Wednesday, October 8, 2008
"The View"
"The View" has been heating up lately with the ladies going at it over the race for the White House. Elisabeth Hasselbeck can really get on my nerves.
Matthew Shepard
Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998) was a gay American student at the University of Wyoming who was murdered near Laramie on the night of October 6 – October 7, 1998.Shepard died from severe head injuries at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, on October 12, 1998. His murder brought national as well as international attention to the issue of hate crime legislation at the state and federal levels.Russell Arthur Henderson pleaded guilty to felony murder and kidnapping, allowing him to avoid the death penalty.Aaron James McKinney was convicted of felony murder and kidnapping. Henderson is currently serving two consecutive life sentences and McKinney is serving the same but without the possibility of parole
10 Years Later...No Hate Crime Bill In Wyoming.
Monday, September 29, 2008
"Last Dance" - Donna Summer
I do not think that there is a song I love more than "Last Dance" by Donna Summer. It brings back such great memories.
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow kicked off her own talk/news show -- 9pm nightly on MSNBC this past week. If you want your day analyzed by a smart (PhD, Rhodes Scholar), articulate, progressive woman with a light sense of humor -- there's now a place to go. She also has a daily three hour show on Air America from 6 to 9 pm.
I love the show and have become a big fan of hers.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Hello.....
I have decided to change the name of my blog to 'Neon Nights'. I have always loved being in a major city. At night , when all the lights come on, the city just has such a feel of excitement and life.
This is my first venture into blogging. I will be posting as much as possible about whats going on in the world, my likes and dislikes and just random things. Enjoy !
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. Starring Beatrice Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, the show centers on four older women sharing a Miami, Florida home.
I could watch The Golden Girls 24 hrs a day. It was, and still is, one of the best shows on television.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Hillary & Bill Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Bill Clinton gave great speeches at the DNC convention this week.
I am a huge Clinton supporter, but it is time that we join together and support Sen. Obama and take back the White House.
Gus threatens New Orleans gay party08.28.2008
(New Orleans, Louisiana) For the second time in three years a massive storm is threatening to scuttle Southern Decadence. Right now, the massive gay party that attracts tens of thousands of gays to the French Quarter is still on. But organizers are monitoring the weather and the city is bracing for a possible evacuation as Gustav gathers strength and could slam into the Gulf Coast as a major hurricane.
In 2005, almost to the day, hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans forcing cancellation of Southern Decadence, the biggest gay festival in the South. The Labor Day Weekend party regularly attracts more than 100,000 people and is one of the city’s biggest moneymakers.
The party has had its detractors in a city known for hard partying. In 2003 the state legislature passed a new indecency law that bans public nudity. The festival also has been the target of evangelical preacher Rev Grant E. Storms who leads a small group of demonstrators through the throngs on Bourbon Street.
Most people fled New Orleans as Katrina approached but a small number of people remained in the city, and amid the destruction a small parade behind a tattered rainbow flag made its way up Bourbon Street in an unofficial celebration of Southern Decadence. The group - about two dozen people - all said they lived in the largely gay French Quarter. Defiant, they said they were not about to flee the community despite orders from the city to do so.
The bulk of the city’s LGBT community evacuated for higher ground away from he coast. Most went to Houston.
Houston’s Montrose Counseling Center opened a food bank and organized emergency housing for displaced gays.
Wednesday night New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin left the Democratic National Convention in Denver to return home to make preparations for the possibility of a strike by Gustav. Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency to lay the groundwork for federal assistance, and put 3,000 National Guard troops on standby.
Following Katrina the Army Corps of Engineers has spent billions of dollars to improve the levee system, but because of two quiet hurricane seasons, the flood walls have never been tested.
Gaining strength over warm Caribbean waters, Gustav is expected to again become a hurricane later today, according to the National Hurricane Center. It said maximum sustained winds rose from about 50 mph to near 70 mph overnight.
The storm triggered flooding and landslides that killed 23 people in the Caribbean.
Most people fled New Orleans as Katrina approached but a small number of people remained in the city, and amid the destruction a small parade behind a tattered rainbow flag made its way up Bourbon Street in an unofficial celebration of Southern Decadence. The group - about two dozen people - all said they lived in the largely gay French Quarter. Defiant, they said they were not about to flee the community despite orders from the city to do so.
The bulk of the city’s LGBT community evacuated for higher ground away from he coast. Most went to Houston.
Houston’s Montrose Counseling Center opened a food bank and organized emergency housing for displaced gays.
Wednesday night New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin left the Democratic National Convention in Denver to return home to make preparations for the possibility of a strike by Gustav. Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency to lay the groundwork for federal assistance, and put 3,000 National Guard troops on standby.
Following Katrina the Army Corps of Engineers has spent billions of dollars to improve the levee system, but because of two quiet hurricane seasons, the flood walls have never been tested.
Gaining strength over warm Caribbean waters, Gustav is expected to again become a hurricane later today, according to the National Hurricane Center. It said maximum sustained winds rose from about 50 mph to near 70 mph overnight.
The storm triggered flooding and landslides that killed 23 people in the Caribbean.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Hard Rock Casino Biloxi
My best friend and I decided to make a road trip this weekend to the Hard Rock Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi
The resort was constructed in 2005 and originally scheduled to open on September 1 of that year. However, a couple of days before the scheduled grand opening, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast and destroyed the casino and damaged the resort. After reconstruction, they opened on June 30 ,2007.
This was my first time at the Hard Rock and it was great. Although I did not win, the hotel and casino are beautiful.
Mr Gay UK 2008
Congratulations to Dino Fabian Gamecho for Mr GAY UK 2008 at the Grand Final held at the Ritz, part of Manchester Gay Pride Weekend.
I just love a great male pageant.
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