Note: Margaret is still out of town and away from the blog. We wanted to thank you for all of the kind emails you have sent us about Nathan, and to share this account of what happened: “A Reminder of What We’re Up Against – Our Tragic Loss,” by Molly McKay of EQCA
Note: Margaret is currently on vacation from the country and her computer. She has asked us to fill in in the interim, with stories and blogs that fans are emailing her about. This first post is about Laurel Hester. If you don’t know her name, you should. Her story is a lesson in “Compassionate Conservatism.” […]
Note from Keri Smith: Margaret has allowed me to post this tribute to Nathan Christoffersen, an activist, writer, and friend, who passed away this Friday. Our condolences to his family and friends. He will be greatly missed. Nathan first contacted us with a letter about his involvement in a protest of the homophobic “Love Won […]
These photos are all from my stepfather, Forbes: Me and Suhaila Suhaila
I meet Forbes and Ed at Tattoo City on Lombard early in the afternoon. Ed first makes a drawing on my body, for placement of the tattoo. It looks so great I want it on me right then! I am lucky because after so many years of being the tattoo maestro, Ed wants to focus […]
I don’t know why it surprises me that they executed Tookie last night, but somehow I thought that this was all an elaborate staging for a last minute reprieve. It seemed impossible that they would put him to death, with so much public protest, with so much to say in his defense. If they can […]
Arnold has denied clemency for Tookie. Statewide rallies and vigils tonight.
When I was little all I ever wanted to be was Richard Pryor. I knew it was impossible to grow up and be him, since he was already him, and was doing very well as himself. Still, I did grow up, and bent and shaped my life according to his. As a performer, I always […]
These photos are from my friend Suhaila Salimpour: Me and Forbes With Tiffany and Pierre Pierre Likes Me Preview – more photos to come! With Forbes, Suhaila, Don Ed Hardy, and Francesca
The illustrious Don Ed Hardy is doing my tattoo. He did Forbes, many years ago, and I have been a fan ever since. He made the world of tattooing what it is today, bringing the traditional Japanese imagery from the vibrant outlaw tattoo culture of the samurai and blending it with old school nautical themes, […]
These photos are from my stepfather, Forbes: Me with Don Ed Hardy Forbes, Me and Don Ed Hardy
In the last few weeks I have been furiously researching, planning, preparing and obsessing about my new tattoo!!!! I have wanted a tattoo since 1986, when I saw my friend and good stepfather Forbes get one. He has a magnificent Japanese monk committing suicide on his back, and lovely sumo wrestler water nymphs making a […]
