Monthly Archives: June 2008

Morning View – Quiet Under The Trees

I’m spending the weekend in the Poconos with Chris and Aaron at Hillside Campground. Site 62, stop by and say “Hello.”

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Today: Ex-Gay Days In Orlando
Sunday: T-Dance At Parliament House

The wacky sad deluded “ex-gays” are having a conference in Orlando this weekend and have peppered the city with their dumbass billboards. (But this one is a parody done for this blog a couple of years ago by musical theatre star Steve Schalchlin.) Hey, why did the “ex-gays” pick the same weekend as Gay Days at Disney World? Hmmm. Anti-“ex-gay” …

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Dads, I’m Straight

Via Queerty, in this amusing viewer-created film from Current TV a kid has to break the news to his dads that he’s straight.

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Chillaxicat

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Cabin Pressure

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Ikke Gjør Det Taze Meg, Bro!

Cubicle life can cause people to lose their minds, as amply demonstrated by this man going berserk in his office. And here we thought the Norwegians were so placid. There’s no audio, so provide your own sound effects. And here’s an audio version (with fuzzy video) of the same incident caught on a coworkers cell cam. And as for this …

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Broadway Friday

– Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s musical Bounce will play the Public Theatre from Oct. 28 – Nov.30th, with a possible extension through the end of the year. Tony winner John Doyle will direct. – A new movie version of Lerner & Lowe’s My Fair Lady is coming from Columbia Pictures. Keira Knightley is in talks to star. – Via …

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Morning View – 2 Columbus Circle

Earlier this week, my shot of Columbus Circle prompted some commentary on the makeover of 2 Columbus, now home to the Museum of Arts & Design, so here’s a better shot that I took from the fifth floor of the Time-Warner Center. And below is what it used to look like. Before the makeover, the building was listed by the …

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New House Caucus On LGBT Rights

Via- Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Democrat Tammy Baldwin joined the only other openly gay member of Congress, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), on Wednesday to unveil a new House caucus focusing on gay rights. The group, called the LGBT Equality Caucus, has received the support of 50 other members of the House, most of them from California, New York and the Northeast. None …

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And Then There Were None

Six months after the announcement that the Virgin Megastore in Union Square will be closing in early 2009, today comes the news of the same fate for the Times Square store, leaving Manhattan with zero music retail chain outlets. Unless you count joints like Best Buy or Starbucks, which I totally don’t. Says the company that bought Virgin Megastores North …

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Le Spider-Dork

A little excitement in midtown today: A French stunt man known as Spiderman used only his bare hands to scale his way to the top of the 52-story New York Times building in Midtown before being apprehended by authorities around 12:20. Alain Robert, 46, who has scaled the Eiffel Tower among other towering structures, got a boost from 10 cohorts …

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McCain: Charlie Crist Has The Experience To Be Vice President

Via the St. Petersburg Times: Charlie Crist may not yet have a full gubernatorial term under his belt, but Sen. John McCain said Wednesday Crist has enough experience to be vice president. “Oh, I am sure that in many respects Charlie Crist is qualified. He’s had other offices. As we know, he was attorney general as well. This is a …

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Tivo Joins With Gay Haters?

In the most bizarre promotional pairing in recent memory, Tivo has apparently partnered with rabidly anti-gay group Focus On The Family for a Father’s Day contest.Jeremy at Good As You opines: Okay, so what we have here is a group that fights day and night against gay fathers teaming with a national brand on a contest honoring dads. Tivo is …

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Lesbians Tossed From Seattle Mariners Game For Kissing

A former contestant on MTV’s A Shot Of Love With Tila Tequila and her girlfriend were asked to leave Seattle’s Safeco Field after a fan complained about them sharing a kiss. Anyone who has attended a Major League Baseball game in the past decade has probably seen a “Kiss Cam” where couples throughout the ballpark are featured locking lips on …

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Mark Leno Takes CA State Senate Seat From Carole Migden

San Francisco’s gay vs. gay battle ended Tuesday when Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-SF) defeated incumbent state Senator Carole Migden in the primary. Leno is expected to coast to an easy victory in November in the heavily Democratic district. Leno will become the first openly gay man to become a state Senator in California history. According to unofficial returns Wednesday, June …

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Boycott Bolthouse Juice

The gay blogosphere got angry yesterday upon news that the guy who founded juice company Bolthouse Farms, a brand popular with many gay health and fitness enthusiasts, has donated $100,000 to support the anti-gay marriage ballot measure in California. Bakersfield carrot farmer William Bolthouse donated $100,000 to an initiative aiming to fight gay marriage — a measure that will appear …

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Clinton To Endorse Obama On Saturday

Via NY Times: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will endorse Senator Barack Obama on Saturday, bringing a close to her 17-month campaign for the White House, aides said. Her decision came after Democrats urged her Wednesday to leave the race and allow the party to coalesce around Mr. Obama. Senator Barack Obama, now the prospective Democratic nominee, outside the Capitol on …

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Sore Losers

In this clip from his Sirius radio show yesterday, Michelangelo Signorile tears into a Hillary supporter because the guy says he’ll now vote for McCain. Here’s Signorile’s post about what he calls a “rough day” on the show. An excerpt: That’s why I got tough on Wednesday with many angry Clinton supporters — understandably demoralized — who called in to …

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Morning View – Naumburg Bandshell

Built in 1923, Central Park’s Naumburg Bandshell has been host to countless legendary acts ranging from Duke Ellington to the Grateful Dead. Still a popular destination for visiting orchestras and other acts, the bandshell was nearly demolished in 1991, back when Central Park and many parts of Manhattan were still dangerous. From the NY Times, Dec. 20, 1991: Seeing it …

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Open Thread Thursday

What are you doing this summer?

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