Our Friend Kristin Wants to Be Top Guru

Ever want to quit your job, sell your house and travel? Who hasn’t? Our friend Kristin Flickinger, did just that. Now she’s in the running for a dream job with GayTravel.com. And she needs your help.

GayTravel is looking for a North American Gay Travel Guru. Kristin is hot. Don’t believe me? Go check her out. Then vote for her.

You must be signed in to vote, so make sure you create a profile and then activate it by checking your email. To vote for Kristin, Click "Guru" in the upper right hand corner, then "VOTE!" on the left side, then look for her bikini and click on her application. Then click "vote for Kristin" at the top and rate her "5" to show the love. Finally, make sure to "share" and "retweet" at the top. All of these things will help make her the GayTravel Guru!

Here’s the best part: Vote, and then let Kristin know you did and you're entered to win a "tag along" trip with her if she becomes the Guru. She gets the gig, and someone gets to go along for part of it. Spread the word! Checkout MidLeap.com for details.

Thank you all!

Garage Sale in Portland this Weekend

Hey folks, a good friend of ours is having a huge "Sell Her Life" garage sale this weekend in Portland, Oregon and I wanted to spread the word. Here are the details from her:

Saturday + Sunday
7am - 5pm
4564 NE 82nd Avenue
I'm pretty much selling, um, you know, everything I own. Fashion to 5x/6x, small furniture (dresser/bookshelves), electronics, TONS of books (including pervy ones), decorative items, kitchenware, like a bajillion wine glasses, I don't even know anymore. Just, basically, everything. Come help me cement this major transition in my life by hauling away all my stuff. There's some good stuff!! Take it! ;)

Here is the Facebook listing.

Help Our Friend, Dawnie

A beloved friend of ours, Dawnie Grubstein, is battling colon cancer. She is the brightest spirit you'll ever meet and I know that if anyone can beat this, it's Dawnie. Truly an effervescent soul.

Her best friend, Luna Jaffe, wrote a song for her and uploaded it to CDBaby. You can download it and the proceeds go to Dawnie. It's called "You'll Find Your Way."

Check out and buy it today to support Dawnie!

Check out Blood into Wine!

An old friend of mine, Ryan Page, co-directed this amazing film coming out soon. It's called "Blood into Wine: The Arizona Stronghold" and its red carpet premiere is February 19th at the W Hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The movie is the widely anticipated documentary that shares the story of Tool/A Perfect Circle/Puscifer front man Maynard James Keenan and his mentor Eric Glomski as they pioneer winemaking in the hostile deserts of Arizona.

Check here for other screenings around the country. I wish it were coming to Vancouver!

DETAILS
Friday, February 19th
6pm
W Scottsdale, Arizona
Wine + hors d'oeuvres included
To get tickets, go HERE.



You can see an interview from Rolling Stone here.



Way to go Ryan!

Kate McKinnon in "Best Actress" Tomorrow Night

Hello New York!

Have you seen Kate McKinnon on the Big Gay Sketch Show? If not, you must have your gay head in the sand (that or you don't have cable).

Well, lucky New Yorkers, Kate is doing a one woman show tomorrow night called "Best Actress" at the Uptight Citizens Brigade Theater and it's sure to be fantabulous! I wish I didn't live 3000 miles away.

DETAILS
Wednesday December 23, 2009
9:30 pm
Uptight Citizens Brigade Theater
307 W. 26th Street
New York, NY 10001 (212) 366-9176
$5 (how can you beat that price?!)
Make a reservation

If you're in New York City, go support our friend Kate! It's sure to be one hellova show.



If you're not familiar with Kate, watch the video below from Season 1 of The Big Gay Sketch Show on Logo.

Ashleigh Flynn Shows Cancelled!

Hey everyone

Sadly, Ashleigh has had to cancel her shows this week. Her blanket email said:

Very sorry to any who planned to come out to our shows!

Flynn got in a bike wreck and has a separated shoulder....cant play the guitar for awhile which has her singing only the blues, and acapella at that...

Hurry and get better Ashleigh!!!!!!

Great Live Music This Weekend in Portland, Seattle + Vancouver, BC

It's a great weekend for music in Cascadia! First, you Seattle-ites will enjoy this little treat: Christine Havrilla is back! She will be performing on Friday night in Seattle at the Sunset Tavern with Camille Bloom.

Saturday night, she and Bloom zip down to Portland for a gig at the Alberta Street Pub. Here are the details:

Fri 10/23 7:00 pm
Sunset Tavern
5433 Ballard Ave NW
Seattle, WA

206.784.4880

Tune in online at http://www.synclive.com/

Sat 10/24 7:00 pm
Alberta Street Public House

1036 NE Alberta St. Portland, OR
503.284.7665

Next, for you Canadians: Ashleigh Flynn will be opening for the Wood Brothers in Vancouver on Saturday!

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Media Club

695 Cambie St

Vancouver, BC

(604) 608-2871

COME OUT AND SUPPORT THESE FANTASTIC CHICKS WITH PICKS!

Ashleigh Flynn :: Upcoming Shows

Our favorite Americana star, Ashleigh Flynn, is burning up the guitar strings and the road. Ashleigh Flynn will be on NPR West Virginia this afternoon live playing from the Mountain Stage with Nanci Griffith and Todd Snider. At 3pm EST, click on this link to hear the show.

If you miss it, it will be available in the archives after Oct. 3.

Also, Ash is hitting the trail with The Wood Brothers. The show dates and locations are below.

Check out our favorite Americana supah stah.

UPCOMING SHOWS

10/20/2009 Stillwater | Ashland, OR | 8:30 PM
10/21/2009 Wonder Ballroom | Portland, OR | 8:00 PM
10/22/2009 Knitting Factory | Spokane, WA | 8:30 PM
10/23/2009 The Tractor Tavern | Seattle, WA | 9:30 PM
10/24/2009 Media Club | Vancouver, BC | 7:30 PM

Taproot :: Green Web Hosting

Do you have a new website in the works? Are you looking for a way to be a little greener in your everyday life? Do you want to support a dyke-onwed company? If so, check out Taproot!

It's partly owned by our friend Stacy Bias, who continues to do amazing things in the world (does she ever sleep?).

Be green. Be good.

Good Music at Mississippi Pizza This Wednesday

Hi Ya'll

My super-fly friend Christine Havrilla will be rocking out Mississippi Pizza on Wednesday. Hop on your bikes and head over to Mississippi to catch the show!

DETAILS
Mississippi Pizza + Pub (3552 N. Mississippi, Portland, OR

Wedensday, August 5th

6pm

Mississippi Website

A Salute to the Women in Our Lives

I've written a lot here about my girlfriends, both old and new, and have often brought myself to tears, especially if I'm just getting ready to bleed, recounting our past shenanigans and current ones. I have the best friends in the world and today, I salute them with this video.

Send this to the important women in your life and tell them today how much they mean to you. What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It's the only thing that there's just too little of.

Sandy Hula Hoops Against Bush

My friend Sandy stopped by the other day to show me her new Hula Hoop and explain how it's helping get Bush out of office.

We Ho + San Diego Recap

Lipstick forgot the chords to her camera for their California tour, so I'm just now able to unload them onto my computer. While super short, we had fun in West Hollywood for the 18 hours we were there. Afer our reading at A Different Light (thanks Albert!) next door to East West (home to Shannon Kampa's PLATINUM, a sophisticated women's night on Thursdays), we got to catch up with old friends--my ex and her girlfriend--as well as our publicist Deborah Brosseau with Spinner PR. We had dinner and drinks at the Abbey.

In San Diego, we read at the Rubber Rose, a great sex shop owned by Carly and Leah. What a great sex shop; it's super friendly, cozy and well-equipped for all your needs between the sheets.

When it was all said and done, Dip and I were exhausted. We're glad to be home, but grearing up for more book fun later this month when we kick off our East Coast tour. See the side bar here--UPCOMING EVENTS--on our blog for more details of our stops along the way...

A special thanks to Kimpton for giving us a smoking rate at their gaslamp district property Hotel Solamar. It had a great roof top bar!

Packed House

Ashleigh rocked the house last night at Doug Fir, where she and her band, Killdeer, celebrated the release of their new album, American Dream. Her album is getting amazing reviews.

"Hailed 'the darling of the NW Americana scene,' by NYC's Village Voice, Ashleigh Flynn, Oregon-by-way-of-Kentucky, presents her third studio album, American Dream - soul stirring songs of down-and-outers all still hopeful for the American Dream." For info about Ash or to buy her album, go to: ashleighflynn.net

Calling All Portland Lezbots :: Ashleigh Flynn Friday Night

Our dear friend/folk star, Ashleigh Flynn, is having her CD Release Party at Doug Fir this Friday. Tickets are already on sale and rumor has it, they're getting close to being sold out. Buy your tickets HERE.

She'll be performing songs from her new album, American Dream, with her all star band Killdeer. Susie Blue will also be performing and it's sure to be a great night of music. Come on out and celebrate with us!

DETAILS
Friday, February 22
Doug Fir Lounge
8pm
$12

Ashligh Flynn's MySpace


Lipstick & Dipstick heart Ashleigh Flynn!

We Love to Meet You

We love it when you come up and say hi to us when we're out and about. And we love it even more when you ask us to pose for pictures. (Yes, we're hams!) And we jump out of our seats when you actually send us those pictures.

Here's one we received today from Elita, who we met at Crush at the post L Word party. Thanks for the sugar Elita and we hope you're enjoying the book!

Our Fans Chris & Christy

I met Chris & Christy (via email) before Exes and Ohs was ever aired on TV. But now, every time I see the show I think of them. If you haven't seen Exes and Ohs on Logo, there's a couple named Chris and Kris who are my favorite part of the show. They remind me of so many lesbian couples I know who fall into what we like to call "Lesbian Twin Syndrome."

I wonder if Chris & Christy wear matching sweaters, end each other sentences and have let their hair grow into the same style. When they go shopping for rain coats, does Chris get the blue one and Christy the red, of the same brand and style? Aside from sharing the close to the same name, I have faith that our fans Chris & Christy have better boundaries than that. But there are some of you out there who are dangerously close to becoming lesbian twins. Chances are you don't even see it.

To help you prevent Lesbian Twin Syndrome here are the Top 10 Things Dipstick says Lesbian Couples Should Never Do:

1. Poop when she’s in the bathroom. (ich!)
2. Always invite her to hang out with your friends.
3. Go somewhere or do something with her that you don’t really want to do. (Every once in a while is okay, but don’t make this a habit.)
4. Buy matching outfits.
5. Sell off your Ricky Martin CDs because she doesn’t like him.
6. Share underwear.
7. Share a Myspace page.
8. Share a diary.
9. Speak for both of you, saying things like, “We feel.. We think, etc.”
10. Buy a bicycle built for two.

Bitch Bitch Bitch!

Bitch Magazine Art Show & Fundraiser

Bitch Magazine has arrived in Oregon! The magazine, which recently relocated to Portland from San Francisco, is hosting a fabulous event next weekend—mark it on your calendars! If you don’t know Bitch, you should! It’s the feminist response to pop culture! And Curve’s Executive Editor, Diane Anderson-Minshall, was just appointed to their Board of Directors! Rock on Diane!

Hosted by the HILARIOUS Marie Fleischmann, the event will be at the Ace Hotel on Oct. 20th (the same night, unfortunately, of L & D’s Seattle event—but you should still go!). There will be an art show and auction featuring paintings, drawings, and multimedia from an array of locally and nationally known artists and Bitch contributors. Check it out girls and boys!


EVENT DETAILS

Saturday Oct. 20th
The Cleaners
Ace Hotel

7pm-11pm

Tickets $15 - $45 (sliding scale)

For more, go HERE.