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Blowoff At CMJ

It’s CMJ time again in Manhattan, and last night our crew gathered at Fat Baby on the Lower East Side for a DJ showcase featuring Blowoff (pictured with me, above) and MSTRKRFT. Standout tracks for the evening were two new Rich Morel productions: Pursue (Morel Pink Noise Mix) – I Like It Electric, and Love Story – Madelin Zero + …

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A Flaming Flare From Arizona

From everybody’s favorite gay archaeologist, comes a request that we put in a call or thirty to the anti-gay marriage hotline set up by a group called Protect Marriage Arizona. You’ve all got a phone sitting right there on your desk or under your left asscheek. Pick it up, dial, and voice your opposition. It’s a free call, for YOU. …

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Mike Jones – Man Of Steel (Balls)

My hat is off to Mike Jones, but I worry for his future in Colorado, with so many of the Zombie Army Of God likely plotting his demise in something other than the traditional fiery pit of hell. I can only imagine the volume of death threats that must be pouring in. (photo via Towleroad.) RELATED: Watch Haggard admit hiring …

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Meatspace

My buddy Jerry and I hung out backstage with Meat Loaf after last night’s show at Times Square’s Palace Theatre. He’s a very nice guy, charming in person, but almost three hours of one crashing, overwrought Jim Steinman ballad/epic after another was not my cup of tea. That didn’t stop the sold-out venue (average age around 60) from going apeshit, …

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Misdirection

When the Foley scandal broke, Fox News was identifying him as a Democrat. So how long before Fox starts referring to Haggard as a Muslim? UPDATE: My boss is peeved that I didn’t credit him with suggesting this post. Oops.

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Speed Dialing

Tom Brokaw interviewed Ted Haggard in 2005: Ted Haggard: I’m not a power broker. I don’t call presidents. I don’t harangue the White House. Tom Brokaw: You don’t have to call him. He calls you. Haggard: I’ll be talking to the White House in another three and a half hours. Brokaw: About what today? Haggard: I don’t know the subject …

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HomoQuotable – Ted Haggard

“Hi Mike, this is Art. Hey, I was just calling to see if we could get any more. Either $100 or $200 supply. And I could pick it up really anytime I could get it tomorrow or we could wait till next week sometime and so I also wanted to get your address.” – Disgraced right-wing evangelical Ted Arthur Haggard, …

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Epiphany

You know that your sack action has seriously declined when you find yourself standing in the local gay sundries retailer, staring at a giant display, and realizing that you no longer know which brand of lube you usually buy. Tragic. At least I still know which beer I drink.

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Speaking In Tina Tongues

Ted Haggard, the virulently anti-gay head of the National Association of Evangelicals was outed today by a Denver television station after it aired an interview with a male prostitute who claims that Haggard has been patronizing him for three years and had used crystal meth during their sessions. Watch the interview here. (via – AmericaBlog.) Haggard, married with five kids, …

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Marlin Beach Hotel

Today’s gay history lesson: Fort Lauderdale’s Marlin Beach Hotel, the place that caused so many men to move to Fort Lauderdale in the 70’s and 80’s. Busy in the winter, but not so much in the summer, the Marlin’s famous t-dances on its Poop Deck packed the boys in every day during the 6 weeks of spring break. It’s where …

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Open Thread Thursday

How Do You Identify? Gay Man Lesbian Bisexual Man Bisexual Woman Straight Man Straight Woman MTF FTM Intersex

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Where’s The Beef?

The beef, gentle readers, will be hoofing down Avenue A to Big Lug tonight for DJs Paul & Damian’s 80’s & electro party. See y’all there. And please folks, ease off on the promo requests. I usually only mention events here if a) I am going to be there, and/or b) it’s being run by meatspace friends. Tonight, I’m requesting …

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The Gays Always Know

Cafe Metro, Madison & 42nd, 8:45am (In line in front of me at the omelet station.) Girl 1: I never know what to wear out anymore. Everything changes so fast. I’m so behind on what’s cool.Girl 2: I know, right? I totally almost put on a poncho the other day. It’s like you can’t even trust what they wear on …

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blogACTIVE Ken Mehlman Parody Ad

Mike Rogers of blogACTIVE and Proud Of Who We Are has released an ad parodying the race-baiting ad used by the Republican National Committee in Tennessee’s senatorial race, in which racist miscegenation messages were played up when a white woman blows a kiss into the camera and suggest that the black Democratic candidate “call me.” In this blogACTIVE spot, Rogers …

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Seven Shot In Castro

Seven people were shot during last night’s annual massive Halloween celebration in San Francisco’s Castro district. Police also reported a stabbing and a sexual assault. For years, local gay activists and merchants have been complaining about the “unofficial” event in the Castro, as it brings up to 500,000 mostly-straight people into the gayborhood, some of whom are aggressive and violent. …

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Open Thread Thursday

Sort your browswer history by “most visited”. Aside from your own sites (your blog, your MySpace, etc.) what are your three most-visited sites? Mine: Technorati, SFGate, New York Times. (Thanks to Chris at Boy’s Briefs for this week’s Open Thread idea.).

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Morning View – Portland, Maine

The view from my hotel room, looking west. At 9pm last night, I had to walk ten NYC-blocks just to find a single place open and selling any kind of food. Ten blocks! Manhattan can sure spoil you.

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Portland, Day 2

Still no sign of lobster, rock or otherwise.

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HRC Outs Outer

“The email exchanges in question between former Congressman Mark Foley and a House page have been in the possession of bloggers and media outlets for some time now. Yesterday, it came to our attention that an HRC employee, hired just last month to work for us in Michigan, was responsible for initially posting these emails on his blog. We investigated …

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NJ Homos Improve Bus Seating, Slightly

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled today that gay couples are entitled to civil unions under the state’s equal protections guarantees. Activists on both sides are disappointed. Bloggers on both sides are disappointed. And the rest of New Jersey goes back to burying their enemies in the backyard.

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