FOF #437 - Licking the Frosting - 12.01.06

If you didn't help to cook the meal, you don't get to eat. Those harsh words echo the sentiment Marc Felion, myself and a lot of other openly gay media types share when it comes to our closeted counterparts.

We made a personal sacrifice by coming out, but we have also benefited. By coming out early in our careers we have seen the positive impact it's had on our personal lives and our communities.

And then there are closeted gay people who despite the money, despite the power and comfort refuse to come out. Why?

We sympathize with the fear they have. We understand that their careers will be changed by sharing this very personal matter with the world, but they don't get to reap the benefits of those who have made the sacrifice to come out. They do not get to put pictures of themselves online to solicit sex. They do not get to send sexy emails to high school lacrosse players. There is no having one's cake and eating it too without the contempt and retribution of the media.

Now, we are not saying we at the Feast of Fools would out someone, but we would certainly report someone outing somebody else. So, for example, if we had sex with say someone like sexy Jake Gyllenhall, we would not out him. But, if he had sex with someone else and then they outed him. Well, there would be hell to pay! We'd never forgive him.

Marc came up with a good metaphor- "If you didn't help cook the meal, you don't get to eat." We also propose that many closeted gay men lack the full range of experience, emotion and sexual fulfillment out there because of their hidden status. They become stuck in a less mature mode of operation and by coming out they can become who they truly need to be.

Listen to today as Miss Ronnie, Marc Felion and Fausto Fernós (thats me) talk about funky flavored sodas, why Swedes trust IKEA more than the church, and why some pop stars should never bother with the whole celebrity game.

Happy World AIDS Day everyone! Today we give thanks to all our friends living with HIV/AIDS who are still here to talk about it, the the progress made with health care and treatment and the way this terrible disease forced America to come face to face with its homophobia.

At the same time we remeber those who are no longer with us and the long road ahead to overcoming this terrible disease. The Feast of Fools wish you a very blessed World AIDS Day and hope that this year will be the last.

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FOF #436 - Celebrity Bytchfight - 11.30.06

Oh no she didn't! We all watched the car-wreck on our Tivo's as the awkward pairing of Clay Aiken with Kelly Ripa turned for the worst when a frustrated Clay put his hands on Kelly's mouth so he could ask a question to the guests.

Kelly responded by saying "Thats a no-no, I don't know where those hands have been." Which was funny and they got over it and moved on.

Then the following Monday Rosie O'Donnel on the View said that Kelly's comments were "homophobic" and if a straight guy or an attractive guy would have done the same she would have reacted differently. Ouch.

So of course Kelly calls in and the whole group of women have a lovely time talking about gay issues and talk-show propriety all the while Clay Aiken is nowhere to be seen.

Knowing full well what it feels like to be on a talk show where you can't get a word in edgewise, I know the frustration Clay Aiken must have felt at that point in time. But that's what commercial breaks are for. I personally thought it would have been best for him to turn to Kelly and say "Am I doing okay? Because I don't feel like I'm getting much of a chance to ask my own questions on the show, and I would really like to do so."

Listen to today's show as our lovely Miss Ronnie weighs in to talk about talk shows and celebrity bytchfights, Kelly Ripa's hot husband Mark Consuelo, the cancellation of the Big Booty Contest and Prince Harry's Spiderman bedsheets.

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• Clay Aiken puts his hand on Kelly Ripa's mouth.
• Rosie outs Clay on the View.
• Clay Aiken gets ripped by Rippa.
• UPDATE:Clay Aiken apologizes after all on ET, sort of.

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FOF #435 - All About Breastfeeding - 11.29.06

If you're lucky, your mom breast-fed you. But if you're not chances are you're ok. So why do it?

Breast-feeding is one of those generous loving acts a mother and child can do that creates a special bond and helps give an infant what they need to build strong immune systems, teeth, and bones.

But oddly enough all through the 50s, 60s and 70s doctors were telling women not to breast-feed their kids and women were believing them.

On today's show my lovely mom Patricia Fernós joins us to talk about breast-feeding, her experience in being a La Leche League leader for over a decade, the breast-milk bank and the issues surrounding healthcare, the environment and child-rearing, with hilarious results.

Remember when we told you yesterday about the Brazilian lady who claimed her cat gave birth to pups? New DNA evidence removes any doubt about the possibility, but illustrates the appetite for outlandish news to distract us from the painful front pages, and the mess in the middle east.

Click here to see photos of our delicious Thanksgiving dinner.

It's all in there- the Feast of Fools.

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• Becoming a donor to the Human Milk Bank

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Get your chocolate tooth ready.

What are you doing Thursday night? If you live in the Chicago area, join Marc Felion, Amanda Steinstein and me Fausto Fernós, at the AIDS Foundation annual holiday funraising event- "World of Chocolate."

See Chicago's top chefs and caterers present a dazzling array of chocolate delights all for the fight against AIDS. Rub shoulders with the who's who of Chicago's social scene and feast of some of the most dazzling and electic chocolate confections.

Did I mention there was an open bar?
(I think last year there were 3 different kinds of chocolate martinis.)

AIDS Foundation of Chicago's
World of Chocolate
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Hyatt Regency, Chicago

Click here to get your tickets now!

Ticket prices start at $60 (you have to buy them in advance or it's $75 at the door). Proceeds go to support AFC’s grantmaking, policy, and public education programs. Don't miss this wild event!

Click here to see photos of last year's World of Chocolate.

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FOF #434 - Eat Like an Animal - 11.28.06

Man do I love to eat. And how do I love to cook! Nothing puts me in a good mood like Thanksgiving leftovers. This year we had a blast making vegetarian harvest loaf, free-range turkey, fructose-free cranberry sauce, organic green beans, and Marc's special apple streudel. We can hardly walk.

My mom's fear that we made too much food was for nothing since today I am eating the last of the leftovers. As the Nestle Quick Bunny used to say in spanish "Que triste es cuando se acaba!" (How sad it is when it's all gone).

On today's post-thanksgiving podcast, Miss Steinstein joins us once again to feast on leftovers, of all kinds. Lots of cruelty free animal news- why pengins are the new frogs, "hands of the gay sheep" says Martina, and the miraculous brazilian cat that gave birth to puppies.

Every time you tell a friend about the Feast of Fools, a drag queen gets her wig.

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FOF #433 - Bringing Tasty Back - 11.27.06

We are bringing sexy back. Where did it go? Why did it leave? We don't know, but we need it now more than ever and we're working double time to bring it back.

On today's delicious Feast of Fools podcast, our purple-powered-pal Amanda Steinstein joins us to talk about her glamorous celebrity friends and her recent business trip to California.

Somebody in the U.K. really loves the new James Bond film. So much in fact, he's changing his name to all the films titles in a row, framed by the name James Bond.

To clarify, that is-
James Dr No From Russia With Love Goldfinger Thunderball You Only Live Twice On Her Majesty's Secret Service Diamonds Are Forever Live And Let Die The Man With The Golden Gun The Spy Who Loved Me Moonraker For Your Eyes Only Octopussy A View To A Kill The Living Daylights Licence To Kill Golden Eye Tomorrow Never Dies The World Is Not Enough Die Another Day Casino Royale Bond.

Although we think this is just a cheap publicity stunt thought up by the movie studio to promote the new 007 film, we think its still a great idea.

I'm sure it's only a matter of time before someone changes their name to:

Madonna Vision Quest Desperately Seeking Susan Shanghai Surprise Who's That Girl? Bloodhounds of Broadway Dick Tracy Shadows and Fog A League of Their Own Body of Evidence Dangerous Game Blue in the Face Four Rooms Girl 6 Evita The Next Best Thing Star Swept Away Veronica Louise Ciccone Ritchie

or

Cher Chastity Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Silkwood Mask The Witches of Eastwick Suspect Moonstruck Mermaids Faithful Tea with Mussolini In the Pink Bono.

I wonder what name would one of our listeners change their name to?

On today's most fabulous show we talk about the worlds longest names and why people use them. Copyright laws in Japan and details on how you can spend a glamorous day in drag with Amanda Steinstein for the filming of the new Mystech's video. [Running time 49:57]

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FOFA #85 - The Power of Glitter - 11.24.06

Way ahead of his time, George Harris Jr. better known as Hibiscus was in the forefront of the gay liberation movement and a pioneer in theater as well. Today we repost an interview with director and documentary filmmaker David Weissman about his film concerning the Cockettes.

[Originally posted on June 7, 2005.]

Today's show features an interview with David Weissman, co-director and producer of the feature-length documentary "Cockettes." We talked about the famous hippie drag queens from the 60's and 70's, like Hibiscus, who changed the world with their outlandish shows and forever made glitter a permanent make-up tool for any serious diva.

Here at the Feast of Fools, we salute those brave folks who dared to be outrageously fabulous! We consider Hibiscus not just a sort of queer ancestor, but a forerunner in many ways to what we do today on the Feast of Fools podcast.

You have to fight, for your right, to be fabulous! Get your ammo by listening to the Feast of Fools.

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FOFA #269 - Gift of the Gay Guy - 11.23.06

Looking back on all the shows this one just seems to pop into mind when we think of Thanksgiving. Enjoy!

[Originally posted on December 15, 2005.]

Nobody can seem to figure out why Mike Hipp sent Miss Ronnie an umbrella for Christmas. Join us as we open presents sent to us mostly from Mike Hipp, the only journalist who dedicates his work to covering gay themed podcasts.

On this show, Amanda Steinstein and Miss Ronnie team up their estrogen powers and almost take over the show as the discussion gets heated up on the death penalty, abortion, gun control, death and taxes. Plus a special suprise phone call from our European correspondent George Grant!

We even squeeze in a conversation about a loveable chilean-born two-headed turtle that managed to gross out Miss Ronnie and spark outrage with Amanda Steinstein. I think the turtle is kind of cute.

Lots of fruits and nuts in every bite of the Feast of Fools.

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FOFA #269 - Levi Kreis Bares His Soul - 11.22.06

The holiday season, because it's tied to religious activities can be both a great source for joy and pain for many people, especially gay men. Today we look back at another classic show where we talked to the remarkable singer/songwriter Levi Kreis about his music career and the reconciliation of his religion with his sexuality.

[Originally posted on March 17, 2006.]

Levi Kreis is nice. A childhood musical prodigy, his parents were blown away when at the tender young age of six he learned to play "Pomp and Circumstance" after coming home from his kindergarten graduation.

Levi spent most of his life honing his fine singing voice and musical skills, as well as dealing with being a gay man. It wasn't easy for him. In junior high he secretly went to Exodus Ministries, hoping they would be able to "cure" him of being gay. When he came out in college, he was kicked out of his dorm room and lost a lucrative recording contract with a Christian music label.

Levi's story has a happy ending. Nowdays Levi travels with his good pal Eric Himan around playing their catchy acoustic music in venues all around the nation. He's out and proud and rocking out!

Levi helped compose the theme music for the show "Southern Baptist Sissies" and has his first single "I Should Go" in rotation on scattered radio stations throughout the country, and it was selected to be the theme song for the long-awaited reuniting of two characters on NBC's "Days of Our Lives." Soon after, CBS's "Young and the Restless" (or Y&R for you soap-addicts) debuted another track off Levi's album entitled "Hardly A Hero."

We'd like to think that Levi is a modern day, sexy, non-cheesy version of the 80's crooner Christopher Cross.

Listen to our in-depth interview with Levi Kreis, a deeply passionate, soulful and sensual man - it's no coincidence that this show's number is TWO-SIX-NINE! (As comedy legend Frank Nelson would say: "Oh yes.")

Rock and roll all night and party every day with the Feast of Fools.

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FOFA #128 - You Better Work - 11.21.06

We really do love Ru-Paul. Today we dust off an old chestnut and no, not RuPaul s-himself, but one of our earliest shows from waaay back in 2005. This phony crank call got many people speculating weather the Supermodel known as RuPaul really was suffering from manic depression. Was this all a ruse?

With respect and apologies to the "little black girl from the brewster projects" we re-post this classic Feast of Fools podcast with Berbacia Clemmons playing the role RuPaul.

[Originally Posted on August 8, 2005.]

It's easy to find celebrities' home phone numbers listed in the phone book. They often forget to have their numbers removed, even though the service is free.

On todays show, Fausto and Marc pay a suprise phone call to the "little girl from the Brewster Projects" who in the early 90's skyrocketed to the top of the charts with her hit song "Supermodel" -Ru Paul Charles.

Unfortunately, we got a little more than we bargained for, since RuPaul was a handfull on the phone.

PLUS: New info reveals that Marilyn Monroe had a lesbian affair with Joan Crawford, controversy over minstrel drag queens, and Dwayne Speaks finally makes it to Seattle, Washingon.

I have only one thing to say to you: you bettah listen to the Feast of Fools podcast.

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The RED shirts have shipped!

After waiting over a month for a certain cruelty free t-shirt manufacturer to take their sweet time to deliver the goods we ordered, the official Feast of Fools PROJECT RED t-shirts have arrived!

And they look astoundingly good. So keep your eyes and ears on alert for the mail-man, mail-lady or mail-trannie (yes we had a mail-trannie once) stopping by this Thanksgiving week with the goods.

If you haven't gotten a Project RED Feast of Fools t-shirt, please order it now. We are OUT of shirts in sizes SMALL and MEDIUM, and are nearly out of X-LARGE and XX-LARGE. We won't be printing any more of these so get them while they last. Click here to place your order.

Pictured on the right is the Feast of Fools' very own JDR (Jewish Diva in Residence) wearing the RED shirts with the special Feast of Fools Holiday logo on it.

I don't know if it's me, but these shirts are well worth the wait, as they make all the right parts of the body look bigger and the other parts smaller.

Stay tuned this week for a special look back at some of our rare classic shows.

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FOF #432 - When Pilgrims Come - 11.20.06

We have so much to be thankful for. Number one, we have the delightful charming chanteur Jim Verraros in the house once again to help us remember the true meaning of Thanksgiving.

But before you stuff your goose, turkey or tofurkey, before you get your best friend a RED Feast of Fools t-shirt for the holidays, it's time to reflect on what is good and fabulous in our lives.

Listen to Jim, Marc Felion and me, Fausto Fernós talk about a Thai zoo's recycling of Panda dung into souvenirs, girls with knifes and the fact that 400,000 people in the U.K. declared "Jedi" as their religion during in the 2001 census.

The act of people delcaring themselves as religious Jedi's illustrate the fact that many religions use fiction as a way of gathering followers and spreading their message, no matter what that message is.

Fiction is a BIG part of religion, since myth and faith are closely intertwined.

We just hope they stay on whatever the opposite side of the Dark side of the force is. What is it anyway? The Light side of the force? Is George Lucas their POPE?

These are things we didn't know we wanted to know, but now that we know about them, we want to find out!

Listen for a sneak preview of Jim's new up and coming album! What's it like to have deaf parents? What common word do non-native speakrs make when they are trying to sign the word lunch? You wont belive it. (HINT: the photo above is the common mistake people make when trying to sign LUNCH.)

There is always room for a little more FOF.

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Feast of Fools wins a Gay Bloggie Award for "BEST PODCAST!"

Our People's Choice Podcast Award is getting jealous. Why? Because we won a Gay Bloggie Award for "Best Podcast!" We didn't think we would win, yet here we are with big pink hearts fluttering around in our heads.

Thanks to all the listeners who voted for us because we do it for you.

Thanks as well to all our guests who have been on the show especially:

Miss Ronnie, Sal-E, Amanda Steinstein and her father, Gregg Shapiro, César Torres, Victoria Lamarr, Jim Verraros, John Q Sanchez, Miss Understood, Mike Brazell, Sara Feigenholz, Jessica Halem, Robert Kirby, Brian Damson, Gremlin, Johnny T, Tyler Duckworth, Hillary Carlip, Josh Killmer Purcell, Jordan Hochstetler, Gordon West, Thom Bierdz, Steve Callahan, Marsian De Lellis, Patricia Fernós (my mom), Matthew Simonette, Linda Clifford, Kate Bornstein, Tommy Keene, Kerthy Fix, Noah Ginex, Robert Pogatetz, Rev. DJ, Mekole Wells, G. Scott Graham, John Paulus, Amnesia Sparkles, Rick Aiello, George Grant, Fred Boursier, Jason Smith, Dangerous Muse, Baby Teeth, Don Juan Dracula, Shane, Margaret Cho, Bruce Vilanch, Kathy Griffin, Lady Bunny, Toni Schlesinger, Richard Knight Jr., Cat Jefcoat, Kirk Snyder, Annie Sprinkle, Elizabeth Stephens, Linda Montano, George Takei, Audrey Middaugh, Brandon Wright, Jo-jo, Gigi Deluxe, Ryan Slasinski, Fergal Breen, Scott Free, Carrie Lydon, Kate Rickenbacker, Beatriz Fernós, Victoria Morales, The Wet Spots, Sebastian Zoech, Justin Bond and Kenny Melman (Kiki & Herb), Adam Pierce, Buzz and Pup Don, Mike Rocco, Mark Meyerhoff, Mark in Canada, Peter in NYC, Michael Nejedly, John Cepak, Char Cepak, John Charles Cepak, Jim Pickett, Gary Barlow, Lisa Neff, Anthony Wills Jr., Tim Miller, Debbie Moore, Jefferson Austin, Benjamin Paciello, Matt Horton, Katherine Davis, Dwayne Speaks, Jeff Mann, Robert Coddington, Yayi Fernós, Teri Garr, Mandy Price, Jim Bennett, Russell Alan Rowe, Eric Himan, Andy Moore, El Vez, Charles Busch, Ezra Austin, Talia Fernós, Angee Meen, Jenn Zias, Patty Elvis, Charlie David, Bryan Kirkwood, LeeAnn Trotter, Val Wang, Johnny Nunziato, Amy Ray, Victor Yamaguchi, Jeff Key, Andy Wibbels, Dee Snyder, Jim Lucio, Berbacia Clemmons, Merrie Greenfield, Ed Jones, Joey Gyondla, John Waters, Christina Brakebill, Taylor E Ross, Noé Velasco (happy birthday), Rochelle, David the Blue Jeans guy, Shannon D, Nick T, Tom Armstrong, Mike Hipp, John M, Joe Varisco, Rick the Rocket Man, Jase, Milton, Big Papi in the Bronx, Nick-Nack, David Andora, Zane Edwards, Nolte, Manish, Ernesto from Ontario, Sarah F, Wayne in the UK, Abdul, Wendy Malley, Brixton, Jeff Dorta, Jamie, Eric in San Antonio, Raequel and of course John Waters.

Thanks to all the people who have gotten their Feast of Fools t-shirts! In case you haven't gotten one, click here to get it.

Is your name not here but should be? Send us an email and we'll put it there. Sorry if I forgot it!

We'd also like to thank our fellow nomines who wrote to congratulate us- Tom the Ramble Redhead and Keith the Trunk Guy.

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FOF #431 - A Circus Without the Smell - 11.17.06

Art abuse has to stop! Besides the truly awful and inane shows they put out on a regular basis, these people churn out abuse wherever they can to whomever they may please.

I'm not talking about "Dancing with the Stars."

We're talking about Barnum and Bailey Circus and their cruel treatment on animals, particularly elephants.

The "circus with the smell" gouges elephants with bull hooks to coerce them into performing all sorts of tricks they would never want to do otherwise. They beat them into a state of fear and keep them in terrible conditions until the next show where they perform yet again to crowds of whiney kids and miserable adults.

I've seen shows and the feeling you get when you see an elephant reluctantly lumber onto the stage makes me sick. Now, I've seen a lot of theatrical productions where the actors were almost on the same level, but the difference is when their show was over, they got to go home to their Wicker Park lofts and smoke pot. These elephants live in cramped environments against their will.

Our good friend, Mike Brazell, works full time with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (P.E.T.A.) to get local municipalities to change their laws to prevent exactly this type of animal abuse. Pictured on the right is our Miss Ronnie feeding Mike a delicious vegan dessert from the Chicago Diner.

Visit Circuses.com to learn more about how you can stop elephants from being tortured in your own back yard.

UPDATE: Here is the link to Thomas Edison electrocuting an elephant. Warning! This will give you nightmares, and is very violent. [During the early part of last century, George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison had a tense rivalry, traveling the country promoting the benefits and dangers of AC vs. DC power. As part of the scare tactics against Alternating Current, Edison’s employees used to electrocute animals, including this elephant.]

Last time Mike Brazell came on the show, podcasting journalist and soy candle maker Mike Hipp shared his many opinions on vegetarianism saying such things as "Humans have canine teeth. Canine teeth are there to pierce and tear flesh. If we weren't designed to need animal protein to survive then we wouldn't have them."

Not long after this episode aired, Mike Hipp chose to become a vegetarian. So of course we had to call him up and ask if listening to the show made him go veggie.

Although we ourselves love to eat all sorts of delicious foods including animals, we feel that Americans don't get enough fruits and vegetables in their diet and would encourage anyone to try for a while to go veggie.

No animals were hurt during the making of the Feast of Fools podcast.

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FOF #430 - Freestyle Reality - 11.16.06

Openly gay swimmer and video producer Tyler Duckworth got the disapproval and sympathy for his aggressive behavior on MTV's REal World: Key West last spring.

Audiences loved to hate his confrontational nature of the TV show and it was all an act.

On today's show Tyler Wilson Duckworth (that's TWD for you hip folks) comes to talk about how orchestrated reality TV shows are and the consequences of being portrayed as a gay villain on TV.

Listen in as we explore the sexy and empowering side of gay athleticism, what you can do to get on MTV's Real World, tips on how gay men can seduce straight men and one simple thing you can do in the morning to lose weight.

For a sexy gay villain, Tyler's just full of good advice.

Check out the Tyler Duckworth photo gallery we made.

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FOF #429 - Whatever Lola Wants - 11.15.06

My babies are coming home! These two talented ladies, I mean fellas on the show today are so much a part of my past.

Way back in the day, when the Feast of Fools was just a pipe dream, gender queer performer Johnny T and my homies down in Austin Texas were busy shaking things up with ACT-UP and later on with the Lesbian Avengers.

My friends and I did so many fund-raisers, demonstrations and actions with the Lesbian Avengers that they made me an "honorary lesbian" and taught me how to eat fire. Being an "honorary lesbian" is a title I still hold near and dear to my heart.

Our other guest, Gremlin spent half a decade helping to stage manage the live Feast of Fools shows and keeping things rolling smoothly in a very bumpy rough and tumble live theater show.

Today they are working with eight other talented women as the Sordid Collective on a show called "The Lola Project."

The Lola Project is a collaborative year long performance project that narrates the experience of working class imigrants in Chicago in the 1920's, put together as a silent montage of songs that ties gender, race and class into a burlesque show... with sexy results, of course.

Marc Felion and I are planning to go see Friday's show and we recommend that you all go see it as well because it's bound to be a lot of fun. Listen to today's show to find out details on how you can win a pair of tickets to Fridays show!

Whatever you want, you will get on the Feast of Fools.

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FOF #428 - Certifiably Santeria Priestess - 11.14.06

An haunting, lingering feel from the free flu-shots we had last week is leaving Marc and me off-center. Help!

Call on Miss Ronnie to the rescue. What better way to expel the bad spirits that surround us than with little chicken blood sacrifice? Don't tell P.E.T.A.

But what better way to fight a botched flu vaccination than with Santeria? Isn't the flu vaccine made from chicken eggs?

On today's santeria-cast, our in-house Santeria priestess Miss Ronnie (you DO know she's a Santeria priestess don't you?) joins us to talk about surviving bullets and nails in being shot into your head and weather a burrito a sandwich or not.

We almost forgot to tell you about the delicious news of Sir Elton John (or Dame Elton in some circles) speaking out against organized religion saying:

"I think religion has always tried to turn hatred toward gay people," John said in the Observer newspaper's Music Monthly Magazine. "Religion promotes the hatred and spite against gays."
"But there are so many people I know who are gay and love their religion," he said. "From my point of view, I would ban religion completely. Organized religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into really hateful lemmings and it's not really compassionate."

Maybe his approach is throwing out the baby with the bath-water, but this is one ugly baby. You know, the baby from the film "It's Alive" that ate all the people.

The only podcast that is hotter than a bowl of chili with a big slice of cornbread- the Feast of Fools.

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FOF #427 - The Slippery Slope of Drag - 11.13.06

Dressing up in drag is like eating a potato chip- you can't do it just once. The enticing nature of dressing up in drag appeals to everyone because it's a whole lot of fun.

The language of drag is one of those traditions that still stays true to its roots, despite its embrace by Hollywood and politicians alike in the past decade. Put on the wig, put on the heels, the makeup, the dress, and presto-chango, you're a drag queen.

It's a quick way for someone who lacks visual appeal to instantly get a lot of attention. It's also not a very imaginative way to do it. When drag works, everyone is having a good time, especially the performer. When drag doesn't work it just looks like someone couldn't come up with a better excuse of why we are looking at them.

I don't buy the whole concept "everyone is in drag." Just as I don't buy that you're a diva just because you say you are. The title is something earned, not bought.

I always cringe when I hear people say "Do you DO drag?" since to me drag isn't an action, it's a style of dress and performance. You don't DO rock, you play rock. You dress in costume, you don't DO a costume. (Unless you're into plushies)

On today's Feast of Fools, our in-house costumed crusader Sal-E joins Marc Felion and me, Fausto Fernós, to compare and contrast the show "Drag" a deconstruction of people's personal ideas of drag now playing at the Neo-Futurarium and Paper Doll Drag Revue, a drag show that happens every Thursday night at Mary's Attic, just blocks away from the show.

If you REALLY want to super-soak yourself in drag go see both shows on the same night (Thursday is pay what you can) and compare the academic way the Neo-Futurairum treats drag versus the gritty way the girls at Mary's Attic do it. Both shows won't cost much.

Pictured above is Vanity Fair looking at Lauren Jacobs' shoes backstage before going on to lip-sync "The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun." You can just see the joy in their eyes at looking at each other in costume backstage.

Check out the pics of the drag queens at the Paper Doll Show.

I have one thing to say- YOU BETTER LISTEN to the Feast of Fools!

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FOF #426 - A Walk in the Fall - 11.10.06

Fall is in full swing and most of the leaves in Chicago are all over the freakin' place, so Marc and I decided to take the show out of the house and go see a play in our neighborhood.

Join Marc Felion and me Fausto Fernós as we walk around in our neighborhood and talk about getting our free flu shots from a scary looking doctor, Rick Santorum, cooking pumkin seeds, mexican spicy candy, more talk about the election, and listener's woes about their iPod not being able to play our show!

I posted an entry to address people's problems with listening to our show, hope it helps.

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Having Problems with Your iPod Playing our Show?

People from time to time write to us asking for any insight on figuring out why playing our show cane make their iPod quit. I've done a little research to try and find some solutions.

Because we don't make the iPod or any other mp3 player, only the mp3 files the best approach is to try to contact Apple Computer or the manufacture directly and see what solutions they may provide.

I went digging online at Apple's own website and found some solutions of my own:

First try the 5 R's of iPod:
RESET, RETRY, RESTART, REINSTALL, RESTORE

1- Try updating your firmware on your iPod • Click here.
2- Turn off equalization on the device. • Click here.
3- Turn off Sound Check on the device. • Click here.

Remember you are not alone! I highly recommend visiting Apple.com discussion forums.

Here is a great list of iPod Frequently Asked Questions.

Here is one forum question with some solutions.

If you just bought the iPod, remember you can always visit an Apple store or call them for free technical support.

"Customers within 90 days of ownership are eligible for complimentary phone support—one incident per iPod and unlimited incidents per Mac. Purchase an AppleCare Protection Plan while still covered by the Apple One-Year Limited Warranty to extend your coverage. 1-800-275-2273 for technical assistance. Canadian customers, please call 1-800-263-3394. Other customers can find worldwide support numbers here."

Hope this helps, please post your own solutions if you have any.

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FOF #425 - Feet to the Fire - 11.09.06

So we whooped ass, now what? Marc and I sat at the Howard Brown Annual Gala last week as Gov. Blagojevich  promised the good people of Illinois UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE if he got re-elected. And he's been re-elected. So today begins the clock towards Universal Health Care in Illinois. Day #1 without Universal Health Care. Lets see what happens.

Our therapist friend Jeff Stahl joins us to talk about the ramifications of putting former dictator Saddam Hussein  to death for war crimes, Rumsfeld's resignation, heterosexual icons for gays and the nature of political equilibrium.

Pictured above is now ousted violently anti-gay Senator Rick Santorum weeping for losing the election to a almost equally conservative Democrat. [Thanks to Aaron Cockroft for telling us about the photo!] Makes you happy to see this image, doesn't it?

The euphoria of an intoxicating drink without the hangover- the Feast of Fools.

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FOF #424 - Whooping Ass - 11.08.06

People, we are going to whoop some ass! I am feeling so good about the election results.

The American public, fed up with the meaningless war in Iraq and with the sexual hypocrisy of conservative Republicans, spoke loud and clear yesterday and voted them out! This is way more exciting than watching American Idol.

Sing along! "So you had a bad day..."

Democrats have taken the power away from the Republicans in the House of Representatives, and made some serious gains in the Senate.

Bush better get his plane ticket to Brazil ready.

So today we rejoice, because the horribly misshapen Rick Santorum is out of a job as Senator. I refuse to pay attention to the harsh reality that he's been replaced by a slightly less hateful Democratic counterpart.

Arnold, Rod, Hillary and Joseph kept their jobs, you decide weather thats a good thing or not.

Unfortunately, anti-gay marriage amendments were passed almost anywhere they could be, because straight people were worried that us gays would ruin the institution that they so hold in such high regard.

Speaking of which, Brittney Spears just filed D-I-V-O-R-C-E papers today. 24 years old, twice married, twice divorced, and FOR the War in Iraq. And she puts her babies on her lap when she drives a car without a seat-belt. And WE can't get married?

Pictured on the right is Glen Eckman and his boyfriend Cliff in Georgia who wore their Feast of Fools t-shirts to vote in the Midterm Elections! Click here for other pics.

With the Feast of Fools podcast, I thee wed to thine own fabulousness.  

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Send us your photos, stories about voting.

This is your true blue pal Fausto Fernós writing to remind you that today is November 7th-
Vote baby vote!

Go out and vote in the U.S. Midterm Elections. This is your chance for PAYBACK!!! Vote like you mean it, vote like your life depends on it, because it does.

Please email us your stories, and photos of you at the polling place with your iPod, Feast of Fools t-shirt or other proof you listen to the show (and you voted) and we'll post it up online (and read them on the show.)

Now that you're done voting for politicians, please keep the ball rolling and vote for us!

• If you live in Chicago, pick up a copy of the Chicago Free Press and vote for us for "Best Podcast" in the Pressie Awards.

• Go online to www.gaybloggies.com and vote for us for "Best Podcast"

Because without you we're nothing.

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FOF #423 - Oddball Queen - 11.07.06

How does one follow up winning the Gong Show? By becoming a chorus girl in film Xanadu, of course!

Or even better, by writing two kick ass books Girl Power and Queen of the Oddballs. But the best follow up is being on the Feast of Fools podcast. Ahem.

Singer, actor and juggler Hillary Carlip in the 1970's dazzled American audiences with her delightful juggling act where she created a gesture for certain key words in her original song, which was played by an unknown at the time Michael Feinstein.

Through the years, Hillary has created many "alter-egos" as a way of getting her foot in the door of a very competitive entertainment industry. One of her alter ego's a time was "Angel and the Reruns" an all-girl, ex-con band that sang songs inspired by old TV reruns.

Join Marc Felion and me, Fausto Fernós as we talk to Hillary about her new memoirs "Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan.

Listen as Hillary dishes talks about growing up in Hollywood, stalking Carol King and Carly Simon, cruising for hot women on the set of Xanadu and being on the Oprah show, before Oprah had her religious awakening.

Visit Hillary's MySpace page to see the video of her 1970s appearance on the Gong Show that won her the grand prize. She had some tough competition- a chicken lady and the undiscovered disco diva Cheryl Lynn.

Entertainment Weekly says: "Hillary Carlip has lived a life that would make Leonard Zelig jealous. It's not everyone who can claim to have won The Gong Show and seen John Cusack in acne medication."

Visit Freshyarn.com an online salon for personal essays. Every month, FRESH YARN presents six new pieces of personal essays from various authors who otherwise work as directors, producers, artists, and performers.

We also get a very special celebrity phone call from Josh Kilmer-Purcell, author of "I Am Not Myself These Days: A Memoir."

A place where nobody dares to hide, where all of your hopes survive- they call it Feast of Fools.

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Cocktail: Tainted Creampuff

I just simply love that one of our cute Canadian listeners Adam sent in this delicious vanilla-explosive cocktail recipie. It's really great, and seems very fitting with the recent news that Neil Patrick Harris (well known for playing Doogie Howser on TV) came out over the weekend.

Ingredients:
1 ounce of crème de cacao
1 ounce of vanilla vodka
2-3 ounces of vanilla soy milk (Vitasoy recommended)
½ an ounce of Bailey’s
splash of vanilla extract

Shake vigourously in a martini shaker so it’s nice and frothy.
Garnish with cocoa powder and a maraschino cherry (to pop).

Fun suggestion: Add a white chocolate truffle (Lindor works well).

[Thanks to Adam from Canada for the recipie]

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FOF #422 - Paging Dr. Sexy - 11.06.06

Doogie Howser is gay! What's a Doogie Howser? I was awaken by the news from my friend Nic Tips on Saturday morning over the phone with a sense of urgency that reminded me of a leader being informed that Russia had launched the bombs.

It seems since we started doing this podcast back in February of 2005, the whole world has gone gay- • George Takei (Sulu from Star Trek)
• Lance Bass (NySync singer)
• RJ Helton (from American Idol)
• TR Knight (Star of Grey’s Anatomy)
• James Lipton (Inside the Actor's Studio)
• Jim McGreevey (Creepy politician)
• Rep. Mark Foley (Another creepy politician)
• Rev. Ted Haggard (still another creepy evangelist)

and now Neil Patrick Harris the actor well known for playing the medical whiz kid Doogie Howser on TV. And by inference, his longtime partner David Burtka has also come out.

Have we really had that much of an impact?

What's in the air out there that has caused so many gay men to want or be forced to come out recently? Are we missing anyone from this list?

Because there are so many closeted celebrities and politicians coming out we need to add the letter "C" to the Gay Alphabet, making it GLBTQC.

On today's FOF Marc Felion and me, Fausto Fernós talk about a little black swan that fell in love with a giant swan-shaped boat and how German zoo officials are making plans to keep the couple together for life, the issues and challenges of taking care of the developmentally disabled and the "WonderJock" a new mens underwear that lifts and seperates.

Click on the extended entry for the Feast of Fools CODE OF CONDUCT for CLOSETED GAY CELEBRITIES, POLITICIANS and other hidden homos in positions of power.

The podcast that comes with extra sauce and a whole lot of cheese- the Feast of Fools.

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FOF #421 - Big Ladies, Small Dresses - 11.03.06

Good things do come in small packages. Even better, we like it when big things come in small packages. We love to see attractive people squeezing into tight fitting RED Feast of Fools t-shirts!

Today we conclude Marc Felion's trip to England with his backstage interviews at TrannyShack done at London's Soho Revue Bar, formerly known as Too2Much with of some of the area's most outlandish and memorable drag queens.

Listen as Marc talks to a Dutch drag queen Vanilla Lush, who isn't into dykes an ex-pat drag queen from the original Trannyshack in San Francisco, Suppository Spelling and a super Euro-trash musician Dusty O.

Dusty used to hang with Boy George in the 80s and found herself portrayed in his musical about Leigh Bowery's life "Taboo." She had much to say about intellectual property rights among drag queens and the problems with impersonation, imitation and stealing.

Click here to see pictures of Marc's visit to the UK and the drag queens at TrannyShack.

If you listen to the Feast of Fools podcast often enough, your face will look fabulous.

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Our People's Choice Podcast Award wants some company up on the mantle!

We are so proud and happy to announce that the most fabulous podcast in the whole universe, also known as Gay Fun Show: Feast of Fools has now been nominated for TWO gay media awards:
• Chicago Free Press' Pressies "Best in Community" Awards (Best Podcast)

and
• Queer Click's Gay Bloggies 2006 Awards (also Best Podcast ).

[For full disclosure I am an employee of Rainbow Media, the company that puts out the Chicago Free Press, but I am in no way involved in the counting or ballotting of the awards.]

We are so pleased like a pink peach pie.

So again we're calling on our true blue belivers to sign up and vote vote vote! Help spread the FOF gospel and share the love with rest of the untouched masses.

You can vote once for each award, so make it count! Vote online for the Gay Bloggies, and for the Pressies, you must clip a copy of the newspaper's ballot and vote there.

The iPod you save might very well inspire gay people everywhere to break the shackles of their own opression and find that land of soy milk and orange blossom honey!

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FOF #420 - Halloween Hangover - 11.02.06

Boy did we have a good time on Halloween this year! Marc had decided early on to dress as a crook, a villain inspired by the wacky Batman TV show from the 1960s, and I was hopelessly trying to figure out what to wear.

So I went to the Halloween superstore looking for a cowboy outfit that would work well in warm weather, and found nothing of the sort. So my second choice was to be a vampire, but the costumes there simply looked like crap. One outfit that stood out to me was the "King of the Knighthood" because it looked wacky and inspired from the fabulous Camelot musical that is such a hit on Broadway these days.

But I wanted to be a vampire! I was resourceful and combined the vampire teeth with the king's robe and it was a hit! Marc and I walked up and down the Halloween parade spreading the FOF gospel and talking to the fans out in the streets.

But those darn fangs. I felt more like a hillbilly crack dealer than a vampire, so I started talking like Gomer Pyle, asking the confused people of Chicago if they wanted a slice of apple pie.

Listen to todays show as Miss Ronnie, Marc Felion and me your true blue pal Fausto Fernós talk about our not-so-frightening Halloween experiences, news that will REALLY scare you, Korean closet queens, and voting on November 7th.

Congratulations to all the nominees for "Best Podcast" both locally at the Chicago Free Press and Internationally at the Gay Bloggies! So start practicing for Nov 7th by voting for us today!

Click here to see pictures of Marc and Fausto at Chicago's Halloween Parade.

Every time you vote for the Feast of Fools, a drag queen gets her wig.

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FOFA #165 - Eat Your Makeup - 11.01.06

A show so nice we had to post it twice. {Originally posted on Oct. 3, 2005.}

Everything you ever wanted to know about putting on makeup to look like a drag queen but were afraid to ask!

Listen to our fabulous NYC correspondent Miss Understood as we chat on over the telephone about how to put on makeup, as well as a ton of other things like drug abuse, Craigs List rants, and Puerto Rican superstar Iris Chacon.(She was big in the late 70's).

COMING SOON: An in-depth hour-long interview with Dante's Cove star Charlie David! And yes, he's met Smallville's Tom Welling. And we got to talk to his roommate. Find out who he is.

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