The Liberty Musings The Liberty Musings The thoughts, dreams, experiences and musings of a thirtysomething gay man who wasn't liberated from the closet until he was 30.
Articles:
1, 2
Articles
Best Man Wins American Idol 2008
2008-05-22 05:49:00 Congratulations, David Cook! You da man! In my book there wasn’t even a competition. This dude sang his ass and quickly emerged as the best performer out of the lot. However, this season of Idol did have some of the best talent. And some of the worst as well. Cook’s voice and energy can memorize and ... More About: American Idol , Celebrities , American , Wins
Kevin and Scotty Get Engaged
2008-05-12 05:42:00 All I can say is wow! Can it be so? Did I really see the most romantic marriage proposal between two men happen on commercial network television? Well either I’m dreaming or I did and it couldn’t have been any dreamier. When Kevin proposed to Scotty on ABC’s “Brothers and Sisters” this past week, it ... More About: Engaged
Am I Hot?
2008-03-01 22:49:00 So my straight neighbor who looks a lot like Greg Vaughn of ABC’s “General Hospital,” though hairier and not as beefy, showed up in a dream again that planted an open-air bar ala H2O from “Dante’s Cove” next to my property. One of my trees was hovering over the bar and the bar owner ...
American Idol 7: Separating Girls from Women
2008-02-21 06:21:00 My Top Six My Bottom Six I will say this for the guys, for the most part they all stood out as individuals in the first performance show. As for the girls, I can’t even remember some of them from their first performance. As a whole they lacked sparkle. There are three exceptions who are superb. My Picks ... More About: Women , American Idol , Girls , Celebrities , American
American Idol 7: Separating Men from Boys
2008-02-20 21:32:00 My Top Six My Bottom Six So the guys were the first to hit the stage and did a great job. Most of them are memorable and gave good performances, with the exception of a couple who are forgettable. My Picks for the Top 6 Guys In no particular order. Colton Berry - Now he was very surprising. I ... More About: American Idol , Celebrities , American , Idol , Boys
Heath Ledger: A Hell of a Man
2008-01-25 07:11:00 The untimely death of actor Heath Ledger has cast a gray cloud over an already gloomy entertainment and awards season. The death of the 28-year-old has shocked many and driven others into insanity. For what else could you call the acts of the religious right and Bible thumpers who have decried his death as justice ... More About: Celebrities , Hell
Twilight in the Playground
2007-12-28 06:25:00 It was twilight and I was alone in the lower portion of the school playground. Darkness was fast descending but the faint outlines of trees and the stairs to the upper playground and brick wall by the alley were clearly visible. I walked with trepidation up the wide steps to the upper playground were softball ... More About: Twilight , Playground
In Anticipation of Christmas
2007-12-26 06:52:00 So a few weeks I ago I talked about the most dreaded part of Thanksgiving — the family meal. So let’s talk about the best part of Christmas ! For me, the preparation for the holidays is almost if not more important and enjoyable than the holiday itself. Sometimes the day itself is almost always a ...
Todd is Sole Survivor in China
2007-12-18 01:08:00 Could ‘Survivor : China ’ have been any better? Not only was this the best season to date, but it could not have gotten any sweeter than cutie Todd claiming the title of Sole Survivor! For a show in its 15th season that does the same thing time and again to keep the game fresh and ...
The Liberty Musings Receives BGB Nomination
2007-12-17 05:38:00 The guys at Best Gay Blogs, a portal for gay bloggers featuring gay blogs, tips for blogging and services, have informed me that The Liberty Musings has been nominated in their annual Blog of the Year contest! Cast your vote using the BGB Blogroll star rating system before Dec. 21, 2007. More About: Nomination , Sings
Santa Comes Early With Tivo Series3
2007-12-13 07:13:00 Yes, that is a TiVo Series3 HD sitting in my entertainment center! Christmas came early this year as that bear of an elf, Santa Claus, proudly pulled a kickass HD TiVo box from his bag and handed it to me. Well, it was more like the FedEx guy who was holding it like a tray ... More About: Tivo , Early
Mind Ben-ding Dream
2007-12-04 13:33:00 I was sitting at an organ getting ready to play for a packed house when I realized that a guy I used to work with was there (who I had a crush on, who was straight and who now is an asshole). As I was starting to play, I realized he had dissected the organ. ... More About: Celebrities , Mind , Dream
Turkey Table Talk
2007-11-26 05:57:00 Thanksgiving is a great holiday. It’s one day a year you forget about the fat, the carbs, The Zone, the weights, the cardio or whatever it is you do to keep your manly physique shapely and eat what you want when you want. You spend the day with family and friends and for a ... More About: Turkey , Talk , Table , Turk
Dante?s Cove, Take Three
2007-11-05 07:29:00 After having seen the first two episodes of season three of ‘Dante ’s Cove,’ I can see the show maturing and reaching that “zone” type of place that most shows do by their third season. It is still a hit. While it is still great and I can’t wait until I can see the rest ...
I Dream of Darren
2007-10-12 06:53:00 So Darren Hayes had come to stay with me for awhile and I was showing him around. When we got upstairs I said, “Oh by the way, my mom lives me. She doesn’t like bad language so you have to be careful.” Coming towards me he replied, “Cool. We’ll only have wild sex when she’s ... More About: Music , Celebrities , Dream
Carrying a Torch for Capt. Jack
2007-09-15 23:00:00 I’m in love. Yes, I’m in love with a married man! John Barrowman has official become my new crush. Unfortunately for us single guys he was married last December to his partner of 15 years in Wales. The Scottish-born actor is the star of the hit BBC series ‘Torch wood,’ just now beginning to air in ... More About: Celebrities , Jack , Carrying , Carry
Rubba-Dub-Dub, Three Men in a Tub
2007-09-14 17:40:00 There is no doubt that Ewan McGreggor is one of my favorite celebrities. A recent photo of him seemingly moving in to plant a kiss on a smoldering Colin Farrell is more than one can bear. Add to that, both men fueling the situation by Ewan joking around that he and Colin were lovers, and ... More About: Celebrities
Kathy Griffin Nabs Emmy
2007-09-11 21:10:00 Kathy Griffin is now an Emmy award winner! Holy shit! The extraordinary comedian was granted the honor at a ceremony held outside of the televised award show. Her show, ‘Kathy Griffin, My Life on the D List’ won in the Best Reality Show category. Unfortunately, we may not even get to see a clip of her ... More About: Celebrities , Kathy Griffin , Kathy , Riff
The Dante Beacon
2007-08-25 08:37:00 For fans of Here! TV’s Dante ’s Cove, I’m happy to announce the launch of my new Web site dedicated to the show - www.thedantebeacon.com! There you’ll find information about the show, articles on Tresum and some other subjects along with links to other Dante’s content as well. More About: Beacon , The D
Endgame
2007-08-06 07:25:00 Endgame (NR ? 2003 ? 113 mins. ? Drama/Thriller ) from Amazon.com… Sex is currency. It commands power and can instill fear. Tom (Daniel Newman), a young man with a troubled past finds himself sucked into a seedy underworld by George Norris (Mark McGann), a now super villain with a sadistic streak. A helpless pawn in one ... More About: Endgame
Drift
2007-07-15 07:53:00 Drift (NR ? 2000 ? 86 mins.) from Amazon.com… At his agent’s party, Ryan, a young screenwriter, and Joel, Ryan’s boyfriend, meet Leo, an aspiring novelist and a college student. During an intense conversation about serial killers, Ryan feels viscerally connected to Leo as if everyone in the party has vanished. Out on a limb, Ryan leaves ... More About: Drift
Boyfriends
2007-07-07 08:12:00 Boyfriends (R ? 2000 ? 81 mins.) from Amazon.com… Paul, Matt, and Will (in their 30s) have been friends for years. They converge at the seaside for the weekend, each with a boyfriend in tow. Paul is with Ben, his companion of five years: their relationship is on the rocks after months of Paul’s moodiness since his ... More About: Ends
Kathy Griffin: Everybody Should Love Her
2007-06-10 05:33:00 Kathy Griffin is hotter than ever and so is her show. I nearly choked to death, or make that died of hyperventilation while watching her latest stand-up, ‘Everybody Can Suck It.’ Okay, make that both because a new bit she did describing a conversation with her mother about going on a lesbian cruise with Rosie ... More About: Love , Celebrities , Kathy Griffin , Kathy
I Must Confess, the ?Material Girl? Rocks
2007-05-18 05:53:00 Okay, so I never really was over-the-top about Madonna’s music. I always liked her as a person but never was drawn to her music, except for a few songs here and there. With all the controversy over The Confessions Tour, I had to check it out. I Tivo’d it last fall but only now just ... More About: Music , Girl , Material , Rocks , Material Girl
Why Do I Watch ?The Real World? and ?Road Rules??
2007-05-11 06:36:00 Damned if I know! Okay, well maybe it has to do with the hot guys, or maybe the lack of decent gay storylines on other shows that are not on Logo or Here!, or maybe it’s the hot guys, or maybe it’s to examine the interpersonal relationships of people from different walks of life thrown ... More About: Watch , World , Road Rules , Rules , Real
Eating Out
2007-04-24 06:23:00 What to do on a Saturday night when there’s no place to go or no one to go places with? Have a film festival! Such as my lowly life is, Saturday nights have become an-at-home queer film festival. In this ongoing column I highlight some previous feature presentations. . Eating Out (NR ? 2004 ? 90 mins.) Guy ...
By Sword and Arrow
2007-04-16 07:18:00 What is it about charming, yet scruffy, bow-and-arrow-toting guys and sword-bearing monarchs with perfectly chiseled torsos? History’s legends have never been hotter or more desirable than the current interpretations of Robin Hood and King Henry VIII by Jonas Armstrong and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, respectively. Both of these actors bring new and innovative depth to their characters. ... More About: Word , Sword
Circuit
2007-04-14 05:44:00 What to do on a Saturday night when there’s no place to go or no one to go places with? Have a film festival! Such as my lowly life is, Saturday nights have become an-at-home queer film festival. In this ongoing column I highlight some previous feature presentations. . Circuit (NR ? 2002 ? 130 mins.) A cop ...
Raspberry-Jell-O-Clam Soup
2007-03-12 07:26:00 Not an appetizing delicacy is it? Well, in this particular dream, I arrived at my aunt’s house with my mom. My aunt had made soup and there was a picture of it in the newspaper. My cousin showed me the paper and when I looked at the picture, it was a pot of soup. It ... More About: Raspberry , Berry , Soup , Clam
Dante?s Cove
More articles from this author:2007-02-28 08:34:01 Where the hell did this gem come from? From Here! it seems! Unfortunately, it is just a reminder of what I’m missing since my cable system doesn’t carry it (or any other gay-only channel). Granted, the show is uber campy and sometimes over-the-top, but that’s also what made ‘Dark Shadows’ the popular classic that it ... More About: Dante 1, 2 |
|
 |
|
 |
