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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Queen of the Damned

posted by on November 28 at 8:30 AM

This one’s for all the Mark “Mom” Finley haters…

Guess what, guys? There are worse drag queens out there—really. The French police have arrested a drag performer for the murders of 18 “mainly homosexual men” in Alsace and Paris. So cut Mark some slack, huh? He may not be all that funny and he’s had his own legal troubles… but he hasn’t actually killed anybody.

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How do you know he hasn't killed anybody?

Posted by Mr. Poe | November 28, 2007 8:56 AM
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Didnt Mark rip off Chicken soup back in da day?

Posted by SeMe | November 28, 2007 8:57 AM
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When they make the movie I hope they don't ask Robin Williams to play him in the American version. Nathan Lane would be great in the part though, I am sure.

Posted by inkweary | November 28, 2007 8:58 AM
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I see a great opportunity for a horror movie.

Or a musical.

Posted by boxofbirds | November 28, 2007 9:20 AM
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@3: I don't think anyone is ever going to make a movie about Mark Finley.

Posted by Aislinn | November 28, 2007 9:34 AM
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It's so odd reading 'Drag Queen'... like it's not an every day term. Freaky.

Posted by Phelix | November 28, 2007 9:58 AM
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@5, I was referring to the movie "La Cage Au Folles" which was well-acted and charming in its original French version and dreary and embarrasing in the American remake. Then by extension French drag queen who does something really heinous and American drag queen who does things that are merely annoying.

Posted by inkweary | November 28, 2007 10:03 AM
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@3- yes they are! I'm making a movie right now based on the life of Mark mom Finley entitled "MOM-Zilla!!! Revenge of the Seattle Gay Community!" Filmed in Foul-O-Rama! With a cast of thousnads of course...
see: MOMZILLA

Posted by Alan | November 28, 2007 10:20 AM
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Well... I am not aware of anyone who was actually outright "murdered" by Mark FInley- unless you count people he may or may not have infected with HIV, however- he has "KILLED" a show or two... or three or ten... (insert triple digit number of your choice)...

Posted by Lil'Boy Blue | November 28, 2007 10:25 AM
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were the "partially homosexual" victims autogynophiles?

because they're everywhere these days - the last repressed minority.

except for hillbillies.

Posted by max solomon | November 28, 2007 10:29 AM
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If I ever see Mark Finley doing his Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?/Bohemian Rhapsody mashup performance again, I'll kill him.

Posted by Gitai | November 28, 2007 10:35 AM
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Mark Finley has told many, many, attractive young naive twinks that he has a stalker and that he needs to have an escort- especially he must be escorted home after his tired drag shows. This always leads to "come up for a drink" etc. etc. Who is to say (or not) that a rape drug (was or wasn't) involved? I've heard rumors... just sayin'

Posted by Steven | November 28, 2007 10:42 AM
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I think Mark Finley's swell. Sure, there are rumors and shit, but I don't know if they're true and I don't care. Maybe he made mistakes, or even big mistakes, but he's atoned for those sins by putting up with criticism and continuing to hold out as one of the few drag queens in town worth watching. Mark's done a lot of good stuff for the queers in this town year after year, and -- like most folks who help us queers -- he's been the target of jealous bile and vitriol. I've never known a Finley hater who wasn't batshitcrazy. And even if Mark Finley is a little nutty himself, it's a good nutty.

Posted by Dominic Holden | November 28, 2007 10:43 AM
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Alan @8 if you were the creator of that poster, I would love a copy, it was slamtastic! BTW it was @5 who questioned anyone ever making a movie of Mark F. Now , how do I get that poster?

Posted by inkweary | November 28, 2007 10:44 AM
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@13 Ummm... Someone who fakes having AIDS and then is caught stealing from the AIDS charity's he is supposed to be helping is not a "big" mistake- It is an unforgivable mistake! He has made a mockery of the AIDS epidemic with his duplicity and self serving behavior. Everything about him is a lie. And frankly, the only batshit crazy people are the people who have been manipulated by finley into believing that he is actually a "swell" person. There are too many witnesses to confirm otherwise...

Posted by MemyselfandEYE | November 28, 2007 10:53 AM
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MemyselfandEYE @ 15. Throw out the bathwater and get over it.

Posted by Dominic Holden | November 28, 2007 10:56 AM
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#15

Thumbs up.

It appears you are the only one to remember the truth about this scumbag.

Posted by ecce homo | November 28, 2007 11:03 AM
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@5,

The Hollywood remake of La Cage had one thing going for it: Dan Futterman. He played the son with a hell of a lot more depth. His asshole behavior could be attributed to the legitimate fear of losing his fiancee. The French actor presented the character as not much more than a plain old asshole, perfectly content to tell one of his fathers to scram.

Posted by keshmeshi | November 28, 2007 11:10 AM
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Okay now I'm laughin--that's the measure of slack for Drag Queens, that AT LEAST they havent MURDERED a person, only a long list of songs.

Posted by andy niable | November 28, 2007 11:13 AM
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Come on folks, petty minds talk about people; can't we get back to ideas?

Posted by Sargon Bighorn | November 28, 2007 11:20 AM
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Remember that tired old African American Drag Queen in the film "Paris IS Burning"? Apparently he/she had the mummified body of a trick locked in a trunk (in the closet-LOL!). They didn't find the body till the old queen finally died (of AIDS). Who knows what ugly (and how could it be anything but ugly?) things they'll find in Mark mom Finleys closet once he finaly passes away from whatever disease he claims to have and not have? LOL! The Mummy and the Drag Queen

Posted by IMAdrgQ | November 28, 2007 11:27 AM
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@ 20
Informed people talk about other people! How else are people going to warn eachother about evil old drag queens?! LOL!

You are probably the person who didn't "talk" about Daniel Tavares- the guy who shot Brian and Beverly Mauck. Apparently the an FBI agent knew about him and never warned the local authorities. Hmmm, was it you?

Posted by Lola | November 28, 2007 11:35 AM
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@ 13 and 16

Dominic Holden - you must be stoned yet again...

Posted by Lil'Boy Blue | November 28, 2007 11:49 AM
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Mark Finley is not a drag queen! He's a DRAG CLOWN! Clearly he is the demonic "love abortion" of "JP Patches" and his sidekick "Gertrude"!

Don't insult drag queens by including him in their club!

JP and Gertrude

Posted by Madge-YoursoakingINIT! | November 28, 2007 11:54 AM
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Lil'Boy Blue @ 23. I'm not stoned. But if you were, you might come up with a more original insult, you batshitcrazy Mark Finley bandwagon lemming.

Posted by Dominic Holden | November 28, 2007 11:59 AM
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@25
Dominic Holden... Oh yes- he's most certainly stoned... LOL!

">BUSTED STONER!!!

Posted by Lil'Boy Blue | November 28, 2007 12:09 PM
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@25
Dominic Holden... Oh yes- he's most certainly stoned... LOL!

BUSTED STONER!!!

Posted by Lil'Boy Blue | November 28, 2007 12:11 PM
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Wow, that bio really needs to be updated.

Posted by Dominic Holden | November 28, 2007 12:19 PM
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A lecherous Sex predator of a drag queen if there ever was one! Run pretty young twinks, run! It's Mom-Zilla!!!

From Finley's Myspace page:

"I'm actually very picky. Like most romantic Leos I'd love a guy to sweep me off my feet and make me feel like I'm the only one they want or need... I enjoy going out and getting to know someone - without my "work clothes" on and a bar full of people vying for my attention! Apparently I'm full of fascinating stories that keep young men enthralled, excited and eager! Why not find out for yourself? "

YIKES!!!!

Posted by Run_ it's Mom-Zilla!!! | November 28, 2007 1:14 PM
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And it gets better! Remember the “I’m actually very picky” quote?

Again, from Finley's Myspace page:

“if you just want some cheep tawdry online affair with no strings attached, no words need be spoken and merely for the sole purpose of experiencing unbridled passion that has been known to leave men weak & begging for more, others unable to put the experience into words, and finally - broken beds and hearts all around the globe! So, yeah - I'll do ya!”

Oh, double YIKES!!!

Posted by Run_it's Mom-Zilla!!! | November 28, 2007 1:16 PM
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He lists his age at "29" ya know...

Posted by Madge-YoursoakingINIT! | November 28, 2007 1:18 PM
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You should see any one of his THREE ManKUNT... Oh, Er, I mean ManHunt pages...

Posted by Lil'Boy Blue | November 28, 2007 1:20 PM
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Not only is "Mom" creepy, he is surrounded by his "boys" who are generally the rudest, bitchiest, most self entitled group of young gay assholes that I've ever had the displeasure of coming in contact with.

They're made for each other!

Posted by Richard | November 28, 2007 2:47 PM
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Wow. I can't believe how long I had to scroll to get to the bottom of this. Mom has her faults, but she has been through more than any of you bitches and she has earned the right to be nutty. I agree with Dom tho, every Mom hater I've ever met has been batshitcrazy. Oh wait look at how long this ignorant commenting has gone on? Who sent this to me anyway? Mom is fine. It's y'all who suck.

Posted by Kyle | November 28, 2007 5:29 PM
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@ 34

If by "nutty" you mean lecherous, sleazy, dishonest, manipulative, self obsorbed and thieving- well I guess he's NUTTY- props for that... (projectile vomiting as I type)

AND

A lot of people have gone through unimaginable hardships but didn't end up like Finley...

@ 24

Love the quote!

"he is the demonic "love abortion" of "JP Patches" and his sidekick "Gertrude"

Can I borrow that?

Posted by PrideBoye | November 28, 2007 5:51 PM
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Seriously, stop the Mom hate. As a twink who met mom years ago i can tell you that all that stuff about him preying on young boys etc etc is just bull shit. Maybe he likes the company and attention of young men...umm excuse me, being in Seattle long enough to know...all you old queens do, so shut the fuck up.

Mark has never been anything but a kind and caring person. The sheer ridiculous nature of these mom-zilla posters and what not just show what lengths people have to go to in order to come up with anything bad about him. If you can't come out in public, say who you are and be held accountable..you don't have any ground to stand on.

And Dan...you shouldn't throw stones. There are quite a few stories about you as well that don't make you come off lookin so good when it comes to attention whoring.

Posted by Hunter | November 28, 2007 9:36 PM
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wow. you're all a bunch of acid spewing little shits, aren't you?
With the city full of bug chasers, barebackers that pass the hiv around like it's a game of Duck Duck Goose, passive-aggressive, self-loathing mincers, you all cannot tell me that the most important topic to wallow in is the social life of a 40 something drag queen who's doing little more than trying to live an interesting life. I seriously doubt she has any more or less issues than the rest of us, and her only real fault is that her issues get to be everyone else's gossip, while your issues barely make it out of the GAP employee break room.
Let's all find something truly interesting to spew some acid about, shall we?

Posted by jd... | November 28, 2007 9:37 PM
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Really! Mark finley is a tired old washed up drag queen and isn't worthy of anyones attention. It is a fact that he is a thief. It is a fact that he is a CHRONIC liar. And a person like that doesn't deserve to be discussed, just flushed down the toilet, swimming with the turds where he belongs...

Posted by Clayton | November 29, 2007 9:19 AM
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Hey JD- Mark Finley is the most notorious HIV spreader in the city! He has been a notorious bath-house whore and his been a fixture of the bath-house scene for decades! How do you think he caught the HIV? And who knows how many people he has infected with it?!! All you have to do is look at his lecherous MYSPACE page or any one of his 3 (3!!!) Manhunt profiles- all of which do not disclose his HIV status. ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING!

Posted by Lil'Boy Blue | November 29, 2007 9:26 AM
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Ummm... I don't work for the Gap!

Posted by Madge-YoursoakingINIT! | November 29, 2007 9:28 AM
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I'm not defending Mark or anything he has or hasn't done, what I'm saying is that I'm appalled at the acidity you are directing at something you probably have little control over nor has much greater implications than petty Wednesday afternoon fodder.
And by sensationalizing any type of discussion with obnoxious allusions such as "swimming with turds," and elevating the debate with improper usage of ALL CAPS, only shows lack of civility rather than actually making a point.

Posted by jd... | November 29, 2007 11:58 AM
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A drag queen who lies about his age (he says he's 29) put's up lecherous sex profiles on GAYDAR.COM and MANHUNT.NET and then fishes for dates or "cheap tawdry affairs" with "young men enthralled, excited and eager" on MYSPACE.COM- and never discloses his HIV status, is pure 100% certifiable trash! He is obviously luring innocent and naive young gay men into his web of lies and promises- never being forthcoming with the truth. This is clearly someone that should be avoided- and certainly a person that people need to be warned about. And that is the least of his crimes... Did you get that point? And see! No inappropriate caps were used... Sheesh!

Posted by Steven | November 29, 2007 12:19 PM
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There is a reason they call gay people "family" MOM, you have a lot of kids here on the gay Capitol Hill of the USA, and nobody messes with MOM's kids and no one messes with MOM! Rock On!

Posted by William Knight | November 30, 2007 6:59 PM
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Hey William- I have news for you- Get away while you still can! Run it's Mom-Zilla!!!

As for your "no one messes with "mom (Zilla)" comment- oh yes they do (see above), that is if you call speaking the truth about someone "messing with them"... Stupid brainwashed twink...

Posted by RICK | December 1, 2007 3:22 PM
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Uhhh, William needs to read the following:

MOM-ZILLA!!!

STOLE FROM LIFELONGAIDAALLIANCE

Posted by Lil' Boy Blue | December 1, 2007 4:00 PM
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Foul-O-Rama is right! LOL!

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Posted by ofjkz wckeqnoyb | December 7, 2007 9:37 PM
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Wasn't Divine Mark's drag mother? Seems to me that was his best claim to fame when he moved to Seattle back in the early 90's. But what Divine got away with Mark certainly can not. He's not as funny as Divine, and doesn't have the same camp appeal. But really, who cares? Why is everyone being so dramatic about his downfall? He's no Tammy Faye, sweethearts. Just another drag queen. Certainly not any worse than Savage, who hasn't been funny for years apart from the shock value of his appearances on mainstream TV-- the shock coming from their lower standards in letting him appear, not from anything revolutionary he had to say. Anyway, I think the "get over it" line of reasoning is the wisest.

Posted by Cookie | December 8, 2007 4:38 AM

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