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The Art of Mary Whyte … This Sunday Morning

Jeff — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:54:24 +0000

The story wasn’t hyped at the top of CBS Sunday Morning today. It just innocently cropped up, but it was the most interesting story of the morning. Martha Teichner profiled artist Mary Whyte who has been capturing a way of life that isn’t easy to find these days. The images sound pretty simple–a man changing [...]

The Art of George Quaintance

Will — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:41:31 +0000

Ooooh, I want! I want! Just in time for the holidays, the art book experts at Taschen are releasing The Art of George Quaintance. Like most fans of this unique artist, I became acquainted with Quaintance through reprints of the old AMG (Athletic Model Guild) magazine. Quaintance paintings, depicting idealized scenes of masculine interaction, were [...]

What, You Wish to Go to the Festival? The King’s Festival?

Jeff — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:16:49 +0000

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) was born in 2004 and for some reason we’ve never been to any of its offerings. We have, however, enjoyed the fruits of the festival. Some of our favorite shows got their start at NYMF–[title of show], Next to Normal (called Feeling Electric during its festival days), and Yank! [...]

Breakfast Bliss

Will — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:40:05 +0000

DWTS Season 11 – Casting Highs and Lows

Jeff — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:48:15 +0000

Last Thursday I Tweeted this after reading some of the Dancing with the Stars season 11 casting rumors: “Please be false. Kate Gosslin was bad enough. And this might be worse. RT @JustJared Bristol Palin: ‘DWTS’ Bound?: http://goo.gl/fb/ozkGp” I already had some apathy about the upcoming season. Season 10 was a mixed bag that at [...]

Yeah, I’d Be Staring At It Too

Will — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:59:59 +0000

Hope everyone has a good start to the week!

Blizzard into Playoffs, Wizards Exit…

Jeff — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:43:14 +0000

The Blizzard entered the weekend with one thing in mind–win both games and secure our spot in the playoffs. We had to get past the Great Whites and Spiders to do it… and do it we did. Friday we beat the Great Whites in a nail baiting 2-1 game. The Whites scored first, during the [...]

Braking the Cycle Fund Raising – GOAL!

Jeff — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:25:01 +0000

This past weekend, with the help of the people who played in my Braking the Cycle hockey scrimmage, I managed to pass my minimum fund raising goal of $3,500! Thanks to my donors who made this happen! Adam S., Adam K., Allison H., Andrey S., Ben W. Bill G., Brian K., Brian & Benji, Carolyn [...]

Preview of 4food – New Midtown Burger Place

Jeff — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:37:19 +0000

I had the opportunity today to try out the new midtown burger place called 4food. This restaurant has intrigued me for a few months now. I learned about it from a June 16 Wall Street Journal article–”Restaurant Chain Gets Social.” First of all, with the location at 40th & Madison, this burger joint was just three [...]

Across The Pond…

Will — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:02:31 +0000

Cutie-pie Jonathan Groff is currently starring in the London revival of Deathtrap. I like the poster art and the ads are interesting.

Danny & Annie – God Bless ‘Em

Will — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:46:13 +0000

“Being married is like having a color television set… you never wanna go back to black and white.” You’ll need to get some kleenex before watching this clip… no, seriously, you will. Okay, don’t say I didn’t warn you. Danny & Annie from StoryCorps on Vimeo.

Blizzard Win Big, Wizards Fail, BTC Raises Serious Cash

Jeff — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:22:30 +0000

It was great being back on the ice this week after a week away for vacation. There was a lot of hockey for the weekend too and the best of it was the scrimmage held to benefit Braking the Cycle. The idea for the scrimmage was hatched at the first of the month and over [...]

Black Swan

Will — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:58:16 +0000

If you mashed up The Red Shoes, Suspiria and Showgirls (three phenomenal movies btw) you’d get Darren Aronfosky’s latest, Black Swan. It comes out in December and I can’t wait. Check out the trailer here.

SYTYCD Season 7 – Top 3 – Congratulations Lauren!

Jeff — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:03:41 +0000

At one point in the four hours of So You Think You Can Dance finale, Nigel said that for the first time ever he really didn’t mind which of the three won because they were all deserving. I agree 100%. I felt that way when the top three were announced and, having finally caught up [...]

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan

Jeff — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:26:55 +0000

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan is one of the more imaginative books I’ve read recently (and be warned… this review leans a little toward spoilers, so proceed at your own risk). It focuses around two teenagers in the Midwest who are both pretty miserable. As you might guess from the [...]

Canned Ham

Jeff — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:18:09 +0000

Tom Judson has had an interesting journey. He’s composed for movies, TV (as diverse fare as MTV and Sesame Street. He’s toured the country in the Broadway musicals Cabaret and 42nd Street. And in the middle of one of those tours he was discovered, at age 42, by Chi Chi LaRue who made him into [...]

Bear City

Jeff — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 23:03:53 +0000

Bear City has been making the rounds of the gay film festivals this spring and summer, and picking up some nice kudos and awards along the way, including being a Centerpiece Film at NewFest in New York as well as a Best Screenplay award for Doug Langway (who also directs) and Lawrence Ferber at OutFest [...]

Provincetown in Pictures

Jeff — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:44:01 +0000

We documented so much of Ptown when we were here in 2008 we ended up not taking as many pictures this time. However, we still snapped things that caught our eye and we even tried to get kind of arty with some shots on the beach. You can click on the thumbnail to see the [...]

Varla Jean Merman “The Loose Chanteuse”

Jeff — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 12:01:39 +0000

What a delight Varla Jean Merman was last night. The fun began before she hit the stage as she played some of here popular YouTube videos. Of the three, the one that cracked me up the most was where she saved a man from choking in a restaurant and the proceeded to stalk him because [...]

Art Isn’t Easy…

Jeff — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:17:57 +0000

The last time we were in Provincetown we bought what we considered our first grown-up art. Two large Steve Walker reproductions and a smaller Michael Breyette. This trip, besides hitting Lyman-Eyer Gallery (the dealer for Walker and Breyette artwork) we also checked out many other Ptown galleries to see what else there was to see. [...]

Miss Coco Peru is Present

Jeff — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:43:59 +0000

It was a treat to see Miss Coco Peru live. I first saw this drag queen in the movie Trick and again on a couple of specials on Logo. Tonight she riffed on a few things on her mind: her desire to be a drag queen Jesus, the visit she had from a space alien, [...]

Slap & Tickle

Jeff — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:34:05 +0000

Slap and tickle is something that happens somewhere between flirting and foreplay. In this case Slap & Tickle is also the name of a new play by David Parr that’s playing at The Provincetown Playhouse. This caught our eye because it’s directed by David Drake, a writer and actor we’ve seen in The Night Larry [...]

The Kids Are All Right

Jeff — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:12:11 +0000

We had a couple opportunities to see The Kids Are All Right in NYC and didn’t quite make that happen, so we jumped at the chance to see it since it was playing as part of the Provincetown International Film Festival. Even better is that the movie lived up to expectations of the reviews I’ve [...]

Uncorked by Andrew Grey

Jeff — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:14:33 +0000

Uncorked is the third book I’ve read that revolve around characters who live in Milwaukee. In this book, the action jumps forward a few years from the end of Bottled Up. Sean and Sam are still together and their Sean’s adopted son Bobby is preparing to graduate college with a degree in art. We also [...]

Hedda Lettuce “Interactive Mommie Dearest”

Jeff — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:42:49 +0000

Our first show in Provincetown this year was hysterical. We’ve seen Hedda Lettuce channel Joan Crawford a few times and it is always wonderful. Last night we got a different take on Joan and the film that monstrously portrays her–Mommie Dearest. Hedda distills the film down to just over an hour so you get to [...]

Hot Guys Reading Books – The “We’re Going On Vacation” Edition

Will — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:22:33 +0000

These guys have the right idea. This is all I’m planning to do for the next week. all pics via HGRB

Step Up 3D

Jeff — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:21:23 +0000

Absolutely awesome! With my love of So You Think You Can Dance and The LXD it shouldn’t be a surprise that I was blown away by Step Up 3D, the latest installment in the Step Up series. I’ve always enjoyed these movies, but this one upped the ante by going 3D and dancing on the big [...]

Blizzard, Wizards and Guesting with Bombers

Jeff — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:21:42 +0000

The most fun I’ve had all season happened last Saturday night with the B-17 Bombers. After a Friday D8 Blizzard game, Bombers captain (and Tigers captain) Bob asked if I was going to be around and could I sub Saturday night because the Bombers were short–only six were expected. Since the Bombers have a lot [...]

What Do I Want?

Jeff — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:10:14 +0000

“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” – Henry David Thoreau, Walden “Life is not fair. But fair has nothing to do with who you are inside, what you dream about, who you love and what you stand for. Life cannot touch that.” – The LXD, Episode 3 “Robot Lovestory” “In fly the [...]

SYTYCD Season 7 – Top 4 – AdéChiké Must Go!

Jeff — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:04:23 +0000

I’ve had enough of the dancer who can’t lay it all on the floor, get emotional about his pieces and show some kind of real growth. As part of the judging panel on So You Think You Can Dance this week, Tyce hit the nail on the head when he said that AdéChiké should be [...]

California finally gets it right

Will — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:44:54 +0000

Judge Declares Prop 8 Unconstitutional.

Holding Out For A Hero

Will — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:34:36 +0000

Pics of Jason Momoa as the new Conan have been making the rounds recently. He’s awfully dreamy and the cast is interesting, but since the movie is directed by Marcus Nispel (the guy responsible for 2007′s dull Pathfinder and the equally dull 2009 remake of Friday the 13th) I’m not anticipating anything particularly good. On [...]

Revisiting a Fantasia

Jeff — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:16:35 +0000

I first saw Tony Kushner’s Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco in the mid-90s. By that time, the two part show had completed its Broadway run, won Tony Awards for Best Play in ’93 and ’94 and the first part won the 1993 Pulitzer [...]

Muscles on a Monday

Will — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:55:08 +0000

This clip features popular muscle men Robert Gonzales, Quentin Elias and the adorable DJ Bill Bennett. A word of caution, if you have a problem with muscle boys in silver short shorts getting dowsed in champagne and rubbing each other down, then I guess you could consider this video NSFW. Personally, the above description is [...]

Celebrate National Dance Day with The LXD

Jeff — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:55:39 +0000

Yes, you read that right, today is National Dance Day, created by the good folks over at So You Think You Can Dance. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than with an excellent episode from The LXD series that’s playing over at Hulu. This is episode 6: “Duet.” The dancing, a lyrical [...]

My Manifesto

Will — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:33:33 +0000

One day, not too long ago, while surfing the world wide web (ie wasting time), I came across the site of pro blogger Chris Guillebeau. I didn’t have to read much to realize this guy was trying to do something unique. His page The Art of Non-Conformity details his attempt to visit every country in [...]

SYTYCD Season 7 – Top 6 – The Do-Over Round

Jeff — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:49:32 +0000

It was a tough week. While it was great that the top six got to do things over again, it was tough to lose two. Even more difficult when one of the two lost included Billy. I was stunned that Lauren ended up in the bottom three for the first time and when that happened [...]

Tik Spock

Will — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:35:18 +0000

I’m sure this video has been around forever, but I’ve only just discovered it. It made me smile on a rather drab Wednesday. I’m sure my husband (a former trekkie) can name each of the episodes featured in the clip.

The Cross of Sins (Special Edition) by Geoffrey Knight

Jeff — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:04:25 +0000

It was back in Fall 2008 that I read Geoffrey Knight’s The Cross of Sins and I loved it. It was full of action, adventure, mystery and a pack of hot guys who went around the world Indiana Jones style. In 2009 the sequel, The Riddle of the Sands came out and I was captured [...]

Blizzard and Wizards Updates

Jeff — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:47:44 +0000

It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve posted a hockey update. There were some technical difficulties with the blog for a bit and time in general has gotten away from me too. Overall I’ve been having my usual good time playing. With the high heat and humidity that NYC has had the past two weeks [...]

14 All Over Again

Jeff — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:00:33 +0000

My inner child is having a complete geek-gasm over the Tron Legacy trailer that was released today after the movie’s panel at Comic-Con. It’ll be an early Christmas present this year… And my my how far things have come. Let’s jump back to 1982 to the original Tron trailer.

Dude, it’s art

Will — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:03:13 +0000

From the incomparable J. Bone at Man’s Adventures (site NSFW).

SYTYCD Season 7 – Top 6 – Not Much Extraordinary

Jeff — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:47:02 +0000

It usually happens once per season. There’s a show where the dances are good, but not extraordinary. There are fewer goosebumps, fewer tears from being moved and fewer clips saved for future watching. Last night was that night for So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 and it’s not really that surprising since everyone [...]

Beginning of the end

Will — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:44:48 +0000

Admittedly, the title of this post is a little dramatic, but not by much. According to deathclock.com I have about thirty-six years left. That means I’m half done! Eep. In other news of my continual deterioration, I went to the optometrist last week and got reading glasses because my eyes get too tired while working on [...]

SYTYCD Season 7 – Top 7 – A Peak Night

Jeff — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:15:19 +0000

Another week and another injury. Clearly the dancers on So You Think You Can Dance this season are going for it more than ever before. This week Ashley got hurt during Monday rehearsals and was didn’t dance. Her injury was bad enough that she wasn’t even in the audience last night. As with Alex last [...]

SYTYCD Season 7 – Top 8 – Injury Clouds the Night

Jeff — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:54:55 +0000

It’s so distressing that Alex is injured. It was revealed at the top of last night’s show that front runner Alex was injured during dress rehearsal on Tuesday. Even more sad is that it could be a ruptured Achilles, which would have him sidelined not just for the rest of the So You Think You [...]

The LXD Premieres

Jeff — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:05:57 +0000

I’ve eagerly awaited the debut of The LXD since they appeared on a December 2009 episode of So You Think You Can Dance. The wait ended this morning as the first two episodes of The LXD (or Legion of Extraordinary Dancers) debuted on Hulu. The first batch of 10 episodes, which will premiere weekly, looks [...]

Something for Nothing by Connie Bailey

Jeff — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:00:13 +0000

Something for Nothing by Connie Bailey was an unexpected find from Dreamspinner Press. I don’t often think of this publisher as taking on young adult genre material, but this book comes very close. The only thing separating it from true YA for me is the sex because it’s more than a school or public library [...]

History in the making

Will — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:09:45 +0000

It’s worth noting that today is the day that Marty McFly went Back to the Future. I don’t know about you, but I’m glad we don’t have hoverboards.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Jeff — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:32:44 +0000

Eclipse was my favorite of the four Twilight books because it had a little something different going on. Victoria stepped up her game against Bella by creating the newborn army. There was cool backstory from Rosalie and Jasper along with a telling of the werewolf history (which in the book ran a little too long). [...]

American Ballet Theatre: All-American Repertory Program

Jeff — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:06:55 +0000

Even after more than a decade in New York City, there are still many New York things that we have not done. We knocked two things off that list last night: we saw the American Ballet Theatre perform and we were inside in the Metropolitan Opera House. As part of its 70th Anniversary, ABT offered [...]

SYTYCD Season 7 – Top 9 – A Whole Lotta Hip Hop Meets A Little Bit of Ballet

Jeff — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:58:06 +0000

This week had some difficulties. One of my favorites fell a little out of favor and another favorite completely rocked the show doing a routine that was about as far away from his style as possible. Plus costumes were out of control for some folks. Tonight everyone performed a couples routine as well as a [...]

My (not so) Secret Crush’s 2011 Calendar

Will — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:23:55 +0000

I’ve written about my admiration (re: mad psychotic crush) on professional pretty boy/reality star Jessie Pavelka before, well today I got my copy of his 2011 calendar! *SIGH* What a dreamboat.

Kylie – Aphrodite

Will — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:37:49 +0000

Here’s a preview (in it’s entirety!) of Kylie’s Aphrodite courtesy of… National Public Radio!?! Um, okay. Thanks NPR!

New Wheels

Jeff — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:48:25 +0000

A little over a year after buying my first bike to ride in NYC, I took the plunge and did a serious upgrade. The old bike had issues even before the Memorial Day accident (I’d actually been on my way to the shop when the accident happened). Over the past week, even after some serious [...]

An Evening with the Sled Dogs

Jeff — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:04:40 +0000

In one of those flukes of scheduling both of my games last night were against the Sled Dogs. The Wizards played first and beat them 5-2 while the Blizzard ended up losing 3-2 in overtime. The Wizards had the luxury of a full bench and playing an early evening game and we came out strong. [...]

Oh Snap

Will — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:48:51 +0000

At a recent Iowa event, quick-witted True Blood/Sookie Stackhouse author Charlaine Harris quickly dispensed with her most asked questions: “Yes, I’m happy with Alan Ball’s production of my novels. Also, if you ask me where I get my inspiration, I will spit on you.” When asked by the Huffington Post why vampires sparkle, she replied: [...]

SYTYCD Season 7 – Top 10 – Redemption For One

Jeff — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:58:53 +0000

Nothing stood out as extraordinary as the Top 10 performed on this week’s So You Think You Can Dance. The show was still packed with good dances, but there was nothing that could top Alex’s dance from last week. The good news is there was redemption for Lauren who really stepped up her game and [...]

Confessions of a Prairie Bitch

Will — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:46:41 +0000

There’s only one person who can tell you what it was like to be Nellie Oleson, the most hated girl on television. I usually leave the book reviews to Jeff, but I just finished Alison Arngrim’s autobiography Confessions of a Prairie Bitch and I loved it! Seriously, go get yourself a copy and read it [...]

Reason For The Season

Will — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:22:52 +0000

Stonewall Uprising is currently playing here in NYC and will be making its way across the country this summer. The 1977 documentary Word is Out will be airing twice tonight on TCM. I’ve never seen it and have set the DVR to catch the late night showing.

Putting the “Challenge” in Chelsea Challenge

Jeff — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:23:16 +0000

This weekend was the 10th Chelsea Challenge, organized and presented by the New York City Gay Hockey Association, and it was my 9th to play (I wasn’t playing hockey when the tourney started in 2000). It was the largest tournament too with 14 teams across three divisions with around 200 players and guests attending. For [...]

Adam Lambert – “If I Had You”

Will — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:32:22 +0000

Well, they finally got it right. A good Adam Lambert video. It seems to me, the powers that be (the industry, his record company, whatever…) have had a hard time figuring out how to market Adam. Since he’s essentially the first pop/rock artist to be open about his sexuality from the outset, that’s the marketing [...]

“Let’s put on a show!”

Will — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:37:37 +0000

Ever wanted to help produce a gay independent film? Well now you can! Through the wonders of the internet , the team behind Finding Mr. Wright is raising funds at IndieGoGo for their upcoming romantic comedy that begins production next month. Gay indie faves Matthew Montgomery, David Moretti and Rebekah Kochan are set to star. [...]

SYTYCD Season 7 – Top 11 – Alex Sets the Standard

Jeff — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:54:35 +0000

So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 started competition last night with a live performance show instead of a pre-taped one. It was clear from outset it was live as Cat introduced Jose as Ade and we were treated to some sloppy camera work during the dancer’s introductions. Luckily that was the end of [...]

You Ring Me Round (Like a Telephone)

Will — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:24:58 +0000

This definitely perked up my Wednesday. I love both of these songs. The Stock Aitken & Waterman- era cowbells totally take it to the next level.

Everyday Rapture

Jeff — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:14:49 +0000

We missed out on Sherie Rene Scott’s Everyday Rapture when it played the Second Stage Theatre last year. We’d wanted to see it because we love Sherie having seen her in shows like The Last Five Years, Aida and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. This is one more amazing performance for her resume and this time it [...]

Two – to – one

Jeff — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:09:13 +0000

It was great to be back on the ice yesterday after a week on the injured list courtesy of the Memorial Day bike accident. In a coincidence last night both games had 2-1 outcomes with one being a loss in OT and the other coming out a win. The Wizards started the afternoon going against [...]

SYTYCD: Season 7 – Top 11

Jeff — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:43:05 +0000

It’s summer and So You Think You Can Dance is back with a new season–one that looks like it is going to be incredible. The rules have changed this season: there’s no top 20. It’s a top 11 (which was supposed to be a top 10, but luckily they expanded it or there was going [...]

Bottled Up by Andrew Grey

Jeff — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:24:57 +0000

Bottled Up by Andrew Grey takes place in the same neighborhood as The Best Revenge, which I read earlier this year. It was wonderful to meet up with Tyler, Mark and Steve from the previous book as well as police officer Sam Davis who plays more of a central role in this book. The main [...]

Matthew Mitcham: Golden Boy

Will — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:10:18 +0000

Matthew Mitcham just won the 10m at the diving World Cup in China! He had this to say about his win: Oops! I accidentally won Mens 10m Final! Straight 10s on reverse three and a half. And a new PB! I honestly didn’t think I had a chance for anything better than bronze. I love [...]

Sondheim on Sondheim

Jeff — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:53:03 +0000

Not only does Sondheim on Sondheim feature some of Stephen Sondheim’s most well known works, it also features songs that were cut from his hit shows. Add that to commentary and insight from the man himself culled from recent interviews and from historical archives and you’ve got a show that resembles something between a Sondheim [...]

‘Nuff Said

Will — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:10:09 +0000

Absurd? Yes. Fabulous? Absolutely!

Will — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:10:09 +0000

Doves, ponies, giant Thanksgiving Day parade balloons and thousands of acolytes in fresh CK undies. It’s all ridiculous, but in a completely fabulous way. I heart you Kylie! Click here to see the full video.

Fifth Avenue Splat

Jeff — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:38:59 +0000

My luck has been pretty bad the past six months or so. Back in November, I was hit by a bus on 5th Avenue during a bike ride (luckily very little damage to me with that). In March I passed out on a subway platform because I was ill (that did come with some damage). [...]

Glee Live with The LXD at Radio City Music Hall

Jeff — Mon, 31 May 2010 03:36:32 +0000

The cast of Glee and The LXD finished out their tour tonight at Radio City Music Hall (the last of five sold out shows performed there over the past three days). The show opened with 30 minutes from The LXD, the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers. I’ve been a fan of this troupe since they were [...]

Sex and the City 2

Jeff — Sun, 30 May 2010 22:02:40 +0000

The first Sex and the City film was the perfect companion to one of my favorite TV series of all time. The film allowed each of the four women a moment in the spotlight, allowed a new character (played by Jennifer Hudson) to have a good story and offered up a lot of drama. I [...]

Happy Fleet Week!

Will — Wed, 26 May 2010 11:53:40 +0000

It happens every Spring. Fleet Week in NYC!

Seducing C.C. by Ariel Tachna

Jeff — Wed, 26 May 2010 10:20:34 +0000

Talk about a perfect book to kick off summer reading. Ariel Tachna’s Seducing C.C. takes place at summer camp and spans the weeks of the summer session. Roger, who quickly earns the nickname Astro for his knowledge of the stars, is the new camp counselor who specializes in the ropes course and repelling. He’s come [...]

DWTS Season 10, Week 10: Nicole vs. Erin vs. Evan

Jeff — Wed, 26 May 2010 00:50:45 +0000

It’s week 10 and that means it’s time for the finals. It’s come down to Nicole, Erin and Evan and each had some surprises in store during the show. Unfortuantley some of those surprises were not good. Each couple did two dances during the Monday performance show and still had two more judged dances to [...]

Bad Night for Green

Jeff — Sun, 23 May 2010 15:30:09 +0000

The Wizards and Blizzard both failed to put up any goals and, therefore, ended up on the losing side of last night’s games. The Wizards played first coming up against the Snowmen. The good news is that the Wizards played a better and more team oriented game this week. Unfortunately, even though we had a [...]

Promises, Promises

Jeff — Sun, 23 May 2010 06:05:26 +0000

The revival of the 1968 Burt Bacharach/Hal David/Neil Simon musical Promises, Promises received mix reviews when it opened last month, but I found it to be a delightful afternoon’s entertainment. Not only does it boast the always wonderful Kristin Chenoweth, but also a tremendous star turn from former Will & Grace co-star Sean Hayes. There’s [...]

Happy Harvey Milk Day

Will — Fri, 21 May 2010 21:11:03 +0000

Tomorrow the 22nd is Harvey Milk’s birthday. The occasion will officially be celebrated for the first time in the the state of California as Harvey Milk Day. Thank you Harvey for all that you did. We love you and we miss you.

My new favorite site

Will — Wed, 19 May 2010 18:45:07 +0000

Hot Guys Reading Books It’s porn for the intellectual set!

DWTS Season 10, Week 9: Semi-Finals

Jeff — Wed, 19 May 2010 01:38:36 +0000

Another week with ballroom and latin rounds and some odd judges scores in my opinion. This was also the week all the stars had to do solos within their latin dances. I like when it comes to that because it’s a chance to see what they can do when no pros are around. Luckily most [...]

Romeo & Hamlet presented by GayFest NYC 2010

Jeff — Mon, 17 May 2010 01:52:28 +0000

But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Hamlet is the sun. Hamlet is the sun? What? Welcome to Romeo & Hamlet, written by R. Jonathan Chapman and Kevin Stefan using a mix of their own words, original Shakespeare lines as well as altered Shakespeare text like the above. The [...]

Letters to Juliet

Jeff — Sun, 16 May 2010 18:46:56 +0000

Letters to Juliet made for a delightful afternoon at the movies. The movie lived up to the expectations of being a lovely, romantic tale of lost love found again. It was wonderful to watch Vanessa Redgrave light up the screen. As she road tripped round Rome looking for the man she stood up 50 years [...]

Blizzard Triumph, Wizards Struck By Thunder

Jeff — Sun, 16 May 2010 18:37:14 +0000

It was a rollercoaster night as one team won big and another faced a huge loss. The Blizzard made a great comeback after the season opening defeat by the Sled Dogs by getting a shut out against the B-17s. This time out we had a full bench, along with some tweaks to the lineup and [...]

Chocolate Goo

Will — Sat, 15 May 2010 20:15:29 +0000

During the week, Jeff and I try to eat responsibly (the operative word is try). On the weekends we eat whatever we want and I usually make a “treat”. Now, I’m not really a chocolate person, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t make something choco-tastic for my man. I made Granny’s Chocolate Cobbler for [...]

Grayson Chance – MEGASTAR

Will — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:52:31 +0000

I love this kid. He’s had the best week ever! Watch the whole clip for a special guest and Grayson’s kick-ass cover of “Paparazzi”.

DWTS Season 10, Week 8: The Two Dance Challenge

Jeff — Tue, 11 May 2010 10:59:54 +0000

For the celebrities to produce two dances in a week is always a new challenge that either works great or falls a little flat. This is the third week where the couples each had to do two dances, but instead of team or marathon format they were on their own for the full 90 seconds. [...]

Iron Man 2

Jeff — Sun, 09 May 2010 19:17:53 +0000

The summer movies season is officially underway this weekend with the opening of Iron Man 2. The original Iron Man opened two years ago and it was good summer movie material (see what I wrote on that opening weekend) and the sequel is more of the same. This time Tony Stark has been protecting the world [...]

Blizzard Lose Season Opener

Jeff — Sun, 09 May 2010 13:01:57 +0000

Blizzard hockey? I know, that’s a strange thing to see here as the team I’m playing on. Yes, I subbed in one of their D7B games last July, but usually they are they are the opponent. Not this summer though. I’ve been loaned to the D8 Blizzard for the summer season. It was fun to [...]

Jesse Tyler Ferguson – “Alejandro”

Will — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:41:47 +0000

I know we’ve been posting a lot of video lately, but this clip of Jesse Tyler Ferguson covering GaGa’s “Alejandro” at Joe’s Pub made me smile and I wanted to share. Happy Thursday everybody! OUR HIT PARADE Alejandro – Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Kenny Mellman – April 2010 Lady Gaga cover from ourhitparade on Vimeo.

We Will Rock Q

Jeff — Thu, 06 May 2010 01:33:51 +0000

Most everyone has seen the brilliant Muppets parody video of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The folks over at Avenue Q have now done their own tribute using “We Will Rock You” and “We Are the Champions.” Check out the equally brilliant “We Will Rock Q.”

Sombrero

Will — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:10:13 +0000

I just saw this on Logo and thought it was just too cute not to share. Happy Cinco de Mayo everybody!!! Watch Gay Video & Lesbian Movies

DWTS Season 10, Week 7: Gaga vs. Madonna

Jeff — Tue, 04 May 2010 01:46:08 +0000

This was the best night of Dancing with the Stars season 10 so far. All of the dances were solid and entertaining and the team dances were executed far better than last week’s swing marathon. Of course in week 6 you expect the dances to be great. What’s odd about season 10, however, is that, [...]

Kick-Ass

Jeff — Sun, 02 May 2010 23:57:20 +0000

Checking out the IMDB entry on Kick-Ass I found exactly the words that sum up this movie as the title to one of the user reviews:”Spider-Man and Kill Bill had a baby and its head popped off!” This was one cool movie that mixed just enough teenage agnst with the desire everyone has to be [...]

The Kid

Jeff — Sun, 02 May 2010 12:42:46 +0000

We travelled off-Broadway for our anniversary show (Saturday was the 15th anniversary of our first date). The Kid is a new musical based on the 1999 Dan Savage book The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant. The musical, like the book, chronicles the efforts of Dan and Terry [...]

The Ride: Braking the Cycle Training Ride #2 & Bike Month NYC

Jeff — Sun, 02 May 2010 04:03:30 +0000

Trying to do 30 miles after being away from biking for three weeks is not a good idea. Why three weeks of no riding during training months. Well, one week the bike had tire issues and then two weeks I was in Alabama taking care of mom. Today’s ride was more difficult than I expected. [...]

DWTS Season 10, Week 6: Two Dance Night

Jeff — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:03:13 +0000

It’s that time in the competition where everyone has to do two dances on Dancing with the Stars. Each celebrity had to do a Samba or an Argentine Tango and then everyone was on the floor at the same time for a Swing marathon. It was a weird night. It usually happens where I’ll disagree [...]