Ru? Chantay You Stay!

I am, without a doubt...an unapologetic, unabashed, rabid, excited fan of Rupaul's Drag Race.   My cable package doesn't carry LOGO, so every tuesday for the last three years I've been parked in front of my computer screen watching the fiercest diva of them all teach some amazing gurrrls how to 'wurk et'!   The prizes have gotten better, the digs the girls work in have become nicer....but I have to say the jury is still out for me on this season.    My two faves so far are Sharon Needles and Jiggly something.   I'll learn the other girls names as the herd gets thinned out.   Of course...

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The Muppets Don't Like FOX "News"

Bert and Ernie might be "just friends and roomies" but far outside the sanitized realm of kids TV awaits the dynamic duo of Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy! Neither of whom are shy about sharing their disdain for FOX --make that FAUX News!...

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Our Featured Artist of the Week!

He's one of Miami's most celebrated Artists, and he's out and proud:  Hernan Bas. Hernan Bas was born in 1978 in Miami. A graduate of The New World School of the Arts in Miami, his work has been seen in many solo and group shows and is held in private and public collections throughout the US including the Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. With a style all his own, Hernan Bas' works seem to hold an 18th century style combined with 19th century dandyism and Goth.    He counts 'The Hardy Boys', boy scout manuals, youth culture and fashion layouts as inspiration. Bas...

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Granny's Packin Heat

Every day, Law Enforcement Officers meet victims, it's part of the job.  Criminals prey upon the weak, the sick, the elderly....it's just the way it is. During a routine traffic stop, one Minnesota Police Officer met the exception to that rule.  "Not a fucking thing" indeed. ...

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The Note

I ran across this photo as I was cleaning out some files on my computer today.  At the last radio station I worked at in Idaho, this note was taped on the backside of my office door. Yes, it was real. That station had some great people, but the owner had a habit of repeatedly hiring a couple of guys who had.....shall we say..... a few 'problems' (like court ordered mandatory urine tests.) The gig at this particular radio station was a rebound job I landed after being fired from my previous position at another station...one I'd held for 15 years.    I had never been fired before and it was quite a life altering...

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Sad Goodbye

When I was a little kid, I was obsessed with Welcome Back Kotter.   While my heart belonged to Vinnie Barbarino (aka a young John Travolta....I sent him fan letters with money to call me), I also had a crush on Juan Epstein or as any true WBK fan will know, "Juan Luis Pedro Felipo de Huevos Epstein" played by Robert Hegyes.   I dunno...I was exploring my exotic taste at a young age.   There was something about Epstein that I just loved.   He was a fiercely proud "Puerto Rican Jew" a tough wise-cracking guy, and his walk.....as distincive as Barbarinos but wholly his own....sex-E. I was thrilled when...

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Pop Culture Friday!

It’s a Pop Consumerist’s dream this week, well it is for me at least, and I am going to enjoy it! I have my popcorn, rootbeer, chocolate and of course…my Forever Lazy (which is a knockoff of The Snuggie but with feet!) So be forewarned…..hands off the remote cause it’s all mine! Friday January 27th, it’s Dateline “What Would You Do?” and the situation is gay marriage. The preview clip I saw had One man proposing to his partner and nearby fellow diners both supporting and freaking out. It looks to be GREAT! Saturday or Sunday (I haven’t decided yet), it’s off to the movies to see Liam Nielson in “The Grey”. A bunch o’sweaty mens surviving...

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Time Travel Thursday

A sunny day, a beautiful meadow filled with blooming flowers?  How could two men resist? Today's Daily Aural is "Confessin That I Love You" By Rudy Vallee, 1930. ...

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Queens Take Notice!

LMAO at "Watermellon Fuckin Watermellon".   (click post to see what I'm talkin bout)...Yup.  It's that kinda day.   BTW, "Rupaul's Drag Race" season 4 kicks off monday Jan 30...

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Excuses

Words have power. Fag. Slut. Degenerate. Doomed to Hell. Mistake. Deviant. Worthless. Choice. A lot of attention has been given to Cynthia Nixon’s recent speech where she loudly proclaimed her “homosexuality was a choice” . Some gays gave her a pass saying it was an intellectual truth. Others hauled out the spigot to roast her alive. All over one powerful word: Choice. Why all the hubub? Because the gay rights movement has been fighting the fight for acceptance, the right to pursue our happiness and for our civil rights. Words have meanings. To say we, or anyone else chooses our sexuality is stupidity at it’s highest level. I would say...

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Saturated With Stupidity

The field has narrowed, but even with the losses of Bachmann, Cain and Perry, the GOP contenders still appear--to me-- much like circus clowns exiting a very small car.   The only difference is, one of these ereudite nutjobs might just snag his dream job.   (Well, except for Ron Paul of course.) Frothy Mix, Gingrick, Mittens and Ron Paul (there's no nickname for him...cause after all, crazy is just kuh-ray-zee!  It's a scary lineup. Out of my 300 or so friends on FB, I'm amazed at how many educated professionals are rabid in their hatred for Obama.   The "Anyone BUT Obama" battle cry is heard loud and...

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Richmond Barthe: OUR Artist of the Week

Richmond Barthé,(1901-1988) was born in Mississippi and moved to New Orleans when he was young.   Growing up in a devout Catholic house, painting, drawing were a source of enjoyment for him which would later help to define his life.   After contributing some paintings to a church fundraiser, his talent captured the eye of his Priest who encouraged him to apply to the Art Institute of Chicago which he attended from 1924-1928. It was Richmond's talent as a sculptor which was recognized and encouraged both by classmates and critics in Chicago.   After a one man show in 1928 he moved to New York City, set up...

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Sometimes We Need To Be Reminded

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Night At the Movies!

This is where I saw tonight's movie "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close".  The movie?  It was good, not fantastic, emotionally touching or any of that....it was just.....well, good.  The real treat for me was watching the flick in the Orpheum Theater in Twin Falls Idaho. I have loved this place since I was a kid. Remember the line in Queen Latifah's "Last Holiday", where she says to the hotel desk clerk, "Don't that ceiling just make you wanna cry?"  That's how I was the first time I saw a movie at the Orpheum when I was 9 or 10 years old.   I remember gasping and whispering to my friends in a sort...

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Edward Avedisian: OUR Artist of the week

You know the drill:   Painters, Artistis, Composers...many have been of the queer persuasian.  For some their sexuality defined their art.  For others it was but a footnote.  Edward Avedisian is our "OUR Art" artist this week.   1) Edward Avedisian was best known for his work in the 1960s: brilliantly colored, boldly composed canvases that combined Minimalism’s rigor, Pop’s exuberance and the saturated tones of Color Field painting. A frequent motif was a cluster of bright seedlike orbs corralled at the center of a vibrant monochrome field by larger rings of color, creating an image that could resemble...

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Time Travel Thursday

It's rare that a vintage photo of two men or women would have an inscription, and unfortunately that leaves the relationship between the two open to interpretation.   But we've been interpreting subtle signals our whole lives haven't we?   Observing details and drawing our own (usually) well thought out conclusions?   Take this photo for instance.  To the untrained eye it could be two brothers or perhaps two very good friends.   However a lgbt would be more opt to pick up on the signals....a closer than platonic embrace,  an arm on the thigh cupping the knee which is held...

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