S6E306 - Bonus Mixtape Episode with Shelley Novak aka Tommy Strangie
Miami drag icon Shelley Novak aka 'Tommy Strangie' joins us for another BONUS "Mixtape Episode", where we invite a special guest to curate a mixtape for our listeners and dig into their musical selections. At a time when drag performers - among others...
Miami drag icon Shelley Novak aka 'Tommy Strangie' joins us for another BONUS "Mixtape Episode", where we invite a special guest to curate a mixtape for our listeners and dig into their musical selections. At a time when drag performers - among others - seem to be under attack, Shelley's here to ask the question, "Why can't we all just listen to the music we love and get along??"
It's Shelley Novak's High School Musical 1985 Mixtape!
Songs discussed in this episode: English Summer - Eurythmics; Send Me An Angel - Real Life; Love Is A Stranger - Eurythmics; Dreaming - Blondie; Who's That Girl? - Eurythmics; Eighth Day - Hazel O'Connor; Doubleplusgood, It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) - Eurythmics; All The Pretty Girls - The Judys; Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics; Let's Go Crazy, The Beautiful Ones - Prince and the Revolution; Erotic City - Prince and the Revolution (with Sheila E); Sex Shooter - Apollonia 6; Gigolos Get Lonely Too - The Time; Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution; Purple Rain - Prince (live at Super Bowl XLI)
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tommy strangie AKA shelley novak
executive transvestite
Where did you grow up? In a little town called Saugus, which is just south of Boston. I think the name is Native-American for “I have to move the fuck out of here.” But it was the perfect Currier-and-Ives-type childhood. How long have you lived in South Florida? Since 1992. Why did you move here? After my first long-term relationship broke up, I had to reinvent myself. All of my friends from home had moved to South Beach, and they told me that if I had to start all over, that Miami Beach was the place to do it. When I first moved here, we all ended up living in the same building, and we joked that it was our very own little Melrose Place. New England is a great place to be a kid, but Miami is a great place to be an adult. What part of South Florida do you live in? South Beach—I’ve always lived in South Beach. What do you like most about living here? I love being immersed in the diverse culture, and I love the weather. I also love the gay community in South Beach. It’s really just a small town, since it’s only a few blocks long. We all have each other’s backs. What South Florida venue do you miss that’s gone? Well, I’ve watched them all come and go. Off the top of my head, it would have to be Crobar. I worked at the door there for the run of the club; it was seven years. Where do you hang out in South Florida, and why? when I want some down and “me” time, I sneak away to Twist. What’s something that’s unique about South Florida? I’ve lived in LA and Boston, and Miami, to me, has the perfect balance. It has the weather, interesting people, the be… Read More