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Backdoor Man Rick Steves has made a career of showing people the door. His budget guidebook Europe Through the Back Door offers lots of practical advice on traveling across the continent cheaply and learning to see and experience countries as a local. Steves speaks on his philosophy of limited spending and cultural immersion at 12:30 p.m. in Auditorium B of Golden Gate University, Second Floor, 536 Mission, S.F. Admission is $3; call 777-3131.

tuesday
october 29
Dini-Might Aging wave-os may remember a cool little early '80s number called "Jackie Onassis," with the refrain "I wanna be Jackie Onassis/ I wanna wear dark sunglasses/ Oh yeah." That song, and the boppy college radio hit "What Does Sex Mean to Me," came from Boston band Human Sexual Response. One of the band's singers, Dini Lamot, disappeared from the stage for years, but has finally resurfaced in the drag persona of Musty Chiffon, who offers cabaret with a twist. In this show, Chiffon sings (not lip-syncs, sings) cabaret-type standards like Peggy Lee's "Is That All There Is?" But this power belter has rock roots and she isn't afraid to let 'em show, so if you suddenly find yourself singing along to Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun," don't be surprised. Chiffon hits the stage at 8 p.m. (and continues through Nov. 3) at Josie's Cabaret & Juice Joint, 3583 16th St., S.F. Admission is $12; call 861-7933.