Horror Holidays 2020!

Hello, Gentle Reader,

     Along with a new, gayer Christmas tree, I've put up a smaller Spewky Christmas tree and I wanted you to see that, too!

As you know I really enjoy the Horror and the Disneyland, so I bought a couple of cute ornaments when I succumbed to that gas they pump into the air at Disneyland that makes you want to buy, buy, buy!  Little did I know that this innocent little Jack Skellington ornament from THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS would lead to so much more.

After this found its way onto my Christmas tree, I had to get it friends...

Then, sometime in September, I was at Son of Monster Palooza promoting my show PERFECT HALLOWEEN...

...when I saw the cutest ornaments, I just had to get them!  Plus, I do enjoy supporting the crafters!

These two are by Shannon Van Pelt

After that, it's as if someone was reading my mind, or spying on my browsing habits... and I somehow found my way to HORRORnaments and bought enough of them to put up a Halloween tree! I actually bought the tree from them.  Then, I thought, 'why take down the tree?' and I ended up with these Horrornaments with the others through Christmastime...

And, because I also love Dunnys, I plunked my Krampus Dunny down at the base of the tree.

Because I'm working from home on account of the Covid, I see this all day everyday, because it shares my dining table with my workspace. 

I feel so lucky to share my Gay Tree and Horror Holiday Tree with you and hope that I've spread a little bit of holiday cheer in this year of suckiness!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

Happy imPERFECT HALLOWEEN!

 

Hallo!  I'm pleased to tell you that I'm still around and Covid-free 

and have not visited this blog anywhere near the amount of times I thought I would 

with this pandemic and working from home!

I may have been BLAZY (Blog Lazy), 

but not all lazy!

First, let me say that this is bound to be a disappointing Halloween, 

what with people in lock down and socially distancing.  

My plans for this year included re-mounting the show I put up last year with Kurt Kohler called PERFECT HALLOWEEN

It is a delicious blend of the two biggest Jamie Leigh Curtis movies ever, 

HALLOWEEN and PERFECT!

(Photo by Mike Pingel)

As you can see, there's a Dr. Loomis-type character and a hot John Travolta-esque reporter character...

(Photo by Mike Pingel)

...and a psycho-killer-like character...

...as well as a hunky, dead-meat character 
(My favorite).

The first run went pretty well last year 

and we were all set to do this show this year at about this time, but, alas, 

Covid had other ideas for Kurt and me as Frieda Laye

 (Starring as Jamie Lee Flirtus in this show).  

So this show is on the back bench press for now, 

but hopefully we'll be back with this great cast in tow.

(Photo by Mike Pingel)

In other things to keep me busy, along with my full-time job from home,

 I crafted more Halloween cards for this year.  

Look, if you're stuck at home, not making spewky memories out there, 

why not make them out of paper?

I didn't get to make as many as I had intended to, 

so if you didn't get one, you're not alone.

Here's a sampling of the cards. 

You can think of one of these as your own from me...

Most importantly, here's a card

DIRECTLY FROM ME TO YOU...

Please, exercise your right to vote!!

And if you feel someone is trying to suppress your vote 

(or the votes of others)

maybe don't vote for them.

STAY SAFE
&

STAY SPEWKY!

WEAR A MASK OVER YOUR MASK 
and have a

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Too Busy For Love - The Mile High Cast

Is it me, or did July seem to just fly by??  I was so busy traveling and preparing a new Chico's Angels show, I was totally Too Busy For Love!  (okay, I'll confess, I did get lucky in NY, but that'll be a separate post...)

I had a blast rehearsing for CHICO'S ANGELS 6: FLY, CHICA! FLY!
A big part of that is because the hilarious Julie Brown was our guest star and it was a complete hoot getting the show together with her. 

I remember the best part of my Sunday would be turning on the MTV and watching JUST SAY JULIE, starring the hilarious Julie Brown. I delighted when she accidentally gave Linda Blair a home lobotomy or when she knocked "Stevie Nicks'" head off while saying "Stop twirling, Stevie!" After that show was done, I'd love seeing her in movies and TV shows, like QUANTUM LEAP. When I moved to LA, I was very excited to see Julie live on stage doing a one woman show featuring some of my favorite songs of hers (including an audience demanded THE HOMECOMING QUEEN'S GOT A GUN). I was so excited to get a picture with her after the show and I probably frightened her by reciting her resume to her. As my time here in LA has passed, I've seen Julie in more things, I've gushed when she came to see many Chico's Angels performances and I got to share a stage with her at THE MISMATCH GAME a few times. Last week, we ended our too short run of CHICO'S ANGELS 6: FLY! CHICA FLY! and I still marvel at how lucky I am to get to work on a show and perform with someone I have watched and admired for years. Certainly her work has influenced me and helped form whatever performer I am. I'm just lucky and smart enough to know I should cherish this... and I do.

And, as you can see, I had a great time on stage, warding off the advances of a super hunky hunk in a towel...

Chris Boudreaux

And off stage capturing the magic of a shirtless super hunky audience hunk...

Jack Jack

It was all very exhausting and it's not over, yet!

I'm still busy preparing my farewell number for BEST IN DRAG SHOW 2019 on October 6!

And I'm also busy co-writing and rehearsing Frieda Laye's first outing without the other Angels, 

PERFECT HALLOWEEN!  That's right, an Aerobic Horror Musical! Step touch for your life September 26-29!