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Carnival Week in Provincetown 13-Aug to 20-Aug
I am in a Ptown state of mind…
In just a few hours I’ll be heading down to Provincetown for Carnival Week. I think many guys from Boston think of this week in Ptown as Boston’s unofficial Pride. Sadly, as much as I love Boston, our city’s Pride celebration is unbelievably boring.
Carnival brings a big city feel to this tiny little village at the tip of the Cape. Its not as risque as many of the marquee circuit events or major pride celebrations, but it’s PG-13 rating doesn’t detract from all the fun one bit.
So my next few postings will be coming from Provincetown. Should you happen to be there as well, leave a comment and we can try to meet for a drink. Here are some pictures from 2010 Provincetown Carnival Parade.
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Tagged BosGuy, Boston Guy, Gay, Provincetown
NYC Underwear Run
Fellow blogger over at DanNation included a write-up about NYC’s 1.7 mile “Underwear Run”, which took place last week (August 5th) in Central Park. The run drew a bit more than 500 participants. You can read his posting, here and you can check out the YT video from this year’s event here.
However, I have to say it seems pretty lame that there were only 500 runners. C’mon NYC, where is your sense of adventure? Boston’s annual Santa Speedo Run in December (which is capped at 500) sells out in minutes.
An underwear run in Central Park in August actually sounds delightful. I’d even do the run if I lived in NYC. I hope next year a few more of you will check your modesty at the door and participate in what looks like a very fun run.
Here’s the video from the 2010 Boston Santa Speedo Run.
Pictures from NYC
Here are some random pictures from my trip to New York City last weekend. 
I loved this vintage Leather Daddy photo. Its reminiscent of Tom of Finland don’t you think? I saw this in a leather shop down in the West Village.
This giant sculpture entitled “Echo” was created by Spanish sculpture, Jaume Plensa and is on display in the Madison Square Park on Madison Avenue and 23rd Street. The oversized sculpture is hard to miss and evoked strong reactions by everyone I saw while I was there.
I’m a man of refined taste and extremely cultured so of course I went to one of New York’s premiere museums…well actually I only went to the gift shop – I was pressed for time.
Hmm… you know you’re really pretty gay when you find yourself walking down a street in New York City, look up and think, “So that’s where all those designers go with Tim Gunn“.
I’ve always loved the Fuller Building which was first completed back in 1902. The building also referred to as the Flatiron Building is another example of the amazing architecture NYC offers.
Hotel review: The Strand Hotel NYC
The Strand Hotel has a trendy vibe, which only makes sense since its nestled in the heart of New York City’s Fashion District; located between 5th and 6th Ave on 37th Street.
The tiny lobby exudes a sense of style that carries through to the hotel room and it’s furnishings. Although the rooms are tight, they are well appointed and suited my needs just fine.
Aside from the location, the thing I enjoyed the most about staying at The Strand NYC was its roof deck terrace and bar. (That’s me and my buddy Paul enjoying a cold beer on the roof deck bar.)
Drinks cost a small fortune, but when you factor in the amazing view and the beautiful weather which made it so pleasant to sit outside – I couldn’t get enough of the place.
I’ve included a picture of my tiny room and bathroom. You can click on the photo to enlarge. More pictures appear on my hotel review on TripAdvisor.com.
For more information about this hotel you can visit: www.thestrandnyc.com
My favorite bars in Boston’s South End
Here are a few of my favorite South End bars. Although this is not an exhaustive list (nor is it in any particular order), should you find yourself in my neighborhood on any given evening, there is a strong likelihood you’d find me at one of these fine establishments.
Sister Sorel This tiny shoebox of a bar is equal parts shabby and gabby. People congregating around the tiny bar and tapered candles and easily strike up conversation. The drinks here are great and the bar staff is very friendly. You can follow Sister Sorel on twitter thru the head chef and own at twitter.com/AndyHusbands.
Fritz This is the only gay bar on my list, although all these places draw a very mixed crowd. This sports bar is perfect for watching a game or just enjoying some afternoon drinks since it is one of the few places I’ve included that has large windows open to the street. I love their bloody mary’s on the weekends; otherwise I stick to beer at Fritz. You can “like” them on FB here.
28 Degrees Named after the ideal temperature to serve a martini this is one of the neighborhood’s premiere lounges. I have to say, I’m not a fan of their olives (I’ve never actually met an olive I didn’t like til 28 degrees), but I love everything else about the place. If its nice out, grab some cocktails and nibble on apps on their comfy patio. Follow on twitter at, 28degreesBoston.
Noche I prefer to go on Thursday nights when many guys from the n’hood are likely to stop by. Andy is the very friendly bar tender and he makes a mean dirty martini. I know that my friend Sean disapproves of the stemware, but I overlook it for the company and Plymouth Gin they pour so freely. They too are on twitter at, NocheBoston.
Stella Just down Washington Street, this restaurant always attracts a crowd. I’m partial to the bar at the back of the restaurant which is open on weekends. Stella is great if you have a melange of drinkers; beer lovers, wine connoisseurs and cocktail aficionados can all drink in harmony here. You can “like” them on FB here.
Franklin Cafe Dimly lit and often times loud, I grabbed dinner at this neighborhood mainstay for the first time in over a year and got to chatting with the extremely handsome bartender, Scott, who only works on Wednesdays. Considering I’m now planning to make this a somewhat regular pit stop (yeah – I’m that shallow), I wanted to be sure to include them on my list of places. Active on twitter, you can follow them at, FranklinCafe.
South End neighborhood bars I still miss (may they R.I.P.)
Pho Republique – I still wimper at the loss of this funky enclave and wish it would return.
Rocca – In the end your menu drove me away, but your lounge was simply the best the South End had to offer and I miss my after work cocktails and your hip-n-handsome staff.
The Waltham Tavern – I’m joking… just curious if any locals bothered to read the entire post!
Tagged BosGuy, Boston, Boston Guy, South End
Google, Matthew Epstein wants you to hire him
Its no secret that a lot of very talented people are currently looking for work. It also doesn’t take a rocket scientist for people to recognize that half the game is being able to differentiate yourself from others. However, there is a very fine line between thinking outside-the-box and creatively identifying ways to get the attention of a potential employer.
Matthew Epstein appears to understands how to walk that fine line with his website http://www.googlepleasehire.me/ and video. Together I think they are equal parts genious and hilarious. Tailored perfectly to Google’s quirky personality but professional enough to warrant a closer look, it appears that Matthew’s request for “one phone call and 15 minutes” of Google’s time has paid off (sort of). Google did contact Matthew but asked him to go through the standard hiring process, which apparently he’s fine with doing.
Who knows how this might end, but I’m cheering on Matthew and the millions of others out there right now looking for work.
Thanks Tim for sharing this with me.
Hanging with the bears
Just a lil old picture of me cuddling with a couple of bears that were sitting outside next door to the hotel I was staying at when I was visiting NYC. I have to say, they were very friendly but more of the strong silent type.
Tagged BosGuy, Boston Guy
Men of Twitter
Each Monday I post #MenOfTwitter profiles of men who catch my eye and whom I think you may enjoy following. As always, suggestions for profiles to feature are welcome. If you’d like to follow me on twitter, you can find me @BosGuy. Below are this week’s #MenOfTwitter. Leave them a nice comment and start following these guys.
Hairymodelwanab – I started following Paul at the start of summer.This Brit has more than a killer body. He’s also very playful on Twitter and easy to communicate with.His flirtatious nature will keep you coming back for more #Promise
Nickos_00 – Nick is the 1st Caribbean guy I think I’ve profiled.Although his profile makes no mention of it, he’s rather sweet and a runner.As much as I like his current profile pic (and who wouldn’t), I’d love to see a shirtless image on his twitter account #FingersCrossed
BennMendoza is one of the more interesting characters I follow on Twitter. He’s part aerial performer, part acrobatic, part circus entertainer and all parts amazing.His website also features some amazing photos of his performances, www.bennmendoza.com#Wow
BTW if you like this post, retweet it. If you love this post, follow me, @BosGuy. Link here to see past #MenOfTwitter postings.
Tagged #MenOfTwitter, BosGuy, Boston Guy, Gay
Finding a bit of heaven in Hell’s Kitchen
I arrived in NYC on Friday with my buddy Paul for a fun weekend in the city. We took the Acela from Amtrak down to the city and arrived in plenty of time to enjoy Boxers, crazy happy hour festivities.
Bars are not allowed to have happy hour promotions in Massachusetts so true to form we drank more than intended and left pleasantly buzzed with plans to head out to Hell’s Kitchen after a quick pit stop back at the hotel to freshen up and a quick bite to eat.
We’d both been to Hell’s Kitchen but it had been several years (at least for me since my previous visit). One of the things I really like about the neighborhood is how easy it is to bar hop. We started by checking out Industry. It was one of the busier bars we visited and the music was great, but neither Paul nor I were feeling it so we walked across the street to Therapy. However, Therapy was fairly dead by comparison so we opted to head over to Ritz.
Entering Ritz would make just about anyone feel claustrophobic but of all the places, this had the most energy and the by far – the best people watching. We worked our way to the back room and danced up along the walls.
Paul and I spent most of the evening watching a young couple “get familiar” with each other, some A-List wannabes with killer bodies shake their groove thing and chatting with people to our left and right – there always seemed to be a constant ebb and flow that brought a new someone every 5-10 minutes.
There are plenty of other bars all close by and when visiting its so easy to bar hop its enough to make my head spin. What bars in HK do you like and why? Leave a comment to share because I’m hoping I can head back soon.
DASOUL underwear
One of the unintended consequences of having a blog is that a lot of advertiser and PR people flood your inbox promoting their products and services. I generally ignore these requests and choose not to have advertisers on my blog. However, today I received an email from the people at DASOUL.
According to the email, DASOUL creates an imaginative, yet classic new perspective in the men’s underwear market. I’m not really sure what that means exactly, but then they threw in some images of their models and a link to a promo video. I dunno, but something about sexy guys flexing for the camera wearing nothing but underwear totally appeals to me (there’s a reason I add #ImShallow to the end of many of my tweets).
Maybe this sort of thing does nothing for you, but it was just the visual stimulation I was looking for to get me through the last bit of my day today.
As some of my previous posts have shown (i.e. Zipcar Low-Car Diet SWAG), I do love free stuff so if DASOUL would like to send me some of their product to try out, I’d be very appreciative. I can’t compete with the gorgeous male models they have but I’ll include a picture of the merchandise on my blog should it arrive.
Free stuff to do in Boston this Friday
Although I’m off to Gotham this weekend, that doesn’t mean I’m unaware of all the fun things happening in Boston. If you don’t have plans this Friday or if you are tired of doing the same thing, consider one of these options.
Shakespeare on the Common Once again this year, The Commonwealth Shakespeare Co. is providing free performances. This year they are performing All’s Well that Ends Well through August 14th down by the bandstand on the Boston Common. Invite that special someone to join you Friday evening under the stars and enjoy some great local theater.
ICA Boston Thanks to the Highland Street Foundation, this Friday (August 5th) Boston’s premiere contemporary art museum is free to the public as part of their FREE FUN FRIDAYS series. Be sure to check out their “The Record: Contemporary Art & Vinyl” exhibit. For a small cover charge after taking in the exhibit you can partake in their waterfont dance party “DJs on the harbor: Classic DJ Throwdown”.
Of course there are more options such as First Fridays Open Studios, Boston Guerilla Queer Bar which will be overtaking a straight bar in the theater district this month, or joining guys for a drink at Fritz Bar in the South End to watch the Red Sox kick off a hometown series against the Yankees.
Posted in Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Free Stuff
Tagged Art and Film, BosGuy, Boston, Boston Guy, South End, Sports, Theater
Bostonians: Amy & Nick A.K.A. Karmincovers
Amy and Nick are originally from Boston (hence several videos with Nick wearing a Red Sox cap). Check out Amy’s vocal / rapping skills at the 1:20 point in the video. I had to pick my jaw up off the floor when I watched this.
I believe they now live in L.A., and I wanted to give them a shout out. I believe they also have some original songs on their Youtube channel despite the “Covers” name, Karmin Covers Youtube channel.
Weekend in NYC
On Friday morning I’ll be joined by my good friend, Paul, and we will hop on Acela to head into NYC for a couple nights of fun. We don’t really have any plans other than arrival and departure times and where we’ll be crashing.
Past preferences have led me to book hotel rooms in the West Village, Tribeca and SoHo. I’m simply not a fan of the crush of tourists and inhuman scale of Midtown; not to mention its where I have to stay for work. For this visit I booked a stay at the Strand Hotel. Located in the “heart of the fashion district” (that bit I stole from their website), the hotel is pretty convenient at 33 West 37th Street between the Avenue of the Americas and 5th Avenue.
The hotel has a roofdeck lounge that also looks very appealing called appropriately enough “Top of the Strand”. I’m looking forward to some early evening cocktails there before heading out. We’ll see what this little adventure brings us. Neither Paul nor I are all that NYC-savvy and on past trips we’ve ended up mostly walking around aimlessly. Should you have any suggestions, feel free to leave a comment.
Tagged BosGuy, Boston Guy, Travel
