I’m sharing this photo of my friend Joe from a few years ago, because I think it is a visually stimulating way to acknowledge this day. Joe lives in San Francisco and is a successful coach and trainer so if you’re in the Bay Area and looking to get into shape check him out at rebel-warrior.com. He’ll provide ample “gympsiration” and is a great guy.
Happy Valentine’s Day
I like mashed potatoes. They are a great comfort food, but I enjoy how much lighter my “fake” mashed potatoes made with cauliflower taste so I thought I’d share this recipe with you to get your thoughts. In full disclosure I keep playing with this recipe and am open to suggestions.
The recipe comes together in three stages and can be made in 15-20 minutes depending on your prep. It is even easier to make if you purchase already chopped or riced cauliflower. For this recipe, you will need a blender or something to help purée the vegetable as well as the following ingredients:
Step 1 Prep: Preheat your oven to 425 degrees, and divide the cauliflower in half. Half of the cauliflower will be roasted and half will be steamed. If you buy a head of cauliflower, cut the florets into roughly even sizes (smaller is better because it will cook faster and be easier to blend).
Step 2 Cooking: Drizzle olive oil over the cauliflower and sprinkle a few pinches of salt then place the baking tray in the oven. Riced cauliflower (shown above) will only need 5-7 minutes. When the edges start browning take it out. Larger florets will need more time so adjust accoringly.
Steam the other half in the microwave by adding a 1/4 cup of water, salt and half the butter cut into small pieces. Seal the bowl with wrap and set at high for ~3 minutes. When there is approximately one minute remaining, take out and stir the vegetable and put back into the microwave to finish.
Step 3 Blending: Let the cauliflower cool for 2-3 minutes then add to your blender along with the remaining amount of butter, Parmesean cheese and garlic. I used four roasted garlic cloves, but in the future I will use more, because I like the flavoring. Blend briefly then add the sour cream and additional seasoning and blend or fold in and mix together – taste as you go and add more sour cream and seasoning to your liking.
A Sunday morning in bed with boyfriends, Brett Andrew Miles and Lex Abramov, seems like the perfect set up for a Scruffy Sunday post. I’ve shared other photos of these two in the past as well. Here is another favorite which I posted back in 2019, Lex Abramov and Brett Andrew Miles.
Enjoy your morning cup of Joe (or whatever you might like to call him).
ADAM & ANDY is set in the fictional New England town of Woodfield, CT. You can learn more about Adam and Andy and purchase a copy of “the definitive collection of Adam and Andy” by visiting, adamandandy.com.
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It has been a difficult year for Boston’s performing arts community. Unable to put on live productions, many in the arts have turned to broadcasting shows and other creative ways to connect with audiences.
However, there is a real desire to return to the stage and host live cultural events again when it is safe so I was excited to read in The Boston Globe that three new theaters will be built in the Seaport District with two expected to open in Amazon’s building (shown above) in 2024 when it opens.
Amazon’s office building in the Seaport is currently under construction, but when it is finished it will include two new theaters on the second and third floors with a capacity of 500 and 150 seats. A third smaller theater with a capacity of approximately 100 seats will also likely be developed in another building in the Seaport that has yet to be identified.
The new performance space is likely to be managed and operated by Boston’s Celebrity Series and be reserved for Boston’s nonprofit performing arts organizations. The city would like to have the Celebrity Series, which was established in 1938, act as a mentor to less seasoned arts companies, while providing more space for local theater companies. Affordable space for smaller theater production companies was high on the list of the Boston arts community prior to the pandemic and presumably will be put to good use when it is safe to perform in front of live audiences again.
You can read the full story here. The article does require an online subscription to The Boston Globe.
Much thanks to my friend Jim Lundy who lives here in the South End for sharing this photo for my weekly vintage gay post. I’ve shared this previously but the photo of two African American servicemen posing together in 1951 with their names scrawled across the photo is definitely worth a re-post. I think my favorite thing about the photo is how Davis has his chin resting on his “friend’s” shoulder.
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.
This week I’m featuring the account of the talented local photographer, Kyle Klein who’s account is filled with beautiful pictures of Boston and New England cityscapes and landscapes. The smaller brick buildings in the photo above is a lovely photo of the neighborhood Sergio and I live in called the South End this past fall.
Anyone who loves this part of the country and Boston in particular may like to follow Keith’s Instagram account. His photos really showcase how beautiful Boston and the surrounding area is. You can see more of his work on his website at kylekleinphotography.com.
You can follow this week’s featured account on Instagram here, and you can check out previously featured IG accounts here.
Hopefully the caption I’ve shared below inspires you to offer up one or two of your own. Leave a funny caption as a comment for this post, and I’ll approve it for readers to enjoy.
“Human pretzel”
You need to have the perfect body to wear this red speedo with that much confidence. I think it is safe to say that his confidence has not been misplaced. May this week’s Temptation Tuesday prove to be the distraction you need to get you through your morning.
Each year I forget about this fantastic calendar put out by Kilted Photography. Despite the fact that one twelfth of 2021 is now over, I wanted to give the calendar which features handsome men wearing kilts a shout out. If you’d like to order a calendar, visit their website, Kilted Photography.
This morning I’m serving mancandy with a side of humor to help you start your Monday morning. The shirt comes from a new apparel company started by David Goulart who some may recall ran the very successful Wicked Gay Blog, oh how I miss that blog!
I thought the photo of this handsome guy modeling one of their shirts makes for a great mancandy Monday post. Perhaps iy will also give you a good laugh like it did for me. You can check out the company’s full line of apparel by clicking on the button below. They make for great gifts.
Last month I shared this poll, soliciting your feedback and ideas on what you would like to see more of on BosGuy.com and an overwhelming number of you indicated that you’d like to see more information about gay entertainment and programming. While there are many websites that follow the entertainment industry, it is remarkably difficult to learn about new and upcoming programming for and about gay men.
I’ve teamed up with Dekkoo (pronounced “DECK-koo”), the premiere subscription-based streaming service dedicated to gay men with the largest streaming collection of gay-centric entertainment available. Let me know your thoughts about this new post, how I can improve it, and if it’s of interest to you.
Below is recently released content on Dekkoo, available for download and viewing with a subscription.
Killing Patient Zero (2019) From Canada, 1 hour 38 minutes: Gaetan Dugas was openly gay. In early 1980s he contracted what was termed “gay cancer”. He provided blood samples and 72 names of his former sex partners. Dugas was demonized for his promiscuity and wrongfully identified as patient zero.
Mass (2020) 11 minutes: Trey is gay and lonely living in New York. Newly diagnosed with HIV, and dealing with his perceived physical inadequacy Trey strives to find the light within the dark.
Nowhere (2020) 1 hour 28 minutes: Adrian and Sebastian live an openly gay life in New York as immigrants. When Sebastian’s visa is rejected, they must decide whether to return to Colombia (where they face rejection and persecution for being gay) or do whatever is necessary to stay in the US.
Moroni for President (2018) 1 hour 22 minutes: Moroni Benally is running for the presidency of the Navajo Nation, the largest Native American nation in the U.S. Young, gay, Mormon, and highly educated, he sets out to confront the political establishment in a homecoming that challenges what he both imagined home, and himself, to be.
Brother/Bror (2019) From Sweden, 14 minutes: Khalid was born in Iran, a country where having feelings for another man can lead to the death penalty. Nico was born in Sweden, a country where it’s openly accepted for a man to have a boyfriend. And yet it’s Nico who keeps holding back when Khalid tries to take their relationship to another level.
Acute Misfortune (2018) From Australia, 1 hour 31 minutes: Adapted from an award-winning biography, this acclaimed drama follows Australian artist Adam Cullen and his real-life biographer Erik Jensen. As the two men grow closer, their professional relationship turns into a personal one and soon spirals into abuse and dependence.
So Far, So Close (2021) new Dekkoo original series 8 episodes: An unfolding story about the worlds we create for ourselves when viewing life through a screen. Created, shot, and edited entirely remotely during the midst of a global pandemic, ‘So Far, So Close’ is a reflection of the world we live in, telling the stories of the barriers we build, the ones we choose, and how we’re all just hoping to connect.
Upstairs Inferno (2015) 1 hour 36 minutes: On June 24, 1973, the gay bar, Up Stairs Lounge, in New Orleans was deliberately set on fire: an event that for over 40 years, was considered the "Largest Gay Mass Murder in U.S. History". RATING: 8 Stars on IMDB. Available on Dekkoo, starting February 9, 2021. Amateur Dramatics (2019) 7 minutes: Two competing actors find truth in pretending. RATING: None available. Available on Dekkoo, starting February 10, 2021. 7 Minutes (2020) From France, 1 hour 18 minutes: Jean, a 55 year-old policeman from Toulouse finds his son, Maxime, and his son's boyfriend dead in a hotel room. The autopsy shows he died from an overdose of GHB 7-minutes after his boyfriend. Trying to understand his son and his tragic death leads Jean down a path he never could've anticipated. RATING: 5 Stars on IMDB. Available on Dekkoo, starting February 11, 2021. Your Eyes On Me (2020) 1 hour 19 minutes: A romantic encounter changes the life of a drag artist forever. RATING: 6.6 Stars on IMDB. Available on Dekkoo, starting February 16, 2021. Dario (2018) From Columbia, 15 minutes: Darío is a 17-year-old boy from Barranquilla, Colombia, who loves to dance in a carnival dancing group. But he tries to keep it secret because his mother doesn't want him to dance. RATING: 6.6 Stars on IMDB. Available on Dekkoo, starting February 17, 2021. Everything I Like ||Todo Lo Que Me Gusto (2019) From Argentina: Daniel is straight man renting a room from his friend Mario, a lawyer and drag queen. Things get complicated when Daniel realizes he has feelings for Javier the new Cameraman at the dysfunctional production company he works at. RATING: None available. Available on Dekkoo, starting February 18, 2021. Scaffolding (2017) From Israel, 1 hour 30 minutes: 17-year-old Asher has always been the impulsive troublemaker at school. While his strict father sees him as a natural successor to his scaffolding business, Asher forges a special connection with his literature teacher Rami and begins to see new possibilities for himself. RATING: 6.9 Stars on IMDB. Available on Dekkoo, starting February 24, 2021. Nevrland (2019) From Austria, 1 hour 28 minutes: A 17-year-old struggles with an anxiety disorder, that makes life increasingly difficult for him, and develops a virtual friendship with a 26-year-old artist. When they finally meet, an extremely unexpected chain of events occurs. RATING: 5.4 Stars on IMDB. Available on Dekkoo, starting February 25, 2021.
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