“Frankly, I wouldn’t be surprised if me and Trump won just the normal
gay guy vote, because again, they just want to be left the hell alone.”   
– One of JD Vance’s more titillating (and grammatically questionable) comments to Joe Rogan. 
Speaking on behalf of normal gay guys (whatever that is), I really do want to be left the hell alone…from him!

Did you enjoy your Halloween?  Mine started out on a bad note when CNN showed a Trump rally in Nevada hyping up the audience by playing Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth”.  On behalf of Miss Carlisle (to say nothing of Miss Warren), I took umbrage at him co-opting the song.  But they’re in good company with other artists who have been in the same boat.  If nothing else, I guess we can all be grateful he wasn’t onstage “dancing”!

Anyone who says Cher does more farewell tours than anyone has clearly never heard of The Go-Go’s.  They’ve had about half a dozen.  Their brief 2022 tour after being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was the most recent farewell.  But, never say never again – The Go-Go’s are back.  They are one of the performers at the Cruel World Fest at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on May 17^th.  They’re on the bill with such folk as New Order, Devo, Garbage, Madness, ‘Til Tuesday, etc.  If our girls are true to form, they’ll do a handful of other area concerts.

Speaking of Cher, the thrilling Thirsty Burlington finished a spectacular run of her Cher 1987 show this summer in Provincetown.  Well, she’s returning to the scene of the crime for a special one-night-only event called Christmas is Cher-ing.  Now, I’m no rocket scientist, but that sure sounds to me like a Cher Christmas Special.  Quick, someone alert Paul Shaffer (never mind – I just texted him).  The spectacle takes place on December 7^th at the Crown & Anchor in Provincetown.  Tickets are available at OnlyAtTheCrown.com.

Then there’s the riotous Randy Roberts, who has been delighting audiences at La Te Da in Key West for eons.  And he just got a plumb gig which will be televised live around the globe!  For 25 years, the sensational Sushi has rung in the New Year in Key West by being lowered in a red stiletto from the balcony of the Bourbon Street Pub.  2022 marked Sushi’s last year.  In 2023, Christopher Peterson of Eycons fame slipped into the perilously perched pump.  This year, Randy Roberts takes over the tradition – which typically airs live on CNN.