Susie Bright's Journal

I'm Tanned, Rested, & Ready! — Susie's Little Cabinet Appointment

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:29:39 -0600

From The Nation today, Laura Flanders writes:President-elect Obama's not making the big policy appointments yet... But what if he did? Bush put an affirmative action opponent— the former dean of the Pat Robertson School of Government (I wish that was a joke- SB) in charge of The White House Office...

Susie on The Sexual State of the Union in Portland, Nov. 18

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:45:58 -0600

Oh goodie— I'm going to be in Portland, Oregon next week to speak at the State University, on "The Sexual State of the Union." I'm not waiting for the inauguration to give Obama & Co. my detailed agenda!I would love to see you there! Please introduce yourself to me, if...

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:35:10 -0600

Ballot Initiatives provide a wake-up call to the LGBT Community about Raceby Pam Spaulding from Pam's House BlendA giant snowball of a blame game is about to roll over and crush me as we wait for the final count in California on Prop 8. Who voted for Yes on 8...

I'm Calling It!

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:01:16 -0600

Turn Up the Volume! Surf's Up, Mr. President...I'm popping open the Dom. And yes, I still want to take your phone calls and post your thoughts. Feel free to call me, if you don't mind me being slightly smashed.UPDATE: I went downtown to celebrate... pretty rowdy for lil' Santa Cruz!...

Susie's Best News, Links, and Videos for Election Day

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:47:08 -0600

What's the most interesting TV, blogs, and newspapers that you're seeing today?Email me your picks and I'll post them here for our delectation!Greg pointed me to the essential Talking Points Memo, for a voting day story that sums it all up:"My polling place is at the fairgrounds in Southern Maryland,...

Call Me for Election Day!

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:07:05 -0600

Call Susie! Yes, call me, on Election Day! What's going on, chez toi? I will picking up the phone myself, and if it's busy, leave me your best voting day message/observation/story— I'll post it right here! Grandma Pat calls from Tennessee: Pat is 80, and she remembers the last time...

You DO Have a Hammer— Go Out and Use It!

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:04:10 -0600

If Debbie Can Do It in Heels and Chiffon, You Can Too!I just ran for an hour until I was sweating out of every pore.I'm going to need every last bit of endurance and endorphins today. It's a GORGEOUS sunny morning in Santa Cruz and I'm putting on my tiara...

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:35:28 -0600

Our First Place Winner of the Sarah Palin Costume Contest is.....Whitney White"Lil' Johnny McCain with Mommy Palin""I dressed as Sarah Palin and my son, Lincoln, was little John McCain."This ordeal started because I took a hilarious picture of Lincoln while he was pooping and posted it on the internet. One...

When Homophobia Becomes a Family Affair

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:49:16 -0600

You know how it is with best friends. You're like family. My dear friend from high school, Tracy, comes from a big family that has always made me feel like one of their daughters. Let's call them the Carlyles. The Carlyles are a gorgeous, gifted clan that settled in Oklahoma...

Calling All Lipstick Piggies— The End Draws Near!

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:49:16 -0600

It's November First, Lipstick Piggies. That means only twelve more hours to get your entry into the Sarah Palin Costume Contest! Send me a photo of yourself before midnight tonight, in your Vice Presidential Glory, and let me lavish you with praise and prizes!Now of course I dressed up as...

Studs Terkel, May 16, 1912 - October 31, 2008

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:12:13 -0500

Studs Terkel has taken his last turn at bat. "Take it easy, but take it..." No one ever said it better. "Blessed Be The Nation," from Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

Samantha Bee is Kicking Ass and Taking Names

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:12:13 -0500

This woman gets the feminist Oscar. I want to kiss the hem of her garment.

Pull Up Your PitBull Panties

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:11:15 -0500

Okay, bitches— put down the puck and pick up the Cherries in the Snow lipstick... it's time to prepare your entry to my Sarah Palin Halloween Costume Contest.I've already received photos from eager beavers who started parading around town in drag as early as two weeks ago. Sarah-cudas, I salute...

The Musical Inspiration for My New Book: The Erotic Treasury

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:49:34 -0500

Amazon.com Widgets Name that tune, you say? Okay, now name the erotic legend that goes with the tune...I have a new book out for the holidays, a fancy-pantsy slip-covered hardback called X: The Erotic Treasury, with forty stories from my favorite erotic literary fiction authors.I asked all my writers, "What...

No Shit, Sherlock

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:28:20 -0500

“There’s a real problem in what’s called the ‘white movement.’ "One, there’s a lot of people who are just mentally ill, and we deal with those a lot. "Number two, there are people who have serious sexual problems.”-- Bill White, current leader of the American National Socialist Workers Party, one...

The Princess of Nebraska

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:01:08 -0500

If you were planning to go see a new movie today, take off your slippers and prepare yourself to be blown away. This is the new feature-length film from Wayne Wang, which he is releasing as an original debut on YouTube, rather than the art-house theater circuit, where it normally...

Live Blogging the Last Presidential Debate - Obama & McCain

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:24:20 -0500

I've never live-blogged before. But I always wanted to try it. I guess this is the way you get wet...And as Jackie Gleason said, "Away We GO!"McCain:Shout-out to "our beloved Nancy Reagan." Yeah, you can just imagine what her astrologer has to say about this campaign.Obama:Looks directly into camera; McCain...

Susie's Screamin' Sarah Palin Costume Contest!

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:18:19 -0500

There is one gift that Governor Sarah Palin has bequeathed every American this year, no matter what their political beliefs— and that is The Best Halloween Ever!You're probably already twitching in your Tanning Bed— but to give you an extra incentive, I'm throwing a Screamin' Sarah Palin Halloween Costume Contest.I...

Che, He was "That One" — and Then Some

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:52:25 -0500

My longtime friend Spain has a new book out, a graphic biography of Che Guevara. It will enlighten quite a few people who only know the man's face by a t-shirt or a skateboard design.Spain's bio is meticulously researched, and the first time I saw it, when he was inking...

If You Could Watch Anyone Have Sex for an Hour…

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:41:27 -0500

Today, on my In Bed podcast, features three big topics: voyeurism, sexual myth-making, and uncircumcised men. Inspired by my sex advice guru, Cory Silverberg, I made myself honestly answer the question, "who would I like to watch having sex, if I could have my pick?" Frankly, Cory is my first...

Paul, I'm Glad You Missed the Bailout, But I Sure Miss You

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:29:49 -0500

“If you're playing a poker game and you look around the table and and can't tell who the sucker is, it's you.” Film clip from Cool Hand Luke, when Luke Jackson sings "Plastic Jesus" upon receiving the news of his mother's death.

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:02:43 -0500

Family Kleenex ®A Short Story by Briandaniel Oglesby Downstairs Bathroom— Family-size with Lotion contained in a plum-colored floral pattern box; 112 have been used.- 14 went to runny noses.- 17 went to bloody noses.- 5 went to wiping soap and grime from around the ceramic abalone dish full of tiny...

This Magic Moment

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:56:36 -0500

This is it, ladies and gentlemen. John McCain says he's suspending his campaign— and canceling the debate!— so he can get in his little clown car and go save the economy.Barney Frank: "It's the longest Hail Mary pass in the history of either football or Marys."Or as we say in...

My Little $1500 Sex Toy Basket Arrived at the Door...

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:13:28 -0500

A week ago, I got a call from some of the Chief Intoxicators at Babeland, telling me it was their 15th anniversary this month, and inviting me to celebrate with them. Well, of course! I have so many great Babeland memories, since the first time I visited their store in...

Susie's SexPosi Blog Carnival-- The Unforgettable 14

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:30:50 -0500

Behold— my first attempt at a Blog Carnival. The theme is sex positive radical thought, but it might be more accurately titled: "Sites I Couldn't Stop Thinking About, So I Had To Go Back and Look Again."In each case, it's not just the one posting that's remarkable; every writer/editor on...

In Bed... with Sarah Palin!

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:10:52 -0500

Are you ready for my All-Sarah, All-Sex, All-Alaska joyride? On my audio show this week, I get under the covers with "Caribou Barbie."What's up with Sarah's own story of pre-marital sex, drug binges, and teenage pandemonium? How does having a Down-syndrome baby qualify you as a role model for the...

The Great Before and After

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:00:24 -0500

When I look back on this year, 2008, one event besides the election will stick out in my mind: my physical transformation. I lost twenty-something pounds in the last four months. It's been quite a jolt.Last weekend I was a co-star of the halftime hula hoop show at the Roller...

Sometimes You Eat the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Eats You

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:13:28 -0500

The first thing I thought when I heard a foxy female governor from Alaska was anointed as the McCain's running mate was: "Wow, they didn't have single man on their short list who didn't have a freakazoid, wide-stance, hooker-party sex scandal on his rap sheet— they HAD to pick a...

R.U. Sirius: The Harsh Buzz of Senator Biden

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:15:22 -0500

Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden is arguably the most extreme drug warrior in the United States Senate since at least 1982. This story is by R.U. Sirius, from Don't Tase Me, Bro!Biden coined the mega-authoritarian phrase "drug czar" to describe the head of the White House Office of National...

Jon Bailiff's 50th Birthday!

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:35:56 -0500

Today is my baby's birthday! Fifty candles is quite a bonfire. Of course, I had to whip up a little "Jonny Too Good" Playlist: Amazon.com Widgets The Late John Garfield BluesJohn PrineHappy Birthday, Mister PresidentMarilyn Monroe(Sung to President John F. K.!)Did You Hear John Hurt?Dave Van RonkJoe Louis And John...

Blowjobs Among the Blossoms: The Floating World Revisited

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:37:55 -0500

Sex and mystery go together like sushi and wasabi— and Japan is a particular focus of Western erotic curiosity and yearning.This story and photography are by Donna George Storey, recalling her recent return trip to Japan, and her life there looking at "the floating world."I wrote about this curiosity in...

Those Unforgettable Lesbian Love Songs

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:17:02 -0500

Lesbian Pop historian Rabdrake has posted a remarkable contribution to the rarefied world of lesbian erotic music and video: The G2G Love Song List. All the songs are by female vocalists singing love songs to other women— "Not friendship love, but undisguised sensuality, an open expression of same-sex attraction."Every tune...

Andy Griffin: Bring Your Own Beer, Guns, & Drugs

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:59:49 -0500

August 18th was my birthday. I took a break from writing about food and farming to engage in a little sentimental reflection.This story is by Andy Griffin, my friend, a fellow author, and the organic farmer who provides all the veggies I eat!I’m thinking about the old black and white...

The Internal Clitoris— What a Woman's Cock Really Looks Like

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:33:53 -0500

If you told a man that his "penis" was nothing more than the head of his cock— his "glans"— he would laugh in your face. If he pitied you, he might tell you that there was an important aspect to the penis called the shaft, also the frenulum, and perhaps...

The Most Expensive Birth Control in the World

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:21:24 -0500

If you're planning to have penis/vagina intercourse in Ireland, bring an extra suitcase of Euros.... you will pay through the nose to protect yourself.Other destinations are more curious. Why is Houston the cheapest place in America to score a rubber? Does this have an Enron tie-in? This brilliant research and...

Sex Addiction: The Big Con

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:20:18 -0500

Susie Bright Interviews Sexologist Leonore TieferSexual Addiction: The Big Scam Download this free sample of In Bed with Susie Bright!Here's the iTunes link. Sexual theorist and therapist Dr. Leonore Tiefer is the leading challenger of the standard medical practice of using Viagra and other Big Pharm "miracle pills" to deal...

Susie Goes to the State Capitol to Break Up the Budget Impasse!

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:42:59 -0500

Well, hell, I tried! ;-)Here's the real story: During an auction to support my hometown public radio station, KUSP, I went into a bidding frenzy to win a date to spend the day with the Assemblyman for our district, John Laird— who is, with much wailing and gnashing among his...

Hobo Bill's Last Ride

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:28:39 -0500

Today, in honor of my mom and dad's birthdays, (August 12th and 13th, respectively) here's a playlist I made while I was on the train to Santa Fe last week. There is nothing like the percussion of a locomotive to set your mind to music!I learned a lot of these...

Susie's SexPosi-FemiNisty Blog Carnival-- With Sticky Treats and Prizes!

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:23:21 -0500

Hey guess what? I'm hosting my very first Sex-Posi blog carnival! Send me your nominations by August 20th, and let's knock everyone's eyes out...This carnival, inaugurated in March, has a very long name: The Feminist Carnival of Sexual Freedom and Autonomy! Some of my favorite bloggers have been hosting this...

Spend Your Last 9 Months Floating— Finish Off as an Orgasm!

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:33:53 -0500

I found out from Paul Krassner that George Carlin's daughter, Kelly, quoted my obit during her family memorial. I'm so touched! It's just not the same without him around. Carlin had the most perfect last words on dying:"The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean,...

French Bitch, Rocket Rascal, Brokeback Cowboy: My Fabric Stash

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:16:15 -0500

Before I started sewing, I thought a “stash” was a secret bag of illicit drugs. An ounce of pot, two tabs of something psychedelic, the hash oil lint from a Navaho rug... that’s a stash.Now that I have an an attic, a closet, and the floor under two beds crammed...

This Photo is the Story of My Life

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:36:01 -0500

Yes, this is an advertisement, from a 1941 magazine spread. I won't spoil the surprise, or reveal what the "product" is, until you read the rest of the ad, here, at the blog I'm Learning to Share. After you see the whole story of "Little Mary's Complaint," come over to...

Sex Advice for New Parents Who Wonder If They'll Ever Do It Again

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:56:54 -0500

m I just came back from summer camp: Camp It Up! to be exact. It's a family camp for gay/bi/lesbian tribes and their friends— a lot of floatin'-down-the-river, horse-riding, BBQ-chowing, fun. Every time someone recognized me in the bathroom line, they'd say, in hushed tones: "Are you doing a workshop,...

The Questions No One Ever Asks About Open Relationships

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:32:03 -0500

Susie Bright Interviews Tristan Taormino: What's the Deal with "Open" Relationships?Download this free sample of In Bed with Susie Bright!Here's the iTunes link.Tristan Taormino, Vivid Video's celebrated movie maker, author of Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women and editor of the Best Lesbian Erotica series, has done it again:...

Going Off The Rails

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:32:03 -0500

The train conductor on the Pacific Surfliner takes my ticket and asks me if I’d like a glass of Chardonnay or Cabernet. I'm sinking into my gigantic seat, like Chairy on Pee Wee's Playhouse, and I can’t quite catch what he's said, because Anthony, the Club Car barman, is on...

Elizabeth Pisani on Sex, Drugs, and AIDS

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:20:45 -0500

Today, on my In Bed podcast, we look into the politics of AIDS, and why "telling the big lies" is endemic to every funding and policy opportunity. I interview author and epidemiologist Elizabeth Pisani about her new book The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels and the Business of AIDS— a...

Sick.

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:59:25 -0500

Whew.And I'm not even talking about the movie, which exceeds all expectations.This may be the most powerful movie poster I've ever witnessed. It goes beyond the subject material entirely. It's a political poster, masquerading as a film promo. The Joker goes meta. The product aspect drops away, and what we're...

The History of "Black" and "Inter-racial" Porn Videos

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:59:44 -0500

Yesterday I heard from a feminist PhD candidate who is looking into the history of black actresses in porn. To my amazement, she'd discovered that a million years ago (1986!) I'd written a story about the phenomenon of "black and inter-racial" videos in the porn biz for Adult Video News....

Please Don't Oogle My Man Boobs

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:40:04 -0500

Today, on my In Bed podcast, I look at an online project from Susannah Breslin that offers men a confidential posting forum to talk about their experiences with prostitutes. It's sort of like "Post Secret" for turning tricks.Letters From Johns has real responses from regular guys. Letters from Working Girls...

The Spitting Truth with Chelsea Girl

susie@susiebright.com (Susie Bright) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:37:45 -0500

Interview with Sex Blogger, Chelsea Girl Download this free sample of In Bed with Susie Bright!Here's the iTunes link.Susie talks with legendary sex blogger, "Chelsea Girl." They discuss "viscous porn-starry spit," stripteasing your way to a scholarly interest in Victorian erotica, and Chelsea's always-revealing web diary, Pretty Dumb Things. If...