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#5
On 8/28 The Scabbs are playing Stubbs Bar-B-Q. I didn't want
to see this band until I found out Sandra Bullock has hired
them to play her New Years Eve party.
I told my boss I wanted New Year's Eve and Day off - that
I'd work any other holiday, Xmas and Thanksgiving... I am
not ringing in the new millenium at work. Sorry. I'll quit
before I do that.
There is a gay and lesbian film festival coming up in Austin.
There are some films to be shown that I would like to see
including "Speedway
Junkie" (with JTT!) "Trick,"
"Adventures of Sebastian Cole," and "Better
than Chocolate," but the real draw is JOHN WATERS live
and in person on 9/2... I will be there come hell or high
WATERS! See www.agliff.org
I don't have spell check on my stupid Windows Wordpad, so
if my spelling sucks sorry.
8/18 - Went tonight to what I thought would be a cheap performance
of a play here in Austin called "The Mystery of Irma
Vep." It's a two man show with 8 characters and the players
do some roles in drag. (Kinda like a gothic "Greater
Tuna") It's $20 to see this so I thought this was a cheap
$5 night benefit for Austin's Gay and Lesbian Independant
Film Festival (hereafter refered to as Agliff). I got there
and the things turns out to be a "soiree" sponsered
by the Austin Chronicle. $5 to get in or free if you place
a personal ad. I paid the $5 and stood around for an hour
waiting for the play, not knowing anyone and, of course, feeling
incredible slef-concious. Then when we get in to see the play,
they say it will be a "portion" of the play. It
turned out to be the first 20 minutes of what seems like an
excellent, campy, funny show. But I was still pissed. Afterwards
they gave out door prizes and guess whose name got called
first. Yep - me. I got some weird t-shirt. Then, afterwards,
I bought my membership to Agliff for the year. For $25 you
get to buy tickets to the festival before the general public.
I will be on line early Friday morning to buy my tickets to
John Waters. He better be there - and not live via satelitte
or something.
8/19 - Previewed "Universal Soldier 2." I thought
it was really good cheese, making jumps into spectacular insanity.
I mean, one minute Van Damme and his obvious love interest
are in a burning building, and the next there in a car driving
down the street. And the dialogue, beautiful, ethereal cheese.
Then, suddenly, we realized the film had been put together
wrong, reels 3 and 4 were reversed. It took us 3 hours to
fix it and see it all in sequence, where it suddenly lost
all it's eclectic charm. This thing is the biggest piece of
shit you can pay money to see this year! Got home at 4:30am
8/20 - Set my alarm for 8:30 to get up and buy tickets to
the John Waters apperance at agliff. Kept re-setting it and
finally woke up at 10:30am. Started kicking myself for allowing
myself to oversleep. I got up, drove to Dobie Mall, where
the agliff box office is, and found myself 5th in line for
the 11am opening. Waited and talked to some nice people including
a volunteer for the group. We had a good time waiting about
20 minutes for them to open. When we got in, I got my membership
card (I paid $25 so I could buy my tix early), and a bag of
free goodies. I got my tickets to John Waters ($10 a pop for
a member) and a ticket to "Speedway Junkie," one
of the gay films showing starring JTT! Weeeee....
Whats in the agliff bag? A paper fan from RainbowVoice.com,
a gay internet provider A free copy of A&U, "America's
AIDS magazine" A $1 off coupon to Ruta Maya Coffee Co
coffee house An application to join Austin's Log Cabin Republicans
(gay republicans, how gauche) Free Video rental coupon
from Book Woman Several brouchures from Gay and AIDS orgs,
safe sex orgs, local gay bars Coupon for Manual's Mexican
Food Free copy of "Curve," "America's Best
Selling Lesbian Magazine" Catalogue from Wolfe video
Membership coupons from Capitol Credit Union A Peggy Lee postcard
from Max Records Card from Planet Out and Reel.com websites
CONDOMS CONDOMS CONDOMS - from Travis County Health Services
A tattoo from Alize wine, who seem to market strictly to gays
A paint stirrer from Home Depot (great for spankings!) Ink
pens from Capitol Credit Union, Planet Out and West End Grooming
A fridge magnant from Austin Recycle Shampoo sample from Arum
What does this say about us? :)
8/21 - After work, went out with my friend Krissa who is
going to UT this fall. Went to dinner with her and our friend
Greg, who helped her move, and her mom and dad. Went to Threadgills.
Our friend Flea met us there. Then we went to see Krissa's
dorm. It was insane! The size of a walk-in closet and yet
two people are going to stay there! She hadn't met her roommate
yet but they seem like total opposites in some ways! Krissa
decorated her half of the closet in Pooh stuff while her roomate
has a Hawaiian theme. It looked like Walt Disney threw up
in there! Good luck Krissa. Afterwards, we went to Flea's
and I met more of her cool friends. We played a shot game
with cards called "Knights of the Round Table" or
something. I drank them all under the table! They don't know
me!
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