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Trainspotting, a play based on the Irvine Welsh novel (which the film was also based),follows a group of Scottish friends as they deal with relationships with each other and heorin. Trainspotting opens TOMORROW (Friday, May 29th) at 10PM and will play late night through June 22nd. Perfromances are 10PM on Fridays and Saturday nights with two 8PM Monday performances on June 15th and 22nd. All performances of Trainspotting are $10. Reserve your tickets by phone at: 248-545-5545 or online at WhoWantsCakeTheatre.com

We'll see YOU at The Ringwald!

Who Wants Cake? Theatre
@ The Ringwald
22742 Woodward Ave.
Ferndale, MI
248-545-5545

Daryl Hannah at the Waterfront film festival

Saugatuck, Michigan, May 27, 2009 - Daryl Hannah will be attending the festival to showcase the Michigan Premiere of the film FIERCE LIGHT. This groundbreaking and visually stunning film takes us on a global journey in search of stories of spiritual activism. Compelling, uplifting and inspiring, the film is a poetic call to heartfelt action featuring interviews with spiritual activist Thich Nhat Hanh, Desmond Tutu, Daryl Hannah, Julia Butterfly Hill and more. FIERCE LIGHT will be one of the Gala Films at the Waterfront Film Festival, showing Friday, June 12 at 7PM and Saturday, June 13 at 11:30AM. Tickets can be purchased here.

Daryl Hannah has acted in over forty feature films since the age of 11. She is also a documentary and narrative filmmaker, which she has both directed, written and produced. Her short, The Last Supper, won a prize at the Berlin Film Festival among others and she is currently in the process of editing her latest documentary.

Daryl has been passionate and committed to practicing a low impact lifestyle for over 16 years. From her small carbon footprint, passive and active solar home complete with gray water systems and organic garden, to being an early adaptor of biofuels. She has produced, hosted and shot numerous green TV appearances including pieces for CNN International and Good Morning America. She also designed and films for dhlovelife.com, her website dedicated to sharing solutions on how to live more harmoniously with the planet. The site features weekly five-minute inspirational video blogs, daily news updates, alerts, community and access to goods and services.

Tickets are now on sale for the four-day event and the schedule is posted at waterfrontfilm.org. The Waterfront Film Festival kicks off the activities at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday night and will close Sunday evening with a 9 p.m. film.

Outrage

Outrage is playing in Chicago at the Music Box. It appears that it the only location in the midwest-which is sad. David and I travel so often we hoping it would someplace we could see it.

From Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker Kirby Dick (This Film Is Not Yet Rated) comes OUTRAGE, a searing indictment of the hypocrisy of closeted politicians with appalling gay rights voting records who actively campaign against the LGBT community they covertly belong to. Boldly revealing the hidden lives of some of the United States' most powerful policymakers, OUTRAGE takes a comprehensive look at the harm they've inflicted on millions of Americans, and examines the media's complicity in keeping their secrets. With analysis from prominent members of the gay community such as Congressman Barney Frank, former NJ Governor Jim McGreevey, activist Larry Kramer, radio personality Michelangelo Signorile, and openly gay congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (Representative, Wisconsin 2nd district), OUTRAGE probes deeply into the psychology of this double lifestyle, the ethics of outing closeted politicians, the double standards that the media upholds in its coverage of the sex lives of gay public figures, and much more.

Motor city Pride

This is the largest Pride in MI. This year it falls on my Weekend off.

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Lincoln tomb

Foto Fun Springfield Ill

Foto Fun

Hollands tulips

Holland Michigan

Christmas 1957

I'm the redhead

theater Outing -Milkaukee The Rep

SHEAR MADNESS
The hilarious whodunit set in a unisex hairstyling salon and filled with local, spontaneous humor. Starring John McGivern and featuring Rep Resident Actor Lee E Ernst.

http://www.milwaukeerep.com/

Theater Outing -Indianapolis

Connection in Louisville KY

High Heel Tea -Saugatuck May 31.2009

Indianapolis 500 parade -Memorial Day

Celebrating 52 years of tradition, the IPL 500 Festival Parade will return to the streets of downtown Indianapolis on Saturday, May 23, 2009.

More than 300,000 spectators will kick-off race weekend while enjoying time with family and friends by watching the pageantry and larger-than-life floats light up the city.

Children will be amazed by the sight of some of their favorite costumed characters. This year's event will feature SpongeBob SquarePants, Pablo & Tyrone from "The Backyardigans" and Dorothy the Dinosaur and Wags the Dog from "The Wiggles."

The tradition continues with the 33 starting drivers of the Indianapolis 500 serving as honorary grand marshals the day before the race, riding in the traditional rows of three, with the winner of the pole position bringing up the rear.

The 2009 Grand Marshal is college basketball analyst and basketball hall of famer Dick Vitale. Nationally-known celebrities, costumed characters, marching bands, patriotic units, specialty units, spectacular floats, and giant helium balloons filled the streets to celebrate the world's largest single-day sporting event, the Indianapolis 500.

International Mr. Leather in Chicago

theatre Outing -Springfield Illinois

David has died and went to heaven. One on the rarely performed musicals is going to be playing in Springfield Illinois, this weekend Dessa Rosa


Dessa Rose is an Off Broadway musical based on the book by Sherley Anne Williams with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty. The show ran from March 21 to May 29, 2005 in the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre at Lincoln Center, New York City. A cast album was recorded on May 2, 2005 and released by Jay Productions. It tells the story of a young black woman and a young white woman and their journey to acceptance.

Memorial weekend Plan

It's time for our annual Memorial weekend road trip. I gave David a list of several different places to go. Indy for the 500 parade-Chicago for theater, or just a trip to Louisville. Springfield Illinois is the only party that excited him. Let me repeat SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS.

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http://pandoraprods.org/OurProductions/20082009SeasonProductions/BENTIAMMYOWNWIFE/tabid/1019/Default.aspx

Homosexuality runs through all classes of society and not all homosexuals were victims during the war. While many gay people who were too poor (like Horst) or too naïve (like Rudy) ended up in concentration camps, others used their money (like Uncle Freddie) or their power (like the concentration camp commandant or some of the German officers) to stay out of harm's way. Max occupies a middle spot in this spectrum between resistance and collaboration, as initially he tries to survive against all odds and perhaps later even escaping the camp, but he undergoes a transition because of Horst's influence and realizes one cannot always change one's luck through sheer willpower. The play was the first time that popular culture had acknowledged the fact that the gay men were victims of the Holocaust, and helped pave the way for more historical research and documentaries to be released about the fate of homosexuals under Nazi Germany.

May 7, 8, 9, 10, 22, 24 @ 7:30 p.m.; May 10 @ 2 p.m.

Smudgie

Titanic exhibition in Las Vegas

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My replied from Vernon Ehlers

I wrote a letter to Rep. Ehlers asking for Representive Foxx resignation or at very least a party response. I made no request of him to vote in favor of passage of the hate crime bill. Here is his replied it makes no sense

Dear Mr. Fox,

Thank you for writing to me about federal hate crimes legislation, along with your thoughts on comments made by Representative Virginia Foxx. I appreciate knowing your views on this sensitive subject.

Under existing law, certain crimes against victims based on race, color, religion, or national origin are covered by federal civil rights legislation. Federal law provides for prosecution of those who interfere with federally protected rights such as voting, employment without discrimination, education and the use of public facilities. Violent crimes against victims based on race, religion, national origin, gender, disability, or sexual orientation are covered under certain states' laws.

Recently, the House of Representatives considered the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (H.R. 1913) to broaden federal intervention in these areas. In particular, the bill provides federal jurisdiction and financial support to state and local law enforcement for prosecution of crimes of violence that are based on race, religion, gender, disability, and sexual orientation. The bill passed by a vote of 249-175, and has moved to the Senate for consideration.

I voted against the bill. I am not convinced that we need to expand federal jurisdiction over hate crimes, nor expand the list of people and groups that receive special protection under the law. Current state laws involving hate crimes receive limited use by prosecutors, and they are generally utilized only in the absence of some other available criminal law. Hate crimes are indeed terrible, but I think that state law is the more adequate and appropriate way to address the prosecution of these crimes and that increased federal powers are not necessary.


Thank you again for contacting me. With best wishes, I am


Sincerely,
Vernon J. Ehlers
Member of Congress

Pictures of my friends-Annie and Marie

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I don't make this stuff up -Franklin High School

Outside of Franklin County High School in Kentucky, students protested an email sent to their teachers instructing them not to allow homosexuals to use the restroom during class.

The email sent by Asst. Principal Karen Buzard was in response to an incident where two female students were caught kissing in the school restroom.

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I don't make this up-Grand Rapids

Proof the Grand Rapids is one the most conservative parts of the nation. The Reddest state in the County Governor was uninvited to speak to West Michigan Republican. Too Liberal- He believed in Civil Unions. Oy-Vey, So much for friendly West Michigan Welcome. Not Surprising since the Prince and DeVos pretty much control the local GOP. Devos and family have spent a great deal of money stoping gay marriage and Civil Union through out the county.


Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., a rising Republican star and presidential aspirant, will not be speaking to the Kent County party faithful Saturday, after all.
Why? Two words: civil unions.

After reading in Sunday's Press that the Mormon governor of one of the country's reddest states supports civil unions for same-sex couples, Kent County Republican Party Chairman Joanne Voorhees pulled the plug.
In an e-mail sent to party members Monday, Voorhees said she canceled his appearance at a fundraiser Saturday morning after conducting further research on his positions on issues.
Citing the April 15 Kent County Tea Party, Voorhees wrote, "The voters want and expect us to stand on principle and return to our roots. Unfortunately, by holding an event with Governor Huntsman, we would be doing the exact opposite."
Voorhees did not return Press calls for comment, but her decision landed with a thud among some party leaders, though none will share their criticism on the record.
Joanne Voorhees
"All I can say is that Joanne set it up unilaterally, and unilaterally canceled it," said party vice-chairman Chris Beckering.
Beckering also said he admires Voorhees for being passionate about her beliefs.
The timing of the announcement is more interesting since it came one day before Republican Sen. Arlen Specter said he would change parties because his party has moved too far to the right.