Bianca Del Rio and her "Rolodex of Hate"
Jan. 17th, 2015 12:38 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kybearfuzzYesterday, I saw on Facebook that RuPaul's Drag Race Season Six winner Bianca Del Rio was bringing her "Rolodex of Hate" comedy show to Bogarts here in Cincinnati. I'm a huge fan of Bianca and thought seriously about going to the show.
After a rather rough week, I came home after work and took a nap, thinking I just might skip the show. I had no idea how good it was and the ticket prices seemed unusually high for Bogarts from what I heard from friends.
So after the nap, I revisited the idea, still sitting on the fence. I wasn't in the mood to go solo and it was really too late to ask anyone. Then I heard two voice in my head.
The first was my Genetics professor in college who told me that if I only went to things when people were available, I'd never see anything. Basically, she said go and enjoy these things, even if you have to go alone. I've remembered those words since college and she has always been correct.
The second voice belonged to my mother, the reigning shut-in queen of Southeastern KY. It went something like this:
"Why would you want to go to a thing like that? I would just stay home and save the money."
*insert eye roll*
Naturally, I bought the ticket, paying a few extra bucks for the front row for good measure, and went and had a grand time. Bianca is really funny and was very engaging with the crowd. Several of my local buddies were there after all. Hustler Hollywood was there giving away "prizes" (i.e. sex toys). The prize I got requires batteries and comes with a remote control. I felt special walking through the dark streets of Cincinnati carrying a bag with a sex toy. Needless to say, I drove the speed limit all the way home.
I really enjoyed the show. If you have the chance to see it, I recommend you go.
After a rather rough week, I came home after work and took a nap, thinking I just might skip the show. I had no idea how good it was and the ticket prices seemed unusually high for Bogarts from what I heard from friends.So after the nap, I revisited the idea, still sitting on the fence. I wasn't in the mood to go solo and it was really too late to ask anyone. Then I heard two voice in my head.
The first was my Genetics professor in college who told me that if I only went to things when people were available, I'd never see anything. Basically, she said go and enjoy these things, even if you have to go alone. I've remembered those words since college and she has always been correct.
The second voice belonged to my mother, the reigning shut-in queen of Southeastern KY. It went something like this:
"Why would you want to go to a thing like that? I would just stay home and save the money."
*insert eye roll*
Naturally, I bought the ticket, paying a few extra bucks for the front row for good measure, and went and had a grand time. Bianca is really funny and was very engaging with the crowd. Several of my local buddies were there after all. Hustler Hollywood was there giving away "prizes" (i.e. sex toys). The prize I got requires batteries and comes with a remote control. I felt special walking through the dark streets of Cincinnati carrying a bag with a sex toy. Needless to say, I drove the speed limit all the way home.
I really enjoyed the show. If you have the chance to see it, I recommend you go.
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Date: 2015-01-17 07:18 am (UTC)Some people find it odd that I used to got to the theatre by myself, but if I hadn't I would never have seen anything.
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Date: 2015-01-17 04:31 pm (UTC)I do this with going to the movies all the time.
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Date: 2015-01-17 08:23 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2015-01-17 04:23 pm (UTC)I've put so many negative qualifiers on activities, I barely leave the house. Your genetics professor's voice is inspiring to me, too. I am really trying to turn it around, opt in, instead out of things.
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Date: 2015-01-17 04:36 pm (UTC)As for my mom, I look at it as "reverse psychology." Mom is negative about doing anything fun that costs money. She rips on my sister for going to play bingo or taking a trip to a nearby town for dinner.
"Now why would you want to do that?" is always her snarky retort. She loves to be the shut-in and then bemoans that she never goes anywhere. Yet, if you offer to take her somewhere, she'll beg off.
Almost 100% of the time, any reservations I've had about going out to a movie, play, etc. will vanish once I get there and start enjoying myself.
I encourage you to get out and have fun :)
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Date: 2015-01-17 09:11 pm (UTC)no subject
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