Loud and Queer

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In a previous edition of Loud & Queer, I extolled the virtues of what many are saying is the best sitcom on television. Really, it is. Modern Family is freakin’ fantastic.  I adore this show, and laugh out loud when I watch it. I dare you to watch one episode and not double-over in laughter.

The show returned for it’s 2nd season, and I watched the first episode on Hulu this week. Ballbusting funny.  No sophmore slump here. Just great, powerful, endearing comedy.

The show – for those of you who have been living under a rock, in a cave, on Mars - features a gay couple (to the left) Cameron and Mitchell.  The dude playing Cameron actually won an Emmy.  Yet, are gay people happy about this? No.  In fact, the gay cauldron is bubbling with dissent and disgust.

Seems LGBTQ activist, who have plenty of time to protest stuff when not forgetting to bathe, are all up in arms over the fact that Cam and Mitchell have not kissed yet.  Huge controversy! These rabble-rousers must have full homo-tongue on television or they will explode.

Now, I am all for people making out on television.  I love making-out.  The more male-on-male making out on the tube – the happier I am. But, I hate to see all of us get our knickers up in a bunch over something so trivial.  THIS IS A GOOD SHOW PEOPLE.  Don’t start hating on it ’cause it doesn’t have the level of frenching you need!

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Last night, I was treated to a sneak preview of the hot new Facebook movie, The Social Network. Directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin, the film features a HOT cast of  Jesse Eisenberg (nerd/jewish hot)  Andrew Garfield (tall skinny hot), Justin Timberlake (Sexy Back!), Brenda Song (Who?), and Armie Hammer (Gay Face!).

Adapted from Ben Mezrich‘s 2009  book The Accidental Billionaires, this movie is freaking fabulous!  Just out and out amazing. It’s got Sorkin’s (West Wing, Sport’s Night) trademark rapid fire dialogue, and some blisteringly witty lines.  While I might be a Facebook junkie, the movie could have gotten bogged down in legal-mumbo jumbo and geeky code speak – since the flick details the early (from conception to 1 millionth user) of Facebook.  But, this is one slick movie it moves along so quickly and engrossingly – you completely forget you just drank a mega-large coke and have to piss your face off.

Eisenberg (in the left on the right), plays ultra-nerd and Harvard nobody  Mark Zuckerberg. Along with his best friend and investor Eduardo Saverin (Garfield, middle on the right), Zuckerberg basically builds Facebook from his dorm room fueled by beer, blue balls, and being belittled by a bevy of more social acceptable boys. What starts out as a college coding project to equalize the social-strata, turns into potential electronic goldmine of unlimited fortune.  Saverin and Zuckerberg are chased by competitive twins Camron & Tyler Winklevoss (superbly gay and WASPy as played in a duel performance by Arnie Hammer) and seduced by power-programmer and NAPster diva  Sean Parker ( an amazing coke-snorting under-age girl schmoozing performance by Justin Timberlake ).  As the Facebook gets bigger and the fame gets bolder, friendships start to collide with real-world business realities.

The movie is less about the implications of our growing social networking, and more about relationships.  Not online relationships, real-world relationships: friendships, bromances, bullies, snobs, girlfriends, fraternities, roommates, mentors, proteges and the like…  If you are going to see a highly-intricate expose on the inner-workings of Facebook, and how they pick this pick this privacy setting over that privacy setting, this ain’t your flick.  If you do want to see a spectacular character study about some of the people who cam up with the most addictive pasttime in America – here’s your baby…

I’m a journalist, blogger, writer, and occasional go-go boy.  I have a lot of free time on my hands.

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For shits and giggles research purposes, I spend a lot of time searching the ‘net looking for hot ass fascinating human interest pieces.  Occasionally I find a story like the one that I wrote for the Cleveland Plain Dealer :  Are You There God, It’ s Me Margarine: Is Butter Better?

Today, I found crap.

One example of complete ODDNESS on the internet is this little blog….Hot Guys Reading Books.

Yes, it is a whole blog devoted to pics and little tales of HOT guys READING books.  I had no idea this was a fetish, or even a light bracket of things we found hot in our man-meat.  Normally, I don’t care if my dates can read, much less speak.  But, the idea of some luscious lad leafing through Chaucer certainly did sound appealing.

Sadly, the hottie to your right (Ben, found him on GayLive Network in Boston!) is not typical of the bookworms you will find on Hot Guys Reading Books.  The site should probably be called, Above Average and Handsome Fellows Reading Books.

BUT…This site is evidently the kind of dog-and-pony show where YOU (the reader and oggler) submit your book-reading boys for review.  So, I guess if I want to up the hottie ante, I should have my roommate take a few pics of me in my Calvin Kleins reading my well-worn copy of Devil Wears Prada…

Or you, dear reader, could submit too!

Sick of every gay movie only featuring taught and tight twinks? Tired of leaving the queer cinema questioning your abs an self-worth?  Are you one of those grouchy fags who complain about the lack of “real” in our cinema sodomites?  I’ve got the movie for you!

Bear City! It’s like the Brokeback Mountain for gay people! Wait.  Okay, the Brokeback Mountain for delishio hairy gay people!  Frankly, I think it is about time! I can get my chest-hair-free twinks weekly on GLEE.  But where-oh-where do my little bears go? To Bear City!  I can’t wait to join the boys when this movie comes out. I don’t care if it comes out on DVD, VCR, BETA, or even cassette tape.  I’ll be the first in line with ta big tub of popcorn.

Meet McFly!  This boner-time band is from Britian.  The band consists of Tom Fletcher (lead vocals and guitar), Danny Jones (lead vocals and guitar), Dougie Poynter (backing vocals and bass guitar) and Harry Judd (drums).  The band rose to fame in the U.K. after fellow pop band Busted helped launch them by inviting them to tour in March 2004. And yes, the band’s name originates from the character Marty McFly from the Back to the Future trilogy.

While McFly’s popularity is still climbing here in the U.S. You might remember them from their appearance in tge film Just My Luck, starring Lindsay “Not A Cokehead”  Lohan and Chris Pine. The band played themselves in the film and released a US album, Just My Luck, which was also used as the film’s soundtrack.

The images you are about to see…Are SCORCHING hot.  Just BEYOND.  I’ve jerked off twice, called over three GayLiveNetwork tricks, and jumped my cleaning boy.  This is the cover and spread for an upcoming issue of the British magazine, Attitude. Attitude has a good rep beyond just queer niche, the magazine has gotten celebrity exclusive interviews from peeps like Madonna and that Harry Potter kid.  They also must have the ability to hypnotize straight boys into taking off their clothing.   Again, this outlandish behavior proves I need to get off my ass and take a European vacation.

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Where is his hand? Did he slam his willy in the drawer?  Also, I’d love to thank the photogs for making sure someone’s mouth is hanging wide-open in every single pic. Like they are begging to suck it.  (Sorry, I said this was intense)

I'd appreciate a bit more grab ass...

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I adore Autumn!  After a long, hot summer sweatin’ it all over the country, I’m more then ready for fall foliage and snappy sweaters.

Shane West

Fall is also NEW TV time!  This is when the networks roll-out their new shows.   As a television addict, I think it is important that we all be on the same page with what’s going to be hot and what’s going to be a big NOT.  So, I’ve spent some time reviewing all of the network’s fall schedules; and I think I’ve come up with some great pics for all of my GayLive Network friends…

Boardwalk Empire

Martin Scorsese produces (and directs the pilot of) the HBO show about Prohibition-era Atlantic City.  Atlantic City?!?!  (Man, New Jersey is getting a lot of play on television right now.)  This is an over-the-top gangster saga set in the Roaring Twenties, complete with amazing sets and fabulous costuming. A famous film auteur, gangsters, molls, high-balls, and gambling — I’m sold!

Premiere: HBO, September 19, 9 p.m. EST.

The Walking Dead
Zombies! Get your undead Zombies right here!  The ghouls are soooooo hot right now.There seems to be a lot of media with zombies out lately…Are zombies the new vampire? I am so sick of vampires.  No more freakin’ bloodsuckers.

Premiere: AMC, October 31, 10 p.m. EST.

Nikita
The remake stars Maggie Q as a rogue spy trying to take down a secret government agency that trains assassins, in this remake of a movie/tv show/movie.  Q leads an incredibly hot cast that features yummy Shane West (pictured). I heart Shane West.

Airs: The CW, Thursday, 9 p.m. EST .

The Event
Talk about vague!  The teaser commercials for this baby don’t give much away. But, those damn commercials have me teased so bad I’m ready to burst! This should be a big hit, m-a-y-b-e…This is really NBC’s contest to lose…They’ve got a lot of us conspiracy nuts chomping at the bit to see what this life-altering, super-secret, earth-shattering event is…With Lost and 24 over, many of us need a new groove…
Premiere: NBC, September 20, 9 p.m. EST.

No Ordinary Family
After a plane crash in the Amazon, a typical American family develops superpowers.  I’m in!

Premiere: ABC, September 28, 8 p.m. EST.

Cute Hippy!

I work out with the most adorable gym partner. He’s totally straight, but he never wears a jock or underwear – so I have plenty of stuff to look at while I am getting “spotted.”  Just yesterday, he told me how he was all psyched to go see Juliana Hatfield, and how he’d always had a fan-crush on her. I commented how I had always had a crush on most of the members of Third Eye Blind and The Statler Brothers.  Being a hip and cool cat, he asked me what I thought of Evan Dando.
My mind blanked.  Who was Evan Dando?

So, I replied. “I worship him.”

Now, it seems me and Straighty McHotterson have a date!  Turns out that Evan Dando and Juliana Hatfield will play together as a proper duo in NYC on Wednesday, September 29 and Thursday, September 30th at The Mercury Lounge for the first time ever!  Great for us! But who is Evan Dando!

Well, I ran home as fast as I could and googled the crap out of this fellow. Turns out, I do remember him and liked his music. He’s the alt-rock hot hippie above, who fronted the Lemonheads and dates Winona Ryder…  (Sidenote – I do love Juliana Hatfield too…).  I also did some research on the shows – and here is the skinny….Quote unquote my straightie friend…

While these two music legends have shared plenty of stages – it has never been quite like this. Expect the show to be filled with old songs from both artists, some new songs, some cover songs and, of course, amazing harmonies.

In speaking of these upcoming shows Juliana shares  “In the past when I worked with Evan it was always in a strictly auxiliary capacity – backup singing, bass playing – but now that we will be on equal footing I think we could do a lot of damage. I’ve always thought that Evan was an underrated songwriter…..his good looks and antiestablishment attitude have overshadowed his skills.” (FYI – She was BANGING Evan for a while too – so I bet she knows everything about his skills…WINK WINK….)

And, Evan reminisces “Juliana and I first met and started playing music together when we were 19. Since then Juliana has only gotten better and better. Now it’s like playing with someone I’m a huge fan of and totally revere.” (WINK WINK!)

Now while me and my straight boyfriend will be checking these two rocking horndogs out in NYC, you might get to see them in other cities too.  Looks like there may be some Boston dates in the cards as well…..

Royal Abs!

Everyone, rejoice!  Raise a glass, raise your voice, drop your shorts! Today is a very very special day!

Today is the 26th Birthday of His Royal Highness Prince Harry of England!

The youngest (and most adorably ginger) son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana has one fire-crotch I’d love to dive into. Check out the pics of him to the side – this is when he was in Iraq!

Beyond the fact that Harry is freaking adorable, he is also 2nd in line to the British throne.  POWER! I’d totally marry him and go completely Lady MacBeth on the Palace’s ass.  I’d be the Queen before you knew it!

Prince Harry was named a top gay icon last year (just like his Mama1), thanks to his bad-boy good looks and athletic physique. He is one of Google’s most searched-for male celebrities. Having washboard abs and a sexy smile doesn’t hurt, either! No it does not!

“Red hair is getting very, very trendy in the gay scene,” says Haydon Bridge, a columnist with U.K.-based gay magazine QX.  Especially when it is on someone worth billions!

I love a man in uniform

The 6’3″ birthday boy, who plays competitive polo, rugby, skis, and motocross, cultivated a reputation as a wild child during his early 20s for his underage drinking and late-night partying. All which endeared him more to me!  We gays love to party into the wee hours of the AM!

In November 2009, Harry earned the affection of the gay community when he kissed a male fan in exchange for a beer.

“I went up to him and told him I would love to buy him a drink – if he gave me a kiss,” Rocky Bennett, a 21-year-old admirer told UK tabloids.

He adds: “Harry just burst out laughing, threw his arms around me and kissed me on the left cheek.”

It is wonderful to hear that Harry is not only NOT homophobic, but slightly gay for pay.  This is absolutely the kind of leader I want in a man.

To celebrate the young Prince’s birthday – I want you to all watch this super-hot Star Trek/ Kei$ha mash-up!  While it has absolutely nothing to do with Prince Harry or his red-zone, I love it.

If you don’t see the box above (ewww, I said box)….  Click HERE.

Gay Icons

High school, college and university gay-straight alliances (GSAs) are back to school and working on making every hot jock into a swishy bisexual GLBT History Month, this October! Interesting that it is the same month as Halloween…
“Our students were surprised and very proud to see how many famous people  past and present  are GLBT,”  said David Salvaggio, GSA Advisor, Moreno Valley High School in California. “The GLBT History Month poster is a powerful visual statement that gives strength and meaning to GLBT youth.”

Beginning October 1, a GLBT Icon is presented to the world daily, with a video, bio, bibliography, downloadable images and other resources – all provided for free!  124 past icons with resources from 2006 to 2009 are archived on the site.  To see this year’s – just check out the PINK list at the right!

Way back in 2006, Equality Forum launched GLBT History Month with 20 organizations having a GLBT History Month link on their Web sites. In 2009, over 650 nonprofit organizations, educational institutions and for profit corporations had a GLBT History Month Link, making GLBT History Month the largest collaborative project worldwide for our community.

“LGBT issues are often forgotten or sidelined in the media and our education system,” said Amit Taneja, Associate Director, LGBT Resource Center at Syracuse University. “Having this month-long celebration helps us recognize the many accomplishments of LGBTQ individuals and their contributions to society.”

To be a GLBT History Month 2010 collaborating organization, register for free HERE to receive the latest updates and ideas about celebrating GLBT History Month.