A Family Finds Entertainment (Part 1/5)

"I believe that somewhere, there is something worth dying for, and I think it's amazing."

Ryan Trecartin’s film A Family Finds Entertainment is a camp extravaganza of epic proportions. Starring Trecartin’s family and friends, and the artist himself in a plethora of outrageous roles, A Family Finds Entertainmentchronicles the story of mixed up teenager Skippy and his adventures in ‘coming out’. In this over the top celebration of queerness, Trecartin’s film mines the bizarre and endearing in an unabashed pastiche of ‘bad tv’ tropes. Cheesy video special effects, dress-up chess costumes, desperate scripts, and ‘after school special’ melodrama combine in the fluency of youth-culture lingo, reflecting a generation both damaged and affirmed by media consumption.

Trip back. Sit out.

"It Never Was You" 1993 Chicago film

"It Never Was You" is a wonderful story with intrigue, entrapment and sex organs. The short was shot in Chicago and directed by Patrick Siemer and Lawrence Steger.

Dirty Deeds #1

This is one of 6 videos I cut for Michael Schmidt & Chi Chi LaRue's DIRTY DEEDS night on Santa Monica. They wanted Eye Candy, I wanted some release.

Susan Bartsch's Love Ball (1989) / The Copacabana

It's 1989 and Vogueing is sweeping the world. Malcolm McLaren's song "Deep in Vogue" created such a frenzy that Madonna 'permately borrowed' his song to make her hit "Vogue". Being Madge, she then used her label's political clout to surpress McLaren's song long enough to make the world think he stole her idea. If I'm lying then I'm flying- and you don't see no wings do ya?

It's an all star cast at The Love Ball! Micahel Musto, Lady Keir, Kenny Kenny, Chrysis, Stephen Saban, Michael Alig, Julie Jewels, Joey Arias..names names names..and you're on the list!

After some vogueing the scene changes to one of my favorite moments on Nelson's tapes...Nelson goes to the Copacabana and dances with Keir....

Enjoy...and remember-
If it's not fun, don't do it!

Holly Woodlawn on JOAN RIVERS

In the early 1990s Holly was promoting her autobiography "A Low Life in High Heels" onto the unsuspecting masses.

This appearance on Joan's show is special because it was the first time Joan and Holly met. Even better, all the baubles and bracelets that Holly is wearing was loaned to her by Joan. Isn't Joan a sweetie?!

Let's not forget teh other panelist--
LADY BUNNY | JOEY ARIAS and more!