The House of Diabolique vs. Lisa Ling

Despite working long hours today, being rather exhausted from work , and being served a debt collection notice for the third 'and final' time (damn the fucking cancer bills, my next update may be from prison!), I have a potpourri of fun for you this week.

First up, enjoy this week's guest logo above. It was lovingly designed by our favorite underage homo and my online husband & secret lover, John from Missouri.

Moving on, most of you are familiar with the online bouts I've had with Star Jones and Victoria Jackson . Now I can add the horrible Lisa Ling, co-host of ABC's The View, to that growing list of quasi-celebrity shame.

'Drama' by Club 69

Not only is she happy to wear monstrously ugly turtlenecks, she also criticized Oprah Winfrey for declining George W's invitation to lead a delegation of women to Afghanistan, purportedly to help open their schools to girls.

Lisa was so adamant and holier-than-thou that I immediately began fantasizing different ways to wipe smiles off the rotten whore's face. How dare she criticize Oprah? Is she really so stupid?

I sent a mature missive to the young idiot:

Lisa, you're such an idiot.
Do you really think Oprah would allow herself to be used as a propaganda tool by King George W?
Get off your high horse.
D.

To my surprise, young Lisa responded.

It's not about George W., it's about not turning our back on the people of Afghanistan.

Oh Lisa! Young Lisa. You try so hard, so very hard, to sound smart and respectable. And yet you still sound like an idiot. What a wondrous sense of self-righteousness you have!

As if sending Oprah to Afghanistan would do anyone over there any good. Such an act would be for the benefit King George, not the people of Afghanistan. Maybe if we don't want to turn our backs on Afghanistan we should send more troops over there to keep the peace - not Oprah Winfrey so Georgie can arrange a photo op.

I move on...

They say imitation is the best form of flattery.. but what do we make of Queensonmusic ?

As you can see, they've stolen parts of this site. Minus, of course, our style and wit. But they do link directly to all of our sound files and even mimic our tagline.. but instead of 'love - peace - machines - beauty' they use the less rhythmic 'love - peace- beauty - technology'.

Shocking.

There are other sites that link to our sound files, but they usually credit us somehow, and that's how it should be. Unfortunately we have no way emailing the bastards at Queensonmusic to let them know how inutterably rude they are.

You just need one of those non-creative people to get on your nerves, indeed!

But enough of this. Now let me point you to a respectable website.

'Take Me In Your Arms' by Lil Suzy

I have been interviewed by Young Bradford this week.

Here's the interview for you kids in the future who may not see the interview at that link:

Tuesday, April 16, 2002

yb 5 question interview: derrick/house of diabolique

Derrick, the brilliant mind behind the House of Diabolique, is a self described "holographic projection emitting from a galaxy-sized machine that orbits the edge of the universe." I know him to be much more than that: robot, drag queen, music lover, cancer survivor, columnist, internet deity. I found his site at least three years ago, probably doing an internet search on house music. The House of Diabolique works on so many levels. He is funny, knowledgeable, and his online documentation of his struggle with cancer was honest and captivating and made sense of an illness that has greatly affected my life as well. Perhaps the most refreshing part of reading his weekly essay is how easily he brings everything back to one rather important thing, the music. Derrick from the House of Diabolique answers my five questions:

"after wondering if I should answer your questions with witty or serious answers, I decided on serious."

1. What is your greatest source of inspiration?
Jesus Christ because he gives the best head.

2. What is the greatest album ever recorded?
Jock Jams 3

3. What is the greatest book ever written?
'Dianetics' by L. Ron Hubbard

4. What is your most prized possession?
My mullet.

5. What is the key to happiness?
Not existing.

but seriously, folks:

1. What is your greatest source of inspiration?
Science

2. What is the greatest album ever recorded?
Album: Kraftwerk / Trans Europe Express
Mix: Sasha & Digweed / Northern Exposure 2: East Coast Edition

3. What is the greatest book ever written?
fiction: 'Blindness' by Jose Saramago
non-fiction: 'The Age of Spiritual Machines' by Ray Kurzweil

4. What is your most prized possession?
An advanced sense of beauty and humor (they are interchangeable).

5. What is the key to happiness?
Not existing.

Posted at 8:58 AM

Like most people my age, when I hear 'Young Bradford' I think of the pet rat from Eight is Enough:

But now we have a new & improved, cutie Young Bradford to contend with:

I must recommend his website. Most weblogs are horrendously boring wastes of time but not so his, and he is hot to boot. Notice the luscious, lickable tattoo:

It appears to be a winking octopus.

I'd quote a favorite YB passage or two but I couldn't get any sleep last night, and being sleepy especially in this hot weather makes me jones for smoochin'. So instead I'll just pull the cutest pics from his 'people in my life' page.

Notice that YB's friends are goodlooking, and that's a good thing. But before any of you accuse me of being superficial, I say one thing: You're absolutely right.

Looking good IS feeling good, and ugly people often lead lives of abject horror, misery and despair.

Those YB friends who were not picked should not worry. Judging by YB's taste, you are most likely cute. Its just that I am too lazy to put all of you up here.

And lest I be accused of sexism, my favorite YB friend of all is of this one. She exudes charm and fun and the House of Diabolique declares her FABULOUS.

kate

I'd surely be friends with this stranger. She is the type I am drawn to.. big smile.. great hair.. expertly applied cosmetics.. stuffed pooch.

Thank you, YB, for exuding creativity on the web and for recognizing my own efforts. Luckily some websites do still exist that are ad-free and driven by PASSION rather than COMMERCE.

I am near collapse from the heat, stress and exhaustion so let me end by opening my mailbag.

First up, a note from 'Donaldfrosty':

your site is fun and pure which is what the 80's were all about and what dance music is all about . lately I have had to remind some people who grew up in the 80's that thats what it was all about and I cant believe that I would ever have to do that.

I have never had so much fun on a site. keep up the good work.

Thank you darling. And next an email from a 17yo in Virginia:

advice?
so out of all the people, I thought what you would have to say...
what advice do you have for a teenage gay boy
who is being harassed by some boy?

It enrages me to hear that any teenage gay boy is getting harassed.

Young 17yo in Virginia, my advice to you and all other young ones is this:

Do not despair.
You have something special in you
that others do not
and you share it with me.

My children are not to be mocked.
Send to me your tormentors.
I will kill them.
I will kill the bastards.

'No Reason to Cry' by Judy Torres

until next week, remember.. when you dance, we are a part of what you feel.

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