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The Ellen Degeneres Story

I did it - on May 2, 2006, I sent off a CD Sampler and DVD Video introducing myself to Ellen DeGeneres!  Her DJ, Tony is leaving, and she needs a replacement!  Now I am guessing my chances are slim, but you have to take the risk.  Based on a rerun of Mary Tyler Moore I watched just last night, events happen when you least expect them to (Episode 71, Season 3 "Put on a Happy Face").  Ok, obviously it was a rerun of Mary Tyler Moore, it went off the air in 1977 (click for more).  UPDATE: Got the "thank you" letter --- so I won't be relocating to Hollywood (but it was nice of them to send the letter.

This Time, The Rumors are True - Trikkx Officially Closed on January 28, 2007

Trikkx, (and formerly Rumours), have been part of my life since 1994, so the closing was a rather emotional one.  The bar was a second home to many - a place where they could be "themselves" and hang their hat.  Chocked full of stories of "first love", and "coming out", and sadly, a place where we remember those lost to the devastation known as AIDS.  The space and the people are full of life, and love.  The walls and the space were be silenced at the end of January 2007.  It might be easy to simply call it the "end of an era".  Indeed it is.  And we'll all survive.  Gloria Gaynor taught us that.  But for now, some are still mourning the loss.  The loss of a place where you were safe, where friends and lovers were made.  A place we indeed called home.  It's not like we lost another chain restaurant or retail mega-store, we lost a part of our lives as a community.  A place like this can not and will never be again!  It's a once in a lifetime experience.  Maybe we should be lucky we survived this long?  No, it wasn't luck.  It was the community and the people who supported it, who made it come to life, and who gave it life.  And for me, a place I called home too.  THANK YOU for all the support, all the "shoulders to cry on", and one amazing Saturday night, January 27 - a bitter-sweet career high for me.  Together, we closed the night, for it was our "Last Dance".  About 3 hours of video were recorded that night, and I am compiling it on DVD.  It's now complete.  You can also see clips online at www.trikkx.com.

DJ Chris (Trikkx)

Have you ever tried to contact a successful DJ and tell him...well, anything? These people live exciting, complicated lives, folks. So, DJ Chris at Trikkx, here’s your official notification: You’re number one in the Twin Cities for 2006!  Along with your award goes a year’s subscription to The Saturday Evening Post to start in 2030 and a preneed supply of Tums.  But let’s not worry about the future.  For now, you’re slick and energetic, and you’ve got the enviable talent of pleasing even the most finicky party people of any vintage.  So, get in that state-of-the-art booth, and make the magic happen. — RD

From Lavender Magazine - FAB 50 contributing writers: Rick Diggins, Heidi Fellner, Terrance Griep, Ed Huyck, Todd Park, Christopher Pommier, John Townsend, Jonah Winn-Lenetsky.  In a downloadable, sound-bite-happy world, instant gratification simply takes too long. But there’s more to life than increasing its speed. So, Lavender’s annual survey of all things fabulous will help you take a few minutes to appreciate the queer and queer-friendly people, places, organizations, and events that make the Twin Cities our kind of towns—and yours. Whether you’re naughty or nice, it’s a list you’ll want to check twice.