Lucky

What a group are we. A man is a leader in his profession, an advocate for sick and elderly around the world, and his death merits less attention here than a Betty Boop outtake. Years from now Dr. Jack Kevorkian will be seen as a pioneer on the concept of choosing to die on one's own terms. Leading a movement mostly by himself, he foundered at times and might have used the help of a Hollywood PR artist, but his concept was sound. Why let pain and disease ruin the the last days of your life? Why become a burden to those who love you because science has a machine that can keep your heart ticking?

Keeping the focus on this Lucky guy, oops, I mean me, today I received the last gift that my mom had bought me. She loved to shop at crafts fairs, and was pretty good at it herself in years past. My sister was left to clean out my mom's stuff, and she found this set of towels that my mom had purchased. Each was for a different day of the week, and each had two Scottie dogs playing different scenes on them. Of course, the bf and I have two Scottie dogs. So, here it is months later and my mom is still peeking in on me. I wonder what is next.

No offense but you guys are really hard up if that little butt scene had you in vapors! Zipperzone posts more than that every day!

This guy didn't jerk off, he just was a jerk: The skies weren't so friendly for two brawling passengers on a United Airlines flight. Air Force fighter jets were scrambled and the Ghana-bound plane returned to Dulles International Airport after the Sunday night fight aboard United Flight 990. The cause of the punch-up shortly after takeoff: A seat reclined too far into the personal space of a fellow passenger, according to The Washington Post. The flier in the offending seat was smacked in the head over his travel transgression, setting off a fistfight between the two, the Post said. The pilot opted to take the 10:44 p.m. flight, with its 144 passengers, back to Dulles rather than continue with the 11-hour trip to Accra, Ghana. At one point, the pilot informed the tower of his plans - and was asked if the main combatant was under control. "Negative," the pilot says calmly. "The passenger is not secured at this time. The passenger has settled down though, but an assault has taken place. But at this time he is not secured." The report of the mid-air assault led federal officials to send a pair of F-16 fighter jets to escort the United flight back to the airport in suburban Virginia. "They were just following typical procedures when you have disturbances," said U.S. Navy Lt. Commander William Lewis, spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command. Police greeted the battling passengers when they arrived back to Dulles shortly after midnight. Neither passenger was injured, and no arrests were made. All the passengers eventually left Monday morning on their trip for Africa. lmcshane@nydailynews.com Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/06/01/2011-06-01_f16s_escort_united_airlines_flight_after_passengers_brawl_over_reclined_seat.html#ixzz1OB7U6hLW

I'll figure out a way to let you know it is me....hehehe.

The word "round" was appropriate as I have been in Oakland, CA watching the last 3 baseball games that they played against the NY Yankees. The Yankees won all 3. I had great seats, costing about $66 each. They would have been over $400 each in the Stadium. I have never been able to snag a seat behind home plate before, but got 3 of them this time, including one only 8 rows back. But it was cold and I lost my wallet!

There is no doubt in my mind that Doug69 is a very smart guy. His work on Benjamin's plagiarism was excellent. But, since he hasn't posted under that name since September 2009, I doubt anyone is ending him emails about the "gushers." I think he sees them under his regular posting name. Why is he so upset that some on the site have their favorite escorts? Isn't that part of the nature of this business? But, if he is a New York escort himself, as I believe, he may not like another escort, more popular than he, coming into New York and taking business that might have gone to him. Maybe he resents the fact that he is no longer the escort people gush over. If I wanted someone as an ally, I would want someone I could trust. That would mean it would be someone who doesn't use one name for his nice stuff, then another for his nasty stuff. It's as simple as that.

If you are taking Niacin to raise your good cholesterol, you know the side effects. Now, the NY Times reveals a study showing that niacin is worthless in raising good cholesterol. The US (Obama) is trying to withhold secret information from the judge in a case involving CIA matters. She is quoted as saying she is "literally speechless" at the government's assertions. Two prominent U.S. Senators warned the American people today that the Patriot Act is being widely misused.Ron Wyden, a Democrat and member of the Senate Intelligence committee, said" I want to issue a warning this afternoon: When the American people find out how their government has secretly interpreted the Patriot Act, they will be stunned and they will be angry." Another member of the Intelligence Committee, Senator Mark Udall said "Americans would be alarmed if they knew how this law was being carried out." Obama, again. He rushed to sign the extension. On the op-ed page, read all about one of the last real liberals,Hubert Humphrey, with the author concluding we were wrong to ignore him.

You would guess wrong.

As for Bi-Bottom, I do not at all think he should not post what he wants. As for any poster, we don't have to read the ones who do not interest us. As for EXPAT, I think he is a fine contributor with a positive attitude. He does not speak ill of others. But, this is a gay chat room of sorts similar to a locker room. We feel that we can speak freely, and I do, within the bounds of rules here. I don't ask everyone to post the way I do, and others can't ask me to follow their higher level of diplomacy unless I am clearly off-base. What we write here about public figures is not read by them, so their feelings are not going to be hurt. Our words here carry little value, except maybe to ourselves. Hitoallusa felt that he had to quit posting if he couldn't post what he wanted. I disagreed with that in another thread. But if he wants to be read, he might want to be open to some of the suggestions that have been made. Otherwise he gets on my ignore list, and who knows how well he is read otherwise. Ultimately it is up to him to decide what he wants to post, and if others don't like, they don't have to read it. All posters unmentioned here- I love you too.

Yup. It was bad albums. Archie's label dropped him completely. I did see a screen shot of him at the Idol sing-off between the final two. He's looking older now, but still nice.

Haley was great in her number with Tony Bennett. I think she will do well. And, I offer my congratulations to Scotty. I know he won't see them, just as I knew he wouldn't see my barbs. But all is in the past and he is the champion.

I picked this up at towleroad.com: A 41-year-old man has been arrested by police and charged under the country's sodomy laws after having consensual gay sex with a 17-year-old, the AP reports: The age of sexual consent in Grenada is 16 but while the sex in question was consensual, local law prohibits sodomy under the charge of "unnatural connection." Grenada is one of several Caribbean nations that has laws banning sex between men. The penalty in most islands, including Grenada, is up to 10 years in prison, although Barbados and Guyana have life imprisonment, according to a 2010 United Nations report. (And when I say don't go there, it's because of the anti-gay laws, not the underage laws.) Read more: http://www.towleroad.com/#ixzz1NSpUcJYZ

James had a lot of fun singing with Judas Priest, and he put on a better show than Scotty or Lauren ever did. But, I nearly forgot all about Stefano when Reeve Carney sang the song from Spider Man with U2. (His hair is shorter now.) And what about 63 year old Steven Tyler still up there acting like a rock star? My knees wouldn't be able to do it.

Stefano returns, still cute, but with a new haircut I didn't like. His smile still radiates. He wore Kevlar jeans to keep his heat inside!

You can tell that Oz is in love again! All good moods and kind words for all. Sounds good to me!

Well, if hitoallusa were here, he would agree with you. Granted we are being hard on a young kid, but I agree that the times have changed and most young people are much more comfortable with gays and Lady gaga than he is.

"Gay people" aren't calling him a bigot, I am. He had the role in kicking the little chubby gay kid out of the group, then he had to kiss his crucifix after dealing with Lady GaGa. I have my sources too, and they tell me that he was much ruder to her than was actually shown on TV.

Not so sure the little bigot will win: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/american-idol-finale-results-show/?hp

Or posting silly words that we will never remember!

So why did Kris Allen not perform on Idol this season? He was seen in the audience once...and what about Archuleta? No sign of him at all. Not that I watched...

An old Jewish joke: A female CNN journalist heard about a very old Jewish man who had been going to the Western Wall to pray, twice a day, every day, for a long, long time. So she went to check it out. She went to the Western Wall and there he was, walking slowly up to the holy site. She watched him pray and after about 45 minutes, when he turned to leave, using a cane and moving very slowly, she approached him for an interview. "Pardon me, sir, I'm Rebecca Smith from CNN. What's your name? "Morris Feinberg," he replied. "Sir, how long have you been coming to the Western Wall and praying?" "For about 60 years." "60 years! That's amazing! What do you pray for?" "I pray for peace between the Christians, Jews and the Muslims. I pray for all the wars and all the hatred to stop. I pray for all our children to grow up safely as responsible adults, and to love their fellow man." "How do you feel after doing this for 60 years?" "Like I'm talking to a fucking wall." Moral: I guess that Israelis should stop talking to walls and start to talk to people around them. Alternatively, if they are brave enough, they can also take a look in the mirror. By the time they do that peace will prevail. (Borrowed from a blog by Gilad Atzmon) 

Sure, some people feel full of themselves, others are a bunch of hot air. But New Zealand truck driver Steve McCormack can claim that it wasn't his fault after an air hose became lodged in his buttocks during a freak injury and he soon started the inflation process. He's lucky to be alive, they say. Read the story here: A truck driver in New Zealand nearly popped after an air hose accidently got lodged in his buttocks... "I felt the air rush into my body and I felt like I was going to explode," he told 3News in New Zealand on Tuesday. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2011/05/25/2011-05-25_new_zealand_truck_driver_steven_mccormack_nearly_pops_after_getting_air_hose_lod.html#ixzz1NNIICYTd

Only 22 of those guys make my list. I have seen, in person, Ricky Martin, Cheyenne Jackson, Nick Adams, Wilson Cruz, Gavin Creel, Hugh Jackman, Jonathan Groff, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Chris Pine, Mathew Morrison, and Daniel Craig. The first three were definitely the sexiest of the bunch. Trevor Donovan would be the one I'd most like to see, followed by Kellan Lutz and Harry Shrum, Jr. Brad Pitt I would prefer to remain forever young in my memory.

Jiminy criminy Jimboivyo! I can no longer think that you are, in fact, the doppleganger of one Benjamin Nicholas! What would Benjamin say of all this Four Seasons treatment of escorts? I left out of my summary above that one of the crimes these "gushers" had committed was going to the Palm Springs Weekend and, shockingly, bringing an escort with him! And we don't even have a Four Seasons hotel here!