Factoid

[twirlgrrl]

I did not know this! Remember the video for the Tubes' "She's a Beauty?" It was pretty weird to me when I was a kid. In fact, it's still weird--check it out on YouTube. Sadly, you only get one small glimpse of Vince. But the factoid: Alexis Arquette's in it. He's the boy on the funhouse ride. Whoa! He was 12; it was 1982.

Alexis was part of a group that Robert Taylor hung out with briefly in Hollywood, so I met him a couple of times. He was really fun and actually kindof nice at that time, especially for a Hollywood kid with famous siblings.

I just looked him up on Wikipedia and it looks like she's now female. She was more of a drag queen for many years; I didn't realize she was actually trans. Apparently she made a movie about her transition. Now I have to see it!

EDIT: The movie is saveable on Netflix, but they don't know when it will come out. More I-didn't-know-that roles for Alexis: "The guy who comes out of the bathroom" in Pulp Fiction, and one of the TV-show cops in Spun. Spun, BTW, was a very good movie, but only if you have some familiarity with the subject matter and/or if you have a high tolerance for dark, ugly, fast-action movies.

Comments

[slinksgirl.livejournal.com]

Those crazy Arquettes...Alexis is in a music video and Rosanna is THE "Roseanna" by Toto. They're everywhere!

[twirlgrrl.livejournal.com]

They are!!

[ninjalie.livejournal.com]

You know everyone :p

[twirlgrrl.livejournal.com]

:p back--I do not!!

[ninjalie.livejournal.com]

0_o I just got off the phone with my mom after not being able to sleep all night *grog* That was a trip. I might write about it if I don't force myself to forget the whole thing lol.

[twirlgrrl.livejournal.com]

Wow! Do write about it if you can make yourself!

I'm jumping in the shower for work RIGHT NOW or I would call you. Get some sleep & let's talk later.

[jennifergroovy.livejournal.com]

I love the Arquettes, especially Patricia.

I absolutely remember that video. I saw The Tubes live in *um, thinking* 1982 or '83. I was in the front row and I caught an autographed album (by the "Tube-ettes," not the band) that I still have somewhere. It was also the first time I ever saw a cordless microphone. Such a big deal back then.

[twirlgrrl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, and Patricia was the one who married my homeboy Nic for a time! I like her crooked front tooth. Rosanna always bugged me for some reason but she's a good actress and I've liked her in some of her film roles.

Cordless mic, woo! Front row, double woo! :D My first live concert wasn't until 1984--Prince's Purple Rain tour. I was also in the front row. My mind was completely blown.

[jennifergroovy.livejournal.com]

My sister was so in love with Nic. I too love crooked front teeth, especially hers. I have a dear friend that looks a lot like her, tooth and all. I like Roseanna, she's a bit quirky.

My first live concert was in 1976, Paul McCartney & Wings. I was twelve and my dad took me. I held his hand.