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Quentin Crisp was born Denis Pratt in 1908 in Sutton, Surrey, the youngest of four. By his early twenties he was wearing makeup, dyeing his hair red, and walking the streets of London openly as a homosexual man in a country where homosexual acts were a criminal offense punishable by prison. He worked as a writer, an art class model, and a journalist, never hid who he was, and was beaten in the streets for it most days. In 1968 he published The Naked Civil Servant, a memoir of his decades of marginal poverty and harassment in pre war and wartime London. Thames Television made it into a film in 1975, and it made him a household name in Britain. By the time he sat across from David Letterman in 1982 he had relocated to New York and was 73 years old, a recently arrived resident alien with a one man show on the road. Letterman asked him whether the gay community thought of him as a pioneer. Quentin Crisp died on the eve of a UK tour in November 1999, age 90. #QuentinCrisp #NakedCivilServant #Letterman #GayHistory #LGBTQHistory #20thCentury #LiteraryHistory #LateNight #1980s #DeadWrongHistory

HALF OFF HOT BOX
until 7pm

We just added a great new flavor
from New Creation Soda out of
Bishop, GA.

Those who’ve lived in or visited the South will immediately know all about
Stuckey’s Pecans. This is one unique and delicious root beer.

People say nice things about our baked goods.
Onion Bialys
Ham & Salami Pizzas
Cheddar Potato Rolls
Scones
Focaccia

Menu model today is one of our new employees , Kyah - welcome to the Catalyst

JUNE-

PRIDE: 6/19 Missoula marks 5 straight years of hosting its own Pride celebration. Welcome to all members of the LGBTQ+ community and their Allie’s and supporters. If you don’t know why Pride is held in June or you aren’t familiar with the Stonewall Uprising- look into it.

Juneteenth: 6/19 Friday marks Freedom Day. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued January 1, 1863. But it took over 2 years for this news to reach the enslaved people of Texas. This is a part of American history that needs to be marked and remembered.

ZooTown Music Festival: 6/20 The wildly successful festival started last year returns. It brings great talent to our town and injects life and currency into this community.

The Missoula Marathon- 6/28 considered one of the nation’s best, this year the Marathon brings a record 1,700 participants.

Just like some folks don’t understand Pride- I don’t understand running. But in this great country of ours, we are afforded opportunities to participate and enjoy the things that make us who we are.

Celebrate who you are.
Acknowledge those who came before and made things better.
Support Live Music.
And run like the wind.
Life is a marathon after all, not a sprint.

We ❤️ Missoula!

6/15- A special shout out to a couple food service friends visiting Chicago in hopes of winning a well deserved James Beard award tomorrow.