Sock it to me!
Horse Hockey
I'll have what she's having.
See you when I see you.
I'm into leather.
31 March 2021
30 March 2021
MORE ON DANCING.
In my heyday I was all over the place. I was the center of attention. The guys new me and always came up to me and I'd perform for them as well.
One dancer paid me a lot of attention. Yada yada, yada. Of course I got a lot of oohs. Another weekend me and Joel were in Austin having a blast. Then the guys came on and guess who was there? My stripper from the other night. Joel was very impressed.
Joel and I loved dancing. When we went to weddings, quinceniras, and other gatherings, we had two beards who would always dance next to each other. After these soirees, We'd drop them off and go clubbing at The Country.
My last two exes were not great 'dancers.' One looked like he was having an epileptic seizure. Guys looked and were perplexed.
The other looked like Isadora Duncan. Another embarrassment. I found a video with her:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEb6KIPrvRQ&t=37s
I LOVE TO DANCE
Everybody that knows me knows how much I love to dance. Of course Eva taught me all the oldies and I don't know where I got some more moves.
High School: We used to have periodic fund raising dances. I had my posse and we all sat together. When fun music played, we were all excited and hit the dance floor. I actually started dancing on the way to the dance floor.
The Hustle: One of our favorites. We'd all dance and we were over 12 people.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFzMs2SN--s
There there was a song from a funny movie, we loved the movie and there was this song. During the DJ's break, we would get up and start clapping: clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap:
27 March 2021
CHARMAINE-A POTENTIAL FRUITFLY
Charmaine was my evil sister's friend. We hit it off at hello. She was another character in my life. She was married to a mariachi and she played the piano. She could play classical music at heart and she could also play modern music.
You know me and films. We were watching a Burt Reynolds film and I started to laugh at a certain scene, the only one in the audience. She had to wait later, the scene showed Burt reading a letter. What was funny was that the letter was at an angle. The audience bent their heads in the direction of the letter. I guess you must've been there.
We would get together and cook, drink, and laugh. She had a gorgeous daughter who I fell in love with. She authorized me as a driver when picking her up.
We would watch fabulous movies, and sing and quote the movie. One time we watched porn and we were all laughing. I didn't have any gay porn at the time. Now I do.
Some of my favorite times were the times we sat at the piano and she played and I sang. I had a fabulous voice at the time, my voice comes and goes. Joel, David, and June love my voice. Early this century my voice wasn't up to par.
Sidenote. Back in the 90's, I was in the Alamo City Men's Chorale. Of course I always had a solo. Once we did Broadway music. They had the lyrics available, but hello?, we're faggots and of course we new the words.
Anyhoo, I would sing American standards and Piaf, she's been around my life most of the time. She knew most of them. I did Johnny Mathis, Elvis, Barbra, Bette, Nancy Wilson, and loads more. She was surprised I knew so many.
Several times she sat me at the piano and I'd play and she figured that I play by sight. Meaning I could play but cannot read notes.
Back in the 60's, my dream job was playing piano at a bar and play all my oldies. But that's another story.
Introducing the Whiners: .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI8iCnM1QV0
26 March 2021
HIPPIE HOLLOW CLOTHING OPTIONAL
I mentioned Hippie Hollow in a previous post. This is a clothing optional lakefront 30 minutes from downtown Austin. Was very popular with the Hippies in the 60's, hence the name.
Joel took me my first time. He had a Mazda with a moon roof. He would pick me up and we'd hit I35 North. Along the way, we would stop for some booze and we would drink along our merry way. Of course we also smoked. He was great at rolling joints. He usually used a dollar bill. I never learned.
Everything about Austin is fabulous. I enjoyed the meandering roads leading the way. Lake Travi0s is gorgeous, boulders all over the place and lots of greenery, and 'hiking trails.'
One time, there was this hot guy running around with his dog, Ralph. Of course he was nude. He'd be running around calling for Ralph. So, we nicknamed him Ralph.
I was a frequent visitor when I lived in Austin. I found it cheaper to get a yearly pass. I'd buy a poorboy somewhere and had a picnic by myself. Like I said before, I worked at the George Washington Carver branch library. I got a fabulous tan. One day I met another branch's colleague. We'd been talking on the phone. When he saw me he said, it's good to see a Black colleague who also spoke Spanish. My co-workers loved it. Guess that's why I was so respected.
Interesting story, I was splashing around and came up for some air. In front of me was a lesbian with a tattoo near her crotch. I was forever scarred.
I think I was the only that swam out to the buoys. I don't remember if Joel swam at all. He was usually checking out the trails.
These were great memories.
25 March 2021
ROCKY HORROR AND JEAN-MICHEL JARRE
In the late 70's, I was still with my high school buddies. Jorge is one of my posse. We made friends with other people and a goo friend was Larry McNair.
Don't remember who brought it up, but we heard of a midnight cult presentation of a Broadway hit, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. What an absolute blast.
The whole audience was into it and screamed out lines and singing songs. Close to the beginning, there is a song and dance number begging for audience participation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umj0gu5nEGs
We would get up and dance The Time Warp. People used to dress up as some of the film's characters. So, we'd be dancing next to Dr Frank N Furter or next to Columbia or Rocky.
We would all drink and smoke on the way to the theater. I think it was Jorge that introduced me to Jean-Michel Jarre. Music runs in the family because his father is Maurice Jarre who won 3 Oscars with an additional six nominations.
I fell in love with Jean-Michel through Jorge. J-M's next claim to fame was his planned saxophone he wanted to collaborate with Challenger's Ron McNair. I posted that in FB a while back, for now here's his hit from Oxygene.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSIMVnPA994
24 March 2021
STANLEY EUGENE BOHENEK
I don't know when I met Stanley. It was in the 80's and Sondra introduced us. There's the Fruit Fly again. Of course we became fast friends. And no, he didn't speak French.
He was older than us, maybe 5 or more years. He had a studio apartment and we could get close to 10 people. He was a great host, giving us food or booze and the occasional smoke.
He much favored young men. A typical trick would be anywhere from 16 to maybe 21 or so. I remember one memorable Fiesta, we were at The Menger of course. There was a high school band passing by and one was just his type. We met later that night and he was there with that boy.
We were at The Bonham back when it was great. We would all be dancing or boozing it up with a smoke or two. One night he was driving me home and we were at a red light. We were talking and laughing and still high. The light turned green and we stayed there. I finally said, Stanley, green go. And he thought I was calling him gringo.
He always said I was the perfect man to watch films with.
I miss him. He passed away in the early 2000's. He worked for ATT and was always scared of being laid off. He never did. He was also in theatre and would play roles at the San Pedro Theatre, I think that was the name. One memorable role was as Ito in Auntie Mame. Me be Charlie of The Ritz.
23 March 2021
1958-A GREAT YEAR FOR FILMS
Auntie Mame. If you're a faggot you know who she is. I first saw this tome with my fabulous sister, Eva. She might actually have been a fruitfly now that I think about it.
Auntie Mame was written by Patrick Dennis in 1955. The play opened in 1956 with Roz Russell in the lead. She was nominated for a Tony but won a Golden Globe instead.
I've introduced her to a lot of friends. Clyde, Sondra, and I always said 1958 was a great year for films. Of course this is true because we were all born in 1958.
I showed this to Joel, and he loved it of course. He said she was me. At one point in time, I had made him and other ESL students to write down anything they did not understand and I would explain them.
Fast forward to the late 70s. We were at Hippie Hollow in Austin with some friends and he started to talk about her and we started to quote some of her lines.
Everyone I know has met her and adored her. I actually have a copy of the book. It is much different than the film. It's a cherished treasure.
Somewhere along the way, I had a black lacquer cigarette holder. It was black with a red band surrounded by rhinestones. It vanished sometime during my adventures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_3yUNA1XBI
22 March 2021
EVAN, MY BOYFRIEND THE PRIEST
It was the early 90's. We were at a bar that changed names frequently. I was with June and his boyfriend du jour, or as I called him, Insert Name.
We were standing at the bar having my Cape Cod which was my poison at the time. Suddenly, this song that somehow described me at the time, came on. I started moving to the music.
This gorgeous man came up to me and asked me to dance. June was aghast. Not missing a beat, I guzzled my drink and hit the floor. Later, June, still in disbelief, approved him for me.
His name was Evan. And he was a Jesuit priest who had just relocated from Hawaii. He was just under 6' feet tall, white, balding, hairy chest, and had the best underwear I've seen.
We were dancing and I could see June watching. We kept dancing for a while more. I introduced him to June and Insert name.We quickly became a four-some, and we all got along together.
Fast forward to his place. He lit candles and incense and put on Enigma. Wow, I was smitten. He got his undies from Hawaii and I reveled in it.
Here's THE song from one of my favorite films:
20 March 2021
SONDRA: MY FIRST AND ONLY FRUITFLY
A few years ago, there was a fabulous sit-com on ABC called The Real O'Neals. About a gay teen in a catholic household. The family was cool with Kenny. Plus, they came up with some modern versions of classic gay lexicon. One of them was FruitFly which is the modern word for Fag Hag.
Sondra was my FruitFly back in the 80's. She is quite the character. She's from El Salvador. She has classic Mayan features. Of course she took French like most of us did. She and my Bestie, Clyde, were both Alamo High grads.
She had a gaggle of faggots of which I was one. We would congregate at her apartments and watch 50's sitcoms. Because of her, we had access to the best of the best. We never paid cover and some of the bartenders gave us free drinks. One of our favorites was a top shelf margarita.
We were the It Crowd. I have so many memories of this time. It was the BEST 'time of my life. We had many fabulous Fiestas. Unfortunately, our Fiestas were when Sondra, Stanley, and moi were walking along, and there was a man in front of us who got stabbed and bled all over the sidewalk. She said, that could've been us. No more Fiestas after that.
She was afraid of Brujeria. One time, she found a knife in a dead rabbit. She screamed Brujeria! She ran inside and lit candles and incense and actually prayed a rosary.
A funny story: 1984. Memorable. Tina Turner's What's Love Got To Do With It? This was just before the song came out. She was booked into The Bonham. We were running late and the ballroom was full. She immediately started saying 'lady with a baby coming through.'
Sometime in 1987, I lost her. I always smile when I think of her. This video always reminds me of her. She's the one who renamed it the Barbacoa Song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeMFqkcPYcg
17 March 2021
SAD NEWS
I cannot believe this. I finally found a working number for Facebook.
Long story short, apparently my account was sending spam to other people. So my account is permanently frozen. They deleted some of the spam but there are still eight spams they can't delete and they want me to go to each individual store and clear it with them.
Of course they weren't able to tell me what accounts they are. And they are not able to combine my accounts nor send me the pictures that I have stored.
Good-Bye Facebook.
http://chiflado-chiflado.blogspot.com/
16 March 2021
BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH BELATED
Totally forgot yesterday. Where were you in 44 BC? If you're in Rome, stay away from The Senate.
Caesar was warned by a soothsayer to stay away, but he somehow managed to ignore the reading and went anyway...
14 March 2021
MORE TV AND MOVIE QUOTES
You mean I'll, uh, we will be rich?...
I used to dream I was a mermaid.
And I can't stand him!
A c---, in a frock, on a rock!
I gave him my youth!
13 March 2021
THE MERM ON MY MIND
I woke up singing this morning. Being a faggot, I've always been a fan. Of course I have seen her few movies, but love her Broadway musicals.
I remember schlepping all over Ann Arbor singing her songs. Here she is in all her fabulousity best:
10 March 2021
MY EARLY EDUCATION
My education began with Eva teaching me how to read and write. I used to look down on my education, thinking it was below par. After much thinking, I am privileged to have had it.
I was forced to go to Our Lady of Guadalupe Parochial school. My Dad did not want me to go to school with the inferior neighborhood kids.
In school we were taught speed reading, penmanship, and grammar like everybody else. My grammar used to be fabulous. I was great in English and did not learn about comma splices or dangling participles. I was finally exposed to it in college. As soon as Mrs Billingsley said it, I learned how to use poor grammar.
The nuns taught us in Montessori. We were independent and went at our own pace. I was way ahead of the rest of course. I finished all the modules quickly and correctly, of course.
We were also introduced to music. We used to sing all kinds of music. I know now that some were Broadway music. We used to analyze songs as well as singing them. I had a blast.
They also taught us dance. I remember dancing to Fascination and we were introduced to classic Mexican music. They tried to teach us the dances, but we weren't that thrilled about it.
I do remember a nun giving me a fabulous book, something like 30 days to a new vocabulary or something like that. It was a fabulous read. I still remember some of the words and I have built my vocabulary because of this book.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGiB1myCCOU
08 March 2021
POIGNANT MOMENT-THE CREW
Once upon a time, there was a small bar in downtown San Antonio. It was a nice little bar. They opened at 7 a.m. There was a small alleyway in back where we could go and smoke.
It could hold maybe 70 men. During Fiesta there were way over 100 men. They came from everywhere and it was butt to crotch, guys slowly moving, grabbing here and there. It was a fun time.
I was there one regular day. I don't know what time it was, but it was sparsely filled, maybe around 20 faggots of all ages. We were lazily listening to the jukebox. The jukebox had a lot of classic gay songs. It was the second best juke in SA at the time.
A song came up and we all started to sing along and sigh. It was a special moment.
Here's the song:
07 March 2021
FACEBOOK HELP!!!
TO ANYONE FOLLOWING ME. PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF YOU CAN FIND ANY INFORMATION ON FB HELP. I CANNOT LOG IN ANYMORE.
IT ALSO LOOKS LIKE A CREATED ANOTHER ACCOUNT IN MY NAME, JAMES AREVALOS. MY GORGEOUS NIECE TOLD ME I FRIENDED HER AND SHE COULD SEE SOME OTHERS HAD BEEN FRIENDED ALSO.
I FORWARD ALL NOTIFICATIONS TO FB. FOR SOME REASON, THEY REFUSE TO COMMUNICATE WITH ME.
I APPRICIATE ANY HELP FROM YOU.
THANKS
05 March 2021
TREVOR-OSCAR WINNER
Back in the 90's, San Antonio actually used to have a Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Anybody who is anybody was there. I was with my friends from library.
The movies were great of course. And then, Trevor came on. OMG! This one was quite the pick-me-up. There's nothing like watching something with other faggots.
For some reason, a lot of the people I've known always compare me to our hero. Of course I've been a Diana Ross fan since the 60's.
Here I am in all my glory and it also won an Academy Award for Best Short Subject:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO5uKgTETSI
03 March 2021
BEWITCHED-GAY?!
I came across this just now. I wonder what we thought?
Fun Fact-Dick Sargent's real name is Dick Cox. How appropriate.
Another Fun Fact-When I get flustered, I tend to stutter somewhat. Clyde used to call me Aunt Clara.
02 March 2021
RICK-VIRGINAL GODDESS
I met Rick in the 70's. I was working at the MLC Library at the time. I was a Circulation Supervisor and he was a part-time student assistant.
Gurl, you could tell he was a faggot from the get-go. Of course we hit it off. We used to go clubbing and we'd dance the night away. He lived on Vestal St and we used to say he was a Vestal Virgin and that became a joke between us. He was a virgin and so was I.
We used to watch Jeopardy! at my house and we knew all the right questions. I remember taking the bus to Main St where all the bars were.
Anyway, we came across this fantabulous song that was all about me. Of course they played it at the bar and we'd dance. He tried to sing it in French or tried his best.
Rick was a cherished friend and I loved him to death. Somewhere along the way he developed a drinking problem. I lost track of him when he started drinking heavily.
I've searched high and low and nada. I never asked him, but later, I looked under Ricardo, Henrique, and others, but I cannot find him anywhere.
I came across my song at the time, and I always remember him:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfoKoF4o6tU
Another Rick song. We used to call him Ging because of the red hair:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPYZpwSpKmA
MORE DEJA VUS, YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THESE
I said I'm having deja vus, here are a few more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKMOClN9ITg
And of course,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILg5msMjDOM
And then there's:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwieiakHiaM
01 March 2021
JOEL'S BIRTHDAY
Today would have been his 60th Birthday. He was my best friend and boy friend. I detest the word 'partner,' sounds professional not loving.
We met in 1977 and for him it was love at first sight. He fell head over heels. Of course the family loved him. Except for the last two, they loved all my exes.
In December of that year, we went to a movie premiere. We loved to dance and listen to music.
Years later, when he signed my year book, he wrote the words to our song. He chose it and I remember him when I watch the movie.
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