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CATCH UP THURS: BINGO PICS SEPT 1: GERONIMO

Loading these galleries all day long has really been a surreal experience for me. These past few weeks have been a swirl of disappointments and stresses not to mention some illness and exhaustion from moving and settling back into my apartment and of course booking future weeks of beneficiaries and guests.

Anyway, our seventh week (of eight) Braking the Cycle fundraising consisted of a pretty awesome evening featuring singer Daniel Gray, who is featured in the much talked about pilot that you've probably seen the trailer for for "16th & 8th" and go go god Geronimo who is the first P*rno Bingo guest ever to come equipped with his own action figure (I want a Will Clark action figure!!)! Geronimo came with a pair of shorts to auction off and we raised a bit of money on that alone. Plus we got a special visit from celebrities including Logo's DeMarko Majors and singers Josh Zuckerman and Athena Reich.

All totaled, we raised (with matching funds from Blackrock investments) $900 which brings the to date total for just the Braking the Cycle weeks to over $6300.00! Not bad for a fun little event during the hottest, sweatiest summer in New York history, right?

Next week, September 8th it's our grand finale for the riders of Braking the Cycle, this will benefit rider Champ from Team Google and Google will be matching everything we raise. Naturally if you're in New York, it would be great to have you come on out on Wednesday night for the show as we really want to make it a great end to a great summer. My guests will be porn star Max Sinclair and New York celebrity Cazwell.

Meanwhile, you can check out the sizzling hot photos of Geronimo by clicking here. (photos by AB).

 

CATCH UP THURS: BINGO PICS AUGUST 25TH: JONNY MACK UNLEASHED

In the penultimate night of the summer season we were joined by go go king Jonny Mack who is so committed to fundraising for us that he let me auction off his nice Armani t shirt (that's going the extra mile!!). We auctioned off his clothes, we auctioned off his jock, it was all a plot to get Jonny naked .. and it worked beyond my wildest dreams.. bwah ha ha.. uhm where was I? Oh yeah, P*rno Bingo.

In a last minute addition, singer (and former Bingo regular) Kris Landherr joined us to perform a couple numbers and call some balls.. it felt like old times. :)

Once again we raised funds for Braking the Cycle, the 300 mile bike ride from Boston to New York which raises hundreds of thousands of dollars needed to keep the HIV/AIDS services going at the LGBT Center here in New York. This weeks rider, Karen, got the funds she raised (over $400) matched by Macys. Way to go Karen!

Take a look at the pictures taken by AB by clicking here!

CATCH UP THURS: BINGO PICS AUGUST 18TH: ALESSIO ROMERO AND WALL ST

It was a night where everyone seemed determined to take off their clothes- not that there's anything wrong with that of course. :) I had booked hot stripper Wall St to come and promote Steel Gym (where he and I work out) but at sort of the 11th hour, I was thrilled to get the great news that LA based porn star Alessio Romero would be able to join us for part of the night as well! Almost an embarassment of riches. Almost.

Of course it was the fourth night in our series of benefits for Braking the Cycle, the 300 mile bike ride from Boston to New York raising funds for the HIV/AIDS services at the LGBT Center. Thanks to TitanMen for sending DVDs Alessio appears in! Very sexy!

Click here to see the pics that AB took of the night (and try not to drool on your computer keyboard).

CATCH UP THURS: BINGO PICS AUGUST 11TH

It was a beautiful summer night, helped in no small part by the new air conditioning system (how sweet it was!) where we raised hundreds of dollars for Braking the Cycle's 300 mile bike ride from Boston to New York which will keep the HIV/AIDS services going at the LGBT Center.

Appearances by New York celeb Marti Gould-Cummings and Wet Platinum Man Antonio with a surprise appearance by comedian Karith! Plus, I read the email publicly from Splash as it was the Wednesday after my last Splash show.. we videoed it and although I'm fairly sure it'll never see the light of You Tube, it's kinda fun to know that we have it if we're ever looking for something for the snarky sweet tooth. :)

You can click here to check out the pictures taken by AB of the night.

SPRING HAS SPRUNG - AS HAVE BIG PECS

OK so this is super old news - at least where the internet is concerned where something that happened last night is already 'totes lame' by the all consuming blogging crowd - but as I have been working on some other non porn things over the past few weeks, well, I never post pics from a couple events I went to over Black Party weekend... and as they are some pretty nice pics, I figured you wouldnt mind a little nostalgic trip - you know, from like three weeks ago.

My first stop was the Hookies - the RentBoy sponsored escort award show. I never quite know how seriously to take the RentBoy events since they always seem to me to be an excuse for clients to meet their prospective hires in public. It's a testament to how far we've progressed (or maybe how far under the radar the gay porn/rentboy industry flies) that the event can be so publicly promoted and so well attended (and not visited by the vice squad). It was also nice to see that two guests who'd been scheduled for Bingo and had flaked out were in fact alive even though repeated emails to them yielded no response. <shrug> Whatchagonna do?

Mike Dreyden and Robyn Byrd ran the red carpet inside the club interviewing porn stars and escorts and I ran into my pal Tony Serrano and his new boyfriend Marco Cruise.. hot.

The next day at the Black Party Expo, I popped a couple pics of hottie Jay Black manning the BP booth and then, later this group of rugrats (as my sister would call 'em) manning Mike Dreyden's booth (that's L to R Max Sinclair, Ricky Sinz, Mike Dreyden and SF leather Brandon Clark with Colin Steele towering above them all).

That night was the Black Party and I decided to skip it because when I woke up Sunday morning, I just couldn't get into getting myself to go. Maybe next year. But I did manage to get my bones down to the Javits Center for the gay life expo - and there was plenty of gay life going on - from Cheer New York springing to life doing an entire routine to a Lady Gaga song in the cramped confines of the video 'tent' to amberRose Marie and crew (pictured down below) performing kickass numbers on stage. In between there were booths for gay travel, gay magazines and .. fertility clinics. We've officially made the transition from rainbow glow sticks.

The only thing that was kinda weird was the presence of an enormous double wide Camel trailer (it was off limits to anyone who didn't want to smoke) I couldn't help but think that maybe we've just run out of ways to kill ourselves so we're now inviting death in. Sorry if that offends anyone (and as I say, I say this as an occasional smoker) but at an event that celebrates marriage and adopting babies, why do we need a huge smoking lounge? 

 Probably the funniest thing though was seeing some Black Party guys straggling in to the Expo. After my own BP experiences, the last place on Earth I'd want to be is in a convention hall full of wide awake/sober folks not just because it would harsh my buzz but geez, I wouldn't want anyone to see the dark circles under my eyes (now what the Expo "should" have is a 'morning after' make-over booth with mudpacks and cucumber facials - to counteract the other kinds of facials the guys so often get at the Black Party itself).

Anyway, my weekend ended at Susan Morabito's dance party at Columbus72 which someone mentioned might be the old China Club space. I don't know but man, the space was excellent an of course Susan's spinning was fabulous and uplifting, the crowd very warm and inviting. I have to say that there are times when I want to promote Susan's event so that more people come but I'm also happy that the crowd, while not small, is no where near what an Alegria or those kinds of events draws. At every Susan event I've been to over the past few years, there's always room to dance, room to cruise, room to talk to friends, room to get drinks and take breaks, there's room for flaggers to do their thing (beautiful when the patterns are glow in the dark) and not be all bunched up in another person's space.

I understand the need to sell an event and for a promoter to make money, but I just really love the vibe of these dances where there are 100 people, not 1000. And after a really complicated and stressful past couple months looking for a day job and a roommate (groan, still looking), what I needed most was some uplifting high energy dance time with friends to shake it all off. And I did. What was meant to be a two hour trip, turned into six - it would have been five and a half if I hadn't gotten pulled in for another half hour when I first started to make my way out the door.

And that's how I rolled over Black Party weekend!

GOOD MORNING NEW YORK: YOU CAN'T STOP THE (JACKIE) BEAT

So, yes last night's Bingo was a little off the rails (seriously people, why are you trying to talk to me about future Bingo nights when I'm in the middle of doing a show? Wait til a break or lets talk over the phone.. sheesh! Boundaries people!) and yes that was me at Julius' (yes they're open again!) afterwards chowing down on a burger and sucking down a beer while listening to a couple of questionably gay guys talk/shout (there's a difference!) endlessly how "those guys on Jersey Shore aint even from Jersey, they're from STATEN ISLAND!!!" and that was me in the subway virtually nodding off on my way home and yes this is me at 12:30 in the afternoon still in my PJs having just interviewed a very nice young man for my second bedroom still sipping my orange juice although thankfully not nursing a hangover (to have a hangover, one would have had to drink and I don't think one bottle of Bud counts).

Welcome to Thursday.

It's about to pour again and I have necessary errands to do so oh joy I'm out in the rain today. Fun!

You might notice the two new banners, one on the right and one on the left - they are from two of of our newest Bingo sponsors, "Leslie Jordan, My Trip Down the Pink Carpet" (opening April 14th) and "The Temperamentals" (now running with Ugly Betty's Michael Urie) both of which we'll have ticket giveaways for in April. We'll also have tickets for a new show called "Yllana's 666" which I know little about other than they have a killer logo (I have a thing for logos, it's the design-whore in me). 666 runs in previews from March 30th and opens April 15th. More on all these shows as we get closer to their open date.

But one thing I wanted to mention today that you ought to get RIGHT NOW is tickets to Jackie Beat's "Best Of" show for Saturday May 22nd at midnight. There are only like 30 tickets left for the show at this writing and they will undoubtedly be sold out before the end of the day, maybe the end of the week if you're lucky. But why even chance it? She kissed a squirrel and she liked it (and so did you) so anything could happen (and probably will) so you don't want to miss this once in a lifetime (or at least once a year) opportunity to see Miss Jackie (it's "Miss" cuz you're nasty) live in person doing her greatest hits (I did not type what I could have typed since Miss Jackie is so scatalogically inclined.. aren't you pleased with my restraint?). Go to Spin Cycle RIGHT NOW and pick up your tickets. :) We won't be able to give any ticks away for this show but there is something else that Jackie's doing around this same time that we will.. stay tuned for details (oh it's going to be sooo good) :) Btw is Jackie giving off a Julie Andrews in "Victor/Victoria" in this shot? Or is it just me?

Just me, OK.. next thing you know I'll think I'm from the Jersey Shore!

$1250 RAISED LAST NIGHT AT BINGO FOR SYLVIA RIVERA LAW PROJECT

I'm barely awake after last night's extravaganza but before I go out for a little walk (and maybe a bike ride) into another gorgeous day, I just wanted to dash a quick note to say THANK YOU to everyone who made last night's supremely successful P*rno Bingo happen! My guests C1R exclusive Johnny Hazzard along with the always fabulous (and award winning) Peppermint who did a number and then helped out raising the bar for our last couple auctions and finally of course my old friend DJ Randy Bettis. :) Thanks too to my Bingo staff, AB who takes our photos and DJ Baker for spinning some music and showing us some fun video. Seen too: Spike, Tre, Mark, Evan, Tony, Muffin, and...well I could go on because the place was PACKED.. was it because of St. Pats or because of the lineup or maybe because it was the first really sensational day of spring weather? Who can say and who cares? I'm just happy that everyone came out and had such an amazing time with us! Plus on top of all the Bingo stuff, our friends over at Project Achieve donated a dozen pizzas for the crowd at the start of the event! Bar staff Danny, Chris, Josh, Eric and Kevin kept everyone moving and drinking and the Sylvia Rivera volunteers, Emily and Kips (plus two scantily clad lovely ladies whom I didn't get introduced to) managed to get around the crowd to get those Bingo cards out!

Last night couldn't have been possible without our amazing sponsors - Channel 1 Releasing for sending some copies of GRID IRON GANG BANG and PLAYING WITH FIRE FOUR ALARM, the James Corbett Salon who donated a fantastic gift certificate for services, the Roundabout for two tickets to see THE GLASS MENAGERIE (now playing!), Randy Bettis for scoring two tickets to the new show LOOPED starring Valerie Harper as well as bringing in two complete sets of Gay Days (at Disney World cds)!, a two week membership to Steel Gym (on W. 23rd between 6th and 7th, they are offering a four day Black Party weekend special btw for a mere $45), two tickets to the new off Broadway show NORMA DOES MEN, the last Black Party ticket in the city (they've been sold out for a few days), and tickets to the March 27th Dance 208 (208 W. 13th Street) and this Friday's pre Black Party event at RockBar (more on this in tomorrow's pre Black Party blog). Whew! Geez, I hope I didn't forget anyone! :) Thanks too to Peppermint who offered up a brunch at Lips as part of the auction package! Wow!! 

BTW for those of you who are interested in Johnny's HazMat t shirts, the picture to the right is the one he was mentioning last night during his interview and you can find them at New York's Rainbows and Triangles located at 192 Eighth Ave.

In all we raised $1,250 to help transgendered people afford legal services because after all, the org was founded and is named for Sylvia Rivera who was one of the original Stonewall riot participants.

Pictures later today. Really. :)

BIRTHDAY SPANKINGS FOR BEING GOOD

The longest I've ever celebrated my birthday was three years ago when, in early February, an out of town friend was visiting and officially started the birthday season with a birthday dinner. The season lasted until mid April with a birthday party in my apartment that ultimately (I think) was a contributing factor in my long time roommate deciding to move out that summer. I don't do a lot of holiday parties but I sure do work the fuck out of the birthday angle.

This year I started "late" with this past Wednesday at Bingo. This is a little late but no matter, I think I'll make up for quantity with quality. To wit - a fabulous night with fabulous friends raising over $700 for rider Kip for this September's Braking the Cycle  - the 300 mile bike ride from Boston to New York. I'm still aiming to do the 100 mile ride (named The Century) from New York to Montauk and am already starting to train for it because THIS YEAR Im going to do it (and I've even found that there's an actual Century group that rides every early September).

Anyway, last years Mr. NY Leather Jase Woodruff (who is now an emperor in the Imperial Court and will be featured again at this years Night of a Thousand Gowns) joined us for the night as did singer Phil Putnam who I must say deserves the Porno Bingo Medal of Honor for putting up, in stride, with technical difficulties that made one of the microphone's inoperable so he couldn't perform. On the other hand, Phil is fun to share the stage with and we had a good time calling balls. We'll certainly have him back this spring!

Now one of the things that happens is that random people volunteer to help out and such was the case with the sexy Anton who doffed his shirt and started helping Kip sell raffle tickets for two goodie bags plus a bottle of Veuve Clicquot. This is definitely a man who gets a spanking for being good (and I'm sure that there was someone there who helped make that happen .... or at least I HOPE so!)

Thanks also to Kip who brought birthday cake for DJ Baker and I ...and if you missed out wishing me a happy birthday, well, we'll be celebrating it again on March 10th and on March 17th. and I'll be celebrating at Splash Friday night March 12th with DJ Randy Bettis and our special guests Channel 1 Releasing's Johnny Hazzard and singer Inaya Day. Never let it be said that I can't beat a concept into the ground. :) 

Pictures from the March 3rd Porno Bingo are here and are from photographer AB.

CATCH UP THURSDAY: POST BINGO STUPOR

Good morning.. I'm just dragging my butt out of bed to start another day of life on this revolving rock we call Earth. Oh God, last night was .. just incredible.. so great in fact I'm not sure that I wasn't actually having an out of body experience at one point. Seriously. Amazing amazing amazing. And yeah I have pictures but that comes later.. (seriously) but wanted to jot down that we raised a whopping $840 last night for Visual AIDS which I couldn't be happier about. A quick shout out/thanks to my special guests porn star Max Sinclair, World Famous Bob (who did the most awesome strip ever!!) and Dan Horrigan whose one man show MY AIDS is now playing at the 30th Street Theatre (more on this later) as well as to cast members Matthew Pender and William Yoder (whom we goaded into letting us take their shirts off - for the cause naturally) from the new hit show WHEN JOEY MARRIED BOBBY now playing at Theatre 80 at 80 St. Mark's Place. Plus, we had several artists from Harvey Redding's queer erotic art workshop who drew hot pics of Max in the hour before Bingo began - a very nice way to celebrate our 5th Anniversary! Of course I couldn't do this without the support of my BF, our photog AB, our DJ DJ, our waiter Josh and our bartender Chris... so, more later as well as whatever it sitting around just waiting to get posted on this my Catch Up Thursday!