This is SO AWESOME!  I really hope this beautiful nanotech approach works, because it would save so many people from the ravages of chemotherapy.  I love the whole light therapy aspect of this new technology.

First... this site is rocking my socks! Literally.

Second, the following was sent by the sensational Karen Vieno Paurus (whose CD I command thee to buy) and it was way too fun not to share:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Comes To The Twin Cities

 

 

Minneapolis, April 7^th, 2008 – "Dr. Sketchy's will cure you of every boring art class you've ever been to." –The Sunday Age, Melbourne

 

The common view on life-drawing classes involves a silent room, a bored model, and no liquor in sight. From the mind of New York artist and burlesque performer Molly Crabapple comes Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School (abbrev. as Dr. Sketchy’s), the cabaret style life drawing party that has taken the hearts of hipsters from New York to Melbourne. A combination of performance, life-drawing sessions, complex costumes, and all the booze in town, Dr. Sketchy’s has become THE art event for all artists and hipsters to attend. Of course we had no choice but to start our very own – Dr. Sketchy’s Twin Cities.

 

Dr. Sketchy’s Twin Cities’ opening night is April 27th and will take place the last Sunday of every month at the arty 331 Club in NE Minneapolis. Beginning at 4 p.m., the event runs three hours and for the paltry sum of $10, you can pull up a chair, grab a drink and sketch a talented and intriguingly clad performance artist. Dr. Sketchy’s also features irreverent drawing contests, where lucky winners can win prizes such as booze or fancy trinkets from local retailers. Come armed with a sketchpad and dry drawing materials, or simply a good sense of humor. Thankfully talent is not a pre-requisite. In fact, you can just stick to the drinking and enjoy the show if that’s your skill set.

 

The Twin Cities premier of Dr. Sketchy’s will be hosted by Ian Rans of “Drinking with Ian” fame and features the glamorous Nadine Dubois of Lili’s Burlesque Revue as the model du jour. Future guests will include belly dancers, roller derby girls, burlesque performers, drag kings and side show freaks. Naturally, as music plays hand in hand with inspiration, we’ll also have good tunes.

 

Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School was started in 2005 by artist/burlesque performer Molly Crabapple, who on considering how boring most life drawing sessions were, asked, “Where was the romanticism? The booze-and-hot-chicks fantasy so many of us went to art school for? I wanted a sketch class that jived with my daydreams.” 

 

Her daydream has not only become a reality, but a runaway phenomenon in cities all around the world. Since its inception, Dr. Sketchy’s has quickly become a staple in the artistic hipster’s life in the Big Apple and abroad. In the past 4 years, 50 new Dr. Sketchy’s have opened up across the planet, from San Francisco to Tokyo to Rome. The Twin Cities is the latest in the family.

 

Bringing Dr. Sketchy’s to The Twin Cities is experienced creative event planner Laura Libby. Ms Libby, who has co-produced over 400 events in the last 5 years, is best known for her burlesque persona Ophelia Flame, “The Burning Sensation,” of Lili’s Burlesque Revue. Such events have brought her into contact with an array of colorful performers, many of whom she hopes to invite along to the Dr. Sketchy's art classes.

 

For the latest information, pre-registration and event announcements, please visit www.sketchystwincities.com and www.drsketchy.com

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Heh!  I'm starting to look like a model again.  I purposely picked an angle where hiding any fat bulges would be a futile task.  This was one of Heinz Richter's images.  Click on it to make it bigger and  view my hard work. 

Sent to me by a secret informant, but it is a really excellent and balanced portrayal of the Minneapolis Burly Q scene.  I highly suggest y'all watch the video portion.

As if you weren't sick enough of my endless collection of networking site profiles, I am now listed at the Ice Network.

Okay, I am so happy!  I got paid for not doing anything today and yesterday because a big corporation forgot to ship a promo kit and I was on call.  As if that wasn't super enough, I am going to get paid more very soon.  Loki too!

My freaking rockstar promo agency just merged with a whole mess of other agencies.  As a result, it just gathered a bunch of new clients, but doesn't seem to have enough staff to handle the increased workload.  As a result, I will be working a minimum of five days a week, for the next two weeks.  This week, I will have technically worked six days doing either promos or modeling gigs by the end of Saturday.  As if that wasn't cool enough, I just got added to yet another art cooperative's rotation.  I am still waiting on another one, but the prospects are looking awesome for me.  To add to the fun, I just canceled my Pilates class because Thursdays are too loaded with networking opportunities, and my in-home exercise and diet programs are actually working.

As for Loki, the workload at the farm has been unlike anything I've ever seen, so Loki is making more money than normal at this time of year.  WOO!

So now, I leave y'all with some RuPaul action.  Remember, "YOU BETTER WORK!"