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Sweet Chastity * Dan Fishback Dan Fishback (born November 4 1981) is a queer-identified, Jewish-American performance artist, playwright and singer-songwriter, born in Washington, D.C. He lives and works in New York City, and is heavily associated with that city's anti-folk movement (The Advocate  * Luv-a-Lot Records

Playwright, producer, performance artist, and antifolk poster boy Dan Fishback has crafted a solo debut that's smart, silly, and serious by turns. Sweet Chastity finds Dan expanding on the sweet twee persona he established as one half of the indie duo Cheese on Bread. Sporting a Liz Phair--parody cover shot, Sweet Chastity explores what it means to be a brainy brain·y  
adj. brain·i·er, brain·i·est Informal
Intelligent; smart.



braini·ly adv.
 exile in brawny brawn·y
adj.
1. Strong and muscular.

2. Hardened; calloused.
 beautiful gay guyville. Dan's eclectic arrangements, quirky delivery, communal recording spirit, and wicked way with words make him more Stephin Merritt Stephin Merritt (born January 17 1966) is an American singer-songwriter based in New York City. Musical projects
He created and played principal roles in the following bands:
  • The Magnetic Fields
  • The 6ths
  • The Gothic Archies
  • Future Bible Heroes
 than mopey Morrissey. And though he takes aim at the empty-headed pretty boy, lyrics like "I'd be a slut if I was hot / I'd be the kind of boy I hate" show Dan also is willing to tell on himself.
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Title Annotation:Sweet Chastity
Author:Davis, Mark
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief article
Date:Apr 25, 2006
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