Vickie Collins, dabbling in culture and just being herself here at Multiply

Vickie Collins, dabbling in culture and just being herself here at Multiply http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/ First of all, two bits of "housekeeping" to get out of the way. For those of you that might not already know me, I am not a real female...I am a CROSSDRESSER. That means that genitally I am a male, but like on occocian to dress up to the 9s in female attire. It represents another sideto my personality. Next until about Jan 19th 2008, the blogs were the same here on multiply and on yahoo. However then they verged into seperate pages. For example Sunday is cuties on yahoo and Art on multiply. In addition, even when the general topic is the same, I do different items on one than the other...for example two different movies might be reviewed on Monday, one here, and one on yahoo. So check out my yahoo site also at <A href="http://360.yahoo.com/vickiecollins">yahoo 360</A> to see what is happening overall. I was in a relationship for quite a while until he died in November of 2006. I am trying to get out and about again, but it is not easy. I often find myself being a recluse. I hope to have friends (including someone in the romantic sense) in real life at some point but for now spend a lot of time on the internet.   <CENTER><A class=normal href="http://www.hatch.co.nr/" target=_blank> <IMG height=186 alt="Caghs the Cat Lady's Hatch!!! Game" src="http://caghs.webng.com/eggs/071107c.gif" width=197 border=0></A>  <A class=normal href="http://www.hatch.co.nr/" target=_blank>;<IMG height=186 alt="Caghs the Cat Lady's Hatch!!! Game" src="http://caghs.webng.com/eggs/071107a.gif" width=197 border=0><A class=normal href="http://www.hatch.co.nr/" target=_blank> <IMG height=186 alt="Caghs the Cat Lady's Hatch!!! Game" src="http://caghs.webng.com/eggs/211107c.gif" width=197 border=0>    <CENTER><A class=normal href="http://www.hatch.co.nr/" target=_blank> <IMG height=186 alt="Caghs the Cat Lady's Hatch!!! Game" src="http://caghs.webng.com/eggs/051207c.gif" width=197 border=0>  Get your own egg here!</A>  ' Please note: SOME OF MY LINKS ARE GOING TO BE TO FOLKS WHO'S BLOG ARE IN OTHER SITES  </CENTER>  <CENTER> I have decided that, while I will continue to post movie and book reviews, there are too many movies of a limited viewer interest that I love. To check out ALL of my reviews go to <A href="http://www.vickiecollins.com/moviereviews.html"> my movie review index</A>. I recently subscribed to a specialty network with many GLBT themed movies and problems. Those that might be a bit more broad in terms of interest will still be posted here, but look for more on the website. :)</CENTER></CENTER> Mon, 12 May 2008 22:58:52 -0000 Sun, 11 May 2008 22:53:24 -0000 Vickie Collins, dabbling in culture and just being herself here at Multiply http://images.vickiecollins.multiply.com/logo http://vickiecollins.multiply.com 100 100 Movie Monday: PS I Love You For several days, nay a couple of weeks, I have been seeing previews of this movie on cable on demand, but it is still a pay per viewing.  I have never, untill last night, paid for an individual movie.  If the movie was on regular cable or on demand and was part of the package, I would watch it,however, to pay 4.99 addition (or even more) to see a movie on top of the rather sizable monthly fee I pay seemed exorbitent.  However, last night, after being with a group of people that were confirming that this movie was very definitely one that I would like...an impression I already had from seeing the preveiws and I just had to drop the dime so to speak and see it. I dont regret for one second the extra 5.00, as it was very much worth it.  The story in case you have not seen previews is about Hiliary Swank as Holly Kennedy's, whose husband dies and leaves behind a series of letters telling her what to do next.  One, for example tells her she has to go sing kaokake.... http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/345/Movie_Monday_PS_I_Love_You Sun, 11 May 2008 22:53:24 -0000 IMDb Video P.S. I Love You.flv http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/video/item/8/IMDb_Video_P.S._I_Love_You.flv Sun, 11 May 2008 21:43:13 -0000 art sunday...and travel...............of a different kind Today is Art sunday, and this is travel month.  I think this is an optional theme of feasting also, but two out of three aint bad, I always say.  This fits, in my estimation two of those three categories. (warning I love just about any sci-fiction because of this fantastical travel possiblity) Art is almost anything that affects the human spirit, I have heard it said.  Travel is a way of going to new places.  On the Sci-Fi channel on cable in the United States, or at least in my area of the US, there is a show that I think combines these two admirable.  Certainly the show qualifies as Art using this definiation, because it touches at least one spirit..ie mine.  It is also about travel, altought not in space, at least to other ideas of reality. The show starts out with a man driving across country who happens upon this idyllic small town in the northeast.  He stops off there, and subsquently gets hired as the sherriff.  It turns out,&nbs... http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/343/art_sunday...and_travel...............of_a_different_kind Sun, 11 May 2008 04:16:21 -0000 eat, drink..............and get old Ok, this is totally a reprint of an answer to a question on yahoo answers, but it was so delightful I just had to post it here, if only so I would know where to find it if I need to read it again.  We make assumptions about how life is supposed to be, what we are supposed to do that will somehow "safeguard" us..and then we read stories like this.  The moral can only be, live your life as you need to to find your happiness...and who knows you may live anyway. (grin) <H1 class=subject>What is a real fatty breakfast to eat? So fat that even McDonalds would not serve it up?</H1> <UL class=meta> <LI>1 year ago </LI></UL> <H2 class=additional-details>Additional Details</H2> 1 year ago Cheers you lovely fatties! 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Bacon, pork sausages, egg, soda farl ( a flattish bread), potato bread and black pudding, all fried in lard (pig fat). Absolutely scrumptious. At the age of 52, my Grandfathe... http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/342/eat_drink..............and_get_old Sat, 10 May 2008 19:54:43 -0000 Battered and Fried Recently I discovered a nice little eatery sandwiched in between a Family Dollar and a small strip mall with the outstanding feature of a neightborhood hardware store. Owned by the same people that own Beyond the Edge, written about <a href="http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/331/has_the_whole_world_gone_gay_while_I_was_asleep">http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/331/has_the_whole_world_gone_gay_while_I_was_asleep</a> , It features reasonably enought battered and fried foods. There is a variety of meats that are "battered and fried" including fish and chips, and beef tips. The beef tips are marinated in terijaki sause before being fried, and today when I asked it was possible to get them with the terijaki sauce I learned that the answer was no. However, altought tarijaki sauce is not my favorite, I can on occasion eat and enjoy it...and the fish is superb. The fries come in a paper bag which is kind of cute. I do recommend this place for an afternoon casual http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/reviews/item/3 Sat, 10 May 2008 01:37:22 -0000 The Artistry of a bit of Travel gone very wrong <A href="/photos/hi-res/upload/SBzDoQoKCsAAAGN5edc1"><IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.vickiecollins.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBzDoQoKCsAAAGN5edc1/outoftowners.jpg?et=67vW2utXKJ56CwTf25wpzw&nmid=&nmid=94261290&nmid=94261290&nmid=94261290&nmid=94261290&nmid=94261290" border=0></A> Well, here goes. .  When  I read Lina's optional theme for art sunday, I could think of only one possible item that would qualify as my contributation.  And that was Neil Simon's play the "The Out of Towners" made into a film in 1970 starring Jack Lemmon and Sandy Duncan as George and Gwen Kellerman. This movie shows the results of a travel where NOTHING rge, being offered a job in New York City, books a flight to New York. The day of the trip sees fog forcing the plane to redirect to Boston, with their luggage getting misplaced in the meantime.  To say nothing goes right is an understatement, with hotel reservations being lost, medicine being unavailable due to the lost luggage, 2 muggings and every other concievable disaster occurring. The most artful part of the film is Jack's playing of the very hyper George, who takes names throughtout with intention to sue, accompanied by Gwen (Sandy Duncan's) calm acceptance of "just one more disaster". While one would perfer th... http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/341/The_Artistry_of_a_bit_of_Travel_gone_very_wrong Sat, 3 May 2008 20:08:22 -0000 outing of May 2, 2008 http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/340/outing_of_May_2_2008 Sat, 3 May 2008 17:31:46 -0000 Outing on May 2th Went out to Purple Heys, one of the GLBT bars in Nashville that I go to. Not man t-girls go there, and I do so mostly because this is basically the old Jungle crowd and I know them. Word has it they may start having shows there thought soon, in which case I will probably be there even more..LOL Oh the guy with me is a long time acquaintant with a very interesting http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/photos/album/12/Outing_on_May_2th Sat, 3 May 2008 17:28:00 -0000 New Orleans, April 24-27 I love New Orleans, but hadnt been for over 4 1/2 years (october 2003). A lot has happened, both with the city and myself over that period. I lost Roy in 2006 and the City of New Orleans went throught many travails related to Hurricane Katrina, so things really hadnt been conducive on either side, but after a year and a half of grief and depression, I decided it was time to get back to one of my favorite cities. Fortunately, I now know a delightful T-girl that lives in Baton Rouge but travels to NO when given just bout any excuse, and I was willing to be her excuse. :) <H1></H1> Having her hanging out with me for most of the weekend turned out to be "educational" for both of us. For one thing, I usually dont get out of the Quarter, but under her guidance I went out several times. Thrusday night I went to <A href="http://www.thecountryclubneworleans.com/" target=new>The Country Club</A> at 634 Louisa St in the Marigny. This restaurant/bar is unique in that it has a cabana bar and a jacuzzi. We went for the food however, which was great. They actually served u... http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/339/New_Orleans_April_24-27 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:02:44 -0000 pictures from my trip to New Orleans a lot of scenery, a few of people, and even some of http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/photos/album/11/pictures_from_my_trip_to_New_Orleans Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:39:47 -0000 discrimination....takes its toll friend posted this in her blog. I feel strongly enough about it that I'm posting it as a blog entry... Discrimination is WRONG; no matter what the discrimination is based upon. Being made to feel like shit because one is "different" is WRONG! It has to stop. Whether you are homosexual or transsexual or not, you should repost this in support of your friends and loved ones who are. Love is not defined by color, creed, or gender. I am the mother who is not allowed to even visit the children I bore, nursed, and raised. The court says I am an unfit mother because I now live with another woman. I am the boy who never finished high school, because I got called a fag everyday I am the girl kicked out of her home because I confided in my mother that I am a lesbian. I am the prostitute working the streets because nobody will hire a transsexual woman. I am the sister who holds her gay brother tight through the painful, tear-filled nights. We are the parents who buried our daughter long before her time. I... http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/338/discrimination....takes_its_toll Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:43:52 -0000 Mad, now is it Donna or Hatter?! Ok, I have started venturing out in my "hood" for a while, going "Beyond the Edge" which I found to be a kewl place....so kewl in fact that I wrote "has the whole world gone gay while I was asleep" as a blog entry detailing that visit.  I have been back once and it is a kewl place, but naturally any visit's experiences is made by the people one runs into. There has been a lesbian bar in the "hood" for quite some time, called "Lipstick Lounge".  It is not exactly my fav spot because, quite frankly, there is a scarity of men in the joint...especially ELIGIBLE men.  But now there is a restaurent called Mad Donna's.  It is comprised of a restaurant and a bar, the bar being upstairs. I have eaten there 3 times, and visited the bar several times, thus far the bar just isnt that big a deal, but the food is good. Not your average southern cooking place, they have things like mashed pototoes with horseradish in them, pan fryed steak, and chicken.  All are a bit "europe... http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/334/Mad_now_is_it_Donna_or_Hatter Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:58:20 -0000 Movie Monday: Biloxi Blues <IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.vickiecollins.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SAK82QoKCsAAABPZmh01/biloxiblues.jpg?et=ilDeknL3q9RDLIAowqx0Eg&nmid=" border=0> Now admittedly I am an avid fan of Matthew Broderick and his name is enought to get me to consider a movie, however Biloxi Blues, producted in 1988 is worth seeing in its own right.  It is basically a "coming of age" (including first love, first sexual encounter featureing a wonderfully played "sweet heartened prostitute named Rowena) movies of several new recruits to the army from the northeast (principally New York and New Jersey, but an occasional guy from Connecticut) showcasting Matthew Broderick as a writer looking back on his experience being in boot camp in the wilds of Biloxi Ms. These guys are very dissimilar, and have issues with one another, but as Matthew's characters says at the end, while at the time he didnt like some of those guys, now in retrospect he loves them very much.  This is, of course due to their youth and what they learned from each other about love, respect and honor. Not "honor" in any heroically public way, but simply the honor of being true to... http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/333/Movie_Monday_Biloxi_Blues Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:24:15 -0000 Art Sunday: photography and memories Sometimes, photography can be art.  I think I am said before that "art" is that which moves people on some level.  It can be asesthetic or it can be invocative.  Last week I blogged about the human voice (oratory) and how that can be a great force from affecting people  Other art, say that of photography, may move people by the sheer beauty of what it represents, while on other occasions it is due to memories that are triggered. The following 6 pictures are part of what I would say "personal art" in that whether or not they stand up to the rigors of artistic analysis as to lighting, or other artisticly aesthetic measurements, they rank hight on "stirs up memories" level for me person.  The first picture is a more recent picture of the house on the lot where I lived from the ages of 5 till I was 23.  (the house itself was different for a huge part of that time, and never was this particular color).   The second pictures is where my aunt ... http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/332/Art_Sunday_photography_and_memories Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:20:08 -0000 Movie Monday: The Housekeeper <IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.vickiecollins.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R-maGQoKCsAAAGmADZQ1/thehousekeeper.jpg?et=QmP8SJ%2BQTlxAWesIC42lSQ&nmid=" border=0>My movie review for this week is The Housekeeper (2002) starring Jean-Pierre Baci and Emilie Dequenne.  It is a french movie and was shown on a cable we have here that features independent films.  It is a bit dark, but it fit my mood today, and I found it vry interesting. Jean-Pierre plays the role of a guy who has been dumped and is having a hard time getting back into the swing of life.  His apartment is a real mess so he hires a housekeeper to tidy things up.  The housekeeper is about 20 plus years younger than he is, but together they manage to re-awaken his interest in life.  And yes, they have an affair. There were lots of times when I felt like I knew exactly what Jacques was feeling.  Once he is in a sidewalk cafe and tries to talk to the woman beside him, as he watches young couples go back in every direction.  Today I was in a restaurant and saw two guys holding hands, and felt an immediate pang of loneliness.  While there are problems... http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/329/Movie_Monday_The_Housekeeper Mon, 7 Apr 2008 04:00:45 -0000 Art Sunday: The Art of Oratory <A href="http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R-hBpAoKCsAAACcd@MA1"></A>I have the sneaking suspection that the title I have chosen is not grammatically correct but I really dont care too much.  I am making a point. Many of us, I suspect, when we think about art,  think  principally about paintings and music.  Some of us include books, and other physical creations, but very few of us think about the spoken word...with the possible exception of poetry.  Yet, if Art is meant to move people, nothing can do it better than the human voice.  We even say that violins sound like human voices (especially babies) on occasion but that should point us to the human voice. I am speaking of a specific event, which occurred this week, involving a particular historical fiqure who many of you, if not all, will know.  MARTIN LUTHER KING   <A href="http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R-hBxAoKCsAAACxSG481"><IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.vickiecollins.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R-hBxAoKCsAAACxSG481/martinlutherking.jpg?et=vKm6U%2BAlaK%2BI%2Cv7WRjFN9w&nmid=" border=0></A> Driving to work one morning this past week, I was listening, as is my wont, to NPR (National Public Radio).  They were doing a story on the events of the week prior to MLK being gunned down in M... http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/328/Art_Sunday_The_Art_of_Oratory Sun, 6 Apr 2008 03:33:12 -0000 you just have to learn something every day Things you always wanted to know 1.. A rat can last longer without water than a camel. 2. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of us every two weeks or it will digest itself. YUCK! 3. The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle. 5. A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate. I know some people like that! 6. A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why. 7. A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2 by 3-1/2. 8. During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur", a small red car can be seen in the distance. 9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily! I knew it ! (so it is about time that the multi-millionnaire that is REALLY my father should come claim me, doncha think?) 10. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants. 11. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood. 12. The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000. 13. There are no w... http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/327/you_just_have_to_learn_something_every_day Fri, 4 Apr 2008 03:20:25 -0000 Movie Monday: why do I cry? This week for movie monday, I am going to be sharing 3 movies watched very recently.  The three may or may not be obviously connected, but are in mind due to the expression of emotion that I sense in the form of a sort of celebration of life that each of them conveys.  Two are "special interest" and in one case I will include a link to a place where it can be obtained. <IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.vickiecollins.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R-BPGgoKCsAAACm5fVM1/legallyblonde.jpg?et=S8YoXhPoelZcP4I7nYF7%2BA&nmid=" border=0>The first of the three is "Legally Blonde" starring Reese Witherspoon. If one is looking for a "realistic" movie, this is not likely the one that would be chosen, however, the truimph of the human spirit is fantastic.  Reese plays Elle Woods, a blonde bombshell that everybody kind of assumes is headed for a life as a model, or some similar career.  Instead she opts, due to various events in her life, for a career as a lawyer.  She fights continually against the assumption that because she is blonde, she is an airhead, and finally manages to prove herself.  This movie is followed by "Legally ... http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/326/Movie_Monday_why_do_I_cry Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:52:57 -0000 Art Sunday <a href="http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R@8TFAoKCsAAAGrTcNw1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.vickiecollins.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R@8TFAoKCsAAAGrTcNw1/shadow.jpg?et=w8oV1YcU%2BDvJIqNYFbq3Bw&nmid=" border="0"></a> My contribution to Art Sunday is a picture of myself...in a window at a Transgendered event called Southern Comfort in Atlanta, about 200 miles from where I live.  It is a piece of artwork, to me because it reminds me of certain artwork I have seen since my youth...what at one time I would have called a "gothic" look..a bit on the dark side...shadowy. Hope some of you enjoy and understand why I choice this picture. For those following the Art Sunday tour click <a href="http://wickedlyinnocent.multiply.com/journal/item/285/Why_I_love_Vermeer">http://wickedlyinnocent.multiply.com/journal/item/285/Why_I_love_Vermeer</a> http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/325/Art_Sunday Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:15:30 -0000 New Orleans Trip Any admirers gonna be http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/calendar/item/10004/New_Orleans_Trip Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:26:26 -0000 I will be seeing you..................... Ok, no, the title is not in the way of saying goodbye.  I am rather sad today.  I came home to find that one of my resources for naughty stuff has been deleted.  Apparently, altought we dont know the specifics, Multiply got a complaint or something, and deleted one of the best adult sites I have ever even thought about. First it was free.  Most of them are expensive.  Next, rather than being all about how naughty people were, it was a genuine sharing.  I felt cared about and valued as a person...altought the group was primarily gay men, as a crossdresser, I was accepted.  In fact, one or two people even started posting things that they knew fit some of my kinks. Now the group is gone, I am sad.  It is another loss.  Hopefully however, I will be able to maintain some sort of contact with several of the group including Matthew, Ohio and Iluvbears.  Neat guys...(btw the group was called a string of letters but basically stood for "I wil... http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/322/I_will_be_seeing_you..................... Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:51:09 -0000 Maybe I am simply losing my mind...(libedo--really is related) Well, ok, maybe I am stretching the Libedo reference here.  Ok, not stretching it, the word really doesnt have much to do with the real purpose of the post, but people have been interested in the libedo "series", so those that are interested in that topic, might be interested in the continuation of my thought process.  The test is whether the word "libedo" is what people are interested in, or if they really want to know what is going on with me...if only 2 people even look at this blog entry I will have my answer..(sigh) Am I losing my mind?  Why am I asking this question?  Well, I dont think I was ever truely dry eyed this morning in church.  My pastor is not known for his empassioned sermons, more sermons based on a logical analysis of the reading for the day combined with ramblings of his own inner thought process...and trying to tie it all together in some sort of pattern and make a point, altought I am not sure how often he reaches the point he THINKS he is... http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/321/Maybe_I_am_simply_losing_my_mind...libedo--really_is_related Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:45:29 -0000 ***going to be in New Orleans Will be hanging out in the French Quarter April 24-27....let me hear from you if you are there..want to meet...or have suggestions of nice places where a crossdresser can hang http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/calendar/item/10003/going_to_be_in_New_Orleans Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:55:40 -0000 a rant about what matters to "all of us" The above comes from an argurment I often hear in groups of transgendered folks.  In a non-political grouip we should be "allowed to discuss what affects us all".  As thought the same thing affects all of us.  This is patently NOT true.  In fact the more people talk about what "affects all of us" the less connected I feel tot he transgendered community as a whole and whatever group I am dealing with in participular.  So what affects "all of us"?  Well, you will often hear within the t community that being able to go to mainstream locations, or fly en femme is somehow a right that needs to be fought for.  I have no problem with that. However I have my own list of items that "affect me". One is that my age is such that I dont look as beautiful as the young t-girl, nor as sexy as those who have had the fortune to have lots of surguy and shape changing.  Does that mean that I want to have surgry...no. I just want a man to sweep me off my feet...an... http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/319/a_rant_about_what_matters_to_all_of_us Sun, 9 Mar 2008 01:59:42 -0000 Movie Monday: Heart of Dixie <IMG src="http://www.vickiecollins.com/blog/heartofdixie.jpg"> This movie title reeled me in for obvious reasons if you know me.  I have made no secret of the fact that I am a devoted Southerner (United States south) and that I am attracted to anything that examples something related to the south, and our "uniqure" way of life. The movie which I ran into on cable, was made in 1989 and stars Alley Sheedy as Maggie DeLoach and Treat Williams, as the liberal, perhaps now northern (altought her was raised in the south, not far from Maggie's boyfields parents) photographer for that AP.  Maggie is a sorority sister at Randolph University, a college that in 1957 still has a Honeysuckle Queen pageant, and where they dress in antebellum gowns for the event.  The major concerns of the girls in the sorority is "getting pinned".  Maggie seems to have it made as she has already been "pinned" by one of the richest male students on campus.  She is the envy of her peers as evidenced by one of friends (who otherwise appears to be wild ch... http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/318/Movie_Monday_Heart_of_Dixie Mon, 3 Mar 2008 05:28:29 -0000 Torch Song Trilogy: part of the Sunday Art Tour Well, when Wicked adviced me that the theme for Art Sunday was "Theater", I had several thoughts.  One of them was to find pictures on the internet of various theaters, maybe the Globe theater in particular.  That would hark back to Shapespeare and the origins of modern theater etc.  But I could not really find any good pictures, that were what I wanted, of the Globe or for that matter any other theater. So it suddenly occurred to me, what happens in theaters?  Well, in the "old style" theater, plays happen.  In the more modern termology movie playhouses are given the same title.  So, what better subtopic that a story that started out being my very first off broadway play (I do mean right off broadway in New York City...not the more general "anything not on Broadway" sense)...ie Torch Song Trilogy starring Harvey Fierstein as the unsinkable Arnold, gay man and sometime drag queen who is seen in his stuggle for acceptance and love, both in terms of his rela... http://vickiecollins.multiply.com/journal/item/317/Torch_Song_Trilogy_part_of_the_Sunday_Art_Tour Sun, 2 Mar 2008 08:34:12 -0000