After 21 years leading the nation’s 3rd largest city, Chicago’s Mayor Richard M. Daley pulled a Steven Slater by shocking everyone when he announced that he won’t run for office again when his term expires next year.

The usually aggressive leader is taking a hands-off approach, telling voters to pick whomever they like, as he won’t be making any recommendations or choosing a successor.

Anyone could be the next Mayor, meaning next year’s election could be one of the most colorful political races the nation has seen since voters in California ousted Gray Davis and replaced him with the Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Who will be crowned king of the Windy City? Ron Huberman? Rahm Emanuel? Ronnie Woo Woo? Snookie?

Can’t people just check in on Foursquare to become Mayor of Chicago?

Chances are, if you leave it to Facebook, Betty White will become the next queen of the Windy City. And yes, there is already a Facebook page to choose Betty White (thankfully I didn’t have to create it and this meme is as old in internet years as Betty White is in real life).

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Don’t forget our Lady Gaga Yard Sale, is on September 11 at 9AM- 3PM, on Bryn Mawr Ave between Wayne and Glenwood- you can’t miss us!

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We take our gal pal Melissa Young to IML (International Mr Leather) contest and sexual fetish expo to poke around to see what kind of crazy hijinks we can find.

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Summer is here and the time is right for a gay street fair of epic proportions.

We are gearing up for Market Days, Chicago’s hottest street fair located in the heart of Boystown. Join us this year at Steamworks‘ booth and play Twister with some of the Midwest’s hottest hunks dressed in swimsuits.

If you want to see us, we’ll we be there Saturday and Sunday of Market Days from 4-6PM. Stop by and say ‘hi.”

Cabaret baby Melissa Young joins us to give an update on her weight loss regiment and her all cat cabaret show.

Plus, all the hot news:
The new reality show, “RuPaul’s Drag’s U” schools real women on how to find their inner diva. The show gets an A plus for shoehorning the word drag into every word it can.

Stop Clown Porn, a website dedicated to stopping people from having sex in clown costumes.

Ancient sex toy unearthed in Sweden.

Why you’ll never really know your favorite adult film star.

And the check is in the mail for teen lesbian Constance McMillan who successfully sued her school for $35,000. If you’re gonna hate the gay, be prepared to pay!

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We have a secret to share with you- we’ve been trying to inspire our friend Melissa Young to develop an entire cabaret show based on songs about cats and guess what? She’s well on her way!

Today, Melissa Young joins us to take a look at Chicago’s Pride festivities and our interview with Pro-Hockey player Brent Sobel who marched in the parade with the Stanley Cup. The video has gone viral.

Melissa gives us a fitness challenge and we even measure our midsections live to determine how many inches we need to lose by September first. Listen for the results!

Plus all the hot news:

A new study by Dutch researchers show that older straight couples who swing are at higher at risk for disease than sex workers.

An X-Ray of Marilyn Monroe’s chest sold for over 30 times more than expected at auction in Las Vegas over the weekend.

Queen Latifah once again skirts questions about her love for the ladies.

And congratulations to Princess Abby Francis- a Chihuahua mix dog from California, she was crowned this year’s winner in the World’ s Ugliest Dog beauty pageant.

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We are thrilled to finally receive the trophy for our 4th People’s Choice Podcast Award for “Best GLBT Podcast” in the mail and to celebrate we invited songbird Melissa Young to come over and shoot the breeze.

Listen as we chat with Melissa about the iPhone Madonna app, the upcoming Madonna Glee episode and the unusual Facebook page asking for a million people to have Lady Gaga be the single voice for gays. Good luck! Right now they have 963 fans.

Hot news:

The other shoe drops in Twitter’s master plan as the social media giant announces they’ll make money by placing ads in searches and eventually into your own updates. Will users get a cut of the action or will we all become slaves to that little blue bird?

Lady Gaga reveals to a press crowd in London that despite her love of sexually outrageous things, she’s actually not having any sex right now, saying she wants to celebrate celibacy.

A British food retailer is using chemicals to turn male moths gay, to keep them from mating and destroying fruit crops with their larvae.

Liza Minelli is a woman of few words.

Mike Huckabee tells gay couples who want to adopt children to go get a puppy.

And we give a standing ovation to Billy Elliot the Musical, now running at the Oriental Theater in Chicago. The fabulous adaptation of the popular film features children ballet dancing spastically onstage, a cross dressing boy and a brave young man who dances for his dreams. Go Billy!

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We had a blast talking all things Madonna with Melissa in September 2009 that we thought might enjoy hearing it again-

For almost three decades, Madonna has captured the imagination of the public by identifying where we needed to be pushed and ooh ooh, taking us there like a prayer.

Whether you’re crazy for her or annoyed by her expressing herself, you can’t deny the impact this beautiful stranger has had on all of us.

Today we dedicate the first part of our show to Madonna- the woman, the iconoclast, the musician.

Cabaret singer and Madonna expert Melissa Young joins us before she sets off on her own “Lucky Star” tour- a one woman show dedicated to the life and music of Madonna.

Madonna’s new video for her song “Celebration” does it right, featuring her die-hard fans videotaped at her concerts dancing to the beat. But the big highlight is the pop diva’s baby girl, Lourdes, all grown up and wearing the wedding dress big momma wore in her 80s video “Like a Virgin.”

Plus, Madonna’s gay brother Christopher Ciconne insults her latest hairstyle on TV- is he keeping it real or is he just really jealous?

Also in the news-

Terrible Patrick Swayze, Kanye West joke that’s involves Michael Jackson that’s making the rounds online

The touching and colorful promise to a dead solider.

True Blood Hunk for gay marriage.

Hollywood gay gossip from the 1950s.[via]

Nicole Kidman set to play a transsexual artist.

And we mourn the loss of musician Mary Travers and comedian Henry Gibson.

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Melissa Young is a firecracker with a big voice to match. She’s teamed up with some musical theater kids to bring back Cabaret to Boystown, the heart of Chicago’s gay neighborhood.

She thought she was invited to perform a couple of songs and found herself hosting the entire show. How does the smallest diva measure up?

Join us as Melisa talks about her experience doing cabaret in Chicago and her fascination with the movie Breakin and Breakin’ 2: Electric Bugaloo. Did you know Jean Claude Van Damne was a break dancer in the tacky 80s film?

In the news:

Avatar on DVD will have a sex scene with glowing love!

Sarah Palin’s remix tape, courtesy of Howard Stern.

The tragic sudden death of Casey Johnson and the controversy on Tila Tequila’s twitter posts.

And the war on the obese, with hungry folks who fight back!

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Hey Kids! My Hubby and I do this instead of sending holiday cards. We like to recreate holiday specials with our own madness twist! Enjoy lovelies and have the Most Madonna filled New Year! Meow!

Love,
Melissa

Marc Felion shows cabaret singer Melissa Young how to cut a honeydew and cantaloupe melon.

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For almost three decades, Madonna has captured the imagination of the public by identifying where we needed to be pushed and ooh ooh, taking us there like a prayer.

Whether you’re crazy for her or annoyed by her expressing herself, you can’t deny the impact this beautiful stranger has had on all of us.

Today we dedicate the first part of our show to Madonna- the woman, the iconoclast, the musician.

Cabaret singer and Madonna expert Melissa Young joins us before she sets off on her own “Lucky Star” tour- a one woman show dedicated to the life and music of Madonna.

Madonna’s new video for her song “Celebration” does it right, featuring her die-hard fans videotaped at her concerts dancing to the beat. But the big highlight is the pop diva’s baby girl, Lourdes, all grown up and wearing the wedding dress big momma wore in her 80s video “Like a Virgin.”

Plus, Madonna’s gay brother Christopher Ciconne insults her latest hairstyle on TV- is he keeping it real or is he just really jealous?

Also in the news-

Terrible Patrick Swayze, Kanye West joke that’s involves Michael Jackson that’s making the rounds online

The touching and colorful promise to a dead solider.

True Blood Hunk for gay marriage.

Hollywood gay gossip from the 1950s.[via]

Nicole Kidman set to play a transsexual artist.

And we mourn the loss of musician Mary Travers and comedian Henry Gibson.

Comment on today’s show using twitter- Include #fof1058 in your update for it to appear on the site. Learn more about hashtag searches in the Twitter Fan Wiki.

Visit out our sponsor:

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Judy Garland, Madonna, Dolly Parton, Diana Ross, Yoko Ono and Tina Turner- gay men love their divas. Today we’re talking to campy singer Melissa Young about her new show “Out: A Rainbow Icon Celebration.”

Melissa takes a look at the gay rights movement as seen through the lens of the entertainers we all love. Can guys like George Michael and Elton John be divas? We certainly think so!

Listen as Melissa sings in our home studio songs from her show and takes questions from you- through our Facebook page. Did Judy Garland’s death really spark the modern gay rights movement? Why is Madonna so different from all the other divas?

Does the ubiquitous rainbow flag have origins in Perú? And what about those who propose a redesign of the gay pride flag. Check out their designs here.

We’re also joined by her pianist Joshua Stephen Kartes a music composer who wrote a choral piece in his own artificial language Aspelan. How does one go about creating an artificial language? Is it anything like Klingon?

Listen as we talk about the hot news that matters to you most:

You have the right to remain sexy! National Health Service leaflet in the UK advises school students that they have the right to an enjoyable sex life.

Gay penguins may be getting a divorce as a conniving lady penguin has entered the scene. Is she the Liza Minnelli of penguins?

The Michael Jackson mystery continues as LaToya says her brother Michael was murdered.

Truck driving themed board game “My Trucking Luck” created by Randy Cox gives kids a hands on perspective of life on the road. Sorry kids, no meth addiction cards or truck stop hookers in this edition.

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