I'm Gone Like the Wind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

my , my ,my ,my....there doesn't seem to be a sign of life at the Casa du Borghese.  It seems to be that time again.....for fun in the sun and time spent relaxing, and some cock-a-tails...for the first vacation is upon. I will be hitting the road in the am for a couple days visit to the ancestral home, and then join my clan of boys in my beach resort town of good ole Rehoboth Beach for 12 days of debauchery!!!!! I just lovvvvvvve me the beach! So the Casa will be deserted, except for a small group of boys to entertain y'all, just in case you stop in............

 

 

 

See how I look out for you all? Nothing but the best! They will be giving swim lessons, massages and resuscitation lessons as well, plus a nightly cock-a-tail hour, and grilled footlongs. So please do enjoy! I'll be back in or around the end of May.....unless I meet my millionaire husband!

Au revoir et salut!

xoxo

Latest Interview

With the official beginning of the summer season, and the opening of the Casa pool right around the corner, one does need a pool boy to keep things flushed and tidy. Our latest interview.....  "Now , to work around here, do you have the assets to be my Casa pool boy?"...............

 

 

Why yes, yes you do!  Your hired!

Apothecary's For Spring.......

 

 

Time to change the apothecary's for spring, this time with nest and birds. Excuse the wine bottle.

 

 

 

 

 

Grande Dame

 

Melinda Ryder’s hometown is St.Louis, but she has been Kansas City’s own for decades. Melinda began his drag career in 1975 and moved to Kansas City two years later. At that time, there was no female impersonation or drag in any of the local gay bars. Kansas City had had a history of female impersonators entertaining straight audiences, but Ryder was a pioneer in bringing the art to clubs that catered to the LGBT demographic. A few years after relocating to Kansas City, Melinda met Kirk Nelson, hairdresser, make-up artist, costume designer and “all around fabulous drag husband.” The two have been together for 28 years, both on stage and in life. If you’ve seen Melinda Ryder wear it, chances are that Nelson has lent his creativity to it. The charity and community organizations that Ryder works with include Show Me Pride, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and No More Homeless Pets. Since 2002,   this queen has survived non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma twice and pre-leukemia once. He has undergone two stem cell transplants and is now four years out with no signs of disease. What a true and beautiful queen!

 

And take a gander at this video.Melinda Ryder talks about falling in love with Kirk and 30 years of hanging in there when the going gets tough. Such a lovely and inspiring video of the two of them. I wish them both continued good times and best wishes. Girlfriend got good taste!!!

  

Stop the Car- A&F

Stop the car, I smell an ignorant bitch! Just a while ago I was perusing my blog list and came across this post over at Bob's.  Check his snark side on things, quite funny.  The title of Ignorant Bitch is yet again....... Ambercrombie & Fitch, I know, no need to clutch our pearls, since they are always being ignorant bitches, or making young boys pose nude and "worked up" or being prejudice to some minority, or telling  The Situation he can't shop there. Now this from  Mike Jeffries, the CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch..

“We go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive all-American kid with a great attitude and a lot of friends. A lot of people don’t belong [in our clothes], and they can’t belong. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely.”—Mike Jeffries

Now, apparently what he is saying is unless your thin, beautiful, a hot jock, or someone who looks like they have to eat a sandwich, you don't belong in their stores.  When is this company just going to go belly up? I have never seen company exclude shoppers like this. Probably not wise in this economic climate. And you most like remember their  catalogs right? I am shocked Mr Jeffries hasn't cut the girls out yet! And a snippet from Bob's post-

Now, A&F has had many requests by non-profit organizations to have the ‘blemished’ clothing donated to areas of need but the company refuses: "Abercrombie and Fitch doesn't want to create the image that just anybody, poor people, can wear their clothing. Only people of a certain stature are able to purchase and wear the company name."

Ignorant bitches I say! And speaking of Mr Jeffries have you seen him........

 

 

Looks like Janice Dickinson in male drag too me. And he has the balls, at least I think their still there, to say only hot, attractive people can shop their dump!?! They can all go choke on there own moose dung. And this your Ignorant Bitch for this segement.

A Queen who Doesn't Shop?

WHAT!!!  Well lets not get crazy, the above statement probably isn't true altogether, as you all have seen the clothing and un-mentionables I own, thanks in part to Anita Moorecock. I feel like we have no secrets anymore since you have seen in my drawers!  Since I work for a high end retailer and it's attached to a huge mall, I can usually get my shopping done while at work so to speak. But I rarely shop the mall, and when I do, it's after work. Otherwise I only shop a couple times a year to get what I need. See, when you play in visual display, merchandising, and put fashion shows together,  one tires of and doesn't even think of shopping. Except for jeans, which I never seem to tire. Last week's trip was fun and we got most of the new shops open.

 

The John Varvatos Shop. Love me some John Varvatos.

 

 

The cosmetics was already done, but how opulent it looked.

 

 

Louis Vuitton

 

Love how this Kate Spade case line turned out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rachel Zoe

 

 

The new Lilly Pulitzer shop. God rest her soul. This was the main job.

 

 

 

 

The only regret was I didn't get to see any of the beautiful sites or men Boston had to offer, except for Logan Airport. But at least my hotel offered lovely toiletries, even thought I travel with my own,  and room service. And the bell hop was extraordinary friendly. Now you see why I don't shop all the time? I'm always around clothes. Tootles!

 

This Sums it Up for Monday

 

After my trip last week, and the weekend, this sums it up for today! And Ms.Moorecock's antics didnt help.

A Sunday Potpourri

The Mistress is back from Boston, and you'll all be happy to know Anita Moorecock is still on the payroll here after the embrassing invasion of privacy post she thought, and apparently you all thought was a hilariously entertaining tour in my drawers! *blushing* But here are some snippets of throw aways I wanted to share.......

 

I don't believe a pair of Wranglers ever looked so good!

 

 

Self explanatory

 

Could you just imagine the DRAMA!

 

 

 

For the In towners and Out of Towners, be sure to check out New Hope all this week and next weekend for their week long Pride festivities, including Thursday's All Male Revue Night, Friday's entertaining Dance Party and Show with New Hope's Grande Dame, Miss Pumpkin, and Sunday's Tea Dance with Epiphany! Should be a good time for all! Unfortunately I'll be heading out for my first vacation of the year, but rest assure, I won't miss the strippers.......

 

 

 

 

A Social Network,,, and how true.

 

Now I have heard of hard morning wood but this is ridiculous. Perfect for a catcher, no?