VIDEO: Nat Garcia Behind the Scenes at Club Skirts Dinah Shore
Club Skirts Dinah Shore’s Fashion Show was a very special spectacular this year due to the very special specialness of the outfits worn by the celesbian models present! Autostraddle’s very own vlogstar cutepants Celesbian Nat Garcia, aka Autonatic, went behind-the-scenes at the Dinah Shore Fashion show to capture the sentiments of her fellow celezzy fashion models.
AutoNatic describes her outfit as “a carrot” and Erin Foley feels uncomfortable with her aquamarine jumpsuit from 1986. Foley and girlfriend Nicol Paone, recently featured funny lady of LOGO’s Big Gay Sketch Show, discuss the broad appeal of Autostraddle, from the bicurious to crackheads to owners of pet racoons. Inclusivity, people!
Meredith “the Baxta” Baxter & her girlfriend Nancy lounge with Nat pre-show. Elizabeth Keener and chefmasterhottie Jamie Lauren discuss the wonders of cooking as well as eating out. Wink.
AutoNatic also meets up with Thea Gill, actress from the popular series Queer as Folk, who recently started her own Wonky Girl Productions and is starring in the upcoming TV mini-series Riverworld on the Syfy Channel alongside Alan Cumming.
Enjoy!
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VIDEO: Autostraddle’s Top 5 Weird Dinah Shore Moments
Hey remember that time that we went to Dinah Shore and Editor-in-Chief Riese and Video Assistant Masterbrain Kelsey Lisette did an interview with OurScene TV and midway through the interview, there was an earthquake? That was cool! The earthquake footage itself is not on this tape, probs because it is being sent to NASA for serious study of some sort.
But a lot of other things are on this little video. What things? Well, you’ll have to wait and see! ENJOY:
Live-Blogging Dinah Shore Weekend Part IV: Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Hello lesbos and lesbo allies! Welcome to the 2010 Autostraddle Dinah Shore Weekend LIVEBLOG, taking place in Palm Springs from April 1st to April 5th.
We’re splitting our live-blogging up by days:
Here’s what happened Thursday April 1st, DAY ONE and Friday, April 2nd and then yesterday when Julie & Brandy came and conquered. We’re having wordpress issues which prevent us from editing the old posts, so sorry that not everything is in perfect order. Please give us some money so we can afford a $200 a month upgrade to a dedicated server, thank you.
Check back here often, as we’ll be constantly updating this page with plenty of pictures, reportage, tweets, and general nonsense from the Auto-Team here in Palm Springs: Riese, Alex, Brooke, Nat Garcia, Laneia, Sarah, Jess, Tess, Taylor and Kelsey.
We did this last year, but it was only Alex by her lonesome self creaming her pants over lesbians and Lady Gaga. Check out our Official “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Dinah Shore” Guide for more on the weesaltkend.
THIS JUST IN – From Saturday Morning – Autostraddle’s Chance Encounter with Miley Cyrus at the Coffee Bean in Palm Springs:
Video Assistant Kelsey, Miley Cyrus & Editorial Assistant Jess - Dinah Shore 2010
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Live-Blogging Dinah Shore Weekend Part III: Julie & Brandy vs. The Lesbians
Hello lesbos and lesbo allies! Welcome to the 2010 Autostraddle Dinah Shore Weekend LIVEBLOG, taking place in Palm Springs from April 1st to April 5th.
We’re splitting our live-blogging by days.
Here’s our Thursday April 1 post and
our Friday April 2 post at Dinah.
Check back here often, as we’ll be constantly updating this page with plenty of pictures, reportage, tweets, and general nonsense from the Auto-Team here in Palm Springs: Riese, Alex, Brooke, Nat Garcia, Laneia, Sarah, Jess, Tess, Taylor and Kelsey.
We did this last year, but it was only Alex by her lonesome self creaming her pants over lesbians and Lady Gaga.
In case you missed our Official “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Dinah Shore” Guide, here is the map of Palm Springs that sum up the weekend events:
Club Skirts events shown in magenta.
GirlBar events shown in light blue.
UPDATED MARCH 12 // CLICK TO ENLARGE
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Saturday April 3rd, 2010 at Dinah Shore Weekend:
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11:32 PM I’m sorry, I need to interrupt this broadcast for a special announcement: Katy Perry just came on my TV to try to sell me Proactiv? And saying that she’s a “free spirit?” What the fuck? I should be able to put myself on a federal “no Katy Perry list” the same way I can put myself on a no-call list. What is the opposite of buying Proactiv? I’m going to go do it right now.
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11:25 PM As someone who actually watched a good 20 minutes of the Oscars this year, I can say that the Club Skirts red carpet is 1 for 1. All I need is for someone to cry and thank God and the gays and I’ll be set. Also um Julie and Brandy are HAWT
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11:20 PM Ohmigod. GIRL.
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11:03 PM Riese and Julie on the red carpet! Where does the red carpet go? EDIT Oh this is the Club Skirts Hollywood Party! That makes a lot of sense actually. Sometimes I get pictures before I get told what the event is that is being photographed? My life is really hard, guys. I like Riese’s shoes a lot though! Girl!
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10:55 PM Let’s take a vote in the comments; how drunk do you think the team is right now on a scale of 1 to drunk? In other news, I made myself some hot cocoa.
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10:37 PM Riese says “this weekend has been a lot more like an episode of Skins than I expected. Except for death.” I hope that means that a lot of cute girls got to have sex with other cute girls in the supply closets of military academies. That’s what she means, right?
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10:19 PM Oh heyyyyyyyyyy remember like three hours ago when Taylor met some girl with a snake? I had maybe not taken that real seriously and pictured perhaps a stuffed snake, or a prank pop-out-of-a-can snake or something. Basically I had not assumed that was a real snake. GUESS WHAT I WAS WRONG
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9:51 PM Sarah: Alex is doing the bad romance dance for us.
#obviously #ughwhyaminotthere
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9:44 PM Sarah:Everyone is coming back to the room to drink and get ready for the night!
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9:40 PM Did you know that Salt n Pepa is tonight? It is! Kind of like how Ke$ha was last night but we have so far heard nothing about Ke$ha. Did anyone even go to that? I mean, she’s a very big deal you guys. Maybe she wore another “Indian” costume and the entire rest of the internet is blowing up about it and we missed it. ANYWAYS I found a Salt n Pepa youtube video for you. You’re welcome.
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9:16 PM I’m crossing my fingers for you, ladies
9:11 PM Hey look a picture of Jennifer Coolidge! She’s performing at the HRC fundraiser! I think she was in Best of Show, right? I really liked that movie. Anyways!
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9:04 PM Sooo, just to recap: Half the team is drinking and LOLing at Jennifer Coolidge at the HRC fundraiser, and the other half is drinking and having fun at an unnamed but cute-looking bar/restaurant. In contrast, I am watching a Quilted Northern commercial and thinking about microwaving my cup of tea because it’s gone cold. Oh hey, Starship Troopers just came on! In short, I think the rest of the autoteam is maybe getting the better half of this deal.
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8:58 PM I think we’re inside now! #pretty
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8:47 PM Saturday Night Um you guys the Club Skirts Hollywood Party is turning into like an actual red carpet. I am impressed! There’s Grace Chu in the white blazer!
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8:38 PM Oh Brooke wants credit for her red carpet pictures. YOU GUYS ALL THE RED CARPET PICTURES WERE TAKEN BY BROOKE, I think they look fabulous for real
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8:34 PM Um sorry for the really embarrassing WordPress disaster! Sometimes you go to Dinah with everyone with even a basic understanding of how to run an online magazine and leave some girl in charge who was an intern as of like two weeks ago, what can I say? We’re back now! I love you! Look I made you a drink! No I didn’t this is for me.
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8:32 PM HI GUYS we’re having a lot of really special WordPress Moments over here, and the old post is um broken. Read this one for the rest of the night! I bet there will be more photos of Brandy looking pretty!
8:29 PM I feel like no one is reading anymore, which is really too bad because I think the team just starting drinking and that means shit is about to get real
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8:28 PM Brooke: At the GirlBar HRC fundraiser with Riese, Alex, Julie and Brandy. Jennifer Coolidge is performing. And we are sitting in the back of the room like the cool kids we are.
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8:21 PM Sarah: We are eating dinner and hanging out and talking before we see SALT AND PEPA We’re out at a restaurant instead of the hotel!
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7:58 PM Have no idea where anyone is. I may just start live-blogging my RSS feed.
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7:41 PM WELL THEN
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7:33 PM Look! A cute picture of Tess and Nat! I don’t know where they are so I’m going to start making stuff up. They’re out at dinner celebrating how Nat and Julie and Brandy won every webseries award ever! Congratulations!
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7:22 PM Riese just sent me this picture. I am going to assume it was also from the webseries battle? How long is that lasting? Like, forever? Natalie is pretty.
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7:13 PM I am told that this is what the Autostraddle booth looked like this afternoon. Slash maybe still looks like now. Slash maybe the team has been abducted by aliens. And/or playing beer pong? Don’t you think this table would be great for beer pong? Slash beirut. We call it beirut here.
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6:58 PM Radio silence persists. Oh wait no, we just got a really choice quote from my favorite video editing assistant in the world Kelsey:
“Girls are fucking nuts. So much drama all the time. In the hall, in the bed…” -Kelsey
Thank you for that, Kelsey. We hope to hear more from you later.
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6:00 PM Sarah: Julie Goldman was all kinds of perfect when she introduced our web series. We have video for later!
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5:53 PM Let’s talk a little about this lesbian webseries battle, for those of you who are too lazy to click the link below. It’s hosted by Suzanne Westenhoefer for Club Skirts, which is obvs great, and features Anyone But Me, AutoNatic, Cherry Bomb, FEED, Girltrash, Insight, In Your Box Office, Seeking Simone, The Lovers & Friends Show, The Real Girl’s Guide to Everything Else, and We Have To Stop Now. Actually that’s mostly all I know. Are they actually competing for real at Dinah? Like do they have to race or fight or anything? I have no idea. Brooke sent some pictures though!
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5:34 PM SO! What went down while I was gone was um probably one of the top 3 most important things at Dinah, namely OneMoreLesbian’s Battle of the Lesbian Webseries. Because if there’s one thing lesbians love it’s webseries, and if there’s one thing Autostraddle loves it’s WINNING. Speaking of which, I am pretty sure we won something! I wish I knew what.
I’m just going to go ahead and assume that we won every award for lesbian webseries ever, and that this photo was why. Sexy hot hot hotness and JULIE GOLDMAN BOOB GRAB. You’re welcome.
The Lovers & Friends Show won the whole she-bang, which makes a lot of sense because they’re fantastic and incredibly talented. I don’t think they had Nat Garcia grab their tits though so really I would say we all walked away winners.
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5:31 PM Wow ok I was gone for a really long time! Sorry about that, but now I am fed and have a glass of wine and there’s a really good documentary on the History Channel about the Shroud of Turin, so I’m pretty much all set to make this liveblog the best ever. Get exciteddddddd
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5:28 PM HI okay I’m not really back yet BUT the Battle of the Lesbian Webseries with Club Skirts is going down right now and I just had to put up this picture, it is the most adorable thing. More soon!
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4:40 PM Um I think I need to eat dinner? I might be bad at blogging for a while, sorry, I will leave you with this, you’re welcome
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4:37 PM omg omg
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4:35 PM
Nat: Who was that girl earlier talking to the girl with the drugs? Was that tess?
Taylor: I don’t know?
Riese: It was Taylor.
Taylor: Okay, it was me. Look, I’m a sketchy-ass motherfucker, let’s just be straight about this right away. I am a sketchy. Ass. Motherfucker.
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4:20 PM We were not kidding about Brandy giving everyone a 10. Look, she’s giving me a 10 right now. Also you, you just scored a 10. Damn girl, Brandy thinks you’re fine! I feel so good about myself right now
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4:15 PM Who invented aviators? I feel like they should be paying us, no one else is ever going to rock them like this
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4:12 PM OH SHIT YOU GUYS get ready for #cutecity, it’s about to happen
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3:54 PM You guys, I’m crying. There are tears in my eyes. #desertstraddle2010 #iloveeveryone
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3:42 PM Bet you $20 that’s a water bottle full of whiskey
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3:30 PM “Oh my god, there’s the lady from the titty thing!” -Brandy Howard
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3:25 PM Actually this particular Ani album is great but a little too chilled-out, may have to switch to Little Plastic Castles. #twolittlegirls
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3:10 PM Okay, it’s getting kind of late in the day back in The Real World slash east coast where I am, and I would be lying if I said I did not want to take a nap. BUT I just put on my Ani playlist, so am anticipating a strong second wind. Get ready for it to get real fuckin’ gay in here. #totheteeth
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2:55 PM You guys. You guys, Laneia just sent me the most Dinah-esque photo. It’s like when Raven says “that’s so Raven,” except like “that’s so Dinah.” You could look at this endlessly and still find more layers of essential Dinah Shore-ness. Lesbians! Tattoos! Boardshorts! Banners with poor graphic design! #Beer! I think someone in the corner is crying b/c their current girlfriend’s ex’s best friend who is also their ex was in the wet t-shirt contest with another girl! Maybe if we look really hard SamRo will be in there, like lesbian Where’s Waldo! Thank you, Laneia!
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2:38 PM Riese and Julie share a moment of quiet reflection and beer.
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2:25 PM Alex: It’s me and Nicole Pacent from Anyone But Me!
Christ, I am officially the only gay girl in the entire world who is not in Palm Springs right now.
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2:16 PM Brooke: Me with Lezzie Lilly and her entourage at the GirlBar Wet&Wild Pool Party!
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2:10 PM FINALLY. Where you been girl? #tinkerbellstraddle2010
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1:39 PM #WETTSHIRTTWEETS
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1:34 PM You guys, Brandy’s just giving everyone a 10. I support this.
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1:20 PM GET IT GIRL
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1:13 PM I appreciate that ladies who are wearing bikinis instead of t-shirts aren’t barring themselves from participation
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1:10 PM Ahaha I just swallowed my tongue
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1:06 PM WHAT IS HAPPENING HGJTYOIUONPFF
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1:04 PM Laneia: This wet t-shirt contest is CRAZY
Um, YES, I would say that is true. YOU’RE NOT EVEN WEARING A TSHIRT OMG
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12:01 PM Oh hi there.
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12:57 PM GIRL. This shit is about to go DOWN.
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12:53 PM Brooke: I’ve managed to sneak myself into the DJ booth!
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12:44 PM EXECUTIVE LESBIAN REALNESS #DESERTSTRADDLE2010
I think the Club Skirts wet t-shirt contest is sooooooooonnnn, I feel it in my bones
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12:34 PM Oh man you guys you should delete that previous group photo that I know you secretly saved to your hard drive to keep forever and use this one instead, it has an extra special treat:
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11:20 AM Brooke wants to give a shoutout to reader Niyo who hooked her up with a free brunch at the Hyatt. Niyo I don’t know who you are but you are a beautiful human being
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12:09 PM I wonder if we get pictures of the wet t-shirt contest too? Am I allowed to put that on here? Cause just saying, CSI is on and I got a check for $17 from the federal government today, the only thing that could make it better is sunburned lesbian nipple. #desertstraddle2010
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12:03 PM Look! Julie and Brandy are on their way to judge the at the wet-shirt contest at the Club Skirts Cabana Girl Pool Party! I think this is super cute, I am even more excited about them than #mileystraddle. Also did you watch their new In Your Box Office yet? You should b/c it was magical
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11:40 AM Er also:
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11:30 AM We interrupt this Teen Choice Awards broadcast to bring you a special missive from our CEO of Ideas and total baller Riese, she said to paraphrase but I’m not going to b/c Riese is good at writing words:
Today is the Club Skirts wet t-shirt contest judged by Julie & Brandy. Last night we went to GirlBar’s White Party to see SamRo, unfortunately Lindsay did not follow her there, but every time she touched the turntables with her giant lesbian fingers, Laneia and I shivered a little inside from the hotness. Everyone from GirlBar was super sweet and awesome to us, and I got to touch Jennifer Coolidge’s butt! Brooke basically got us passes to events at both of the parties and I love it. Do I sound like product placement right now? I just want world peace, Rachel, that’s what I want.
Tonight we are moving everyone into the same hotel room so that our second room can be given to Julie & Brandy. Because this puts me, Laneia and her broken foot, Sarah, Alex, Taylor, Kelsey, Tess and Jess in the same room, we’ve decided that everyone has to be in an open relationhsip so we can all find different places to sleep.
I personally am excited for #desertstraddle2010 to be taken to its logical conclusion, #giantlesbianorgystraddle2010.
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11:11 AM Can we start a rumor that Miley Cyrus is at Dinah/in Palm Springs because she’s a lesbian? How old is she, like 15? That’s old enough to know. Will I get sued? Yes, probably, and lose my job. #mileystraddle2010
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10:55 AM Forget the rest of Dinah, I’m going to devote the rest of this liveblog to people’s Miley Cyrus reactions. It’s going to take all day to process this.
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10:48 AM OH SHIT Jess:OMG MILEY f*in CYRUS at Coffee Bean. At first I was distracted because Suzanne Westenhoefer was ALSO in our coffee line, but then shit got amazing when we saw Miley with her super gay assistant manhandling her morning coffee. Kelsey and I chased her down upon exiting the ‘Bean and explained that we needed a photo for our lesbian Dinah liveblog because let’s face it, this is fucking hilarious. Her gay assistant took this pic of Miley, Kelsey and I, instructing us: “1, 2, 3 say lesbos!”
Video Assistant Kelsey, Miley Cyrus & Editorial Assistant Jess - Dinah Shore 2010
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10:40 AM And so it begins:
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10:36 AM EST Jess: It’s 10am, everyone’s hung over, and 2 sporty spice women in GO
Magazine tank tops are jogging down N. Palm Canyon Way.
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10:28 AM – PALM SPRINGS TIME Alex: We are recovering. Slowly but surely. Julie and Brandy arrive today, and will be judging a wet t-shirt contest in about 2 hours or so.
1 PM EST Hellllooooooooo everybody! Did you sleep well? Are you hungover? We are. I wasn’t even drinking but I woke up with a sympathy headache. I kind of can’t believe the white party happened? Wheeee! Let’s do this!
Live-Blogging Dinah Shore Weekend Part II: Autostraddle vs. The Lesbians
Hello lesbos and lesbo allies! Welcome to the 2010 Autostraddle Dinah Shore Weekend LIVEBLOG, taking place in Palm Springs from April 1st to April 5th.
We’re splitting our live-blogging up by days.
Did you miss Thursday, April 1?! How dare you! Get on it GIRL. You’re lookin’ good today.
Check back here often, as we’ll be constantly updating this page with plenty of pictures, reportage, tweets, and general nonsense from the Auto-Team here in Palm Springs: Riese, Alex, Brooke, Nat Garcia, Laneia, Sarah, Jess, Tess, Taylor and Kelsey.
We did this last year, but it was only Alex by her lonesome self creaming her pants over lesbians and Lady Gaga.
In case you missed our Official “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Dinah Shore” Guide, here is the map of Palm Springs that sum up the weekend events:
Club Skirts events shown in magenta.
GirlBar events shown in light blue.
UPDATED MARCH 12 // CLICK TO ENLARGE
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Friday April 2nd, 2010 at Dinah Shore Weekend:
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4:24 AM Alex: Um it’s 1:24am and as soon as Kelis sings about milkshakes, I’m done. We out. She’s pretty fuckin fierce though, so I give her that. /retroactive feelings
Can someone tell me what the deal is with that wolf? I don’t think I “get it.”
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4:14 AM MORE FEELINGS: It is v. late both here and in Hotel California and Kelis hasn’t even gone on yet which, girl, what is that about? ANYWAYS I am going to go to bed so I will be ready for #feelingsstraddle2010 tomorrow, and you should too! Goodnight to Nicole and Rachel, my homegirls who are still awake. Go to bed ladies. Dream about Keira Knightley. Or whoever. I love you. GOODNIGHT
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3:56 AM THIS IS MY FEELING AS WELL
#desertstraddle2010
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3:32 AM OMG girrrrrrl, things just got cute up in here! THIS GIRL MEANS BUSINESS
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3:28 AM You know, where is Team Ke$ha? Wasn’t that the plan, that we split the group like in Scooby Doo and attend both? Did Team Ke$ha get stabbed? I really need someone to realize my plan where they meet Ke$ha in the back with a bottle of jack and see if she really is an “animal” slash “bisexual.” In related news, is anyone else in the entire world awake and reading this? Because I’m at the point where no one else I even know is awake and all that’s on TV is Avril Lavigne doing ProActiv commercials, and I’m just not really feeling it.
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3:11 AM Alex: I don’t know Riese wanted me to take this photo and send it?
I GET IT YOU GUYS SHE’S VERY ATTRACTIVE. I’m just over here watching NUTRISYSTEM INFOMERCIALS AT 3 AM, don’t mind me.
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2:58 AM Brooke: Wearing a tie for the first time in my life. Mixed emotions.
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2:54 AM I’m getting the message loud and clear about hotness w/r/t SamRo, you guys.
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2:48 AM Laneia: This is a thing that’s happening:
HGHHTYDOFFFGJTYOR
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2:37 AM Laneia: Lice could be spread here. Just saying. #close
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2:36 AM Sarah: SamRo is playing “I Want You Back.” Obvs for Lindsay. Now it’s “Signed Sealed Delivered” and straight into “Sex Machine.” THERE’S A THEME
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2:34 AM I don’t know if you heard, but we’re at the GirlBar Pure White Party? Like, we’re all wearing white. At a party. Except for Riese who’s wearing black because she’s a special snowflake. Also, it turns out they weren’t kidding about GirlBar, there are a lot of ladies up in here! Including one who looks like Dominique from that one cycle of ANTM, can you find her?
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2:27 AM HI WE HAVE A LOT OF FEELINGS ABOUT SAMANTHA RONSON. If that is not your thing you should probably check out for a while, make a sandwich or stare at the poster of Cathy and Jill on your wall
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2:10 AM And SPEAKING of HEY GIRL HEY, it’s SamRo taking her throne/place/stage at GirlBar’s Pure White Party!
Riese “thinks SamRo is hot IRL.” Specifically, she says “Tell Rachel I said she’s really hot.” She’s my boss, you guys! #ihavethebestboss
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2:03 AM Oh hey, I look away for ten minutes and Riese is suddenly hanging out with Jennifer Coolidge! Hey girl hey!
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1:47 AM BOOM BOOM POW
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1:43 AM Well, here we go:
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1:28 AM Sarah: We’re assembling.
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1:21 AM Goal for the night is to not fall asleep before team #desertstraddle2010 makes it to the white party. This may or may not happen. Would help if anyone in Palm Springs were talking to me. Just saying.
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12:57 AM In case you were wondering what’s going on, Riese has it covered for you.
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12:29 AM YOU GUYS
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12:25 AM Can I just take this moment to whine a little, just until 12:26? Everyone else gets to drink and make their hair pretty in fancy mirrors like they have for Las Vegas showgirls, and then wear white which will show off the tan they probs got today and gyrate while Samantha Ronson holds a headset to one ear. I have to stay up just as late (later? the east coast is 3 hours ahead) but cannot drink b/c then i would be drinking at home alone on a Friday night while eating ice cream and watching Whose Line (for real) and that is not okay. Also I do not have a sexy tshirt and have had zero bloody marys today. THAT IS ALL. We can keep going now!
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12:16 AM “So glammy!” – Laneia
#gettingreadyforthewhiteparty
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12:00 AM Sarah: We are doing what the kids call “pregaming.” That mostly consists of everyone whining about having to wear white. We are disregarding rule #1 of being in a horror movie and splitting up into groups. Half of us are going to go see Ke$ha and half of us are going to go stalk Lilo I MEAN see Samantha.
y’all someone is going to get STABBED but maybe we will break the story on how Sam and Lilo actually just secretly eloped and are also both pregnant with twins.
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11:52 PM OKAY GUYS NEW PLAN, since WordPress is like a delicate flower that is too fragile for the harsh ways of the world, we are going to lighten the load and post some photos on Facebook instead of here. Click on over and it will feel like you are invited to an exclusive club where you get to see how pretty we are. #feelings and #desertstraddle2010 will continue happening here.
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11:42 PM I feel like this was an ANTM photoshoot and the direction was “BE THE REVOLUTION.” It was shot by J. Alexander.
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11:37 PM Things I will just never get over: this shark slash this series of shark pictures
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11:31 PM Wakeup time! Wake up sleepyheads! KE$HA IS WAITING FOR YOU
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11:13 PM Jess: So I’m at the Palm Springs Convention Center for the comedy show…
Erin Foley is adorbs per ushe which makes me very jealous of Nicol Paone. Why aren’t Julie Goldman or Liz Feldman doing standup? Anyhoo, everyone is very funny and the lesbians are all in white for the dollar sign (um, Ke$ha) concert happening in a bit. Btw, I totally saw $ this afternoon doing an interview and she looked semi-human!
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10:34 PM Time for #cutetexts from Sarah F*cking P*lmer: Rachel it’s naptime! And porch time. Fyi. We think they lost our room service order. Also Samantha Ronson is in the same town as us! Wheee!
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10:15 PM Last I heard Riese did not have any pants for the white party. Is that still the case? B/c if so I see a lot of no-pants dancing in our future
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10:11 PM Ok ok ok we can go back to #cutestraddle2010. CARRY ON.
Brooke: I do not know how to iron. Taylor is domesticated and ironing my shirt for the upcoming white party.
You guys, Taylor knows a lot of ways to wear a bandana. Did you know this? It’s true, she’s like a black belt at wearing bandanas. Hopefully we will be able to see all her bandana decisions in all their glory over the next few days. ARE YOU LISTENING TAYLOR
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9:54 PM WHAT THE FUCK I just found out that Kelsey has been trying to get lesbians to have sex with the shark and I HAVE NO PICTURES OF THIS. I haven’t been that upset since that time everyone was really cute and I wasn’t there, which was like 20 minutes ago.
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9:27 PM Heartbreakingly we have to take a short break from #cutestraddle2010, because Brooke took this picture for us:
Brooke says she heard this was a soundcheck, but I feel like these ladies are looking awfully posed for a soundcheck? Maybe it’s a photo op. Also these may or may not be the Paradiso Girls. I think it is but also I had no idea who Kelis was until an hour ago, so. UPDATE: Brooke says one of their shirts says Patron Tequila?
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9:11 PM I’m just going to stop talking now. This will be a photoblog from now on. Eh eh eh, there’s nothing more I can say.
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9:03 PM Brooke: Alex can’t find her pants and is napping on the floor.
LOOK AT THAT. WHY WOULD YOU EVER NEED ANYTHING IN YOUR LIFE BESIDES THIS LIVEBLOG.
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8:57 PM JK it turns out we are ALL WORK AND NO PLAY. This is how your magazine gets made y’all. By ladies lookin’ cute on a hotel bed.
Is Alex wearing boyshorts? I hope yes
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8:43 PM I’m going to go ahead and guess that we are now in the transitional period between “pool party” and “white party.” I won’t lie, it sounds awesome.
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8:23 PM Why are you even following this liveblog, clearly Riese’s twitter is where it’s at
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8:20 PM !!!
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8:02 PM BREAKING NEWS: Kelsey’s mom thinks she is actually at the LGBA golf tournament. Kelsey’s mom is my new favorite person.
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7:50 PM OMG you guys. YOU GUYS. CSI, my favorite show in the history of shows (except for Iron Chef Japan) is on, and it’s even an episode I haven’t seen! I am confident this will add a sexy, dangerous new dimension to my liveblogging, get excited. Cause Sara Sidle is hot, right?
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7:35 PM Not to get too pathetic or anything, but I maybe spent the last 15 minutes watching Kelis music videos because I know nothing about her and she is performing tonight. So far I have learned that 1) She is bossy, 2) you’re not going to trick her twice, and 3) I like her a lot I think! I bet that will be a good show!
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7:19 PM !!! OMG too fucking cute for me to handle
We can probs stop the liveblog now, it isn’t getting any better than this! Just kidding we can NEVER STOP EVER
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6:48 PM Oh no Laneia is still playing hurt! I think we need a prayer circle you guys, who’s with me
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6:41 PM Jesus Christ, I just checked the schedule again and there are TWO MORE POOL PARTIES tomorrow. I really hope everyone packed sunscreen, I really honestly worry a lot about skin cancer and I am cringing just thinking about this
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6:34 PM Alex:This Dinah merch girl liked our tshirts and wanted one. So I gave her my last tank! Then she straddled this chair!
I support this decision, mostly b/c that girl is a stone fox. I’m jealous because I don’t have an Autostraddle tank top! Also when Alex said merch girl I immediately thought of Tiara, where are you girl, we miss you
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6:25 PM Oh my God! You guys! I want to put this in a locket or something!
Alex: How cute is Nat Garcia?!
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6:22 pm Oh heyyyyyyy more lesbians by a pool
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6:20 PM Oh shit, I just checked the schedule for tonight and realized that it’s Kelis/Sam Ronson night! That is so cool you guys, sometimes I forget that Sam Ronson is an actual human person who DJs parties and not just a thing I write daily fixes about, but a bunch of drunk lesbians are going to Experience Her for real. Oh Jesus Christ and tonight is Ke$ha’s thing too. How will we ever decide what to go to? WE ARE SO POPULAR.
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6:07 PM I just have a lot of questions about lube wrestling in general. What kind of lube are they using? Lube is expensive, how much did it cost to fill up that baby pool? Once when I was in high school my friends and I all came back from a gay prom and slept on the floor and someone gave someone else a back massage using lube as lotion. That is literally the closest I’m getting to Dinah. The program didn’t even say “lube wrestling,” it just said “pool party” – do pool parties normally have this? Am I just going to the wrong pool parties?
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5:59 PM Riese is sending pictures too! I am not sure what this is:
I feel like you could play Lesbian I Spy with it though. Ready? I’ll start: I spy one pair of cargo shorts and I think maybe a hoodie. YOUR TURN.
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5:56 PM I’m in love. This is it. This is no longer the Dinah Liveblog, it’s just the Lube Wrestling Liveblog. Also Riese isn’t here so there’s no one to stop me from changing the name of the site to lubestraddle.com. Fun fact: sometimes Laneia calls lube “situation lotion,” you guys should all say it too so it catches on.
I wish I had more context here – who is wrestling? Who is winning? Where are these women coming from? Does Dinah have its own team of bikini-clad professional wrestlers? B/c some of these ladies look buff (hot) as hell. Is this an Olympic event? If so, I might give up my dream of being professional eater and start training.
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5:50 PM — I’ve changed my mind, I’m totally pro-Dinah now, this is a great idea
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5:46 PM — Brooke: This is about to happen:
It’s happening! It’s really happening! LUBE WRESTLING WILL BE A REALITY
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5:40 PM — YEAAAAAAAHHHHHHH
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5:00 PM — Hi! Sorry this is taking forever! We had a little bit of a Firefox Situation but it is ok now!
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3:55 PM — KELSEY SPEAKS: So last night was fun. We went to bed at 930 ca time so to be fair it was later IRL. Also Alex made us put together some auto lanyards to hand out tomorrow. But then I started crying because I was tired. No one really understood what was happening but I got a lot of hugs out of it. Then I woke up this morning and got my period. So sorry everyone I was just pms-ing.
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3:45 PM – Um this is not related at all but I’m worried you guys don’t know how great Taylor and Kelsey are, so they sent this picture of Kelsey posing like a statue of George W. Bush. You’re welcome.
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3:30 PM — Taylor: Kelsey and I found bloody marys, thank everything holy. Were gonna procure a fine buzz before the pool party goes down because that shit looks intense- there’s a logo sponsored baby pool of lube, which kind of made me throw up when I stumbled across it at like 10am
ALL MY DREAMS ARE COMING TRUE. Also Taylor and Kelsey are maybe the most adorable? Of anyone? Ever? Yes.
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3:00 PM – Oh hey guys! You all look so cute and tan! Especially Riese! Thanks for sending me this iPhone picture!
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2:30 PM – Here is what I like to imagine is happening right now:
Riese: Whee! I love pool parties!
Laneia: I know! It’s all the fun of childhood without the awkwardness of middle school parties and feeling like you have to wear a t-shirt into the pool!
Taylor: I have ONE HUNDRED MOJITOS!
Kelsey: And I brought everyone candy!
Alex, Jess, Tess, Brooke, Sarah: Hooray!
YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST
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2:03 PM — Taylor: Oh man- I came out to the pool to cover up my extreme paleness and I think they’re setting up some pool party situation which looks terrifying. A nice old dyke just gave me a towel- so much lesbo chivalry! Hey, I hold doors open.
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1:00 PM – Once again, in lieu of actually knowing anything about what’s going on at Dinah, I’m going to look at our helpful Dinah guide that we wrote ourselves ostensibly for other people going to Dinah and not, um, livebloggers. It turns out that today there’s – oh, a giant pool party! Two pool parties actually. Obvs I have not heard from anyone all day b/c you can’t take iPhones in the pool. This was poorly planned on our part. This is the picture we have associated with the pool party on the Dinah guide, though, so.
Can you tell I have a little bit of a one-track mind as far as Dinah goes? I am trying really hard to convince myself that it is a weekend of all lesbian wrestling, all the time. I guess I just like a girl in a bikini who can put me in an armbar.
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12:35 PM – Okay, Laneia may be awake but apparently no one else is. I CAN’T LIVEBLOG YOU SLEEPING GUYS
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12: 15 PM – OKAY we are back now from a long and lonely night of WordPress Not Letting Me Post In This Liveblog. What happened in those hours of radio silence? We may never know for sure, but Brooke did send me this photo on her iPhone.
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2:47 AM — Alex: We’re back in the room! After dinner! I am drunk! Laneia has fallen and hurt her foot because she forgot how curbs work.
Apparently we missed out on some really great tacos, guys. #lifeishard
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2:29 AM — Riese: Everyone is crazy!!!!!!!
[I’m not sure if I was supposed to post that, but I’m going to go ahead and assume YES]
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12:41PM — Alex: There’s a pool party happening and it sounds awesome but the Auto-Team in our hotel room on our computers! We had technical difficulties (awesome timing with that,) but we’re back in action and will see the sun soon! I think/hope! Now back to our regularly scheduled programming above!
Here we are at dinner last night before we disappeared from the internet for 12 hours:
Live-Blogging Dinah Shore Weekend: Autostraddle vs. The Lesbians
Hello lesbos and lesbo allies! Welcome to the 2010 Autostraddle Dinah Shore Weekend LIVEBLOG, taking place in Palm Springs from April 1st to April 5th.
Check back here often, as we’ll be constantly updating this page with plenty of pictures, reportage, tweets, and general nonsense from the Auto-Team here in Palm Springs: Riese, Alex, Brooke, Nat Garcia, Laneia, Sarah, Jess, Tess, Taylor and Kelsey.
We did this last year, but it was only Alex by her lonesome self creaming her pants over lesbians and Lady Gaga.
In case you missed our Official “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Dinah Shore” Guide, here is the map of Palm Springs that sum up the weekend events:
Club Skirts events shown in magenta.
GirlBar events shown in light blue.
UPDATED MARCH 12 // CLICK TO ENLARGE
Enough chit chat. LEZ GET REAL.
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Friday April 2, 2010
1:37 AM — Riese: There’s Web 2.0… this is Web 2.tess.
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1:32 AM — Also did I tell you how much I love Taylor? B/c it’s a lot:
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1:17 AM — It turns out writing a daily fix while liveblogging is hard! Did you guys read the daily fix Riese wrote for today? Wasn’t it really funny? I thought it was really funny, seriously.
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1:01 AM — Sarah: We are at dinner b/c Alex gets cranky without tacos. It’s me and Laneia and Riese and Jess and Tess and Grace and alcohol!
I just realized that in California it’s 10 pm and not 1 am so eating tacos is a pretty normal and cool thing to do! #waytogoguys #tacos
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12:57 AM — BREAKING TAYLOR UPDATE: Okay, I am in the bed and that’s because I have not slept since approximately 7 am on March 30. Kelsey & I flew through Houston to some place that wasn’t LA today. And we slept in weird piles on the plane or tried to. We were real smelly and weird when we got in at like 2pm. But we started drinking and sat toward the sun and that was cool. No one noticed that we were smelly which was a plus, socially speaking. So were really freakishly pale by the pool but happily everyone and their dyke mom wasn’t here yet, so we drank 100 mojitos. Then I think Nicole Pacent told me that world of Warcraft was really cool but that may have been a mirage. Also she has a star wars ringtone, FYI.
My main goals are to a) drink in the sun and b) be in the sun drinking. So I am gonna sleep now, fuck all y’all haters. Also nighttime lesbo parties freak me out because god knows there ain’t no accountability when the sun goes down. (Rachel’s note: This is true.) Happily Tess left AN ENTIRE FOAM COOLER OF BEER IN MY ROOM SO IM GONNA DRINK MYSELF INTO A NICE STUPOR AND CRASH. J/k the stupor is just fine and I’m full up on coors.
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12:50 AM — Taylor has promised to “get soberer” and “find a laptop.” Since I am pretty sure they are by now up in the club sippin’ that bub (that’s what you do in Dinah right?) I imagine this will look like:
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12:43 AM — Alex: This happened – it’s cute, right?
um, YES!
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12:01 AM — Oh look we made it to Friday! Actually I haven’t heard from anyone in like an hour so maybe they didn’t make it for all I know. Oh wait no! This just happened! #desertstraddle2010 #adorable
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Thursday April 1st, 2010
11:35 PM — Laneia and Sarah might actually be in the desert forever. To be honest, there are worse things. They packed a shark, and I am 110% sure they packed beer.
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11:22 PM – Alex: Yeah so I realized just now that we will have to rally and put together our lanyards and card holders that we’re giving away at our booth tomorrow — ALL 500 OF EM. I’m an idiot and forgot to do this in advance. Also half of us are drunk already.
Also, I just realized I’m in Alex’s phone as “Liveblog Rachel” and I think that’s adorable.
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11:17 PM — New rule, I’m just going to keep making graphics until someone tells me what the fuck is happening. I’m pretty sure this is what’s going on in the deserts of California, correct me if I’m wrong:
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10:45 PM — I just realized Dinah is smack in the middle of Passover. I wonder how that’s going? Actually I don’t know that anyone going for AS is Jewish, except maybe half of Riese, mabes it is not that big a deal. Also though there are a bunch of Jewish people in California, like 40% of the Jewish people I know are from there, they’re probably knee-deep in matzoh at Girlbar right now. I GOT THE MANISCHEWITZ GURRRRRRRRL I KNOW YOU THIRSTY
Unrelated, I just found out that if you google “lesbian jews” with safe search off you get a bunch of porn. Just lettin’ you know.
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10:25 PM — TAYLOR SPEAKS: Hey! Wha?
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10:21 PM — Ok, lacking actual information from the field, I weakened and went and checked the Dinah guide after all. It turns out there is a motherf*cking ton of stuff happening right now actually, like an “opening bash” at someplace called “Zeldaz,” a “kickoff opening dance,” and LOLz. Seriously, that’s what the program says. Erin Foley and Nicol Paone are there! We love them, they will bring the LOLz for sure.
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10:00 PM — Laneia is by far the best to liveblog. Where the fuck is everyone else? I bet they’re all doing this:
That’s a thing at Dinah, right? Lesbian mud wrestling? They’re wearing tank tops, I bet one of them is Dorothy Snarker.
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9:57 PM — Laneia: Taylor Kelsey and Tess are having fun without us! It smelled like orange blossoms when we crossed the state line.
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9:50 PM — Laneia: THERE ARE NO SPEED LIMIT SIGNS IN CALIFORNIA
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9:49 PM — Laneia: It’s cold! Wearing a sweater w the heat on BUT THE TOP IS STILL DOWN.
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9:47 PM — I have no idea where anyone is or what they’re doing, except that Haviland is probably still puking. Sorry, Haviland! I bet she still looks pretty. I guess I could go look at our own guide to Dinah that was made especially for occasions like this, but somehow that feels silly.
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8:39 PM — Laneia: This is where we used to be. Leaving las Vegas was playing, too! Even tho we weren’t leaving Vegas, I think you’ll agree that was pretty special.
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8:21 PM — Sarah: We just put on the ovarian sing-along playlist.
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8:19 PM — Sarah: It just took me 15 minutes to pump gas cause this car is weird! There is an American flag the size of a trailer at this rest stop.
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8:14 PM — Riese We are in the car stuck in traffic motherfuckers. Haviland is barfing soup and she was our ride so that was neat, also I’m sad cuz I wanted her to come. Brooke is there, taylor and kelsey just got in, I keep eating so I hope no one else was serious about dieting for dinah shore. We didn’t have time to get me any white pants. We just found a classic rock station, I like it
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7:13 PM — No word from Taylor&Kelsey. I have no idea if they have found anyone else. I wish I could coordinate this from above somehow, like there could be a news channel that was just LesbianWatch at 11 and a helicopter could fly above Dinah so we could figure this shit out. “Taylor! Move two blocks north and then look behind the girl with the keyhole bikini bottom! There’s Brooke!”
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6:36 PM — All is clear now! Laneia: We’re leaving phx on the 10 listening to Don Henley and Whitesnake! Had to deflate one of the shark fins so Sarah could see in the rear view!
Is #desertstraddle2010 trending yet? If not, it’s because you’re not trying hard enough.
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6:30 PM — Brooke: I clearly need more passes.
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5:36 PM — Sarah may or may not be being eaten by sharks
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4:31 PM – Taylor just asked me to give her the rest of the team’s phone numbers because she and Kelsey are arriving in Palm Springs and can’t find anyone. We are like a well-oiled machine. Or well-oiled oil-wrestling lesbians. Either one.
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4:05 PM — Brooke has something important to share with us all, namely this hot hot hot ad in the Club Skirts program:
GET IT? THAT’S US THAT’S OUR AD.
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3:41 PM — Brooke had the presence of mind to take “before” pictures, because probs Palm Springs will never look this pristine again after 10,000 lesbians sweat and vomit on it. Here’s the pool at the Renaissance Hotel slash Girlbar, and Club Skirts at the Hilton:
Predicted After photo:
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2:00 PM — In solidarity with Dinahgoers everywhere, I wore shorts today b/c it’s like 65 in Boston. By the end of the day I may be pantsless and drinking margaritas. Also in solidarity, obvs.
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1:30 PM — Autostraddlers are in motion! Laneia and Sarah are in the desert, ridin’ dirty and probs tripping balls like in Fear and Loathing, and I think Taylor and Kelsey are on a plane. Or just got off a plane! Check it out! Maybe we can make #desertstraddle a trending topic by the time #desertstraddle2010 is over.
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12:30 PM — Oh hey guys, today is the day! It’s all happening now! Are you excited? I’m excited. We are on the verge of Palm Springs Lesbian Spring Breakstraddle 2010, and everyone is converging on Palm Springs from all over the globe except Brooke who is already there. Look, here is a graphic mapping everyone’s approximate current location! Sarah and Laneia are in the desert, and Jess, Tess, Robin, Carly and Nat are AWOL, aka I do not know where they are. I just realized it’s wrong b/c Palm Springs is not in FL, but I’m not changing it now.
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3:58AM — Riese: It’s almost 4 AM. I think I am halfway done with everything I needed to do which means I’m doing slightly better than anticipated. In other news, Haviland has been vomiting for the last 24 hours, and she’s our ride to Dinah Shore. And also my best friend so I am overall concerned for her well-being.
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2:00 AM — Taylor: My main feeling right now is WTF KELSEY AND I HAVE TO STAY UP TIL 530 am to catch our flight from NYC.
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12:00 AM — DINAH DINAH DINAH it’s happening now! Are you ready? We’re not ready. On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is “why are we doing this” and 10 is “I’m not packed yet,” I’d say most of us are at a 6. 6 is “why won’t they let me bring my vodka tonic on the plane.” I personally am at a 4, which is “on my couch, at home, not going to Dinah, and also I don’t have a drink.” Wheeee!
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How to Road Trip Right: Music & Feelings For Long-Distance Driving
Hey, I don’t know if you’ve heard / had your retinas burned off with our banner ads yet, but Autostraddle is making the pilgrimage to Palm Springs for Dinah Shore next week! While most of us are flying to California in aeroplanes, Associate Editor Sarah F*cking P*lmer and I will be turning this into a road trip, and we are super excited! Who doesn’t love a road trip?!! A**holes, that’s who, and we are NOT a**holes.
We’re hoping this adventure falls somewhere snugly between Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas and Crossroads, with a hearty dash of The Muppet Movie and Elizabethtown (don’t judge us). Did you know that a trip through the desert has been Sarah’s #1 Feeling since forever-ever? It’s true. So she’s flying into Phoenix, we’re gonna rent a car, load up the inflatable shark and our cowboy hats, and head westbound on I-10!
The Car
What kind of cars are good for road trips? Well, hybrids are, probably. But guess what: we are selfish, superficial jerks, and we decided we needed a convertible. There’s no way we’re driving through the desert in a car with a roof. And so help me, if it rains, we’re donning ponchos. There will be no roof, Autostraddlers. NO ROOF ‘TIL PALM SPRINGS.
Dinah Shore: Sarah Shahi & DJ Samantha Ronson Will Face Lesbians Gone Wild
If you’re depressed that Rosie O’Donnell canceled her Friday Night Dinah Shore show, you might be tempted to do what we always do in times of great pain & grief, which is stare at this photo:
Which is why it’s quite ironic & delightful that not only will DJ Samantha Ronson be spinning at Girlbar that night (more on that in a minute), but Club Skirts has just announced that the brain and entire body behind that incredible ass up there, actress Sarah Shahi, aka our own CARMEN DE LA PICA MORALES. is coming to Club Skirts Lesbian Party Wonderland The Dinah! that very evening!
During Dinah’s White Diamonds party on Friday night at the Palm Springs Convention Center, you’ll be able to meet Sarah Shahi in person/cop a feel, and have her sign that copy of Curve Magazine you still have hidden in your vibrator box. According to Club Skirts’ enthusiastic press release, Sarah Shahi will MAKE A SPECIAL APPEARANCE FOR A NEVER-BEEN-DONE BEFORE AUTOGRAPH & PHOTO OPS WITH FANS!
This announcement comes on the heels of last week’s big announcement from Girlbar Dinah Shore — they’ve snagged lesbian DJ Samantha Ronson for their Friday night party. DJ Samantha Ronson will be fielding Tweets from Lindsay and spinning live from the DJ booth at Girlbar’s Pure White Party on Friday, April 2 at Hotel Zoso, followed by a performance from R&B Powerhouse Kelis. Between Kelis’s milkshake and SamRo’s magical fingers, there will be a lot of girls and bois in the yard.
In lieu of Rosie’s show, the “SINFULLY HILARIOUS CULT-FAVE FEMINIST COMEDY DUO” Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney are bringing a “ONE NIGHT ONLY REPRISAL OF THEIR MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING SATIRICAL SMASH, The Kathy and Mo Show!
Says The Dinah:
We’re disappointed in [Rosie O’Donnell’s decision to cancel her show at The Dinah to remain in Miami with her children over spring break] and we know our Dinah fans will be as well. All Rosie tickets may be transferred to The Kathy and Mo Show. We are also holding an exclusive private meet & greet with The L Word’s favorite character, Sarah Shahi, in which she will autograph complementary L Word hats and pose for photos with all previous Rosie O’Donnell ticket holders prior to the meet & greet with the general Dinah attendees.
Both Samantha Ronson and Sarah Shahi, though supportive of the community, haven’t put themselves out there like this for the lesbians before, which means we have officially gone gaystream and equality is probs right around the corner!
You can plan your weekend using Autostraddle’s handy Dinah Shore guide with special Dinah Shore map, which is the best Dinah Shore guide on the entire internet for real, and also you can buy tickets for Girlbar or Club Skirts events at their websites.
Dinah Shore Weekend 2010: Lesbian Events, Parties & Concert Schedule
As you may or may not know, Dinah Shore is a monumental lesbian weekend occurring annually in Palm Springs, California. It is commonly referred to as “lesbian spring break.” Last year, when we’d only existed for a few weeks, we remotely live-blogged the star-studded event (Design Director Alex happened to be going, Riese transcribed while visiting family in Ohio)and this year we’ll all be there. It’s happening March 31st through April 4th. So get your carpool together!
Feel overwhelmed? Well look no further, we have a full schedule of all the events happening at Club Skirts‘ and GirlBar‘s legendary weekend and Alex made a terrific map of Palm Springs to guide you through Dinah Shore weekend. There are definitely more hotels and restaurants and things in this area of Palm Springs, we just noted the places we like and thought you should know about:
Club Skirts events shown in magenta.
GirlBar events shown in light blue.
UPDATED MARCH 12 // CLICK TO ENLARGE
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The Clib Skirts Dinah All-Access pass and the GirlBar Girl Passes gets you into all parties for the weekend. Here’s a tip: don’t buy each ticket for the events the day of or at the door. The All-Access and Girl Passes are the way to go for sure.
Here’s the Autostraddle schedule for the weekend:
(derived from Club Skirts’ The Dinah and GirlBars’ Dinah Shore Week websites, where you can find a more elaborate version.)
But let’s cut to the chase, these are the most important events of your weekend:
1. Battle of the Lesbian Webseries: Saturday April 3rd, 4:30PM – 5:30PM at The Hilton Palm Springs. Featuring Autostraddle’s Nat Garcia, the ladies of We Have to Stop Now, Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard of Autostraddle’s In Your Box Office as well as the stars of your favorite series Anyone But Me and Girltrash!
2. Salt ‘n Pepa: Saturday April 3rd, 9 PM. Preceded by Fashion Show featuring Autostraddle’s Nat Garcia as well as Meredith Baxter, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Thea Gill (Queer as Folk), Elizabeth Keener (The L Word), and cast members from We Have to Stop Now.
3. Sarah Shahi! The one & only Carmen De LA Pica Morales will be facing her lesbian fans with a special signing and meet-and-greet on Friday night! Furthermore Ke$ha the Bisexual Pop Star who sings Tik Tok & Bla Bla Bla, who btw was in an episode of The Simple Life when she was a teenager which is funny, is also performing at the Club Skirts White Diamond Party.
4. Thursday Night is Comedy Night, and friends of Autostraddle including Erin Foley, Nicol Paone, Gloria Bigelow and Suzanne Westenhoefer will be performing.
1. Kelis performs and Celebrity DJ Samantha Ronson does her thing at the Friday Night Pure White Party (more information below.)
2. Jennifer Coolidge, who you know from Legally Blonde, American Pie and all the Christopher Guest movies, is hosting a fundraiser for the HRC on Saturday night at Hotel Zoso! Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8:30pm. 100% of the net proceeds go to benefit the HRC.
3. Orianthi is Michael Jackson’s guitarist, she’s super cute, and she’s performing at GirlBar’s SplashDance Pool Party on Sunday.
4. Kelly Rowland, formerly of Destiny’s Child, will be performing on Saturday night at Girlbar’s Circus-a-Go-Go!
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Wednesday 3.31
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Club Skirts Early Bird Cocktail Dinah Pre-Party
The Hilton Hotel’s Nightclub // 8pm-12 AM
Join other early birds at this sexy meet and greet and meet some of Dinah’s talent.
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Girlbar Cocktails Meet & Greet
Renaissance Palm Springs // Pool Terrace // doors open at 8 PM
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Thursday 4.1
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Club Skirts Dinah Opening Bash
Zeldaz Nightclub //10pm
169 N. Indian Canyon Way (walking distance from Hilton or Hyatt)
Kicking off the weekend with two rooms, two dancefloors (cause one isn’t enough) and outside patio.
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GirlBar Opening Kick-Off Night Dance
Hunter’s Video & Dance Club // doors open 8pm
Start the weekend at Palm Springs’ most popular dance club.
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Club Skirts – LOLz! Dinah-Style [Laughing Loud]
The Palm Springs Convention Center // Doors 8pm, Show 9pm
An evening of comedy featuring some of our very favorite funny ladies: Suzanne Westenhoefer, Vicki Shaw, Erin Foley, Bridget McManus, Sandra Vals, Gloria Bigalow, Jenny McNulty and Nicol Paone.
Tickets $30 advance, $40 at the door or included with a Gold or Platinum pass.
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Friday 4.2
Photo by Robin Roemer
Club Skirts Frisky Friday Pool Party
The Hilton Hotel Main Pool // 12-5pm
DJs, dancing, and cocktailing.
Live Sirius radio broadcast with Out Q’s radio hosts Doria Biddle and Romaine.
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GirlBar’s TGIF Pool Party
The Renaissance Palm Springs // All Day
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Club Skirts LOGO Red Carpet VIP Party
The Palm Springs Convention Center // 9-10:30pm in the VIP section
Exclusive LOGO Networks cocktail reception in the outside patio at 9pm, then celesbians walk the MTV/LOGO Red Carpet at 10pm
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GirlBar “Funny Girlz 5” Comedy Show
Zoso Hotel Ballroom // Cocktails @7:30pm – Show @8:30 PM
Comedy show featuring Poppy Champlin, Michele Balan and Dana Goldberg.
Tickets $25 advance, $30 door.
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Club Skirts White Diamonds Party
The Palm Springs Convention Center // 9pm
Performing live: Ke$ha
And DJs Kathy Valenti, Lisa Pittman and Saratonin
JUST ANNOUNCED: an appearance by our one and only Sarah Shahi!
Admission is $90 in advance and at the door, or included with a Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum pass.
Wear white! You’ve seen that L Word episode we’re assuming.
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GirlBar’s Pure White Party
Hotel Zoso Grand Ballroom// doors at 8pm
Featuring Superstar DJ Samantha Ronson (aka SamRo) at her first lesbian event!
Photo by Jeff King
Performing live at midnight: R&B Powerhouse Kelis
Two Expansive Levels of PURE entertainment!
Upper Level – DJ Lounge & Outdoor Patio
Lower Level- Grand Ballroom Dance Party
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Girlbar VIP Hosted Cocktail Party
Hotel Zoso’s Restaurant Terrace Lounge // 8:30pm-10:30pm
For VIP & Renaissance Package Guests
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Saturday 4.3
Autostraddle does Dinah '09
Girlbar’s Wet & Wild Pool Party
The Renaissance Palm Springs // 11am-5pm
Live Performances by Erica Jayne, Billboard Top 10 Dance Artist Kaylah Marin & Shontelle
BBQ, DJs, Go-Go Dancers, Vendor Fair & Poolside Fun throughout the day
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Club Skirts Cabana Girl Pool Party
The Hilton Hotel Main Pool // Doors at 9am
Presented by LOGO
Featuring a live performance by the Paradiso Girls.
At 4:30pm don’t miss the “WAR OF THE WEBSERIES“, a fierce competition where our webseries stars Nat Garcia of “AutoNatic” and Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard of “In Your Box Office” will battle it out against other webseries’ stars to find out what happens when lesbians stop being polite and start gettin real.
Hosted by Susanne Westenhoefer and Doria Biddle.
Read more/official information on OneMoreLesbian.com
$30 in advance and at the door, or included with a Silver, Gold or Platinum pass.
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GirlBar’s Chillout Pool Party
Hotel Zoso Pool // 11am-4pm
Featuring Australian-born, Sri Lankan singer-songwriter Yasmine keeping things cool with sultry jazz, blues and soul.
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Club Skirts Presents The Kathy and Mo Show!
“Sinfully hilarious cult-fave feminist comedy duo” Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney are bringing a “one night only reprisal of their multiple award-winning satirical smash, The Kathy and Mo Show!”
Club Skirts Hollywood Party
The Convention Center // 9pm
Featuring a live performance by the absolutely legendary Salt n Pepa!
Bring your cocktail dresses and suits cause it’s on.
Plus: The Club Skirts 4th Annual Celebrity Fashion Show, with Nat Garcia of our upcoming webseries, AutoNatic and many other smokin’ hot ladies like Autostraddle friends Jill Bennett and Cathy Debuono and more.
$90 advance and at the door, or included with a Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum pass.
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GirlBar HRC Fundraiser
Hotel Zoso Ballroom // Doors Open 7:30 pm, Show 8:30pm
Featuring Hilarious Actress/Comedienne Jennifer Coolidge
100% of net proceeds benefit HRC
First 10 Rows: $60, General Admission: $45, VIP/Renaissance Guests: $35
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GirlBar’s Circus A Go-Go
Renaissance Ballroom // 8pm-3am
Join 4,000 Hot Women from around the world! Pole Dancers, 30 Go-Go Dancers, Shows All Night!
Kelly Rowland performing her international hits “Work” and “When Love Takes Over“
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Sunday 4.4
Autostraddle does Dinah '09
Club Skirts Sunday Lov’n Pool Party
The Hilton Hotel // Doors at 9am
Featuring Adam Bouska and Jeff Parshley of the
NOH8 Campaign will be shooting NOH8 photos all day!
$30 advance and at the door, or include with a Silver, Gold or Platinum pass.
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GirlBar’s SplashDance Pool Party
at The Renaissance Palm Springs
With live performance from Michael Jackson’s
hot guitar player YOU KNOW WHO I’M TALKING ABOUT Orianthi.
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Club Skirts’ Official Dinah Closing Gala
Zeldaz Nightclub // 9pm
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GirlBar’s Closing Party
at Hunter’s Video and Dance Club
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The following Autostraddlers will be in attendance: Riese (CEO/EIC), Brooke (COO), Alex (Design Director), Tess (Web Manager), Laneia (Executive Editor), Sarah (Associate Editor), Jess (Assistant Editor), Taylor (Technology Editor), Kelsey (video assistant), Haviland (our friend), Nat Garcia (vlogstar), Julie Goldman & Brandy Howard (vlogstars).
You can find us in the corner hiding from all the other human beings, reading literature.
Rosie O’Donnell Does Oprah, Will Do Dinah Shore, Also Meredith Baxter’s Coming!
ROSIE: Okay we were mostly pretending to be excited about Ke$ha, but we’re genuinely excited that Rosie O’Donnell will be headlining Club Skirts Comedy Night at the 2010 Dinah Shore Weekend.
With Rosie doing stand-up and Salt-n-Peppa headlining the musical night it is basically gonna be like the early 90’s up in there except for that in the early 90’s we still dated boys. Luckily, we love the early 90’s b/c of all the heartwarming Tom Hanks movies, Beavis & Butthead, Ani DiFranco’s Both Hands and Boyz II Men. Will it be even better than last year? Our sources say YES!
Rosie O’Donnell started her career as a stand-up comedian, later moving on to a prolific film & television & show-hosting career. Dinah Shore is being billed as her “big return” to the game (sidenote: we’ve seen her do stand-up on RFamily Cruises a few times, SO GET READY).
The word from our hyperbolic boundlessly energetic Dinah Shore press release:
“I am beyond thrilled to have Rosie O’Donnell join our stellar entertainment line-up on our 20th Anniversary,” says Mariah Hanson, founder of Club Skirts Presents The Dinah®, “my customers love Rosie. She’s a role model, a beacon of hope, and a voice of truth. And at The Dinah, once again, she’ll do what we have missed from her for years: stand up. And no one, and I mean no one, does it better than Rosie!”
Other exciting events planned for Dinah Shore include:
+ A special “No H8” Sunday Pool Party hosted by award-winning fashion photographer Adam Bouska and Jeff Parshley, co-founders of the iconic N0 H8 campaign, will take place at The Hilton Hotel on Sunday, April 4th.
+ AUTOSTRADDLE! A unique celebrity fashion show sponsored by “No H8″ Campaign will be hosted during the White Diamond Party on Friday, April 2 featuring Autostraddle’s very own Nat Garcia!
+ “Family Ties” actress Meredith Baxter will make a public appearance joining the prestigious panel of celesbians and entertainment luminaries that will grace the catwalk in support of the LGBT community’s fight for equality.
+ AUTOSTRADDLE! Also new this year is the creative and original battle of the webseries hosted by One More Lesbian and featuring the ladies of Autio/Video, and a “never-been-done-before astonishing circus in and beer garden.” (We’re not sure what that last part means either)
+ Autostraddle CEO Riese having a mental breakdown because she doesn’t like other people or crowds and holding a pow-wow with whiskey & Executive Editor Laneia on the bathroom floor either live in person or via telephone.
Also! Rosie O’Donnell was on Oprah yesterday and was predictably endearing, funny, and wise. She talked about splitting with Kelli & keeping the family, how she’ s grateful to be alive having lived past how old her mother is when she died, her new radio show, her upcoming HBO special and life in general. Here’s the first part of the interview I know it’s 10 minutes long, but it’s totally worth it, you guys:
You can find the rest of the interview (also worth it) on Youtube!
ELLEN & ROSIE: Also, we recently found this amazing video of Ellen DeGeneres on the Rosie O’Donnell Show before her famous coming out episode of Ellen. We just wanted to share it with you.
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Also you guys it’s Ellen’s birthday and Adam Lambert will be performing on her show later SO WATCH IT OBVIOUSLY.
TARGET: Sarah Haskins will no longer be making episodes of Target Women, which is super sad! But it looks like she’s on to bigger and better things: There are two big funny projects in the works — both co-written with Emily Halpern — Booksmart, which is at Fox, and we’re working on a screenplay entitled Lunch Lady for Amy Poehler. Sarah Haskins an Amy Poehler on the same project! (@jezebel)
MGMT: The boys of MGMT love Lady Gaga, just like you! Ok, maybe love is a strong word, but they did draw inspiration from her for their second album, which comes out this spring. It even includes a song called “Lady Dada’s Nightmare.” See what they did there? They also tell Spin:
Q: Are you a fan of Lady Gaga?
A: Well, at first I brushed her off as crap. And then I realized that her videos are really creative, and I like that she’s getting more and more bizarre and spreading that to the mainstream. VH1 would say that she’s driven, that she wanted to be as famous as possible. That’s a very different goal from us. But I respect that she’s doing what she wants to do.
I doubt they’ll ever write another song as good as Time to Pretend, but we’ll see! (@spin)
TSWIFT: Celeb Jihad specializes in articles that are totally not true, disguised as articles that totally are true. It’s very confusing until you catch on to what they’re doing. This particular article is so ridiculous, but I had to share anyway; They accuse Taylor Swift of being a pillow queen? Who would ever believe that?! But there is this ABSOLUTE GEM of a video that Taylor supposedly put up on her MySpace as a goodbye to her alleged lady love. It’s set to Dashboard Confessional, you guys! Please go watch it, and you’ll feel like you’re in the throes of middle school heartache all over again. (@celebjihad)
NYC: If any of our New York autostraddlers are lookin for something to do/an organization to support tonight, you can get your ass over to the Stonewall Inn from 6:30pm to 9pm where you can support the litigators that fight for your rights, Lamdba Legal, and you can hear DJ Carlytron spinning the good stuff. (Suggested $5 donation at the door to raise funds for Lambda Legal.)
Salt-n-Pepa Headlining The Dinah: Sh*t Just Got Way Better
I hope the Paradiso Girls are sweating in their skivvies right now…
Guess who was just added to the line-up at this years Dinah Shore?
GUESS. OKAY OMG I’LL JUST TELL YOU!
The legendary Grammy Award-winning American hip-hop trio Salt-N-Pepa!
That’s right ladies. As if Ke$ha and the Paradiso Girls weren’t enough, now we get to break it down Alice-and-Tasha-L-Word-Season-6-Style at The Dinah this year. Get your spandex ready, practice your running-man, and brush up on the lyrics to “Whatta Man” cause it’s ON.
Here’s a little more that you may or may not have already known about the legendary ladies of Salt-n-Pepa:
As the first all female rap crew, Salt-N-Pepa historically changed the face of the music scene. The groundbreaking cult band has broken many records in the music industry and is, to this day, credited as being one of the first rap artists to cross over into pop mainstream, laying the groundwork for a number of other female artists in the likes of TLC, Destiny’s Child and Beyoncé.
Selling over 15 million albums and singles worldwide, Salt-N-Pepa became the first female rap Grammy winners; the first female rap act to go gold or platinum; and the first female rap act to have a multi-platinum album.
“Much like The Dinah has over the years changed the face of lesbian event production, Salt-N-Pepa have changed the face of women in music. We herald them as the perfect headliner for our signature event,” says Mariah Hanson, founder of Club Skirts (The Dinah).
Ain’t that the truth.
Dinah Shore is celebrating its 20 year anniversary March 31st – April 4 this year in Palm Springs, California. Get your tickets cause Autostraddle is going and so should you!
Ke$ha & The Paradiso Girls Will Play Dinah Shore While You Drink Your Face Off
DINAH SHORE: Celebrating its 20th milestone anniversary (March 31- April 4, 2010), Club Skirts The Dinah will deliver the #1 Billboard pop artist with the current # 1 hit in the country, TIK TOK TIK TOK TIK TOK it’s Ke$ha! Last year Autostraddle “live-blogged” Dinah Shore (Dinah Shore Weekend Live-Blogged by A;ex for Autostraddle: Lady GaGa, RockBand & Pool Parties!) and Alex got so close to Lady Gaga she could practically lick her bubble dress. This year we will have to lick Ke$ha’s watch or something. Oh what luck she is already holding her sexy fingers out towards us in drunken delight, so we will lick her fingers:
Also, THIS JUST IN:
In a recent interview with Out Magazine, Tik Tok singer Ke$ha chatted with the gay mag about her orientation and, surprise surprise, she likes boys and girls !
“I like people, I wouldn’t say I’m gay or straight,” said Ke$ha, adding that she doesn’t like “labeling anything” anyway.
From the press release:
“Mariah Hanson, the visionary master brain and envelope-pushing event producer behind The Dinah has secured another extraordinarily exceptional entertainment line-up for the 2010 Dinah Shore weekend held at the Hilton Hotel and The Hyatt Regency in Palm Springs, CA!”
Also playing will be LOLENE, who I already like — how can you dislike a lady named Lolene, who apparently has “snatched the #5 spot on the Billboard Dance Charts with her hit single ‘Sexy People’.” Who doesn’t love snatches? Everyone loves dancing and Lolene!
The Paradiso Girls Love Patron Tequila, Will Get Alex Drunk & Throwing Up
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Even if you hypothetically think that the lyrics of Petrone Tequila are offensive to women, you will still agree that these ladies are very, very very good looking, AM I RIGHT LADIES?
Oh and this is Lolene, she is going to lick her lips and then your lips:
CONTACT GAY: Kristen Bell told the media she was 99 percent sure she’d turn gay during shooting her new movie Burlesque with Cher and Christina Aguilera. Or, in the words of “Showbiz Spy” — “Kristen Bell FEARED the movie would turn her gay.” I read no fear into these words, you are probs projecting. Anyhow, I think getting sexual energy from Cher and Christina Aguilera probs means you’re a gay man, not a lesbian, but anyway here’s the quote:
“I have never felt so much good female energy around me,” she said. “I find that I can’t take my eyes off them. I’m 99 percent sure I will leave this movie a lesbian.”
That’s how I felt when I imagined being cast in The L Word because I was marveling at how Erin Daniels & Jennifer Beals could remain straight while making out with hot girls and then I realized it was because they actually were straight and maybe I wasn’t. Anyhoo. (@showbizspy)
CLOSETING: Rosie O’Donnell and Tracy Kachtick-Anders are not in the closet, but is a “glass closet” better? – “Some celebrity couples like Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have been able to be out of the closet and still maintain thriving careers. For other homosexuals, however, there have been problems.”
GAGLAMBERT: Lady Gaga defends Adam Lambert against homophobes. What a fantastic superhuman feat, it deserves a headline. One day I want to live in a world where the army has to have bake sales to buy tanks and people only make headlines for not defending their friends against homophobes. (@showbizspy)
TRUE BLOOD: “As I first teased in Ask Ausiello, True Blood has been quietly searching for a hot thirtysomething Latino actor to play a love interest for Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) during the drama’s upcoming third season. Well, the search is over! According to The Hollywood Reporter, the recurring role has gone to Southland’s Kevin Alejandro.” (@ew)
KERLI: Firstly, her status AND her mood update? This shit is serious: “It’s kinda f*cking funny that Lady Gaga ALSO has yellow hair now,” a yellow-haired Kerli said in her status and mood update. “I wish she would f*cking stop ripping off everything I do. F*cking b*tch.” (@neon limelight)