“Hello, and welcome to my home.”

If this phrase rings a bell, then you’re one of the thousands of homos who has fallen in love with a campy 80′s film starring washed up soap star Brenda Dickson. A year ago, a friend of mine sent me clips of the film via youtube. I instantly fell in love. The pastel colours mixed with bad acting and, one can only assume, a few cases of vodka and Vicadin, made this trainwreck of a film an instant gay classic. Countless parodies began popping up on Facebook, making it an online hit!

One night, a few friends and I were hanging out and having a few drinks. My friend Big Red and I began receiting quotes from the film. Another friend had no idea what we were talking about. We grabbed the closest laptop and logged onto Youtube. However, to our amazement, the video and some of the parodies, had been removed. Brenda Dickson filed a complaint against the site claiming misuse. She had all videos related to Welcome to my Home removed from the site. “That clever bitch,” exclaimed Big Red. She was pissed. We checked her official website and found that she was no longer streaming the video for free. Instead, Dickson was now charing for it.

Did I really want to pay money just to laugh at some crazy person? I realized, Dickson was actually making a smart business move. She knew that people used this video to make fun of her. So, if people want to laugh at her expense, why not charge them a flat fee to do so? If only we could all record our most embarrassing moments and sell them. Maybe we could escape this recession. I guess it just goes to show, crazy people have their moments of brilliance too.

PS. On a side note, Im looking for a videographer to shoot video blogs for my gay guide toronto blog. If anyone is interested, you can reach me by email at heroinemarks@hotmail.com