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“Disgruntled Mary Gay Cosmetics Lady, Mary Esther Ruth, accidentally unleashes the Apocalypse by opening a tube of lipstick! Will the Sissyboys be able to stop the world from ending before happy hour?” -Sissyboy promotional quote.

Wow. I do appreciate a good theme and what could be better than unlikely, trashy drag queen heros? A recent Just Out article gave Sissyboy 5 Qs on its queerness quotient, its highest rating (matched only by Booty, of course) so be prepared for a raucous, raunchy end of the world this Wednesday night at Holocene (1001 SE Morrison). I assure you, there will be no happy-go-lucky Judy Garlands in this troupe (unless, perhaps, she returns as a zombie).

Joining the boys on stage is rockin’ queercore band about town The Divided. Check out their beautifully simple website at www.thedivided.com. And Sissyboy’s too, of course, at www.sissyboypdx.com. Only then might you begin to have an idea…

Wednesday the 18th. Doors at 9, The divided at 10, Sissyboy at 11.
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Truthfully, I was a bit sad when the L word’s second season slipped out of the bedroom without so much as a goodbye kiss.

The show’s sophomore outing ended rather unspectacularly, despite Jenny’s brief and bloody mental breakdown scene and the intensely enigmatic and reticent Shane dropping her own L bomb (“I love you”) on equally hot, potential soulmate, Carmen. Even the birth of Tina and Bette’s baby felt lackluster, though it occurred amidst panic-inducing irregularities that propelled Tina out of the Bette-built (thank you Ikea for getting into the home birth market too!) birthing tank and down to the hospital.

This season not only introduced us to the worst theme song to have stuck in your head, it continually dropped the most interesting storylines, such as the Ivan/Kit relationship, Shane’s past and interaction with Mark, and Jenny’s banter with the scathing and witty writing workshop teacher Charlotte Birch, played by Sandra Bernhard.

But I guess I can’t expect a guilty pleasure to follow through with all the quality I come to crave. I’m sure the withdrawal over the course of the next year will dull my complaints and have me scrambling back to find a screen blaring Showtime…
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