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Casey Spooner surrounded by hot sweaty men gives him something to sing about
When classically trained musician Warren Fischer and video-artist and experimental theater performer Casey Spooner first formed FISCHERSPOONER in 1998 they were a musical duo doing performance art pieces. Now some 20 years later they have quite a troupe of performers who are starring with Casey Spooner in one of the most erotic queer music…
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Openly gay comic and all-round funny guy BOB SMITH dies
Bob Smith one of the most admired and well-liked gay comedians has died after battling ALS for years. He became the first openly gay comic to host his own HBO half-hour comedy special and to appear on “The Tonight Show,” both in 1994′ The beauty of Smith’s performing and writing is that in his comedy gay men were…
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How To Become a (Democratic) Party Animal
The discussion about the relevance of Gay Bars in today’s culture rears its head every time yet another one closes its doors for the last time. Spiralling costs are always mentioned, but most of the time Grindr and other online hookup sites take the bulk of the blame. Sometimes it is simply easier for…
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The work of East Village photographer of the 1970’s PETER HUJAR is recognized in a new Exhibit
There is a new Exhibit of the work of PETER HUJAR a quintessential East Village photographer in the 1970’s and 1980’s whose stark black and white images beautifully captured a shifting generation who would soon be almost decimated by the AIDS pandemic, which would kill him too. The show, Peter Hujar: Speed of Life, looks…
