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I dedicate this weekly post, featuring vintage gay photographs, to the men and women who lived in a more critical time where being true to yourself and loving who you want wasn’t always an option and came at a great price. Do you have a photo you would like to share? Email me at bosguymail@gmail.com.
Andy Serkis is an English actor and director probably best known as the voice of Gollum, a fictional character from The Lord of the Rings movies. Last week he happened to be on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert when the host, Stephen Colbert, asked if he would read one of Donald Trump’s recent tweets.
This could make for a great political commercial next fall. It is both hilarious and frightening. If you missed it, check out this 90-second clip.
This week on Instagram I’m featuring someone who I’ve never met in person but who I’ve carried on conversations with using Twitter.
Onerebeldeveil has a great sense of humor and he uses his IG account to post a combination of what I’ll refer to as man candy photos and humorous pictures. A great example of the latter posts is the post I shared below.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BVFju17j3rIh-UYMZUf3KJJ60ARWV0QER7U6zE0/?taken-by=onerebeldevil
Follow him on Instagram here, instagram.com/onerebeldevil.
Do you like this weekly post? Check out previously featured IG accounts here.
Hopefully the caption below inspires you to share a caption or two of your own. Bonus points to anyone who can make me laugh with their caption.
Nice to meet you
One of Sergio’s favorite movies is the 1982 science fiction thriller Blade Runner. This October (thirty-five years later) Blade Runner 2049 will come to movie theaters. The new movie will include Harrison Ford who starred in the original film as well as Ryan Gosling and a host of other stars.
Below is a new movie trailer that was released yesterday on YouTube:Blade Runner 2049: Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
Will you go see Blade Runner 2049?
Frontrunners Boston visiting RI this past Fall
Gareth Johnson is a writer who I read regularly via Medium. Earlier this month he had an interesting article on Frontrunners, the LGBT running club that was inspired by the novel, The Front Runner, first published in 1974 and would go on to sell more than 10 million copies. The book is noted for being the first contemporary gay novel to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success.
Even more impressive than the book’s critical and commercial success is how it served as an inspiration to establish gay running clubs, initially in San Francisco and Los Angeles, but then through out the U.S., North America and eventually the world. I didn’t count but there are more than 50 International chapters and easily as many chapters here in the United States.
Aside from how inspiring the story is (one I didn’t know until I read Gareth’s article on Medium), I wanted to give the Boston chapter a shout out. Often I hear people lament how difficult it is to meet up and connect with people. This club meets regularly and has a social element following their Saturday runs which gives you the chance to get to meet and connect with others. And one needn’t be some amazing runner to keep up. Different distances are available for you to choose what is best for you. For more information about Boston’s Frontrunners’ Chapter visit the following links.
web: www.frontrunnersboston.org
FB: Frontrunners Boston
email: frontrunnersboston@yahoo.com
If you’d like to learn more about your local Frontrunners chapter, click here.
Here is a throw back to a couple of years ago when my friend Joel was working at The Crown & Anchor. Still handsome as ever, he now works back in Boston.
Photo courtesy of Esja Travel which caters to LGBT travelers
Community Marketing & Insights (CMI) wants to hear from you. They have a new online survey about LGBTQ hotel and travel preferences. The survey takes about 5 minutes to complete.
Everyone who completes the survey can be entered into a drawing to win one of twenty US $50, or if you win you can select a charity to receive the $50.
CMI’s Hotel and Travel Preferences LGBTQ Survey
One survey question asks what (if any) blogs are travel resources for you. Any shout out to BosGuy blog is certainly appreciated.
Is it still a kilt if it has belt loops? I figured I’d risk it since I can’t seem to stop looking at his stomach and wondering if he knows what ice cream tastes like.
Free performances of Romeo & Juliet on the Common start Wednesday, July 19th
There is something for everyone here including free performances of Romeo and Juliet on the Boston Common, outdoor movies, an international sand sculpting festival and more.
Monthly events like Opus Affair’s cocktail social, Boyfriends and Don’t Ask Don’t Tell take place and on Saturday Paradise in Cambridge hosts a huge block party with great music so make plans with friends and be sure to enjoy some of the events taking place this week in Boston, Ptown, Ogunquit and Providence.
Monthly cocktail social is at Buttermilk & Bourbon, Tuesday, July 18th
Drag Bingo is every Monday starting at 7PM free to play at Club Cafe in Boston
Broadway Gives Back is a great fundraiser at Mainestreet with members of the cast from the Ogunquit Playhouse production of Bullets over Broadway on Monday starting at 8PM (tickets are $15) in Ogunquit
Show Girls Weekly Talent Show is hosted each Monday by Ryan Landry and guests each Monday at the A-House in Provincetown
Opus Affair Monthly Cocktails will be on Tuesday in the Back Bay at Buttermilk & Bourbon starting at 6PM in Boston
Yankee Cruising Club: July Happy Hour is at Constitution Marina starting at 6PM in Boston
Movies on the Greenway presents: Back to the Future is from The Coolidge Theater on Tuesday at the Greenway between Milk & India Streets in Boston
BRASH: Camberville’s Newest Weekly Gay Night actually takes place at Brass Union in Union Square in Somerville
Showtune Tuesday hosted by VJ Ryan Grow starts at 9PM every Tuesday at dbar in Dorchester
Karaoke Night starts at 10PM every Tuesday at Jacques in Boston
Geek Trivia is guaranteed fun and has lots of prizes (trivia starts at 8PM) hosted every Tuesday at Club Cafe in Boston
Romeo & Juliet (Opening Night) free performances of Shakespeare on the Common start on Wednesday, July 19th and run thru August 6 in Boston
Bingo with Tiki Bronstein takes place at the A-House starting at 9:30 every Wednesday in Provincetown
THURSDAY
ICA Boston every Thursday from 5PM – 9PM admission is free to the public
Free Summer Yoga takes place each Thursday through August 31st at the Frog Pond on the Common starting at 6PM
Bear Trivia Night is the third Thursday of every month and starts at 8PM at The Alley Bar in DTX Boston
Karaoke Thursdays is every Thursday at Machine with your hosts Rob Botelho and Emphysema Menthol 100s in Boston
Detention Thursdays! is hosted every Thursday starting at 9PM with shows at 10:30 & 11:45PM – No Cover – at EGO in Providence
Thump! Thursday is hosted every Thursday starting at 10PM at Peggy O’Neil’s in Dorchester
FRIDAY
Tea Dance at the ‘Slip parties start up this weekend with DJ MaryAlice from 4-7PM at the Boatslip in Provincetown
Bearhampton presents: Bears on the Mountain is a camping weekend starting Friday at Joe’s Hideaway in Washington, NH
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
STEAM: Boston Rave starts at 10:30 at ZuZu and features special guest DJ James Cerne in Cambridge
Cubs in Paradise Jockstrap Party starts at 10PM at Paradise in Cambridge
Boyfriends Presents Summertime Sadness at the Milky Way Lounge in JP
Dueling Divas are back for the summer at Mainestreet every Friday night in Ogunquit
Twerk Fridays at is an 18+ night at Ego in Providence
The Coolidge After Midnight: The Girl with the Crystal Plumage shows at The Coolidge Theater starting at 11:59PM on Friday in Brookline
SATURDAY
SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Saturday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston
International Sand Sculpting Festival 10AM – 8PM at Revere Beach
Tea Dance at the ‘Slip with DJ MaryAlice from 4-7PM at the Boatslip in Provincetown
Underwear Party is every Saturday night starting at 9:30 at Club Purgatory in Provincetown
Dueling Divas are back for the summer at Mainestreet every Saturday night in Ogunquit
Saga Block Party takes Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise and moves it outside from 9PM – 2AM in Cambridge
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is Boston’s monthly queer dance party hosted at Great Scott in Allston
The Coolidge After Midnight: Black Swan starring Natalie Portman shows at The Coolidge Theater starting at 11:59PM on Saturday in Brookline
International Sand Sculpting Festival 10AM – 8PM at Revere Beach
SUNDAY
SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston
International Sand Sculpting Festival 10AM – 8PM at Revere Beach
Tea Dance at the ‘Slip with DJ MaryAlice from 4-7PM at the Boatslip in Provincetown
Back 2 Basics Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 5PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston
Sunday Tea Dance starts at 4PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit
Pajama Party is a weekly dance party hosted every Sunday starting at 10PM at Machine in Boston
Hot Mess Sundays at Candibar in the Theater District is every Sunday starting at 10PM in Boston
Send me information about your upcoming programs and events in my blog’s comment section or message me the details on Facebook.
With all the parties and shows taking place in the height of summer, it is easy to be distracted and miss out on the charm that Provincetown oozes. Strolling through Ptown’s East End and West End is a great way to pass time whether you are on your own or with someone special. I’ve included a few photos to show you what I mean.
Provincetown’s East End
MacMillan Wharf Provincetown
Provincetown’s Red Inn has been welcoming guests for more than 100 years
Provincetown’s West End
Although I don’t get to Provincetown with the same frequency as many of my friends who have second homes here, should you plan a visit to Ptown, feel free to reach out and I’ll do my best to steer you in the right direction, providing tips on places to visit, restaurants to try and places to stay.
Back in 2005 the South End Buttery opened on the corner of Shawmut Ave and Union Park Street in the South End, replacing a tiny cafe that had previously operated in the space. In 2008 they expanded into an adjacent space to include a restaurant and bar with dinner service daily and brunch on weekends.
The Buttery currently has a great special running this month, offering 50% off their dinner menu Sunday through Wednesday, so Sergio and I decided to have dinner there last Sunday. We regularly visit the coffee shop and I enjoy their brunch but neither of us had ever been for dinner. The menu serves classic American fare like burgers, mac and cheese and meatloaf, all reasonably priced with dishes ranging from $17-$22.
South End Buttery’s cauliflower is a tasty side that costs $6
We sat downstairs in the restaurant’s partially subterranean cozy little dining room and started by sharing one of their sides, the fried cauliflower with a lemon tahini sauce. The cauliflower was served warm and was lightly salted, which went great with my beer while we chatted and waited for our dinner to arrive.
For dinner Sergio ordered the Buttery’s Chicken Parmesan which looked appealing but I did not try. I opted to have the Buttery’s burger. I had been torn between the Fish and Chips and the burger and our helpful waiter encouraged me to go with the latter.
South End Buttery’s signature bacon cheeseburger and fries is $18
The Buttery clearly likes their burgers. They often have promotions and the three options, the bacon cheeseburger, turkey burger and chickpea falafel have their own section on the menu. I hate to admit it but my burger fell flat because it was overcooked. However, I’m inclined to give The Buttery another try because I know that others have said they enjoy their burger – maybe I’ll make another dash back before the end of the month, while the burger can be had for 50% off.
Despite the overcooked burger, the fries and cauliflower were great, Sergio really enjoyed his dinner and let’s face it, the South End Buttery is so damn charming. The restaurant is open 7-days a week for dinner and serves a delicious brunch Saturday and Sunday from 9AM – 3PM.
BosGuy Rating: 3 out of 5 stars, Good.
South End Buttery (The Restaurant)
314 Shawmut Avenue || (617) 482-1015
southendbuttery.com
Sergio left to visit his Mom earlier this week so I decided to visit Provincetown. I’ve been thinking a lot about this special place and have not had an opportunity to visit yet this summer. The photograph shown above is of Long Point Light Station, and I took this photo last year after kayaking to Long Point.
Although the Long Point Light Station first opened 190 years ago, this light house dates back to 1875 (140+ years ago). Kayaking out to this light house has become an unofficial tradition of mine that is typically followed by having a cocktail (or two) at The Red Inn on my way back to the rental shop.
Enjoy your morning cup of joe (or whatever you may want to call him).
BosGuy 
