This evening the company I work for, Peabody Interiors, hosted an LGBT fundraiser. After working the day shift, our Peabody's team stayed for the shindig. We were supposed to show people around and put in plugs for Peabody's, in general grease the socializing wheels, but enthusiasm and interaction spontaneously exploded as soon as a good number of LGBT benefactors showed up! (Karen Valentine above & below with Lisa)
Among those attending were members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, an organization of gay men who dress in nun drag and provide meaningful service to the LGBT communities where they have chapters. As the spokesperson, Karen Gotzler, for the Milwaukee LGBT chapter informed the group, the need is great as LGBT members of the community still suffer discrimination and hardship at unacceptable rates.
On display were the paintings of Ramon Pablo Vidali and among his collection were a group of now iconic canvases depicting artistic renderings of members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.
The first item of Hazel Moon Magic involved the fact that the head of Peabody's found out about our book and offered to host a book signing soiree on the same lush level as the LGBT affair! While walking around, one of the first people I met just happened to be a twin and an interior designer--JUST LIKE ME! We shared stories about the magic of having a twin...how close we were to our twin sisters, and yet how different we can be. Then, I ran into several former colleagues who, upon hearing about our book, volunteered their considerable gifts to the cause of finding a wide audience for Hazel Moon!
Then, for those of you who've read the book or read this blog and our publisher's blog, remember how November had an apartment above a funeral parlor...well, I met one of the attendees and learned he had an apartment over a funeral parlor and he invited me to come there to take a look!
Another attendee was wearing some sparkly jewelry and while we talked I learned she collects rainbow jewelry and her favorite color pattern is the sequence of colors in a rainbow! In Hazel Moon rainbows are a recurring element that comes up again and again!
I met the drummer of the two-piece band that entertained during the evening, Mrs. Fun. She was delighted to see me, said how Lori and I had been fans of hers for so long, and hearing of our book, was so enthusiastic about supporting us at our upcoming book launch party!!
All in all, it was another magical night of many memorable Hazel Moon Connections!!
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