The streets literally went completely glittery when Manuel and his friends showered all the crowds the entire length of the Parade route of the P Town Carnival this year. queerguru caught up with him later to find out his story.
Amongst all the merriment of P Town’s Carnival , two brothers from Chicopee, Massachusetts created their own tribute to the victims killed in Pulse Nightclub, Orlando by adding a 49 foot train that containing 49 butterflies on their 80’s supermodel dress. queerguru caught up with them after the Parade.
Last summer Rik Ahlberg and queerguru covered ‘CandyLand’ P.Town’s Carnival for P.T.V. On the eve of this year’s Carnival ‘Back To The ’80’s’ here is a very brief look at some of the things + people we came across when we went looking for candy on Commercial Street.
PURL is the first new knitting and yarn store in P.Town for the past 40 years, and Ryan Cooke the creative force behind this new venture talks to queerguru for P.T.V. about why he is going to make this the Town’s new destination for knitting newbies and seasoned sweater makers alike. Ryan assures us (with a big smile on his face) that this new knitting phenomena is just as popular with (cute) men as it is with ladies of a certain age.
After we learn all about his speciality yarns we catch up with some members of an unofficial knitting circle that meets at Joe’s Coffee Shop in P Town every afternoon.
Varla Jean Merman has a very dirty laugh. We managed to grab some alone time (well, with our cameras) with this Southern Gal turned Super Star who regaled us with (some of) the dirt from her summer starring in her hilarious new show ‘A Little White Music’ at the Arthouse in P.Town. Miss Merman admits that she is a lady who just cannot say ‘no’ ( and we are not talking about her hot new beau Jessie), as she said yes again to Ryan Landry and is co-starring with him in his parody ‘Brown Is The New Pink’, plus directing Well Strung in their new summer show too.
Now in her 18th year performing in P Town, Varla Jean Merman is considered ‘Royalty’ by the crowds who pack her shows every night, but that still doesn’t stop het acting less of a lady when the mood takes her. Check out the interview and you’ll see just why P Town cannot get enough of this disarmingly charming 6’2′ redhead hunk in a frock.