Hi y'all, Anne here. I won't    lie; I was moving slower this morning. Actually, so was everybody. Even    the spikes on the young dykes' fauxhawks were drooping. Before I packed    up my bags over at the Wyndham, I had to take a couple minutes and go    dip in the pool. The deck chairs were already full of scenery. I left my    towel on a patch of concrete near a gaggle of deck chairs occupied by    some laid-back ladies. Hearing their conversation, I realized the    redhead in the middle was visiting from Ireland. "Having a good time?" I    asked? "Terrible," she replied—gesturing with a big grin to the sun    overhead and the flesh all around. "Dreadful weather and nothin' to    see!"
I    couldn't linger, though.  I got a hot text message from my Undercover    Buddy over at the Doral L Word Pool Party. "Alice just got here—signing    Tshirts!"
All    right, then, The Advocate's on the way!
    
Leisha    Hailey is the BEST. I'm telling you. I first met Leisha before she was    the big cheese that she is today. And, while we all know so much more    about how gifted she is, Leisha has in no way turned into that    horrid-attitude-trainwreck of a human being that celebrity practically    dares you to become. Leisha's outstanding work on The L Word has earned    her a reputation as our new Lucille Ball—an actress so natural and so    buoyant that we always believe she's actually in the predicament she's    acting—and so lovable that we want to hug her till it's all better.
Leisha and Lucy share this in    common, too:  Like Lucy, Leisha is a businesswoman with an eye on the    future. Where Lucy built Desilu, the TV production powerhouse, Leisha    founded Marfa Records, where she's giving super musicians the chance to    be heard.
But there's also a huge    difference between our two L girls.  Lucy, as we know, couldn't sing a    lick. But our Leisha is just a good a musician as she is an actor.     Leisha's first band was The Murmurs, then came Gush.  And NOW…DRUM    ROLL!…Leisha's got a brand new band. The name:  Uh Huh Her! (The    exclamation mark is mine.)
All of which brings y'all up    to date: When I hit the Doral Pool Party, there's lovely Leisha, signing    "Uh Huh Her" T Shirts. I asked her to autograph one for her Advocate    fans (we'll be giving it away soon; watch for the    
   
They say "follow your    bliss…"
   
And Leisha is a major    bliss-magnet.
   
Meet Uh Huh Her    Bandmate Camila Grey (left), blissed-out Anne, and lovely Leisha. I    can't wait to hear their music. And the minute I do, you'll read about    it in The Advocate.