Casey At The Bat is a comic strip follows the adventures of a young, gay man and his friends in life, love and sports! Casey At The Bat is the work of the very talented Bob Glasscock who resides in NYC.
You can read back issues and order Casey At The Bat volume 1 from his website, caseyatb.com.
Enjoy the weekend and thanks for stopping by to check out my blog.
In recent year’s I’ve used the French holiday, Bastille Day, as a great excuse to post this photograph of American born model, Alexander Masson.
Since it is Bastille Day I am keeping with a French theme by posting this photo of the very handsome French model, Arnaud Dehaynin. #TGIF
Many of Boston’s local theater companies get a well deserved rest during the summer months as they ramp up for their new season which starts in the Fall. However, The Hub Theatre Company of Boston is bucking that trend and performing the classic, Waiting for Godot, at Club Cafe, starting tomorrow, July 14th with performances running through Saturday, July 29th.
Waiting for Godot
July 14-29th at Club Cafe
Buy Tickets Here
If you’re looking for something different to do, check out this madcap love letter to theater and homage to Samuel Beckett’s classic drama which is making its Boston debut after critically acclaimed runs in both New York and London.
This weekend I’ve highlighted approximately 40 different events including closing parties for Bear Week in Provincetown, drag shows and parties in Ogunquit as well as a free performance from the Boston Symphony Orchestra on the Boston Common this Friday, 3rd Annual Big Gay Summer Beach Party and a Pop Up BBQ Drag Brunch in Trophy Room.
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
Pine Street Inn: Summer Inn The City tickets are still available and all the proceeds raised go to the Pine Street Inn. Check out this amazing party, starting at 6PM taking place at the Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston
Don Julio Tasting starts at 7PM at Cathedral Station
War on the Catwalk stars contestants from Season 9 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, performing live on stage and rocking the catwalk ($29 GroupOn available here)
Trivia Night is at 8PM every Thursday 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
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
Billiards Tournament is hosted each Friday starting at 7PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit
Tangelwood in the City bring your lawn chairs down to the Boston Common for this free performance by the Boston Symphany Orchestra starting at 8PM
Movie Night: The Notebook is part of the Boston Harbor Hotel’s “Movie by Moonlight” series showing each Friday this summer at Rowes Wharf in Boston
Waiting for Godot runs through July 16th at Club Cafe and is presented by the Hub Theatre of Boston
Dueling Divas are back for the summer at Mainestreet every Friday night in Ogunquit
FUZZ is a monthly dance party hosted at The Alley starting at 10PM in Boston
Twerk Fridays at is an 18+ night at Ego in Providence
The Coolidge After Midnight: Shock Corridor 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
3rd Annual Big GAY Summer Beach Party is from 10AM – 4PM (last year more than 150 guys showed up so you shouldn’t have a problem finding everyone) at Horseneck Beach State Reservation in Westport
Tea Dance at the ‘Slip with DJ MaryAlice from 4-7PM at the Boatslip in Provincetown
Singles Pool Tournament registration starts at 7:30PM at Cathedral Station in Boston
Ketel One Tasting starts at 8PM at Cathedral Station in Boston
Broadway at the Keys Tour hosted by Levi Kreis is at Mainestreet starting at 8PM in Ogunquit
Underwear Party is every Saturday night starting at 9:30 at Club Purgatory in Provincetown
Nerdy Flirty Sexy and Smart dance party at dbar starts at 10PM in Boston
Dueling Divas are back for the summer at Mainestreet every Saturday night in Ogunquit
SLEAZE: Dark & Dirty Edition (Bear Week Closing Party) starts at 10PM at The Alley in Boston
Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge
The Coolidge After Midnight: Psycho II shows at The Coolidge Theater starting at 11:59PM on Saturday in Brookline
SUNDAY
SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston
Beyonce Brunch (Part 2) starts at 11AM at 6B Lounge in Boston
LGBTQ Roof Top Social is hosted by Boston Pride at Legal Harborside from 12:30 – 5PM (RSVP to avoid waiting in line) in Boston
Pop Up BBQ Drag Brunch is at Trophy Room from 1-4 PM in Boston
Tea Dance at the ‘Slip with DJ MaryAlice from 4-7PM at the Boatslip in Provincetown
Bearz 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.
Thursday, July 13 | 6 pm-9 pm
John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse | Fan Pier, Boston
Advance Ticket: $70 | Door Ticket: $80
Tonight is the Pine Street Inn’s “Summer Inn the City” at the Moakley Courthouse in the Seaport. The event will happen rain or shine, and if the weather doesn’t cooperate, no worries – the event will move inside the Moakley U.S. Courthouse Atrium, overlooking the great harbor.
Admission to the event includes food and drink from Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar, Gourmet Caterers as well as delicious cocktails made with Bumbu Rum and spirits from Bully Boy Distillery. For more details and the full menu visit the event website, www.pinestreetinn.org/innbassadors.
All funds raised go directly toward Pine Street Inn’s work supporting men and women rebuilding their lives.
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.
Last month The Travel Channel posted a quick read on tips to help you book cheap flights, which you can read here. I have included a few of their suggestions and combined them with some of my travel tips. I hope you find these helpful.
1 – Book your flights on Tuesday afternoons between 2PM – 3PM. Rick Sweeney, CEO and co-founder of Farecompare explains that airfares are filed in the evenings each Monday, which allows competing airlines on Tuesday at 10AM to see what fares are being filed and they are given the option of “matching” competitor airfares. This matching process takes a bit of time and that is how / why shopping on Tuesdays (ideally at 2:30PM) is so economical. For more on this watch this video of Rick Sweeney on Business Insider.
2- Shop for flights incognito. Outsmart the internet by searching for airline tickets in private browsing mode or incognito. Since cookies are used when you’re searching regularly in your browser, airline sites can see you repeatedly searched routes and increase the price it quotes you.
This week on Instagram I’m featuring the account of an out, gay male model who many of you may already follow considering he has nearly 800,000 followers already. I first started following Max on YouTube where he regularly posts.
However, Instagram was made for images and models make for excellent accounts to follow if you like handsome men. I love the photo above of him dressed up as the character “Max” from the children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are – one of my all time favorite books.
Follow him on Instagram here, instagram.com/maxisms.
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.
Where do you think you’re going?
Do you enjoy camping? Did you know there is a local group that regularly plans camping trips around New England for gay men only? This group of nearly 500 members recently created a Facebook page that I would like to encourage you to visit and like: www.facebook.com/GayMenCamping.
Gay Men Camping is a social outdoor adventure group for gay men of all ages including singles, couples and friends who appreciate nature, hiking, backpacking and have a passion for exploring the outdoors. This is a non-sexual social group to make new friends of every age. A get-together for singles to meet other singles, for events to do with your gay male friends and for couples looking for a social getaway. No worries if you are a camping novice. All are welcome.
Upcoming camping trips include:
Friday, July 28th: Wompatuck State Park 🌳 Hingham, MA
Friday, August 18th: Harold Parker State Forest 🌳 Andover, MA
Sunday, August 27th: Private Island 🎣 Royalston, MA
It is no secret that Boston is a very expensive city to call home, and more needs to be done to ensure that this city can be a home for anyone – no matter what their career, compensation or bank account looks like. I can’t think of a more dreary, vanilla, boring city than one which is filled only with “luxury condos”.
But I digress. It was recently reported by Zumper that the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Boston is holding steady at $2,200. That makes Boston the nation’s fifth most expensive for renting a one-bedroom. Additionally, the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Boston increased only 1.2 percent, to $2,630, making it also the nation’s fifth most expensive for renting a two-bedroom. For the longest time, Boston ranked behind only San Francisco and New York for one and two-bedroom apartments in the Zumper analysis, which tracks rents on vacant or available apartments.
I’d like to see more affordable and mixed income properties being built so Boston can be more attractive to more people. While cheering that median rents are only $2,200 and $2,630 for one and two-bedrooms respectively may seem odd, I’m just pleased to see that as a community we are working to fall lower on this list of skyrocketing rents.
This week’s temptation is the Australian rugby player, Josh Monsour
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