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Imelda Marcos is many things; wife of a dictator, a power hungry legend, celebrity collector and ravenous shoe craving fashionista, but musical muse? Yes. David Byrne, the frontman of the legendary Talking heads and Fatboy […]
Born and raised in Utah and currently residing in San Francisco, I’m the Director of Marketing for Steamworks, the bathhouse chain. I have a long history with LGBT activism, mostly in Utah where I was a founding member of Queer Nation Utah, the LGBT Liaison to Salt Lake City Mayor Deedee Coradini, a board member of the Desert and Mountain States Lesbian and Gay Conference, and active in leadership and membership of many other community organizations and LGBT employee groups over the years. As a former Mormon, I have a particular interest in the intersection between the LGBT fight for equality and the Mormon Church’s battle to deprive LGBT folks of full equality.
I was a member of the Drag group “the Lovebirds” for 3 years in the 1980’s, and also performed briefly in the 90’s as part of “Sylvia and the Pykettes”. I clearly have thing for girl groups.
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Here’s a video from the project made from archival footage of Imelda on her travels. the song is “Please Don’t” sung by Santigold
Aren’t shoes a huge industry for the Philippines? Why wouldn’t she have 3,000 pairs?
not really, marc. it’s only a fullblown “industry” in one town near manila… besides, most of her shoes are imported signature brands, i think. i don’t begrudge her her shoe collection though, i’m no first lady but i have an obscene collection of footwear myself! it’s a filipino thing… on a different note, being a huge 10,000 maniacs fan, i came in my pants a little when i found out natalie merchant sang a song in the album! beautiful song about a not-so-beautiful subject though… proclamation 1081 being the one that put the whole philippines under martial law… ;(