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John Keister is best known as the host of the iconic Seattle television show Almost Live. During Almost Live’s run on KING TV and Comedy Central, Keister received ten Emmy Awards from the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences for writing and performing.

His work has appeared on HBO, Fox, The Discovery Channel, the History Channel, and PBS. He recently appeared with Zach Galifianakis in the film Visoneers.

Currently Keister is the head writer for BizKids, which appears on over 300 Public Broadcasting markets in the United States.

A lifelong Seattle resident, Keister graduated from the University of Washington and teaches scriptwriting at the Art Institute of Seattle.

Sylvia O‘Stayformore has been the consummate hostess in Seattle since 1997. Sylvia is a local celebrity in over 1000 hundred drag shows, brunches, fundraisers, benefits, cabarets, radio shows, movies, weddings, premiers, openings and plays. Currently the producer of two of Seattle’s most successful nights out; Bacon Strip The Party and Magnum The Night. She is also the regular hostess of Vamps and Vixens a brand new burlesque show every Thursday at Julia’s on Broadway. She can also be seen at Columbia City Cabaret, West Seattle Senior Center, Life Long AIDS foundation bingo and more. Out magazine voted Sylvia as the hottest drag queen in America of the moment 2003. Sylvia loves Dionne Warwick, bad boys with big hair, long rides on her Vespa, Thrift store road trips to the coast, late night poetry shows, Facebook, MySpace & Tab and Seven.

For more information, check her out her website. Or contact her directly at sylviaostay@hotmail.com

Mother Theresa Nervina - also known as Dee Ireland Lewis, is the founder of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence in Seattle and the Mother House for Washington state. Dee founded the Sisters on August 1st 1987 and has been an icon on Capital hill since 1985. Mother Theresa Nervina has guided a warm and healing spirit as well as direct a lot of fun in Seattle. The original order of Sisters are known for their sharp uniform appearance, starched coronets, and flying nun image that would become a standard for the world. The order was the second order in the United States and third order in the world.

Mother Theresa Nervina inspired orders to start worldwide, was one of the first to raise money for Hands Off Washington, donated time and money to Children's Hospital, the Chicken Soup Brigade, Donated to Bailey Boushay and other hospices. She has also confronted the Boy Scouts of America, Bank of America, the Catholic Church and the Archdiocese for their disregard of our human rights. As the head nun, she has been invited to just about everything from weddings to funerals.

Dee Ireland Lewis can be found on Facebook with a seperate fan page for Mother Theresa Nervina. Mother Theresa Nervina also has her own YouTube channel; Androgynae. In her 'off' time Dee can be found as Server Extraordinaire at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in downtown Seattle at 8th and Pine.

Sister Stella Standing first met the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence ™many years ago. Sister Ophelia took the time to teach her what the Sisters were, and had a good ear for a troubled kid like Stella. Sister Ophelia was even at Stella's commitment ceremony in 2004 with Sister Titty Titty Gang Bang. The look on her father's face when he met Sister Ophelia was priceless. The next July Stella and her husband went to the anniversary party for the Sisters at the Cuff Complex and talked to Sister Lotus A Bowl, and this was when it hit her, she wanted to be a Sister.

She is now a Sister of Perpetual Indulgence ™ and a member of the Abbey of St. Joan in Seattle. During her journey to become a fully professed Sister, she found out that she was HIV Positive. This was a very difficult time in her life, but she found her community and her Sisters stood beside her and held her hand. It was because of this experience that she found her true calling as a Sister.  There are many more people out there just like her that did not have the support she did. So, she has made it a part of who she is to make sure that no one feels that they are alone because of this disease, that they did nothing wrong, and that they are good people.  

Her name is Sister Stella Standing, and she is still here to fight for you, and let you know that you deserve to be loved.

http://www.theabbey.org
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