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Nice girls don’t wear cha-cha heels!…
I’m going to see John Waters tonight at his book signing! Super excited!
–Rusty Blazenhoff
P.S. Have a great week, folks!
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Real things you can actually buy: nay!
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| Seems a little fishy: My brother Andy spotted this one. It looks like a coffee pot with a fish toy in it, doesn’t it? It’s not. The ENTIRE thing is a toy. It’s a Finding Dory “playset,” and I’m filing it under… #ExplanationDenied. |
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| I can’t make this stuff up: Oh Nordstrom, what have you done? $425 for these “heavily-distressed” jeans. Described as “Americana workwear that’s seen some hard-working action with a crackled, caked-on muddy coating that shows you’re not afraid to get down and dirty.” Now I’m feeling sad for humanity. Also filed under #ExplanationDenied.
Don’t forget to read the reviews. |
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| For grape smuggling purposes: This is the Jeado*, a “dong sarong” marketed to millennial men by “outrageous” clothing brand, Shinesty. My friend Dixie pointed out this is something that would have definitely been in International Male back in the day.
We have SF Slim to thank for this gem.
*Jean + Speedo = Jeado |
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Kent, Connecticut
[9/22-9/24] Camp John Waters, Tickets start at $499 (capped at 300 campers!)**
THIS IS A REAL THING! *THE* John Waters is hosting an “all-inclusive campy sleepaway” weekender for freaks likes us this September!
Hairspray Karaoke, Bloody Mary Bingo, a one man show with the man himself… I can’t even. Read for yourself.
If you go: TAKE ME.
**(I wrote this up when I first heard about it. It is now SOLD OUT!)
Thanks, Red Cell!
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Los Angeles, California
[Saturday 6/3] Crawling Down Cahuenga: Tom Waits’ LA Bus Tour, starts at The Daily Dose Cafe, 1820 Industrial Street, 12 PM to 4 PM, Tickets are $63
I’m going to admit something unpopular here: I’m not a fan of Tom Waits’ music. But, I fully recognize what a cool guy he is and have heard this 4-hour bus tour of his old LA haunts is worth checking out.
“This is the definitive tour of Tom Waits’ formative creative life in Los Angeles, and the people, places and late night pastries that shaped it.”
Recommended pre-tour reading: Swordfishtrombones by David Smay
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Also in Los Angeles
[9/8, 9/9, 9/10] Muppets Take The Bowl ftg. Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem, Hollywood Bowl, Tickets available on May 6th
AND:
[Opens 5/20] Beetle House, an unauthorized Tim Burton-tribute pop-up bar opens in LA, Reservations |
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This is such a lovely event. It really is. Even for an introvert with two left feet like myself.
“Upon entry, attendees are given a dance card with 21 spots for 21 songs. Fill your card with friends, with strangers, with secret crushes, with future besties. That’s 21 chances to be present and connect with a dance partner for the length of a simple, 3.5 minute serenade.
No strings attached. No irony. No dancing skills required.”
If you go: This is an opportunity to dress dapper. Do so. |
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Loyal RED reader and all-around great guy, Michael Wertz, will be celebrating the release of his new book, ABC Oakland, on Saturday evening. If you don’t know, Michael is an amazing illustrator and print-maker located here in the Bay Area. He’s created rock posters for Camper Van Beethoven, all kinds of stamps for the Elsewhere Philatelic Society, and lots more. He’s even got his own inbox zine and someday he should be this inbox zine’s Artist-in-Residence. Hint, hint.
How cool is this: All 179 kindergartens in Oakland will be getting a copy of ABC Oakland for their classrooms!
If you go: I will see you there.
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Meanwhile, across the Bay in San Francisco:
[4/19-6/3] Adam Strauss’ Off-Broadway hit “The Mushroom Cure” plays at The Marsh, Tickets start at $22
“Inspired by a scientific study showing that hallucinogenic mushrooms may cure obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Strauss embarked on a program of vigilante psychopharmacology. The true tale of Strauss’ hilarious, harrowing, and heartrending attempts to treat his debilitating OCD with psychedelics…”
AND, also in San Fransisky:
[5/4-5/7] The Gray Area Festival 2017, a “conference, performances, workshops, and an exhibition surveying culture through the lens of art and technology,” Tickets start at $25
One more for the “City by the Bay”:
[6/9] I Didn’t Ask For This: A Lifetime of Dick Pics SF Edition at SOMarts, “a night of art, shopping, charity, boozing, and dicks…Lots and lots of dicks… 150+ unsolicited dick pics,” 7 PM to 12 AM, Early bird discounted tix available |
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I know I’ve mentioned San Francisco Institute of Possibility’s Camp Tipsy before but the event’s lineup has just been announced and it sounds like a lot of fun. It includes a Misfit Cabaret (drag, burlesque, puppets, schtick), Flamenco music and dance, comedy, juggling, goth music and makeovers, and karaoke “shenanigans.” That’s on top of the “rotten boat building contest” and camping with some seriously cool peeps.
My shameful confession: I have never been to Tipsy (but tons of my friends say it’s awesome). |
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Palate Cleanser (?): FaceApp
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From left to right: Original photo of me, Old AF me (yikes), Me as a bald dude, and “hot” me (I wish!)
I’m thinking I should use the “old af” image on OkCupid and then when I go out on a date, they will see me the real “middle-aged me” and be pleasantly surprised!
Try it for yourself. Share the results with me, if you dare!
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This is a snippet from a new music video by Cassius, which features Cat Power and Pharrell Williams. You should watch the entire thing. It’s weird and cool.
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“You look at where you’re going and where you are and it never makes sense, but then you look back at where you’ve been and a pattern seems to emerge.â€
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