New York City Boys

Gaiety, We Hardley Knew Ye.

Upon hearing that the Gaiety closed its doors (due to the building being demolished) I, as many others here in the city, wondered "where were we gonna go now?" 

Well don't dispair! One of my trusty partners in crime has come up with a nifty, yet temporary replacement (until the Gaiety finds a new venue).  Time Square Hunks is an all male revue that looks very promising (see hotness above).  One catch though...it's for ladies only!  RATS! 

Ok, so boys are allowed, but only if they bring two girls with them.  That's doable right?  So boys...collect your hags (and your dollar bills) and take thee to Time Square Hunks!  Pronto!!

Your Life

To echo Andy's post regarding living wills and the lesson we have learned from the Schiavo case, take time to talk to your family about your wishes and as Andy says, "get a living will!". 

Click the icon to download a copy of a living will.

Work The Runway Sweetie!

Sashay Shantay - Top Model's runway diva extraordinaire dishes to Out.com about his celeb status, how straight boys react to him when they approach him, and why he's worth it.  "I don’t need to shoot every day and it costs money to have my black ass on the set every day. Every time the camera comes near me, it’s “catching.” So they make sure that Miss J. is only there when need be!

• Global Pro Gay Day Proposed - Submitted by writer Louis-Georges Tin, the proposal would see May 17 , the day the World Health Org. removed homosexuality from its list of mental disorders, celebrated annually as an attempt to gain international recognition of LGBT people with hopes that the day will help push change forward for those who need it most. via gay.com

• Rare Gay Disease Strikes UK - The disease, lymphogranuloma venereum, is a bacterial infection caused by a particularly aggressive strain of Chlamydia trachomatis.  It was considered relatively rare until 2003 when some 100 cases were reported in gay men in Rotterdam, according to the journal. via reuters.com

Mighty Real

Glamorous Life - In his new biography of the man, "The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, The Music, The Seventies In San Francisco",  author Joshua Gamson carefully paints the shifting social tapestry into his subject's life story without ever taking Sylvester out of the foreground. The sociology instead only serves as a rich, poignant backdrop for a wonderfully human story about a young man who dreamed big and lived as large as he dreamed. via sfgate.com

You Make Me Feel Mighty Real (Sylvester Cover) - Byron Stingily

Sister Madge?

Nunsense - Madge...er Esther and husband Guy Ritchie attended a party to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim at London's Kabbalah Centre last Thursday.  But according to reports, her Madgeness showed up dressed as a holy sister while husband Guy sported a priest outfit.  Outraged members of the American Catholic League claim the two stars should be beaten by a real life priest and nun for desecrating the scared attire.  What ever happened to turn the other cheek?  via femalefirst.co.uk

• Homophobic White Supremist Runs for School Board - Hypocracy at its best.  White supremist, Kevin McGuire is affiliated with the National Alliance, a group described as extremist. The Montana Human Rights network says the group is one of the largest and most influential hate groups in the country.  McGuire has now qualified to run as a candidate for the nine-member Bozeman School Board in Montana. via 365gay.com

• Utah Bans Internet Porn - Aside from the states anti gay laws, Utah now bans "questionable" sites on the internet.  Thank goodness the rest of us live in civilized states. via 365gay.com

Missy's Misunderstood

Missy Gay Rumors Misunderstood - According to Shock Rock Gossip DJ Wendy Williams, Missy and Eva Pigford of Top Model fame are "workin' it". via contactmusic.com

Homophobia Red Alert

• Watchman Media Launches "Gay Is Not Normal" Campaign - “I believe the general public needs to know the detriment of homosexuality. Children are being steered wrong and adults need the guidance absent fathers didn’t provide. It is our mission to combat the rise of this human detriment, because if we continue on this same increasing scale, we will have more financial burdens, more misguided homes, higher crime rates, and an increase in biblical punishment”, says Watchman Media, Chief Financial Officer Letishia Wannamaker. via xtvworld.com

To comment on this campaign, please visit Watchman Media online or call John Wannamaker /CEO of Watchman Media at 1-877-570-9301.

Alicia's Outie!

She's outie - Sort of.  Well not really.  But this is what she said about a certain female celeb she recently co-starred with.  "I can daydream looking at her I think she's so beautiful. I want to cuddle her."via The Sun

Friday, 3:30pm.  View from the office window.  Weekend traffic starts.

Have a great Easter weekend.

Reynold's Rap

A Star Is Bombed - This week's HX has a hilarious down and dirty interview with everyone's favorite Payless Shoe hooker hocker.  Well, sort of.  It's truly a mock-interview, held at Splash bar no less. 

Excerpt:

Q: So you don’t think it’s wrong to kill animals purely for fashion?

A: It’s wrong not to kill animals. That’s part of God’s plan. He wants me to look gorgeous. If He didn’t, He wouldn’t have saved me from the tsunami. Animals are here for us to use as we need. Run your skin across a luxurious fur and you’ll understand. Not only does fur look fabulous, it feels fabulous. I love it so much, I’m designing an entire line of fur products.

Q: Can you give us some details?

A: I don’t see why anything that I have to touch couldn’t be lined with fur. Like pillows and sheets. Cell phones. Steak knives. My chair on The View. The microphone I use on the red carpet. I’m sure everyone would want me to feel comfortable and look good. Oh, and Kentucky Fried Chicken is working on a fur-lined bucket.

Q: A fur-lined bucket of chicken? That sounds messy.

A: Don’t be an idiot. The fur goes on the outside, of course. I’m going to call the entire line “Look Like a Star.” Martha Stewart had the great idea to make her products available to the masses. So my line will be sold at Wal-Mart. They sell guns, so their shoppers understand that animals should be shot. By the way, I need another cocktail.

If you haven't picked up a copy yet.  Pick one up today!

Crazy, Sexy, Cool

THE DIRTY SEX SHOW, a multi-media exhibition containing photographs, videos and props from the HX "Dirty Sex", "Watched" and "Los secretos eroticos de la lucha libre" Black Party photo shoots as well as posters and objects from The 2005 Saint At Large Black Party.

All art, DVDS and objects are for sale to benefit GMHC, HIV Forum NYC, Stonewall Community Foundation and Leslie Lohman Gay Art Foundation.

Meet the artists Jeff Eason, Aron Norman, Michael Alago, Jonathan Lees and Jon Nothin, and the models at the opening reception on Friday, March 25 from 6 to 9pm.

ADMISSION IS FREE!

Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation Gallery

127-B Prince Street, 212-673-7007

*Exhibit will continue on Saturday, March 26 from 1 to 6pm.

• File Under EEEEWWW! - A diner at a Wendy's fast food restaurant in San Jose, California, found a human finger in a bowl of chili prepared by the chain.  Once they recognized it as a finger, the person had an emotional reaction and vomited. via yahoo news.

Hit The NY Club Mixes

Ok guys, so here's a little compilation of the stuff that keeps me going everyday.  I hope you like.

• "Waiting For Summer"(extended Club Mix) - Soon : Sultry vocal trance on top of Ibiza-like base line.  A peak hour must.

• "How Soon Is Now" - Tatu : Not danceable but The Smith's cover sans Morrissey and replaced with earie girly vocals has a nice groove. 

• "Love Is Gonna Save The Day"(Latour & Legg's Radio Mix) - Georgie Porgie : A throw back to the good ole day of the now infamous club The Saint.

• When Dawn Breaks (Original Mix) - Narcotic Thrust : Another peak hour energy soarer with deep male vocals.

• "Dance For Love" (Hex Hector Mix) - Kevin Aviance : Not in iTunes, but this sexy, fun, and fierce Diva certainly knows how to turn it out.

• "What You Need Tonight (Sagitaire Vocals)" - Emma B & Nu Circles : Trancie dance vocals with a club base that's sure to keep the summer parties going. 

• "I Love I Love" (Georgie's Anthem Mix) - Georgie Porgie : Chants and a definite happy hook keeps you on the dance floor (preferably the middle, with your shirt off).

• "Safe" (Miguel Migs Petal Pusher Mix) - Kaskade : Miguel Migs gives this mix a nice bassy sunset cocktail party feel.  Definitely one for the end of the day.

The Art on The Wall

A british artist named Banksy, has managed to do what for many artists may take years to accomplish, if they are lucky.  He has had his art displayed on four of the major museums here in NYC.  Nevermind that the curators had no idea who he was, had no records of him or that he put the art up on the walls himself!

Read more about it at Woostercollective.com

Crayon Faces Too

Many months ago I wrote about my good friend Mark Kilgallin and his ability to recreate beautiful famous faces on canvas with nothing but good ole crayons.  Yes, thats right crayons!  Here are a few more examples of his work.  Truly fantastic!  Thanks Mark.

      

• Santa Fe Gays Weary After Hate Crime Attack - Second only to San Francisco in the percentage of same-sex households, Santa Fe, population 62,000, promotes itself as a vacation spot for gays, and a pride celebration fills the Spanish-style plaza each summer. A retirement village to open next year trumpets itself as the only such place in the nation catering mainly to gay retirees. via abcnews.com

The most interesting and disturbing part of this story is that among the assailants who attacked James Mateas and his companion, was a 17 year old on probation for raping a 4 year old boy.  Where is the outrage and disgust there?

Damien Van Zyl

South African Born Damien Van Zyl, has enjoyed enormous succcess in all three areas of the modeling industry: commercial campaigns, editorial, and runway. He has done high profile campaigns for Calvin Klein, Versace, Kenneth Cole, Tommy Hilfiger, Yves St. Laurent and Joop, as well as equally prestigious editorials. For the Calvin Klein Spring and Fall 2001, the designer himself, singled out Damien Van Zyl as the model of the moment. In that show, Damien opens and closes the runways for Calvin, just an indication of his growing popularity as a top model. via mostbeautifulman.com

• DC Gay Leader Remembered - Hundreds of people filled a Unitarian Church in Northwest Washington on Monday for the funeral of Wanda Alston who was murdered in her home last week. 

  Her partner and most members of Williams' cabinet sat in pews along with leaders of the Human Rights Campaign, National Stonewall Democrats, and the National Organization of Women.  Alston had worked at all three.

          Related - Gay Liasion To DC Mayor Murdered

The Gaiety

I'll let Towleroad be the bearer of bad news on this one.  First Hell, in the Meatpacking District and now this?  Let's say a prayer. 

We're Flattered!

..and flattery will get you everywhere Rocka!

Thanks to Rocka for nominating New York City Boys!

History of The Parade

If you're in NYC today, chances are that you are heading over to 5th Ave to snag a nice spot to view the parade.  Yes, the 244th St. Patrick's Day Parade!  But do you know how it all began?  Well, here's a little lesson lads and lassies!

The first St. Patrick's Day parade took place not in Ireland, but in the United States. Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New York City on March 17, 1762. Along with their music, the parade helped the soldiers to reconnect with their Irish roots, as well as fellow Irishmen serving in the English army. Read more about it here. via thehistorychannel.com

In addition, National Geographic has rustled up other facts related to St. Patrick's Day festivities.  For example:

Did you know?

• In the United States, it's customary to wear green on St. Patrick's Day. But in Ireland the color was long considered to be unlucky, says Bridget Haggerty, author of 'The Traditional Irish Wedding' and the Irish Culture and Customs Web site.  Irish folklore holds that green is the favorite color of the Good People (the proper name for faeries). They are likely to steal people, especially children, who wear the shade too much.

• By law, pubs in Ireland were closed on St. Patrick's Day, a national religious holiday, as recently as the 1970s.

        Read more fun facts here.

• Gay Liason To D.C. Mayor Found Murdered - Wanda R. Alston was a longtime activist. She had served as co-chair of the DC Coalition of Black Lesbians, Gay Men & Bisexuals. She also worked at the Human Rights Campaign as an events manager and later went on to establish a political consulting firm, Alston Consulting Services, Inc. Via 365gay.com 

       

Gay Jews Remembered in New Israeli Holocaust Museum - "Jews indeed were not the only victims of the Nazi regime, but they were the only group that it aspired to completely wipe out. It is clear that in dealing with the Holocaust we also touch on its contexts and related areas, among them the subject of other victims of the regime. Accordingly, the new museum will present the subject of other victims, including homosexual victims, of the Nazi regime, in a relevant place." via 365gay.com

Please visit the Yad Vashem Museum website.

Gay Pride on Phuket Lives On!

Phuket Pride Still Strong - Tsunami ravaged Patong Beach is lively once again with umbrellas lined on the beach and with the return of tourists.  You might never know that only a few months earlier it had been hit by one of the worst tidal waves in history. 

To call the people of Thailand resiliant would be an understatement.  Among some of the things returning to this island, is its annual Phuket Gay Festival that was postponed in the aftermath of the killer tsunami. It's now scheduled for April 7 - 10. via 365gay.com

       

California Ban on gay Marriage Killed - ''It appears that no rational purpose exists for limiting marriage in this state to opposite-sex partners." via aolnews.com

Overused Prop Alert!

Tarantulas

Is it me or do they seem to pop up everywhere?  The latest issue of Vogue Hommes places the arachnid on, you guessed it, the models face!  How original.  Perhaps someone at the magazine should spend a little less time watching reality television.  Are there no original ideas?

       

Boy George's Mistake No. 2

Boy George is at it again.  This time he takes aim at her highness Sir Elton, calling him a "humourless dame".  George recently snarled at Madonna for her "exploitation of the gay community".  via digitalspy

• Gay Student Forced From Home - Paul Mooney (20) said he reluctantly fled his city centre apartment after the latest and most sinister in a series of attacks. via thebelfasttelegraph

• New Hampshire Channel to Air "Sugartime" - New Hampshire Public Television has decided to air the controversial "Sugartime" episode of the children’s program "Postcards from Buster". via seacoastonline.com

• Gay Pride hits South Africa's Townships - "Being black and gay is a very different place to being white and gay in Cape Town," said Juanita Jacobs, or JJ as she's known, one of the Pride organisers. via bbcnews.com

       

Mr. Romance

Mr Romance - Oxygen's search to find the next Fabio........WHAT??!!

Eve Takes on New Role

• Rapper Eve Tapped to Play HIV positive TV producer - Eve will play the talk show producer, real name Merle Soden, who was molested as a child, contracted HIV from another woman and lived on the streets before turning her life around and making it as a TV producer. via 13wham.com

Reichen Lehmkuhl Dropped Cuz "He's Gay"

• Homophobe printer drops Reichen - Mark Jones didn't object to the money or the hot shots - until he found out that Reichen Lehmkuhl of The Amazing Race 4 was gay. via 365gay.com

Martina Says Nix the Card

Martina Navratilova sues Credit Card Co. - Martina Navratilova is suing the sponsor of a credit card directly marketed to gays and lesbians, saying it uses her name and likeness after her request last month to stop.

• In related news, the Navratilova Apartment in Prague does not take any credit cards, accepts cash only.

Peter Rauhofer at Spirit

Wanna be on the list?

...tell the doorman you're on Matt Tratner's list! See you there.

Nick Carter's DUI

• Pink Is The New Blog, NYCBoys' new favorite gossipista has all the sortid gossip on Brit Federline and other celebs, including a nice mug shot of a stoned out Nick Carter posing for his DUI bust taken from, of course, The Smoking Gun.

Let the Blogger Beware

• Employees fired for blogging at work - With search engines making it easy to find virtually anything anyone says in a blog these days, companies are taking notice -- and taking action.

Buenos Aires: Gay Mecca

As Argentina recovers from an economic crisis and the leisure industry revives, Buenos Aires is cultivating its image as a Latin American rebel that embraces the social values of Europe more than macho culture and Roman Catholic doctrine.  via reuters.

BLACK PARTY NYC 2005

For those out-of-towners still not sure if you are coming in two weeks, here is some info to help you ease the decision making.

Alegria Xtreme

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The Black Party 2005 - Lucha Libre

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Click here for tickets to the Black Party 2005.

SEE YOU THERE!

The Virginia Prison Diet

I have to say that I'm truly happy that Martha is finally free.  It was a good thing to forgo appeals, do the time, and get it over with just in time for the Spring planting. 

The New Martha, as everyone is calling her, has certainly shed some pounds and looks completely renewed walking into the private jet in her (yes, I noticed) skinny jeans and crochet-ted poncho that, I'm sure, we'll see somewhere in her magazine's "how-to" section or perhaps at K-Mart.

A message from Martha posted on her site, after the jump.

Nathan Marlow

Most Beautiful Man - March 2005

Best known for his participation in CBS’s hit television show, "Big Brother 4", Nathan Marlow has fast become one of Hollywood’s freshest new talents. His natural gift for performing and his immense popularity with fans has made him Most Beautiful Man's March 2005 winner.  We agree!

See more pictures from his website here.

The Armory Show

The International Fair of New Art returns to NYC.  The Armory Show, the International Fair of New Art, is the world's leading art fair devoted exclusively to contemporary art. In its seventh annual exhibition, The Armory Show 2005 will present 162 international galleries, including many of the most important contemporary dealers showcasing new art from around the world.

Opening Night Preview Party for the 2005 Armory Show takes place on Thursday, March 10, 2005 on Piers 90 and 92. Once again, the gala is a benefit for the Exhibition Fund of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York.

NFL Says "GAY" is A-OK

In relation to a previously posted item on Towleroad from an original report by Outsports, the NFL has reversed it's decision to include the word GAY as part of its"naughty word" list at the NFL online store, meaning that gay could now be allowed on the back of personalized Jerseys. 

See here the other words Outsports compiled still not allowed.  So naughty!

Spanish Adventures

For many latins, Spain is the mother country.  The one that gave birth to the masses of latinos and sprinkled them throughout the world. I, born of Argentinian parents, was raised with to believe in that sentiment. 

With that said, it is Spain the NYCBoys will be traveling to this April on a Thelma& Louise/Easy Rider adventure.  The roadtrip will start off in Madrid, and it will take us through the Spanish countryside to Valencia, Toledo, the coastline to Barcelona and then back north to Bilbao and the Guggenheim Museo.  We'll document the saga on this blog and let you take the ride with us.

So in keeping with the Spanish theme, it seems fitting to introduce our newest NYCBoys blog partner Spanish Adventures!.  Welcome.  Bienvenido!

Winter Party 2005

It Starts Today

Join 10,000 of your closest friends in South Beach for one of the best parties of the year.  Sun, fun, and lots of music. 

Winter Party March 2 - 7, 2005