by Mark S. King | Apr 11, 2010 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News
In 1987, when nurses would still flip coins to see which would enter the room of an AIDS patient and politicians debated sending those with HIV to an isolated island, something truly remarkable happened. And the passing Friday of the great Dixie Carter, 70, is a fine... by Mark S. King | Apr 9, 2010 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, My Fabulous Disease
Long before the Big Moment in the shamelessly delightful “Clash of the Titans” remake, somewhere between the Winnebago-sized scorpions and the fatal gaze of a slithering Medusa, it occurred to me that I’ve been squealing with delight at monsters... by Mark S. King | Apr 2, 2010 | Anita Mann and Acting Gigs, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease
When I was nineteen years old, I vacationed to Los Angeles and won a car on “The Price is Right.” And so begins my first book, “A Place Like This,” about my years in 1980’s Los Angeles. The book has been on my mind lately because of my... by Mark S. King | Mar 20, 2010 | Anita Mann and Acting Gigs, Gay Life, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease
Sometimes the old girl busts out of her shell (how she breathes stuffed in a gym bag in the back of the closet I’ll never know) and takes the stage. She got her chance last night, when my drag alter ego brought some laughs to a group of friends in recovery with... by Mark S. King | Mar 6, 2010 | Anita Mann and Acting Gigs, Gay Life, My Fabulous Disease
Back in 1997, while performing with The Armorettes (who still have a weekly show raising money for people with HIV/AIDS in Atlanta), I created the first of Anita Mann’s signature act with this, a fun house freak-out of a number, “Funkytown” (also...
