MySpace, Friendster, and Tribe

I have discovered MySpace over the past few weeks. My site there is http://www.myspace.com/unkljim

I have turned Margeaux on to that concept too:
http://www.myspace.com/margeauxmerlot

She also opened accounts on Tribe: http://people.tribe.net/margeauxmerlot
and Friendster: http://www.friendster.com/profiles/margeauxm

It is a great way to network and find old friends and make many new ones. It is a bit addictive, but now that I have it opened it can evolve quite nicely on its own.

Now it is off to Disney on Ice: "Princess Classics!"

Filthy Gorgeous

Saturday night, April 8, the Full Frame Film Festival had an interesting showing at Cinema Paradiso in downtown Ft. Lauderdale. "Filthy Gorgeous, The Trannyshack Story" tells the 10 year history of the club in San Francisco of the same name. I attended that club on many occasions over the years, including a few Halloween, Christmas, and New Year celebrations.

The film is very well made and a fascinating look at the SF underground and counter-culture.
Unfortunately, only 14 people attended this viewing, even with advertising in the local gay media. Margeaux attended, but nobody seemed to notice her beauty, class or sheer size.
If you get the opportunity to see this film at any of your local independent festivals, do check it out.

Www.Trannyshack.com is their very active website. They even offer a calendar for sale.

I just watched "Paragraph 175," the 2000 documentary by Freidman and Epstein. Check out this powerful film about Nazi persecution of homosexuals during WW II.

"All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise" is another great documentary; I saw it last week.

You Tube

I discovered www.YouTube.com a few days ago. And since then I have been doing searches for a variety of video clips. The Daily Show's clip of SF including a trip to Trannyshack was fun! There are a bunch about Shirley Q. Liquor and Betty Butterfield. I have saved a few of Cabana Chat with Dixie Wexworth, too.

Check it out; I guarantee hours of mindless FUN!!

Snorkeling

It has been over 2 weeks since my first snorkeling adventure with David, Gail, Abigail and Millicent Wood. We ordered the trip through Scuba Network, a few blocks from my condo, a few days before we went out. I had to rent equipment, but the Woods all had theirs with them.

We went out of Hillsborough Inlet in a glass bottom boat. There were probably 30 of us including the racist opthamologist from Canada, but that is another story. We stopped over the reef about 1 mile out from shore and spent over an hour there. We were 12 feet above the reef and some nurse sharks. Then we moved due East of The Sea Watch Restaurant in Pompano, and over the wreck of the Copenhagen from the late 1800's.

It was all very interesting and it took me a little time to GET the breathing technique with a snorkel. I tried going without fins, since mine were so tight, but the current was very strong and it was a tough workout. Abby lent me hers, since she is such a strong swimmer.

What a great experience and well-worth the $35 fee per person for a 3 to 4 hour trip.