Lady Bunny (above) sure can do the hokey-pokey!
Bunny's show is extremely filthy and has made grown men cry and horses flee, but the crowd ate it up.A local report, after the jump.
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This is vintage Chita Rivera singing "Pretty for Me" on Hollywood Palace in 1968. The back up dancers are some sort of proto-Village People. It is so increadibly gay you wonder if they knew it. Fausto and I have been enjoying the heck out of it. Fausto is so into it, I had to stop him from recreating the video in the Target the other day.
I found this video on someone's myspace account and then went to watch it on youtube. I was not surprised that it was uploaded by our friend Robert aka mrpussypants because he has loads of vintage gay video on his youtube account.
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As fabulous as these entries may be, we still havent seen us in any Sci-Fi themes (hint hint).
Our Feast of Fools Family photoshop contest deadline is tonight at midnight
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Lesbian comedian Sabrina Matthews claims not to know a thing about lesbian culture. She knows very little about flannel, doesn't have a girlfriend and doesn't know why lesbians get bad haircuts. One thing she does know is that lesbians keep their fingernails short, and for good reason.
On today's show Sabrina relates to us her experiences as a stand up comedian. She chats with us about the first time she did comedy and how she decided to turn it into a exciting career. Sabrina tells us that she gets a lot of feedback form her audience and that the audience's reaction to her routine can greatly affect her delivery. (HINT, HINT- Comments on the website are like clapping, booing, cheering and laughing to us.)
She has a hard time in the Midwest because she doesn't quite know why they love her so much but don't laugh out loud like people in other parts of the country. Marc tries to explain that Midwesterners are very even in their temperament and that they don't have the highs and the lows that other people have. What do you guys think?
We have a lot of questions for Sabrina and the answer often ends up being about the sea. It seems that every time we talk to lesbians it always ends up going to the sea. What's up with the SEA? What are lesbians tapping into here? Why does the sea keep coming up? Are they tuned into something that us les-be-nots aren't?
Everyone knows that life evolved in the sea, but did you know that humanity itself may have evolved in the sea as primates? Scientists use to scoff at the idea that early primates left land to live in the sea but this theory is gaining more credibility as they find more commonalities between aquatic animals such as otters, seal, whales, hippos etc and people than people have with primates and other land based animal like cats and dogs.
Some of the evidence that suggest that we evolved from Sea Monkeys is discussed in this BBC article:
"If we examine the human body, there are a number of adaptations that seem out of place on a savannah-dwelling animal, but make much more sense if you consider them as adaptations to a primarily water-based existence."
We have relatively hairless bodies compared to all the other great apes, which are completely covered in hair. Very few mammals are as completely hairless as humans, and most of those that are live in an aquatic environment. Also, what little hair we have does not sprout randomly, but is aligned to direct water to our midline, minimising drag.
Mammals have many mechanisms for shedding excess heat, including panting, insulating layers of fur - camel fur keeps the heat out - and bathing in cooling mud or water. Humans lose heat primarily by sweating. This costs the body vital salt, which would be a problem for a plains-dwelling animal, but not for one that lived close to or in the sea. Crying salt tears is a unique human trait, which may have evolved as a way to shed excess salt."
Click here to read more about the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis.
Maybe this is why so many folks like the sea? Because its getting them in touch with a deep primal sense of self? Who knows. But I do know that Sabrina is going to appear at HRC's Laughing Out Loud benefit in Chicago. Come out for a good cause!
Don't miss Laughing Matters...More!, the documentary featuring Sabrina and a bunch of other fabulous women.
Visit Sabrina's Homepage
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Saturday April 14, 7pm
Featuring Judy Gold, Sabrina Matthews and Andre Kelley
The Park West, 322 West Armitage
Tickets $40, $125.
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Summer is just around the corner and I'm feeling, I say, I'm feeling like I'm in a Southern mood. Like Scarlet O'Hara from "Gone with the Wind" or Ouiser Boudreaux from "Steel Magnolias." I feel the South is going to rise again, this time with sexy-non-racist results.
I feel like a strong warm wind is blowing through my gauze curtains. Heavens!
We begin today's show with a cocktail recipe that has a lot of gin and pink grapefruit juice, spiked with a lil' mushed basil leaves. Its quite nice, however we just can't decide on the name.
Here is the recipe:
Crush in a mortar and pestle:
1/2 tsp. of sugar
4 leaves of basil
Rinse the vessel with 1 oz. of fresh pink grapefruit juice, 1 oz of gin and 1/2 oz of orange flavored liquor and put it all into a shaker filled with ice. Shake into a tall glass with some soda water. It's delicious!
What do you think we should name this cocktail?
Join Marc Felion and me, Fausto Fernós as we talk about super-cute actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt turning the tables on his paparazzi with sexy results, John McCain's MySpace page getting hacked with sexy results, the unusual musical taste of gifted british teens and how dog food can make you sick, duh.
I don't care how hungry you get, or how much Nomi Malone liked it in the film Showgirls, please don't eat any Doggie Chow. Go vegan.
Our Feast of Fools family contest ends tomorrow! So make sure to email your entries today.
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500 shows! We had so much fun, where did the time go?
Today we celebrate and rejoice in passing another stone, a milestone in podcasting as we post our 500th Gay Fun Show from the Feast of Fools.
On today's special show Miss Ronnie and Gregg Shapiro come over to discuss winning the Pressie Award for "Best Podcast" from the midwest's largest GLBT newspaper, the Chicago Free Press. Check out our pictures from the event!
We've had quite a rough month as I've spent at least half of it in Puerto Rico dealing with my father's death, Marc went up to NYC for the GLBT expo and Miss Ronnie had a short stint as a bartender at the now defunct Clark's on Clark, where we had our first Meet & Greet back in February of 2006.
Join us as we talk about micro-cellular lesbians, Cyndi Lauper's upcoming "True Colors" megatour and Miss Ronnie's full-body gyroscopic workout.
You might notice in your iPod that our "album" is now titled "Gay Fun Show." We're changing the name slightly in preparations of TWO new podcasts that we're developing. They can't all be called Feast of Fools, now can they? So we conceived the name "Gay Fun Show" as the original, still fabulous after all these years, daily dose of joy. Others to follow.
We would love to know from you, our lovely listeners which moments from the past 500 shows have stood out in your mind?
Fun is our middle name! Enjoy another Gay Fun Show from Feast of Fools.
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Our Feast of Fools Family photoshop contest deadline is Friday!
Win a Feast of Fools t-shirt, our "Best of" DVD and other goodies for creating an irresistible photoshop montage of us as either the Adams Family, Superfriends, the Munsters, the Brady Bunch, Gilligan's Island or any wacky TV family you think we might resemble.
Make sure to get Miss Ronnie as Wednesday.
Check out our current entries here.
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Our handsome neighbor Justin McPhee join us today to talk about his real life experience serving these past four years in the U.S. army overseas in Iraq. Believe you me, it was work. We love our military men, especially cute gay men like Justin.
The interesting thing is, Justin went into the military service knowing full well what he was getting into, and being gay. How did he not get kicked out? How does someone survive being gay in the middle of Iraq?
Join the ever fabulous Sal-E, Justin and me as we talk about the Chinese's fascination with their pets and their desire to have them connect on a deep personal level, like learning how to talk and understand their language.
The net is full of stories this week about the little kitty cat named Agui that can speak its own name and the pet fish named "Submarine" that comes when his name gets called.
Also, a woman gets kicked off a bus, and a guy gets kicked out of a bar for relishing in his own gaseous emissions. Sal-E wants to start wearing a kilt this summer, so look out!
Attention! You've been drafted into the Feast of Fools army. Don't worry, we've got great parades, no wars and one fabulous show.
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Eric Himan is back! Also known as the gay Johnny Cash, singer-songwriter Eric Himan is in a different place in his head from the last time he was in the house.
After taking six months off to figure out where he wanted to go in his musical career, Eric Himan returned with a renewed sense of passion, a solo tour and two new albums- "Everywhere All At Once" and his acoustic "There's Gotta Be Something."
He's now running his own record company and flying solo, at the helm of his career and future. From the looks of things, it looks like smooth sailing ahead. I've never seen him sound so fresh and look so happy.
Join Eric Himan and his boyfriend Ryan, as Marc and I as we double date with them to talk about Eric's new albums, being confused for someone in recovery, why he got those tattoos on his arms, and the therapeutic value of song-writing.
In his song "Acquired Taste" Eric explores the idea of being a bad guy and sneaking into guys' bedrooms late at night. I don't understand why that would upset anyone. Would you be upset if you saw this hot tattooed stud crawling through your bedroom window late at night for a little romantic rendezvous? I think not.
Also on today's show, when fast food franchises are the healthier alternative, cats that speak Chinese, Naomi Campbell's custodian sentence, and music as a form of punishment.
Check out Eric Himan's tour dates on his website, www.erichiman.com Go get your photo taken with him wearing your own Feast of Fools t-shirt! Check out the great photos we took of him and his tattoos.
Let's give them something to think about, let's listen to the Feast of Fools together!
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But is that ten-thousand? Local drag queen impresario Miss Foozie has been sending out birthday invites all over the net (via ChicagoPride) claiming to be ten years old, and has an unusual sponsor for the event- the Body Worlds Exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry.
I don't know about you, but I just wouldn't want the fascinating-yet-creepy Body Worlds exhibit to be a sponsor for anything that has to do with me and aging.
We're not sure if Miss Foozie plans on making an appearance at the Body World's exhibit alive or dead, but we want to wish her a Happy Birthday and many more to come.
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Cultural commentator Michael Musto really enjoys his job. For over twenty years, Michael turned his passion for NYC's nightlife and celebrity culture into a genre defining gossip column that has been the bread and butter for the weekly newspaper, the Village Voice.
In his new book "La Dolce Musto" includes a pu-pu platter of his "greatest hits" of his popular gossip column in the Village Voice. A mainstay of pop culture and a chronicle of the "hip and hopeful" Michael Musto's outrageous weekly column has always been a pioneer in gay issues, celebrity news and politics.
Much like myself, Michael Musto's identity was forged in the AIDS crisis in the late 80s/early 90s. In many ways, Michael distinguished himself from other gossip columnists with his honesty about his own sexuality and his social consciousness that came out of his experience with ACT-UP (the AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power.)
Join Michael, Marc and me as we talk about Clay Aiken and Bary Manilow's Christmas Special, what kind of men Anderson Cooper likes, the real reason why Britney Spears shaved all her hair off and why anybody gives a damn.
Go see Michael Musto's book signing here in Chicago at Sidetrack on Wednesday March 28 from 6-9PM.
The podcast that dishes out all the dolce without any of the gabana- Feast of Fools.
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"Quarter turns! Quater turns!" Everyone asks us on what episode the hilairous phrase "Quarter Turns" came from and just WHAT does it mean?
Well lovely and loyal Feast of Fools listeners, today we revisit a Classic Feast of Fools Podcast "Openly Clay" where the phrase "Quarter Turns" was forged from the heat of passion. Listen and find out!
[Originally posted on February 28, 2006.]
Victoria Lamarr and Marc Felion put their comedic skills and their southern accents to work to recreate the infamous recent Clay Aiken alledged sex scandal. This little sketch is based on details that Jon Paulus, the man who claims to be holding Clay Aiken's cumrag, has given to the press.
What happened on that infamous first date when Clay met John? Listen and find out.
Lots of magic moments with Garageband 3, sound effects, and the ability of mind to imagine the sound of rain to transform into the sound of a hot skillet. V-marr squeals in delight with all the new bells and whistles.
We also discuss some freaky news about urine filled dildos, George Michael gets arrested again and a man who marries a goat!
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The most beautiful woman on the internet
So many people are excited by Vmar's return from obscurity, I though I'd repost this classic about all you ever wanted to know about the world's #1 podcasting drag queen but were afraid to ask.
Check out V-Marr's photo gallery and her celebrity magazine
NOTE: QuickTime 7 is required in order to watch the videocasts.
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Go F*ck yourself. Okay, not really. But what if you really wanted to do so?
On today's show, Sal-E brings on over his partner in crime Jo-Jo to talk about casting your own p*nis and what you should keep a eye out for. Warning! Do NOT try this at home. We are not going to help you out on this one. You are at your own risk.
We read a letter from a listener who wanted tips on how to join the mile high club. We all give our best advice on how to get a little piece while flying the friendly skies. We actually did some research on how to do it. It seems that you have the best chance of getting away with it as soon as the plane takes off and during the beverage service. It's risky and doesn't give you much wiggle room for foreplay.
We chat about the potential demise of online radio and a dungeon in Florida that was closed down for castrating men. Jo Jo talks about the pumping parties he's attended. A pumping party, in case you didn't know is a party where someone injects Home Depot grade Silicone under your skin.
The podcast that is the fancy napkins on the tablecloth of life-the Feast of Fools.
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You can find all sorts of interesting things on craigslist.org. Several years ago, we were in need of fresh new faces and talent for the live musical comedy show we used to to in nighclubs here in Chicago.
I put an ad in craigslist that read “Rejected by American Idol? Humiliated by your peers? The Feast of Fools wants YOU. Bring us your geeks, your misfits, your outcasts, your oddballs. We want big chested, bold women to sing, crack jokes, collaborate and dance in our musical variety shows.” Amanda Steinstein walked in the door and it was love at first sight.
Today Amanda shares with us her latest craigslist discovery, comedy/erotic writer Polly Frost.
Polly Frost says she and her husband are a boring, everyday couple- except they together they write erotica that gives even Ron Jeremy a boner (he even said so). Their comedy soap opera, "Sex Scenes" is creating another kind of sensation in staged readings around the country, and on Wednesday, March 21, our own Amanda Steinstein will appear in the Chicago performance.
Listen to Amanda and her mom Fannie talk to Polly about her boner-iffic scripts, her views on erotica, and all things "Polly-amorous."
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Tickets are FREE but reservations are recommended.
See you all tonight at the Pressie Awards Ceremonies (and open bar) at Sidetrack!
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I promised a listener I would announce this on the show but its been so hectic lately I forgot. So if you are Jewish and you identify with one of the following letters, LGBTIQQ please read on:
The National Union of LGBTIQQ Jewish Students, affectionately known as "NUJLS" ("NOO-jles") is proud to announce
March 23-25 at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Spend a weekend of workshops, guest speakers, optional Shabbat services, food, and fun with queer Jews from all around the United States and Canada! For more information on conference registration and joining the NUJLS YahooGroup, go to www.NUJLS Online.org.
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A volcano explosion on the day my father died delayed us from flying down to Puerto Rico. The ashes from the cloud above the nearby island of Monserrat kept most planes away that evening. The ash from the volcano can get in the jet plane engines and cause it to malfunction. We left the next morning when the ash settled down.
As you might imagine the past two weeks have been full of all sorts of incredible coincidences, weird experiences and remarkable turns of fate for the Fernós family.
One of the oddest experiences we had was the funeral parlor my father had picked out for his funeral service. Many years ago, my father must have come across the Celestium in a local architectural journal. It's an unusual structure with an unusual function and an unusual staff. It is a crematorium and funeral home in the shape of a "Monolithic Dome" and it appears to be run by Puerto Rican new-age lesbians.
A monolithic dome is a structure that is built much like a large-scale piñata, where fiberglass rods are glued onto a large inflated bubble and upon curing are reinforced by spray-on concrete. Not only is it cheap to build, it also withstands hurricanes and looks a bit like a concrete Atlantis on dry land.
My father surely would have appreciated the Celestium for its other-worldliness, the Sleeping Beauty like coffin in which he laid and the bull dyke attendants.
Join Marc and I as we talk about my dad's funeral, volcanoes, eulogies and spirits, and then out of nowhere, we're joined by a special old friend from the past.
You can imagine the surprise and relief to know that our lost friend is alive and well and living in Florida. Who? Listen and find out!
When god closes a door, she opens a window into the Feast of Fools podcast.
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For your curiosity, here is the English translation of the eulogy I spoke at my father's funeral service last Friday at the Celestium, March 9 2007. We'll miss you Papi.
Pictured here is a portrait of my dad, Goznalo Fernós-Lopez (1919-2007) done at what I'm guess was the age of 30. Read more about Gonzalo Fernós-Lopez here.
Both the English and Spanish version are available in the extended entry.
Feel free to use it if you like in any context. Thanks to everyone again for all your warm wishes and love of support. -Fausto
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Did you know we won a Pressie Award for "Best Podcast" this year? Oh yes!
Come celebrate with us this Tuesday, March 20 at a special Pressie Awards ceremony and OPEN BAR (yes you heard right) at Sidetrack, 3349 North Halsted Street in Chicago. Come meet us, come say hi, and come get photographed with the award. After all, you voted for us.
See you there. Dress is anything you want, but I always suggest "dress to impress."
Click here to get the printable invitation.
(Make sure to bring a printed copy at 7pm to get in for the private VIP reception.)
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Sometimes, all you need is to soak in a hot bath to let all your pain, worries and problems melt away.
On today's show we return to our regular programming with a sound-seeing tour of the Baños de Coamo, a public thermal springs bath well known for their calming and blood-pressure reducing abilities.
As you may known, I've spent the past two weeks dealing with the death of my father, Gonzalo Fernós. Rest in peace papi.
I want to thank all the listeners, friends and family who have been so supportive these past two weeks and being patient with us while we took this time off from making regular shows. But now we're back!
Join my sweet "novio" Marc Felion, my mom Patricia Fernós and me, Fausto Fernós as we talk about some of the 28 stages of grief, like denial, acceptance, anger, chocolate, grief, rage, madness... did I mention anger? All the feelings you go through when someone close to you dies. Laugh with us, cry with us and eat some chocolate.
Pictured here is a photo of the lovely baths. If you're ever in Puerto Rico, be sure to check them out, it's a wonderfully relaxing, magical place.
Babies, I don't know if it's going to be all right, but with the Feast of Fools podcast, we're going to try our best to make things work out for the best.
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"Babies, it's going to be all right." There is something strangely comforting about listening to Miss Ronnie's catch-phrases, where she implies that problems have a way of working themselves out.
The "bomba atomica" of podcasting, the lovely BMW (Big Mexican Woman) Miss Ronnie is always coming up with delightful catch-phrases for the good people of the world to hold onto when times are tough.
Sassafraction. Six Footers. Inspect, Select or Reject. Our Husband. A Slice of Heaven in Oh Seven! You Have The Whopper and I Want It My Way. Make Every Day Extra-Ordinary.
Ronnie is full of it, (and by "it" we mean sassafraction) and that's why we love her so much.
Today Miss Ronnie debuts a whole new attitude and catch phrase for 2007, which is "Flip That Sh*t!"
What does it mean? Listen to today's podcast to find out and how you can use it in your every day life to fight back.
All the flavor, none of the calories- the Feast of Fools. Who needs anything else?
Just in case you missed it! Originally posted on January 5, 2007.
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A heated conversation builds around a fan Timmy Gilmore's letter about being hated because you look gay. I've always felt that the biggest obstacle gay people face is other gay people.
This lead us to talk about the nature of conflict and dramatization, and how it's inevitable. Whats avoidable is how we deal with conflict and how we overcome our differences.
Lots of talk about conflict in everyday life and in the political spectrum, and why Amanda Steinstein should be in the Alivn Ailey dance company. They have white people dancing with them now.
What would you do for $10,000 dollars? What's the most humiliating or unlikely behavior you will do for ten "G"s?
Marc does a lot of window shopping as he eyes the guys walking down the street. He tries to find one for Amanda but darn is she picky!
Lots of talk about circumcision. A divorced couple is arguing in court about wether to circumcise their kid or not. Why won't people just leave their dicks alone? Well, because they're fun to play with, but do we really need to take a foreskin to court?
We talk about the Michael L. Jackson trial which is getting under way and other crazy stories of people gone mad- like the man who attacked Amanda, the man who attacked a family at a shopping mall and the people that attacked Kevin Avaince and oh, Madonna shopping at H&M.
The podcast that does more "Quarter Turns" than a vending machine- the Feast of Fools!
Originally posted: 06.16.06
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You asked for it, you got it! Take a look back with us at 2005 (our first year podcasting) with a virtual pu-pu platter of our personal favorite clips, gags, catchphrases and inteviews.
Some of the great clips include: Miss Ronnie's birthday present, a scéance to raise the dead, our take on female genital plastic surgery, John Waters on AIDS, Teri Garr on Larry King and Kathy Griffin on breastfeeding.
Pull up a chair and help yourself to a heapin' helpin' of the Feast of Fools.
Originally posted on Feb. 22, 2006.
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People, we have not had a good week here on the Feast of Fools! Today Miss Ronnie comes over to share the bad news of general gloom and doom in the world today and in our own lives.
The war is still going on, wasting millions of dollars and lives, the economy is shit, Miss Ronnie got a C+ on her exam, Elvis is dead, and Marc's not feeling that good himself.
We were at the gym doing squats, trying to get buffed when Marc seemed to have a panic attack, his heart beating quickly and furriously. (He's okay now, thank you.)
Listen today as Marc, Ronnie and Fausto chat about Beards making a fashion comeback, hot guys on our Frappr map, celebrities that will not die, and Texas cops arresting people in BARS for being drunk.
To make everyone feel better picture to the right is Scott Madsen the original Soloflex Poster boy who's ad campaign launched a whole new way of looking at the male body in advertising. He was the subject of many a gay teen fantasies (he certainly was mine.)
We don't make this stuff up... well at least most of it.
The podcast that will not die: the Feast of Fools!
Original Airdate: .03.24.06
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Fausto's father Gonzalo Fernós Lopez died on March 7, 2007. He will be missed by his family and loved ones. Thank you to everyone who has written and offered support to Fausto and our family. It is greatly appreciated and is very much a comfort.
Marc
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Wha Happen'? Well, Sal-E says that a lotof Hispanic people say "What Happen'?" when they want to jump into a conversations that they aren't a part of. You seem to hear that a lot on this show for some reason... Wha happen'? Quiet, you! See what I mean?
On today's show our nightclub performer in residence Sal-E comes over to recap the Market Days Weekend fun, Janet Jackson's new nudie pics, smacking your lips, bar fights in China and why George Michael doesn't really care what you think about him, especially if you're a heterosexual woman.
I wonder what he thinks gay men think about him?
Warning: Listenting to the Feast of Fools podcast could get you arrested for being sexy!
Original Airdate:08.08.06
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Why do male computer voices sound gay? Is it their nasal superiority, their stoicism, or their crazy synthesized lisps that make them so?
On today's show Marc and I recreate two of the most famous computer voices- "Hal" from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey and "Fred," Apple Computers MacInTalk Speech synthesized voice. We hook them up online with HILARIOUS RESULTS.
See our podcast really will make your iPod go gay.
Listen to the internet's favorite gay couple as we talk about how computers are being used to write jokes for children (they aren't that funny so don't get too excited), guys with two cocks, genetic pre-dispositions to surviving plagues, and whale vomit (and why it's so valuable.)
Whale vomit? Eeeew. Yes whale vomit.
The podcast that makes your iPod go gay (but from the looks of your playlist, it already was) the Feast of Fools.
Original Airdate: 08.31.06
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We were just relaxing, soaking in the ol' jacuzzi when our agent and gal pal Amanda Sylvia Steinstein dropped by to deliver the bad news that she might be going to jail.
It seems that sweet little Miss S. has had a horrible traffic ticket that has somehow escalated into a misdemeanor, and she's all upset that she might have to serve time in prison in Bumpkinville. Poor Amanda! Fortunately Amanda has a wonderful father who surprises us all with a phone call. Did the apple fall far from the tree? You decide.
Meanwhile, Marc is all excited about some "Cock Flavoured Soup" that he found at the local Mexican grocery store. Pictured to the right is Marc hold the soup packet close to his crotch. And in case you were wondering, there is a "Cock Soup for the Soul" book as well. You can buy in from Amazon.com by clicking here.
We also talk a lot about dealing with the law, scary Russian clowns, candy, Beyoncé getting her ass whipped by PETA and the results of eating fish n' chips for your entire life.
Thanks to Mike Hipp from Soy Candles by Phebes who sent us a huge box of crazy candles and candy! Be a pal and buy a soy candle from him. Mike has a hot twin that he does not fuck. So pity him and buy some candles.
W.W.J.G.D.? What Would Jake Gyllenhaal Do? He'd download the Feast of Fools podcast, of course. And get himself a Feast of Fools t-shirt too!
Original Airdate 06.20.06
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Does size matter? Marc and I don't seem to think it's important as it is to Ronnie. I think size is relative. Big things appear small to big people and small things appear big to little people.
It seems like a man in China was the recipient of the world's first penis transplant, and his body didn't rejected it, his MIND did.
Listen as Miss Ronnie, Marc and I talk about the benefits of keeping an open mind, Clay Aiken possible coming out, and the world's first penis implant.
The podcast that comes with a spork, special sauce and a biscuit- the Feast of Fools.
Original airdate-09.20.06
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Vintage Fausto in drag with performance artist Linda Montano as Lenny the opera singer. This is not for the faint of heart or those that gag easily. Although it's work safe, it is in fact quite gross.
I sped up the scene where Linda inserts the surgical tube into her nose and I had to cut about two minutes of Linda gaging on the tube to make it under youtube's 10 minute limit. Consider yourself spared!
This jewel is from Fausto's award winning Austin based cable access tv show "El Chow de Faustina" from 1994. "Chow" is pronounced like Cho as in Margaret Cho. It's a drag blast from the past.
Marc
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The finalists for the 19th Annual Lambda Literary Awards are out (in both senses of the word) and three of our very own guests have gotten nominated for the prestigious award! You GO girl.
Enjoy the the podcast interviews with them, and then buy go the book on Amazon. I HIGHLY recommend these three books to you and suggest you waste no time getting them. They best represent the sass, humor and spirit that the Feast of Fools is all about.
Congratulations to Hilary Carlip, Tim Miller and Kate Bornstein for your nominations. Hope you win!
Nominee for HUMOR & LESBIAN MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY
• Queen of the Oddballs by Hilary Carlip (HarperCollins)
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Nominee for LGBT NONFICTION
• Hello, Cruel World by Kate Bornstein (Seven Stories)
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Nominee for DRAMA/THEATER
• 1001 Beds by Tim Miller (University of Wisconsin)
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The winners will be announced on Thursday, May 31, at the Lambda Literary Awards Ceremony in New York City.
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One of our favorite all-time guests of 2005 was comedian Kathy Griffin who invited us to sit in the back seat of her limo to talk about the nature of her comedy and the issues that come up when most of your material is based on your everyday life and your personal contacts in the entertainment industry.
[Originally posted on December 8, 2005.]
Comedian Kathy Griffin was delighted upon seeing our resident drag queen Victoria Lamarr impersonating her when she flew into town to host Malibu Rum's Holiday Self-Decorating Contest at Duffy's.
Today we talk to our favorite fiery redhead Kathy Griffin in the back seat of her limo about breastfeeding, Star Jones, her parents, and Jerry Seinfeld. We had such a good time Fausto wound up grabbing her right breast to see if they were real or not, a la Tyra Banks. Are they REAL? Listen and find out!
Check out these fab photos of Kathy Griffin and Victoria Lamarr looking like twins. Be sure to check out Kathy's own website kathygriffin.net where she has a photo gallery of her and Clay Aiken taken together.
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But we really prefer her as this-so much more fun!
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Proudly going where no other Star Trek actor had gone before George Takei got back into the national spotlight when "beamed" out of the closet as a openly gay man and spoke candidly about his 19-year relationship with his life partner Brad Altman.
On today's show we'll be talking with actor George Takei who's best known for playing the role of Mr. Sulu on the original Star Trek television series and in six subsequent Star Trek films.
George Takei makes his podcast debut as he joins us to talk about the 40 year anniversary of Star Trek, his personal experience as a gay man in hollywood, why he came out, and why Howard Stern was able to trick George into thinking he was arguing with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Look for George in the tv show Heroes. It looks like he'll be playing a bad guy but we can't wait to see if he develops special powers. He was on the Jimmy Kimmel Show to poke fun of Tim Hardaway's anti-gay talk. Here's the fun on youtube.
•Click here to buy George Takei's autobiography "To The Stars" on Amazon.
•Click here to buy the audiobook version on iTunes.
The podcast that foolishly goes where no one dares to go- the Feast of Fools.
Original airdate:06.08.06
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