#RockStarLife: Coffee Break

For this summer check-in espresso shot episode, I dive into why I am loving The Real Housewives of Orange County and The Real Housewives of Dubai on Bravo right now. But first, I give a summer update on some paranormal adventures I have been having and I announce my newest project, “The Paranormal Realm: Beyond the Lore”, my newest art exhibition opening at The Galleries at CCBC on Halloween!! Enjoy!! Also, I am still on Summer Hiatus and will be checking back in shortly… so make sure you stay subscribed to the podcast feed and I will be returning with Season Two this September. COVER ART “Paranormal Rockstar Artist” Support the Show. Make sure to subscribe as new episodes drop mostly every Thursday with solo Espresso shots dropping every so often and leave a 5 star review!!! https://rockstarlifecoffeebreak.buzzsprout.com For more information about me, Zenobia Darling, go to www.ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com! #RockStarLife: The Art Blog Explore the creative human behind drag superstar Zenobia Darling!

For Today’s SEASON ONE FINALE espresso shot solo episode, I get into all the funny and infamous moments that make The Real Housewives of Orange County’s Kelly Dodd, in my opinion, one of the greatest Real Housewives of all time. She truly is one of my favorites, and I get into all of it, but before I get into her, I talk about the Danielle/Jennifer fight on RHONJ and the drama happening with Kenya Moore leaving RHOA. Enjoy and remember, I am a drag queen stand up comic and theater scholar making comedy and theatrical observations about a character on a reality tv show... it isn't that serious so don't send hate to anyone. Also, I am going on a summer hiatus and will be back in a few weeks with Season Two but make sure you stay subscribed to the feed as if anything nutzo happens in pop culture, I will be doing sporadic espresso shots about it!!! COVER ART “Queen Kelly Dodd makes RHOC work” Support the Show. Make sure to subscribe as new episodes drop mostly every Thursday with solo Espresso shots dropping every so often and leave a 5 star review!!! https://rockstarlifecoffeebreak.buzzsprout.com For more information about me, Zenobia Darling, go to www.ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com! #RockStarLife: The Art Blog Explore the creative human behind drag superstar Zenobia Darling!

For this espresso shot solo episode, I get into the fabulousness and high theater of Lady Gaga’s Chromatica Ball Film recently released on HBO MAX… and is a must-watch. But before I queen out in all my Little Monster fury, I live watch the New Real Housewives of Orange County Season 18 Trailer and react to what looks like an amazing season of RHOC. Enjoy!!! COVER ART "Not Alice... Lady Gaga" Support the Show. Make sure to subscribe as new episodes drop mostly every Thursday with solo Espresso shots dropping every so often and leave a 5 star review!!! https://rockstarlifecoffeebreak.buzzsprout.com For more information about me, Zenobia Darling, go to www.ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com! #RockStarLife: The Art Blog Explore the creative human behind drag superstar Zenobia Darling!

For today’s two-part coffee break, I welcome one of my best friends, Joshua Ashton, to the UFO to force him to watch Season Two of Vanderpump Rules and chat about the ridiculous and intellectual qualities of truly one of the greatest reality TV shows of all time that I happen to have written my thesis about in college. We originally live-reacted to the season two reunion, but we scraped it and got this 1 am hot mess of an episode where we talk about why we scrapped it, Gordon Ramsey, New Jersey, and the last half being us talking art. Make sure you check out Karma Fest UNITY happening June 22nd and 23rd at Steppingstone Museum in Havre de Grace… where I will be leading a Queer support circle. ENJOY!! COVER ART "Manhattan Mothman" Acrylic and Glitter Mixed Media on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 40 in x 30 in Sold... (It belongs the the magical Davey Calico) Support the Show. Make sure to subscribe as new episodes drop mostly every Thursday with solo Espresso shots dropping every so often and leave a 5 star review!!! https://rockstarlifecoffeebreak.buzzsprout.com For more information about me, Zenobia Darling, go to www.ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com! #RockStarLife: The Art Blog Explore the creative human behind drag superstar Zenobia Darling!

For today’s two-part coffee break, I welcome one of my best friends, Joshua Ashton, to the UFO to force him to watch Season Two of Vanderpump Rules and chat about the ridiculous and intellectual qualities of truly one of the greatest reality TV shows of all time that I happen to have written my thesis about in college. But before we dive into the darkly comedic underworld around Lisa Vanderpump, we talk about the upcoming Karma Fest UNITY happening June 22nd and 23rd at Steppingstone Museum in Havre de Grace… where I will be leading a Queer support circle. ENJOY!! Make sure to subscribe to the podcast feed to get part two dropping soon!!! COVER ART “Untitled” by Zen Xaria. (Backstory on this painting that we talked about on the podcast, this is the first painting I ever bought at Karma Fest about 10 years ago and is an example of the fun synchronicities that happen at Karma Fest!!) Support the Show. Make sure to subscribe as new episodes drop mostly every Thursday with solo Espresso shots dropping every so often and leave a 5 star review!!! https://rockstarlifecoffeebreak.buzzsprout.com For more information about me, Zenobia Darling, go to www.ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com! #RockStarLife: The Art Blog Explore the creative human behind drag superstar Zenobia Darling!

For this bonus Espresso shot solo episode, I live watched the new Ghost Adventures special “Skinwalker Invasion” so you don’t have to!! Zak and crew are in Torrey, Utah to investigate reports of Native American Skinwalkers in the town around an Inn and General Store… Truly a supersized goldmine of GAC hijinks that I couldn’t help but comedically take down. ENJOY!!! Cover Art "Rockstar of the Paranormal Realm" Acrylic and Glitter Mixed Media on Gallery-Wrapped Canvas 36 inches x 36 inches x 1.5 inches $1,275.00 USD https://www.zenobiadarlingcreative.com/workszoom/5561664/quotrockstar-of-the-paranormal-realmquot#/ Support the Show. Make sure to subscribe as new episodes drop mostly every Thursday with solo Espresso shots dropping every so often and leave a 5 star review!!! https://rockstarlifecoffeebreak.buzzsprout.com For more information about me, Zenobia Darling, go to www.ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com! #RockStarLife: The Art Blog Explore the creative human behind drag superstar Zenobia Darling!

For today’s Espresso Shot, I have been busy and lost track of the days of the week, so I scrambled together today's episode with Instagram Questions asked by you!!! You little darlings asked a lot of Bravo questions, so most of this is bitching about Vanderpump Rules, The Valley, Real Housewives of New Jersey, and a rant about Kim Petras at the end!! Enjoy!!! COVER ART "Spooky Tuesday Zenobia" Support the Show. Make sure to subscribe as new episodes drop mostly every Thursday with solo Espresso shots dropping every so often and leave a 5 star review!!! https://rockstarlifecoffeebreak.buzzsprout.com For more information about me, Zenobia Darling, go to www.ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com! #RockStarLife: The Art Blog Explore the creative human behind drag superstar Zenobia Darling!

For part two of this coffee break with Cathy Till, we depart from Blaze Starr and get into all about the fabulosity of queer nightlife in Baltimore with now-closed hotspots like The Hippo and Grand Central, and her and my stories from going out to this clubs. Then we dish about reality tv with some bitching about Zak Bagans, why gays ghost hunt better with Kindred Spirits, followed by gossip about The Real Housewives with why Cathy stopped watching. This is such an amazing episode and Cathy is truly an icon and queen. Cover Art “Zenobia at the Two O’Clock Club” Support the Show. Make sure to subscribe as new episodes drop mostly every Thursday with solo Espresso shots dropping every so often and leave a 5 star review!!! https://rockstarlifecoffeebreak.buzzsprout.com For more information about me, Zenobia Darling, go to www.ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com! #RockStarLife: The Art Blog Explore the creative human behind drag superstar Zenobia Darling!

For this two-part coffee break, I beam down in Baltimore to chat with Cathy Till. Cathy is an amazing Baltimore lady who curated “The Hottest Blaze in Town: The Life of Fannie Belle Fleming” happening now at The Galleries at CCBC in Catonsville, MD on the life of Baltimore burlesque queen Blaze Starr. We get into all of it… Blaze Starr, The Two O’Clock Club, “The Block” here in Baltimore, Blaze’s beginnings in West Virginia to Baltimore and beyond, curating an art exhibition, meeting Blaze’s family at the opening reception, and more! Make sure to subscribe as part two with Cathy is dropping next week!! COVER ART “The Two O’Clock Club” Support the Show. Make sure to subscribe as new episodes drop mostly every Thursday with solo Espresso shots dropping every so often and leave a 5 star review!!! https://rockstarlifecoffeebreak.buzzsprout.com For more information about me, Zenobia Darling, go to www.ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com! #RockStarLife: The Art Blog Explore the creative human behind drag superstar Zenobia Darling!

For this Coffee Break, I beam down in Las Vegas to chat with Andy Bellatti. Andy is a fabulous astrologer, and we get into all of it; the astrology of 2024, the astrology of the Baltimore Key Bridge disaster, waning interest in The Real Housewives, my personal astrology for the next few years with how my interest in the paranormal shows up in my chart, and his journey into becoming an sought after astrologer to the stars, as well as some conversation about drag queens like Tammie Brown, Mariah Carey, and Mothman. Enjoy!!! You can check out Andy's website and Instagram for more information on him or to book a private reading at https://astrologywithandy.com. COVER ART "As Mercury Goes Retrograde" Blacklight Mixed Media on Canvas 24 inches x 24 inches x 1.5 inches $550.00 USD https://www.zenobiadarlingcreative.com/workszoom/5592319/as-mercury-goes-retrograde#/ Support the Show. Make sure to subscribe as new episodes drop mostly every Thursday with solo Espresso shots dropping every so often and leave a 5 star review!!! https://rockstarlifecoffeebreak.buzzsprout.com For more information about me, Zenobia Darling, go to www.ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com! #RockStarLife: The Art Blog Explore the creative human behind drag superstar Zenobia Darling!

For this Espresso Shot, I deep dive into Madonna’s 1991 iconic Truth or Dare documentary, but before I got into my queen, I had to go into all the wild Bravo news that broke before the weekend plus me just bitching about the traffic here in Baltimore from the Key Bridge Disastor and some The Valley with Jax Taylor and his bullshit. After my rant, I get into why Madonna is the greatest pop star of all time, and why the Truth or Dare documentary is the greatest of all time, including my theater analysis of it. It’s a good time, ending with Kathy Griffin with her appearance in a parody movie called Medusa: Dare to be Truthful. About halfway through, I get messy with a bong hit and start workshopping some of my edgy (and raunchy) stand-up comedy, so enjoy!! Cover Art “Madonna by Zenobia Darling” Support the Show. Make sure to subscribe as new episodes drop mostly every Thursday with solo Espresso shots dropping every so often and leave a 5 star review!!! https://rockstarlifecoffeebreak.buzzsprout.com For more information about me, Zenobia Darling, go to www.ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com! #RockStarLife: The Art Blog Explore the creative human behind drag superstar Zenobia Darling!

For this episode, I welcomed back both Stoney Williams and Ursula Griffin to the podcast for a three-way coffee-break. Since we all run in the same social circles of creatives and comics, I decided to have them both on together and forced them to watch season 1 of Vanderpump Rules for their thoughts and comedic takes on this masterpiece of a reality TV show, as well as their theories and humor on Lady Gaga, Showgirls, the Baltimore accents in the news coverage of The Key Bridge Disaster, Gay Culture, Martha Stewart, Liquid Death, and whatever other wild topics pop out of my brain. Enjoy!! COVER ART "Baltimore Creature" Support the Show. Make sure to subscribe as new episodes drop mostly every Thursday with solo Espresso shots dropping every so often and leave a 5 star review!!! https://rockstarlifecoffeebreak.buzzsprout.com For more information about me, Zenobia Darling, go to www.ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com! #RockStarLife: The Art Blog Explore the creative human behind drag superstar Zenobia Darling!

For this espresso shot episode, it’s a hot mess of me just dishing about pop culture. I go hardcore into bitching about The Valley and a bunch of other Bravo news before going into Quiet on Set with the dark side of Nickelodeon and how I wasn't surprised by the allegations, finishing with why Martha Stewart is one of the greatest people alive. But before all of it, I recorded this right after waking up to the sad news of the Key Bridge here in Baltimore and reacted to it in the way my Mothman obsessed self would . Enjoy! Cover Art "Spooky Key Bridge" Support the Show. Make sure to subscribe as new episodes drop mostly every Thursday with solo Espresso shots dropping every so often and leave a 5 star review!!! https://rockstarlifecoffeebreak.buzzsprout.com For more information about me, Zenobia Darling, go to www.ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com! #RockStarLife: The Art Blog Explore the creative human behind drag superstar Zenobia Darling!

For this Espresso Shot episode, I dive deep into a reality show gem from 2011 called The A-List: New York. I call it “Vanderpump Rules’ Gay Older Cousin”, but this show aired on Logo and was branded as a queer version of The Real Housewives focusing on the lives of “Aspirational” gay men living in New York City, but sorta misses the mark as it reads more Vanderpump Rules than Real Housewives… and I get into all of it in all my comedic glory with some other Pop Culture intellect thrown in as well. Enjoy!!! COVER ART "Infamous Gay Rockstar" Acrylic Mixed Media on Canvas 40 inches x 30 inches Available $575.00 USD https://www.zenobiadarlingcreative.com/workszoom/5539214/quotinfamous-gay-rockstarquot#/ Support the Show. Make sure to subscribe as new episodes drop mostly every Thursday with solo Espresso shots dropping every so often and leave a 5 star review!!! https://rockstarlifecoffeebreak.buzzsprout.com For more information about me, Zenobia Darling, go to www.ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com! #RockStarLife: The Art Blog Explore the creative human behind drag superstar Zenobia Darling!

For this two-part Coffee Break, I beamed down at CCBC (Community College of Baltimore County) in Essex, Maryland to have a chat with Mallory Kimmel. Mallory is an artist, social sculptor, and curator of a new art exhibition titled "I Don't Dream of Labor" at The Galleries at CCBC. For part two, we go into crafting as fine art, her grad school experience in Northern California at CCA (California College of the Arts), her fabulous works “Two Person Tampon” and “Hands-free Spoon”, and her experience curating “I don’t dream of Labor”. ENJOY!! Make sure to check out Mallory’s website to check out her work that we chatted about!! Cover Art "Mallory Doesn't Dream of Labor" featuring the artwork of Chiara Acu, featured in the "I Don't Dream of Labor" art exhibition at The Galleries at CCBC. Support the Show. Make sure to subscribe as new episodes drop mostly every Thursday with solo Espresso shots dropping every so often and leave a 5 star review!!! https://rockstarlifecoffeebreak.buzzsprout.com For more information about me, Zenobia Darling, go to www.ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com! #RockStarLife: The Art Blog Explore the creative human behind drag superstar Zenobia Darling!

For this two-part Coffee Break, I beamed down at CCBC (Community College of Baltimore County) in Essex, Maryland to have a chat with Mallory Kimmel. Mallory is an artist, social sculptor, and curator of a new art exhibition titled "I Don't Dream of Labor" at The Galleries at CCBC. For part one, we go into why she is curating this fabulous and intellectually provocative art show, with the nefarious nature of our hyper-capitalistic work hustle culture, as well as her upbringing in Montgomery County, Maryland and undergraduate schooling at Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania, with Bigfoot and a wild paranormal tale in there as well. ENJOY!! Part two will drop next Tuesday, 3/19, so make sure you subscribe to the podcast feed, so you don’t miss it!! Cover Art "Mallory Doesn't Dream of Labor" featuring the artwork of Shirin Towfiq, featured in the "I Don't Dream of Labor" art exhibition at The Galleries at CCBC. Support the Show. Make sure to subscribe as new episodes drop mostly every Thursday with solo Espresso shots dropping every so often and leave a 5 star review!!! https://rockstarlifecoffeebreak.buzzsprout.com For more information about me, Zenobia Darling, go to www.ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com! #RockStarLife: The Art Blog Explore the creative human behind drag superstar Zenobia Darling!

For this coffee break, I recorded live at Haven in Havre de Grace for Mellow Mondays with fan favorite and good spooky friend Para Anne, with about a quarter of the way through, joined by Sharon, a queen who is a part of the Haven family. The three of us gossip about paranormal pop culture, our many witchy adventures in Havre de Grace and the greater Baltimore/Philly area, as well as dish about our favorite horror movies and the cultured history of Havre de Grace. Enjoy!!! Make sure to follow Para Anne, with the Coffee with the Dead podcast and SpiritsWake Paranormal, as she had moved everything to Haven in Havre de Grace!!! COVER ART "Spirit Box with Jeremiah" Acrylic Mixed Media on Canvas 20 inches x 20 inches $250.00 USD Support the Show. Make sure to subscribe as new episodes drop mostly every Thursday with solo Espresso shots dropping every so often and leave a 5 star review!!! https://rockstarlifecoffeebreak.buzzsprout.com For more information about me, Zenobia Darling, go to www.ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com! #RockStarLife: The Art Blog Explore the creative human behind drag superstar Zenobia Darling!

For this Espresso Shot episode, I take to the UFO’s mic solo to spill my thoughts on the first two episodes of Where is Wendy Williams?, and my take on what is happening with my idol. Then I dish about a wild paranormal adventure I had a few weeks ago involving me banishing the spirit of a pedophile catholic priest from a friend's basement and going to a underground punk show to see the Baltimore based band Trash Diva, than I end it with a solid 20 mins on the best show ever Vanderpump Rules, with my thoughts on this current season four episodes in and my general comedic takes and scholarly analysis. ENJOY!! PS... I will be doing a full breakdown in the next few weeks on Wendy's new Lifetime documentary as there is a lot there, so make sure to subscribe for that!! Cover Art “Spooky Zenobia in the Studio” Support the Show. Make sure to subscribe as new episodes drop mostly every Thursday with solo Espresso shots dropping every so often and leave a 5 star review!!! https://rockstarlifecoffeebreak.buzzsprout.com For more information about me, Zenobia Darling, go to www.ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com! #RockStarLife: The Art Blog Explore the creative human behind drag superstar Zenobia Darling!

For this very special podcast coffee break, I chat with a longtime friend and Baltimore-based creative JAM BOOM BOOM to reminisce about our time in South Africa and at Towson. We have so many ridiculous and fun memories together, as well as chatting about Jam’s newest projects happening in the Baltimore area. There are so many nuggets of truth and a lot of fun spread throughout this emotionally intelligent conversation as we go on about our WILD adventures in Cape Town… one dealing with the paranormal, Miss Roj from The Colored Museum by George C. Wolfe, Legendary Cape Town drag superstar Kewpie: The Daughter of District Six, welcoming radical queer and black creatives to the table in traditional spaces of power, and creating your mythology and your own lure around your persona. Sprinkled throughout this is some talk of Nicki Minaj and Rihanna. So, enjoy!!! For more information about Jam Boom Boom, make sure to visit his Linktree and website!! Support the Show. Make sure to subscribe as new episodes drop mostly every Thursday with solo Espresso shots dropping every so often and leave a 5 star review!!! https://rockstarlifecoffeebreak.buzzsprout.com For more information about me, Zenobia Darling, go to www.ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com! #RockStarLife: The Art Blog Explore the creative human behind drag superstar Zenobia Darling!

For this coffee break, I chat with my best friend and legendary comic Stoney Williams for a winter catch-up, where we were drinking beer and shooting the shit with this hot mess of an episode being the result. We chat about messy sexual escapades and intimacy choreography and then go into a mental health episode I had in January where we run that experience through our comedy filter, followed by some pop culture chat about P!nk, Iggy Azealia, Nicki Minaj, Cardi B., Kat Williams, Rihanna, and others. The beers kick in about halfway through the recording, so we go off the rails towards the end with some wild and wonderful chatter... ENJOY!! Also, trigger warning as we talk openly about suicide and eating disorders. COVER ART "#RockStarLife" Mixed Media on Canvas 20 in x 16 in $10,000.00 USD https://www.zenobiadarlingcreative.com/workszoom/4680073/quotrockstarlifequot#/ This painting is hung at The State Theater of Havre de Grace if you want to see it in person!! Support the Show. Make sure to subscribe as new episodes drop mostly every Thursday with solo Espresso shots dropping every so often and leave a 5 star review!!! https://rockstarlifecoffeebreak.buzzsprout.com For more information about me, Zenobia Darling, go to www.ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com! #RockStarLife: The Art Blog Explore the creative human behind drag superstar Zenobia Darling!