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- ↑ Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel | City Arts [usurped]
- ↑ SGN - Seattle Gay News - Page 23 - Wes Hurley dishes on Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel - Friday, January 27, 2012 - Volume 40 Issue 04
- ↑ Waxie Moon In Fallen Jewel | Showtimes and Tickets | Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
- ↑ Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel (2011) - IMDb
- ↑ Nark Magazine – Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel
- ↑ 3 Questions with Wes Hurley |
- ↑ Jinkx Monsoon's Seattle: Drag Queen Travel Tips | NewNowNextNewNowNext
- ↑ Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel Showtimes & Reviews | The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper | Movie Times & Reviews
- ↑ Waxie Moon: A “Full Grown Man” makes his way to Vegas. | Burlesque Seattle Press
- ↑ Seattle Channel Video Player - You're Watching: Art Zone with Nancy Guppy
- ↑ So. Many. Damn. Fun. Options. Tonight…Dickslap / Waxie / Raja / Underpants « Seattle Gay Scene
- ↑ Everybody’s talking about Waxie Moon In Fallen Jewel! |
- ↑ "Ariztical Entertainment | Fallen Jewel".