my morning started. Got this email from Mary. Kid Cudi be cute.
Of course he’s on the Kanye album, you already knew that.

Can’t seem to get the charts in order this time.
More or less top ten like. Here we go:

• Osunlade – Momma’s Groove (Jimpster’s Slipped Disc Mix) – Strictly Rhythm
• Runaway – Use Me – Wurst Edits
• Terrence Parker – Tribute EP – ParkerMusicWorks
• Erykah Badu – Real Thang’s House (MME Did it Mix) – Examplary Music
• Telephone – Stop In The Name of Love (Terrence Parker’s Deep In Love Remix) / Same Old Song (Terrence Parker’s Same Song Different Day Remix) – ParkerMusicWorks
• DJ Spen Presents The Jersey Maestros – He’s So Real (DJ Spen Praise Party Mix) – Code Red
• Róisín Murphy – Movie Star (Sam & Di Angelis ‘She Is Beautiful’ Remix)
• Black Science Orchestra – Save Us (MotorCitySoul Remix) – Junior Boys Own
• Joey Negro – Love Hangover (DJ Spen Club Mix) – Z Records
• Motor City Drum Ensemble – Raw Cuts #2 – Raw Cuts
• Bostro Pesopeo – Falls (Hercules & Love Affair Remix) – Permanent Vacation
• Soul Deep Collective – Release Me (AC’s Jak Mix) – Wallshaker
• Kuniyuki Takahashi – All These Things (Theo Parrish Remix Vocal Version) – Mule Musiq Japan
• Kanye West – Love Lockdown (Guy Robin Underground mix) – Raw House

Method Man in an ad campaign for adidas.
No reason except that he’s so hot proddy is about to mess herself!!!

Christien Meindertsma is a designer from Netherlands who came up with these ginormous, hand knitted poufs. They make a perfect holiday gift and add some winter craftiness to every home.

Every poof should have a pouf. Get me the big one. Thanks.

There is some crazy politics happening over here in Canada. I will spare you the boring details. However, my most beloved G-G is moving into uncharted territory with the decisions she faces. This whole G-G situation keeps me on my toes. Really.

Roisin Murphy’s recent concert in Brussels is now available as a video stream on her website: roisinmurphy.com

Earlier: Malo on Roisin Live in Cologne, November ’07

Above is a photo of a page from Place Space, the magazine featuring John Waters at home. So, of course, this is showing one of his many book piles.

And what can we see CLEARLY in the pile to the right? John Waters has a copy of Ausserirdische Zwitterwesen / Alien Hybrid Creatures, the book by die Professorin Michael Krebber.

Below is my personal re-visualisation of the book pile for your viewing pleasure.

Well done.

So much fur last night, I’m glad we didn’t get PETA paint bombed. Thank you all for the fun times.

Fay Slift is the best big girl. Loved her performance. Watch it on youtube.

More pictures after the jump.
Mary, PG, my dress by Mary.
Mary, PG, my hair by PG.

Finally, Mary and me had cocktail glasses that matched our thirst

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Yesterday, Mary and me went to Miss C’s Closet, a new drag store in an back alley near Yonge and Wellesley. Not only looked the store great from the outside, we just had a very pleaseuarble shopping experience. Highly recommended.

With our bags stuffed, we hailed and cab and drove to the Powerplant to see a performance by Ei Arakawa. He used Scott Lyall’s exhibition as his set, two pictures below.

Perfect Saturday.

We’re super excited to have Fay Slift performing at Hotnuts for the first time.

Hosted by Mary Messhausen
DJs das hussy and produzentin

The Beaver
1192 Queen St. W.

Saturday, November 22nd, 10.30pm
$5 cover, free in drag

Based on his release schedule, Mr. Louis Burns can be considered the Kate Bush of house music. Better known as Lil Louis, his last release was the single “Clap Your Hands” in ’97. A great, stomping house song. Of course, before that he released the now classic house albums “Journey With the Lonely” in ’92, featuring the single “Club Lonely“, and his 1989 debut “From the Mind of Lil Louis” including the moaning anthem “French Kiss”.

And now, it looks like a new double album is coming out later this year, titled “Two Sides To Every Story”. Lil Louis’ website is a bit wonky (now updated and pictures only), however a few release events seem to be scheduled. For instance, one in his hometown Chicago on Christmas Day.
Apart from that, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of promotion happening for the release yet. In an interview with Little Louis Vega and Lil’ Louis, LL mentions that only the LLs have his new single “Crazy”.

Aptly titled Two Sides to Every Story, the album is written entirely by Lil Louis from a woman’s perspective, depicting their joy, love and heartache of being with an enigmatic artist. The Double CD, Side A and Side AA is divided between R n B and Dance – it will move you and have you moving. (…) In an unparalleled move, Two Sides to Every Story will be released with a companion book, entitled A Man’s Diary: A Good Man”™s Search for a Good Woman. Louis skillfully uses two art forms to speak candidly about love, life, and relationships.

The text above is taken from his website and together with the album cover below, I can’t help but think about R. Kelly. I’m hopeful that this doesn’t mean anything bad for the new music.

With friends I had so many great party nights dancing to Lil Louis music. I still remember one gay tea dance at Plastik (long closed) in Frankfurt. We were still kind of high from the music when the DJ played the last song. As the music faded out my best friend screamed: “Spiel’ noch ein Lied, meine Pille kommt grade!” (Play another song, my pill is just kicking in) , which was greeted with laughter. Sure enough, the DJ played one more song and we totally freaked out: Club Lonely.

Jean Paul Lespagnard sent me pictures of his spring 2009 collection for 1.2.3. Here is a another excerpt from my interview with him:

“Sometimes I’m finding fabric, sometimes I’m hearing stories., sometimes I meet someone and I get inspired, sometimes it is a movie. Like my next collection (for 1.2.3.) is about Sylvester Stallone. When I was in Hyeres, I had this idea about doing a collection about Jaqueline, like she is fed up with Texas and she is watching the movie Cliffhanger. So she decides to go to Austria to become a climber and she is completely obsessed by Sylvester Stallone at the end, so she is watching Rocky Balboa. So my next collection will be about climbers and boxers.”

That’s how she feel (sometimes).
The new Beck video is for Youthless, my favourite song on his latest album.
So many faces in one clip, watch the clip here and pictures of ghostface and wigface below.

“There’s a bottomless pit that we’ve been climbing from
Just to get on level ground”

(thanks Kevin)

Serena: He asked me to pose for him, in his studio. To be his muse.

Blair: And you said yes?

Serena: Why not? It is romantic.

Blair: No, it’s a death trap. Being a muse never works out.

Serena: Plenty of women have been both lover and muse to famous artists. Like Picasso.

Blair: Serena, a guy starts out in his blue period and everything’s great. But it’s only a matter of time until he’s all into cubism and it’s some other girl’s eye coming out of her forehead.

True Blood details the co-existence of vampires and humans in a small town in Lousiana. The HBO series centers on Sookie Stackhouse (played by Canadian content Anna Paquin, who won an Oscar for her supporting role in The Piano about 30 years ago), a telepathic waitress at a diner, who falls in love with the much older, but still young & pale looking vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer). The show is written by Alan Ball, who also did Six Feet Under. Gay.

It is very easy to see the vampires (who are referred to as fangs) as a metaphor for the fags (who are also referred to as gays).

I think I have a ‘like / hate’ relationship with the show, tipping over to ‘like’ with the most recent episodes:
- There is tons of fang banging
- There is the gay character of Lafayette, a cook, drug dealer, Internet porn wannabe
- There is vampire blood dealing, cause ‘v’ (as it is also called) is like a drug, enhancing the nine human senses

Now, finally, I’m coming to the point of the whole post. On Sunday, I heard about the second season of True Blood. We had brunch with Canadian-cutie Jeremy Podeswa, who told us that he is going to direct a couple of episodes for the next round of fang fun. I can’t reveal more, he made me sign a non-disclosure fagreement. My teeth are already growing with fangcitement.

More: Interview with Alan Ball

We had a blast last night at Vazoween. Mary Messhausen was hosting & No Bra was performing. Check out all the pictures on flickr.
I brought my ghost costume back, this time as T-Pain’s ghost as a Christmas tree.

Mary during the best costume contest

Earlier:
Vazoween 2006

Mariah is a showgirl, blows up her ex-bf’s car and then it snows inside the club.
Of course, she is using M by Mariah in the clip.

Thanks for coming out last night. Gartina ripped her cloths before performing the third song, so there is a slightly NSFW picture after the jump.

Noteworthy tidbit: I caught Mary making out with a boy (I think) in the downstairs bathroom.

My dress by Mary.

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We’re having a classic Hotnuts night.

Performance by Gartina
Hosted by Mary Messhausen
DJs Will Munro & produzentin

The Beaver
1192 Queen St. W.

Saturday, October 25th, 10.30pm
$5 cover, free in drag
Prancey Girl at the door

Jaime played Lucky by Donna Summer on Saturday and I had totally forgotten about the Giorgio Moroder produced song from the Bad Girls album. I fell in love all over again, of course the rhythm track but also the way Donna sings here. In some parts it almost sounds like fantasy English to me, although the story is pretty straight forward:

I knew he wouldn’t beg
So I gave in without fighting
Been so long since I’ve been this way
Since I loved this way
So I asked him if he would stay for a while

Lucky comes easy
Lucky’s not shy
And if you’re lucky
You’ll go for a ride

I think it would be great on stage in fantasy English.

It seems I have a weakness for songs called Lucky:
If there is nothing missing in my life, then why do these tears come at night.

Lucky be sad.

I’m a bit behind on 30 Rock, catching up on season one. When Mariah said that she loves the comedy TV show, I should have watched all episodes right away.

30 Rock deals with the behind the camera action of the fictional live sketch comedy series, The Girlie Show with Tracy Jordan.

Here is a short clip about the age of Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski). It starts of with Jenna being cross examined by network executive Jack Donaghy (Alex Baldwin).
Two perfect minutes. Enjoy.

T-Pain feat. Ludacris – Chopped N Skrewed video

The clip features an elephant, T-Pain morphing into a CGI-lion and lot’s of chopping & skrewing (who would have thought?!). Sounds like a brilliant video to me.

p.s. ve u evr ben n th VIP rm of yur fvrte strppp clbbb?

In the newest issue of Place Space, designer Todd Oldham fotographs John Waters at home. The book comes wrapped in a custom designed poster as well as tear out postcards featuring books from Water”™s shelves such as “œSex on Horseback” and “œGay John”. Also included are essays by Todd Oldham and Cindy Sherman.

More pictures & info at Ammo Books (via).

I just placed my order.

“A light, fresh, clean scent that embodies a fusion of the elements. The idea was to create a perfume close to the elements of water and air, but with a futuristic approach. Express “the Back to nature” side of Bernhard with a pure & essential fragrance.”
- Lucas Sieuzac, Perfumer

Available as #2 in the collection of Six Scents: Series One
Each fragrance is limited to 2000 bottles & raises money for Designers Against Aids

don’t get me started on the typography for the Bernhard scent

The Mercer Union is re-opening on Bloor & Landsdowne and the celebrate the new location there is a party Wednesday night.

Jaime and I will be djing from around 9pm.
Can’t wait to finally dj with Jaime again. Last weekend, we spent a wonderful Saturday night together, that involved Nuit Blanche, Schlitzer Kümmelschnaps and a bear party.

The new issue of Mode Depesche has just been released. The cover of the fashion magazine features model and actress Marisa Berenson (granddaughter of famous fashion designer Elisa Schiaparelli). You may remember Marisa from her roles in Barry Lydon or Visconti’s Death in Venice. Of course there are many photos of her. I only want to point you to the cover of Vogue (July 1970), together with Helmut Berger.
Also, there is an interview with Peter Berlin done by Claus.

Anyway, at the beginning of July I did a short trip to Brussels to meet up with designer Jean-Paul Lespagnard to talk about his latest collections, French fries, obsessions and Madonna”™s death.

Pictures of his work and the interview after the jump.

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Here is my to-be-expected Bernhard Willhelm fashion show post. When I saw the first pictures, I liked the collection, thinking it was very modern with a mix of Bernhard styles. Some of which were shown in previous catwalks, but now with updated patterns and cuts.

Then I saw the close ups below. Sausage necklaces.
I’m tempted to call the buyers of the boutiques to make sure they have ordered those.

Here are some of my favourite outfits.

The whole collection seems very wearable to me. ‘Wearable’ sounds like something horrible to write about a collection. Anyway, it’s amaaaaaazzzzzing (pronounced in a very gay way).

Mama Messhausen packed The Onyx Hotel. The traditional Philippino love song followed by Proud Mary had the crowd joining in on the action & screaming for more. Das Hussy had some great records with her & googly eyes on her breasts that got flashed to a few lucky people (wish I had a picture).
It was a very memorable evening, thank you all for coming.

More pictures after the jump & Irene’s blog.

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Pictures from the Sping/Summer 2009 collection by Maison Martin Margiela.
Mary and my order is in: have to buy everything. It is in investment: there are rumors flying that this might by Martin Margiela’s last collection after the fashion house celebrated it’s 20th anniversary this year.

Source & more pictures.

The milliner Stephen Jones has launched his first fragrance at Dover Street Market in London. The collaboration with Comme des Garcons will soon be available at CdG boutiques worldwide. The perfume is described as a “meteorite crashing into a violet” or “futuristic but rococo”. It includes notes of violet, violet leaf, ‘synthesized cyber aldehyde’, clove, carnation, rose, jasmine, heliotrope, gaiac wood, magma, black cumin, vetiver and amber.

Sounds like a perfect CdG fragrance to me. Of course, I want it. Thanks.
(Hail Mary!)

Earlier: Stephen Jones ecstasy hat

Hosted by Mary Messhausen
Performance at midnight
DJ’s das hussy & produzentin

Saturday, September 27, 10pm
$5 cover, free in drag

The Beaver
1192 Queen St. W.

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When I attended a couple of Prince concerts last year, I was hoping for a live album. Especially of the aftershows that took place at a smaller venue at the O2 Arena in London. And in October, a little bit over a year later, this is what’s happening.

Prince and photographer Randee St. Nicolas are releasing 21 Nights, a book of photographs spanning his London residency, including poetry, lyrics and “Indigo Night,” a CD–available only with the book–capturing Prince’s live after-show sessions.

Update: Tracklist of the CD
Pictures: Housequake (click for additional pictures)

Surprise: I’m a little bit in love with Kanye, again.

Of course, it all started when he sang his new single, Love Lockdown at the MTV Awards. Then he posted the song on his blog, then yesterday, a new version. Update: Now on iTunes.

After listening to the song on repeat, I found the above picture of ‘Ye at New York fashion week on Laura’s blog. How could I have not fallen for a sad puppy?

I can feel something inside me say
I really don’t think you’re strong enough

One question remains: Is Kanye the new Cher?
At least, he has to be the new Queen of Auto-Tune. There is lots of hope that his new album, tentatively titled 808′s & Heartbreak (out December 16), has lots of filters on his singing voice. Rumor has it the raps are gone.

One of my favourite German bands, Deichkind is returning with a new album in October. The record and first single are called Arbeit Nervt (Work Sucks). DikeKid are hailing from Hamburg and started out as a Hip-Hop combo before venturing to their current, more electro based sound.

With their new single Deichkind are again on the border of hick-ness (Prolltum) and party alarm.

The video for Arbeit Nervt is by Alex and Liane, who worked with Bloc Party, The Ting Tings and also did the excellent Deichkind video for Ich betäube mich (I’m narcotizing myself)

Watch Arbeit Nervt and see how much fun beer cans provide.
The HQ clip is currently unavailable on AlexandLiane’s site.
(via spex tweet)

Geh’ du do ma lieber hin für misch.

T-Pain on an elephant, red carpet clown midgets & a plushy.

Photo by Wireimage/MTV

Obviously, it’s Toronto International Film Festival tyme.
My sister is in town and took the pictures.
Don’t you love family?

Every gay blog on the planet has written about Milk. The new Gus van Sant biopic about Harvey Milk, the first openly gay city supervisor of San Francisco, and gay rights activist. Milk and Mayor George Moscone were shot to death by resigned city supervisor Dan White in 1978.

The movie opens later this year.
Sean Penn plays Harvey Milk.
Watch gay gayness below.

SF Chronicle (March 2008): It’s a wrap – ‘Milk’ filming ends in S.F.

read my latest twitter updates below the comments in the sidebar of this blog.

We just saw The House Bunny. Anna Faris is amazing.

I wish there was a clip of the Aztec Party, which is one of the highlights of the fim, online. Might this be a Hotnuts theme? AztecNuts?

Watch the trailer below.

NYT review

And I’m not talking about Gossip Girl here. It’s the Governor General I’m interested in. It all comes down to this: Queen Elisabeth II. has a lot to do with reigning over 16 countries, so she needs a Governor General in Canada.

I’m obsessed with the role of the G-G for several reasons:

• Most importantly: There is only one person above the G-G, the Queen
• The G-G is addressed as His/Her Excellency
• The G-G has his/her own flag and it is stunning. I would like to get a dress made out of a fabric with that cute little lion printed all over.

Maybe one day I can become a G-G, too. I’m an immigrant lady, so I have one of the prerequisites. However, the G-G gets appointed on advice of the Canadian Prime Minister. Mmmmh. There should be a way!

xoxo
gg

Her Excellency’s flag (source)

G-G in the news: read the article

The Toronto International Film Fest starts next week.
It’s blockbuster time.

Burn After Reading

Directed by the Coen brothers this has probably the most Hollywood stars. It premiered in Venice yesterday with Bard Pitt, George Clooney, Tilda Swinton in attendance.

Miracle at St. Anna

The new Spike Lee movie. Two years ago, I went to see his 4 hour documentary “When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts“. I was hoping he would give a little speech and Q&A but basically, he only said, here is my documentary, you should not take a break while watching it. Thanks.

Synecdoche, New York

Written & (first time) directed by Charlie Kaufman. The general release date for the film is October 24 but there seems to be no trailer yet.

Earlier:
Burn Miracle Synecdoche

And now something totally unrelated but unequally more important:

I’m That Chick

There are first rumors that my favourite track of E=MC, I’m That Chick, is the next Mariah single. Expect full coverage right here.

Just when I thought I would never mention Tom Ford on the blog, I see the ad for his White Patchouli perfume featuring Erykah Badu. Do I have to cop it now?

That was a fun night that kicked off the new Hotnuts season. Thank you for coming out and making it happen.

Karen and Lex showed up as Wendy O-Mage and gave one of the best Hotnuts performances. There was beaver shaving, tampon eating & dick cutting, all in 4 minutes. What more can one ask for?

The pictures of the performance are after the jump as they are a slightly NSFW.

Maybe these outfits have been influenced by this trip?

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You’ve probably been wondering, why doesn’t she have the iPhone already? I know, I know. But there is a simple answer: I was waiting for the pink edition.

I’ve been playing with the new phone for 2 days now and I appreciate all the features. On the other hand, I’m thinking, do I really need it? So, I guess I’m going to return it in the next couple of days. This is the new me. I can admire things from afar. Right.

Party with us at the season premiere of Hotnuts.

Performance by Wendy O-Mage
(Karen & Lex)
Hosted by Mary Messhausen
DJ’s Luis Jacob and produzentin

The Beaver
1192 Queen St. W.

$5 cover, free in crazy drag

The iPhone App store is selling about 20 Bible applications. Wanna get them all.
…
Roisin Murphy covered Slave to Love by Bryan Ferry for Gucci. Listen to the full song in the behind the scenes footage for the new Gucci by Gucci Pour Homme ad (via).
…
I’m back in Toronto after a long summer in sausageland. After I got here, I had such a sausage craving that I had to buy my favourite Bratwürstchen immediately. I can only recommend Johnsonville sausages. My personal favourites are Brats, Beer’n'Brats and for that extra special German-Canadian fusion taste sensation breakfast sausages with maple syrup.
…
I kind of want to visit Johnsonville, Wisconsin and do a tour of the sausage factory where I can stuff brats in all my orifices.

Pictures of the Comme des Garcons for H&M collection have leaked on the interwebs.
Very CdG with a touch of office clown. Want it.
More looks.

This time the charts have lots of double entries, like artists, labels, remixers.
Enjoy them twice.

1. Danny Clark & Jay Benham feat. Susu Bobien – Wondrous (Muthafunkaz Remix) – Strictly Rhythm
   You know I like a gospel number on top. Streaming on Strictly’s myspace.
2. Bernard Badie – Time Reveals (Club Use Only) – Mojuba
   This is a re-release from 1994.
3. Hercules & Love Affair – You Belong (D’s New Rhythm Bounce) – DFA
   Bouncy & funky. It’s a stone winner.
4. Aaron-Carl – Oasis (Nick Holder Vocal Dub) – Superb
5. Fantasia – Not The Way I Do (Jovonn Remix) – Promo
6. Bernard Badie feat. Dajae – Truth Hurts (Club Mix) – Smooth Agent
   The upcoming Aaron-Carl remix is streaming on his myspace.
7. The Sunburst Band – Rough Times (Joey Negro Club Mix) – Z Records
   Perfect disco.
8. The Sunburst Band – Journey To The Sun (Dennis Ferrer Remix) – Z Records
9. Home & Garden feat. Chez Damier – In And Out (JT Donaldson Dub) – Om
10. Groove Armada feat. Angie Stone – Feel The Same (Muthafunkaz Love Remix) – Strictly Rhythm
11. Ricky L – Your House (*****L Remix) – Ibadan
    Basically an Alanis Morissette remix. Heard it first when ND play it at Die Boot.
12. Watussi – If All We Had Was Love – Sticky Disc
13. Babytalk – Chance (Hercules & Love Affair Remix) – Sticky Disc
14. Mariah Carey feat. LL Cool J – I’ll Be Lovin’ U Long Time (Remix) – Island
    I put this one at the end but it is another category. My favourite remix off E=MC².

Trannyshack, the long-running weekly drag-show in San Francisco, founded by Heklina is closing the doors. They have a Kiss Off Party on August 23rd featuring their greatest performers and special guests including Lady Bunny and Lady Miss Kier.

The first time I went must have been in ’96 or ’98. And then almost every Tuesday for a couple of months in 2004.

I couldn’t find my most memorable performances online, featuring a drag zombie dancing to Beyonce or blood pouring down a bucket onto the drag queen in a stars and strips bathing suit lip-syncing Irene Cara’s Flashdance, What A Feeling… Anyway, check out Heklina’s and Glamamore’s version of All Is Full of Love:

What are your thoughts on Trannyshack closing its doors as a weekly event?
Lady Bunny: “With all of those hags out of work I am terribly concerned for the safety and sanitation of San Francisco”™s streets!”

Interviews with Heklina, Lady Bunny
Lots of performance videos on youtube & interview with Heklina

From the Moncler Gamma Rouge collection A/W 2008/2009.
Basically, I want it. I’m ready for winter.
(via stylebubble)

Ok. This be crazy. It looks like Mary Messhausen shaved her head just to be in Madonna’s latest video Give It 2 Me.

My dear friend Mary left Germany a week ago and now I make this disturbing discovery. She hadn’t told me about it, because she knows I love long hair. Always have. Now, you tell me, who rocked the Lanvin sunglasses better: Mary Messhausen with short or long hair?

In der Zwischenzeit wurde “Madonna Und Wir. Bekenntnisse.” veröffentlicht. Aus diesem Anlass möchte ich ein sehr privates Bekenntnis aus meinem Text zu dem Buch preisgeben. Don’t judge.

“Es muss also Silvester 1992 gewesen sein. Toffi und ich waren auf eine Party im Cosmic Space Club in Fulda eingeladen, Madonna und das Sex Buch spukten nun schon seit Monaten in unseren Köpfchen rum. Wir waren so aufgestachelt, dass wir uns inspiriert genug fanden, eine “Sex”-artige Szene auf der Toilette zu inszenieren. Wir schauten uns in dem grossen Raum um und Toffi sagte: “œSetz”™ du dich aufs Waschbecken, hinter den Wasserhahn, dann lassen wir das Wasser laufen und ich trinke wie ein kleines Kätzchen von dem spirtzenden Nass.” Ich versuchte mich also auf das Waschbecken zu wuchten. Mein Hinterteil war kaum auf dem Becken gelandet, meine Füsse hatten soeben den Kontakt zum Fussboden verloren, da passierte es: Zuerst ein Knarzen, gefolgt von einem Riesenknall, einem Bersten, das Waschbecken krachte auf den Boden und ich mit ihm. Meine Hände bluteten. Mein weisses Röckchen war plötzlich rosa und rot. Happy New Year!”

Das Buch kann z.b. hier bestellt werden.

Photo by Steven Meisel taken from Sex by Madonna

Dear Readers,

After Frankfurt Gay Pride, the tour with Ms. Messhausen led us through 3 countries and 5 cities in 8 days. It was the blast, during which we rediscovered our love for the German article “die” (pronounced dee). As some of you may remember this site started as dieproduzentin.de

After Mary went back to Toronto last Sunday, I needed a rest from the binge purge & shopping excesses. Cocooning seemed like the only solution.

Tuesday night, I watched “Die Stein“, a new TV series about die lustig lüsterne Lehrerleben. A welcome surprise of the show is the former Fassbinder actress Irm Herrman in a supporting role as the school’s secretary.

Anyway, here is a picture of die pumps I bought in Antwerp. Now, I’m asking myself, might die MMM heels be to demure?

xoxo
p

Photo by Bitz

Pedro Almodóvar is blogging about his new movie Los Abrazos Rotos (Broken Embraces) which is partly shot in Lanzarote and staring Penelope Cruz. His posts are available in Spanish, French and English. For instance, there are notes on a couple of screen tests (first picture below).
The film is going to be released in spring 2009.

Here is an excerpt about his photophobia:

If you ever find a photo where yours truly appears, in an interior, hidden behind dark glasses and a hat, don”™t think that I”™ve turned into a jerk in search of glamour, I”™m just a director who suffers from photophobia, scorched by hundreds of kilowatts of light.
But, in the cinema, the light is what matters. Without the light with which Von Sternberg lit Marlene”™s face, Marlene would never have been Dietrich, she would have just been a sarcastic girl who was verging on chubby. The magic is in the light, so I won”™t complain.
Bye for now.

“European porn-start beginning her career in L.A. This is no use either.”
© Pedro Almodóvar

“Lluis Homar (in vintage) fixing Penélope”™s Chanel (also vintage) while she”™s daydreaming.”
© Pedro Almodóvar

“I apologized to my companions in the photo for my conventional outfit (an always attractive Armani tuxedo). To my relief Alaska supported my choice. After fifty, she told me, you become either a gentleman or Sigfried and Roy.”
© Pedro Almodóvar

(…) I intend to say as little as possible about the story and the characters, I”™ll wander around on the fringes, in purely tangential elements. You”™ll think I”™ve got a real cheek, and I”™m sure you”™re right. (Anything to celebrate the lack of intermediaries). I”™ve been nurturing a dream for some time. I”™d like that at least once spectators would go to see one of my films without knowing what it”™s about.
I know that it”™s an almost impossible dream, but I”™m going to try to get as near to it as possible. Still, I am going to show lots of images of the different processes, images that will be transferred directly from my camera to this page. (source)

More pictures after the jump.

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Fuck the Pain Away sung by Miss Piggy. (via exdirk)

Earlier: Miss Piggy almost nude

Gay Pride Frankfurt is this weekend & we’re awaiting Mary Messhausen for the parade tomorrow.

In case you’re going to be about town and still looking for a bag or you just ordered your Kelly and it hasn’t arrived yet, fear no longer: Now you can get your Kelly paper bag from the Hermes website. A couple of styles are available, just cut & glue. (via jocko)

Finally, here is Doc Nancy from the Maths Ship. She’s got a new quiz and is glad to counsel you with your problems. Doc Nancy is in. More pictures after the jump.

As I am a spokeswoman of the Year of Mathematics I am very busy these days to bring the infinite joy of numbers and calculations to the people. The highlight of this noble duty was my visit to the Maths Ship. Going there just felt like finally coming home. The visitors where mesmerized by the exhibition of those wonderful mathematical phenomena depicted in beautiful colors and shapes. They appreciated my further explanations and the crazy patterns of the wallpapers worked great with my outfit.
This experience told me that I am ready for another mathematical life counseling session. As always you can leave any of your personal problems in the comments section. I will give you the answer to your question from the mathematical point of view. No matter if you have problems in your love life, with your styling or whatever: There is always a formula that can help!

One of my dearest readers told me that he urgently needs another mathematical challenge from me. Thus, in addition to the counseling session I’ll introduce to you a famous mathematical problem called The Costume Jewelry Problem:
Imagine you’re on a game show and you have to choose one out of three doors. You know that behind two doors is only costume jewelry and behind the third door is real jewelry plus everything else you ever dreamed of. But you (unlike the host) don’t know what is behind which door. After you made your choice the host opens another door with costume jewelry behind it. Then he offers you to take the other still closed door instead of your first choice.
Now the question is: Is it an advantage to swap your choice or to stay by your first choice in order to increase the chances to win everything you ever dreamed of? Or doesn’t it make any difference at all?
There is no prize to win as the solution might be quite easy to google. But those among you who loved the quizzes might have great fun with this problem and get some insight to the strange world of probability theory.

To sum this up, you can send me all your problems as this is a mathematical life counseling session or you can leave solutions for the Costume Jewelry Problem or any other comment you would like to make. I will gladly respond in any case.

Love,Ӭ
Nancy

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To sweeten the time until Doc Nancy comes back with her mathematical life counseling session, why not count to 4? Apparently, Feist and the Muppets love it. Watch the clip below.

I guess I can say we had a wonderful night at Parage. Everyone was worried it was going to be empty because of the new Rauchverbot in Cologne. But au contraire, there was dancing at Sixpack.

I wish there were cute pictures of Malo, Bernd, Viola, Michi, Oliver, Herr Krebber, Michael & Peter but all I can give you is me on crutches. What can I tell you? I only wanted to have some fun & now someone said I might have a dancing-sporn. This is just screwed up (verkorkst).

Parage
Thursday, July 10, 10pm
DJ’s Viola Klein and produzentin
Sixpack, Aachener Str. 33, Cologne

I’m very excited for Thursday. Thank you Peter for the invitation.

I’m basically overdosed on Gaudi.

Please send all your broken colorful tiles to my attention and I’ll prepare a turtle world out of them that will rival the Sagrada Familia but gayer. It shall be called “Gay Guell Tortuga (Gay)”. It shall take 77 years to be completed but it will not be finished ever. Think of it as an objet.

The turtle world will provide happiness to all people and will open everyday at 9 am. But the best pictures can be taken before 8 am, before the tourist busses arrive.

The merchandise shop will be open 24 h. The customers will be served free water.

Turtle World (Rendering 1)

Bearcelona: The Gaudi Years

I would love to see a picture of the beheaded Hitler from Berlin’s Madame Tussaud’s. I’ve googled it a bit but can’t find it anywhere… Last Saturday, the second visitor of the newly opened wax museum ripped of Adolf’s head. Amazing.

I’m back in Frankfurt after my Bearcelona vacation.

Here is a greenscreen version of Mariah’s Touch My Body video. It’s perfect. Everything that is not Mariah has been cut out. Thank you Oliver Laric.

(via omgblog and fourfour)

German Pavilion by Mies van der Rohe

Reading the daily newspaper Que the day after Spain won the Euro 2008 in front of the entrance to Sagrada Familia

More on flickr

Bernhard Willhelm Men’s Spring Summer 2009 (via)
Diane Pernet has some pictures too.

It seems to me Bernhard’s back on track with the menswear. Liking the boy/girl look.

Below are a few quotes from the book Candy Darling by Candy Darling, published 1992 through Hanuman. During the course of a day Candy committed her thoughts to a soft-covered notebook writing about things such as recipes, drafts of letters, makeup tips, addresses, etc. Then, there are pages of speculation; words meant to be used as a rebuke or compliment, dialogue to be stored away for future use – perhaps for a play she was writing, jokes:

All I could concentrate on for the rest of the morning was the grunting and groaning and the sounds ofthe bed creaking. Gil left around 9 a.m. I was still too stunned to sleep, being persecuted to capacity. As Mr. Right was going out of the door he saw that I was not asleep and said goodbye. His face seemed to be saying to me it’s really you I love mentally it was all you. But then I am not mentally well.

I know it hasn’t all been beer & pretzels for you either.

I see the day coming when the words femme and butch will be more commonly used. I mean to be used for heterosexuals not just for gay or bisexuals. Think of the intersting types.
Female-Heterosexual-type- Basic butch with femme overtones. the drag type
Raq. W. / J. Craw. / Jane Russell
Basic femme – Butch overtones Greta Garbo
Basic femme – femme overtones M.M. L.T.

When a woman wears the same dress twice
Then she doesn’t feel chic.
And when she doesn’t feel chic
She feels insecure
Then she can’t sleep at
night then she suffers from
nervous exhaustion then
that could lead to a
nervous breakdown.

The only law she never broke is the law of gravity.

The only security is health and the ability to adjust in life.

Dear Kathy
First of all please forgive me for not answering sooner. I’ve been so involved with my own identity, which has been so vague, and social commitments, basic living procedures and affairs of the heart that for a while I ceased to exist. Except for other people. (…)

You know me, I’m usually a fan of the light fare. Most of the time, I’m not excatly excited about WWII movies, but this is Spike Lee we’re talking about. This fall his new movie will be released, Miracle at St. Anna. The trailer has a Spielberg feel to it, including a child in dilemma and a 5 million dollar MacGuffin. I guess its deep.

More: MTV interview with Spike Lee on St. Anna
Earlier: spike me

So, I went to the openings of Lucie Stahl (thank you & I owe you) at Dependance in Brussels on Thursday and Herr Krebber at Kunstverein Cologne on Friday.

Thursday and Friday, we went to the fish booth. It felt like I had never eaten fresher fish before. “The sale starts July 1st”, said the Margiela shop woman with the (bad) Amy make-up. Sabs and I had an orange juice across the street from the white building. As I’m on sale diet I didn’t buy anything in Brussels, except for a present.

Friday night, Michaela, Viola and I, disguised as Hase und Igel, went to the second bar first. We quickly ordered Schnitzel. There is nothing better than a Schnitzel at 4am. Michaela (bff) said I should take everything else and not just the Merlin wig. I only wanted long hair. “Aber sie hat doch so gern lange Haare.”

Saturday, got some V&R from Heimat (underground).

I stayed in Brussels for one night and got this comic as a present.

You Belong is my favourite song from the Hercules & Love Affair album.
Watch the video below, the single is out July 7.
I want Kim Ann Foxman’s hair as a wig and a disco muumuu with black stripes.

Earlier: New Hercules

New Coen brothers movie trailer, Burn After Reading.
Can’t wait for Tilda Swinton and Frances McDormand.
In theaters September 12.

Imdb plot summary: A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it.

Aus dem Top 10 Reisefüher Barcelona, unter Schwulen- und Lesbentreffs, #2:

Dietrich Gay Teatro Cafe
Dieser trendige Schwulen-Club verfügt sogar über einen eigenen Garten. Zuweilen treten in den goldfarbenen Interieurs zu House-Musik oder Garagen-Rock Drag Queens, Tänzer und Akrobaten auf.

Today, we spent a wonderful afternoon by the river Main. Doc Nancy was in her best mood when she got a ride on the BierBike, helping them cuties to keep the wheels spinning and the juices flowing. Who knew that chillin’ on a barrel could provide so much fun?

In next to no time, Doc Nancy will be back with her mathematical life counseling session. Get your burning questions ready because Doc Nancy will be happy to give you some valuable advice.

…anyone needs an idea for a prezzie:
Chanel at Dover Street Market
Any item will do. Thank you very much.

Or how about some fake lashes by Viktor & Rolf for Shu Umera?

Is it a wig? Is it an animal? Is it an animal spirit?
No. It’s hair hats by Nagi Noda. More styles on her website.
You might remember Nagi as a director of music videos or the poodle workout.

(via papermag)

Back in Frankfurt, I’ve finally overcome my jet lag. Last night we went to the ballet to see “Impressing the Czar” choreographed by William Forsythe in 1988 and now re-introduced under his guidance. It was performed by the Royal Ballet of Flanders, marking the first time this piece was done by another ensemble.
The last part of Czar has the whole troupe dancing in school girl uniforms to repetitive beats and cymbals. Thoughts of Britney Spears came to my mind, with all the male dancers basically being in Britney hit-me-baby-one-more-time drag.

In case you have to get tickets, go to the box office 10 minutes prior to the show and buy your last minute seats. It’s on for 3 more days only.

Before heading back to Germany, I spent the last couple of days in Montreal. The musée des beaux-arts de Montreal had just opened their retrospective to span 40 years of creation of Yves Saint Laurent. I was especially impressed by the 1965 wedding dress which still looks very modern today.
Below are pictures from the show, click to enlarge.

By now you have probably heard that the designer passed away this weekend.

Wedding dress, 1965

Tom Wesselmann inspired dresses

Moroccan collection

who will be the winner?

toppy femme vs. butchy bottom

carrie bradshaw wants to know.

Mary Messhausen hosted Saturday night’s Hothnuts. At first she had the pleasure to welcome Michelle DuBarry for a surprise performance. Such a treat! As it was Prancey Boy’s birthday, Frostitution had prepared an amazing beehive cake. So yummy. After that, Gartina took the stage and turned it into a catwalk with lyrics like: “Sexually assault me – salt me on the runway now!”. Viola brought hot records from Cologne and Detroit. The dancing went on long after last call.

Thank you for coming to Hothnuts and making our last party before the summer break so much fun. We’re back August 23rd.

Hyacinth and Viola got a messover by Mary. My dress by Vanessa.
More pictures after the jump.

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If you’re struggeling with a costume idea for Hothnuts, why not come as a logo based on a building that looks like the Star Wars Sandcrawler?

I’m talking about the Casa da Música in Porto by Rem Koolhaas and its logo.

There are endless possibilities with Star Wars. Don’t go all Princess Amidala or Leia on us. Maybe except if your Leia cinnamon buns are real edible rolls.

From left to right: Sandcrawler РCasa da M̼sica РCasa da M̼sica logo
(Thanks Kevin R. for the link)

Earlier: Seattle Central Library by Rem Koolhaas

Come and celebrate Hothnuts with us.

Viola is in town and she’ll provide you with kölsche house beats. Also, we’ll be celebrating Prancey Girl’s birthday on Saturday. Be festive & buy her a shot.

The Beaver, 1192 Queen St. W., 10.30pm
$5 cover, free in drag

As Oliver and I are going to be in Germany in June and July we’ll take a summer break.
Hotnuts is back August 23rd.

Green Porno is a series of 8 short films written, directed and featuring Isabella Rossellini made for small, mobile screens. The movies explain the mating rituals of the dragonfly, spider, bee, praying mantis, earthworm, snail and fly.

The Sundance Channel currently only permits US users to view the shorts. But you should be able to check all of them here.

Read the Sundance press release (in pdf) including an interview with Isabella Rossellini: “Then they said … It would be great to do something flashy ““ that was the word they used – that calls attention to these new possibilities. To me, ‘flashy’ translated into sex.”

Below are a couple of screenshots and quotes.
(Thanks Alex)

Earthworm

On the other end of my body I would have my anus – to defecate

Snail

I can withdraw my entire body into my shell
Where I could hide my vagina and my penis
I have both

My anus would end up on top of my head – unfortunately

Spider

If I was a spider I would have six eyes
And still don’t see very well

Fly

Our babies grow up in cadavers
They’re called maggots

Dargonfly

I would have a slim slim body

But first I would clean her vagina
To make sure she would only have my babies

Firefly

If I was a firefly
I would light up my ass at night

Madonna und Wir. Bekenntnisse, ist zum 50. Geburtstag von Madonna bei Suhrkamp erschienen, herausgegeben von Kerstin und Sandra Grether. Für mehr Details zu dem Buch und einen kurzem Auszug aus meinem Text den kompletten Eintrag anklicken.

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I’m excited about djing at the Opening Gala Party of Toronto’s Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival, Inside Out.

The shindigs go down this Thursday, May 15. I’ll be spinning from 10 to midnight. Come early and have some fun. Rory Them Finest takes over after 12, so we’ll keep on dancing. Bring your pointe shoes and join us at Canada’s National Ballet School, 400 Jarvis Street (south of Wellesley Street East).

One of the movies I’m looking forward to see is Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell. The documentary is screening on Sunday, May 18. Get your tickets.

From The Hollywood Reporter:

Johnny Knoxville and Parker Posey are attached to star in John Waters’ Christmas film “Fruitcake.”

The plot is officially under wraps but is said to center on the title character, a boy named after his favorite dessert. He runs away from home during the holidays after he and his parents are caught shoplifting meat, then meets up with a runaway girl raised by two gay men and searching for her birth mother.

This Is That Prods. and Killer Films are producing “Fruitcake,” which once was set up at New Line. ThinkFilm is said to be in talks to come aboard.

Earlier: John Waters interview in NYM

From the latest Gossip Girl episode, All About My Brother.
I almost couldn’t stop taking screen caps and typing dialogue. OOC.

S: You don’t even like Asher.
B: I didn’t like last seasons Louis Vuitton patchwork bag either but that doesn’t mean I wanna see it all over town on Jenny Humphry’s arm.

R: I know Serena went through a similar phase.
L: If Serena’s indiscretions were as PG as Jenny’s I wouldn’t needed the botox.

GG: This just in. Asher Hornsby spotted locking lips before class but not with his girlfriend.

G: Eric’s found himself a new boyfriend.
E: Excuse me.
…
L: This doesn’t make any sense, because that would mean that Eric is… And he’s not… He’s just not… Are you? Oh God…
S: Eric?

E: When I was at Ostroff, I met this guy and we were going through a lot of the same stuff. And now, that guy, he is dating Jenny.
S: Wait, you are the mystery guy that Asher was spotted kissing?

BG1: Oh my god, Blair crashed Jenny’s party.
BG2: Jenny’s gonna freak.
B: Wait and learn, ladies. The most important parties to attend are the ones you are not invited to.

E: Gossip Girl was right, Asher was kissing someone this morning. Me.
…
E: I’m gay and so are you.
A: Get this faggot out of here.

E to B: Go ahead and do it.
A: What did you just do?
B: You’ll see.

Brilliant review of Erykah Badu’s show at Massey Hall.

Here are two clips. The first one is The Healer, second is Tyrone.