The fashion show was spectacular. I had so much fun. Mr. Random took photos, which you can see on his web page. The whole thing got me really inspired for some future fashion fabulousness.

I've been a big fan of Queer as Folk for a while now. I finally watched the L word, the lesbian drama. I found it curious to gender stereotypes that Queer as Folk focuses on the strength of the gay man who fucks somebody different every night and that the L word focuses on a stable monogamous relationship. Queer as Folk is known for it's graphic sex scenes. I was disappointed with the L Word's sex scenes. there were 2 really lame straight sex scenes before any girl on girl sex. But the girl on girl scene was really well done and most exciting, Kinnie Starr was the sound track. Wow. Go on Kinnie!!

Getting ready for the Fashion Fo' Paws has me feeling like a rock star. An afternoon at Hair by David was quite a socialite event. When I arrived, Andrew (ex-drummer of Dead Americans/The Hinges) and David were flipping through Out Magazine finding a good model to inspire the chopping of Andrew's waist length hair... uncut since he was 14. Then Big Joe of Phenomenon joined us for continuous hair party la-la-ness. Hours later, Andrew is transformed into a short-haired boy, posing in the mirror shirtless with the button of his pants undone... endless entertainment at Hair by David, and I am screaming pop-rocks orange sprouting out my head.

OK, rock n' roll Eugene. It is time that I had another band. The Ovulators are great and will be my first focus and my long term love, but they just aren't satisfying me enough. I want to be gigging on a regular basis.
So, do you want to start a band? I'd like a three piece moody rock thing. Interested? Email me.

Too Good to Not Blog

My high school boyfriend and our mutual best friend visit me here in Eugene. They take me to a neighborhood that I have never been to. It's a new neighborhood that is still being built, so there is scaffolding and bare boards of wood through out the area. It's the Punk Rock area of town. God, how could I miss this place!! We took public trasportation there. The streets are lined with punks. Dyed red mohawks, leather and studs, shaved heads and boots. Wow, I'm overwhelmed by the place. All the punks look like they are straight out of the late '70's scene in England. The place is every-city that I've ever been: Boston, London and San Francisco all rolled into one, yet a little less urban... we are in Eugene. There are a multitude of bars with colored lights and fresh sounds spilling out their doors. I lose my friends. I start backtracking in search of them. I see a sign that proclaims the neighborhood name "South Hampton". I look for my friends in a bar that is bathed in red light. No luck. I continue down the street and am drawn into a large underground space, beckoned by instruments. It's a huge space, like a subway station with stages tucked away in corners so that multiple bands are playing. I see Ed Cole, with a classic '80's punk attire, casual in t-shirt and leather jacket. He is taller than usual. I see Orbital Dave, who is clearly coming from a performance, all glammed out in his attire. He tells me exasperated: "these people SUCK." He's talking about the people who run the place "they are so disorganized." The place looks like a punk rock disney land to me. I see Robin Jackson, dressed in his March Fourth band uniform.
I wake up feeling the possiblities of this underground Eugene scene....