What's It Going To Be Like?

Here's Paris and Nicole from the Dyke March last weekend.

What's it going to be like now with Paris out of jail and all morally straightened up? What will any of us have to talk about? Who will Nicole not wear underware with? Who can possibly replace our most cherished debutard?

And most importantly..Who will become the next roll supermodel for our young women?

All these questions remain to be answered with time.

Who do any of YOU think it should be?

BAD BRAINS

Bad Brains has a new CD out. It's produced by Ad Rock of the Beastie Boys. I heard the ONE Reggae song on the CD. Which was pretty good actually. Apparently the rest is hardcore.

Wonder if any of the new stuff is as ENERGETIC as this video from 1982.

Happy Gay Weekend 07

Here I am chewing on the candy bra of some sweet thing at the Dyke March last Saturday. This last weekend was of course Pride weekend. We had a terrific time chewing on this and that.
This weekend was definitely squeezed full --fo shizzy!

RIP KDB

Here's Kris, Siouxsie Sioux and myself --probably '84.

Sorry I stole this picture from you Jesse.

Did you take it? And where were we?

Today makes year #5.

I was remembering the day that I first noticed Kris...

It was day #1 of my senior year in high school. I was smoking before class on a walk way above the music room. Leaning on a rail looking down to one of the parking lots with my friend Donna. Some one pulled up in their car and a couple of girls jumped out. Kris was the second one. She had on the coolest fake leather jacket and colored tights with her hair all spiked up!

It was love!

Doesn't that sound like the beginnings of a good screen play for a gay musical!

What should I call it?

Photo stolen from UncaJesse.

And I actually wasn't really smoking. But all the rest is true.

Big Love for Big Love

We're RABID about watching this show!!

Can I get an Amen?

Here's The Cake!

My girlfriend Kimm made this gorgeous cake for our friend H's 40th pirate birthday!. I missed it all--all two days of it!. Kimm left Saturday afternoon and came home late Sunday night. With all KINDS of stories! So sad for me... Please forgive me fine Irish pirate boy!

I spent all weekend working split shifts and having interviews for Ranger positions.

Today I was HIRED!!!!!

Me prayers have been answered mates!!! ARRRRRRR..I be a REAL RANGER!!!!

I've had such good luck lately that I'm wondering when I'll be hit by that Muni bus!

Although my luck wasn't good enough to allow me to party last weekend like the Irish girl I am (more Welsh actually).

I'll make it up to you next year H! Happy BDAY today!

Happy Fathers Day

This picture of me was taken by my little sister Keri when I was about 10/11. It's always been my favorite picture of myself. I'm not really sure why.

Maybe it's because it was the pivotal point in my life when I started to realize that I was really 'different' from the other girls.

But it's probably because I was wearing my two favorite pieces of clothing. My yellow ziggy t-shirt and a knitted blue and yellow vest that my sister-in-law Karen made for me.

I also remember that when this picture was taken it was a Sunday. We were in our front yard. And we were riding bikes. It was back when we could ride bikes on Sunday. Back then Mormons were even allowed to buy ice cream after Sunday school.

All that changed not long after this picture was taken. I'm not sure why.

Maybe it was because President Kimball (LDS President during the 70's) said so. But it's probably because my dad became Stake President (regional church manager) and we had to appear more holy.

But even tho' my Dad became Stake President and it ruined all of our Sunday fun, he was still the best Dad ever!

Happy Fathers day to all the deserving Dad's out and up there!

All The Good News Fit To Print

My Friends, I've got some good news!

First--Kimm and I are celebrating our 11th year together this month. We don't have a specific date. We like to call June our anniversary month. This picture was taken a couple of weeks ago at our home during a 'Naked Hot Tub Party'. Fortunately for ya'll, we have our clothes ON.

Secondly--I just received a phone call from a park supervisor who would like to interview me for a ranger position! He told me that I probably hadn't received the letter from headquarters telling me that I made FIRST POOL for hiring! Yes friends.. the tests have been taken and I passed them all with flying colors! I just have to give myself a little pat on the back. I haven't been so proud of myself in a loooong time. Now I'll shut-up.

Hopefully by this time next week I'll be a FULL-FLEDGED Ranger. Keep your fingers crossed for me. I have one last hurdle to jump.

Me And Dad

Here's me and my dad at the house I grew up at in Redding, Ca.

Believe it or not he looked EXACTLY the same then as he did up until a couple of years before his death.

The Alzheimer's changed his look dramatically.

Cartwheels

When I was 10 the most important thing to me was knowing how to do a cartwheel.

My dad realized this and decided he would teach me.

He was 58. I was 10. He stayed out in the back yard with me till I "kept my head down", and got the cartwheel right. He actually physically cartwheeled across the expanse of our lawn with me to show me how it was done.
That was my dad.

He will have been gone for two years on June 11th. I'll be posting more of him in the next few days.

Bluegrass Whore

I gots to get me in a bluegrass band.

June

June has a lot of good memories for me. And many sad ones...But lets just focus on the happy ones for now!

This song, Salad Days by Minor Threat, evokes some great memories for me. I couldn't find a video of Minor Threat doing the song. You can listen to the song and ignore the video...or watch it and fill it in with your own internal vision of friends you don't see too often anymore.

Anyway it's an awesome song.

The Perks

A perk of my new job is occasional free food!

lard have mercy!!

YUSAKUTA!!!

This almost made me forget about the goats. Here's my old ass kickin band Yusakuta on YouTube! The song is called '5 W's and an H'. Cassie was the singer--isn't she just priceless. My rock-n-roll angel Tedd is on the bass with the solo. Jamie on drums is never seen but definitely heard on back-up vocals. Ilhan is the tall and handsome guitarist on one side and I'm the chick with the blue guitar and blond wig on the other.

Oh and I can't forget our hot and sexy dancers Lisa and Jessica who you most unfortunately never get to see do their SHAKIN!

This was us playing the main stage at SF Pride festival 1998. We had a trailer next to Chumbawumba's. And our performance was squeezed in between the Flaggets and Mayor Willie Brown.

It was my 15 minutes of fame. I'd never do it again.

Goats

Who would senselessly shoot these beautiful creatures??

Just look at those little faces.

Every year, sometimes twice a summer, the county of Alameda hires several different goat herders to bring their herds to potential fire hazard areas. One of them is two blocks from my home in an open space called Kings Estate.

About a month ago I noticed the goats were back to eat up the LONG flammable yellow grass (and trash). All the neighbors around here can hardly contain themselves with excitement when the goats are here. We're all beside our selves with glee! Fire is a real threat up here in these hills (Oct. 91)

During the day you can see them dotted around the hillsides--At night you can hear them softly braying. It's seriously one of the best reasons to live here. The goats aren't just here near my home but ALL OVER Oakland and Berkeley. Including one of the parks I'm currently working at for the EBRPD.

So a couple days ago someone comes to the park near my house and shoots 15 goats and BEHEADS one!

It's times like these that I hate it here.

I PASSED THE WRITTEN TEST !!!!!

FRIENDS! I passed the written test!!!I just received the letter in the mail!!! WOW! I never think I do good on tests--and when I went back to work and asked some co-workers about my answers to the questions on the test they told me different answers than I answered...wince! But still I passed the mutha! Now I have to pass the NEXT STEP...a physical exam which is going to take place in Alameda. I don't really know what it will entail...except that I have to dress appropriately?!

This is me blowing out the candles on my 40th birthday.....Don't remember the moment--this is why photos are SO important! I'm kinda feeling that high right now..!

Keep a good thought in your heads for me..I really believe it helps!

Dream Come True...I'm Pretty Sure

Check it!

I got hired on with the Park Service!!!

I know...many of you will say...'but Kim I thought you were the consummate Handy Woman?'

No that is NOT me but my girlfriend. The other Kimm.

For most of my life I've wanted to be a ranger. Don't laugh.

I've wanted to work for the park service since I can remember. ANY PARK SERVICE...ANYWHERE! I know it may be hard to believe....but some people want to be Doctors and swill around in peoples' fluids--that seems weird to me.

A couple of weeks ago I went to the Park website. This was something I did nearly once a month or more. Just to see what they were hiring for.

They were accepting applications for a rangers and I decided on a whim to apply. A couple of weeks after I dropped of my application they called and wanted me to come in for an interview with the folks who run the parks rental facilities! It's only a 20 hour a week temporary job and I'll have to work weekends all through the spring and summer. But it pays even better than the ranger job! And I'm so happy to do it to get my foot in the door with the park service. Basically I'll be doing landscaping, light building maintenance and running weddings. This was something I have been on the other side of when I was catering for so many years. This was SO the job I wanted to have when I was catering.

I'm so excited!

This is actually a job I can RETIRE with!

Let's hope I feel this way next weekend after I've been working there for a few days.

I'm pretty sure I'll love it though.

YEAH!

With thanks to Jamie and the help of my pal Jesse I've been able to bring to you
The Gauchos!!


There are so many cool things about this video that I just don't know where to begin...
First and foremost the little girl singer. Amazing with that hair and the head banging. She plays some inspired air guitar and occasionally looks up at her big brother as if completely mesmerized. Suddenly taking a break on the bunk bed like she's slipped back stage for a hit of pure oxygen! Then back up to the front. She's Possessed!
Big brother guitarist-- Incredible guitar playing for a buck as young as he. Really shredding the solos AND singing!
I hope I look as good playing bass as the bass playing little brother! He totally has the moves DOWN! Throwing his hand off the neck when he hits an open string! And the Pokemon on his mic. AND t-shirt. Real stylie! Flashing the devil horns to his brother when the song ends. Fuck Yea!
And last but not the least that drummer boy in the back. Great job holding down the beat boy!
Man if I had kids...Those would SO be my kids! I would be the stage mom. Forcing them to practice Iron Maiden songs in their bedroom with bad wall paper until 2 in the morning. The neighbors would hate us.
Maybe I should reconsider before it's too late..

GGGGRRRRRRR

I've been trying to post several different You Tube videos for DAYS now! I can't get one of them to show up on my 'new blogger' format. I hate that when they FORCE you to 'update' the format and then nothing ever works the same!
If anyone has any ideas please throw them my way!!
I'm sufferin' over here.

JEALOUSY

Back in my 'Hazy' days we played with this band called 'Sistas in the Pit'. As confirmed by this flyer from a show we did.

I just read that they'll be opening for the Stooges reunion tour!!! Oh JEALOUSY!!! These girls are real good tho' AND very nice! Hit the link for some HOT Sista rocknroll.

On another note....If I was tech savvy I might have been able to get this to my blog but alas...I'm with stoopid. Click on this link for a priceless moment between mother and teenage son. I can't help but think with most of my friends the opposite will be true. Take heed my parenting pals...

And thanks Nat. for that link!