Well, with Halsted Days behind us, it seems that the summer is winding down. Labor Day is the last 3 day weekend before the Holidays if I'm not mistaken. Where has this year gone? I know that this summer has been chock full of great DVD's and CD's and events that have shaken up the airwaves like Here TV and LOGO. I look forward to a prosperous fall and winter and dare I say the New Year?

Erasure had a huge hit CD called Nightbird and the band just recently completed a their sold out North American tour which included a record breaking ten sold out nights at New York's Irving Plaza. On June 7th, the last night of the tour at the 9:30 Club, Erasure was given a Lifetime Achievement Award in the Arts, by the prestigious Washington D.C. gay organization, Capital Pride. Vince Clark and Andy Bell are arguably the original innovators of modern dance and the forefront of the remix revolution. Their new CD single "Here I Go Impossible Again"/ "All This Time Falling out of Love" includes brand new mixes of from novamute's Meloboy and Shanghai Surpriz plus includes live footage of 'All This Time Falling out of Love" from Cologne.

Chicago's queer rock explosion, The Flesh Hungry Dog Show, now in its 5th month was named in the "Don't Miss" section of the July 14th issue of Time Out Chicago magazine, and as "possibly the most diverse scene in the city." Hosted by Flesh Hungry Dog front man Gary Airedale, August's Flesh Hungry Dog Show will feature leather music's new bad boy from Pittsburg, PA, The Undeniable. The Flesh Hungry Dog show starts at 8:30 pm on Friday, August 19th at Jackhammer (773-743-5772), located at 6406 N. Clark St. in Chicago.

Lady Bunny is at it again, Not only has she had her Disco Shoes on at Market Days, Headlining the Launch of the Saturday surprise ad campaign for the Chicago Crystal Meth Task Force, she will be doing the "Pamela Anderson" Roast on Comedy Central. She had her panties in a twist because she was worried that Pamela might have bigger hair than her. But it was the tits that she should have been worried about! Look for Miss Lady Bunny on Comedy Central August 14th at 9pm Central time. Bring wigs and lipstick!

Another one of my favorite television shows and I hope yours too, "Six Feet Under" will be ending a long run. Their groundbreaking story line and wonderfully developed characters has drawn many people into this quirky HBO series. Unfortunately, there are only two episodes left until SFU meets its demise, but, on Monday, August 15th special 2 part behind the scenes look at "Six Feet Under" 2001-2005 In Memoriam.

The great folks at Dynamic Hair Studio on Division & Wood Streets will be contributing their talent for a great cause and donating all proceeds to the "Locks of Love" foundation. Dynamic will also collect any cut ponytails or braids of hair measuring 10" or longer to donate for custom hairpieces. Locks of Love is a not-for-profit organization that provides the highest quality hair prosthetics to financially disadvantaged children with medical hair loss. So stop by Dynamic Hair Salon and Spa on Sunday August 28, 2005 11:00AM- 5:00PM, if you can't donate hair, donate money, it is tax deductible!