FOF #641 – Powerhouse Diva
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Archive for October, 2007
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There is a presence is in the room today! The spirit of Janis Joplin is haunting us in a very good way since we’ve been joined by her modern day equivalent- the rockingly awesome Jen Porter.
Jen is truly a powerhouse diva and one of my favorite local talents. A lifelong musician with a great set of pipes, Jen has performed a wide range of gigs. From singing the National Anthem at many Major League Baseball games to “sing-a-longs” with the Girl Scouts at the National Mall in Washington D.C., from large rock and roll venues to small intimate cabaret clubs- Jen Poter is a versatile woman, and not just in a musical sense! Wink, wink.
Known for her uncanny vocal resemblance to Janis Joplin (and looking a bit like a Posh Agent Starling/Jodie Foster I might add), Jen transcends her own soulful voice to create a modern, folksy sound that appeals to just about everyone. Having a wide repertoire of pop covers and original music, Jen can hammer out pretty much any song you ask of her as you will see on today’s show.
Anyone got a quarter for her? She’s a human jukebox.
I love doing these type of shows. From time to time we bring some of the best musicians you may not know about and have them strut their stuff in our home studio, a sort of “unplugged” setting where their song and their voice stand alone and shine.
Listen as we talk with Jen about the music industry and why she prefers to be an independent artist, how she comes up with her original songs and being a third generation Girl Scout.
Check out Jen Porter at her website, where you can follow her tour schedule. She’s traveling pretty much everywhere, even Aruba.
Join TONIGHT us this Wednesday at Sidetrack at 6pm as Marc Felion and myself, Fausto Fernós are joined by Amanda Steinstein, Andy Shaw, Rick Aiello and other listeners, friends and fans.
We’d love to bring the parade to you, so we’re asking you our listener to pitch in! We’d like to take into the field a Sanyo HD1000 camera which allows us to capture our local flavor in ways you can’t begin to imagine.
One of our lovely listeners, Barbara is matching funds donated between now and Halloween, so your money goes twice as far.
A red hot grease fire of pure entertainment- the Feast of Fools.
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Jen Porter – Moving On…: iTunes | CD Baby | Site
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FOF #640 – Straight for Equality
Standard Podcast [58:50m]:
We see social inequality everywhere. As much as it may upset us sometimes, there always is a certain amount of frustration, because we don’t know how to address the situation or even if it’s any of our business.
One thing I know for sure is that if gays, lesbians, bisexuals and trans folks are to secure their rights, they need their breeder and hetero friends to join in the fight. Martin Luther King Jr. said that the civil rights advances that came in the 1960s wouldn’t have come to pass if white folks didn’t step up to the plate. LBJ, a southern white president, signed into law some of the most powerful and revolutionary desegregation laws of its time.
So here’s the plan. Our pals at PFLAG ask asking you, the “straight” people to join the gay rights movement. We need you. We want you to speak for us when we are not around to do so. We want you to march in our parades. We need your presence in our fight for Equality.
On today’s show, the national President of PFLAG (that’s Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) John Cepek and the unofficial “first lady” Char Cepek join us to talk about their new campaign, “Straight for Equality.”
A recent poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press (a non-partisan “fact tank”) done in May of 2007 stated that 4 out of 10 Americans have close friends or relatives who are gay. People see the frustrations their gay friends and family have at school, work and politically but may be unsure about how to address it.
So we want the 25% of the audience that listens to this show on a regular basis (that means you Mike Carino, Glen and Sarah) to take the Straight for Equality Pledge and commit to making the world a better place for everyone.
That means coming out as a straight person who supports GLBT rights, speaking up in support of GLBT people and joining in the fight for change.
Listen as we talk with John and Char Cepek about dealing with the inevitable issue that you’ll be seen as queer if and when you’ll speak up for the rights of others, the future of gay rights and slogans straight people can use to display their gay pride.
John’s been using “Straight but not narrow” and “Straight but not normal” for years. Do you have any of your own? Post them on the comments below.
Join us this Wednesday at Sidetrack at 6pm as Marc Felion and myself, Fausto Fernós are joined by Andy Shaw, Rick Aiello and other listeners, friends and fans.
We’d love to bring the parade to you, so we’re asking you our listener to pitch in! We’d like to take into the field a Sanyo HD1000 camera which allows us to capture our local flavor in ways you can’t begin to imagine.
One of our lovely listeners, Barbara is matching funds donated between now and Halloween, so your money goes twice as far.
Your brass knuckles in the fight for your right to paaarty and rest- Feast of Fools!
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Jann Klose – The Strangest Thing: iTunes | Amazon | Site
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Witch Megamix
Thousands of last-minute costume ideas in four fun-filled minutes!
They missed one!: Tim Curry does that thing he does best while singing “Anything Can Happen on Halloween” from 1986’s “The Worst Witch,” when you click through….
FOF #639 – Let’s Hear it For the Boy
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Isn’t he cute? One of our lovely singer/dancer/actor friends Andy Shaw joins us today to talk about his successful run of the musical “Footloose.” He played the character of the hot wrestler who just wants to learn how to dance originally played in the motion picture by the late Chris Penn.
Andy’s looking great in his own black “Digitally Delicious” t-shirt, not just because he’s been working out, dancing his butt off and put on about 12 lbs of muscle.
Join us today as we talk about ridiculously high-calorie snack foods, conservative Christian alternatives to Halloween, nude sleepwalking and worms that have been genetically modified into lesbians. The first thing they did is drive their U-Hauls and move in together to co-habitate.
Halloween is in full swing! What are you going as for Halloween? One of my favorite costume ideas is putting on vampire fangs onto any costume you like, to put a “sexy twist” onto whatever costume you’re wearing. Hobo? Think VAMPIRE hobo. Milkman? Think VAMPIRE milkman. Condoleeza Rice? Think VAMPIRE Condi. All your favorite costumes get reborn as the undead when you don a pair of delicious fangs.
Join us this Wednesday at Sidetrack at 6pm as Marc Felion and myself, Fausto Fernós are joined by Andy Shaw, Rick Aiello and other listeners, friends and fans.
We’d love to bring the parade to you, so we’re asking you our listener to pitch in! We’d like to take into the field a Sanyo HD1000 camera which allows us to capture our local flavor in ways you can’t begin to imagine.
One of our lovely listeners, Barbara is matching funds donated between now and Halloween, so your money goes twice as far.
You can’t listen to just one- Feast of Fools!
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Don Juan Dracula – Young Debutantes II: iTunes | Amazon | CD Baby| Site
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SHOW #14 – Cake or Dare
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FOF #638 – True Drew
Standard Podcast [55:56m]:
Once is good, but twice is even nicer! Due to the overwhelming response from your comments and downloads, we’re bringing in our sexy friend Drew Persons from Thailand on the show for you to enjoy.
Drew grew up as a son of Christian missionaries living in Thailand. At the young age of 12 he told his mother he was gay. While in college at a Christian University, Drew decided his family’s religion was not for him. Now he sets forth into the world helping out on the documentary “Sold” about the sex slavery underground in Thailand.
Today’s show is a roller coaster ride of fun as we put Drew to the test and compare his Breakdown 2007 answers with where he’s at in the moment. We’re also talking about how he came to decide to move beyond his family’s religious beliefs and come out as a gay man. Meanwhile we try to recall tons of cheesy Christian children’s music. Can you suggest some crazy Christian music?
Pictured here to the right is Drew Persons in the flesh, sporting a Feast of Fools “Digitally Delicious” black t-shirt. I think Drew looks good in just about anything, but don’t you think the shirt is especially flattering on him? Click here to get your very own t-shirt.
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Halloween is just around the corner, and we’re asking you our listener to pitch in to help us bring the parade to you! We’d like to take into the field a Sanyo HD1000 camera which allows us to capture our local flavor in ways you can’t begin to imagine.
One of our lovely listeners, Barbara is matching funds donated between now and Halloween, so your money goes twice as far!
Putting the Prik in your Pad Prik King- Feast of Fools!
Featured Music:
Drew Persons: Profile
Little Marcy – Incredibly Strange Music, Vol. 2 – Join the Gopsel Express: iTunes
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FOF #637 – Thai Sex Slavery
Standard Podcast [47:27m]:
Would you belive this handsome guy speaks fluent Thai?
Today we’re talking to one of our long distance listeners in person, Drew Persons who lives in Thailand working as documentary filmmaker, fashion model and photographer.
For the past few months Drew has been working as an interprete and cultural consultant for the documentary film “Sold” about the sexual slavery underground in Thailand and in the world today. The hearbreaking stories of women being forced to sell their bodies or families being torn apart in order to make ends meet will make you think and want to take action. Why does sexual slavery still exsist? What can anyone do about it to stop it?
Listen as we talk with Drew about growing up as the son of Christian missionaries, suffering from epilepsy, coming out to his mom at the age of 12 and going through religious therapy to change his sexual orientation.
From time to time we get asked where our show’s subtitle “Gay Fun Show” comes from. When we used to perform our live show at a local Vietnamese banquet hall, we used to write “Gay Fun Show” underneath the posters to explain to the local non-English speaking crowd what our show was all about. When we went up on iTunes as a podcast, we took on the subtitle as a way of quickly explaining what our show was all about. We hope you enjoy our special introduction today.
A palace of many pleasures- Feast of Fools.
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Don Juan Dracula – Young Debutantes II: iTunes | Amazon | CD Baby| Site
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FOF #636 – Put the Rhythm in Me
Standard Podcast [46:33m]:
On today’s show we’re talking to Devin DeSantis and Brian Crum two of the cast members of Altar Boyz, a musical revue that parodies Christian boy bands with catchy songs and delicious puns.
The show walks the delicate fence of trying to appeal to an audience of gay men and blue haired women by poking gentle fun at the genre of Christian boy bands and yet at the same time jam packs a ton of puns and double entendres with a catchy musical theme.
It is a great show to bring your mom or dad to, but one thing I kept wanting to see is the romantic subtext of the two leads to actually flourish and develop.
Listen as we talk with Brian and Devin about the common ground between gays and Christians, how they came to to be in the show, how people’s opinions affect the way you look at yourself and coming out as a Christian and as a Catholic
We also chat about Kathy Griffin’s Emmy’s speech controversy, Dumbledore’s Army and Bozo’s dressing room.
Listen for details on how you can win a pair of tickets to see them live at Chicago’s Drury Lane Theater!
Click here for a video montage of the Chicago production of Altar Boyz.
Get your tickets now!
Altar Boyz
Drury Lane Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut Street in Chicago
Tickets start at $45, $25 for students
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DJ Bobo, “Vampires Are Alive”
This Gothish toe-tapper was Switzerland’s entry in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Can you believe it didn’t make it to the finals? But it still could go on to become this century’s “Monster Mash.”
Also seasonal:…
SHOW #13 – Ribbon and Spice
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