I've come to Provincetown, MA to do my Summer run. I'm performing at The Post Office Cabaret every Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun through the end of Summer, probably even the end of September. So far no pictures but I'll upload soon. I allow everyone in my audiences to record and photograph the show. So come on down to Cape Cod. Go as far as you can towards the ocean, that's where Ptown is.

LAS VEGAS / BACK TRACK to MAY 20-25, 2009

Ok so I'm late! I know!!! I gotta catch up here. May 20th landed me in Las Vegas. I met my high school friend Kathy at the airport. We came to Vegas to Celebrate my Cher's Birthday (May 20th) by seeing her show at Ceasars Collosium. I performed at Club Piranah on my Birthday (May 22nd). Kathy's Birthday was May 24 and we saw The Lion King at Mandalay Bay.






We also got to see Whoopi Goldberg at the Encore's Danny Gans Theater. It was sad that my plans to see Danny Gans did not work out due to his passing. They had a memorial for him on May 21 in the theater that was built for him.














We also saw my friend's Magic Drag show. Cashetta "MAGIC'S A DRAG" was so funny. Some of her tricks did not work but it made it even funnier. She was pissed about it after the show but we laughed. It's more fun if the trick doesn't work. But most of them worked and I don't know how she did some of those tricks. It was funny and amazing.

Cashetta and I worked some of the same little clubs in New York for extra cash. Cashetta lives in Las Vegas now playing to packed houses with her Magic act. I'm proud of her for accomplishing this. She works 6 nights a week and has big billboards in Vegas advertising her show. It's good to see her success. Cashetta told me a key to getting a show in Vegas and a producer etc... is to actually move there and get a phone with a 702 (Vegas) area code. They take you more seriously. We'll see. I'm really liking my move to LA right now.


Vegas was fun. We stayed at the Encore (a Wynn Hotel). We stayed at the Encore Tower Suites. My friend Michael Shulman pulled a string for us and got us a deal. The service was impeccable and the design of the hotel was classy - not garish. We had a great view and a big flat screen TV. The bathroom was all marble had 2 sinks! Also a tub and a shower - both!


So Happy Birthday to Me, Kathy & Cher!
How old??? None of your damn business!

VEGAS TRIP COMING SOON!

I need a little time to upload my Memorial Day / Birthday Celebration. COMING SOON!!!

NEW HEADDRESS by TRAVOR RAINS! PODCAST INTERVIEW!

New Headdress by Travor Rains!
Yesterday (May 15) I was doing a bunch of emails and did not have the car. Diana took the car to work (usually I'll drive her, she works 9am-6pm). I had tons of phone calls too. I was constantly on the phone. At night Diana, Billy & I went to Travor's studio for Gailen's birthday party. Just a small party of about 15-20 people. Travor made a gorgeous headdress for me. All in silver and fabulous. In exchange he asked if I would perform a song at Gailen's party. I said of course I would. I'll do whatever Travor wants. I'm a huge fan of his work - first when he was with Heatherette in NY and now on his own here in LA he's just as genius.

We hooked up my iPod to the make-shift stereo and I performed several numbers: Fashionista, Famous, Eartha - "I Wanna Be Evil," Cher - "The Way Of Love," also "8 Divas." We even had a fog machine that kept squirting at the right time. It was all make-shift. I didn't have a mic but it was all in fun.
Everybody was drinking, but I just had water. I feel like I'm loosing weight and I wanna continue. Anyway liquor doesn't inspire me at all right now.

Saturday May 16
Diana and her friends went to Palm Springs. I talked to Miss Guy on the phone who's visiting from New York City. He's on his way to DJ at Pink's private party all after noon.

At 12 noon I did a phone interview with a really nice guy (Tim) who has a podcast. It's rare that I get to be interviewed for 30 minutes and have my music featured, I really like his format. I get to explain some of my process for writing the songs on my album JAMESTOWN. I've included the links.

http://www.gorainbowradio.com/podcast
as well as in iTunes

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=173583652

I also went to Verizon to fix my phone. Something was wrong with it. It only needed to be rebooted. I thought I lost my pictures, but the black butchy woman (who was very cool and funny) found my pictures...whoops. She said, "I found your pictures...I'm scarred for life..." There's a couple of nasty ones that have been sent to me in the past, I had to explain "they're not of me!!!" LOL! Anyway, she told me I'm due for a new phone. What to choose??? I gotta do some research on which one to get.

Went for a jog. Loved it! God the weather is so nice in the evening. Sunny days and air-conditioned air.
I was hungry but wanted something healthy for a snack so I went to the back yard and got a couple of oranges off the tree! So good and no seeds! California!














Later, I did laundry at midnight out back behind the building. GLAMOROUS!

MAY 12, 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SISTER JODIE!
This picture was taken 2006. She likes to blow her nose with money.











All day today was spent in a photo shoot for Shawn Lochridge's headdresses. It was out in Irwindale and I had to drive onto highway hell to get there. I put peddle to the metal and forced myself to do it. The highways are somewhat familiar but after not doing this for 15 years it was scary. I got there and had my makeup done by someone else. I always do my own makeup but I threw caution to the wind. Shawn is working on a book of his headresses so he needed lots of models to wear the head pieces. I'm hoping I can use the photo for publicity. This took all day. Driving back was scary and I GOT LOST! Diana wanted me to pick her up from work and I was running out of time.

Don't ask me how I did it but somehow, by accident I found the right highway.

I was too busy to take pictures at the Shawn Lochridge photo shoot but here's a couple of pictures from last Summer in Provincetown, MA. This is my authentic Brazilian Carnival headdress. I bought it in a store in Miami Beach about 6 years ago. With Diana my new roommate in West Hollywood now, and me performing at The Boatslip outdoor party. I sang "FASHIONISTA."

MAY 11, 2009

On May 11 we all went to a pool party at Logan's house. I was having flashbacks of New York because basically we're all from New York there. In New York we'd all be seeing each other at night in a club, but it's LA so we see each other in the day-time by a pool. I love it. Even though I'm a night owl, I don't like to waste the days especially here in Sunny California. For some of you who have never experienced the Southern California weather, I'll describe it like this: Sunny days with air-conditioned air and no humidity. In these pictures you'll see Travor, Galen, Jun & Me, Aimee Phillips, Diana, Armen and more...

Travor Rains, Gailen & child.

After most everyone had left. Diana, Travor, Logan (it's Logan's house) & I went into the steam room to hang out. It is completely tiled and I started doing some of my voices. Of course Barbra sounds particularly good in the tiled room. Good reverb. The hot moisture of the steam is great for the vocal chords. When night fell, it was me, Diana, Travor, Jun, Logan and a couple others...
I connected my iPod to the outdoor sound system
and practically did a whole show for everyone in the pool.

BOB MACKIE MAKE ME BEAUTIFUL

Last week was a very busy week for me in Hollywood. I went to the Bob Mackie studios to meet with Shawn Lochridge about making me a headdress. He's very talented and was able to show me several sketches of his ideas. I'm good hands with Shawn.

May 12 I'm having a photo shoot for his book. I'll have 37 headdresses to choose from.


Shawn Lochridge.


Check out his headdress in progress.
Not finished yet.

















Marie Osmond's wolf form fainted.
















Bob Mackie genius sketches. All bow down to the Master of showbiz wearable ART! "Fashion is the Art!"
















Nora Desmond sketch.













I'm also meeting with photographers, musicians, costume makers etc... preparing for my new show in Provincetown Summer 2009. I already know the name of my show but don't want to announce it yet.

May 7 Thursday night: Went to Jackie Beat's Karaoke at Hamburger Mary's on the corner of Santa Monica Blvd. & Sweetzer. I think this guy on stage was tweeked out. Singing a Queen song... "nothing really matters..."

Jackie said she quit this night but I don't think she really did.





Also Thursday night we went to Brian Ravin & Michael Schmidt's night called "Diamond Dog" in Hollywood. Very Squeezbox from 10 years ago. I'm not big on rock music but it had a fun crowd and the venue was very nice.