The Set Up: So, Here’s one for the books. I’m on a gig. Another Chick Singer who also works with the piano player is there checking me out, being “supportive”. The band and I are having fun, being open…. The other Chick Singer starts snapping her fingers really loud trying to increase the tempo of… Continue reading Diva Rules
Category: Show Business
#Politics
I just can’t think about anything else. Not sex or drugs or three ways… Politics! That’s all I can do. Eat, breathe, sleep politics. 24/7 news, watch every channel: PBS, CNN, Current, MSNBC, FOX… even local stations. What for? I’m embroiled, I’m frothing, I can’t remove myself from it. I keep all the TV’s in… Continue reading #Politics
Too Darn Hot
Buzz was a dancer, a young, immature Hollywood “Prep Boy,” child of a working character actor who she met on the set of Pajama Game. He took a liking to Kristie when he heard her belt out the opening to Hernando’s Hideaway. He was determined to see how many bases he could run. Kristie in turn… Continue reading Too Darn Hot
Queer Cups and Lipstick
Kristie’s roommate and good friend, Pat, was a writer, actor, and studio musician. She was idolized by a small entourage of her peers, like minded men and women who were trying to break into show business. It seemed that Pat had a lot to offer, but she was a type that did not receive much… Continue reading Queer Cups and Lipstick
Sings with Legs Open
Musicians gossip after a gig. They all criticize the singers they work with. “Man, she was terrible! Forgot her keys and didn’t know when to come in!” “Ha! Nothing but “Ham Fat”…what’s the use of “Ham Fat”? “J.A.S…Just another singer, huh?” “Yeah, this chick is hot! But you know, she sings with her legs open?”… Continue reading Sings with Legs Open