The Rainbow connection

[TexasTowelie]

What’s next for America’s favorite musical-video satirist?

Randy Rainbow became a star with his musical videos sending up Trump and his minions. And when the COVID-19 pandemic shut everything down, Rainbow’s hilarious work kept people entertained since he was, thankfully, able to keep turning out new work from home.

Still, he says, the isolation of quarantine was a hard burden, and he is happy to finally start getting back out into the world — including a live virtual concert tonight (Friday, April 23) presented by Dallas Democrats..

Amid the hustle and bustle of planning new tour dates while also writing a book and recording a new album, Rainbow took the time this week to answer a few questions for Dallas Voice.

— Tammye Nash

Dallas Voice: 2020 was a really hard year for everybody, especially performers and entertainers, many of whose livelihoods ended up in dire straights when everything shut down. What was the hardest part of 2020 for you? And what was it that kept you going?

Randy Rainbow: The hardest part was the isolation, just like everyone else. I’m really fortunate that I was able to keep busy and keep creating. That really kept me going!

Read more: https://dallasvoice.com/the-rainbow-connection-2/ (SFW)

[NullTuples]

1. He can be amusing, but...

I'm still having trouble with this aspect of him.

"...dozens of racist and transphobic tweets of his surfaced in a widely shared spreadsheet that logged his posts from 2010 through 2011."

Yes, he apologized when he was called on it - once it blew up big enough to start hurting his video views. But apart from that careful bit of damage control...nothing.

[link:https://www.forbes.com/sites/dawnstaceyennis/2020/08/22/randy-rainbow-apologizes-for-racist-and-transphobic-tweets-i-am-incredibly-sorry/?sh=5c06ad47b2f7|