Earlier this week Joe. My. God. blog noted that wrestling will be reinstated for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Pity this won’t be at Sochi if for no other reason than I’d like to see a bunch of homphobic, sexually repressed Russians cheering on their guy as he simulates gay sex wrestles.
Sergio is flying down to Brazil today to help his family, and he will be gone for about a a week. I am happy he can make this quick visit, but I’m still doing my best not to mope around the house. I always hate saying good bye to him and feel like I miss him most in the hours leading up to and following his departure, which is kind of odd because this wasn’t the case when we first met and he was a flight attendant. However, since leaving the travel industry, I’ve become accustomed to having him around and his presence will be missed. 😦
Margaret Cho’s tour is in high gear now and will be rolling into Boston in early November. Tickets have been on sale for a bit now so if you are interested in seeing Ms. Cho when she comes to Boston the you may want to place your order before her show sells out.
Wednesday, November 6th 8:00 PM Wilbur Theatre
Boston Spirit Magazine has a nice interview of Margaret Cho talking about life and her current tour in their Sept/Oct magazine issue on pgs. 62-63.
The crazy drag queen trio that brought you the iconic “Boy Is A Bottom“ has just posted another music video on YouTube, and this time they’re singing about Amanda Bynes.
Willam and Detox of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” along with Vicky Vox, also known as DWV, have re-twerked Robin Thicke’s summer anthem “Blurred Lines” in a parody of Amanda Bynes’ Tweets.
Abby Lane is a 200-seat restaurant and bar located in the heart of Boston’s Theater District at 255 Tremont Street. It opened in November 2012 to much fanfare with a sleek new interior that was designed by HGTV designer and Massachusetts native, Taniya Nayak. Chef Jason Santos who is still perhaps best known for his time on television’s popular cooking competition, Hell’s Kitchen, is the executive chef.
The menu at Abby Lane offers a bit of something for everyone but with only approximately a half dozen main plates, we turned our attention to the rest of the menu that is divided into small plates, soups & salads, sandwiches & burgers and pizzas. With some helpful tips from the bar staff we settled on the Shitake and Goat Cheese Pizza ($13) and the Abby Burger ($14).
While the bar was comfortable and the staff helpful and friendly, we both agreed that the food was not memorable. Even though the pizza looked delicious when served, the crust was bland and the toppings lacked the flavors we expected. The burger also looked delicious, served with fried onion rings and toppings piled high but unfortunately the bun was a bit stale, the ground beef lacked the grilled flavor I had hoped for and tasted a bit dry.
Despite a disappointing dinner, the look and location of Abby Lane ensure that it will be quite successful, serving crowds each evening that come for a quick bite either before or after attending a show at one of the Theater District’s many play houses. I’m just not sure that I’ll be among them in the future.
Abby Lane — 255 Tremont Street — 617.451.2229
September 11th remains a somber day. More than a decade later, I’m still transported to my Back Bay apartment when I first watched a commercial airliner fly into the second World Trade Center building in New York City. I wasn’t able to process what I saw on TV that morning. And in the days that followed I’d continue to struggle, realizing my good friend had been on the plane I had watched crash into the World Trade Center.
As I spent the next week with Sergio and our mutual friends Becky & Lisa, cleaning out his apartment to send his belongings back to his elderly parents who lived in the north of England, and to friends both near and far – I kept replaying in my mind both the scene from TV of the crash as well as our last time together just a few days earlier.
Time hasn’t quite erased that image of the plane’s collision – nothing ever will – but it doesn’t dominate my thoughts the way it once did. However, each year at this time I inevitably think of my friend – thankful that I’d had the chance to be his friend and sad to think how our friendship was cut short.
How did I miss this trashy YouTube video “Introducing Shocanntelle Brown!” Much thanks to my good friend and blogger, David, from Frenchie and the Yankee for sharing this clip.
Rick Bettencourt has shared with me his first published work, an eBook collection of short stories that are available for purchase on Amazon.com entitled, Not Sure Boys.
Some of you may remember Rick who wrote the blog Bandit Talks (named after his adorable dog, Bandit). He ultimately renamed and moved the blog to talk more about his writing and this book. You can follow Rick’s blog, here.
About the Author: Rick Bettencourt is a gay fiction writer from Greater Boston who happens to live with his husband and dog, Bandit.
Pop music radio station, MIX 104.1, has announced their line up for this year’s free concert which takes place this Saturday at the DCR Memorial Hatch Shell along the Esplanade.
Schedule of Performances:
4:15PM MIX’s 15 Seconds of Fame Winner
4:25PM Gavin DeGraw
5:45PM Backstreet Boys
6:45PM Of Monsters and Men
More information about Saturday’s free concert is available here.
Will Grant, looks good no matter what he’s wearing. Or in this case, what he isn’t wearing. Don’t you agree?
This Gay Christian Mingle spoof is making the rounds on the web and I couldn’t resist hopping on the bandwagon and sharing this too. I love Chad’s profile that says, “Love the three G’s – God, Glamour and Gals!” Watch this humorous clip and don’t worry, it is totally safe for viewing while at work.
America’s perverse notion that public safety can only be enhanced by putting more guns on the street never ceases to amaze me. This latest news that Iowa is now issuing gun permits to the legally blind seems insane, but fortunately Michael Barber, a blind man who was interviewed was able to clear up this baffling mystery. Barber explains, “When you shoot a gun, you take it out and point and shoot, and I don’t think eyesight is necessary.”
If I didn’t know any better, I would think this is a Saturday Night Live spoof, but sadly this is just another example of how insane my country’s pro-gun laws have now become. You can read more about this here.
Mark Thursday night in your calendar and come down to the Back Bay to partake in Back Bay Night Out.
BBNO – Thursday, Sept 12
With the vacuum created by the now defunct, Fashion Night Out, Back Bay On Display will host Back Bay Night Out. In addition to some great shopping opportunities, The Shops of the Prudential will host the movie, The Great Gatsby, in the South Garden.
More information is available on the Back Bay on Display Facebook page.
Back Bay On Display is a series of fall and winter events designed to draw visitors, shoppers and diners to Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood.
You better get up otherwise you will be late for work.
No plans tomorrow night? Head over to Club Cafe for the Bingo fundraiser for the Harbor to the Bay Ride from 7:30 – 11:30 PM. There is a suggested donation of $10, but I’m sure Trampolina would be happy to accept a few Jacksons on behalf of the local charity.
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