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It is not often that I read a story in the Financial Times that would be of interest or relevant to this blog so when I saw Grindr and Tinder: the disruptive influence of apps on gay bars in Disruption and Technology section I was intrigued enough to take a moment to read the article. It starts by sharing that  more than seventy gay bars have closed over the past decade in London. A trend that wouldn’t be news to anyone who is a regular reader of this blog, because the same phenomenon has been occurring here in the United States too.

Dating Apps like Grindr and Tindr are often cited as contributing to the demise of gay bars. The article reinforces that supposition, writing that gay men tend to be more open to adopting new technologies. While I would agree that most of my gay friends are early adopters of technology, I do think that is a generalization. However, the article also cites the findings from a recent survey by Match.com that suggested 70% of gay relationships start online; a staggering figure which goes a long way in explaining why so many gay men say it is impossible to meet in social settings. Sergio and I met in the late 1990s on a dance floor at a (now closed) gay bar in Cambridge called Manray / Campus. I suppose the days of meeting someone from across the dancefloor must sound like a scene from an old movie to 20-something. If you’d like to read the full article on FT visit: Grindr and Tinder: the disruptive influence of apps on gay bars.

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Call Me By Your Name opens in Boston, Dec. 22nd at The Kendall Cinema

This week Michelle Visage stops in Boston with her girls for one night only (tix on sale) Christmas Queens Live at Royale and then later this week the much lauded independent film, Call Me By Your Name (Opening Wkd in Boston) will play at the Kendall Cinema.

If you are not in the mood of watching a show or movie there are plenty of parties and opportunities to socialize such as Opus Affair Monthly Cocktail Social, Casual Fridays, FASCINATION Friday, So Hot Saturdaes: Ugly Xmas Sweater Party and Twas the nightmare before Christmas Magnum Saturdays just to name a few.

MONDAY – THURSDAY

Pizza & Game Night is every Monday from 5-9PM (check out their ping pong and foosball tables) at Dorchester Brewery in Dorchester

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

Opus Affair Monthly Cocktail Social takes place after work on Tuesday from 6-9PM (this month) at The Bepop in Boston

Christmas Queens Live at Royale starts at 7PM on Tuesday will be hosted by Michelle Visage! and include performances by Phi Phi O’Hara, Manila Luzon, Peppermint, Ginger Minj, Thorgy Thor, Jinkx Monsoon, Ivy Winters, & Sharon Needles in Boston

Pop2K Holiday Special hosted by Lili & Kara starts at 9PM at the Dark Lady in Providence

Holiday Showtune Spectacular hosted by VJ Ryan Grow starts at 9PM on 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

Queer Boston Board Gamers is meeting on Wednesday from 6-9PM at the Panera Bread at Porter Square in Cambridge

Atomic Karaoke with DJ Stevie Psyclone & Jonathan Brett is every Wednesday at Club Cafe in Boston

Drag Bingo: Jingle Bingo & Ball Toy Drive is from 6-9PM on Thursday raises money for AIDS Care Ocean State at the Riviera in Providence

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

Funsie in your Onesie: Ho Ho Holiday BASH 4 Puerto Rico starts at 9PM on Thursday at the Midway Cafe in Jamaica Plain

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

So Hot Saturdaes: Ugly Xmas Sweater Party is Dec. 23rd at Peggy O’Neil’s Pub

THE WEEKEND

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

FASCINATION Friday is a monthly gear/ fetish/ kink night at Jacques the 1st and 4th Friday of the month in Boston

Boston’s Gay Men Movie Group: Call Me By Your  Name it is opening weekend for this gay-themed independent film shot in Italy and Boston’s Gay Men Movie Group will be going to see a matinee showing on Saturday at the Kendall 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

So Hot Saturdaes: Ugly Xmas Sweater Party is at Peggy O’Neil’s Pub on Saturday in Dorchester

Twas the nightmare before Christmas Magnum Saturdays at dbar starts at 10PM in Dorchester

Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge

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

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Dr. Stephen Boswell has been the chief executive of Fenway Health since 1997 and under his leadership he has turned Fenway Health into one of the nation’s leading LGBTQ health centers, with a $100 million budget that employs about 500 people and serves 29,500 patients annually.

However, his mishandling of sexual harassment complaints forced Fenway Health’s Board to ask for Dr. Boswell to resign this weekend. In his place M. Jane Powers, Fenway’s director of behavioral health and the only woman in senior management has been appointed as an interim chief, while a search is conducted for a permanent replacement.

Criticism of Boswell’s handling of sexual harassment complaints that centered around Dr. Harvey Makakon came to light recently when it was learned that he did not heed the advice of legal council which recommended firing Dr. Makadon, after conducting a thorough investigation into the allegations made by staff. According to The Boston Globe, Boswell also failed to inform Fenway Health’s Board about the allegations (including a$75,000 settlement). You can read the full story in The Boston Globe here.

There are a lot of events happening through the end of the year and I wanted to remind you that two of Boston’s naughtiest holiday traditions The Slutcracker  and The Gold Dust Orphans holiday show, Whatever Happened to Baby Jesus are still running.

In addition to twisted holiday theater this week Dorchester Brewery hosts their weekly Pizza & Game Night, Boston Gay Men’s Book Club meets in the Back Bay and Queens and their Pets (Part 2) returns to Cafeteria Boston.

This weekend at the Kendall Tom of Finland Biopic opens in Boston, the OutRyders head to Cannon Mountain for some fun on the slopes and there are a number of dance parties including Excess: Yule Ball, Boyfriends and Bears, Cubs and Toys! Oh My Toy Drive

Hosted by Pamela Manderson on Wednesday from 6-11:30PM at Cafeteria in Boston

MONDAY – THURSDAY

Pizza & Game Night is every Monday from 5-9PM (check out their ping pong and foosball tables) at Dorchester Brewery in Dorchester

Boston Gay Men’s Book Club meets to discuss Be Safe by Doug Weaver on Monday at 7PM at Trident Booksellers & Cafe on Newbury Street in Boston

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

All Star Mondays: 80s Theme starts at 10PM at Machine in Boston

Bright Lights: Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled w/ Miranda Banks is Tuesday at 7PM at the Bright Family Screening Room at the Paramount in Boston

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 History Project’s 2017 Holiday Party starts at 6PM at Cathedral Station on Wednesday in Boston

Queens and their Pets (Part 2) hosted by Pamela Manderson on Wednesday from 6-11:30PM at Cafeteria in Boston

B-Movies & Burgers: Spaceballs The Friendly Toast in Kendall Square hosts this fun event starting at 7PM in Cambridge

Atomic Karaoke with DJ Stevie Psyclone & Jonathan Brett is every Wednesday at Club Cafe in Boston

Queer Boston Board Gamers is meeting on Thursday from 6-9PM at the Panera Bread at Porter Square in Cambridge

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

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

OutRyders go to Cannon Mountain Saturday for fun on the slopes in NH

THE WEEKEND

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

Tom of Finland – Boston Release will be showing starting Friday at The Kendall Cinema in Cambridge

BELIEVE! Boston Gay Men’s Chorus Holiday Concert performances run through the weekend at Jordan Hall in Boston

Ugly X-mas Sweater Contest & Christmas Queens Tickets starts at 9PM with music by DJ Begbick at The Alley Bar on Friday night in Boston

Excess: Yule Ball is a club night for Boston’s pan-alt scene (Goths / Burners / Fetishists / Queers / Spinners) starting at 9PM at Excess in Somerville

Boyfriends is a monthly dance party with music from DJ Brent Covington at the Milky Way Lounge on Friday starting at 10PM in Jamaica Plain

OutRyders head to Cannon Mountain Boston’s LGBTQ ski & snowboard club heads north Saturday for fun on the slopes from 8AM – 4PM in NH

Bears, Cubs and Toys! Oh My Toy Drive is presented by Mass Bears and Cubs at the Alley Bar on Saturday night starting at 9PM on Saturday in Boston

Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge

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.

Toys for Joys is at the Revere Hotel on Friday, Dec. 8 (Do you have your tickets?)

As would be expected, there is a lot happening this weekend, but I’d like to give a shout out to a few events not to miss starting (with a personal favorite) 9th Annual Toys for Joys Gift Gala at the Revere Hotel on Friday.

Also happening this weekend: 18th Annual Santa Speedo Run Boston, Tremont 647’s Cookies and Cocktails  Saturday afternoon and on Sunday if you have the energy head to Sunday Tea Dance at Club Cafe.

Boston’s Santa Speedo Run is Saturday afternoon

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

9th Annual Toys for Joys Gift Gala (my favorite holiday party in Boston) starts at 7:30PM at the Revere Hotel – get your tix here – in Boston

Stephen Hogan’s 7th Annual Providence Teddy Bear Ball Toy Drive is at The Eagle starting at 9PM in Providence

Mainestreet Community Holiday Party begins at 8PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit

FUZZ is back at The Alley Bar starting at 10PM in Boston

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

18th Annual Santa Speedo Run Boston takes place along Boylston and Newbury Streets on Saturday in Boston

Cookies and Cocktails on Saturday afternoon will help you get in the holiday spirit from 3-5PM at 647 Tremont Street in Boston

Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge

Gay Beer Club Runs the Yulefest 5k starting at 9:30AM in Harvard Square

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.

9th Annual Toys for Joys is Friday, December 8 (Do you have your tickets?)

As would be expected, there is a lot happening this week. I’ve done my best to capture the events I know that are happening. I’d like to give a special shout out to several events not to miss starting (with a personal favorite) 9th Annual Toys for Joys Gift Gala at the Revere Hotel on Friday, December 8th.

Houseboi w/ Vicki Powell & Wednesday Westwood returns this week on Wedenesday, the LGBT Dodgeball Boston League starts and for Tom of Finland fans don’t miss a sneak screening of Tom of Finland BioPic on Thursday at Emerson’s Paramount Theater, courtesy of Wicked Queer.

Over the weekend head to Boylston Street on Saturday to watch 18th Annual Santa Speedo Run Boston then warm up drinking a hot toddy or two at Tremont 647’s Cookies and Cocktails  Saturday afternoon

Tom of Finland biopic sneak screening is on Thursday at the Paramount

MONDAY – THURSDAY

Pizza & Game Night is every Monday from 5-9PM (check out their ping pong and foosball tables) at Dorchester Brewery in Dorchester

Art Exhibition: Frank paints dudes on Monday starting at 6PM at Sister Sorel a live model and will auction it of to a local charity in Boston

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

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

Queer Boston Board Gamers is meeting on Wednesday from 6-9PM at the Panera Bread at Porter Square in Cambridge

Atomic Karaoke with DJ Stevie Psyclone & Jonathan Brett is every Wednesday at Club Cafe in Boston

Houseboi w/ Vicki Powell & Wednesday Westwood starts at 10PM on Wednesday at The Midddlesex in Cambridge

OutRyders Holiday Party is on Thursday starting at 6:30 at The Alley in DTX in Boston

Winter Trunk Show James Bishai will showcase his latest merchandise for sale at Sister Sorel on Thursday starting at 6:45 in Boston

LGBT Dodgeball Boston League starts at 7PM on Thursday at the Holland Community Center in Dorchester

Bi+Mic: Poetry, Storytelling + Comedy Open Mic is Thursday starting at 7PM at the Bisexual Resource Center in Boston

Tom of Finland BioPic (Boston Sneak Screening) this film will open in Cambridge next week but join Boston’s Wicked Queer Film at Emerson College’s Paramount Theater on Thursday at 7PM

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

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

Detention Thursdays! is hosted every Thursday starting at 9PM with shows at 10:30 & 11:45PM – No Cover – at EGO in Providence

Saturday, Dec 9th is Boston’s 18th annual Santa Speedo Run

THE WEEKEND

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

9th Annual Toys for Joys Gift Gala (my favorite holiday party in Boston) starts at 7:30PM at the Revere Hotel – get your tix here – in Boston

Stephen Hogan’s 7th Annual Providence Teddy Bear Ball Toy Drive is at The Eagle starting at 9PM in Providence

Mainestreet Community Holiday Party begins at 8PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit

FUZZ is back at The Alley Bar starting at 10PM in Boston

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

18th Annual Santa Speedo Run Boston takes place along Boylston and Newbury Streets on Saturday in Boston

Cookies and Cocktails on Saturday afternoon will help you get in the holiday spirit from 3-5PM at 647 Tremont Street in Boston

Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge

Gay Beer Club Runs the Yulefest 5k starting at 9:30AM in Harvard Square

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.

The holiday season is in full swing and that means there are a lot of events and opportunities to get out. Holly Folly weekend starts on Friday in Provincetown.

There are also several World AIDS days events taking place on Friday in Boston and Provincetown including a World AIDS Day event at The State House and Strike a Pose For World AIDS Day at MIT.

There also happen to be a number of parties that you may want to check out including the opening of Boston’s bawdy holiday spectacular, a.k.a. the SlutCracker, which opens on Friday; Boston’s fetish party FASCINATION Friday; The Alley Bar’s weekly dance party, Grunt; and The Trophy Room’s first Boibutter Brunch on Sunday – just to name a few.

World AIDS Day hosted by AIDS Action Committee and Senator Julian Cyr and Representative Jack Lewis invite you to the 7th Annual World AIDS Day from 12PM-2PM at The State House

Holly Folly weekend is an annual tradition that has fun events all weekend, starting on Friday in Provincetown

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

SOWA First Fridays kicks off at 5PM – come out to SoWa and sip some wine while meeting artists and gallery owners on Friday in Boston

Strike a Pose For World AIDS Day join the MIT Program in Women’s and Gender Studies to view Strike a Pose on Friday at 7PM at MIT List Visual Arts Center in Cambridge

SlutCracker (Opening Night) runs from Dec 1-31 at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square

Guerrilla Queer Bar (GQB) is this Friday (location to be determined) starting at 9PM in Boston

La Boum’s Queer Holiday Party hosts a Madonna dance party on Friday starting at 10PM at the Milky Way Lounge in JP

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

FASCINATION Friday is a monthly gear/ fetish/ kink night at Jacques the 1st and 4th Friday of the month in Boston

Boston Gay Men’s Chorus: Believe holiday concert is Saturday at the Town Hall in Provincetown

Provincetown Murder Mystery is on Saturday at 8PM at the Crown & Anchor in Provincetown

Magnum Saturdays: Where The Wild Things Are is at dbar on Saturday starting at 10PM in Dorchester

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

Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge

Boibutter Brunch this is the first of many more boibutter brunch parties at Trophy Room from 1-4PM (hosted the 1st Sunday of each month) in Boston

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.

Be sure to get out and enjoy one or more of these select events that I’ve shared below. There is a little bit of something for everyone. This week Hillary Clinton comes to Boston for one night, but if politics isn’t your thing you can check out the Mass Bears and Cubs Bear & Cub Social at Cathedral Station, Atomic Karaoke at Club Cafe and Queer Boston Board Gamers later this week.

Holly Folly weekend starts on Friday in Provincetown (but more on that later this week), several World AIDS days events take place on Friday including Strike a Pose For World AIDS Day and a World AIDS Day at The State House. For some bawdy humor check out the SlutCracker which opens on Friday and runs through December 31. Lastly close your weekend by attending the first Boibutter Brunch at Trophy Room on Sunday.

Hillary Clinton comes to Boston this week (Tuesday, Nov. 28)

MONDAY – THURSDAY

Pizza & Game Night is every Monday from 5-9PM (check out their ping pong and foosball tables) at Dorchester Brewery in Dorchester

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

Bear & Cub Social hosted by Mass Bears and Cubs on Tuesday starts at 7:30PM at Cathedral Station in Boston

Hillary Clinton LIVE Hillary Clinton comes to Boston for one night on Tuesday at the Boston Opera House starting at 7:30PM in Boston

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

Atomic Karaoke with DJ Stevie Psyclone & Jonathan Brett is every Wednesday at Club Cafe in Boston

ICA Boston every Thursday from 5PM – 9PM admission is free to the public

Queer Boston Board Gamers is meeting Thursday from 6-9PM at the Panera Bread at Porter Square in Cambridge

Boston Gay Men’s Cocktail Social is hosted by Boston Gay Single Men’s Meetup group on Thursday from 6:30-9:30PM location TBA

BAGLY Reunite 2017 tickets are $25 and 100% of the proceeds go to BAGLY; the event is Thursday from 6-9PM on Thursday at Club Cafe

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

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

THE WEEKEND

Holly Folly weekend starts on Friday and runs through Monday in Provincetown

World AIDS Day hosted by AIDS Action Committee and Senator Julian Cyr and Representative Jack Lewis invite you to the 7th Annual World AIDS Day from 12PM-2PM at The State House

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

Strike a Pose For World AIDS Day join the MIT Program in Women’s and Gender Studies to view Strike a Pose on Friday at 7PM at MIT List Visual Arts Center in Cambridge

SlutCracker (Opening Night) runs from Dec 1-31 at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square

La Boum’s Queer Holiday Party hosts a Madonna dance party on Friday starting at 10PM at the Milky Way Lounge in JP

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

FASCINATION Friday is a monthly gear/ fetish/ kink night at Jacques the 1st and 4th Friday of the month in Boston

Boston Gay Men’s Chorus: Believe holiday concert is Saturday at the Town Hall in Provincetown

Provincetown Murder Mystery is on Saturday at 8PM at the Crown & Anchor in Provincetown

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

Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge

Boibutter Brunch this is the first of many more boibutter brunch parties at Trophy Room from 1-4PM (hosted the 1st Sunday of each month) in Boston

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.