You Make Me Real
Writer, musician, and film maker Bob Ostertag presents oral histories of the characters and contributions that have made queer life in the Bay Area so beautiful.
You Make Me Real
Gerry Kirby, Part 2
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Bob Ostertag
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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Part 2 of Gerry Kirby. In this episode, Gerry goes into detail about his extraordinary experiences arriving in NYC in 1969 at age 18, opening for Bette Midler at the Continental Baths, performing on Broadway with Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway, Greenwich Village the night the Stonewall riots erupted, and much more.