The current administration may only be three weeks old, but the ramifications are going to be far-reaching.  Didya hear about the eggs?  Yes, they’ve gotten so expensive, my beloved Waffle House is adding a 50-cent surcharge per egg!  At this rate, you’ll need to take out a loan just to buy an omelet!  This led to some fighting words from their main competitor.  “A surcharge on eggs?  Well, there’s nothing hospitable about that.  At Cracker Barrel, country hospitality is as important to us as a hearty breakfast – and that means not charging extra for eggs.”  Them’s fightin’ words!  I’ll stick with the waffles.

As if that wasn’t enough, the administration is now going after our national cultural center – the Kennedy Center.  El Presidente wrote: “At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., GREAT AGAIN.  I have decided to immediately terminate multiple individuals from the Board of Trustees, including the Chairman, who do not share our Vision for the Golden Age in Arts and Culture.  We will soon announce a new Board, with an amazing Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!  Just last year, the Kennedy Center featured Drag Shows specifically targeting our youth – THIS WILL STOP.  The Kennedy Center is an American Jewel, and must reflect the brightest STARS on its stage from across our Nation.  For the Kennedy Center, THE BEST IS YET TO COME!”.  What do you think this administration’s idea of great cultural programming is?  I mean, how many nights in a row can you see The Village People?

I’m guessing Oh, Mary! won’t be playing the Kennedy Center anytime soon.  Well, it could if it starred the current Mary, Betty Gilpin.  She took over the role two weeks ago and, as I predicted, it led to a dip at the box office.  How much?  Roughly $300K in one week.  While that sounds like a lot, capacity was only down by a couple of percentage points.  How is that possible?  Miss Gilpin cannot command the ticket prices that Mr. Escola could.  But, this could all be changing.  Tituss Burgess will take over the title role for three weeks starting March 18^th.  Turns out, he has a very close connection with Cole Escola and hoped to play the role.  Dreams do come true!

Devotees of RuPaul’s Drag Race might have been shocked to learn about contestant Sam Star’s close connection with Charles Barkley.  The basketball great went to high school with Sam’s mom and has always been his unofficial godfather.  Star quipped, “I’m sure he’s proud that I’m a drag queen and not a basketball player.”  Barkley even went to one of Sam’s drag shows.  We’re told he was generous with the tipping!  Of course, none of this should come as a complete surprise.  Remember back in 2023 when people protested Bud Light working with Dylan Mulvaney?  Barkley had no problem sharing his thoughts.  “I got three cases of Bud Light, and hey, I want to say this.  If you’re gay, bless you.  If you’re transgender, bless you.  If you have a problem with that – fuck you!”