scissor sisters :: live at the hammerstein ballroom

i was very fortunate to attend the scissor sisters concert at the hammerstein ballroom in new york city last evening - here's a video i shot from their opening number 'take your mama' - more to come - enjoy!

posted on motionbox: http://www.motionbox.com/video/player/a09fd5ba1e28

say something photo :: the 'breast' wedding ever

the 'breast' wedding pic ever - reason why you should never wear a strapless dress to catch a bouquet - thanks jackie!

i just love the woman to the left in the horrible black and white 80s dress (which one i know there's a ton) - that seems to be the only one who sees what's going on. do you think this made it into the final photo album?

something to add to your holiday wish list

christmas cums early - oh wait - no - that's you - that is if you ask santa to stuff this little gadget into your stocking. if the ipod craze hasn't hit every corner of the globe - here's the accessory that every sexaholic and ipod-head needs. it's called the ohmibod. it's a music powered vibrator - jammin' out for the puss or anus on the go! too much!

this little toy pulsates to your favorite music - so you can 'get off' to your favorite beats. it comes with a handy carrying case and a wide range of accessories available on their website.

you'll be able to get your big 'o' with madonna, the sex pistols, butthole surfers, or the pussycat dolls (haha couldn't resist) - the choice is yours. of course you could put your ipod on random and have a veritable cornucopia of excitement in your ears and between your legs.

what will they think of next - humm...i wonder if it comes with a gift receipt?

daily music download

shirley bassey :: the remix album :: diamonds are forever

i'm feeling a little retro, gay, disco and overall coffee-buzzed today - so i've been jamming out to shirley bassey. the remix album - it's great for some classic music by a classy lady remastered and remixed by some of the hottest dj's and electronica acts on the planet. it's groovy - it feels great - and you know the songs well enough that you can sing along.

buy it now on amazon.com :: the remix album

a rant :: revolving doors

ok come on now - who does not know how to use a revolving door? i mean really - most of them are designed for one person - that's one - singular - uno - you get my point.

as i was rushing to get to work today - still hungover from last night's sake overdose - i turn the corner to go through the revolving door and i can't - there are 2 tourists - i'm assuming a mother and daughter - caught in the revolving door because their fat mid-american asses were too big to get both of them safely through. so like dumbasses - they are stuck - wedged between freedom and sbarro.

now why would anyone think that in that size space - 2 people could fit through. granted - it was a mother and her kid - but the kid was in her 20s and was a full grown adult. there's no excuse. even if they were scared for their lives being in the big dangerous big city - no one is going to mug you in a revolving door - why - because they aren't made for 2 people!

tourists take note - don't even try to put 2 people in a revolving door, stand on the right and walk on the left of escalators (and some of you should walk regardless - my god - so much mid-america cottage cheese ass freaks running around - exercise for christ's sake), when you reach the top of the escalator - keep walking - chances are there are people behind you who'd like to safely exit the moving platform, and - don't put 2 people in revolving doors - can't stress this enough - we are new yorkers - we won't bite - it's not cute - it's not 'fun' - if you want 'fun' - take your fat ass to disney world and ride the tea cups!

welcome to new york baby!

10 reasons why gay marriage is wrong

10 reasons why gay marriage is wrong

1. being gay is not natural. real americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.

2. gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.

3. legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. people may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.

4. straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all; women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.

5. straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed; the sanctity of britany spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.

6. straight marriages are valid because they produce children. gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more children.

7. obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.

8. gay marriage is not supported by religion. in a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. that's why we have only one religion in america.

9. children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. that's why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children.

10. gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans.

wacky video :: flushing kitty

found this on motionbox - so cute - check it out.

http://www.motionbox.com/video/player/4c9cdeb51dc3

movie musts :: shortbus

shortbus
a film by john cameron mitchell

rush right out to you local cinema to take in this fantastic film by 'hedwig and the angry inch' creator - john cameron mitchell. it's been a while since i've seen a film that was actually worth watching and paying $11+ for.

this pretty much underground indy film stars no one in particular but has an excellent art quality to it - not only in the way it was shot (fantastic paper mache transitions and interesting camera angles and lighting) but the realistic and very real sex scenes that were peppered throughout. now - i'm not a fan of porn - and knowing that there would be an auto-fellatio scene in the movie did concern me just a bit going into it - but john cameron has somehow been able to capture class in the common act of sex and masturbation.

in brief - 'shortbus' is a story of a hetero married couple, a homo couple, the 3rd, a stalker, and a dominatrix finding their answers to sexual frustrations at a party called shortbus somewhere in new york city. the party - hosted by 'kiki and herb' star justin bond (kiki) - is nothing short of a free for all orgy where sex is the game and art surrounds the moment. sounds seedy right? actually it's a great exploration of human sexuality in it's rawest sense.

two performances shocked me - justin bond and pj deboy. i saw the 'kiki and herb alive on broadway' show a few months back and hated it - didn't think there was any way that duo could ever pull themselves out of the muck i saw - but low and behold - justin captivated me in every scene - i was delighted at the role he played and how he interacted with the other characters. another shock was pj deboy. now - if you've been reading along at home - you know from the archive i've spoken of mr. deboy before (from the archives :: a random monday retold) - well he's now one of the leads in this movie. he didn't do a bad job - i can say he's a better actor than singer - and thankfully - we didn't have to hear him sing a single tune in the movie - praise god!

some of new york's microlebrities were choice cameos: the world famous *bob*, dirty martini, and murray hill - and then some better knowns like jake shears of the scissor sisters as well as 'the l word's' daniela sea.

it was a delightful movie - and one that i'd even consider purchasing on dvd when it's released - though i don't think that john cameron mitchell will be nominated for another academy award with this one - the 'nr' rating would make for a very interesting nod from the academy if they are feeling bold. nonetheless - run - don't walk - and go see this film - you'll be glad you did!

such is life

for the 12 of you who may be actually reading this (and i'm sure that 12 is an ambitious number) - i feel it's only necessary to explain why there's been a lack of posts lately. i've been totally burning my candle at both ends - it's not a pleasant feeling for sure. work has got me working non-stop on this and that - personal life has got me traveling up and down the east coast - and all the while - it's suddenly mid october and there's talk of the holidays just around the corner. where did this year go?

i took a trip back home to nc this past weekend to visit the family. joseph angelo (jak) was christened on saturday. it was a nice family service held in my sister's home. my father was absent as he and his junior bride were on their anniversary trip. my grandmother was there as well as my mother, suddenly psychic sandra, the konars from poland and beyond, and of course other random friends and family members. in all - a great time with the family - it was the 'going home' thing i had the issue with.

i'm not sure if this happens to everyone - but i feel every time i go home - i've moved light years ahead while certain aspects of 'home' have stayed right there in some kind of random time-warp (and not the good rocky horror kind.) raleigh is blowing up - housing and development is on the rise and the city is alive with a different kind of energy - it's everywhere and very apparent. the people in raleigh - however - seem to just 'be' - never changing - always constant - and stuck in some kind of dimension between 1990 and 2010.

i keep reminding myself that it is after all a red state - it is jesse helms country - and as my friend chris calls it - the deep south (though it's really too far from the actual deep south to be called that but it does make me laugh.) the town is growing - changing - the people aren't - beautiful homes - poorly decorated - new shopping experiences - loaded with nothing but the same - fashion forward - does not exist in this world.

for example - you can go to breakfast on a saturday morning in the new arts space area of town. there - big ed's - you'll find traditional breakfast - biscuits, ham, grits, sweet tea - the usual. here - in the middle of the new and trendy - the old and stale line up to eat. something old something new perhaps - i don't know.

then on the flip side of this was the nightlife. my ex - matt - was nice enough to play night host to me for 2 nights out on the town. somethings change - somethings stay the same. here were legends and cc - the 2 gay bars in which i grew up into my present gay life - the memories of both are massive and both have special places in my heart. both have had special face lifts over the years - cc added a new light up disco platform and scaffolding things flanking the dance floor (why i have no clue neither serves a purpose but to tacky up the place) - while legends added and addition (well they just took the old garage next door and turned it into a nonsmoking pool hall) - slight changes to the physical - but the people - were the same people from 10 years ago doing the same things - drinking the same beers - and talking about the same drama. but the crazy part of it - they were all new faces - the younger faces had replaced the faces of my past but the circumstances were exactly the same as i had remembered. granted - some of the faces were indeed the ones of my past - all of us had flashed forward 10 years - but nonetheless - same old same old. lots of old navy, abercrombie, and what me and my friend wes like to call n-double-c-g (north carolina club gear - you know the stuff - it'll melt before it burns and is made from fibers only a scientist could create.) long story short - not a damn person i'd want to sleep with.

am i a 'big city snob?' i felt so detached by the whole experience. it upset me that i felt above it all. i told matt that the next time i came to the area i more than likely would remove myself from that scene all together. hanging out is fine - but the bar scene - wow - depressing. thomas wolfe wrote a book - ' you can't go home again' - i believe it's true. i feel as if i've grown so far away from my roots - it saddens me but not for me - that the world that i once loved has been unable to grow with me. stranger in a strange land - but then again - that's why i live in nyc.

wacky video :: future of fashion?

this has got to be the craziest fashion forward show i've ever seen in my life - check it out for yourself - it's found on youtube.