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Nancy Norstad
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Entrepreneurial Spirit
By Nancy Norstad (Oct 30, 2006)
In a bounce-back from the traditional actor-waiting-on-tables routine, Kim Larsen has found a pivotal role center stage in San Francisco’s tourism industry. When not on the stage over the course of his ten-year San Francisco acting career, Larsen is busy with sales contracts for his ever-popular "GayPocket San Francisco".More
After the Witching Hour
By Nancy Norstad (Oct 16, 2006)
The muckety-mucks of San Francisco’s entertainment hierarchy have seriously asked themselves whether or not we still qualify as an “international city” based on the fact that our late night entertainment has been scaling back since the dotcom bust. The urban myth behind this notion is that a lot of SOMA properties, once hosting bars and clubs, got converted into chic, modern live-work lofts, to which the successful Gen-X flocked.More
Zombies Get hungry Too
By Nancy Norstad (Oct 16, 2006)
You’ve been dancing, waiting in long lines to pee, you’ve lost and found your crew twenty times, the flask you hid in your vest is empty, but the night just doesn’t want to end. Where can you all go to chill, unsmear the eyeliner, realign the wig, flop into a plush banquet and take a look at everyone who called your cell phone while you couldn’t hear the ring?More
Downtown Attractions
By Nancy Norstad (Oct 08, 2006)
If you can find parking, read those little red and white signs carefully. Museum Row and the entire Yerba Buena neighborhood is tricky, and they tow very efficiently. The 6th & Mission garage is an aboveground, clean, efficient parking structure, though not cheap. Again, public transportation is the way to go.More
Annual Trannyshack Pageant in its 11th Year
By Nancy Norstad (Oct 07, 2006)
The Trannyshack Show at the Stud Bar every Tuesday night hits a level of hijinks that make us proud to be in the Bluest State, but the volume gets considerably turned up for the annual Miss Trannyshack Pageant. Held at the Regency Theater, the event has turned lavishly prime-time, and the performers pull out all the stops, investing in sophisticated props and presenting highly choreographed performances.More
The True San Francisco Experience
By Nancy Norstad (Oct 02, 2006)
Visiting San Francisco mid-week is a good excuse to take a nap after an early dinner and set your alarm for the witching hour. Every Tuesday, starting at midnight, the mischief unfolds at the [b]Stud Bar[/b], located in a no-man’s land area of South of Market (SOMA) on Harrison at 9th, with the antics of [b]Trannyshack[/b]. Trannyshack is the creation of one of our truly hallowed local characters, Helkina.More
An Illustrious History
By Nancy Norstad (Oct 02, 2006)
Founded in San Francisco in 1965, the Imperial Court is an entity similar to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and perhaps the Grand Council E. Clampus Vitus, or any number of secret societies historically borne out of humor, wit and the desire to party.More
The Right to Know
By Nancy Norstad (Oct 02, 2006)
The Entertainment Commission of the San Francisco City and County celebrated its third anniversary on July 1, 2006. Commissioners and leaders of the San Francisco Late Night Coalition reflect on their accomplishments as they reach a new apex in the learning curve of community service.More
A Rift Mended in 2006
By Nancy Norstad (Oct 02, 2006)
When the GLBT Historical Society announced itself thirty years ago, offering an official home to archive GLBT history as well as a museum and membership body, material started arriving in truckloads of hefty bags containing all the "memorabilia" that an average queen leaves when s/he dies. Discerning what was of value and what was not became the roll of the archivist on duty.More
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