The Go-Out Girls (Ep 582 - Alaska Thunderf*ck/Rocky Horror)

Like everyone on Earth, I’ve been looking back at the work of both Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, in absolute awe of everything they gave us. For this week’s episode of The Sewers of Paris, we’re revisiting an interview that touched on both Dolly and Tim: My 2018 conversation with the drag performer who now goes by Alaska, and her longtime friend and collaborator Jeremy Mikush. We talk about all about their early influences, watching Rocky Horror together on a little laptop screen, and also the creation of the Alaska drag-sona, the time they sang Dolly Parton songs so loud the cops were called, and also how Alaska bombed her first audition for Drag Race.

We’ll have that interview in a moment. First a quick heads up that I’ll be a guest at the pop culture convention Ancient City Con in Florida next weekend, September 25, 26, and 27. I hope to see you there!

And! I have a new video up on YouTube about Dolly Parton’s surprising connection to the gay community… and I have a video coming this weekend about the many ways in which Tim Curry shaped our lives.