FROM THE CANDY SHOP

Our first lick of some delicious eye candy for the year!!!! This adorable and talented guy Rhys Kosakowski is a male dancer, versed in ballet, contemporary, jazz, and hip hop, following in the footsteps of his mother who is a ballerina too. Rhys has since started becoming one of the most esteemed young male dancers in the industry, largely due to his commitment to constantly push boundaries. He started dancing at 5 and by 12 landed the role of Billy Elliot in the Australian production. Following on from that production, he won an opportunity to train at the prestigious Houston Ballet, America's fourth largest ballet school, known for technical superiority. He has starred in my productions since from Cinderella to the Nutcracker, and has split his time with a modeling agency, getting in front of cameras...although, dancing will always come first and foremost. He is now currently with the Sydney Dance Company. I adore a dancer, dated two. My beloved late aunt always said she hoped I'd end up with a dancer, or at least a musician.  I love that dancers are very sensual, express themselves, and most are not shy when it comes to their bodies. Obviously, Rhys isn't too shy about showing off his best assets and talent. I believe he may be single currently, from his ex-boyfriend, so I'm wondering if Rhys would come give me a performance. I've been following him for some time, and he seems like a very fun loving guy.

IN THREE WORDS

In this feature, I'll share a weekly guest with you all,

and you tell me in only three words what come to mind.

In Three Words...

Walt Whitman 

ANYA

 

Anya Body that is! Adore this queen. Anya is a multi-talented Latinx, Southern California Drag Artist, a huge bedazzler, photoshoper artist, emcee and hostess extraordinaire and an aspiring comedian. This bitch is downright funny as hell. Her trademark? Fabulous wig style and her rhinestoned eyes. Anya is also a talented chameleon, and has performed as so many characters so well, it's hard to keep track. If she ever got on to Drag Race, I suspect when it came to the Snatch Game is would be like her shooting fish in a barrel, and well-known celebrities too, not these "reality star types". She hosts a weekly show, House of Illusions in Palm Springs. If you're in the area give this queen your time and check her out. Let's not discuss the stunning wiggery and beat for the Gods face. 

Anya Boby.

And you just know, I adore a queen who does a nicely done over the top chapeau!!! Bitch can snatch a hat. And a cutie too!

BEREAVED & DESOLATE

Other words for deep sadness would be melancholy, sorrowful, doleful, lugubrious, woeful, grief-stricken, morose and forlorn. All words conveying a slightly different shade of unhappiness from quiet gloom to intense emotional pain. While watching news against my better judgement the last two nights was awful. Between, the news of the administration and a list too long to mention of what they are doing here, to the ICE issues, to all the international wars, was deeply saddening to watch and hear. Things have been bad before, but it seems to be worse than ever, with no one learning from pass mistakes and history. For me, it feels as though we could be seeing the beginning of the collapse of society. It keeps happening, yet it seems no one cares and no one is stepping up to stop any of it.I have never felt more sad for the world and the US than ever before.

The one thing I have gotten flack with the last couple months, was the Israel War situation with Gaza and all their neighbors. Many here especially politicians have been weak to take a side. Even some Democrats have disappointed lately, one of which was Jasmine Crockett who, like many others doesn't support the government there, will yet... still vote for bills to send more defense money to them while also sending relief to the people of Gaza. Seems two faced to me in certain ways. Take a stance, so few have. Which is why I have a lot of respect for Mamdani for taking a firm stand on this even though he has no direct bearing on voting for bills in congress to fund the war. I have and will never support that country and they would all be better off if Netanyahu was taken out, however that would happen. I used to feel bad about this stance and would keep quiet on it, but now, lately some friends of mine who are Jewish feel the same. One even echoed the late Dr Israel Shahak, who was an Israeli professor of organic chemistry, a holocaust survivor and a civil rights advocate who said-" The Nazis made me afraid to be Jewish. And the Israelis make me ashamed to be Jewish." My mother's friend Garnet who was here for dinner at Christmas, agreed with the quote to and she too is Jewish, and will not support that country in the slightest. Then an interview I recently caught over the holidays with actor Mandy Patinkin and his wife, playwright, Kathryn Grody and their son, were interviewed by David Marchese's podcast, The Interview, addressed the policies of Israel's prime minister and reflected on what it means to be Jewish today. It was a very emotional and moving interview and I have watched it numerous times. I agree with him.

Just watching the news this week...again, I would swear we are seeing the collapse of society unfolding before our very eyes. 

That's where I'm at the last two days.