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TV Dance-a-poolza, Week 8

Jeff — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:27:42 +0000

This week Dancing with the Stars revealed the celebrities who are in the final four, meaning the semi-finals, and So You Think You Can Dance got the audience involved as phone voting opened for the first time this season. DWTS, Season 9 Week 8: The stars got put through their paces this week with two full [...]

Fall TV: Likes & Dislikes

Jeff — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:03:21 +0000

With November sweeps halfway done, it seems like a good time to talk about Fall TV so far. Returning shows: Dancing with the Stars: I was skeptical when the stars were announced for the season but the season has turned out to be good. My only complaint thus far is how like Michael stayed in the competition. So [...]

Tigers Fall to Scapgoats

Jeff — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:03:30 +0000

The Tigers couldn’t get a full-blown win streak going. We wanted that third game win, but it wasn’t meant to be as we came up against the Scapegoats last night. We lost 4-1. I haven’t gone back to look at the records, but I think this might have been our best showing against this strong team, [...]

Friday Geek Out: The Saturday Morning Preview Show

Jeff — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:09:17 +0000

Remember when Saturday morning used to mean something, not only to the kids but to the networks too? Of course this is back way before cable came along with hundreds of channels… and before most kid shows had some sort of marketing tie in. This was also back when you’d get big promos for kid TV [...]

Signs

Will — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:39:54 +0000

If you have a spare 12 minutes I HIGHLY recommend you watch this little film called Signs. It’s the sweetest, most romantic thing I’ve seen in a long time… the perfect pick me up for a gray November afternoon.

TV Dance-a-poolza, Week 7

Jeff — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:54:38 +0000

There was elation and dismay on Dancing with the Stars this week. So You Think You Can Dance got down to some serious business with some incredible and, in one case, unexpected dancing. DWTS, Season 9 Week 7: There were multiple styles this week with the remaining couples doing dances they have not done before, as [...]

U.S.S. New York Arrives

Jeff — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:31:39 +0000

The U.S.S. New York made its NYC arrival yesterday sailing up the Hudson River to her temporary home at Pier 88, located next to the aircraft carrier Intrepid. The battleship is special to New York becuase there are 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center in its bow. The ship paused on its way [...]

A Note in the Margin by Isabelle Rowan

Jeff — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:07:27 +0000

Will finished A Note in the Margin by Isabelle Rowan before I did and proclaimed it one of the best books ever. I am in complete agreement. Rowan created a well crafted romance with an unexpected character. The end result is a book with more layers than the typical book in the genre and a [...]

Tree Art

Jeff — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:23:45 +0000

While we were out for lunch today we came across this “art” installation outside Southwest NY at the World Financial Center. Sponsored by Korean Air, it’s titled “Spreading Wings for A Greener Tomorrow.” To me it just looks like blue ribbon tied to trees. I don’t get the “green” part either since the blue ribbons [...]

Happy Halloween from The Big Gay Sketch Show

Will — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:23:49 +0000

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A queery from across the pond

Will — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:46:36 +0000

I was in the grocery store in the dairy aisle when a British family, trying to decide what margarine to buy, asked me what canola oil was. I tried my best to explain, but I really wasn’t much help. I know what canola oil is, but what exactally is a canola? I got home and [...]

Friday Geek Out: Starlight Express

Jeff — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:55:15 +0000

The 80s had some pretty crazy stuff going on. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express was one of the more bonkers attempts at a musical… and one that I love. The concept is pretty simple: it’s all a child’s dream about his toy train set coming to life and the ensuing race to see which train [...]

“On Stage with Next to Normal” at 92Y Tribeca

Jeff — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:26:44 +0000

Tonight we got to join an intimate crowd at the 92Y Tribeca for “On Stage with Next to Normal,” a panel discussion with the Tony winning writers Tom Kitt (composer) and Brian Yorkey (Librettist, Lyricist), the show’s director Michael Greif and producer David Stone. The panel talked about the creation of the show from when it [...]

TV Dance-a-poolza, Week 6

Jeff — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:10:33 +0000

What a week! So You Think You Can Dance finally got going with the top 20 and Dancing with the Stars did the first of two double eliminations. And, with how the scheduled worked out, I watched nearly all of the dance packed into Tuesday night. Talk about a dance-a-poolza. DWTS, Season 9 Week 6: Jitterbugs [...]

Two Wins, One Loss & How I Broke Laurie

Jeff — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:21:44 +0000

Yesterday was a full hockey day with three league games plus the morning skate. The Tigers and Ordinals both won while the Wizards opened the season with a loss. The worst part of the day, the part that will stick with me the longest, is that I fractured Laurie’s ankle during Ronnie’s Ice. It has been [...]

Friday Geek Out: Peter, Paul & Mary “A ‘Soalin”

Jeff — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:30:46 +0000

I discovered Peter, Paul & Mary in the early 80s thanks to my neighbors, the Rovelstads. There was a concert on TV and my mom and I, along with other neighbors, gathered at their house to watch. The harmonies were dazzling and, while I know I’d heard “Puff the Magic Dragon” sung by other people, [...]

Halloween Goodness

Will — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:23:33 +0000

Look what I just ordered from Amazon! A case is just $27 (12 boxes) and you get free shipping, which averages out to only $2.25 a box! What a great holiday deal! They also have Count Chocula and Boo Berry, though let’s face it, Frankenberry has always been the far superior Monster Cereal.

TV Dance-a-poolza, Week 5

Jeff — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:21:53 +0000

Dancing with the Stars crossed the half way point this week while So You Think You Can Dance announced it’s stunning top 20. DWTS, Season 9 Week 5: DWTS should’ve been a spectacular week with Argentine Tangos and Paso Dobles. Sadly it was a let down on the Paso side as only one caught my eye. [...]

Tigers, Ordinals Win Season Openers

Jeff — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:17:33 +0000

The Fall 2009 hockey season opened at Sky Rink last night and both the Tigers and Ordinals played… and won. Tigers had the first game of the day, playing the Great Whites, a team that dealt us some major losses last season while also giving us one of our best played games ever. This time it [...]

The “Twilight” Effect

Jeff — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:27:14 +0000

I’m not sure this is a good thing. I was in Borders yesterday and my eye caught a new release of Pride & Prejudice and it’s looking very Twilight with the white and red flowers. It’s billed as “The love that started it all.” Will then mentioned that he’d seen a copy of Wuthering Heights, also [...]

Where the Wild Things Are

Jeff — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:11:41 +0000

I came out of Where the Wild Things Are yesterday afternoon feeling very mixed about what I’d seen. Let’s talk about what’s amazing first: the creature designs are stunning. The “monsters” look exactly like I remember them from the book. The movements and the facial expressions are breathtaking. Designer Casey Storm deserves an Oscar nomination and, [...]

What We Remember by Michael Thomas Ford

Jeff — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:12:30 +0000

The latest from Michael Thomas Ford, What We Remember, was a great, meaty mystery. Now, I don’t read a lot of mystery so my idea of a meaty mystery and someone who read mysteries routinely may differ, but I enjoyed this book a lot. The set up is simple, although it sets up the dark tone [...]

Friday Geek Out: Teamo Supremo

Jeff — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:30:12 +0000

Teamo Supremo was a Disney cartoon developed for ABC’s One Disney Saturday Morning cartoon block. It premiered in January 2002 and lived part of it’s live on ABC and had re-runs, along with a handful of originals on Toon Disney. In all, 39 episodes (with 75 stories) were aired. The show had a cool premise: three [...]

TV Dance-a-poolza, Week 4

Jeff — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:08:35 +0000

It was new dance week for Dancing with the Stars while over on So You Think You Can Dance Vegas week rolled on as the Top 20 got even closer (although I’m annoyed it’s stretching into next week… let’s get on with it already). DWTS, Season 9 Week 4: DWTS unveiled the Country Two-Step, Charleston, Bolero [...]

Hamlet 2

Will — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:21:56 +0000

In addition to seeing Whip It this weekend, Jeff and I finally got around to watching Hamlet 2. Though it’s not as painfully truthful and hilarious as Waiting For Guffman (trust me, Jeff and I have LIVED that movie) I still found myself laughing out loud. Hamlet 2 is the story of Dana Marschz (Steve Coogan) [...]

Whip It

Jeff — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:26:52 +0000

No. It’s not about the Devo song. Whip It refers to a roller derby move where you grab your teammate and whip them around the rink so they have added momentum. Not only was this a fun movie, you do get roller derby 101 out of it too. Whip It, which Shauna Cross adapted from her [...]

Friday Geek Out: Battle of the Network Stars

Jeff — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:30:24 +0000

Geek Out is back after a summer vacation and the new fall TV season has had me thinking about TV seasons past… long past actually. In November 1976, ABC aired the first Battle of the Network Stars specials. Remember who fabulous these were? Howard Cosell presided over two hours of challenges involving stars from ABC, [...]

TV Dance-a-poolza, Week 3

Jeff — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:07:20 +0000

Week three of the dance-a-poolza brought the first dance of the season that made me cry and some stunning cuts. DWTS, Season 9 Week 3: Dancing with the Stars was another strangely mediocre week, even though the points spread more apart than last week. It was latin night so it was wall-to-wall sambas and rumbas, which [...]

Payin’ Anything to Roll the Dice, Just One More Time

Jeff — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:12:53 +0000

Okay, it’s not about the Journsey song (it’s the Gleek in me that had to use that headline). It’s fall and that means Monopoly is back at McDonald’s. Just like last year, I managed the website build. And, just like last year, it was a huge undertaking, something I’ve been working on since January. It [...]

TV Dance-a-poolza, Week 2

Jeff — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:42:04 +0000

Week two of the dance-a-poolza was a good one and I wish it hadn’t taken me days to get through all the shows, but it was a busy week. DWTS, Season 9 Week 2: Dancing with the Stars was shockingly mediocre this week. Few couples stood broke out of a pack that saw the 6 [...]

Jessie Pavelka – My (Not So) Secret Crush

Will — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:11:39 +0000

Jessie Pavelka is a personal trainer and fitness model who makes me feel tingly in my “special place” (Seriously, just look at the guy). Jeff is perfectly aware of my infatuation with this achingly handsome hunk and knows that Jessie is my first choice for husband no. 2 (Not that I’ll ever need one, right honey?) Jessie is the [...]

Creature From the Black Lagoon – The Musical

Will — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:25:34 +0000

How come I’m only just now hearing of this? The Creature From the Black Lagoon: The Rock Musical just finished it’s Summer run at Universal Studios in Hollywood. If you’ve got an extra 30 mins. and are in the mood for some cheesy theme park entertainment, why not check it out? I learned about this musical oddity [...]

I Wanna Be A Pole Dancer

Will — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:17:26 +0000

His name is Remi Martin and he totally blows my mind.

Fame

Jeff — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:18:14 +0000

Upfront I’ll say that I enjoyed the new version of Fame, even though the film doesn’t deserve to carry the Fame brand name. The 1980 Fame, a six-time Oscar nominee and two-time winner, is a deep, gritty, raw and exuberant look at a collection of students at New York’s performing arts high school. This new Fame [...]

Ordinals Sneak Into Playoffs, Lose in Round One

Jeff — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:21:38 +0000

Mid-week got the notice: the Ordinals were going into the playoffs. How’d that happen? The Wolfpack did not meet their financial commitment to the rink and so they weren’t allowed to keep their playoff slot. So we got called up. It could have turned into a Disney movie moment: The team that wasn’t supposed to be [...]

The Ride, Weeks 21-24

Jeff — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:33:49 +0000

Six months of riding is oh so close. What a great time it’s been! Not surprisingly, the more I bike the less there is to blog about it becuase it’s becoming routine. A couple things of note in the past couple weeks though: 1) I’ve changed my route home. One day in week 21 there was some [...]

TV Dance-a-poolza, Week 1

Jeff — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:16:18 +0000

Three days of dancing on TV per week! That’s what’s going on for the next 10 or 11 weeks as Dancing with the Stars airs Mondays and Tuesday sand So You Think You Can Dance plays Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The pattern isn’t totally in place yet as DWTS just finished its three day premiere “event” [...]

I Cut Off My Hair Yesterday

Will — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:27:14 +0000

Super hot bodybuilder Robert Gonzalez helpfully models the new look I’m sporting. Unfortunately, our hair is the only thing we have in common.

Because sometimes you need showgirls, dancing sailors, cops in hot pants and cowboys to make your day complete

Will — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:30:39 +0000

The Big Gay Musical

Jeff — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:43:46 +0000

There is a lot crammed into the plot of The Big Gay Musical. Believe it or not, it’s not all a musical either. Paul and Eddie are the leads in the new off-Broadway musical called Adam and Steve Just the Way God Made ‘Em and about half of the movie is the musical as we see [...]

Tigers, Ordinals Wrap Seasons

Jeff — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:30:54 +0000

The spring/summer season ended for both the Ordinals and Tigers. One team was destroyed while the other lost but played stunningly. The Tigers met the Great Whites for the fourth time this season. We’ve had an odd run against them. We won the first game 7-1 but the lost the next two 7-2 and 8-2. Last [...]

“Total Eclipse…” Goes Lego

Jeff — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:01:33 +0000

Not too long ago the “literal” version of Bonnie Tyler’s classic “Total Eclipse of the Heart” was making the around. Thanks to Entertainment Weekly’s Pop Watch Blog, I’ve now seen “Total Eclipse of the Heart” done in Legos. Please relish in the sublimness of those bright eyes! (If the clip fails, go to YouTube and [...]

Holiday Writing Pays Off

Jeff — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:06:35 +0000

Will wrote a couple weeks ago that we were in the holiday spirit not only becuase it was fall, but because we were working on holiday themed short stories as well. I’m happy to report that mine got picked up for publication. You can read more about it, if you’d like, over on my writing [...]

Bye Bye Birdie

Jeff — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:45:12 +0000

It’s hard to believe a classic like Bye Bye Birdie has not been on Broadway since the original 1960 production closed in October 1961. Forty-eight years later it’s back, having just started previews this past Thursday ahead of an October 15 opening. The cast attracted us to this revival as much as the show itself did. [...]

Wizards Finish Season Strong

Jeff — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:43:48 +0000

The Wizards had a great season finale against the Rumblefish, winning 10-1. I managed to pick up to assists last night: one was breaking us out of our defensive zone which started an offensive rush, the other was from a shot I made from the blue line that Jay tipped on into the goal. It [...]

Best Choreography, Not…

Jeff — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:29:50 +0000

The Creative Arts Emmys were handed out last night and among them was the Best Choreography award. Five of the six nominees were great (and sometimes postively stunning) pieces of work: From So You Think You Can Dance there was “Bleeding Love” from Tabitha and Napoleon, “Mercy” from Mia Michaels, “Adam and Eve / Silence” [...]

A Queer Professional Discussion

Jeff — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:38:31 +0000

One of the things I do as a Life Coach at the Ali Forney Center is help to put together seminars, or what they call Life Retreats, so the clients we work with can learn about topics that can help them in the real world. Some of the retreats I’ve participated in since I’ve been [...]

The Vampire Diaries: I Liked It

Will — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:45:32 +0000

So, The Vampire Diaries premiered on the CW last week and I was really into the pilot. The tone of the show is somewhere between the chaste Victorian/Mormonism of Twilight and the sexed-up, violent, southern-fried insanity of True Blood. And that’s a good thing. Writer/producer Kevin Williamson has taken the genres he helped create, the post-modern teen drama (Dawson’s Creek) [...]

Is this the next selection for the Jane Austen Book Club?

Will — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:47:37 +0000

David Inside Out by Lee Bantle

Jeff — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:15:30 +0000

“Being yourself might make people reject you. People you desperately care about. Being yourself only works if you’re basically cool. Which I’m not.” – David That’s the eternal issue of being a teenager, which is only heightened when the teen is dealing with coming out. That’s the subject of Lee Bantle’s David Inside Out. David is [...]

Meet The Beatles… All Over Again

Jeff — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:40:02 +0000

I’m not a video game person. I always preferred pinball. There was a span of time that I owned an Atari console, but I’ve never owned a Nintendo, Xbox, PS3, Wii or whatever the latest video game thing was. There’s something about this week’s release of The Beatles: Rock Band, I’m mildly interested in at least [...]

E-Male by Scott & Scott

Jeff — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:09:36 +0000

E-Male by Scott & Scott is a delightful late summer, beach-type read. It’s a fun mix of romance, mystery, party and tropical vacation all put together in a frothy package. Kory is an internet entrepreneur, creator of the successful E-Male dating site. Unfortunately, the success has taken its toll. It’s not technology that makes the matches, [...]

Tis the Season

Will — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:41:22 +0000

It’s the first day of September and it’s a beautiful 70 degrees here in New York. So why did I drag out my Christmas Barbie, bake gingerbread and put A Charlie Brown Christmas in the DVD player? Well, Jeff and I are both working on short stories for an upcoming Xmas anthology and frankly, you [...]

’cause it’s my blog and i feel like dancin’!

Will — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:49:08 +0000

MADONNA / CELEBRATION from james gardner on Vimeo.

Tigers Play Great, Wizards Lose Bad

Jeff — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:43:34 +0000

Last night was one of the best Tigers games I’ve ever been a part of. We squared off against the Hotshots. They had a full bench while we had nine skaters. They had Peter in net, which is always a challenge for us. We had a goalie we’d never played with before, who graciously agreed [...]

The Ride, Week 20

Jeff — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:04:28 +0000

It was a much better week for biking as the weather returned to something less gross than the previous week. We actually had morning temps in the high 60s/low 70s and a decent breeze so the rides were pleasant. Nothing extraordinary really happened during the week. I managed to ride four days of five (Monday was [...]

On Location: Ugly Betty

Jeff — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:55:41 +0000

We love Ugly Betty. The show started shooting in New York for season three and they are downtown a lot shooting at the Woolworth Building (which doubles as the headquarters of Meade) and in and around City Hall Park. Tonight, however, they are shooting in our back yard in North Cove Marina. They are shooting on [...]

Ellie Greenwich, 1940-2009

Jeff — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:59:57 +0000

A songwriting legend passed away in New York last night. Ellie Greenwich wrote some of the most enduring songs of the 60s, including the Crystals’ “Da Doo Ron Ron” and “Then He Kissed Me,” and the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby” (a song the Recording Industry Association Of America and National Endowment For The [...]

Pretty & Plastic

Will — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:35:13 +0000

Here’s a short video I made of the life-size Barbies on display in the window of the Rootstein NYC showroom.

The V in Valor by J.M. Snyder

Jeff — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:49:44 +0000

J.M. Snyder’s The V in Valor is the first of five stories in a new set of Vic & Matt adventures. It’s also my first exposure to Snyder’s super couple and I like what I’ve read so far. Since I haven’t read any of the former stories, I don’t know the complete back story, but [...]

Will Someone Please Tell Brian Boitano That It’s 2009

Will — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:20:04 +0000

Well, Richard Simmons can finally hang up his sequined tank tops and short-shorts because there’s a new gay minstrel in town! What Would Brian Boitano Make? premiered this weekend on Food Network and the show is an insulting, stomach churning mess. First, Boitano’s credentials for hosting a food show are dubious at best, but the [...]

To Love A Cowboy by Rhianne Aile

Jeff — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:18:02 +0000

The span of time it took me to read To Love a Cowboy by Rhianne Aile is no reflection on how much I enjoyed it. I still haven’t found the right balance with my reading time since I have basically stopped commuting by subway. Eventually I’ll get the timing thing worked out so it [...]

Post Grad

Jeff — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:39:58 +0000

Post Grad must have looked good–and timely–on paper. “Ryden Malby graduates from college and is forced to move back into her childhood home with her eccentric family, while she attempts to find a job, the right guy, and just a hint of where her life is headed,” says the plot summary on IMDB. Good cast too: [...]

Song Writing By Committee on Twitter

Jeff — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:27:15 +0000

Next to Normal (@N2NBroadway) continues to break new ground online. Back in May, I wrote about how the show was giving a complete performance on Twitter. After the performance was done, the cast and crew took questions from their Twitter followers and then reversed the roles and asked their followers a bunch of questions. Now the show’s [...]

Ordinals Win Big, Wizards & Tigers Lose Big

Jeff — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:14:36 +0000

I got ice time with all my teams this weekend, but with mixed success. The Ordinals had a Friday game against the Wild Turkeys, which we won 9-2. It was crazy difficult to play becuase the air was so thick and the ice was so bad. This week’s humidity made the air in the rink extrememly [...]

The Ride, Weeks 17, 18 & 19

Jeff — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:09:31 +0000

Even though I haven’t blogged a lot, I’ve been on the bike nearly everyday. In fact, since the beginning of week 17 (back on August 3), I’ve only had one non-bike to work day and that was August 3 because I had my usual post-work time in Brooklyn. As it’s gotten hotter it’s been great being [...]

Julie & Julia

Jeff — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:34:51 +0000

What a delightful movie! Of course, how could you go wrong with Meryl Streep and Amy Adams. But Julie & Julia went beyond these two actresses. What a wonderful story. Just seeing the history of how Julia Child started out in cooking, went on to write Mastering the Art of French Cooking and become a household [...]

Triple Word Score!

Jeff — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:22:23 +0000

So it’s been a couple weeks since I’ve blogged with any consistency… and here’s why: I’ve been managing the build and launch of this year’s online Scrabble game for Subway. So if you’re eating at Subway, don’t throw away those game stamps. Go to subwayfreshbuzz.com and see if you win something! Good luck!

Bandslam

Jeff — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:35:49 +0000

Dear David Bowie, I just saw the best movie, Bandslam. It was a tough choice to make today since I had movies left over from last weekend to see (Julie & Julia and The Getaway) plus one opening this weekend (The Time Travelers’ Wife). I figured I’d like this movie. The marketing made it look like [...]

Falling in Love

Will — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:59:33 +0000

Who hasn’t been in this situation? Gurrl, I feel your pain.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Jeff — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:28:13 +0000

We haven’t been to the movies in nearly two months. The last was Star Trek back on May 17. Since then we came close to seeing Up, but the noisy kids in the ticket line sacred us away from that. It hasn’t been a good summer for movies. This weekend, three were on deck we were [...]

So You Think You Can Dance 5: The Finale

Jeff — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:31:14 +0000

And 20 became 1 as Jeanine won season five of So You Think You Can Dance. Brandon got my votes, but Jeanine was just as deserving. She and Brandon certainly rocked the finale with a paso doble that was a stunner. Brandon also had a rockin’ number with Kayla. The only surprise in the finale was [...]

Broadway in Bryant Park: “Next to Normal,” “Burn the Floor,” “Lion King”

Jeff — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:18:14 +0000

Yesterday was the first complete Broadway in Bryant Park I’ve seen this year. The line up was hard to pass up… Current favorites Next to Normal and Burn the Floor along with The Lion King and off Broadway fare from The Marvelous Wonderettes and The Fantasticks. Lots of video to share! There’s some Next to Normal, [...]

Nerdvana: Coming Soon

Jeff — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:12:24 +0000

It’s been nearly a year since I submitted “The Adventures of Jake #1″ for the Nerdvana anthology (edited by Fred Towers, from STARbooks, ISBN: 1934187577, list price: $17.95) and about five months since I found out the story was accepted. Yesterday I saw the book cover for the first time as it popped up on [...]

Disaster Porn

Will — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:38:59 +0000

Here’s the fanboy reworking of the trailer for the upcoming disaster porn epic 2012.

Falling in Love

Will — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:23:24 +0000

I don’t know about you, but if I were clutching Danny on a windswept mountaintop, I’d let him use my thing any way he wanted!

Burn the Floor

Jeff — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:06:09 +0000

We caught yesterday afternoon’s preview of Burn the Floor, which is playing a limited engagement at the Longacre Theatre. It was incredible. Twenty ballroom dancers, two singers and a four man band dazzled for two hours. Among the dancers were Dancing with the Stars‘ Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff who are in the show until August [...]

Wizards Win, Tigers Lose

Jeff — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:34:53 +0000

It was a fun Saturday evening at the rink. The double header got started with the Wizards facing off against the Rumblefish. While the Rumblefish picked up the first goal of the night, we came back strong and won 3-1. The game had a rough start for me. For most of the first period I couldn’t [...]

The Ride, Week 16

Jeff — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:42:23 +0000

Four months on the road… and it was a decent bike week to celebrate. As usual, I was off the bike on Monday. Friday was also a skip day because of the high chance of rain. While I would’ve made the morning commute just fine, coming home would’ve been extremely unpleasant. I’d already pushed my luck [...]

British-TV-pooloza

Jeff — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:01:33 +0000

Over the last week I’ve been watching a ton of BBC America. It started last week with the five night mini-series of Torchwood: Children of Earth followed on Saturday with the premiere of Being Human and wrapped up on Sunday with Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead. Spoilers lie ahead if you haven’t seen these, [...]

Geeky Dreams Do Come True: Tron Legacy

Jeff — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:01:33 +0000

Wow! 2010 won’t get here fast enough. It was a year ago yesterday that I posted my excitement about Tron 2 (or Tr2n as it was known then). Some super cool footage had screened at ComicCon. Well, this year’s ComicCon unveiled the official trailer for the movie now known as Tron Legacy. The movie will [...]

I bought one of these today

Will — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:10:50 +0000

You should get one too. Click here to purchase one online or go to the official website to learn more about the phenomenon and get a coupon for a free t-shirt for every $50 you spend at American Apparel.

Girls’ Love Stories

Will — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:37:34 +0000

Hmmm… Just what exactly is the groom’s relationship with Bob and what happened between them? Be sure to check out that sidebar. Is it just me, or do all those sound like gay porn titles?

Marathon Hockey Weekend

Jeff — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:57:26 +0000

It was another hockey filled weekend—and I had a blast with it. I had another Friday night game this week; this time with the Ordinals. We took on Andrews Kurth and won 5-4 in a hard fought, back and forth game. This was probably my best Ordinals game ever, and certainly in the top games I’ve [...]

The Ride, Week 15

Jeff — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:14:54 +0000

As expected, it was a short bike week. I got the bike from the shop on Tuesday evening and a brief, but soggy, ride home. I didn’t ride on Wednesday because I couldn’t remember if there was a place to park near the dentist office (which there is, so I’ll know that for the next [...]

So You Think You Can Dance 5 – Top 8 Performances

Jeff — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:08:25 +0000

It was a weird and wacky (really seemed like a parallel universe almost) for this past week’s So You Think You Can Dance. With this week showcasing the top eight, it was surprising how lackluster many of the dances were. It show kicked off spectacularly with another Travis Wall creation that had the group at [...]

You’re a wonder, Wonder Woman!

Will — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:29:28 +0000

Happy Birthday to Lynda Carter, who turns 58 today! This gay boy will be eternally grateful to Miss Carter. My suburban childhood was just a little more fabulous thanks to her.

Young Love

Will — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:43:41 +0000

This is the exact reason I always put out on the first date.

Infernal – I Won’t Be Crying

Will — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:08:54 +0000

I though I’d post this an antidote to the Monday blahs. This is the song currently on heavy rotation during my cardio sessions. I love the song’s angry rocker chick vibe, yet it’s still totally danceable (it doesn’t hurt that it contains the coolest Depeche Mode sample EVER). Enjoy!

Four Games, Four Losses

Jeff — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:52:42 +0000

It felt like a tournament weekend becuase there was so much hockey. In roughly 26 hours I played four games and had a blast doing it. It started on Friday night with a Tigers game. Yes, the Tigers played on a Friday, as occasionally happens in the summer. We met up with the Rockets and, despite [...]

So You Think You Can Dance 5 – Top 10 Performances

Jeff — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:24:42 +0000

Four of the five couples on this week’s So You Think You Can Dance were superb and one was simply extraordinary. Meanwhile, Kupono and Randi were destroyed by a paso doble and ultimately left the competition. I was sad to see Kupono go, but it was the right choice given how poorly that routine was [...]

The Ride, Week 14

Jeff — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:43:59 +0000

Week 14 was not a good week. It started out well enough with good rides on Tuesday and Wednesday as the weather continued to be fabulous. But, I apparently punctured a tire on the way home Wednesday night becuase I was greeted with a flat tire Thursday morning. This wasn’t something I could quickly take [...]

Getting Ready to Burn the Floor

Jeff — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:16:39 +0000

We are excited. We bought tickets to see Burn the Floor next weekend. It’s doing a limited run at the Longacre Theatre. We did tickets for early in the run because Karina and Maksim from Dancing with the Stars are in the show through August 16. This looks like a ballroom extravaganza. Check out a [...]

Jeffery & Cole Make It Bigger

Will — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:32:14 +0000

I still love these boys!

Straight Lies by Rob Byrnes

Jeff — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:59:58 +0000

Straight Lies by Rob Byrnes is the fourth novel from Byrnes, who debuted with The Night We Met back in 2002. His last, When The Stars Come Out, was a Lambda Literary Award Winner and is my favorite of his books. I was excited this spring when Straight Lies came out. Unfortunately, it’s the least satisfying [...]

The Right Perspective

Jeff — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:32:41 +0000

A couple weeks ago I wrote how I questioned people’s priorities in the aftermath of Michael Jackson’s death. I’ve wondered about these priories more in the days since June 25 as the stories keep coming out about his final days of rehearsal, the circus around setting up the memorial service, who is getting his kids [...]

Wizards Shut Out By Blizzard

Jeff — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:28:11 +0000

Weird hockey night yesterday since I only had one game instead of two or three. The Wizards went against the Blizzard and lost 3-0. From the offensive standpoint we seemed to have a hard time keeping pressure up in the Blizzard’s zone and, when we were there, it wasn’t easy getting things by Brian (of course [...]

The Ride, Week 13

Jeff — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:04:08 +0000

All five work days had me on the bike this past week! That hasn’t happened in a while, either due to weather, short work weeks, or doing something after work where the bike was impractical to have. But, this was a full five ride week and that made me happy. The weather was finally fabulous [...]

Free Book For Me: J.M. Snyder’s “The V in Valor”

Jeff — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:14:50 +0000

Good news first thing this morning! I won a copy of J.M. Snyder’s new book, The V in Valor. I became a fan of Snyder’s on Facebook and through that I get to find out when new books come out, when there are contests and other news that she posts on Facebook. A couple weeks ago [...]

On Location: Step Up 3-3D

Jeff — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:36:41 +0000

For several days this week I rode by a location being used for Step Up 3-3D. Hairspray director (and So You Think You Can Dance judge) Adam Shankman is helming this movie after producing the first to installments. Several former SYTYCD dancers are in the film, including Twitch from last season. The production was shooting inside [...]