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!!!

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“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!!)

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#RockStarLife: Coffee Break is on hiatus, darlings, but Season Three struts onto the scene in 2026—fierce, fabulous, and totally worth the wait. 🚀☕💄 In the meantime, Espresso Shots drop whenever I feel like it—no RSVP required, just pure chaos and caffeine.

All hail my glam gang sponsors: Odyssey Salon and Day Spa in Aberdeen, MD. 💅✨

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!!!

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"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#/

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#RockStarLife: Coffee Break is on hiatus, darlings, but Season Three struts onto the scene in 2026—fierce, fabulous, and totally worth the wait. 🚀☕💄 In the meantime, Espresso Shots drop whenever I feel like it—no RSVP required, just pure chaos and caffeine.

All hail my glam gang sponsors: Odyssey Salon and Day Spa in Aberdeen, MD. 💅✨

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!!!

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"Spooky Tuesday Zenobia"

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#RockStarLife: Coffee Break is on hiatus, darlings, but Season Three struts onto the scene in 2026—fierce, fabulous, and totally worth the wait. 🚀☕💄 In the meantime, Espresso Shots drop whenever I feel like it—no RSVP required, just pure chaos and caffeine.

All hail my glam gang sponsors: Odyssey Salon and Day Spa in Aberdeen, MD. 💅✨

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. 

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“Zenobia at the Two O’Clock Club”

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#RockStarLife: Coffee Break is on hiatus, darlings, but Season Three struts onto the scene in 2026—fierce, fabulous, and totally worth the wait. 🚀☕💄 In the meantime, Espresso Shots drop whenever I feel like it—no RSVP required, just pure chaos and caffeine.

All hail my glam gang sponsors: Odyssey Salon and Day Spa in Aberdeen, MD. 💅✨

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!!

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“The Two O’Clock Club”

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#RockStarLife: Coffee Break is on hiatus, darlings, but Season Three struts onto the scene in 2026—fierce, fabulous, and totally worth the wait. 🚀☕💄 In the meantime, Espresso Shots drop whenever I feel like it—no RSVP required, just pure chaos and caffeine.

All hail my glam gang sponsors: Odyssey Salon and Day Spa in Aberdeen, MD. 💅✨

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.

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"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#/

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#RockStarLife: Coffee Break is on hiatus, darlings, but Season Three struts onto the scene in 2026—fierce, fabulous, and totally worth the wait. 🚀☕💄 In the meantime, Espresso Shots drop whenever I feel like it—no RSVP required, just pure chaos and caffeine.

All hail my glam gang sponsors: Odyssey Salon and Day Spa in Aberdeen, MD. 💅✨

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!!

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“Madonna by Zenobia Darling”

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#RockStarLife: Coffee Break is on hiatus, darlings, but Season Three struts onto the scene in 2026—fierce, fabulous, and totally worth the wait. 🚀☕💄 In the meantime, Espresso Shots drop whenever I feel like it—no RSVP required, just pure chaos and caffeine.

All hail my glam gang sponsors: Odyssey Salon and Day Spa in Aberdeen, MD. 💅✨

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!!

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"Baltimore Creature" 

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#RockStarLife: Coffee Break is on hiatus, darlings, but Season Three struts onto the scene in 2026—fierce, fabulous, and totally worth the wait. 🚀☕💄 In the meantime, Espresso Shots drop whenever I feel like it—no RSVP required, just pure chaos and caffeine.

All hail my glam gang sponsors: Odyssey Salon and Day Spa in Aberdeen, MD. 💅✨

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!

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"Spooky Key Bridge"

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#RockStarLife: Coffee Break is on hiatus, darlings, but Season Three struts onto the scene in 2026—fierce, fabulous, and totally worth the wait. 🚀☕💄 In the meantime, Espresso Shots drop whenever I feel like it—no RSVP required, just pure chaos and caffeine.

All hail my glam gang sponsors: Odyssey Salon and Day Spa in Aberdeen, MD. 💅✨

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!!!

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"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#/

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#RockStarLife: Coffee Break is on hiatus, darlings, but Season Three struts onto the scene in 2026—fierce, fabulous, and totally worth the wait. 🚀☕💄 In the meantime, Espresso Shots drop whenever I feel like it—no RSVP required, just pure chaos and caffeine.

All hail my glam gang sponsors: Odyssey Salon and Day Spa in Aberdeen, MD. 💅✨