I think RFK would not mind that I modified his famous quote. I also think it is appropriate that by and large it has been women who have collectively been the ones to stand up to Donald Trump and the Republican Leadership over the past four nightmarish years far more effectively than the weaker sex.
Hopefully the caption I’ve shared below inspires you to offer up one or two of your own. Leave a funny caption as a comment for this post, and I’ll approve it for readers to enjoy.
“Distracted”
This post is a republishing of Hanky Panky: An Abridged History of the Hanky Code, initially published in April 2019 by J. Raúl Cornier on Boston’s History Project website. I thought some might find this nostalgic while others born after the heyday of public cruising might find it interesting. In some ways, the hanky code could be considered a very early precursor to online “dating” apps like Grindr and Scruff which essentially moved people’s sexual predilictions online.
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The hanky code was a covert sartorial code used predominately by queer men in the 1970s and into the 1980s. Simply put, a bandana is worn in one’s back pocket for the purposes of sexual signaling. The color of the bandana was associated with a specific sexual practice or fetish, and the wearer’s sexual role was indicated by which back pocket the bandana resided in (tops wore bandanas in their left pocket; bottoms wore bandanas in their right pocket). The hanky code initially began with the use of red bandanas to discreetly identify practitioners of fisting. A decoder list was created as other color/fetish associations were added. (In many early hanky codes, red typically appears as the first color.) Queer businesses printed the hanky code decoder lists for distribution. Erotica shops, bookstores, and catalogs provided decoder lists with the purchase of bandanas, while gay bars printed the lists with location information as a form of marketing. The origin of the hanky code exists like myth or urban legend, with two or three main stories surrounded by a variety of altered details, depending on the source.
You can read the full article here.
About The History Project
The History Project is the only organization focused exclusively on documenting and preserving the history of New England’s LGBTQ communities and sharing that history with LGBTQ individuals, organizations, allies, and the public. Visit their website to learn more about The History Project.
Much thanks to longtime BosGuy reader and former blogger (2 Cents Down Under and 2 Shoes and a Broom), Damien, a.k.a. @aussie_jew on Twitter who shared this doubly tempting photo of model / fitness trainer, Nick Topel (left), and Brazilian model Dominic Calvani (right) taken by the talented photographer, Mark Jenkins.
The Kilted Coaches made this video, “How to wear a kilt 5 different ways”, back in 2018 and somehow I missed it. I thought it would be the perfect men in kilts post to start the New Year.
I love posting these guys and wish they lived here in Boston because I bet when they aren’t busy working out, they would be fun to chat with over a drink or two. Check out the video below and if you like what you see, subscribe to their YouTube channel.
May this post help distract you from the fact that it is a Monday morning.
Happy New Year BTW
I want to give the WR 2021 calendar a plug. Readers of this blog (I assume) are well aware of this calendar which started in 2009 to raise funds for the rowing program at the University of Warwick. The calendar is comprised of mostly heterosexual athletes who get naked and pose to send a very specific message for gay men: let’s celebrate your sexuality and show that you are welcome in the world of sports.
Starting in 2014 funds raised from past sales were used to form, Sport Allies, a U.K. registered charity. The mission of this charity is to make sport a more inclusive environment for everyone, and the Worldwide Roar remains the charity’s key funder.
If wall calendars are not your thing, but you like the idea of purchasing merchandise to support this group, check out the link below for other items such as apparel, books, prints and more.
I originally shared a post on roasted eggplant in January 2012 and wanted to update and repost because this is an easy recipe anyone can follow and as a bonus requires very little in the way of clean up.
Roasted eggplant is extremely flavorful and a healthy snack that is full of vitamins, minerals and fiber. I like to purée roasted eggplant and portobelo mushrooms to use as the base for my vegetarian red sauce. To roast eggplant you’ll need an eggplant (obviously) but you’ll also need garlic, about 1/3 of a cup of olive oil as well as basil, salt and thyme.
Start by preheating your oven to 375 degrees. Then cut the eggplant in half and score it with deep cuts, but don’t pierce the skin. Add 1 tbsp of salt into the cuts and let the eggplant rest for 20 minutes. The salt will cause the eggplant to sweat (as shown in photo above). Squeeze the eggplant to release the excess water to remove the bitter taste and help with roasting.
Combine 1/3 cup of extra virgin olive oil and a couple pinches of thyme for flavoring and brush the eggplant liberally; then brush the garlic cloves and embed them into the scoring marks (use as many as you like).
Flip the brushed eggplant face down on a tray lined with parchment paper. I like to also place a few basil leaves between the parchment and eggplant. Place this into the oven for 45 minutes then take out and let cool for 15 minutes.
Who wouldn’t enjoy sharing a cup of coffee in bed after making it through 2020? May 2021 be filled with many more Saturday mornings in bed relaxing.
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.
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Click here if you would like to see the previous Adam & Andy
This is the best thing you will see all day. I can’t stop watching this video that Boston Dynamics posted on their YouTube channel a couple days ago showing their robots dancing to the song “Do You Love Me?”
I didn’t realize it until I was watching this video, but I still associate this song with the Dirty Dancing soundtrack, which begs the question which robot is Patrick Swayze?
Starting the year off with the first Furry Friday of 2021.
Let me know what you think.
Describe this past year in a word or photo by adding it as a comment to this post. I’d love to scroll through and see what people share. I’ve started things off by sharing this meme that I created.
I would also like to wish you a happy and healthy 2021.
BosGuy 
