Georgie Jessup Concert at Backstreet Cafe Saturday Night (music video)

Georgie Jessup performs at Roanoke's 2nd Annual Rally For GLBT Equality.

Had enough turkey, travel and family drama? Then get downtown to the Backstreet Cafe tomorrow night to blow off some steam with some incredible music by a truly unique performer. Georgie Jessup makes her return to the Star City for two sets at the historic Salem Ave. bar. The show starts around 9pm. There's a $2 cover at the door.

Many of you had the opportunity to hear Georgie when she was the featured entertainer at last summer's Rally For GLBT Equality in Roanoke's Elmwood Park. The rest of you really missed out on some first class entertainment. Come on down 

I'll be meeting up with Georgie in Floyd on Saturday afternoon to check out some potential performance venues. Georgie is psyched about the possibility of performing at FloydFest X next summer. Here's a sample of Georgie's music, with "Road to Trinidad" from her album, "Woman in a Man's Suit". This soulful Native American/Transgender singer/songwriter runs the full musical spectrum. The lady knows how to rock the house!

Roanoke Pride Pageants this Saturday Night

Yes, guys and gals, it's that time of year again. The annual Roanoke Pride Pageants are being held this Saturday night at the Jefferson Center. This year's event will be co-hosted by Roanoke's own Ashley Adams and Sean Avidano. 

Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. The pageant folks recommend that you buy your tickets ahead of time and save $5.00 a pop. You can pick them up a will-call. Go to www.roanokepride.com or www.jeffcenter.org. Come on out and support your local entertainers and the upcoming 21st Annual Roanoke Pride festival.

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Ex Sues Lady Gaga for $35 Million

It was bound to happen. As soon as a woman in show biz makes it big, the ex turns up claiming credit for all of it. CNN reports this morning that Lady Gaga's (real name Stefani Germanotta) ex-boyfriend/ex-manager Rob Fusari is suing the pop diva for $35 million claiming that he invented her name, her sound and look and co-wrote and produced songs on her debut album, including "Paparazzi" and "The Fame"

From CNN:

The story starts with 20-year-old Germanotta riding a bus from Manhattan to Fusari's studio in Parsippany, New Jersey, to work on music in the spring of 2006. "Fusari was expecting someone a little more grunge-rocker than the young Italian girl 'guidette' that arrived at his doorstep and was worried that he had made a mistake," the court papers said.

"Fusari then asked her to play one of her songs on the studio piano and within seconds, (he) realized that Germanotta had star potential. The trick would be coaxing it out of her."

While Fusari thought Germanotta's songs were brilliant, they lacked commercial appeal, the suit said. "He pushed her to explore different musical genres," it said.

"Over the course of the next several months, Germanotta commuted from New York to Jersey seven days a week, radically reshaping her approach. They put their focus on writing music and finding a sound for her." Fusari takes credit for convincing her "to abandon rock riffs and add dance beats. He demonstrated how the sound of a drum machine would not hurt the integrity of her music."

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Best Lines From The Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers

(Possibly NSFW):

Kathy Griffin: "When Joan was born, the doctors took one look at her face and said, holy shit, we're gonna make a fortune off of this one."

Brad Garrett: "Joan's face has been lifted so many times, when she sneezes she has to blow her clit."

Greg Geraldo: (to Joan) "You're like Robo-Cop; you're half human and nobody's given a shit about you since 1987."

Whitney Cummings: "I always wanted to know what Ivana Trump would look like if she were dating Chris Brown."

Joan Rivers: (to Tom Arnold) "You've been in Betty Ford more times than Gerald was."

LOGO to Air Documentary "P'town Diaries"

California has San Francisco and West Hollywood. Florida has Key West and South Beach. In the northeast, it's all about Provincetown, Mass. The LGBT vacation destination is featured in the new documentary, "P'town Diaries", narrated by out actor Alan Cumming. The film by actor/director Joseph Mantegna will air July 25th on queer cable network, LOGO. Take a look at the trailer.

"MASH" actor David Ogden Stiers on why he chose to come out now:

"I could claim noble reasons as coming out in order to move gay rights forward, but I must admit it is for far more selfish reasons.

Now is the time I wish to find someone and I do not desire to force any potential partner to live a life of extreme discretion for me."