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Mother & Son Reunion: Rose City Mama Talks to Her Danny Boy about Big Gay Musical

GO TELL MAMA: Traci Leigh Taylor is quite the "mom." Just ask her son Daniel Robi… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on October 1, 2009 at 1:27pm — No Comments

Rock-N-Stroll: VIP Soiree Kicks Off MFNW's Thursday Night Festivities

MFNW VIP A-OK: Maybe it was the KoiFusion tacos (so good). Or perhaps it was Charlie H… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 18, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

Pancakes & Performance Art: Pics from the last day of TBA festival.

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THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES, TBA: Although the exhibits will continue to be displayed at Southeast's Washington High School for the next few weeks, Sunday was the "real" last day of PICA's Time Based Art Festival. And what better way than to wrap things all up than with pancakes. Spotted in the crowd were a few of TBA's stars, includi… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 15, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Oh, What a Night: House Party for Q Center

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CUE TO Q: "Miss" Cassell you really outdid yourself this time. Not only did Stephen Cassell's "house party" for the Q Center bring out the gay glitterati en masse, but he also attracted the likes of County Chair Ted Wheeler and his lovely wife Katrina and KGW-TV morning-pick-me-up Brenda Braxton to make an appearance… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 13, 2009 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Saturday Night Fervor: Lucky Strike, Underbear Party, TBA's Ten Tiny Dances

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S.A.T.U.R...D.A.Y! Every once in awhile you'll have one of "those" Saturday nights. Saturday, September 5, happened to be one of those nights. My old boss/good friend (and now ex-New Yorker) Caryn Brooks joined us early in the evening in order to make the long drive to 122nd and Southeast Powell Street. That's where we fo… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 7, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Rose City Mama Dishes: Big Gay Musical Coming to Portland Oct 4th

Big Gay news!!! Greetings! Thank you so much for supporting The Big Gay Musical. So much has been happening. Certainly we are excited to be opening our film in New York City. We are opening here Sept 11 at the Chelsea Clearview Cinemas. Small independent movies really have to do well their weekend, so you if you'… Continue

Added by Traci Leigh Taylor on September 5, 2009 at 6:08am — No Comments

Street Stalking: Juliette Lewis Shopping In Downtown Portland RIGHT NOW!

ROAMING WITH JULIETTE: "All I could think of was 'Isn't she that little girl… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 25, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

And the Winner Is: Sharon Greenfield You're Going To The Pretenders!

Even though she managed to mangle the spelling of my name the winner of… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 24, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Love Is In the Air: Basic Rights Oregon Dinner Gala Is Coming Soon!

Hey gang, it's time to start planning your ensemble for what is sure to be the party of the year: Basic Rights Oregon Annual Dinner and Auction. And guess who is hosting it? None other than Storm Large. It's going to be friggin' AWESOME! Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 21, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Talk of The Town: Win A Pair of Tickets to The Pretenders, Cat Power and Juliette Lewis

The wait is over. It's now time for my first ever summer concert ticket givea… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 19, 2009 at 10:36am — 1 Comment

Imagine That: Casey's and Old Town Eagle to Become Underage Nightclub

GREASY KID'S STUFF In the "only in… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 11, 2009 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

Checking In With Mama Rose: Portlander Daniel Robinson Makes It Big In "The Big Gay Musical"

MAMA ROSE CITY: Remember Traci Leigh Taylor? She's the wonderfully wacky mom of the musically-inclined actor Daniel Robinson. In 2004 the Beaverton-bred Robinson came to P-town as part of the national tour for Oklahoma (at the time he was dating the super hot and out actor Chad Allen). That's when readers of my old Queer Window column got the chance to meet his "mama." And what a mama she is. For more on her… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 4, 2009 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

Peeps To See, Prizes To Win: Former PDX-er Diane Birch on Letterman Wednesday; Columbia Looking For A Few Good Pioneers.

BIRCH WOODIE: Diane Birch has ALWAYS been different. A good different. And know the wh… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on July 21, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

He's In Portland, Bitch: Is Dave Chappelle Really Roaming Our Streets?

CELEB ALERT: I have received word from a very good source that none other than… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on July 13, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

In Non-Related MJ Memorial News: American Idols Leave a Memento Behind at Hotel Monaco, Matt McCormick's New Movie with Carrie From Sleater-Kinney

BALLS Y'ALL: Who knew that the American Idols were soooo "street?" Here's what I just find o… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on July 7, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

American Idle: Scottie MacIntyre Serenades the "Ladies" at Hotel Monaco Tonight.

So my friend Zach captured the pic of American Idol's Scott MacIntyre serenading the guests… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on July 2, 2009 at 11:42pm — No Comments

Pennie's Party: Wine, Women...and Hula Hoops?

HOOP DREAMS: It was more than just a night. It was more than just a gathering of frien… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on June 30, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Who Knew? Rarely Seen Michael Jackson Video Features Portland Hula Hoop-er Renee Field.

Long before Renee Field was a Portland-based hula hoop fitness instructor (and a member of this website) she was an internationally famous model featured on the cover of Italian Vogue as well as a muse for famed shooter Helmut Newton. Now, everybody knows about the videos that Portland visual artist… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on June 28, 2009 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

Let's Party! RENT Party at Downtown Marriott and WW's Finder Party Atop Hotel DeLuxe

LATE RENT: Following their stellar performance of RENT the cast (including original ca… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on June 24, 2009 at 1:23pm — No Comments

Gossip Du Jour: FATS Opens Next Week and RENT Opens Tonight

UPDATE @ 11 am Wed., June 24: According to Micah's ~~brother~~ cousin Ralph, FATS opened at 10 am TODAY. So gang, forget the diet and get your ass to FATS. HEY FATTY! Just ran into Micah Camden and he told me that his absolutely mouth-watering new Northeast gastropub, FATS, will swing open its doors next Wednesday, essentially making him the king of North Killingsworth. That means that we only have one week and one day to diet before we dive into all that fatty go… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on June 23, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments