[OutVoice] Kennewick, WA: "'ICONS' Making a Return Trip"

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Tri-City  Herald 
'ICONS' MAKING A RETURN TRIP   
By DORI  O’NEAL 
Herald Staff  Writer 
February 29,  2008 
Photo by  PATRICK PATTERSON 
Read it  online: 
_http://www.tri-cityherald.com/922/story/105115.html_ 
(http://www.tri-cityherald.com/922/story/105115.html)  
Jade Esteban Estrada lives vicariously through others  whether those 
characters are from his imagination or actual historic figures.   
He blends his humor into a musical  comedy show that educates as well as 
entertains.  
Tri-Citians got a taste of this  funnyman's humor last year when he brought 
his ICONS world  tour to town. 
This year, Estrada has put together  a new blend of characters for his show 
that will be performed Saturday at the Rainbow Cathedral Metropolitan Community 
Church in Yakima. 
This time Estrada, 32, will bring  the characters of Alexander the Great, 
Queen Christina of Sweden, Susan B.  Anthony, Billie Jean King, Harvey Milk and 
9/11 hero Mark Bingham into his act  and tell you what they all have in common. 
ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History  of the World, Vol. 2 is a one-man act 
sure to slap the  frown off your face. 
He's performed several times this  past year in support of HIV/AIDS 
organizations across the country, he said this  week via e-mail.  
"It's been very gratifying to be  able to make people listen by means of 
music and comedy," Estrada said. "The  history of this disease has shaped our 
culture and it makes me feel good that I  am allowing people to see some of the 
human strength and triumph in this  show." 
Besides his touring shows, Estrada  has appeared in a few films recently, 
like Doldrums and The Innocent  Killers, which he confessed, "I'm the evil gay 
guy in that  film." 
Estrada has played to sold-out  audiences all over the world. He figures his 
popularity comes from his ability  to tell the truth about uncomfortable 
topics using humor. 
"You can tell the truth without  using a soapbox," Estrada said. "I have 10 
shows I alternate on the road, and  I've certainly been busy since I visited 
your area last year. But I love what I  do. I want my audiences to always have 
the feeling that they can reach out and  touch me." 
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