Monthly Archives: November 2011

Grovel, grovel…

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

Oh dear. I did something really stupid. Ages ago I posted a picture of another performer, and made some stupid comment alongside it. Reading it again, after so long, I cannot imagine why I wrote what I did. It sounded awful, although … Continue reading →

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Signs of the Times

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

Let’s start this with one of the most direct signs I’ve seen for a long time: You can hardly fail to get the point, can you, even if you don’t speak Romanian!? I snapped that one myself in Bucharest when … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving: ‘It Can Only Get Better…’

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

So, Shannon Boh (‘Swimbabe’) is still out there – phew! (See previous post). Thank goodness. We need him, and lots more like him, willing to present the acceptable face of being gay to the wider community –  the caring and … Continue reading →

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Shannon Boh – where are you?

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

Note added 24th Nov: Ok, Shannon just moved his blog (and forgot to tell us!). I’ve updated the link bottom right, but I’ll leave this post because I like the pix. TC I’ve been pleased to carry on this blog … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Thing

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

Being Brits, Dave and I keep a close watch on what is happening back in UK. And being what we are, a gay couple variously described by others as ‘sensitive’ and ‘loving’ (gulp!) – well, that’s what the books say … Continue reading →

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The Night I Decided to Write…

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

…was a black night indeed. “August, 2003. It is 3am and I am alone, for the first time on this bizarre evening, in a waiting area at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Scotland. One of my best and truest friends – … Continue reading →

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Getting What it Takes

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

We sometime get asked, after doing a performance, what it takes to achieve our (alleged) acrobatic skills. It’s combination of muscle strength, flexibility, and developing a strong sense of balance whilst your body is held in unusual positions. And, of … Continue reading →

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Riot at Penn State

Posted on November 12, 2011 by

Oh dear. Sleepy State College PA. Happy Valley! Extraordinary scenes this week as students ran wild, overturning police and TV trucks, toppling lampposts: the police (quote) “lost control of the town”. The reason: support for the 84 year-old Penn State football … Continue reading →

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Sharing the Love

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

First, there is Dave. He’s THE ONE. The subject of ‘Loving the Boy’. My Dave – my ‘one and only’.  But we can share our love, and extend our comfort zone. Next came Zach who, with Gary, suggested forming a … Continue reading →

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The Girls in ‘Man.Power’

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

When Dave and I were first ‘initiated’ into Chad’s wonderful private gym in Oak Ridge, there were already two ‘honorary boys’ in the testosterone-charged male environment: fire breathers, body burners and personal endurance artistes Karen and Clare (who would later … Continue reading →

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