i thought they said chicks with ticks…
November 5, 2007
i grew up in a pretty rural area of maryland where, on a scorching hot summer day, from off in the ‘not too far’ distance, one could hear the distinct ‘moo’ of dairy cows. awesome.
among the other sounds of summer was the sound of mothers yelling at their children to sit still as they checked their heads for ticks. ticks were a very real threat with cases of lyme disease reaching almost epidemic-like proportions in maryland in the late 90s. of course, now, houses stand in much of that dairy pasture and much of the forest where the ticks lived has been razed for houses that look remarkably similar to the ones in the pasture. i haven’t heard a real cow moo since the last time i drove up the northern coast of marin county and the only ticks i hear about now are tenancy-in-commons (tics.) imagine my surprise when i overheard two gentlemen talking about a bar which caters especially to tick-infested women - ”chicks with ticks” is how they phrased it.
i didn’t want to eavesdrop on their conversation but i couldn’t help myself. these women needed my help. now, i know i am not a doctor but i am very good friends with one - dr. leon rosenozzi, who some of you may recognize as an occasional contributor to livinlargeinsf. i immediately phoned dr. leon only to recall while the phone was ringing that my friend and cohort was going to be in emergency labia-lengthening surgery. “damnit,” i said under my breath. i couldn’t wait. i wondered if these women knew about lyme disease and its long-term ramifications if left untreated. did they know with what they were dealing?
i immediately jumped in my car. i was looking for post street, post between polk and larkin. i was driving fast, but not fast enough. lives were in danger. i was almost there. i knew it was on the right-hand side of the street. what was it called, again?
then i saw it. divas. “that’s the place with an epidemic in the making,” i thought to myself. i parked in the bus zone. i left my car door open as i ran up to the front door.
“that’ll be $18,” said the somewhat gruff-looking bouncer.
“$18?” i didn’t have time to argue. i pulled out my wallet, handed him a twenty and didn’t even wait for my change.
i ran inside. where were they? where were these ‘chicks with ticks?’ i didn’t see any tick-infested women at the bar but there were stairs leading up. i took them to the second floor.
“goddamn, that chick was butt-ugly,” i muttered under my breath. i lost focus. she was built like a dude, had an adam’s apple and a face only a mother could love. i knew i had to save lives. i hoped hers wasn’t one of them. i ran up the stairs leading to the third floor.
“jesus crappers, that girl is even uglier than the one from downstairs…focus,” i told myself. “focus. must…save…lives.” i ran up the stairs leading to the fourth floor.
oh my god…
never in my wildest nightmares could i have prepared myself for what i was about to see. suddenly, it all made sense.
on the fourth floor of divas i found a stripper’s pole and stage. on stage dancing, was a chick, a chick with a dick. divas, it turns out, doesn’t cater towards tick-infested women. divas is a trans-gendered joint.
silly me. i felt much better. there weren’t any lives in danger and those two butt-ugly chicks were actually dudes, sorta’. i immediately left as i vomited on my shoes. i love san francisco!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the wool pull factor for divas?………………..‘-246′ or if you are really drunk….‘ 7′ of course you’ll have to not only pay but also have ass sex with a transexual…like i was saying ‘ -246′



