When I saw the Shenanigan’s Mint Dairy Shake – Limited Edition – in the refrigerator case at Stewart’s, a few thoughts ran through my head: How does this taste? Could I write off the $2.19 as ‘research’ work? If I write this up and post it by Friday afternoon, can I (Stewart ice cream) scoop…
Category: Comedy
Brake Pads, Drag Queens, Yams, and Two Hours in a Semi-Abandoned Upstate Strip Mall
Car Maintenance Advice from a Drag Queen The following is a true story. Mavis offers a lifetime warranty on its brake pads. That’s what the guy told me. I visited the warranty page of their website and could not find any information on brake pad warranties. However, the guy told me that if I come…
Artist Talk: Mark Allen
It’s local election season and the races are on! Mark Allen’s recent Instagram post offered a commentary on a current Common Council race. Trixie’s List had a few questions. Trixie’s List: Why the President of the Common Council race? What prompted you? Mark Allen: I have no official connection to Margaret Morris’ run for Common Council president and…
Interview with Henry Hudson of The Rivertown Collective, Hudson’s New and Innovative Meme Account
The City of Hudson’s newest meme account has only two posts of today – but what two posts they are! The anonymous Instagram meme account produced an AI video highlighting the City of Hudson’s three mayoral contenders. If you do not have an Instagram account, you can watch the video here, on youtube: Trixie’s List…
Mark Allen’s Hudson, NY out/in list for 2025
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The Corn and The Fury
The following is a true story. When I first moved upstate, around 2006, I visited a gay bar in Albany (now closed) for their annual Holiday Party. There was table filled with trays of Little Debbie snack cakes and hot dogs. I lived in Manhattan’s East Village for about twenty years, graduated from NYU’s Film…
City of Hudson Building Permit Video – Q/A with Mark Allen and The Hudson Wail
Trixie’s List chatted with video producers Mark Allen and The Hudson Wail for a (virtual) tête-à-tête and asked a few questions about their recent video “Building Permit”. Trixie’s List: What was your inspiration? Mark Allen: There’s a lot of strong opinion about the businesses that open up in Hudson. We’ve noticed people treat businesses that…
Interview with Mark Allen – Are Hudson NY Sidewalks Safe for NYC Hipsters?
Q: The mannequins you used in your video are so real and lifelike, have you considered a career as a Disney Imagineer, working in animatronics? A: The subject of the video is Hudson’s growing sidewalk problem. An added gag was portraying Hudson’s “greatest resource” as wealthy entitled hipsters slumming upstate (represented by mannequins on wheels…
Gay Antique City
Gay Antique City drag show in Hudson, NY on Labor Day Weekend!Hudson Power Bottom Boat Club – between the Amtrak Station at the River$20 Cash/Venmo at the door – see poster below. Hope to see you there!-Trix Wigstock used to take place every year on Labor Day Weekend in Tompkins Square Park. Here’s some clips…
Bridge Street Theatre’s Uncle Vanya – A Wonderfully Miserable Existential Russian Dark Comedy
As you walk into the Bridge Street Theatre’s stage production of Anton Chekhov’s play, Uncle Vanya, you can buy a shot of vodka for $1. My suggestion is – take one. The vodka will help you handle the feeling of existential dread and misery that awaits you after watching this Russian “comedy”. I opted for…