for our esteemed commentator, Silliyak

Iris Uber Alles drew this portrait of Frowsty, her cat, and Al, Lola's skinny cat who is allegedly allergic to his own teeth:



This is Silliyak's "prize" for winning the Give Iris A Catchy Nomme du Blog contest. She has become quite taken with the name "Iris Uber Alles" and uses it often. It reminds me of the Dead Kennedys' song, "California Uber Alles." (Incidentally a dear friend and esteemed hairdresser of mine, the formidable Michele, was romantically involved with East Bay Ray of the Dead Kennedys for years. She once brought E.B. Ray to my old apartment on a Christmas Eve, where he broke a wineglass and remarked casually, "Well, it's not as if it was fine crystal." It actually was the last crystal wineglass from a set from Tiffany's, now all extinct, alas (I don't think there's a thing in this house which could properly be called "fine crystal", sigh. I love the sound made by pouring water into really good crystal, but that's a pleasure for people with more disposable income and fewer children). Ray also demanded that I demonstrate that I was capable of actually walking in my fetish shoes with the six inch heels I'd bought in London, which I did. That was the closest I personally came to a rock and roll lifestyle other than being tongue kissed by Genesis P-Orridge: broken glasses and fetish shoes with an aging rock star, courtesy of my dear hairdresser).