FOF #160 - Get Rich and Famous Now! - 09.26.05


V-Marr and Fausto chat about the myth of the "Big Break" where all your financial, artistic, career and personal problems dissapear when you've made it into the "Big Time." It's a very American dream, and like most dreams, they exisit only in people's minds. If the RIAA wasn't so screwy, we'd be playing Peter Gabriel's song Big Time as a soundtrack.
More stuff on Kate Moss, and discussion on the new AOL study that finds blogs are more likely to deal with personal matters than politics or current events and that nealy 50% of bloggers see the activity as a form of therapy.
I want to know if you guys think this is a good thing or not, and does this apply to podcasters?
BONUS: Val Wang talks about neighbors who fight with each other in the backwoods of Maine. In her piece you can hear in the background the soothing, alpha-wave inducing sounds of a gorgeous river. Note: Val wrote "I actually HAVE been on my street in New York when shots were fired, but they weren't fired AT me and they weren't fired by my cousin, two very important distinctions!" We agree.
TOMORROW: We'll be talking to some really hot Hollywood hunks, Brian Kirkland and Charlie David, featured actors on Here TV, the new Gay cable channel.
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I was surprised to hear that so many bloggers rarely pay any attention to other people’s blogs. As far as therapy goes, I look at blogging and to an even greater extent, podcasting as a relatively cheap form of therapy in that it allows for self-expression with the added allure of being shared with others. I could also go out on a limb here and make the observation that sharing something personal, whether it be the effort of putting together a podcast or a blog entry, and then to receive feedback on it is a sort of reward system that makes the act even more therapeutic. Anyways, that’s just my two cents! I’m so excited about winning the album art contest for the week and am brainstorming on my design specs right now...while I should be working. Thanks Fausto and Dag, I'm sure it'll not only be fantastic, it may even be fantastique! Lata!
Said by: Brandon at September 26, 2005 10:40 AM
It's great to hear the VMar. I love her as one of your rotating cohostesses!
By the way, FoF has become my daily podcast to listen to while getting ready for school/work instead of the usual junk on regular radio. One of my favorite morning moments this morning: Fausto mentions the mouse/pinkies story, and Victoria replied, "You can't knock it till you try it, though."
Said by: Joe G. at September 26, 2005 12:23 PM
So fun to hear you playing Alexandra Billings today. Have you had her on the show? If not, you should. She has quite a life story, currently being told off-Broadway in her autobiographical one-woman show, Before I Disappear (currently running in Los Angeles through November).
Love her and her show, and love you and your show.
Said by: Tom at September 26, 2005 02:04 PM
Sorry, LA isn't really off-Broadway, is it?
Said by: Tom at September 26, 2005 02:13 PM
No Tom, it is off off off off Broadway. Do I have that right theater people? I forget how many offs LA gets.
Said by: Marc Felion at September 26, 2005 02:21 PM
Is L.A. off off off off Broadway, or is Broadway a non-celluloid Hollywood?
Said by: Fausto at September 26, 2005 03:00 PM
Geez Louise, won't that girl V go home? Is she hiding out from her mother at your house? It isn't important, we love hearing what she has to say.
Said by: Tyson at September 26, 2005 04:54 PM
We're happy to have her on. Actually, V-Marr is a good friend and helps me out tremendously. Marc and I are just crazy about the Vitria Lamasars :)
Said by: Fausto at September 26, 2005 05:06 PM
V-Marr, I'll wear a tie for you ANYTIME! :) It's Pittsburgh - not Detroit, a city of bridges so we can take our pick!
Said by: Aaron Cockroft at September 27, 2005 06:17 PM
The ending was so beautiful. It made me tear up because I was laughing so hard. Also I am glad that you have created a new meaning for "white noise." (Sniiiiiiiiiifffff.)
Said by: Chris Garcia at September 28, 2005 03:04 PM
Hi everyone,
I live and teach in an arctic desert on the Bering Strait. This show is the most awesome thing. I love the work I do and the Eskimo kids I work with. But, you can feel pretty isolated since this is a fly-in village of 300 people! No roads or highways at all.
While I am consumed by the extraordinary work we do up here, Marc, Fausto, and Victoria-- I am so grateful to you for making my day every day. I need my gay fix. But, you guys do it with panash-- style-- verve. I love Marc's strong common sense and centering effect. I love Fausto's operatic interview style. I love Victoria's sheer fabulousness ringing in like a sassy chime. Basically, I am in awe of what you guys do.
With your humanity, your sensitivity, your sense of humor, your sense of justice, you make me feel great about being gay-- here when I'm miles away from gay culture. I don't want to sound gushy, but you probably have no idea how this impacts my life. I love what I do here. But, I can't be around gay culture here. You guys are like my home away from home. Thank you so much for doing what you do.
I wrote to Fausto about his interview with the world famous Mr. Bond. I am so impressed at the way he was able to address the issue of alcohol, the issue of aging for a gay performer, with sensitivity for the subject. I kept thinking he's like the gay Terri Gross. Certainly-- it's all a breath of fresh air.
Again, you know folks, I know that you are the voice of gay people all over, wherever we're at-- whether it's an arctic desert or China or South Africa or wherever-- and I'm so impressed that you are so consistently humane (the telephone conversation with "mom" about the hurricane in Austin) and funny (the "BBC" correspondent on ways to keep yourself from that nasty habit of masturbation), tear jerking (Fausto's getting his niece (?) in Puerto Rico to sing), morally centered (any of Marc's comments... Marc, you COMPLETELY had me going on the interview with Ru Pall (sp?)-- when you said that you wouldn't give her your fax number because she wanted to give you proof that Madge was out to get her-- because I couldn't believe you would be dishonest about anything), fabulous (anything Victoria says)...
Thanks for the great work. As the sunlight dips into the lavender evenings of Winter up here, I will be listening to you-- and sharing your stuff with my colleagues and family.
Paul Hamilton
Said by: Paul Hamilton at October 2, 2005 03:25 AM
Actually that Romy and Michelle prequel with Alexandra B. in it has aired. It's a made for TV thing. I think I saw it on ABC Family. I had never heard of her but as soon as she appeared I thought "Hey, that's a queen.... or a trannie!"
The original R&M film was one of those guilty pleasures. You know, totally empty and dumb but totally fun and full of eye candy. This is a dumber version of that but it's still cute. It's the first time I've ever seen a real trannie play a trannie. She's so much better than terrance stamp or Kathleen Turner. She plays the "Eve Arden" role. You know, the wise older sister. She even gets to sing.
Said by: Miss Understood at October 2, 2005 09:30 AM
I interesting contact Kathleen Turner to know you Kathleen e-mail address?. She are my world favourite actress
Said by: Henrik Lundgren at July 11, 2006 03:31 PM
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