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Rock Star Guide to the Galaxy with The Gossip - Stay tuned February 29, 2008

Filed under: Hot Situation - Oregon — admin @ 12:41 pm

Yes, we finally have dates and confirmation to shoot our next Rock star Guide to the Galaxy with The Gossip in Portland this next weekend. Crazy! But Rock stars know what’s up. They can list their favorite spots in 1.2 seconds and it will be amazing. According to them, “We were raised in Arkansas by women, wolves and cassettes. We formed in 2000 in a cold basement in Olympia, Washington.” Currently they reside in Portland, Oregon.

The plan thus far is that we are featuring Brace who is also a bad ass DJ. My hopes and dreams in this next week is that Beth Ditto will also we be inspired to show us some of her fave spots. After all she is on my hero’s list.

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This means I’m also producing a Hot Situation Travel Guide to Portland. Queer kids holler at me from Portland. Thus far we have some special guest art stars….more to come.

 
 

Michelle Tea is one of my San Francisco Heroes February 26, 2008

I recently asked Michelle Tea if she would star in the San Francisco Hot Situation travel video. In fact, I myspaced her yesterday.

When I think of queer San Francisco, her book Valencia is one of the first cultural icons that comes to mind. When I was in college she was one of the “Celesbians” that we all talked about. A hip question at a party was, “Have you read Michelle Tea’s book Valencia?”

I first read the book when my best friend and I went to Brazil (my second time) for my senior thesis internship. My first week in Rio de Janeiro I got terribly ill and begged my friend for any distraction. I had finished the one book I had brought. She had just finished reading Valencia and handed it over. “This is great for you. It’s about dyke drama and San Francisco.” I think the book cured me.

My SF wish is that Michelle is excited to be in the show and then we walk and talk down Valencia St. as she points out some of the spots the book refers to and tells a funny story. And then maybe she updates us on the latest about Rent Girl. TV series or not? Wouldn’t that be fun?

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Follow up: The SF wish came true! Michelle is interested in starring in the video. Yes!!

 
 

Crashpadseries and Ani Difranco February 25, 2008

I’m sure that Ani has never even heard of the Crashpadseries, but never the less I’m sure there are Ani fans who like Shine Louise Houston’s film The Crash Pad and the new online series www.crashpadseries.com. This last Sunday was our once a month crashpadseries shoot in a hidden San Francisco location. I’ll give a hint - it’s in the Mission district. But that’s all I’ll tell you. We welcomed a new model to the entourage named Abby Normal who at a glance reminds me of Ani Difranco. Abby has dyed blue faux hawk hair and a pretty face - I swear I’ve been to an Ani concert when she was sporting that hair do. Here in this vid it’s pink and braided. If you are an Ani fan, check out www.crashpadseries.com this month.

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If you don’t know about the crashpadseries, it’s an online erotic dramatic series produced by and for queer women. Our hopes and dreams, I think, is that it will one day rival the L Word. And that I’ll get to be on the L Word as Max’s new friend who just moved to LA from San Francisco. (Wait - that’s just one of my dreams.) Anyways, the theme of the series is that there is an aaamazing crashpad (location) that anyone with the key can pay a visit with a romantic date. But girls steal keys, sleep with little sisters, cheat, lie, you know all the shenanigans. Check out the trailer of the original feature film.

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San Francisco - the queerest place on the planet with Katastrophe and Jenna Riot February 22, 2008