Halloween: Haunted houses and much more

Posted on October 1, 2019 | Leave a comment

Halloween, Boston, Provincetown, Providence, OgunquitTis the season to scare the crap out of oneself. While I’m no expert on this sort of thing, each year I pull together a post that shares information about haunted houses in the area. Full disclaimer – I’ve not attended any of these locations so share your comments to help others pick and choose the best haunted house.

Below the listing of haunted houses you’ll also find a number of ‘activities’ for visiting Salem, MA this month and below that is more information about Halloween themed attractions throughout New England that you can enjoy.

Barrett’s Haunted Mansion is in Abington MA. Oct 23rd  they will host their special Darkness Unleashed, which requires advance ticket purchase and Devil’s Night on Oct 30th. Sunday thru Thursday they have a $5 off coupon on their tickets page of their website, bhmansion.com.
Instagram: @bhmansion  ||  Facebook: Barrett’s Haunted Mansion

Factory of Terror has three locations in Worcester, West Warwick, RI and Fall River. More details about individual locations, tickets and hours can be found on their website, factoryofterror.com.
Instagram: @factory_of_terror  ||  Facebook: Factory of Terror

Spooky World may be the largest haunted house in New England. Based on feedback I read online, you’ll want to purchase either their VIP or Super VIP tickets, but these come at a hefty price, starting at $65 (VIP) or $80 (Super VIP) on Friday and Saturday nights. For more information visit their website,  Nightmarenewengland.com.
Instagram: @SpookyWorld  ||  Facebook: Spooky World

Six Flags Fright Fest runs through October 28th. Enjoy thrills and activities  and come back for a truly frightening evening of fun after the sun goes down

Halloween Season in Salem, MA

HalloweenFew cities or towns in the world embrace the Halloween holiday like Salem, MA. For those who have never visited this town in October, I would highly recommend it. When I was in my 20s a friend of mine had an apartment overlooking the Salem Common and I’d go to his annual Halloween party. They remain some of my favorite memories.Visiting Salem? Check out the following:

Voodoo and Vampires & Ghosts Walking Tour
Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery: A horror museum
Chambers of Terror
HYSTERIA: Haunts & Horrors w/ Mentalist Christopher Grace
“Festival of the Dead” Psychic Fair and Witches Market
Salem Witch Trial Museum
Salem Ghost Tour

Other Halloween related events in New England

For additional information about Halloween related events and haunted houses visit halloweennewengland.com. Below are links to sites might like in Mass.

MA Haunted Houses and Trails Guide
MA Night and Haunted Hayrides Guide
MA Night and Haunted Corn Mazes Guide
MA Ghost and Paranormal Tours

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Temptation Tuesday

Posted on October 1, 2019 | 1 comment

handsome black man, hunkThis midwestern born and raised thirst trap is on Instagram (here) in case you find that this one photo isn’t quite enough to get you through your day.

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Men in kilts

Posted on September 30, 2019 | 4 comments

Mixing things up for all of you who are use to seeing 20-somethings with no body fat. This guy is making me think that I need to get to the gym.

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What to do this week: September 30 – October 6

Posted on September 30, 2019 | Leave a comment

Lots happening this week with Mates Leather Weekend taking place in Provincetown this weekend and shows in Boston by Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret at the Oberon, Bianca Del Rio at the Shubert and Cheyenne Jackson at the Emerson Colonial Majestic. Halloween season officially kicks off in Salem with their Haunted Harbor at Salem Horror Fest. 

MONDAY – THURSDAY

Gay Men’s Book Club will meet at the Trident Bookseller’s & Cafe in the Back Bay on Monday to discuss Liquor by Poppy Z Brite starting at 7PM

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

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

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

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

Stump Trivia with Jonathan Brett is guaranteed fun and has lots of prizes (trivia starts at 8PM) hosted every Tuesday at Club Cafe in Boston

The Nowhere Near Broadway Revue presents: Movie Musicals is on Wednesday at Club Cafe starting at 9PM 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

Out in Tech is hosting a social / networking event where you can enjoy games and drinks at LogMeIn office in Boston on Thursday from 6-8PM in Boston

Free Pool is available all evening at Cathedral Station every Thursday

Mates Leather Weekend officially starts this Thursday and runs through Sunday in Provincetown

Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret hailed as “The Drag Queen King” by The Philadelphia Inquirer, performs new arrangements and mashups of songs on Thursday at the Oberon in Cambridge

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

RuPaul UK Drag Race Season 1 viewing party is this Thursday starting at 8PM at blend in Dorchester

BRASH | Queer Party is hosted every fourth Thursday at Brass Union from 9PM – 1AM in Union Square, Somerville

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

#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

Sissy That Walk: Round 2 is at Club Cafe on Thursday starting at 10PM so come down and check it out

MLW Ptown, fetish, rubber, latex

Mates Leather Weekend comes to Provincetown Oct 3-6

THE WEEKEND

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

SoWa First Fridays is held the first Friday of each month from 5-9PM at 450 Harrison Avenue – peruse the galleries and individual artist studios

Haunted Harbor at Salem Horror Fest presents a trading post of terror in the heart of downtown Salem starting at 7PM on Friday

Bianca Del Rio is in town with her 2019 tour “It’s jester joke” at the Shubert Theatre on Friday in Boston

Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret hailed as “The Drag Queen King” by The Philadelphia Inquirer, performs new arrangements and mashups of songs on Friday at the Oberon in Cambridge

Cheyenne Jackson: The Seth Rudetsky Series is at the Emerson Colonial Majestic on Friday, starting at 8PM in Boston

The Beyonce Experience is at the Museum of Science Planetarium starting at 8:30PM on Friday in Boston – a must for all Beyonce fans

FASCINATION Friday is a monthly gear/ fetish/ kink night at Jacques this Friday in Boston

H E R O E S this monthly gay dance party plays 80s New Wave, post-punk and electro music at Sonia’s on Friday starting at 10PM in Central Square

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

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

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

2nd Annual Flannel Frenzy! Break out your best Flannel and Kilts and head over to dbar on Saturday night in Dorchester

Video Night Tracks every Saturday night join VJ Ryan Grow at Cathedral Station starting at 9:30PM

Grunt is a weekly dance party with no cover for burly men and their admirers, starting at 10PM at the Alley Bar in DTX

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

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

Retro  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

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.

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Scruffy Sunday

Posted on September 29, 2019 | 1 comment

Rise and shine

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Saturday morning coffee

Posted on September 28, 2019 | 2 comments

I feel like this week’s post is really on brand for this blog. Enjoy your coffee guys.

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Saturday morning comic

Posted on September 28, 2019 | Leave a comment

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.

Click on this week’s comic strip to enlarge

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Furry Friday

Posted on September 27, 2019 | Leave a comment

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BosGuy brain teaser

Posted on September 27, 2019 | 11 comments

riddle, exercise for your brain

Each 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:  I have keys but no locks, space but no rooms. You can enter, but cannot go outside. What am I?

Like riddles? Check out past week’s brain teasers.

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What to do this weekend

Posted on September 26, 2019 | Leave a comment

This weekend check out the Hightea Benefit for Fenway Health AIDS Action Committee at the Encore Casino. The outdoor party starts at 3PM on Saturday. What I believe is a new gay night called The BACK ROOM will take place upstairs at the Middle East on Saturday. And on Sunday Game 4, Patriots vs Bills will be broadcast at Cathedral Station for the 1pm game.

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

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

Hightea Benefit for Fenway Health AIDS Action Committee is at the Encore Casino starting from 3PM – 8PM in Everett

Queer Tango Boston’s 3rd Annual Milonga & Workshops starts at 3PM and run til 1AM at the West Medford Community Center

Start of Fall Gaymer Party is this Friday at the Alley Bar from 7 – 11:30PM

gay bostonBlend Saturdaes: Disco Ball bring your friends for a fun night out with great music at Blend in Dorchester

Video Night Tracks every Saturday night join VJ Ryan Grow at Cathedral Station starting at 9:30PM

DONT ASK DONT TELL: 80’s Vs 90’s is this Saturday at Great Scott in Allston starting at 10PM – creative attire encouraged

The BACK ROOM is upstairs at the Middle East this Saturday – come out and show your support for DJs Chris Ewen & Scott Heim in Cambridge

Grunt is a weekly dance party with no cover for burly men and their admirers, starting at 10PM at the Alley Bar in DTX

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

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

sports, sports humor, football, gayGame 4, Patriots vs Bills viewing party is at Cathedral Station this Sunday – game time is 1PM – get there early this place fills quickly

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

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 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.

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Fall film festivals in Boston worth checking out

Posted on September 26, 2019 | 2 comments

Fat CatAre you a movie lover? If so, take note because there are several interesting movie festivals to look forward to this fall in Boston. According to boston.com nearly a dozen film festivals take place in Boston just this fall complete with premieres and guest speakers.

A few festivals taking place this fall that caught my attention include:

Boston Latino Film Festival   Sept. 25-29

Boston Women’s Film Festival   Sept. 26-29

Boston Asian American Film Festival   Oct. 24-27

Boston Jewish Film Festival   Nov 6-17

Support local festivals and independent film by attending screenings movies shown at one or more of these festivals which are hosting screenings here in Boston and Cambridge.

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Vintage gay

Posted on September 26, 2019 | 1 comment

Thanks to Buzzfeed, I can tell you that this photo was taken at the 1980 New York City Pride. Little did these men know that a virus called AIDS would ravage their community while most of America pretended not to notice (if they were polite) while the rest openly gloated calling it ‘god’s will’.

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: coupleofmen

Posted on September 25, 2019 | Leave a comment

gay travelSergio and I will be taking a nice break at the end of the year and will visit Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil so I definitely have travel on the brain as we work through the details of our upcoming vacation.

I stumbled upon this account of these two guys who have been able to travel to some pretty amazing places. The quality of their photos are impressive. If you too enjoy traveling but don’t get the opportunity to get away as often as you might always like this account might be a nice one to start following. Perhaps some of their destinations may pique your interest or inspire you to save up and make time to get away.

You can follow this account on Instagram here, instagram.com/coupleofmen.

Do you like this weekly post? Check out previously featured IG accounts here.

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Caption this photo

Posted on September 25, 2019 | 4 comments

hunk, handsome, flowerHopefully the caption I’ve shared below inspires you to offer up a caption or two of your own. Leave a witty or funny caption as a comment for this post, and I’ll approve it for readers to enjoy.

“97, 98, 99, 100 — ready or not here I come!”

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Delta announces Boston newest hub

Posted on September 24, 2019 | Leave a comment

travel, handsome, hunkEarlier this summer Delta Airlines announced Boston would become the airline’s newest hub, putting Jet Blue – Logan Airport’s largest carrier – on notice. Delta plans to ramp up the number of non-stop flights out of the Boston airport and use it as a transatlantic gateway to Europe for flights leaving from the United States. Recently, Delta added nonstop flights to Portugal adding to a growing list of European destinations one can fly non-stop from Boston on Delta.

Currently JetBlue carries nearly double the number of passengers as Delta from Boston with the New York-based airline taking 28% share of Logan’s 39.3 million passengers, while Delta serves slightly less than half with a 17.3% share.

This is great news for travelers coming into and out of Logan Airport. Hopefully Delta’s commitment to the area will result in cheaper fares due to more competition and new non-stop destinations.  You can read more about the announcement made earlier this summer, here.

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