Being an unofficial founder of Gay Days Anaheim, I take great pride in the annual event celebrating 26 years – and I’m even prouder that nobody carded me that first year.  The event takes place September 13-15 at Disneyland in Anaheim (hence the name – we were quite clever in the ‘90s).  The pinnacle of the weekend takes place in Disneyland itself on Saturday, September 14^th.  But I’d like to shine a spotlight on some of the other special events planned for the weekend.  Cheyenne Jackson is doing a show on Friday, September 13^th.  That same night, Michele Lee, Donna Mills and Joan Van Ark Ark will sit down for an intimate interview with author Eddie Shapiro.  On Saturday, September 14^th, dance the night away at the Kingdom party at the House of Blues with Kimberly S DJing.  And on Sunday, September 15^th, the Plunge! pool party hits the Anaheim Majestic Garden Hotel – which sounds very fancy to me.  Topping it all off (a term I use loosely), Varla Jean Merman does two performances of her acclaimed Errors Tour also on Sunday.  All of the events are listed on the official website of GayDaysAnaheim.com.

In an unfortunate segue, we have an Ask Billy question from Jerry in Los Angeles: “What do you think of the arrests made in the Matthew Perry case?”

I’m torn.  While I certainly don’t want to excuse anyone, it is true that addicts have a way of getting what they want.  In the case of Matthew Perry, he had plenty of money and opportunity.  Trust me – when someone of his stature says, “Shoot me up with a big one,” they’ll get it from someone.  And if one person says no, another will be happy to oblige – especially if money is no object.  Almost proving the point, we now know that one doctor had vials of ketamine that cost $12 and sold them to Perry for $2,000.  Adding insult to injury, the doctor texted another saying, “I wonder how much this moron will pay.”  While perhaps not a smoking gun, it certainly isn’t very nice.  Call me old-fashioned, but I expect better bedside manner from my doctors…and my drug dealers.

When drug dealers are more professional than doctors, it’s definitely time to end yet another column.  We started with Tom Daley and Malibu Rum warning against drinking and diving.  And maybe he’s onto something.  Matthew Perry – in a hot tub.  Whitney Houston – in a tub.  And Natalie Wood – well, who really knows.  Since I’m en route to my sumptuous Fort Lauderdale Beach House, I’m staying away from all substances…and perhaps bodies of water.  Other types of bodies can be found on www.BillyMasters.com – the site that’s squeaky clean!  If you have a question, send it along to Billy@BillyMasters.com and I’ll get back to you before we find a photo of JD Vance dressed like Vivian!  Until next time, remember, one man’s filth is another man’s bible.