Film Fetish
As the sun blazed through the windshield of our car, I donned a pair of shades for the exhilarating drive up the wintry slopes to Park City, Utah. The old mining town was located 7,000 feet above sea level and set … Continued
The Ha-Ha Sisterhood
Cutting-edge, stand-up comedienne, 78-year-old Lynn Ruth Miller, is now staging her outrageous floor show from a wheel chair—refusing to let surgery from a broken heel keep her sidelined, since coming off of a four-day run at The Punchline in San … Continued
Home Is Where You Hang Your Hat
Songwriter, Johnny Mercer wrote “Any Place I Hang my Hat is Home”—and for me, that’s San Francisco. I’ve been lucky enough to revel in this carnival metropolis since newspapers captivated readers with bristling exploits of the Zodiac Killer, and Herb … Continued
Kirkus Reviews
The radical politics, sexual rebellion, and theatrical extravagance of a spontaneously combusting gender-bending San Francisco troupe, remembered here by one of its founding members. The Cockettes high-stepped themselves into history with a flamboyant dance routine in drag and glitter on … Continued
Publishers Weekly Review
In 2002, David Weissman’s and Bill Weber’s documentary The Cockettes brought the eponymous 1970s San Francisco theatrical troupe back into the spotlight. In this colorful account, Tent one of the ensemble’s few “real women,” relives the glory days. Fleeing Detroit … Continued