I’m sure many of you remember the funny “Texts from Hillary” site that went viral last spring; this one was a personal favorite. However, Hillary Clinton recently made news joining Twitter so I had to laugh when Joe My God post this picture.
The subtlety may be lost on those not on Twitter, where Hillary Clinton uses her profile to define herself as Wife and Mom first before she goes on to list her many other accomplishments including some humorous descriptions like “pantsuit aficionado”.
Owner Bobby Garnett with Ralph Lauren
Can a hip, downtown Boston neighborhood be home to an iconic store Hollywood stylists and movie makers have on a short list but residents across town have never heard of before? The answer is yes.
Last week I was watching WGBH, Boston’s PBS station, when Bobby’s From Boston was featured. Bobby’s is just two blocks up the street from where I live, and apparently remains a relative unknown to local fashionistas who love “vintage”.
Bobby’s keeps no website and jokes that their store hours are “Closed until tomorrow 12:00 – 6:00pm”. This iconic shop located at 19 Thayer Street is one of the coolest stores I’ve ever visited. Located along the pedestrian walkway that brings thousands into the South End each Sunday for the SoWa Open Market, Bobby’s is just one of several very unique and truly one-of-a-kind shops worth checking out. PBS recent interview of Bobby is what spurred me to write this post. Below I’ve included an excerpt from his interview for WGBH-TV.
My hometown, Boston, has already had their Pride celebration, but many cities here in the US and around the world that have celebrations this month have yet to have their fun. I wanted to give a shout out to a few cities that will be celebrating Pride this weekend, including: Berlin, Denver, Edinburgh, Portland (OR) and Rhode Island Pride in Providence.
Straight people are so weird. These two guys decided to experience the pain of giving birth to show their wives that it wasn’t all that bad; the joke turned out to be on them as you can see from the wives high-fiving each other in the photograph. Fortunately, it makes for an entertaining video to watch.
The Boston Bruins play their first game against the Chicago Blackhawks for game one of the Stanley Cup Championships tonight. Go Bruins!
My friend and fellow blogger for the blog You Think You Know is heading back down to Haiti to volunteer. This isn’t his first visit. He has chronicled past trips, describing everything from the people he has met to the poverty he’s witnessed as a doctor volunteering to help the people of Haiti in his blog here.
Unlike my friend, I’d be useless in an Haitian Emergency Room, but thanks to Sir Richard’s KORE program I can now help contribute to the sexual health of Haitians by making contraception more readily available. For every Sir Richard’s condom bought, the company is donating a condom to Haiti.
Let’s be honest, the world needs more skilled volunteers like my friend. However, this is something we can all do so when you reach out to buy your next box of condoms, perhaps you’ll give Sir Richard’s a second thought. To date, Sir Richard’s has donated more than 1.6 million condoms to Haiti. Want to help? Look for their condoms at Whole Foods stores or CVS pharmacies.
The winter is thankfully a thing of the past and I’ve started obsessing about the beach. The idea of walking around without a shirt is all the incentive I need to do a little extra to try and get into shape. I’ve already started what I refer to as my June diet which consists of cutting out all meat. In years past this has helped me drop from what I call my ‘winter weight’ that fluctuates anywhere from 190 – 195 lbs to 185 – 190 lbs. As I get older it is harder to build muscle but thanks to a great trainer, I’m hoping I’ll be less self conscious walking around this summer.
Do you do anything to try and squeeze off a few extra pounds or bulk up? I can’t be the only one who goes a bit crazy.
Rhode Island Pride, New England’s second largest Pride Festival, is in full swing this week but the fun will really get underway later this weekend on Saturday June 15th. Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Hop the Acela or drive down to Providence to celebrate Pride with all those crazy Rhode Islanders. For a full calendar of activities and events check out Rhode Island Pride Facebook Page.
Rhode Island PrideFest on Saturday, June 15th runs from 12:00 – 8:30pm at South Water Street / Providence River in Providence, RI. Immediately following is the Illuminated Night-Time Pride Parade that starts at 8:30 and continues until sundown; starting at the corner of Fountain and Dorrance Street the parade route ends at Providence Performing Arts Center.
Happy Pride to all you Ocean Staters.
Readership on BosGuy.com has grown lately and while I’m flattered to meet long time readers, I also appreciate new followers. For those who may not realize it, I’ve become a bit of a social media whore and now regularly also post on Facebook, Google+ and (my first love) Twitter.
People who friend/like, +1 and retweet me rock my world.
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Well Strung will perform at the Art House in Provincetown June 30 – Sept 7th
One of the things I love about Provincetown is this little seaside village offers more nightly live performances than some major cities in the United States. Should you plan a trip to Ptown do yourself a favor and check out one of the many live performances that takes place every night.
What makes this all the more special is that these are not traveling productions of Broadway Shows you can see when they come through your hometown. These are shows that are geared to the overwhelmingly gay audience that comes to support the local arts scene ranging from drag queens like Varla Jean Merman to cabaret at the Post Office.
Some shows are performed only one night a week, like The Gold Dust Orphans, Pornocchio, performed every Tuesday at 8PM at The Provincetown Theatre. Others have shows multiple nights a week like Miss Richfield 1981 who performs at The Crown & Anchor. Then there are those special performances that take place just a couple nights in the summer like Tony Award Winner, Sutton Foster, who will perform at the Art House, for three shows only during 4th of July Week.
If you have any questions about performers or shows in Provincetown, feel free to shoot me an email. I’ll do my best to provide you with suggestions.
When I watched this video last week it already had over 700,000 views so many of you may have already seen this. Regardless, it is funny and worth watching. Note that there is some swearing so keep the volume down if you are watching at work or near someone who might be offended.
If you really liked this, check out the follow up video 6 Types of Girls on Instagram.
Last week I was posting messages from celebrities who wished Boston a happy pride on my blog. Among the mix was a personal favorite, Margaret Cho. As I do with most of my posts, I tweeted Ms. Cho’s message of support and thanked her. A few minutes later Margaret Cho’s handle appeared in my feed and now I have Margaret Cho following me. I’m not bragging as much as I’m just sharing, because I think that is pretty damn cool. I love Margaret.
I couldn’t resist sharing this photograph that I found online. Too funny right? Seems like they have this in the correct order.
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