tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62647032011-04-21T16:32:16.151-04:00A semi-accurate account of my life and a journal of all the times I just feel like putting my head in the oven.Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.comBlogger1521100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1132597883394120912005-11-21T12:49:00.000-05:002005-11-21T13:31:23.433-05:00

I was in my favorite deli a short time ago today having lunch. I like the deli. It's clean and neat and the salad bar is fresh and inviting. It's run by a group of Korean Jesus freaks who are utterly sweet but they play christmas music non-stop from early November all the way through the holidays.I tell you that to tell you this. The woman next to me did not "get" the gag in the song "I Saw

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1131558371373880452005-11-09T12:37:00.000-05:002005-11-09T12:46:11.406-05:00

I haven't blogged in ages because I am in the middle of another writing project that demands what little effort I can pour out onto my keyboard. I was compelled to blog today though.I had been planning to see, among other movies this holiday season, the new Harry Potter. I was surprised to learn they are up to 3 or 4 of those now. I saw the first one and absolutely hated it. The bad guy

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1127403354314138452005-09-22T11:10:00.000-04:002005-09-22T11:35:54.366-04:00

that really piss me off.There are so many huge, huge problems in this world. Hurricanes, wars, poverty, the racial divide, the threat of new albums from Mariah Cary. I just want to take some time to point out or reiterate some of the little things that don't make me wish I was dead, but make me wish everyone else was.Most of these are evidence of a kind of wise spread solipcism. See if you

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1126270763869048542005-09-09T08:45:00.000-04:002005-09-09T08:59:23.903-04:00

One way to do it: Don't confirm Roberts for Supreme Court. Don't do it. Everyone thinks he is a shoo-in. Everyone talks as though it's already in the bag. Bush is predictably demanding that Roberts be confirmed by the next session of the Court. Don't let him have it.I don't even care if there is no good reason on Roberts' part although there is plenty of that.Bush has let this country down

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1125333377716183162005-08-29T12:32:00.000-04:002005-08-29T12:36:17.730-04:00

Would you not gladly sacrifice all of Florida for even one block of New Orleans?On the other hand, building a whole city below sea level so close to the actual sea is a fairly bad idea as ideas go. I think that's pretty clear.Gshepnyc@aol.com

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1124303784400053982005-08-17T14:27:00.000-04:002005-08-17T14:36:24.406-04:00

That was all the caller said. I was thanking them profusely and laughing uncontrollably when they hung up. It was the best crank call ever. Don't know who it was. I've been asking friends, none of which are the type to think a thing is funnier if they deny responsibility rather than fess up when confronted, so I believe them when they say that none of them did it.It must have been a random

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1123687312525780662005-08-10T11:03:00.000-04:002005-08-10T11:21:52.560-04:00

Not content to rest on the laurels of the well deserved ridicule they received in 1999 when they last attacked Evolution, the Kansas Board of Education has once again stood up to be counted with the mentally challenged poopheads who subscribe to the idea of so called "Intelligent Design Theory." They are, this time, including language in science textbooks that is much more critical of evolution,

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1123678867497026392005-08-10T08:48:00.000-04:002005-08-10T09:01:07.523-04:00

Monsignor Eugene Clark is one of the most vocal and vitriolic members of the NYC catholic clergy when it comes to matters of priestly celibacy (he's all for it!), homosexuals (don't like 'em, no sir.), and what he claims is "the most immoral country in the western hemisphere" (yeah, the U.S.A.).A fixture among the rich and powerful, as is befitting a man of the cloth of course, it should come as

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1123261608340469152005-08-05T12:54:00.000-04:002005-08-05T13:06:50.340-04:00

I don't know if I ever mentioned it here but I have a huge fetish for ancient Rome. Actually, I'm not sure that fetish is the word for it. I love anything to do with Rome. It also turns me on sexually. Is that a fetish?I can watch shows on the Caesars or gladiators or Roman soldiers on the History Channel and get sooo turned on. I have numerous fantasies on these themes that I indulge

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1123095513806240002005-08-03T14:33:00.000-04:002005-08-03T14:58:33.853-04:00

According to the news I heard this morning some little 11 year old girl got whacked by a water balloon thrown by some little boy and she retaliated with a rock. Now, throwing rocks is to be avoided and I hate to see little kids get hurt. Most of the time.But what galls me here today is that the cops arrested this 11 year old girl and are charging her with assault with a deadly weapon.

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1122058724457512282005-07-22T14:53:00.000-04:002005-07-22T14:58:44.456-04:00

I just read that the fuck-hole pieces of shit who run the show in Iran executed two teenage boys for homosexuality. Before being publicly hung they were imprisoned for 14 months so that they could be given more than 200 lashes on the installment plan. Let them heal, beat them again, then kill them.The official word to journalists was that the punishment was well deserved and "good for them."

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1122058391573057822005-07-22T14:49:00.000-04:002005-07-22T14:53:11.576-04:00

Why do I spend so much time and energy loathing such monstrosities of nature as Star Jones when we also have Mariah Carey?She recently appeared at an event with clearly painted on abs. Click here for the pictures:http://mjmorningshow.com/mariahsfakeabs.htmlGshepnyc@aol.com

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1122038206635155132005-07-22T08:37:00.000-04:002005-07-22T09:16:46.686-04:00

I refuse to buckle, submit or capitulate to people who raise their voice to me. Yesterday at the day job I had someone do just that because the person they really wanted to talk to hadn't returned their call yet. Right up to the point where he started to shout, his voice rising to a girlish squeal, I was willing to try to help him. Past that point not at all. I told the other employee in

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1121871352108706172005-07-20T10:47:00.000-04:002005-07-20T10:55:52.113-04:00

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8642038/Read about the cult THAT WORSHIPS A GIANT TEAPOT I SHIT YOU NOT.They have recently come under attack by devout muslims, and really, who hasn't these days? Apparently the muslims, sane, stable bunch that they are, object to the leader of this cult claiming to be god, ruler of the sky, etc, etc. Now, of course, they don't have a problem believing all this is

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1121432129169511052005-07-15T08:36:00.000-04:002005-07-15T08:55:29.200-04:00

My very good friend, Teacups, from DC, is in the hospital. On Wednesday he emailed me from work that lunch was making him sick so he was going to go home before he barfed it all back up, which of course he did. Unfortunately, it wasn't the fault of his food. He was admitted to the hospital later that night and now is told he must have his gall bladder removed.The surgery will likely be on

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1120571395108905632005-07-05T09:26:00.000-04:002005-07-05T09:49:55.140-04:00

Sunday night was the second annual Will Clark's Bad Boys on the Hudson party. It is one of the series of gay harbor cruises here in NYC called the Sea Teas which run Sunday evenings in the summer. This particular one featured 12 porn stars, including your's truly, and the proceeds benefited the Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project.Smut for a worthy cause. Only a Republican could hate that.It

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1119980671671013782005-06-28T12:33:00.000-04:002005-06-28T13:44:31.730-04:00

It was Gay Pride weekend here in NYC and on Monday night we wound down the festivities with dinner out in my neighborhood. Teacups was up from DC, Spot was there, of course, and Neighbor joined us. He was home alone over Pride because Neighbor's Boyfriend was away. (Side note: Neighbor and Neighbor's Boyfriend will recieve suitably inappropriate nicknames for the purpose of this blog soon).

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1119536718147280672005-06-23T10:10:00.000-04:002005-06-23T10:25:18.196-04:00

Paranoia is bad enough, even when it seems rightfully earned. Paranoia mixed with stupidity is a recipe for disaster.The little 11 year old boy scout who was lost in the mountains for the past few days was found, happily, alive and well. He would have been found much sooner but for heeding the not-so-carefully-thought-out advice of his parents. According to printed reports, his parents "

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1118328859908570682005-06-09T10:44:00.000-04:002005-06-09T10:54:19.913-04:00

I did the Porno Bingo thing again last night. My friend and fellow pornster Kyle was there and the crowd, made up primarily of members of the Gay Men's Chorus was not only fun to be around but also pretty darn hot to look at. And touch. And be touched by.The Chorus was also the beneficiary of night and we had agreed that once a certain level of largesse was attained we would remove our shirts.

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1118242340959341452005-06-08T10:34:00.000-04:002005-06-08T10:52:20.990-04:00

Well last night was a genuine NYC experience. it all started innocently enough. I was the porn star judge for Will Clark's Porn Idol which was fun and silly and a good time and working with Will is always enjoyable because he is a really sweet guy and he is so, so hot.But it was the trip home that took the night to a whole new level. As I was leaving Stonewall there was a yellow cab right in

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1115040601903209892005-05-02T08:58:00.000-04:002005-05-02T09:30:01.906-04:00

Recently my dog X and I were out for a walk when he happily popped up off of the sidewalk and onto a small patch of grass, walked along in it for about 5 feet and the popped back off down to the sidewalk with his tail wagging. At this point an ancient crone of a woman with apparently nothing better to do with her remaining hours or minutes of life screeched at us. "Grass is a living thing!"I

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1114796432279740932005-04-29T13:07:00.000-04:002005-04-29T13:40:32.280-04:00

There is a tremendous amount of cowardice that sometimes bubbles up in the prosecution of the current wars of the Bush administration and I'm not refering to the soldiers, I'm talking about the politicians. Now, before I hear from every toothless, right wing nutjob and every airheaded, tree hugging, peacenik wacko out there, this piece is neither pro-war nor anti-war. It is pro-reality and

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1114521766133957542005-04-26T08:51:00.000-04:002005-04-26T09:22:46.136-04:00

More religious stupidity has led to needless pain and death. You will recall a past post regarding the woman who was burned to death after the so-called "Florida Water" used on her body during a ritual to magically cure her AIDS affliction was ignited by the many candles also being used during the ceremony.Well, this time three boys were killed in a fire caused by a stove that had been left on

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1114005867743085652005-04-20T09:49:00.000-04:002005-04-20T10:04:27.746-04:00

A recent poll conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press indicates that most Americans are "very concerned" about the sex and violence that children might see on TV and that something ought to be done but a nearly equal majority worry that government might go too far in restricting what can be seen on TV, the Internet and heard on the radio.*Sigh*In that case, people, do it

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1113933781497518822005-04-19T13:48:00.000-04:002005-04-19T14:03:01.503-04:00

Christ has a new vicar and it's that repugnant German swine Ratzinger now known as Benedict in the same way that Reginald Dwight is Elton John only this holy Benny and his jets wear even sillier costumes.In a way, I'm glad. I was hoping for Ratzinger because I am lazy and he requires no warm up. I can roll right out of bed hating this medieval fuck. Of course, he is 78 which means we will be

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1113489730464548162005-04-14T10:10:00.000-04:002005-04-14T10:42:10.466-04:00

Well I did it and I'm sure I made an ass of myself but I did it. Last night was Porno Bingo and I was the guest porn star "caller."It was kind of fun and some of the gay wrestler boys who were the beneficiaries where their wearing singlets. By the last round their tops came down, my shirt came off and I was getting a shoulder and back run from one of them while I called out numbers. He was

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1113401593617995752005-04-13T09:56:00.000-04:002005-04-13T10:13:13.616-04:00

Tonight I am the guest porn star at an event called "Porno Bingo." It raises money for gay athletic leagues and tonight's group is Metro Wrestlers. As you may or may not know, I have certain fondness for wrestlers.I am supposed to call the numbers, you know "B 12" and whatnot. They also told me to dress sexy. I'm not sure what that might end up being, but I'm thinking a jock strap and a

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1113318099750311782005-04-12T10:52:00.000-04:002005-04-12T11:01:39.750-04:00

For those of you who might not know what to get me for next Christmas, may I suggest the toy found below:http://money.cnn.com/2005/04/12/news/midcaps/jesus_dolls/index.htm?cnn=yesNow, these things will likely sit around and collect dust, but wouldn't you love to see a brief, mad, irrational rush on these pieces of shit? Something akin to Cabbage Patch at their peak. Something where parents are

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1113246926523535942005-04-11T14:50:00.000-04:002005-04-11T15:15:26.526-04:00

There is no funnier scene in all of movie-dom than the one with the old people in "Rosemary's Baby" all yelling "Hail Satan!" Ok, not funny as in anything in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" or "Ghandi" but still pretty funny.I thought of that scene the other day when I received a gift from an old friend in the mail. It was a necklace chain and the pendant was an inverted cross. Loved it. I

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1112989639761718342005-04-08T14:44:00.000-04:002005-04-08T15:47:19.770-04:00

I just read some kid in Kentucky (motto: the Chicken n' Whiskey State) was arrested for keeping a private journal in which he claims he wants to kill certain individuals. Listen, if wanting to kill certain individuals was a crime they'd have to arrest every decent person who accidentally stopped on ABC's "The View" while flipping through channels. Nothing like those bags to make you want to

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1112971039799045662005-04-08T10:25:00.000-04:002005-04-08T10:37:19.800-04:00

The vile scum who make the rules in Saudi Arabia recently rounded up and sentenced a bunch of gay men to harsh penalties for, well, being gay men.According to www.planetout.com today, four men were sentenced to two years in prison and 2,000 lashes with a whip. The others got one year and 200 lashes. It was pointed out that those getting 2,000 lashes are not likely to live through it unless the

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1112721078841093092005-04-05T12:53:00.000-04:002005-04-05T13:11:18.843-04:00

I fell into a group conversation yesterday wherein a certain acquaintance was detailing her victimhood from father, to ex-husband to current boyfriend. One tragic, painful thing after another while, in my head, I was singing the theme song to "Maude" for no particular reason, other than to be able to stand there "listening" and nodding politely."He never told me I was pretty...""Lady Godiva was

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1112628817481340222005-04-04T11:30:00.000-04:002005-04-04T11:33:37.483-04:00

Can I stop hearing about what a great guy the pope was soon? Please? Yes he was anti-commie. I like that. But he is also responsible to a VERY large degree for the loss of momentum of the sexual/social liberal movements of the late 60's and early 70's that turned a society leaning toward mutual respect to one that is firmly entrenched in homophobia.I think of the gay teen suicides that could

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1112368472688358242005-04-01T09:57:00.000-05:002005-04-01T10:14:32.690-05:00

Terri Schiavo, it is easy to forget, was in the state she was in because she had bulimia. She was so concerned about her appearance that she binged and purged her way to the heart attack that left her brain damaged and led to her "persistent vegitative state."So this woman whose vanity killed her ended up being one of the most recognizable faces in America, albiet not when she was healthy and

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1112196321884450952005-03-30T10:03:00.000-05:002005-03-30T10:25:21.886-05:00

Please someone explain to me which of these scenarios is a bigger "threat" to the sanctity that marriage supposedly is imbued with:A couple of elderly lesbians that I met at Pride last year who have been together since they met as "Rosie the Riveters" during WWII who finally got married so they can share the same rights and responsibilities as other Americans, many of whom have done far less in

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1112110949418059592005-03-29T10:28:00.000-05:002005-03-29T10:42:29.420-05:00

I was running late for work this morning but if I hadn't been late I would never have seen the hysterical, and I mean HYSTERICAL cat fight outside the subway station.This Latina chick was beating the crap out of a Chinese chick and they were screaming at each other and clawing and, whew, mercy, it was funny. At one point the Latina chick started beating the Chinese chick so hard with her

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1111765909555708382005-03-25T10:41:00.000-05:002005-03-25T10:51:49.556-05:00

Actually we were in the studio only part of the time, the rest of the video was shot on location at a beautiful estate in Sonoma.The director was very happy. You can always tell if he is concerned something isn't going well because he remains very still and quiet by his bank of monitors. When it's going well he tends to be animated and restless. He was all over the place this time, so I feel

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1111160277668663142005-03-18T10:23:00.000-05:002005-03-18T10:37:57.670-05:00

I haven't blogged in a while because for some reason there was a problem with my account and I couldn't access it. Don't know what it was but I guess it's better now.Today is my birthday and Spot has something planned. He tends to put a lot of thought into birthday gifts so I'm sure it will be fun. Last year it was kick ass Aretha Franklin tickets. We were so close I have a shirt with her

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1110484133254459122005-03-10T14:44:00.001-05:002005-03-10T14:48:53.256-05:00

I am so tired of politicians saying this person or that "just doesn't get it." Usually they are referring to Hollywood, the media, academia, etc etc.Well, as far as I'm concerned it's the politicians who just don't get it. First I read that Congress is going to subpoena a bunch of baseball players to make them talk about steroid use in the big leagues. Then I read that not only do some

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1110483941933896602005-03-10T14:44:00.000-05:002005-03-10T14:45:41.936-05:00

I am so tired of politicians saying this person or that "just doesn't get it." Usually they are referring to Hollywood, the media, academia, etc etc.Well, as far as I'm concerned it's the politicians who just don't get it.First I read that Congress is going to subpoena a bunch of baseball players to make them talk about steroid use in the big leagues. Then I read that not only do some lawmakers

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1108479867547179412005-02-15T09:28:00.000-05:002005-02-15T10:04:27.550-05:00

Abandon hope, all ye who ye who think Cristo is full of baloney. He struck again.The same "artist" whose work includes a zillion umbrellas strewn across California which gave truth to the line "he makes art until somebody dies" and sealing the Reichstag in foil in a monumental case of closing the barn door too late has now set up hundreds of big orange "gates" from each of which is draped a big

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1106589715722031122005-01-24T13:50:00.000-05:002005-01-24T13:01:55.723-05:00

Not to trivialize the passing of Johnny Carson because, frankly, I really liked him but he had a long and full life so let me mention also that I have lost the office pool. Back when Johnny Cash and John Ritter died the same day the gang here at the Day-Job started a pool on the next famous John, Jonathon or Johnny to die. I chose Pope John Paul and now I'm out a buck. Such is life. In

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1103816227410309842004-12-23T09:49:00.000-05:002004-12-23T10:37:07.410-05:00

Last night Spot and Moony and I went to see the movie version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera." I had been ready to be disappointed by it but to be honest, I wasn't at all. It lacks the creepiness and real frights of earlier versions of the story, but I think those were beside the point of the stage musical anyway (which itself maintained a sense of a haunting that the movie

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1103742795433982982004-12-22T13:29:00.000-05:002004-12-22T14:13:15.433-05:00

According to the bible, the first miracle performed by Jesus was turning water into wine at a wedding. Aside from the fact that this is only an anecdote recounted endlessly for the past 2,000 years and nothing more, I've seen way cooler shit on David Copperfield's TV specials. Of that, we have photographic evidence, but I still don't think any of it is real. Do you? Well now, apparently,

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1103137264507998432004-12-15T13:55:00.000-05:002004-12-15T14:01:04.506-05:00

If Clint Eastwood were here right now I'd lick his balls. I fucking love Clint Eastwood. I always have. His new movie, Million Dollar Baby is already being touted as Oscar worthy, both in the Best Picture category and Best Director as well as others. Interestingly, it's musical score is also being praised as worthy of an Academy Award. The composer? Eastwood himself. If you have not taken

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1103121531239858272004-12-15T09:05:00.000-05:002004-12-15T09:38:51.240-05:00

According to today's New York Daily News, Star "More Gravy" Jones is a deadbeat. She hired a gardener to fancy up her rooftop garden, which he did, for nearly 8 thousand dollars (roughly equal to her daily snack bill). When it was time to pay the bill, Star, sluggish from a lunch of hamsters and other small rodents, declined. Instead of silly ol' money, she offered the gardener a signed

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1102963145740665522004-12-13T13:30:00.000-05:002004-12-13T13:39:05.740-05:00

The FCC has requested that NBC turn over a tape of the broadcast of this past summer's Olympic Games opening ceremony. This is in response to complaints of indecency and pursuant to an investigation thereof. During the ceremony, the only sins of which were being utterly boring and including Bjork, a parade of well built young men strolled past the audience as part of a fairly inspired tour of

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1102949751934302382004-12-13T09:45:00.000-05:002004-12-13T09:55:51.933-05:00

Below is a reprinted (without permission) copy of a letter to the editor from today's New York Daily News. It follows up on a continuing thread regarding the phrase "holiday tree" used by public officials to avoid saying the decorated trees at schools, post offices, etc. are "Christmas trees." I warn you. If you read this you will lose a few IQ points. I have edited out the names even

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1102009348806278562004-12-02T13:19:00.000-05:002004-12-02T12:42:28.806-05:00

I've been so busy lately that I haven't blogged much. Here is some mindless fluff from the fountain of it that is my life: I have been dealing with dimished hearing loss in one ear for the past year. The hearing loss is still there but now it's topped off by a constant, torturous ringing. I had seen several doctors about it who treated me for ear infections but now I finally have a diagnosis.

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1100702684252714752004-11-17T09:33:00.000-05:002004-11-17T09:44:44.253-05:00

is a dead one. If I hear one more hand-wringing, moral equivalence pussy bemoan the fact that a marine, after having been shot at for days and hit at least once himself, shot a possum-playing insurgent to put him out of our misery I'm very likely to pop said pussy myself. These pieces of crap howl and cry that the infidels dare not go near a mosque and then they all hide away in their mosque

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1099593846439009262004-11-04T13:34:00.000-05:002004-11-04T13:44:06.440-05:00

Excerpted from a news article on MSN.com: "French veterinarian Dr. Patrick Pageat, discovered that nursing mammal mothers secrete a powerful pheromone—a chemical signal—that calms their frightened newborns... Pageat has also discovered a human appeasing pheromone in the aureoles of nursing mothers. He finished a clinical trial that he says shows that the pheromone... significantly reduced the

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1098982568783139062004-10-28T13:51:00.000-04:002004-10-28T12:56:08.783-04:00

this is turning out to be. The Red Sox won the World Series. Arafat is still alive. The idiot who tried to run over Katherine Harris with his car SWERVED. There was no hot chocolate with extra marshmallows in the break room at work, only the regular kind. It's almost impossible to cut one's own head off with a letter opener. GshepNYC@aol.com

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1098887352252895452004-10-27T10:15:00.000-04:002004-10-27T10:29:12.253-04:00

It's well established that Rush Limbaugh is a drug abuser. Let's not misunderstand this. These were not a few extra tablets casually handed to him by a doctor. These drugs were purchased under cover of darkness in the middle of the night in parking lots. Oh, yeah, since he is a big fat coward as well as a big fat hypocrite, he had his maid do the drug runs for him. This after years of

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1098464915716584362004-10-22T13:47:00.000-04:002004-10-22T13:08:35.716-04:00

Last night I went to Will Clark and Jeff Kagan's "Porn Idol" night at OW Bar on the Upper East Side. It was more casual than I imagined and yet also more fun than I imagined. How is that possible? Because Will Clark is a great host. He is friendly and fun and all I could think about was how much I wanted to hug him. God is he hot. He's one of those people who are even hotter in person than

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1098282284095575202004-10-20T10:12:00.000-04:002004-10-20T10:24:44.096-04:00

So now the Bushes and the Cheneys are shocked, just shocked that John Kerry and John Edwards would have the audacity to mention on TV that Mary Cheney, the Vice President's daughter, is gay. First of all, you dumb ass right wing liars and hypocrits, the VP himself never misses an opportunity to mention his gay daughter when it suits his own purpose. It isn't like she was closeted until Kerry

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1098281111775475812004-10-20T09:59:00.000-04:002004-10-20T10:05:11.776-04:00

For those of you who are unfamiliar, the Darwin Awards are granted, posthumously, to people who improve the human gene-pool by removing themselves from it. Recently New York Yankees player Mariano Rivera buried his brother and his nephew. The two were caretakers of Rivera's vacation home and had died of electrocution in the home's swimming pool. Why? Because they had intentionally electrified

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1097694149798251622004-10-13T14:59:00.000-04:002004-10-13T15:02:29.796-04:00

Apparently photos of the Gay Life Expo this past weekend (read a couple posts back) are already circulating on the net. Some of the Yahoo groups devoted to porn star gossip and such have been posting them to their members. Some friends of mine sent me a couple in which someone, very similar in appearance to me, seems to be doing things that would make Bette Midler blush. Remember, it's all

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1097693874922437552004-10-13T14:36:00.000-04:002004-10-13T14:57:54.923-04:00

When I was a youngster and my family got it's very first VCR we were able to do something astonishing: watch one show and record another at the same time. This was in the early 1980s. This was in the middle of low-wage, rural, Western PA, one hundred miles from the nearest urban area. Now, in 2004 in New York City, this is not possible with Time Warner. I have seen commercials lately touting

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1097594616551765302004-10-12T10:11:00.000-04:002004-10-12T11:23:36.553-04:00

We most definitely were not in Kansas anymore, Toto. We were at the Gay Erotic Expo at Webster Hall in New York City this weekend. The venue was a veritable mall of porn with smut as far as the eye could see. I was there working with the gang from Raging Stallion Studios on behalf of their Monster Bang line which is produced by porn superstar Michael Brandon. They are not the most recent

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1097590027140913792004-10-12T09:10:00.000-04:002004-10-12T10:10:11.590-04:00

As you know, especially if you are a Superman fan like me, actor Christopher Reeve has passed away. After the horesback riding accident that left him a quadroplegic he was given seven years to live. He lived 9 and a half years and certainly knew that every minute was precious. Not only did he continue to write, act and direct, notably rejoining the Superman universe playing the pivotal character

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1097257925162268142004-10-08T13:31:00.000-04:002004-10-08T13:52:05.163-04:00

A friend of mine in Florida sent this to me. A few of you have seen it already but I'm too lazy to write anything now. http://www.bostic.com/devnull/why.jpg OH, and a shameless plug: By the way, if any of you happen to be in NYC, I will be working at the Gay Erotic Expo at Webster Hall from 3-11 on Sunday and 12-6 on Monday. Mostly I will be at the MonsterBang/Raging Stallion booth but will

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1097168556133865022004-10-07T13:30:00.000-04:002004-10-07T13:02:36.133-04:00

The undeservedly lionized playwright, Arthur Miller just opened his new sermon -oops, play- in Chicago to middling reviews. One reviewer wondered why New Yorkers must go to another city to see the work of such a renowned playwright. Miller himself has rarely missed an opportunity to rail against the costs of mounting a show in NYC. He has even said that if he and his backers have difficulty,

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1096299444800356042004-09-27T10:33:00.000-04:002004-09-27T11:37:24.800-04:00

A group of friends and I managed to get very cheap tickets to the Broadway musical DRACULA on Friday night. Thank goodness I didn't pay full price. Words cannot begin to prepare you for what a turd this show is. This is the second time I've seen a lousy vampire musical on Broadway. Last time it was Jim Steinman's DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES. At least that was entertaining in it's badness. After

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1095862673405479722004-09-22T10:13:00.000-04:002004-09-22T10:17:53.406-04:00

The people who make Crisco shortening have come out with a version that claims to have no trans fat. It comes in a green can and costs just a little more than the original variety in the blue can. Now health conscious fisting bottoms can do it the old fashioned way. Batter up! GshepNYC@aol.com

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1095862373293348992004-09-22T10:00:00.000-04:002004-09-22T10:12:53.293-04:00

to get my new Star Wars DVDs into the DVD player. I was already picking at the cellophane wrapper on the subway ride home. I watched a few of the cool extras including the short behind-the-scenes doc called "The Return of Darth Vader" and they were worth the price alone. Then at about 9 I was showered and comfy and had the room all arranged just right and popped the popcorn and watched the

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1095789550751687372004-09-21T13:50:00.000-04:002004-09-21T13:59:10.750-04:00

The long wait is over. I couldn't even sleep last night, literally, knowing that I had preordered my DVD set of the original Star Wars Trilogy and that it would be waiting for me in all it's shrink wrapped, 15% off glory behind the counter. This day is crawling by so slowly that I can feel my hair growing. I can't WAIT to watch the first one tonight. Actually, I may watch the special bonus

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1095348052059994322004-09-16T11:00:00.000-04:002004-09-16T11:20:52.060-04:00

It's a slow day here at work. Nothing is really happening. The Fire Marshal came and we had a fire drill. Of course, almost none of the attorneys ever show up for them. They'd rather burn to death than lose a billable minute. I'm a deputy Fire Warden for my floor. Whoopee. I used to be a searcher. I guess this is a kind of promotion, though I still don't get either a badge or a hat and

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1095255729023716342004-09-15T09:25:00.000-04:002004-09-15T09:42:09.023-04:00

According to today's news, Star "Hey! You gonna eat that?" Jones has been handed the red carpet gig at the Emmy's that had in the past been performed by Joan Rivers and her mental powerhouse daughter Melissa. Jones, interviewed while swallowing live kittens dipped in rich, tangy fondu, said that when she was asked to take the job she said it was a "no-brainer." Since this is her primary

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1095081412795300782004-09-13T08:59:00.000-04:002004-09-13T09:16:52.796-04:00

Fred Ebb, the lyric writing half of my favorite Broadway team, Kander and Ebb, died on Saturday, apparently of a heart attack. He was either 76 or 71 depending on whether you believe reality or him, respectively. Big queen. Big brilliant queen. Kander and Ebb are Rodgers and Hammerstein with demons and Stephen Sondheim if he had an ounce of showmanship. Or sex. Or fun. No one can fill

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1094140911673578072004-09-02T11:52:00.000-04:002004-09-02T12:01:51.673-04:00

While the news is focused on the blathering idiots at the RNC who, ironically, are the first to capitalize on the pervasive anti-science, anti-intellectual tendencies of much of America, this happened: http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/09/02/space.signals.reut/index.html A signal that has at least two characteristics we suspect to find in a signal of intelligent extraterrestrial origin. Of

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1094051565364106632004-09-01T11:01:00.000-04:002004-09-01T11:12:45.363-04:00

The new season of Smallville begins soon. The big news is, of course, that Lois Lane is being introduced. As Clark becomes more fully himself and more aware of his destiny, more DC characters are apt to make appearances. After they yanked Bruce Wayne's appearance on Smallville last season because of the upcoming Batman Begins (DC and Warner Bros. didn't want two actors competing in the fan

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1094044457489736922004-09-01T09:01:00.000-04:002004-09-01T09:14:17.490-04:00

If the papers are going to report a story, why not report the whole thing? By now, everyone knows that in the middle of an anti-Bush protest here in NYC an undercover cop got the crap beat out of him by a guy in the crowd. Now, no one should be beaten like that. He should not have been attacked. Not because he is a cop because that doesn't make him better or worse than anyone else, but

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1093892352272417442004-08-30T14:45:00.000-04:002004-08-30T14:59:12.273-04:00

Was anyone surprised to learn that the asshole who flew out of the sidelines and grabbed the Brazillian front runner in Sunday's Olympic men's marathon and shoved him into the crowd is a religious nutjob? Now, while the runner only lost 10 seconds of actual time, he also lost all momentum, rythym and his focus. We will never know if would have come in third in any case or if this whacked out

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1093531751109546862004-08-26T10:01:00.000-04:002004-08-26T10:49:11.110-04:00

The cover story of this week's NEWSWEEK is all about the hunt for archeological evidence for bible stories. Artifacts that would illuminate the birthplace of Abraham, the location of the Garden of Eden, etc. How many endangered Brazilian Ink Monkeys had to die to print this article? But give them the slightest hint of anything at all and those among the archeologists who have already

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1093372594612327042004-08-24T14:14:00.000-04:002004-08-24T14:36:34.613-04:00

That's what I want to be. For those among us who are both twin-fanciers and dig those midwestern types, it's hard to beat the Hamm brothers. Their perfect (if short) bodies are icing on the cake...or perhaps the cake itself. I don't know. All I know is that if Paul Hamm has to give up his gold medal because of an error in tallying the score then shouldn't George Bush learn from the example

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1092928409076166972004-08-19T10:25:00.000-04:002004-08-19T11:13:29.080-04:00

So, apparently Amber Frey, Scott Peterson's mistress who is testifying at his murder trial, has been in love once before. And he's in jail too. In a jailhouse interview he recalled that a month after their breakup she told him on the phone "I'm happy...I'm dating someone. His name is Scott." I suspect she is hanging out in the wrong establishments. "I"ll be the victim!" Speaking of

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1092753701749352822004-08-17T10:17:00.000-04:002004-08-17T10:41:41.750-04:00

I'm speaking of Brian Wilson, Ian Thorpe, pretty much all of the Argentinian soccer team, etc etc... I love the Olympics. At least, I love the summer ones. Winter is such an all-around turn off that it is hard to get too excited by the winter games. But the summer games...hoo boy. I try to catch as many events as I can. I'm a little selective. I don't really get into events that are

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1092401257440929262004-08-13T08:25:00.000-04:002004-08-13T08:47:37.440-04:00

Hello all. Haven't blogged this week because I've been working on a couple of musical projects. One is a refinement of a larger show that I have scaled down a bit with my collaborators to be less unwieldy. We are planning a reading of the new version in October, possibly at the York Theatre beneath Citigroup Center. I will keep you updated so that maybe some of you will come see it. The

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1092069670672807582004-08-09T12:38:00.000-04:002004-08-09T12:41:10.673-04:00

Bonus surprise: Bush didn't make it. "Pro football is like nuclear warfare. There are no winners, only survivors." FRANK GIFFORD It's a game, Frank. It really is. Apparently it was Kathy Lee's turn with the family brain that day. Gshepnyc@aol.com

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1091628203667953962004-08-04T09:35:00.000-04:002004-08-04T10:03:23.666-04:00

A study by Michal Schnaider Beeri, assistant professor of psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, of elderly Israeli men has concluded that nearly 29% of Orthodox Jews had dementia compared with about 10% of nonreligious men of the same age group. If his conclusions are valid I would suspect that this not a phenomenon peculiar to the Jewish faith. It is likely that the

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1091545067304888032004-08-03T10:40:00.000-04:002004-08-03T10:57:47.303-04:00

It all seemed so suspicious. The big terror alert following right on the heels of the Democratic convention so that the Monday morning newspapers would have something else on the front page other than any possible boost in polls for Kerry. No, no. Our president wouldn't use terror alert warnings for political purposes! At least so said not only his usual defenders but also the totally

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1091469768081636202004-08-02T13:45:00.000-04:002004-08-02T14:02:48.080-04:00

I went on a bit of spree yesterday at Midtown Comics in Manhattan. That store is great and staff is very cool. I stocked up on some semi-recent Superman comics that I was missing so I have lots of fun rainy evenings to look forward to. There is nothing I like better than to take a shower, put on something comfy, grab a glass of my special Iced Tea, curl up on the couch and dig into some comics

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1091198092987698522004-07-30T10:33:00.000-04:002004-07-30T10:34:52.986-04:00

This line from the big speech last night brought me to my feet and I was in my living room: "What if we have a president who believes in science, so we can unleash the wonders of discovery like stem cell research to treat illness and save millions of lives?" John Kerry 'nuff said. 

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1091113642239749222004-07-29T10:18:00.000-04:002004-07-29T11:07:22.240-04:00

I watched the overlong first episode of "Amish in the City" last night.  It's an exploitation of the Amish tradition of "rumspringa" wherein young adults leave the Amish enclave for a period of time (how long or where they go is up to them) to see the outside world and decide whether or not to join the Amish church and commit to their austere way of life. In the predictable world of so-called

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1091024242130705512004-07-28T10:06:00.000-04:002004-07-28T10:17:22.130-04:00

I've been watching a lot of the prime time speeches at the Democratic National Convention on TV and I have to say it has been a breath of fresh air.  Not only did Ron Reagan speak last night about stem cell research, setting the record straight a bit after the ridiculously uninformed statements made by the administration and it's religious-nut supporters, but also Teresa Heinz-Kerry included

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1090854085424014232004-07-26T10:47:00.000-04:002004-07-26T11:01:25.426-04:00

I'm here at the dayjob.  I went to bed WAY too late last night.  I have a hard time adjusting when both of my roommates are away since they are both usually still up and about when I go to bed. Teacups came up from DC and we had a good time, even though it seemed like such a short visit.  His visits always go by too fast.  We had dinner at FoodBar in Chelsea and did some casual shopping and some

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1090510617743368962004-07-22T11:18:00.000-04:002004-07-22T11:36:57.743-04:00

I'm shooting a video this weekend, which should be fun, although I have to say that so far I'm not real impressed with this particular studio's organization.  The quality of their videos and photography is really high though and they have great popularity all over the world, so I'm kind of excited.  Another big plus is that the video is shooting here in NYC so I don't have to travel. I like

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1090509476132732532004-07-22T10:57:00.000-04:002004-07-22T11:17:56.133-04:00

I was a block from home this morning on my way to the dayjob when I looked down and realized the front of my pants were ruined by what could only be a splash of bleach.  I had only just picked them up from the laundromat on Tuesday and put them right in my drawer without looking at them.  I never look at the laundry, really. Well, I happened to be passing the laundromat when I noticed this so I

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1090415811357963002004-07-21T09:12:00.000-04:002004-07-21T09:16:51.356-04:00

I love Jake Gyllenhaal.  Who doesn't?  I mean, sweet hairy Jesus, that boy is hot.  Well there is a picture of him with his dog on page 28 of today's New York Daily News and it's a German Shepherd!  He just went up, like, 50, 000 points on my "Gawd I Wanna Kiss Him" scale. Of course, Kirsten Dunst is in the picture too but the PhotoShop in my head just snips her right out, lickety-split. 

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1090243244958546572004-07-19T09:07:00.000-04:002004-07-19T09:20:44.960-04:00

The sweet, witty, prolific and intensely cute MAK at www.cowsinthebarn.com has been helping me with some of the bells and whistles on this blog.  I started out writing this just to save on the postage I spent writing letters to the editor that never got printed and hate mail to Star Jones that she never read on the air.  I never really expected anyone to actually read it.   Again, my thanks to

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1090242165856846302004-07-19T08:49:00.000-04:002004-07-19T09:02:45.856-04:00

Ok, ok.  A number of people have soundly chastised me over the last post about Moony and my skin calendar.  You weren't wrong.  And I wasn't as right as I usually am.  Mea Culpa.   Although, I should point out that Moony and I have been close friends since we were in kindergarten or so.  We went to Elementary, High School and College together and then both ended up in NYC in the same apartment. 

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1090008097947271632004-07-16T15:48:00.000-04:002004-07-16T16:01:37.946-04:00

My friend and current third roommate, Moony, is straight.  He is also very insecure and it drives me bananas.  We had, on the kitchen wall, a perfectly servicable calendar that was a free handout from a real estate agent.  Each month is a picture of a house.  Fine.  But someone else's notes are all over it.   I had a calendar from Falcon Studios featuring a different hot model every month.  It

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I was in a conversation today with a couple of people and, as is so often the case now, the topic shifted toward politics. I happened to mention the current president. My exact words escape me now but it was something along the lines of "the astonishingly stupid guy in the Oval Office." One of the other people present, we'll call him D.A. for short, said "aw, cut him some slack." The rest of

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In the interest of full disclosure, I would rate as "promiscuous" by the standards of many people. Surprise, surprise. Yes, as you know, I make porn. But, I'll have you know I am not a flight attendant. Gay men know exactly what I'm talking about here. I've slept with three flight attendants in my life and that equaled three cases of crabs and a gonorrhea. Sorry. Squeamish people shouldn't

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1089665403338275462004-07-12T16:45:00.000-04:002004-07-12T16:50:03.336-04:00

To meet the ever growing needs of the Iraq war, the Pentagon has had to call up 5,600 reservists who were under the impression that they were done with all their service. Meanwhile, over the past half decade, they have dismissed 6,300 soldiers who wanted very much to serve simply because they were gay. Memo to Bush, Rumsfeld, et al: Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. GShepNYC@aol.com

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133824941486438660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6264703.post-1089642874093700302004-07-12T10:19:00.000-04:002004-07-12T10:34:34.093-04:00

Those are the words of George W. Bush and they were spoken prior to his "election" so no one can say they weren't warned. That the 2000 elections were even CLOSE is a mystery. That he was even a contender is baffling to me. Was this all a typically prudish American reaction to Clinton getting blown by an intern? Now, comes the word that a contingency plan is being worked out to delay the

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http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/07/09/foster.parents.abuse.ap/index.html The above link is to a news story about a couple (a straight couple) with nearly 20 kids. Many of the children were adopted and quite a few are special needs children with one or another disability. These fine, upstanding adults forced the children to dig their own graves and told them they would be killed and buried and

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Blogger MAK at www.cowsinthebarn.com posted the first installment of a "100 THINGS ABOUT ME" list. Even though I doubt there ARE 100 things about me to list -I'm kind of simple- and even though I'm begining to suspect that MAK is some sort of homosexual, I do like lists. Here is my first one. I call it: A FEW THINGS MY MOTHER DID THAT AFFECT ME TO THIS DAY 1. Did not allow my siblings and

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Ahhhh...what a weekend. It was great and it was really hard to come to work today at the ol' dayjob. I spent much of last week doing some spring cleaning and the house looks great. On Friday, I left the office early to go to DC to do a video/stills shoot. It was lots of fun. First, my hotel was kick-ass. I wish I had stayed an extra night just to use the pool. I had car and driver

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I was just reading that yet another affliction has been labeled and applied to all of us stressed out urbanites. Sidewalk Rage. Essentially this is the pedestrian form of "road rage" and it boils up when you are stuck behind slow moving people, people who insist on their whole group walking side-by-side while they casually slurp their ice-coffees blithely mindless that you are trying to pass,

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