Yearly Archives: 2007

JMG 2006 Recap – Homoquotables

Here’s a recap of some of the 2006 HomoQuotables: Mary Cheney – “Go fuck yourself.” Elton John – “I think religion has always tried to turn hatred towards gay people.” Ian McKellen – “We’ve got to peddle the lie that we’re all the same so we all buy the same products. That’s why they don’t like openly gay people on …

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Steam Heat

The old issue of sex in gyms has reared up in San Francisco after the Department of Public Health there observed men having sex in the steam room of Gold’s Gym in the Castro, forcing them to order management to address the situation. In addition, men being screened for syphillis at the SF-DPH have reported sexual encounters in the Gold’s …

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Morning View – Fishing Rules

Shortly after taking this photo, I stepped to the water’s edge to look at the ducks and swans. A 4-year old little white girl waved as a swan swam over. “Hello Mr. Swan! What up dawg?”

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Open Thread Thursday

It fascinates me to see where people are reading JMG. Lady Sitemeter tells me that just yesterday I was visited from folks in government (CDC.gov, Senate.gov, NYC.gov) the military (Army.mil, Navy.mil), ad agencies (Publicis, Ogilvy, Mediavest), universities (UCSF, Columbia, NYU), and for some reason, tons of retail and media companies (Macy’s, Viacom, Fox, NBC, Clear Channel). Where do you work? …

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Broadway Biz Boffo

Broadway theatres grossed an all-time record $25 million during the week between Xmas and New Year’s, with 15 shows grossing over $1M each, the highest of which was Wicked, with $1.8M, the all-time one week Broadway record for a single house. (Although, thanks to premium ticket prices that push $400-$500, even dreck like Disney’s Tarzan can throw a million-dollar gross.) …

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JMG 2006 Recap – Gay Culture

In no particular order, here’s a recap of some of the hottest gay culture topics discussed on JMG in 2006. What was the biggest issue for you? 1. When Is Outing OK? – Four case studies. 2. HIV IS A Gay Disease – Says the LA Gay & Lesbian Center. 3. Mass. Marriage State – Lesbians out-marry gay men 2-1. …

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I Must Concur…

…with the man who says, “My beard is my new dick.”

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I Love My People

So while I was up at a conference in Maine, I met a female recent national leather title-holder. International Ms. Cruelty, or something like that. Anyway, she was with her slave, who was a girl, who called her “Daddy”, because the slave was her boy. I. Love. My. People.

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Morning View – Subway Inn

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Queer Of The Year 2006: Mike Jones

The Queer Of The Year 2006 is Mike Jones, with almost twice as many votes as the second place nominee. Jones, a Denver-based former prostitute, exposed the hypocrisy of the nation’s leading evangelical figure and in doing so, influenced the nation’s midterm elections, helping the Democrats win a slim majority, according to top Republican officials. Thanks go out to all …

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Take That? Um, No!

BBC Radio 2 just conducted a poll of its listeners, asking “Based on songwriting, lyrics, gigs, and showmanship, who is the greatest British band of all time?” The appalling results: 5. Take That4. Oasis3. Rolling Stones2. Beatles1. Queen The top three bands and their respective positions are infinitely arguable. But I can’t stop staring at the list and thinking, “Where …

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Day One: Accomplished

Part of my plan for 2007 is to set for myself realistic, achievable, short-term goals. Yesterday, my goal was to spend the entire day motionless in front of the Law & Order marathon, with a one-hour Simpsons/Seinfeld break at 7pm. Only one day into the new year and I’m already a winner!

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More On The Gay Sheep Study

I’ve added an update to the original post, but in case you don’t scroll back to it, I recommend visiting The Next Hurrah, a community blog, and check out this post written by a biologist, for an interesting and revealing take on the issue of animal sexuality research, PETA’s campaign against Dr. Charles Roselli at OHSU, and the implications for …

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Former Joint Chiefs Chair Flips On DADT

Calling “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” a “useful speed bump that allowed temperatures to cool for a period of time while the culture continued to evolve,” General John Shalikashvili, formerly Bill Clinton’s chairman of the Joint Chiefs Of Staff, the top military rank in the nation, has called for the repeal of DADT in an op-ed column (registration required) in today’s …

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Rail Thin

“Downtown service on the 6 train is temporarily suspended due to a sick passenger.” That’s probably the most commonly heard announcement when your train does not appear. This morning’s AM New York reveals that in many of the cases, the “sick” passengers are young women who have fainted due to excess dieting. There are about 400 “sick passenger” delays every …

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Morning View – Pulitzer Mansion

Joseph Pulitzer, he of the Prize, built his mansion on 73rd Street at Central Park in 1903. After his death, the house was sold to the Astor family, who converted it into a 17-apartment coop in the 1930’s. It was hard to get a decent picture, I had to retreat into the servants entrance of the house across the street, …

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Best Bet: Remember The Party 5

Rolling Stone critic Barry Walters has picked my buddy DJ Jerry Bonham’s 5-disc Remember The Party 5 soundtrack as his TOP pick in the Safe Six Of ‘O6, his list of best bets for disco reissues of the last year. Smooth as butter and always harmonically aligned, Bonham’s segues are so seamless that even dancers who know this music forwards …

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2007 Bloggies Open Nominations

Nominations have opened for the 2007 Bloggie Awards. Last year I was floored to be named a finalist in the Best LGBT Blog category, along with Queerty, Good As You, Towleroad, and Little.Yellow.Different, all terrific sites that I read every day. The winner was Queerty, and while I’ll admit that it frustrated me that JMG and LYD were in the …

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Green December

For the first time since 1877, no snow fell in Central Park during December, and yesterday I found Sheep Meadow as green as mid-summer. Today the temperature is pushing 60 degrees. But I’m sure this is just another statistical anomaly.

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