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Queen Vixen

Don't argue with the Universe.

About Me

It is no coincidence that DOG is an anagram for GOD. Take a look into an animal's eyes and you will see divinity shining back at you. These banners will take you directly to just a few of the websites out there worthy of donations. Please give what you can and please take care of the animals around you! ..My name is Raffaele. I was raised in Michigan, I live in the East Village in NYC and have since the early '80's. I've worked in and managed some cool clubs, go-go danced on a few bars, starred in a few videos, traveled the world, sang in a coupla bands--the most famous being Cycle Sluts From Hell . I could kick your ass if I had to but I'm just not that pissed off anymore. Currently I am working as a feminist spy disguised as the Lingerie Buyer for Sex and the City's Patricia Field--much like Gloria Steinem in "A Bunny's Tale" but with more gays and less dignity. I am working on a book in my spare time and I am a total nerd bookworm. I have the most amazing boyfriend named Drew who says I am a cross between Eric Cartman and Scarlett O'Hara. I also have the greatest friends on the planet, a house full of animals and stories for days. I've spent some time peering into the abyss but lately I'm happy in the light. Honestly, life just keeps getting better.

Random Raff facts and FAQS:

First, I am very grateful for the loving attention that comes via myspace and really enjoy the connection it can bring. However, sometimes it's hard to keep up with the mail and comments, so it may take me a little while to get back to messages.


I am not a dominatrix! Yes, I look like one, and certainly have nothing against any sort of fetish lifestyle, and indeed have many friends who are involved in all sorts of games and careers along those lines. But I'm not interested in being anyone's mistress and humbly request that you refrain from sending photos of yourself in a diaper or a maid's uniform.

My life is a half-open book--you are welcome to ask whatever questions you like and most will be answered. However, if you are rude, uncouth, or obnoxiously invasive you will be deleted. I am a rock and roll bitch but abhor truly rude or unnecessarily unkind behavior. In other words—be nice and fucking polite, jerky.

I believe with all my heart that that anyone over the age of 12 caught riding a scooter on the sidewalks of NY (or any city, for that matter) should be elbowed into traffic.

I am regularly accused of being a gay man in a woman’s body, most often by gay men.

I am completely melodramatic but find unnecessary drama tedious.

I believe that friends are family that you choose yourself, and value my friendships very highly. I am very loyal and take it personally if someone hurts or harasses the people I love.

Wes Anderson films make me homicidal. I also have strong suspicions that Sarah Silverman could very well be the Guf spoken of in the Seventh Sign.

I am extremely territorial but working on it. In the meantime, it is wise to step lightly on my stuff, especially if there is alcohol involved.

Sometimes I am asked for my private beauty tips, so here is my number one myspace beauty secret, which I adhere to religiously: Post only the most flattering photos of yourself whenever possible.

I am nowhere near as cool as I pretend to be. My family, many of whom are also on myspace, will be more than happy to back this statement up with photos, diagrams, and tape recordings.

I hate people who say, “I never use the word 'hate'.” Shut the fuck up, Pollyanna.

No, I am not a full on vegan, but I try to eat vegan/vegetarian as often as possible because I believe it’s irresponsible and selfish not to--irresponsible to the animals who suffer to become our meals, to our environment which is damaged and ill-used by the raising/murdering of “livestock”, to our own bodies, and to our souls and energy bodies. I don't wish to cause suffering or bring the energy of suffering into my body. That being said, I am a work in progress and still prone to snatching bits of steak off of your plate when you aren’t looking.

I am an old school rock chick. Meaning that I prefer Aerosmith before they got clean, I loathe hipsters and the scene in Williamsburg makes me want to beat my head on the Brooklyn pavement. I also still think long hair looks hot on guys and believe that the White Stripes would sound great if Jack White acquired a good bass player and a real drummer. I yearn for the days when rock stars roamed the earth as plentiful as bison. I guess this is the long way of saying no, I’m very sorry but I am not interested in taking the L train to check out your new emo band.

I've been tattooed by Mike Ledger , Chris Garver , John Clue , some maniac at Hanky Panky in Amsterdam, and Louis Lombi.

34D, yes they’re real and thanks for the interest.

I am a powerful person. As are you.

My Interests

Boots with metal heels, pets, dark chocolate, decaf coffee w/soy creamer, manicure/pedicures, excessive makeup, riding shotgun, flattering photos, irony, sparkly things, being right, expensive bedding, black hair, cute rock boys with black hair, friends, brunch, hotel rooms, backstage cocktails, French soap, European lingerie, buying stuff, sleeping in, free time, clam spaghetti, coincidences. I also really like the host of Turner Classic Movies--Robert Osbourne, I find him very comforting.

I'd like to meet:


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Stewie Griffin, Jane Eyre... Actual people, not companies trying to sell me stuff. People who want to give me presents. Rock types, Zeppelin fans, Lemmy worshippers, freaks and faggots, animal lovers, people who don't think every single stupid item from the 80's is cool, boys w/black nail polish, angry girls, smart asses, wiseacres, geniuses and heavy readers.

PLEASE NOTE: I do not add collectors. I think the girl collectors on here are gross and the women who cultivate them pathetic, so if you're looking to pad your hooker list with me, don't bother. If you are an actual friend and I am forced to add your collecting ass I will take a trip to your page now and then to give you shit about your cheesy choices.


Please don't add me if you have a problem with my strong stance on animal rights.

Bands: If you don't know me really well, don't spam my comments with gig flyers or you will be deleted speedily and gleefully.
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Music:

Rock and roll Darling, rock and roll...

Movies:

American Beauty, Some Like It Hot, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Oh Brother Where Art Thou, Sunset Boulevard, A Place in the Sun, Pillow Talk, The Awful Truth, Three on a Match, Barbarella, Butterfield 8, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Cat People (first one but like the second one, too), La Belle et la Bete, Moonstruck, Nosferatu, Nosferatu the Vampyre (Kinski), Triplets of Belleville, Harold & Maude, Dummy, Secretary, It's a Wonderful Life, Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill, The Jerk, Polyester, Female Trouble, Foxes, Young Frankenstein, Spinal Tap, Monty Python & the Holy Grail, Anchorman, Cabaret, Clueless, Mean Girls, Chicago, All About Eve, The Women, Rosemary's Baby, Kill Bill 1 & 2, The Hunger, Shampoo, Sweet Charity, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Gene Wilder version), The Nightmare before Christmas, Titus, The Green Mile, The Gift, Sling Blade, Cleopatra (DeMille version), Edward Scissorhands, Almost Famous, West Side Story, Alien, Dangerous Liasons, The Age of Innocence, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, pretty much any decent period piece or anything with Cary Grant, Elizabeth Taylor or Marilyn Monroe, and all those crappy movies about 30's gangsters and showgirls like Cotton Club, plus a thousand more I can't think of right now...

Television:

Love it, hate it, love it, hate it.

Books:

Dickens, Austen, essentially anything Victorian, overwrought and written before the 20th Century. Bukowski. Whitley Streiber on occasion. Oh, and an endless parade of new age/metaphysical/ self-help/self-awareness authors so I'm fully prepared for the rapture.

Heroes:

We can be them. Just for one day.

My Blog

It went something like this...

And we remember it well.Thanks MIKE for posting this, thanks CLAYTON for having the foresight and stamina to document it for us. Can't wait to see this movie! ...
Posted by Queen Vixen on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:40:00 PST

Wednesday Awesomeness

 This chat is off the record Learn more Cancel Pat's assistant Ingrid:  GOOD MORNING!me:  good morning!Ingrid:  whoo hoooGET PSYCHEDToday is going ot be totally kick assme:  Y...
Posted by Queen Vixen on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:40:00 PST

Ignorance is Piss

One thing I absolutely cannot abide is people who take pride in their ignorance. Exhibit A: Another human behavior that I am overtired of is people whose comments re animal rights invariably veer t...
Posted by Queen Vixen on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:38:00 PST

Sunday Coffee Nonsense

Some totally random items...Mike and I took a stroll on Ludlow last night and it's worse than ever. Seriously, they should just change the name of the street to Fraternity Row. And I know my boss is p...
Posted by Queen Vixen on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:56:00 PST

Breakfast

Drew: I'm sorry I was so distracted yesterday.Me: It's okay...It's another woman, isn't it?Drew (rolling eyes): Yes, that's right, Mary. You found me out, it's another woman.Me: You're wracked with gu...
Posted by Queen Vixen on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:33:00 PST

Ooh Lordy

So I just took down that last blog bitching about sexist idiots in and around the metal scene because I inadvertently called out the cavalry on the wrong guy, the guy in the video rather than his moro...
Posted by Queen Vixen on Sat, 31 May 2008 12:19:00 PST

Why didnt you people warn me

...that the Museum of Natural History is teeming, riddled, overflowing, polluted, nee infested with swarms of screaming, screeching, running, slamming into you, blocking the exhibits, sticky-finger to...
Posted by Queen Vixen on Thu, 22 May 2008 01:51:00 PST

Socialista-lism

Holy Mother of God, my life is silly. So BLOODY SOCIAL played the Hiro Ballroom last week, yet another models and bottles kind of place that blot the landscape of NYC like so many craters on the mo...
Posted by Queen Vixen on Wed, 21 May 2008 12:59:00 PST

American Beauty

I had a telephone conversation with an ex of an ex (no, not that one) yesterday that felt like one of those pivotal times where things get clearer in a deeper way than usual. I told her things I shoul...
Posted by Queen Vixen on Thu, 08 May 2008 09:59:00 PST

Another Day in the Life

So I get a call from my esthetician friend MAYUMI who tells me her salon needs a pale woman who likes being pale for a special facial that will be filmed for television. She tells me it is a "brighten...
Posted by Queen Vixen on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:27:00 PST