Oh Kansas... le sigh

#TalkNerdyToMeLover's @saintpepsi

So I went to the annual Auntie Mae's Speakeasy party tonight at my favorite dive bar. The premise for this night is to dress up as a flapper or in some wicked awesome suits as the fella's would wear. So i figured i would try and go as a flapper chick. Sadly, You can't find dresses for a guy like me. So i went to my favorite resold treasures store Grand ol Trunk and found a prom dress some girl must have worn for prom and felt absolutely beautiful for that one night. I got a beautiful red dress. Went to another store Rock star and Rogers where you can rent or buy amazing clothes and costumes. That store is totally locally owned. The lady that runs that shop hand made me a head band with a crazy red feather and I got a long black boa. So here I was with some awesome gear to go out as a transvestite. Just like one of my favorite comedians Eddie izzard.  Let me just say this for the height I am. I was gorgeous. Sadly, I didn't have a lot of time to get ready or i would have had fantastic make up too. i shaved my legs, chest, other, and lastly my amazingly long goatee to sell this part I was playing.  My chin feels very naked right now.  Me and my friend Derrek, who is a professional drag queen went out together both looking pretty damn awesome if I might say so.  We were very well received at the bar we went to. Quite frankly the only bar in Manhattan, KS that would except that type of dress without judging.  So as a social study we went walking around to the other bars and while we got cat calls from many of the patrons we got a lot of hate for just being guys dressed as girls.  It made me realize that even though this is a new world doing something different... being gay, a transvestite or drag queen or any number of socially unacceptable things gets you a black mark from your average bible belt American.  I wasn't hurting anyone or telling people to accept me as a guy in a beautiful dress but I still got a lot of jeers and suspicious glares. Sad really. Derrek who does this way more often than me says he has gotten used to this type of thing from the type of people that frequent the other bars in Manhattan that aren't Mae's. i haven't, so it was really an eye opener for me.  I'm sure anywhere I go in the country I will run into people that just wouldn't accept this type of behavior. I know it was probably a one night thing but sometimes changing everything about yourself can really open your eyes to peoples hatred of things that are different. I'm not gay, but dear god it must be a huge trial to even have to face that as a means of hatred everyday.  So to all the people at Mae's who loved my crazy get up tonight and took a bunch of pics I love you all. To the people who weren't comfortable with people who are a little different deal with it. The last comment I got was, "This is the middle of America take your faggotry somewhere else!"  I promptly turned around and yelled, "Hey! Get a little drunker and walk into traffic." yeah it wasn't nice but I was tired of this type of behavior. Oh well, I had a blast tonight.  In the near future you should try something that totally changes everything you are and see how people react.  it might just be an eye opener. I know I certainly learned some things about me tonight. 

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A Mighty Fine Poetic Saint

#TalkNerdyToMeLover's @SaintPepsi

So as most of you know I am an artist. I draw and draw till I feel like my hands are going to fall off. Now thanks to this site some of you know I am also a writer. In fact prior to this I had been working on a book with my brother whom now lives in Kansas City. I have dreams of one day being in a band and my friend Jeff and I are looking into that. Really, I feel a lot like Jen I just want to get out there and try whatever I can. So it may come as no surprise to you that I am also a poet. I have been doing poetry ever since they started a poetry night at my favorite bar. I went with my then x girlfriend because she's a real poet and while listening felt inspired to write something I to could read on stage.

That first poem I wrote was called, “The Clap.” I thought I would share it with you today. So enjoy!

After that I got a pretty decent reaction. I was amazed that I actually kinda had a knack for this. So I went on writing. I would write out 2 new poems every other week for that was when Auntie Mae's has their Poetry Nights. Much to the befuddlement of my X who promptly proclaimed, “ HEY! You're and artist be an artist. I'm the poet that's my thing.” Don't let her shrewd words disillusion you. She's one of my closest friends and the person I turn to when I need poetic advice.

So I'll share two more video's shot in the basement of our pirate bar.

These two poems are titled - “No Filter” and “Smoking”

These two poems are titled - “To Tall” and “Left for Right”

Most of these cuts are rough and unpolished because I write then preform. However, the ones you will see in the future will be recorded at home usually and well rehearsed. Once again these were all from Auntie mae's Mighty Fine Poetry Night at Auntie Mae's. If you're in the midwest and need a great bar to hang out I can recommend none stronger than this one.

AUNTIE MAE'S

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