COFFEE, TEA, NYC & ME

MY FIRST DAY IN NEW YORK.. the sights & sounds of the magical city.
i like to think, in my little mind anyway, that all my fave hotspots are the same. by that i mean they have the same energy for me. i feel the same energy.
HOLLYWOOD, PARIS, HAWAII, BISBEE, SAVANNA, NEW ORLEANS & NYC. they all speak to me the same way. we speak the same language.

here's my blow-by-blow account~

(having tea in, " the toyota transgendered children's learning garden"- adjacent to lauren's apartment in the east village)


porto rico- coffee & tea emporium in the east village


(me & longtime pal- buck have a reunion)

(we three- lauren-buck- rick)


(buck, lucky & me go shoe shoping)


(jaiar tries on lauren's corset)

photo courtesy lauren pine- btw~ lauren is my official/unofficial paparazzi in NYC)

A VISIT WITH A LEGEND

new york just keeps giving & giving....
what a fantastic day- started off with an early rise- lauren & I glued ourselves together to head out to her upstate retreat. we picked up NED MALOUF, (buck's exBF from the bad ol days on the big island of hawaii) looking smashing wearing lederhosen, (a present from david rockefeller!) and woolly knee socks. then drove the scenic route to ARDSLEY, NY to meet buck who's staying with octogenarian legend DON OTT. don has a lot to say and a lot to share. a true gentleman in every sense of the word.

(lauren, buck & i on don's troll bridge)

(buck & ned)

(don ott telling us all we ever need to know about life, and then some)





(living legend don ott)






after our morning chat, we headed to scarsdale, NY.
i had the pleasure of being chauffeured by don in his smart car- a first for me.

our brunch in downtown scarsdale was a real gem. our wonderful group of 5 bonded like glue. lauren, buck & i go way back, but it was very rewarding to have two new people in one day, (ned & don) find a familiarity upon our first meeting.

(our little scarsdale brunch)

lauren & i said our goodbyes and took the scenic route to beautiful warwick, a dream of a quaint little town that she now calls home.

(we stopped and picked up fresh cheese directly from the local dairy!)


(teatime @ colonies farms)

(me toe socks & flip flops with a subliminal message)

(me kainoa & bernie @ colonies farm~ my two favorite non-humans, besides my two cats)

photos courtesy ned malouf & lauren pine

OPENING OF A BOTTLE

REVEALED~ THE TRADITION OF HOMOEROTIC ART, opening night was a milestone in my life and a very special event.
all the people who mean the most to me, showed up to congratulate me and view this historic collection. i met new friends and reunited with old friends. some who i haven't seen in 25 years!

(my two dolls- buck & lauren)

rick & kersen witkin, (son of joel-peter)

(rick & david frank ray)

(basil twist & rick)

(curt, robert richards & bart)

(billy miller, (STH) & rick)

(robert diamond's muse & rick)

(hot gimp~ antonio & rick)

(rick & paul wirhun, (aka the eggman)

(rick & scooter laforge)

(david frank ray & keith haring originals)

(rick & basil twist with original keith haring fan)

(buck & michael mitchell)

(lucky, buck, jaiar & rick)

(robert richards, models & rick)



for those of you who missed opening night, i encourage you to check out this exhibition @ leslie/lohman gallery thru march 26th.

TEA TIME IN NYC

I STILL LOVE NEW YORK!

i had one of the best times of my life today in NYC.. met with my longtime, most favorite friends- LAUREN PINE & BUCK for TEA @ my fave tearoom in NYC- LADY MENDL'S!

it was a living tea dream come true~ a 5 course tea starting with spinich artichoke tarte, a selection of finger sandwiches, scones & preserves, followed by chocolate & white cake for desert... and then shortbread cookies & chocolate covered strawberries.
i chose an assam tea, ( aka the strong one) while lauren & buck were tickled pink with their lady mendl's house choice. our tea guest- DOUG MCCLEMONT had the oolong. it was a very special tea, with a very special group of friends. life doesn't get any better.





photos courtesy~ lady mendl's & lauren pine.

NEW MUSIC

what do you think of this new music from ARIEL PINK?
do you like it? do you agree with it? do you like the cover art? do you agree with it?

TRUE COLORS

(the new visitors guide to arizona)

WELCOME TO THE NEW AMERIKKKA

now that being mexican is a crime in arizona, it was just a matter of time before other states would get on the racists bandwagon. check out this amature footage from seattle, washington. disgusting

420~ IS OVER

closing party for 420~ CANNABIS AS ART, was insane.....
if you don't believe me- ask my neighbors. las vegas newbie- KENT CLARK wore the ceremonial cannabis costume created by $EX ARTISTE, including the peyote ritual fan. i christened kent the MJ GOD and placed him in front of ANTEBELLUM on the sidewalk of las palmas ave. boy did he stop traffic. not only was the MJ GOD resplendent in his costume, he also has a very loud voice.... who would've thought.... he was so low-key when we met.

the MJ god was later joined by legalize cannabis guru RICHARD EASTMAN, who had been having the time of his life, whipping up a batch of, "special" brownies. this combined with our, "special" tea really got the 420 crowd into a state of frenzy.
next thing i knew richard eastman was on a bullhorn, (where did he get this?) running up & down las palmas ave inviting everyone and anyone to the party.. this was even too much for my doorman- BEN who just threw his hands up in surrender. then NICKKI jumped into the gallery window and sang an off-the-cuff Acappella version of "i'm burning up for your love."

in the meantime, richard eastman talked marco morente into making him a pair of marijuana print stretch pants. clayton webster from cerre was more than happy to try them on, and then would not give them back.. afterwards angelinie from cavern put on MJ GOD'S costume and was loving the good vibes.

CLASSIC BITCH FIGHT

joan blondell @ her best, circa 1933~ courtesy $ex artiste