"Jive Dangerously"
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gordonzolaFeelings on a Grid played at a benefit last night for the geeky sex positive crowd that I love to mock. It would be easy to write, and probably more entertaining to read, a really stilted entry about the wacky interactions of the queer politicos and the vapid sex positive "radicals", but it was disappointing on a confrontational level.
Probably it was the heat. Yesterday was probably the hottest day of the year. The space the benefit was at was ventilated as badly as Epicenter used to be. Sweaty, sticky and low energy summed up most interactions. I imagine it was even worse in latex or PVC.
The benefit was for Other Magazine http://www.othermag.org/, the new Annalee Newitz project. Though I actually like her personally in our limited interactions, her weekly column often leaves me a little cold. She is however, one of the few people in her crowd who can move beyond the usual sex-pos conversation where it seems the most radical goal is to relate every topic to sex.
Typical conversation:
Person #1: statement/observation
Person #2: double entendre
Person #1: double entendre in return
Person #2 triple entendre
Person #1 and #2: (knowing laughter)
I know it’s just cuz most of the are geeky and awkward and working on their issues, but it’s annoying to order a beer and hear a series of sexually-charged innuendo before you can drink it. The Sierra Nevada is still kinda *hot* (wink, wink). Here’s a hard, firm bottle of Miller that you can suck on. . . Urgh.
Anyways, as usual getting the shitty end of the billing (not that they were even mentioned in most listings of the event), Feelings played first to a mostly empty room usually used for a dance studio. Dance acoustics are not ideal for electronic punk, but the Feelings boys played their little hearts out once again. DM Feelings tried to engage the crowd in a discussion about the politics of the "jive" theme of the event ("Jive Dangerously" ?!?) and cultural appropriation but most were uninterested. He ended with, "It’s cool to be sex "radical" and all, but let’s not be single issue ok?"
Highlight of the night: DM intensely dancing with himself in front of the mirror which stretched the length of the dance studio while playing the keyboard with one hand. A female audience member yelled out, "Go Gary!" and after the song was over he said, "You know, it really sucks when you’re really getting into yourself while dancing and you hear a woman’s voice. It really ruins the moment. Any other queens out there know what I mean?" Laughter ensued.
After the Feelings show, a couple of us checked out the clown strippers because, hey, as long term residents of SF it was our duty to see vaguely sexual acts that we hadn’t witnessed before. More funny than sexy, but definitely worth seeing. I drew the line at the stripper mime troupe though. That’s just sick. Being such a jaded San Franciscan I left before Carol Queen and Michelle Tea read even though I think they’re both great. It was just too hot to stay. And i don't mean *hot*.
Probably it was the heat. Yesterday was probably the hottest day of the year. The space the benefit was at was ventilated as badly as Epicenter used to be. Sweaty, sticky and low energy summed up most interactions. I imagine it was even worse in latex or PVC.
The benefit was for Other Magazine http://www.othermag.org/, the new Annalee Newitz project. Though I actually like her personally in our limited interactions, her weekly column often leaves me a little cold. She is however, one of the few people in her crowd who can move beyond the usual sex-pos conversation where it seems the most radical goal is to relate every topic to sex.
Typical conversation:
Person #1: statement/observation
Person #2: double entendre
Person #1: double entendre in return
Person #2 triple entendre
Person #1 and #2: (knowing laughter)
I know it’s just cuz most of the are geeky and awkward and working on their issues, but it’s annoying to order a beer and hear a series of sexually-charged innuendo before you can drink it. The Sierra Nevada is still kinda *hot* (wink, wink). Here’s a hard, firm bottle of Miller that you can suck on. . . Urgh.
Anyways, as usual getting the shitty end of the billing (not that they were even mentioned in most listings of the event), Feelings played first to a mostly empty room usually used for a dance studio. Dance acoustics are not ideal for electronic punk, but the Feelings boys played their little hearts out once again. DM Feelings tried to engage the crowd in a discussion about the politics of the "jive" theme of the event ("Jive Dangerously" ?!?) and cultural appropriation but most were uninterested. He ended with, "It’s cool to be sex "radical" and all, but let’s not be single issue ok?"
Highlight of the night: DM intensely dancing with himself in front of the mirror which stretched the length of the dance studio while playing the keyboard with one hand. A female audience member yelled out, "Go Gary!" and after the song was over he said, "You know, it really sucks when you’re really getting into yourself while dancing and you hear a woman’s voice. It really ruins the moment. Any other queens out there know what I mean?" Laughter ensued.
After the Feelings show, a couple of us checked out the clown strippers because, hey, as long term residents of SF it was our duty to see vaguely sexual acts that we hadn’t witnessed before. More funny than sexy, but definitely worth seeing. I drew the line at the stripper mime troupe though. That’s just sick. Being such a jaded San Franciscan I left before Carol Queen and Michelle Tea read even though I think they’re both great. It was just too hot to stay. And i don't mean *hot*.
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Dr. Ducky Doolittle has been doing the dirty clown thing for years! San Francisco must be losing its "edge". ;)
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Date: 2002-08-12 05:06 pm (UTC)Mime strippers on the other hand. . .
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