This week on Instagram: destsalem

Posted on October 30, 2019 | Leave a comment

Salem MassachusettsConsidering the time of year, it makes sense that I share a little love for Salem, MA which is the “it” place to be each Halloween. While locals will be quick to point out that this little New England village, rich with American history has more to offer than witch trials and eerie (possibly haunted) homes, at this time of year it seems appropriate to focus on this town’s notorious history.

The town is very picturesque and easy to get to by boat in the summer months or by commuter rail from North Station if you don’t have a car. It is definitely worthy of a visit and can offer some good seaside dining options.

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Posted on October 30, 2019 | 3 comments

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Nothing Gold Can Stay

Posted on October 29, 2019 | 1 comment

robert frost, poem, poetryIn what has become an unintentional tradition, each October I post this poem on my blog. It is one of my favorite poems and happens to be by the famous 20th century American poet, Robert Frost.

Nothing gold can stay was inspired by the fall foliage in New England and was written nearly 100 years ago, back in 1923.

Nature’s first green is gold
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

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Temptation Tuesday

Posted on October 29, 2019 | 4 comments

handsome, hunkThis week’s post is for all of you who have been asking for me to add a few more blonds into the mix – apologies for the oversight.

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Men in kilts

Posted on October 28, 2019 | 2 comments

handsome man in kilt, Stephen Clarke naked, kilted coachesEarlier this year I featured Rab Shields (one half of the Kilted Coaches) as a Furry Friday (you can see him here) so I figured I should feature the equally handsome other half of that duo, Stephen Clarke.

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What to do this week: October 28 – November 3

Posted on October 28, 2019 | Leave a comment

Chelsea, gay bars NYCThere are a ton of halloween themed events and parties this week including Spooky Bear Weekend, Provincetown’s nod to Halloween. If dressing up isn’t your thing you can check out Underbear this Saturday where the monthly underwear dance party will have everyone stripping down.

I’d also like to give a shout out to Harpoon Brewery who will giving out free candy and popcorn on Monday night and showing Hocus Pocus starting at 6PM or on Tuesday check out Salem’s Lot showing at Club Cafe.

Salem, MAMONDAY – THURSDAY

LGBTQ Fall Job Fair is this Monday from 4:30 – 7PM hosted by the MA LGBTQ chamber of commerce

Boston Gay Men’s Book Club is meeting on Monday at 7PM at the Boston Public Library cafe to discuss this month’s book, Before Night Falls by Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas – all are welcome but do please RSVP

Hocus Pocus at Harpoon will be showing at their brewery with free popcorn and candy in the Seaport starting at 6PM on Monday

Drag Bingo is every Monday starting at 7PM free to play at Club Cafe in Boston

No Filter You can catch #NoFilter this Monday upstairs with a kooky theme,  at Jacques with no theme, where anything goes 10PM-12AM in Boston

All Star Mondays is a weekly drag show with performances at 11:30PM and 12:30AM at Machine in Boston

Boston Pride Fall Open House is this Tuesday starting at 6:30PM at the Boston Pride offices in Fort Point Channel / Southie

Halloween Horror Movie Night – Salem’s Lot head to Club Cafe on Tuesday night starting at 7PM to see this Stephen King classic

Mass Bears and Cubs Social starts at 7:30PM at Cathedral Station this Tuesday – all welcome – come down to meet and mingle with this friendly bunch

Halloween Trivia night is this Tuesday starting at 8PM at Club Cafe

Dirty Water Saloon Line Dancing for Queers & friends has country-western two-step, west coast swing and line dancing each Tuesday from 7-10PM (all are welcome) at the Milky Way Lounge in JP

Lucky 13 Halloween show tunes hosted by VJ Ryan Grow starts at 9PM  Tuesday at dbar in Dorchester

Karaoke Night starts at 10PM every Tuesday at Jacques in Boston

Atomic Karaoke with DJ Stevie Psyclone & Jonathan Brett is every Wednesday at Club Cafe in Boston

Trivia Night comes to Cathedral Station every Wednesday from 8-10PM

Halloween Eve at Latino Wednesdays is at Legacy in the Theater District  with a $1,000 costume contest – doors open at 10PM

Spooky Bear Weekend is happening in Provincetown so come down and enjoy the fun – events take place Thursday through Sunday

Free Pool is available all evening at Cathedral Station every Thursday

Boulet Brothers Halloween Spooktacular w/Trixie&Katya open to all ages at Royale on Halloween night from 7-11PM in Boston

RPDR Viewing Parties are at The Alley Bar, Blend, Machine and Club Cafe  each Thursday in Boston

Bear Trivia Night is at 8PM every Thursday at The Alley Bar in DTX Boston

Queeraoke Halloween BASH spend Halloween at Midway Cafe for this fun karaoke night starting at 9PM in JP

Karaoke Thursdays is every Thursday at Machine with your hosts Rob Botelho and Emphysema Menthol 100s in Boston

Shea Couleé’s “killer” Halloween Party head over to Candibar for this Halloween party that is certain to fill to capacity

#Yaasss Thursdays with hosts Penny Tentiary, Yune Neptune, and resident DJ Begbick plays the area’s best hip hop and top 40 at Club Cafe

scary, salemTHE WEEKEND

First Fridays want an alternative to Halloween parties – check out SoWa’s 1st Fridays checking out new shows at n’hood art galleries and meeting artists in their SoWa studios from 5-9PM on Friday

Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville

Phyllis Diller Believes in Me Friday evening at Club Cafe watch Phyllis Gordon who is on the verge of quitting stand-up, she is visited by the comic legend Phyllis Diller.  Tix required.

Boudoir x Volvox: Venus In Furs- A Queer Techno Playground starts at 9PM at the Lower Level in Cambridge

“Heroes” Halloween Weekend – All Saints, All Souls is Friday starting at 10PM at Sonia in Cambridge

Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX

FO-MO Fridays are every Friday at Blend in Dorchester – doors open at 10PM

Anthem Fridays is the weekly dance party hosted by DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe every Friday

RAW wear your leather and enjoy the great music at Ramrod on Friday – doors open at 10PM in the Fenway

SpeakOUT Fall Speaker Training is an all day program from 8:30 – 6PM — for more details click the link — hosted in JP

Blend Saturdays bring your friends for a fun night out with great music and no cover at Blend in Dorchester

Underbear while everyone is dressing up this monthly underwear dance party will have you stripping down and dancing to great music at the Alley on Saturday

UNITE Saturdays is a weekly dance party at Club Cafe with DJ Susan Esthera (no cover before 11PM) in Boston

Sunday Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 6PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston

Naked Yoga for Men meets in the Boston area most Sundays at 6:30 PM (note that classes fill in advance and you must pre-register with the group)

Karaoke at the Alley is every Sunday starting at 8PM in Boston

New England Patriots vs Baltimore Ravens viewing party starts early but gametime is 8:20PM on Sunday at Cathedral Station (free parking in the back if you arrive early enough) in Boston

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

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Scruffy Sunday

Posted on October 27, 2019 | 1 comment

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Saturday morning coffee

Posted on October 26, 2019 | 4 comments

How is anyone ever this good looking in the morning?

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Furry Friday

Posted on October 25, 2019 | 1 comment

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BosGuy brain teaser

Posted on October 25, 2019 | 12 comments

riddle, exercise for your brainEach Friday morning I post a riddle to get you to think outside the box and exercise your brain. If you are stumped, share it with a friend or colleague and see if you can figure out the answer together.

I’ll confirm answers in the afternoon so don’t worry if you don’t see your comment posted right away. I want to give everyone a chance to guess.

This week’s brain teaser: A man was sleeping in his hotel room when he was awoken by a knock on the door. When he opened the door he found a stranger standing outside who said, “My apologies, I thought this was my room.” The man closed the door and immediately called security to arrest the stranger. Why did he ask them to arrest that stranger? What made him suspicious?

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What to do this weekend

Posted on October 24, 2019 | Leave a comment

There are no shortage of options ranging from partying at the Museum of Fine Arts to professional networking opportunities and of course, plenty of dance parties, but I’d like to give a shout out to ManRay XIV – the Fourteen Year ManRay Reunion on Friday and the Mr. Boston Bear and Cub 2020 Competition this Saturday at The Alley.

FRIDAY

Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville

6th Annual Reach(OUT) LGBTQA+ career conference for students to gain advice and career planning strategies – registration is free for any Boston-area student with a college ID (pre-registration is required) Friday at 6PM at John D. O’Bryant African-American Institute in Roxbury

Boston Gay Professionals Networking is this Friday at Serafina – Financial District location – RSVP required and starts at 6:30PM

MFA Late Nites is this Saturday from 8PM – 2AM  – this always sells out so get your tickets ASAP and have a blast 

ManRay XIV – the Fourteen Year ManRay Reunion is this Friday at Sonia doors open at 10PM, in Central Square 

Fascination Friday is Boston’s fetish/gear/kink night and it returns this Friday at Jacques – doors open at 10PM

Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX

FO-MO Fridays are every Friday at Blend in Dorchester – doors open at 10PM

Anthem Friday Halloween w/ Mizery and DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe this Friday

Mr. Boston Bear, Mr. Boston Cub

Mr. Boston Bear & Cub competition is at The Alley Bar on Saturday

SATURDAY

6th Annual Reach(OUT) LGBTQA+ career conference for students to gain advice and career planning strategies – registration is free for any Boston-area student with a college ID (pre-registration is required) Saturday at 3:30PM at John D. O’Bryant African-American Institute in Roxbury

Break the Chains giant queer Halloween dance party start your Saturday early with this party in the South End at Make Shift on Columbus Ave 6-10PM

Boston Gaymers HalloQueen host their 2nd annual Boston Gaymers HalloQueen party, costume contest, games and great company at Cathedral Station on Saturday 8PM – 2AM in Boston

Mr. Boston Bear and Cub 2020 Competition come down and cheer on your favorite contestant this Saturday at The Alley Bar starting at 9PM

HallowQueen: A Queer Takeover GQB hosts a “pop-up” takeover costume dance party at Game On this Saturday, starting at 9PM in the Fenway

HalloQueen @Mainestreet head up to Ogunquit for the weekend and check out Mainestreet’s halloween party starting at 9PM

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: Spooky Ball is this Saturday at Great Scott in Allston – great music and drag show to boot – creative attire strongly recommended

Legacy Saturdays Halloween Party with DJ Paulo come down in your best costumes and dance the night away starting at 10PM in the Theatre District

Bloodfeast Halloween party is this Saturday at Machine with cash prize costume competition doors open at 10PM in the Fenway

So Hot Saturdaes: Monsters Ball have fun at Blend’s costume contests, spooky music selection and guest host Sham Payne in Dorchester

UNITE Saturdays Dirty Disco is at Club Cafe with DJ Susan Esthera (no cover before 11PM) in Boston

handsome man drinking coffee, hairy hunkSUNDAY

SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston

Carving & Cocktails at dbar this Sunday from 2-4:30PM pumpkin, carving tools, cocktail and apps included with prizes for top 3 designs – voting is at 4:30PM (only 40 tickets avail so RSVP now)

Sunday Sip-tual is this Sunday at Jacques starting at 6PM with DJ Brian Halligan and guest DJ Math3ca and a special performance by Binx

Halloween Tea Dance dance to great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 6PM no cover – Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston

Naked Yoga for Men meets in the Boston area most Sundays at 6:30 PM (note that classes fill in advance and you must pre-register with the group)

Karaoke at the Alley is every Sunday starting at 8PM in Boston

Pajama Party is a weekly dance party hosted every Sunday starting at 10PM at Machine in Boston

Hot Mess Halloween at Candibar in the Theater District this 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.

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Planning our trip to Argentina and Uruguay

Posted on October 24, 2019 | 6 comments

travel tipsIn about 5 weeks Sergio and I will be traveling to South America to explore Northern Argentina and a bit of Uruguay. For our upcoming visit we plan to explore Mendoza (wine country), Cordoba which is the country’s second largest city as well as Buenos Aires before heading to Uruguay.

Do you have suggestions on things to do or places to visit or dine?
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I had visions of us staying at a winery in Mendoza but struggled to find something I could afford and liked. Out of frustration, I booked us into the Sheraton, which is very affordable. From there we can easily day trip to wineries. I’m much more excited about the hotel in Cordoba we booked. It looks really cool, and I hope the Azur Real Hotel lives up to expectations.

Sergio and I arrive in B.A. the night of national elections and we are bracing for disruptions and protests, considering the anger many Argentinians have with their government. In lieu of staying at a private residence in the Palermo neighborhood as I initially envisioned, I booked us into The Park Tower, which is a large hotel where we should be fine if civil unrest gets out of hand. Another driving factor in choosing the hotel was that I could book it on points (never underestimate the allure of free) and since we will be here 5 nights that gives us more money to allocate to eating, drinking and being merry.

argentina, gay travelAfter visiting Argentina, our itinerary will next take us to Uruguay. We will cross the Rio de la Plata from B.A. to Colonia del Sacramento and will stay at a gorgeous little hotel called Charco in the historic district overlooking the river. Colonia is best known for its cobblestone Barrio Histórico, that is lined with buildings from its time as a Portuguese settlement and after spending nearly a week in B.A. this quiet, historic town will be a nice change of pace.

After a quick stay in Colonia, we will rent a car and drive to a gay owned and operated boutique beach resort in Uruguay’s Punte del Este, Undarius, that was recommended to us by a friend called. We figured that after visiting Mendoza, Cordoba and B.A. it might be nice to sit back, relax and spend time at the beach. This will seem extra special since it will be winter back in Boston.

Sergio and I spent much of September thinking through the logistics of this trip, booking the many flights required and finding places to stay. Next up is planning activities, and I wanted to reach out to ask for suggestions on things to do, places to visit or dine. Do you know of any great private wine tour guides in Mendoza? A fun day trip or activity to consider while visiting these cities? Suggestions on somewhere we should eat? All these suggestions and more would be very welcome as we start to plan out how we will spend our time exploring.

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Vintage gay

Posted on October 24, 2019 | Leave a comment

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While collecting images and searching the web for more images of America’s LGBTQ past, I stumbled upon these images of what appears to be (maybe) our country’s first gay wedding captured on film. In the 1950s, a photoshop in Philadelphia allegedly refused to return wedding photos because the owner of the shop deemed the wedding to be inappropriate. You can see all their happy photos here.

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.

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This week on Instagram: mensvarietymag

Posted on October 23, 2019 | Leave a comment

Chalk this Instagram account up to pure man candy. I can’t really tell you much about the magazine, but the account describes itself as a men’s focused website for guys everywhere. The website in question is, www.mensvariety.com.

Simply put, if you’d like to add more photos of shirtless men flexing their abs – this is the account for you. Both photos shared from the account provide a pretty good glimpse into what you can come to expect.

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Caption this photo

Posted on October 23, 2019 | 8 comments

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