Only one more day for my week long break from the Gay Blog. Things start up again on Monday July 7. ...

Here are a few of my fave pics from yesterday's parade. See my Flickr page for all the pictures.This gal was on the London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard float. Hirarious!I might not agree with much that Labour supporters now say but... this sign made me laugh so hard as I also nodded my head in agreement.Boris Johnson seemed at ease on the parade, but not far behind him was a group of marchers shouting "BORIS, BORIS, BORIS. OUT, OUT, OUT!!". I gave them a loud supporting blow on my rainbow whistle (of course I had a ...

Wall-e's favorite movie in the film is Barbara Striesand's Hello, Dolly! from 1969. Pixars last brain-storm of a movie on their list of movies to make. I will have to keep reading this wonderful heads up for movies blog I found called First Showing for new stuff by them. ...

Dave Matthews delighted audiences with his spastic frat-dance encore at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts, on June 25 and "again" on the Fourth at the music festival in Rothbury, Michigan. (IsThisHappening) ...

I’ve checked in on Brian’s works from time to time over the past couple years since seeing his works at a convention a few years ago. Much like the illustration of Chris Evans above, Brian’s works are sexy, amazingly detailed and quite well done. Brian experimented for years with oil and acrylic paints, pastels and pencils, paper and fabrics, but found himself always drawn back to the simple yet bold look of pencil on canvas. He quickly discovered his passion was for portraiture and fantasy illustrations, focusing on nature, spirituality, mythology, erotica, and the medieval. Brian’s rough canvas illustrations ...

Private, for-profit companies which contract their services to non-profit organizations for fundraising have become a major rip-off, according to the Los Angeles Times this morning. For-profit campaigns, which often employ telemarketing, mass mailings or one-time events, account for a small fraction of $223 billion in charitable giving each year in the United States. But they collect significant sums and help shape public perceptions of charities. Pairing computer-controlled dialing systems with low-wage workers, such firms can reach a large number of people in a short time. But after these companies bills are paid, what’s left over? Often nothing. And yet the fundraising ...

The wee bunnies were out yesterday and it dawned on me that I could take a picture of them that... well... moves. A moving picture. Yeah. They could call it a "movie," though that would be three different kinds of trite, calling such a thing a "movie." That would not be the same bunny I posted the other week. It's just not. That bunny (and it's siblings) have found other things to occupy their time. This a different sibling, a younger sibling. Rabbits do that, you know... they're moderately famous for it. ...

It’s good to be Bob Morris. The author, who recently published Assisted Loving, a memoir of helping his widower father - and himself - find love, has been traveling to Los Angeles to discuss possibly turning the book into a movie. As if that’s not enough, Morris’ main squeeze, Ira Silverberg, recently proposed. And Morris said yes! Do we smell an Assisted Loving sequel? [NYDN] ...

The Republican party lost one of its most treasured figures this weekend. North Carolina Senator and noted civil rights foe Jesse Helms died Friday at the age of 86. Since his early days in the Senate, which date back to 1973, Helms used his position and connections to reinforce the conservative movement. In fact, many attribute his passion as the impetus behind the rise of the right wing in America, particularly his championing of Ronald Reagan: Helms’ decision to back Ronald Reagan’s upstart bid against President Gerald Ford in 1976 led the struggling California governor to an upset win in ...

Last night Jeff (his post) and I went to the first preview of Title of Show (Orchestra, row J, mutha-fucka!). We’ve been to first previews before and we’ve applauded along with enthusiastic audiences before, but this crowd was bat-shit insane. I’m talking twice the applause that Patti Lupone gets in Gypsy. We went around to the stage door and waited for a while, but it was way too crowded (visit the Title of Show blog to see the photos & video). After talking to two obsessed teenage fans who were seeing the show for the first time, we ...

Apparently I was way off in my assumption that NY Guy still secretly likes me. There appears to be someone else he's seeing and liking (a lot) suddenly. Part of me knew he'd move on eventually, just not this fast. Considering how much his self-destructive behavior has been pissing me off lately, why is this development upsetting me so much? ...

Another good DC band bites the dust. Metropolitan is calling it quits. It looks like Shyam is heading for Chicago and the band is breaking up. Rats.So last night was their big farewell show at the Black Cat. And when I say "big" I really mean "nobody seemed to care." Don't get me wrong. Dinger and I love us some Metropolitan. Sometimes I think we're the only ones though. They can't draw a crowd for anything. Somehow they always manage to get Saturday night headlining spots on the mainstage at The Cat, yet they consistently do a terrible job ...

Welcome to the world of French cinema, my friends. Here’s a video with the very french-looking, not that that’s a bad thing, and very sexy Gaspard Ulliel dancing with a girl and a guy, to a really bad techno track. Ok, so here’s the payoff… the creepy chick gets Gaspard and the other guy to kiss her. After they’ve had their way with her, she wants them to kiss each other. It’s worth a moment of your life… For more pix of our fabulous friench friend, check out Gaspard Ulliel’s Gaytrix Gallery. ...

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"The realization that something is not as you want it to be is an important first step, but once you have identified that, the faster you are able to turn your attention in the direction of a solution, the better, because a continuing exploration of the problem will prevent you from finding the solution. The problem is a different vibrational frequency than the solution—and all thoughts (or vibrations) are affected by (or managed by) the Law of Attraction". - Abraham-Hicks Publications. ...

We didn't have a good start to the weekend. Friday night turned into Third World War between Sam and I, so all bets were off and we stayed home sulking. :SThe war continued into Saturday, so we tried to ease the tension by way of some retail therapy. I bought myself some new undies, courtesy of the stocksale sale at Myer. Nothing better than paying $10 for a pair of Oroton briefs. :) Also, Dan Murphy was selling clear skin wine at $2 a bottle!!! I know, cheaper than water!!! We didn't end up getting too many of those but ...

Reuters 7/5/08:Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Saturday his plan to end the Iraq war was unchanged and he was puzzled by the sharp reaction to his statement this week that he might "refine" his timetable for withdrawing U.S. combat troops.Of course, if you have followed past Democratic betrayals, you know that "refine" almost always means "capitulate" when it is uttered by most centrist and conservative Democrats. Obama's quote may or may not be reassuring."For me to say that I'm going to refine my policies I don't think in any way is inconsistent with prior statements and ...

Chippewa engineer boots, black Levis 517 jeans, blue with black stripes shirt, white T, black boxer briefs, usual Dickies socks.Cowboy boots sightings at a pit stop and at an antique store. Bought The Encyclopedia of American Law Enforcement by Michael Newton at half-price. ...

First...a little GLBT history... A gay man dies alone in an unfamiliar hospital while his longtime partner tries fruitlessly to get permission to be by his side. It's a too-common scenario that documents such [...] ...

As agreed at some point yesterday, and as is my habit lately, herein is enclosed my report re: this past weekend:Nothing HappenedThe endI really have to work on restoring my exposition skills.Adding to this problem is that I think, at least in Provincetown, there's some environmental thing in the air, because I keep waking up with a headache, a big hole in my bank account, and little memory of the night before.Which makes it hard to recount anything anyway.I do remember people being tied up and that I had monster hiccups.Not much of a story though. ...