theater outing -Kalamzoo &Detroit

Alvin Ailey will be Kalamazoo Miller Auditorium on Feburary 10 and in Detroit on Feburary 12 to the 15.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater JUDITH JAMISON, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR and Masazumi Chaya, ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR February 10, 2009 Times & Prices

Join the celebration as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, America's cultural ambassador to the world, marks its 50th anniversary of bringing African-American cultural expression and the American modern dance tradition to the world's stages. The genius of Alvin Ailey changed forever the perception of American dance; today the legacy continues with Judith Jamison's remarkable vision and the extraordinary artistry of the Company's dancers. Beauty, spirit, hope and passion know no bounds. That is the power of Ailey.

I don't make stuff up-Grand Rapids

Thomas Paull froze to death because no homeless shelters could legally let him slept there. Michigan law requires registered sex offender can't reside within a 1,000 feet of school.

Here is the kicker the school in question is a Catholic High School. No sex offender ever reside there.

For the record Tom crime to play 20 years ago. School was not in session.

scanning old photos

My mother and brother spring 1953.

Pictures of my Friends/family

This is my cousin Annette. I think see was about 8 when this picture was taken. Were close even today. I remember her telling her friends I wasn't like most boys.

I really hate this movie

Happy Go Lucky

Have you ever wondered if you seen the same movie as everyone else? If you have you'll understand my confusion about "Happy Go Lucky". I thought it was slow, painful to watch and pointless.

The character of Popi, all the reviews describer as her as optimistic. I thought she was rude,disrespectful and passive-aggressive. Worst yet like most passive aggressive people she does not see it and does not care about role in her self created craziness.
The movie is about Popi going through her life. Giggling at people feeling. Not able to have an adult conversation. Following what ever whim she has even placing herself in unsafe situations.

Her driving instructor is a unstable racist with a few hundred paranoid ideals. So of course giggling passive aggressive nothing is ever serious Popi pushes him to a melt down. Then acts superior because she herself doesn't act the way. Never realizing she never followed one of his request. Or that the she strip the one area of pride the man had-His ability to teach driving.
She is a truly awful woman and it is a disgusting waste of time and film.

Michigan weather

Lake Michigan has 50/50 chance this weekend of being completely frozen the first time in 30years.
In January so far we have had less 6 hours of above freezing .

when are they going to release?

Season 2 and season 3 of "My Life on the D list"?

John Galliano fashion show

John Galliano men's fashion -confusing style and bad stage costumes

Indiana's first win

Hoosierland got it's first win at the Miss America crown Saturday. Katie Stam from Seymour Indiana, wow the judges with a bikini strut and powerhouse version of " Via Dolorosa".

This the second year in a row the great lakes states have been represented. Last year Miss America r Kirsten Haglund is from Michigan .

Miss America is using a reality television format this year. Four out the fifteen finalist are pick from home viewer. The show has added cutie Mario Lopez and What Not To Wear Clint kelly.
I know this very stereotypical of myself, but the gown was breathtaking.

Kathleen Parker -I don't make this stuff up

It is official, I starting to wonder if Kathleen Parker is a libel now too. Remember all the Sarah Palin Hoopla?- where she said Sarah was out of her league. Well, MS. Parker just keep surprising me.
Kathleen January 9,2009 column entitled "IS IT MILLER TIME?" talks about maybe it is time we need big government. http://townhall.com/columnists/KathleenParker/2009/01/09/is_it_miller_time

Her past two columns are almost singing praise to Obama's spirit and the beauty of Inauguration Day

Comedy fest has annouced it line up

http://www.comedyfest.org/

This is like the first sign of spring. David and I go every year. We always have a great time.

Daily walk -Cannonburg MI

Usually Zeppo won't walk in the snow. But today he went wild. Zeppo is totally camera shy so I can never get a good picture of him.

Great Blogs

Margaret and Helen is great read Check it out http://margaretandhelen.wordpress.com/
Here is a sample

Yesterday, I tuned into Rush Limbaugh as I sometimes do. It was funny at first because it sounded like he would explode trying to understand why everyone was so excited about Barack Obama’s inauguration - or as he called it, the immaculation of the messiah. It was funny at first but then he said this: The only reason this is such a big deal is because Obama’s Daddy was black. So I turned Rush off for the last time. He like so many others has now become a relic from the last century.

What he and Hannity, Coulter, Boortz, Beck, Cheney, Rove, Hasselbeck, Palin and even Bush will never understand is exactly why this is indeed a very big deal for more than just the African-American community. For so many of us, these last 8 years have been a slow, painful near-death experience of something we had held so dear for so long - Faith and Hope. No matter how hard things had been in the past, Americans always held on to their Faith in our country and Hope that better days lay ahead . But 8 years ago we lost Hope and we lost Faith. Elections could be stolen. Personal rights could be taken away. The price of a barrel of oil was worth more than the very lives of our children. Our vote no longer counted and our voices no longer heard. Our leaders - in whom we had given our trust - had failed us.

great comic

365 Gays

I joined a new Flicka group. It is called 365 gay. My understanding of the group and I could be me wrong is we post at least 365 pictures this years.
The guys all appears to nice friendly type of guys. Positive comments to each other. God knows I love to play with my camera. The group is small which I like. It should be a good fit for me.

Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama gown was designed by Jason Wu. Out gay boy fashion genius of the doll world for years now. Jason is credited for saving Integrity Doll and saving the Gene line of dolls

legally Blonde

Elle:
There! Right There!
Look at that tan, that tinted skin.
Look at the killer shape he's in.
Look at that slightly stubbly chin.
Oh Please he's gay, totally gay.

Callahan:
I'm not about to celebrate.
Every trait could indicate the totally straight expatriate.
This guy's not gay, I say not gay.

All:
That is the elephant in the room.
Well is it relevant to assume
that a man who wears perfume
is automatically radically fey?

Emmett:
But look at his coiffed and crispy locks.

Elle:
Look at his silk translucent socks.

Callahan:
There's the eternal paradox.
Look what we're seeing.

Elle:
What are we seeing?

Callahan:
Is he gay?

Elle:
Of course he's gay.

Calahan:
Or European?

All:
ohhhhhh.
Gay or European?
It's hard to guarantee
Is he gay or European?

Warner:
Well, hey don't look at me.

Vivian:
You see they bring their boys up different in those charming foreign ports.
They play peculiar sports.

All:
In shiny shirts and tiny shorts.
Gay or foreign fella?
The answer could take weeks.
They will say things like "ciao bella"
while they kiss you on both cheeks.

Elle:
Oh please.

All:
Gay or European?
So many shades of gray.

Warner:
Depending on the time of day, the French go either way.

All:
Is he gay or European?
or

Enid:
There! Right There!
Look at that condescending smirk.
Seen it on every guy at work.
That is a metro hetero jerk.
That guy's not gay, I say no way.

All:
That is the elephant in the room.
Well is it relevant to presume
that a hottie in that costume

Elle:
Is automatically-radically

Callahan:
Ironically chronically

Vivian:
Certainly pertin'tly

Warner:
Genetically medically

All:
GAY!
OFFICIALLY GAY!
OFFICIALLY GAY GAY GAY GAY
DAMNIT!

Gay or European?

Callahan
So stylish and relaxed.

All:
Is he gay or European?

Callahan
I think his chest is waxed.

Vivian:
But they bring their boys up different there.
It's culturally diverse.
It's not a fashion curse.

All:
If he wears a kilt or bears a purse.
Gay or just exotic?
I still can't crack the code.

Brooke:
Yet his accent is hypnotic
but his shoes are pointy toed.

All:
Huh.
Gay or European?
So many shades of gray.

Judge:
But if he turns out straight I'm free at eight on Saturday.

All:
Is he gay or European?
gay or european?
Gay or Euro-

Emmett:
Wait a minute!
Give me a chance to crack this guy.
I have an idea I'd like to try.

Callahan:
The floor is yours.

Emmett:
So Mr. Argitacos...
This alleged affair with Ms. Windam has been going on for...?

Mikos:
2 years.

Emmett:
And your first name again is...?

Mikos:
Mikos.

Emmett:
And your boyfriend's name is...?

Mikos:
Carlos.
I'm sorry! I misunderstand. You say boyfriend.
I thought you say best friend. Carlos is my best friend.

Carlos:
You bastard!
You lying bastard!
That's it.
I no cover for you, no more!
Peoples.
I have a big announcement.
This man is Gay and European!
you've got to stop your being
a completely closet case.
No matter what he say.
I swear he never ever ever swing the other way.
You are so gay.
You big parfait!
You flaming boy band cabaret.

Mikos:
I'm straight!

Carlos:
You were not yesterday.
So if I may, I'm proud to say,
He's gay!

All:
And European!

Carlos:
He's gay!

All:
And European!

Carlos:
He's gay!

All:
And European and Gay!

Mikos:
Fine okay I'm gay!

All:
Hooray!

Mikos and Carlos:
Fine. Okay. We're gay!

[Thanks to Lauren for lyrics]

Road Trip

The road trip this weekend got cancel. David's transmission blow out on Saturday. I wanted to drive in my car on Sunday. By that time David had lost all appetite to travel. So we ate the price of Happy Days tickets. Instead went to see Legally Blond at the Wharton Center. Which was fantastic.

Happy Days the Musical

Goodbye gray skies, hello blue! Happy days are here again with Richie, Potsie, Ralph Malph and the unforgettable "king of cool" Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli. Based on the hit Paramount Pictures' television series, HAPPY DAYS – A New Musical reintroduces one of America's best loved families, the Cunninghams, and the days of 1959 Milwaukee complete with varsity sweaters, hula hoops, and jukebox sock-hoppin'.

The famed drive-in malt shop and number one hang-out, Arnold's, is in danger of demolition, so the gang teams up to save it with a dance contest and tv-worthy wrestling match. This perfectly family-friendly musical will have you rockin' and rollin' all week long!

HAPPY DAYS – A New Musical has a book by the legendary Garry Marshall. Music and Lyrics by Oscar winning composer Paul Williams. Directed by Gordon Greenberg. Music Arrangements and Music Supervision by John McDaniel. Choreographed by Michele Lynch.

Roadtrip weekend -Indy

I have next week off. David and I taking off tomorrow for Indianapolis. We are going to see Happy Day's the Musical and A Night in Vegas at Theater on the square. We also going to Children Museum to see the Comic Book collection of Max Simon.

from the Connection this weekend

A friend sent me this new puppy picture

I don't make this stuff up -Marvel Comic

While researching the Great Lakes Avenger. I came across this guy-Leather Boy who mistook a personal Ad for Men and Women of Action. Surely this Super Hero team was designed to be tongue and cheek.

Leather Boy, a miscreant who misread Mister Immortal's personal ad seeking men and women of action, joined the Great Lakes Avengers for an extremely brief period of time. As Mister Immortal said, "The less said about it, the better." Unfortunately, he later returned clad in the leather variation of Doctor Doom's armor, wanting revenge for being left out of the second recruiting drive, and murdered Monkey Joe. Big Bertha, however, caught and defeated Leather Boy by sitting on him.

Living Lighting

Living Lighting is one of the many minor gay Marvel Superhero. He mistakenly joined the Great Lake Avengers thinking they were a Gay Lesbian Alliance.

My favorite Aunt

My Aunt Chris passed away two weeks ago. She was everyone favorite Aunt-even those who were not related to her.
For two weeks I've worked out in my head what I wanted to say about her but nothing seems adequate So I'm going tell you about her - things that were common to everyone who knew her . Chris was always happy to see everyone stranger and friends. She always found something good everyone- and did not hesitate to say so. My aunt could look pass dirt, poverty,color and see something good. If she had prejudices I never heard them. She thought the world of Ronald and Nancy Reagan (see what I'm talking about). Yet she did not reaction badly when she found out I was a Democrat. She like to feed stray animals-she died in her garage feeding the cats.
Chris could be easily hurt by gossip and unkind words. I think those things were so far removed from she is that she could not believe they would say it. Chris once had to asked a trouble making family member not to come around anymore. I am sure it took every of strength she had and hurt her more then it did him.

She loved her family more then anything. Her own family and her Sibling. I think she was born nurturer. She never got over the loss of her son. Chris treasured her daughter and grand kids.

So if anybody reads this and would like to honor her in some small way-here is how. Give love to someone or something without thinking about anything in return. Feed a stray animal. Say something nice when you don't have too. See good in someone you dislike. Love a fey nephew. You may never see the return but I am living proof the return is there

daily walk -my neighbor

old photos

old photos

daily walk Wayne co. Indiana

Motown at Cleveland

Rock and Roll hall of fame is Celebrating Motown 50 anniversary this year

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opened an exhibit on January 1 to pay tribute to Motown’s 50th Anniversary. Included in the exhibit are instruments, clothing, programs, posters, sheet music, original music scores, recordings and other items representing an array of Motown’s biggest stars. Items from Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, the Supremes, the Four Tops, the Temptations, the Jackson 5, Rick James, Martha and the Vandellas and many others are featured.

Hall wishes MOTOWN Happy 50th Anniversary with a new exhibit

Great website

I found this, its a couple of years old but i still enjoyed it. Website owner I would like to shake your hand if we ever meet.
http://devos.wordpress.com/

Those Wacky DeVos's

This must be news it was on the front page of Saturday Grand Rapids Press- Poor Dickie Jr. couldn't sell his 4.5 million so he taking it down. Nice that Betsy can't live with that, knowing they give American job away to China and their ex-worker our loosing their homes.

Elsa Prince -Little dickie mother-in-law must be soooooooo proud of the kids. Being able to put their combine incomes to together and building a life. Everyone should do that except homosexual and straight unmarried couples. Elsa support an Amendment so strong in Michigan we can't even get partner benefit-even if the employer wants to give it.

The Michigan Log Cabin boys and girls say they are great people. Free with the drinks. Can throw a great spread on the table. Even offer to send them for treatment for their problem.

Famous 'MO's and "BO's from HoosierLand

I have said it before per capital Indiana has produced more famous homosexual then anywhere in the country. But even I was surprised by these two homespun –all American types.

Marjorie Main famous for her roles as plain talking down to earth women. Marjorie was born in Acton Indiana . Most famous role Ma Kettle

Will Greer was born in Franklin, Indiana, He was lover with Harry Hays during the 1930’s. He was blacklisted in the early 1950’s for his involved in the Communist party. His most Famous role was Grandpa Walton.

theater outing -Indianapolis

The play begins with four people in a bar: Free, her lover, Maggie, her sister Vic, and Vic's latest love interest, Ram. Opening with a Sanskrit love poem, the play leaps into an examination of how communication is shaped through various forms of language.

Zeppo

Gay Happening-Chicago January 12,2009

322 W. Armitage

Monday, January 12, 2009

On Monday, January 12, cast members from the four North American companies of WICKED will host DEFYING INEQUALITY, a special evening of benefit cabaret performances promoting equality and civil rights.

In Chicago, the event will feature cast members of the Chicago company of WICKED, cast members from the Chicago company of Jersey Boys, cast members from the National Tour of Grease, members of The Second City, the Chicago Gay Men's Chorus and other special guests.* A silent and live auction will consist of memorabilia from Broadway musicals and Broadway In Chicago shows, gift certificates to area bars and restaurants and other one-of-a-kind items.

Click here to purchase tickets now.

Click here for all the details!

Theater Outing-Cleveland January 31

The Coastliners have been invited to be the opening act for an incredible entertainment event when Jim Bailey takes the stage at the Canton Palace Theatre in his show Judy Garland Live at The Palace on January 31, 2009 at 8:30 p.m.

Bailey's fame began in the late 1960s when he created the illusions of singers Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, and Peggy Lee by vocally mimicking them in his own operatically trained voice. Bailey has appeared on stages throughout the world, including headlining in Las Vegas and performing at New York's Carnegie Hall and The Palladium Theater in London. Bailey has also performed for the British Royal Family and for United States Presidents.

Through special arrangements with the show's producer, Bill Weaver, NCMC supporters can receive a seat upgrade by using the code MEN when ordering your tickets directly through Weaver at 330-933-0124. Ticket prices for this event are $75 - $55 - and $35, so by using the MEN discount code you will receive the $75 tickets for only $55 and so on.
For more information about Jim Bailey please visit his website at www.jimbaileyweb.com

Pictures of my friends

This is my friend Ellyn and her family. Good looking group.
Don't let that attractive face fool you-She enjoys a good Fart story with rest of us. Besides Flatus Ellyne and have a few other things in common. We both love Jenny McCarty and Indianapolis. And ,we usually dislike the same people.

Daily Walk- Riverside Park

Fancy Ice