Liz Taylor Week April 26 1990

San Francisco Sentinel April 26, 1990 Street Talk Liz Taylor Week By Doris Fish Sentinel Arts Writer It’s not really, or at least not officially Elizabeth Taylor Week, except at my boyfriend’s house where we spent Earth Day watching Liz’s sixties environmental epic, “The Sandpiper”. What a great movie! My boyfriend thinks she’s…

My Mother Mildred May 10 1990

San Francisco Sentinel May 10, 1990 Street Talk My Mother, Mildred By Doris Fish Sentinel Arts Writer My mother, Mildred, and Marilyn Monroe shared a birthday, though Mil is three years older. They also shared a slight physical resemblance which I inherited to an uncanny degree. Unfortunately, Marilyn died, and Mildred married my…

Sin City May 17 1990

San Francisco Sentinel May 17, 1990 Street Talk Sin City By Doris Fish How could I sink so low as to lip-synch to ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” and yet still have it be one of the high spots at that low dive, DNA? When housework seems suddenly attractive and the flared old sequined…

Oh George You Poor Miserable Thing May 24 1990

San Francisco Sentinel May 24, 1990 Street Talk Oh George, You Poor Miserable Thing By Doris Fish (Note from Tree (transcriber) Included at the end is the article Doris refers to: ‘Get a Life’ by George Buchanan, originally published in the Bay Times. TW: Nasty and hurtful comments about drag. George Buchanan is…

A Quiet Dressy Evening May 31 1990

San Francisco Sentinel May 31, 1990 Street Talk A Quiet, Dressy Evening By Doris Fish I pride myself on being very sophisticated and broad minded, but even I saw some things that surprised me last week. The host Mr. Bob Davis, a big handsome straight musician, greeted his guests in a purple…

Birthday Boy June 14 1990

San Francisco Sentinel June 14, 1990 Street Talk Birthday Boy By Doris Fish Before I regale you with “The Phil Ford Party Saga”, I must clear up slight blurring of the facts from a few weeks ago. It seems I suggested that my good, good friend Miss X was a lush! Not in…

Hideous Old Queen July 12 1990

San Francisco Sentinel July 12, 1990 Street Talk Hideous Old Queen By Doris Fish For once I don’t mean Miss X; I’m referring to the Queen I see in the mirror. Yes, I admit it, I’m no spring chicken. It doesn’t seem that long ago. I was carelessly calling anyone who…