Before My Time!

I found this incredibly clear video on YouTube of famed female impersonator Julian Eltinge from 1929:

Enjoy!

The Wizard of Oz

Ozzie

Here's a different experience. I stopped at a store yesterday coming back from my daughter's house to pick up some much needed peanut butter cookies. As I was checking out the clerk (same age as I) said "Has anyone told you you look like Ozzie Osborn?"

Even my normal sarcastic self was at a loss for a comment except..."Really?" Then I started to think on the way home between cookie bites and fighting my dog for the crumbs...hell she was right! I was wearing a slight amount of eye makeup and for some reason lately my skin has been on the pale side so with my hair pulled back and in male clothes I probably did somewhat resemble the "Oz" with my HRT softened skin.

I did tell her that I do attribute parts of my hearing loss from going early Black Sabbath concerts when Ozzie was part of the band... and was she going to be attending "OzzFest" in Columbus this summer?

Could have been worse. She could have said I looked like Aerosmith's Steven Tyler! (below)

Giving Credit

Here is a follow up post looking back at the Phil Donahue show.  I always try to give credit on any information I find on the web.
The video I posted came through Monica Robert's Trangriot blog and here is an excerpt:


"Phil Donahue's talk show based out of Chicago started in 1970 and was the gold standard in that genre for years. Phil had the number one rated talk show in the 80's and early 90's before Oprah took that title away and his show canceled in 1996. He was one of the first talk show hosts to discuss trans issues and for the most part did so without sensationalizing it. These shows were a huge assist in terms of me and other trans people during that time trying to gather information on trans issues during the pre-Internet era. However, watching them with our second decade of the 21st century evolution on these issues and terms we use in the community now can be grating on your nerves at times. But peeps, this is what we had to work with at the time ."

As I said in my post Donahue actually started a year or two before 1970 but made it big when he moved to Chicago as Monica said. Here is part of his bio:

"At WHIO in Dayton, he became a newscaster, and also started a radio talk show called Conversation Piece. In 1967 he joined a rival station, WLWD-TV, and tried out a new format, a talk show aimed at "women who think." His idea was to involve the audience, and have them interact in person, or via telephone, with his guests. His topics attempted to be substantive, relevant, informative, and somewhat controversially progressive."

That's when I began to see Donahue when we lived about 20 miles from Dayton.
The most relevant statement Monica made was "peeps, this is what we had to work with at the time."
It's great she remembered Phil!

Plus here is another video on the Cyrsti's Condo big screen:

Boston

I just wanted to take a moment and send out any good karma I can to the city of Boston. Specifically to the victims and families of the senseless tragedy we witnessed yesterday. How sad is it that a portion of the human race around the world is so emotionally and morally deadened that it resorts to actions we saw at the Boston Marathon. All of us have to embrace what is good in the world and not let the terror of fear and hate ruin our lives.

Femulating Millions

Congratuations to the gold standard of transgender / cross dresser blogs- Femulate for passing the SEVEN Million hit mark!

A true testament to the endless work and knowledge Stana has put into her blog over the years!

Horror Scope

Another week has flown by in our little portion of the universe and it's time for another look at the stars from Cyrsti's Condo and theFrisky.


(September 23-October 22): Sign your name on the dotted line and get those agreements sealed. There is something about making commitments official this week that will put your mind into a new realm of oohing and aching. Yes, finally you will have certain bragging rights and the proof that goes with them. However, new headaches will also be arrive, so get ready for level 2.

Wow! Where did this come from? I don't think I have been commit phobic during my life but definitely commit cautious. So, I have decided to be comment phobic and leave this one alone! (Thanks Liz!)

The term "Horror Scope" is my own follow theFrisky link above for your "scope"

Big Hair Drag from the 80's

Big hair was heaven for trans girls and cross dressers who could afford it in the 80's.  Here is a vintage drag queen video on the Cyrsti's Condo big screen:



Was it in the 1980's when the phrase was introduced "Is that your hair? Yes, I bought it!"

Trans Ohio Symposium Update

Over the past couple months I have tried to pass along info here in Cyrsti's Condo concerning the rapidly approaching  5th TransOhio Trans & Ally Symposium coming up April 26th thru 28th in Columbus. I am just one of a huge group of presenters.
Learn all about the weekend here.
That link will also provide you registration info I believe. Obviously I would love to meet you in person if you are going to be there. I promise I have had all my shots and won't bite!

Trans Blast from the Past

If you are "more mature" such as I, you may remember more than a couple of the early "transvestite" themed Phil Donahue television shows.

I was particuarly a "Phil Fan" because he started his talk show in nearby Dayton, Ohio. I actually went to went to one of his Vietnam War discussion shows. I also thought Phil went out of his way to address the subject of cross dressing all the way to sex change surgery with respect not sensationalism.

I found a post which featured a couple "vintage Phil" trans interviews here's one for the Cyrsti's Condo big screen from You Tube: