Passengers of Hudson plane crash not happy with compensation

Apparently some of the survivors of the Hudson River plane crash aren't happy they only received $5,000 compensation, plus "top customer" status for one year (which gives them "first class" privileges, when available) . Some are saying the one year expiration is a slap in the face and that they deserve "first class" for life.

Read the entire story here.

Judge: Prop 8 Supporters Must Remain Public

A federal judge on Thursday refused to shield the names of "Yes on 8" supporters saying "If there ever needs to be sunshine on a particular issue, it's a ballot measure."

Read the entire story here.

Arnoldbucks!

Since Arnold Schwarzenegger is saying that the state of California will have to issue IOUs on State tax returns, Courage Campaign is suggesting we use Arnoldbucks. Watch what happens when someone tries using them.



Click here to download your own Arnoldbucks!

Iraqi Shoe Hurler Inspires Art in Baghdad

This is brilliant!

A sofa-sized shoe sculpture has been erected in Baghdad honoring the Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at George Bush.

Click here for the story and a video!

Can you say DENIAL!!!???

Gotta love this... (click the photo to enlarge)

What has 5,000 calories & 500 grams of fat?!?

The Bacon Explosion!!!

It's 2 pounds of woven bacon wrapped around 2 pounds of sausage and then slathered in BBQ sauce! Sounds yummy!

You must read this article from the New York Times.

So Proud of My Girl!

I was researching clips of Katee Shean from "So You Think You Can Dance" for work and came across this tribute to her that was created by a fan. It's really well done!

So proud of you Katee!!!

How in the world is this guy straight?!?!

This is from TLC's "Toddlers & Tiaras" reality show. Does he really think that he is straight (though he is married to a woman and had a child with her)?

Toddlers & Tiaras: David Perez
Uploaded by TheDlisted

What happened to Ian Thorpe?!?

It seems like homo-suspicious, 5-time Olympic gold medalist, Ian Thorpe, has been enjoying retirement a little too much!!

South Pacific Coming to San Francisco!

I'm so excited about this...the brilliant revival of South Pacific, currently playing on Broadway, will be making a stop in San Francisco in September.
I will definitely be putting a group together for this one. If you don't have the soundtrack for this revival, I highly recommend it!

Click here for the story from today's San Francisco Chronicle.

No PB on your PBJ

Attention Peanut Butter Fans....as you probably have heard already, there is a large outbreak of illnesses caused by Salmonella Typhimurium.

The FDA has issues a list of products that you should discard of immediately.



The list includes:

• Trader Joe’s Expands Its Voluntary Recall To Include Trader Joe’s Sliced Green Apples With All Natural Peanut Butter (January 23) New!
• Supreme Protein Voluntarily Recalls Supreme Protein® brand Peanut Butter Crunch Bars and Caramel Nut Bars (January 23) New!
• Voluntary Recall Issued for ShopRite Peanut Butter on Toasty Crackers and ShopRite Peanut Butter and Cheese Cracker Snacks Because of Possible Health Risk (January 24) New!
• General Mills Issues Voluntary Recall of LÄRABAR and JamFrakas Peanut Butter Snack Bars (January 19)
• Whole Foods Market Recalls "Whole Foods Carob Energee Nuggets” (January 23)
• Amway Global Initiates Nationwide Recall of NUTRILITE Energy Bars Because of Possible Health Risk (January 23)
• Brent and Sam’s Announces Nation Wide Recall of Two Varieties of Archer Farms Brand Cookies (January 23)
• Brent and Sam’s Announces a Nationwide Recall of One Variety of Sam’s Choice Brand Cookies (January 23)
• Trader Joe’s Announces Voluntary Recall of Trader Joe’s Peanut Butter Chewy Coated & Drizzled Granola Bars, Nutty Chocolate Chewy Coated & Drizzled Granola Bars and Sutter’s Formula Cookies Due to Possible Health Risk (January 22)
• Parker Products, Inc. Announces Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Certain Peanut Butter Products (January 22)
• Arbonne International Voluntarily Recalls Figure 8 Peanut Butter Chews Due To Possible Health Risk (January 22)
• Jimmy's Cookies Issues Nationwide Recall of Various Peanut Butter Cookies Due to Possible Health Risk (January 22)
• Perry's Ice Cream Company Adds Two Products to Voluntary Recall of Select Peanut Butter Ice Cream Products (January 22)
• Kroger Recalls Additional Select Ice Cream Product Due to Possible Health Risk (January 20)
• General Nutrition Centers, Inc. Announces Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Certain Lots of GNC Triflex Peanut Butter Soft Chews (January 22)
• Chef Jay’s Food Products Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Products Containing Peanut Butter Due to Possible Health Risk (January 21)
• Rain Creek Baking Corporation Announces Voluntary Withdrawal of Peanut Butter Turtles, Peanut Butter Baskets and Peanut Butter Princesses Due to Possible Health Risk (January 22)
• South Bend Chocolate Company Extends Nationwide Recall of Candy Containing Peanut Butter Because of Possible Salmonella Contamination (January 22)
• Nash Finch Recalls Bakery Products With Peanut Butter Distributed in Seven States Due to Possible Health Risk (January 20)
• Aspen Hills, Inc. Announces Voluntary Product Recall of Certain Cookie Dough Products (January 22)
• Best Brands Corp. Announces Voluntary Recall of Peanut Butter Frozen Cookie Dough (January 21)
• Lovin Oven, LLC Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Certain Health Valley Organic Peanut Crunch Chewy Granola Bars (January 21)
• Landies Candies Co. Inc Announces Voluntary Recall of Select Peanut Butter Filled Chocolates Due to Possible Health Risk (January 21)
• Weis Markets Announces Voluntary Recall of Weis Quality (WQ) Cheese Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers and WQ Toasted Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers Due to Possible Health Risk (January 20)
• Blanton's Candies Recalls Peanut Butter Sticks Because of Possible Health Risk (January 21)
• Dinners Ready Meridian Recalls November & December Asian Marinated Flank Steak, Indonesian Chicken and Chicken Satay Prepared Meals Because of Possible Health Risk (January 20)
• Boca Grande Foods Announces a Nationwide Recall of POCO PAC®, and GRANDE GOURMET™ Peanut Butter Products Because of Possible Health Risk (January 20)
• Premier Nutrition Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of selected TWISTED and TITAN Branded Bars Containing Peanut Butter Due to Possible Health Risk (January 20)
• NutriSystem Announces Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Peanut Butter Granola Bar Due to Possible Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) Contamination and Potential Health Risk (January 21)
• Ready Pac Foods, Inc Announces Voluntary Product Recall (January 20)
• PetSmart Voluntarily Recalls Grreat Choice® Dog Biscuits (January 20)
• Nature's Path Recalls Peanut Butter Optimum Energy Bars Nationwide Because of Possible Health Risk (January 20)
• Country Maid Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Classic Breaks® Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Due to Possible Health Risk (January 20)
• Evening Rise Bread Co. Recalls Peanut Butter Cookies and Bars Because of Possible Health Risk (January 19)
• Clif Bar & Company Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of CLIF® and LUNA® Branded Bars Containing Peanut Butter Due to Possible Health Risk (January 19)
• Kroger Recalls Select Ice Cream Products Due to Possible Health Risk (January 19)
• Abbott Nutrition Announces Voluntary Recall of ZonePerfect® Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars, ZonePerfect® Peanut Toffee Bars and NutriPals™ Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars in U.S., Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore (January 19)
• Meijer Announces Voluntary Recall for Some Meijer Brand Peanut Butter Crackers and Ice Cream Because of Possible Health Risk (January 19)
• Peanut Corporation of America Expands Nationwide Recall of Peanut Butter (January 18)
• Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products Recalls Wal-Mart Bakery Brand Peanut Butter Cookies Because Of Possible Health Risk (January 18)
• Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products Recalls Lofthouse Peanut Butter Cookies, Chuck's Chunky Peanut Butter Cookies And Pastries Plus Gourmet Cookies Nationwide Because Of Possible Health Risk (January 18)
• Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products Recalls Food Lion Bake Shop Peanut Butter Cookies Nationwide Because Of Possible Health Risk (January 18)
• South Bend Chocolate Company Recalls Various Candys Containing Peanut Butter Because of Possible Salmonella Contamination (January 18)
• McKee Foods Corporation Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Little Debbie® Peanut Butter Toasty and Peanut Butter Cheese Sandwich Crackers Because of Possible Health Risk (January 18)
• Perry's Ice Cream Company Announces Voluntary Recall of Select Peanut Butter Ice Cream Products Due to Possible Health Risk (January 17)
• Hy-Vee Inc. Recalls Bakery Products With Peanut Butter Distributed in Seven States Due to Possible Health Risk (January 17)
• Peanut Corporation of America Expands Nationwide Recall of Peanut Butter (January 16)
  
• Kellogg Company Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Austin® and Keebler® Branded Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers and Select Snack-Size Packs of Famous Amos® And Keebler® Soft Batch Peanut Butter Cookies Because of Possible Health Risk (January 16)
• Peanut Corporation of America Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Peanut Butter (January 13)
• King Nut Issues Peanut Butter Recall (January 10)

"My Life Would Suck Without You"

I'm diggin' Kelly Clarkson's new single, "My Life Would Suck Without You." I'm so glad she's redeemed herself from her last (and sh!#%y) album. Click below to hear her it.

Screen Actors Guild Awards Announced

Award season is in full swing...

The Screen Actors Guild celebrated the year's best on-screen performances last night.

Click here to see the lists of winners.

(p.s. Congrats to the well-deserved cast of Slumdog Millionaire for winning "Best Ensemble")

Pink's New Single...

I LOVE this song!

See below for a live performance and the new video for Pink's "Please Don't Leave Me!"

111 Shirtless Men Walk Into Abercrombie...

This is a classic!

111 Shirtless men (of all shapes and sizes) went into the 5th Avenue Abercrombie & Fitch...watch below to see what happened.

Slumdog Millionaire and Milk Garner Numerous Academy Award Nominations!

Both Slumdog Millionaire and Milk received numerous Academy Award nominations this morning.

Slumdog Millionaire received the following nominations:
- Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Achievement in Cinematography
- Achievement in Directing (Danny Boyle)
- Achievement in Film Editing
- Achievement in Music Written for Motion Picture (Original Song)
- Achievement in Music Written for Motion Picture (Original Song)
- Achievement in Music Written for Motion Picture (Original Score)
- Achievement in Sound Editing
- Achievement in Sound Mixing
- Adapted Screenplay

Milk received the following nominations:
- Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Sean Penn)
- Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Josh Brolin)
- Achievement in Costume Design
- Achievement in Directing (Gus van Sant)
- Achievement in Film Editing
- Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
- Original Screenplay (Dustin Lance Black)

Congratulations to both films!!!

For a complete list of nominations, click here.

Obama to Take the Presidential Oath...again?!?

Some experts are recommending that Obama re-take the Presidential oath after yesterday's word flub.

Click here for the story from today's San Francisco Chronicle

The World is Watching

Click here to see the number of newspapers and magazines around the world that have covered the inauguration. Unbelievable!

Barack and Michelle's First Dance

Soooo beautiful! Beyonce also gave a fantastic performance singing Etta James' "At Last."

Obama's Fight for Gay Rights

"While we have come a long way since the Stonewall riots in 1969, we still have a lot of work to do. Too often, the issue of LGBT rights is exploited by those seeking to divide us. But at its core, this issue is about who we are as Americans. It's about whether this nation is going to live up to its founding promise of equality by treating all its citizens with dignity and respect."
-- Barack Obama, June 1, 2007


The Obama Administration has posted their agenda for GLBT rights on the newly redesigned White House website.

Click here for the link (or read it below).

Here's what they plan to do:

- Expand Hate Crimes Statutes: In 2004, crimes against LGBT Americans constituted the third-highest category of hate crime reported and made up more than 15 percent of such crimes. President Obama cosponsored legislation that would expand federal jurisdiction to include violent hate crimes perpetrated because of race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or physical disability. As a state senator, President Obama passed tough legislation that made hate crimes and conspiracy to commit them against the law.

- Fight Workplace Discrimination: President Obama supports the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, and believes that our anti-discrimination employment laws should be expanded to include sexual orientation and gender identity. While an increasing number of employers have extended benefits to their employees' domestic partners, discrimination based on sexual orientation in the workplace occurs with no federal legal remedy. The President also sponsored legislation in the Illinois State Senate that would ban employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

- Support Full Civil Unions and Federal Rights for LGBT Couples: President Obama supports full civil unions that give same-sex couples legal rights and privileges equal to those of married couples. Obama also believes we need to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and enact legislation that would ensure that the 1,100+ federal legal rights and benefits currently provided on the basis of marital status are extended to same-sex couples in civil unions and other legally-recognized unions. These rights and benefits include the right to assist a loved one in times of emergency, the right to equal health insurance and other employment benefits, and property rights.

- Oppose a Constitutional Ban on Same-Sex Marriage: President Obama voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment in 2006 which would have defined marriage as between a man and a woman and prevented judicial extension of marriage-like rights to same-sex or other unmarried couples.

- Repeal Don't Ask-Don't Tell: President Obama agrees with former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff John Shalikashvili and other military experts that we need to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. The key test for military service should be patriotism, a sense of duty, and a willingness to serve. Discrimination should be prohibited. The U.S. government has spent millions of dollars replacing troops kicked out of the military because of their sexual orientation. Additionally, more than 300 language experts have been fired under this policy, including more than 50 who are fluent in Arabic. The President will work with military leaders to repeal the current policy and ensure it helps accomplish our national defense goals.

- Expand Adoption Rights: President Obama believes that we must ensure adoption rights for all couples and individuals, regardless of their sexual orientation. He thinks that a child will benefit from a healthy and loving home, whether the parents are gay or not.

- Promote AIDS Prevention: In the first year of his presidency, President Obama will develop and begin to implement a comprehensive national HIV/AIDS strategy that includes all federal agencies. The strategy will be designed to reduce HIV infections, increase access to care and reduce HIV-related health disparities. The President will support common sense approaches including age-appropriate sex education that includes information about contraception, combating infection within our prison population through education and contraception, and distributing contraceptives through our public health system. The President also supports lifting the federal ban on needle exchange, which could dramatically reduce rates of infection among drug users. President Obama has also been willing to confront the stigma — too often tied to homophobia — that continues to surround HIV/AIDS.

- Empower Women to Prevent HIV/AIDS: In the United States, the percentage of women diagnosed with AIDS has quadrupled over the last 20 years. Today, women account for more than one quarter of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses. President Obama introduced the Microbicide Development Act, which will accelerate the development of products that empower women in the battle against AIDS. Microbicides are a class of products currently under development that women apply topically to prevent transmission of HIV and other infections.

Obama's Oath and Inaugural Address

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No More Bush (Street)!

All of the Bush Street signs in San Francisco have been changed to Obama.

This country was clearly ready for a competent leader!

Don't Piss Miss Patti Off....

This is priceless!

At a recent performance of Gypsy, star Patti LuPone stopped her performance of "Rose's Turn," the big finale number, to have an audience member kicked out for taking photos with flash during her performance.

"I Love Jesus But I Drink a Little"

A classic moment from "Ellen."

In honor of Barack Obama...

Josh Groban and Heather Headley (from the musicals The Lion King and Aida) performed an amazing version of "My Country Tis of Thee" in front of hundreds of thousands of people (and millions at home watching) at the Barack Obama Inaugural Party on Sunday. The D.C. Gay Men's Chorus sang back up.

Tom Hanks says Mormon Supporters of Prop. 8 'Un-American'

At the premiere of "Big Love," HBO's controversial polygamist series, Tom Hanks, Executive Producer of the show, said:

"The truth is this takes place in Utah, the truth is these people are some bizarre offshoot of the Mormon Church, and the truth is a lot of Mormons gave a lot of money to the church to make Prop-8 happen,” he told Tarts. “There are a lot of people who feel that is un-American, and I am one of them. I do not like to see any discrimination codified on any piece of paper, any of the 50 states in America, but here's what happens now. A little bit of light can be shed, and people can see who's responsible, and that can motivate the next go around of our self correcting Constitution, and hopefully we can move forward instead of backwards. So let's have faith in not only the American, but Californian, constitutional process."

Click here for the full story.

Top 10 George Bush Moments

As the "reign" of George W. Bush comes to an end, I thought it appropriate to post David Letterman's Top 10 George Bush moments...tell me again how this fool got into office?

Mock Nike ad is anti-ballet, not anti-gay!

The Nike ad that I talked about in my blog yesterday was a mock ad created by a design student. The ad was then printed in CMYK magazine...which resulted in the firestorm of criticism. Nike had nothing to do with it.

Click here for an interesting story on it.

The New Durex Ad - Get It On!

Brilliant!

Homophobic "Nike" Ad Causes a Stir!

Click here for the full story from The Advocate.

Labor Coalition Asks State Justices to Overturn Prop. 8

A coalition of over 50 labor unions has urged the California State Supreme Court to overturn Proposition 8. In their brief, the unions stated that Prop. 8 would amend discriminatino into the state constitution and divide Californians into "suspect classifications."

Click here for the complete story from the Sacramento Bee.

Did anyone watch American Idol last night?

I have two comments about it:

1) I think the new judge, Kara DioGuardi, is going to be good for the show...

2) What was with Ryan Seacrest attempting to give the blind auditioner (whose story brought a tear to my eye) a high five?

"The Principal's Office" on truTV

There's a new reality show airing on truTV called "The Principal's Office." The show chronicles school administrators as they deal with students who violate the rules, etc. I came across this clip on YouTube from one of the episode featuring two boys who were sent to the Principal's Office for dancing too close with girls at a dance. Watch how they give the principal a run for his money... it's hilarious!

Enjoy!

A video post for my dear friend, Calvin!

I'm thinking this should be Friday's "Fosse Friday" routine!
Please have all the moves memorized by then... (grin)

Six Secrets of Slumdog Success

Who knew that Slumdog Millionaire was originally going to be released straight to DVD. Good thing it didn't or else I don't think I would have ever had the pleasure of seeing it.

I read an interesting article from Yahoo! on why Slumdog is receiving such huge acclaim from critics and audiences alike.

Click here for the story!

Beach Blanket Babylon does Les Miserables

Beach Blanket Babylon did a hilarious parody of Les Miserables during their New Year's Eve show. It was such a hit that they are putting it into the show on a nightly basis. The cast features: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Lehman Brothers, John McCain, President George W. Bush, Bill & Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, Barack & Michelle Obama and, of course, Oprah Winfrey.

The Les Mis number starts at 4 minutes and 30 seconds, but the first part of the clip is worth watching as well!

"Saturday Night Live" Attempts to Save Broadway

"Saturday Night Live" did a HILARIOUS skit on "How to Save Broadway." Neil Patrick Harris plays Mark from Rent, while Taylor Swift plays Annie.

First Openly Gay Bishop to Give Invocation at Inauguration

After the disappointing news that President-Elect Obama selected homophobe Rev. Rick Warren to give the invocation at his Presidential Inauguration next week, news came out today that the Episcopal Church's first openly gay bishop - the Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire - will kick off the Presidential Inauguration Week with an invocation on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial this Sunday.

An Obama source says that "Robinson was in the plans before the complaints about Rick Warren. Many skeptics will read this as a direct reaction to the Warren criticism - but it's just not so."

Referred to as "the most controversial Christian in the world" by the San Francisco Chronicle, Robinson faced death threats and was forced to wear a bulletproof vest during his consecration.

In June 2008, Robinson married Mark Andrew, his partner of 20 years, a move that outraged conservatives. He said he was entering a civil union because he wants his partner, as well as his two daughters from a previous marriage, to have the same legal protections afforded to heterosexual couples.

"I am simply not going to put my life in jeopardy without putting into place the protections for my beloved partner and my children and my grandchildren that are offered to me in a civil union," Robinson said. "I think any husband or wife would want to do that."

Devin's first steps...

Devin is very quickly learning to walk...here's another video of him from Christmas in Arizona!

The Boy that Loves to Hug!

As most of my friends know, my nephew, Devin, is the love of my life. I've recently learned that he LOVES to give people (and stuffed animals) great, big hugs! This video is from our time in Arizona over Christmas.

LaToya Jackson at the Golden Globes?

Oh no, that was Mickey Rourke!

So Rourke's performace may have been brilliant in The Wrestler, but it seems like the man still has a few issues!

Overall, the Golden Globes were kind of just "blah!" I was thrilled with all of the awards "Slumdog" received. They were all duly deserved.

Click here for the complete list of winners.

11 Gay Bars in Seattle Threatened with Ricin Attacks

11 gay bars in the Seattle area have been sent letters threatening ricin attacks. Bar owners and customers are responding to the threat with solidarity and some have posted signs to customers to not leave drinks unattended.

Symptoms of ricin -- a deadly poison with no known antidote -- include vomiting and diarrhea within the first 6-12 hours; other symptoms of ricin poisoning include hallucinations, seizures, and blood in the urine.

Click here for the complete story.

Does This Can of Hairspray Make My Butt Look Big?

A Romanian women, in immense pain, had to have surgery to remove - get this - a can of hairspray from her booty!

She claims she tripped and fell on it!! Really??? That's the one excuse you could think of?

Bootcamp Begins Tomorrow!

I've decided that '09 is going to be the year when I get myself in better shape. Though I've already lost around 100 lbs. (see photo below), I've still got a ways to go to reach "perfection!"

Tomorrow is the first of four Saturday Bootcamp sessions that I signed up for. I'm not sure how I'm going to do, but I guess its the fact that I signed up for it that counts. It's also comforting to know that a few friends of mine will be joining me.

Wish me luck....

Prop H8ers Want Names and Records Anonymous

A lawsuit has been filed by donors of Prop 8 asking to keep their names and finance records anonymous. Weren't these the same people who sent blackmail letters to "No on 8" supporters???

Click here for the story from today's San Francisco Chronicle.

Slumdog Millionaire Dominates at Critics' Choice Awards

Slumdog Millionaire, my favorite movie of the year, dominated the Critics' Choice Awards last night in Santa Monica. The movie took home a total of five awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writer, Best Young Actor/Actress, and Best Composer.

Milk, a close second as my favorite movie, took home two awards - one for Best Actor (Sean Penn) and one for Best Ensemble.

Click here for a complete list of winners.

The SEXY Burn the Floor! Comes to San Francisco's Post Street Theatre!

My colleague is working on the PR for Burn the Floor, the Ballroom and Latin dance spectacular that has thrilled audiences in more than 30 countries worldwide.

The show is a breathtaking blend of Latin and Ballroom dance first conceived during Sir Elton John's 50th birthday celebration in 1997. Two years later, the show made its world premiere in the U.K. and quickly took the globe by storm. Today, with producers Harley Medcalf and former World Champion Latin and Ballroom dancers Peta Roby and Jason Gilkison ("So You Think You Can Dance" choreographer) at the helm, Burn the Floor has sold more than three million tickets in over 140 cities worldwide.

The show will make its San Francisco premiere in a limited six-week engagement beginning January 30, 2009 at the Post Street Theatre.

Visit poststreettheatre.com or burnthefloor.com for more information!

Official Inauguration Poster Released by Obama Team

The Obama Inaugural Committee released the official inauguration poster today! Created by famed street artist Shepard Fairey, the poster plays off the past theme of "change" and marks the historic January 20th inauguration in a uniquely Obama fashion.

Click here for the Inaugural Committee's online store, which sells t-shirts, buttons, posters and more!

Monty Python's Spamalot (finally) Coming to San Francisco!

Spamalot, Monty Python's hit musical that one the Tony Award for "Best Musical" in 2005, is finally making its way to San Francisco. Though Spamalot has been touring for a while, California wasn't allowed to get it because of the sit-down production at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas. Now that the Vegas production has closed, San Francisco is fair game!

I am putting a large group together for the performance on Sunday, May 24th at 7:30 p.m.! If anyone is interested in purchasing tickets, please click here and send me an email. Tickets are $55 each.

Below is a clip of Spamalot from the 2005 Tony Awards, featuring the amazing Sara Ramirez

'Hallelujah'

This year's winner of "X Factor," Alexandra Burke, has come out with an amazing rendition of Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah." Check out the video below.

The one and only Dame Edna...

As some of you know, for the past 6 weeks I had the pleasure of working with international gigastar (to use her own words), Dame Edna Everage (aka Barry Humphries). To be honest, at first I was very nervous about working with him, but after our first meeting, I knew that we were going to have a great time. Not only is he a very generous man, but he had me in stitches every time I was around him. Here's hoping that I'll get the pleasure of working with him again!

(photo above taken at Rainbow World Funds' Tree Lighting Ceremony at City Hall, December 9, 2008 | photo below taken in the Green room at ABC7's "The View from the Bay," December 11, 2008)

The Must See Movie of the Year!

I saw several movies over the holiday break and I must say that a movie you must see sooner than later is Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire.

The film follows the story of a young man, Jamal Malik, from the slums of Mumbai who appears on India's version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire." Exceeding the expectations of the host and audience, Jamal is accused of cheating and interrogated by local law enforcement. The explanation of how he knew the answers leads us through the history of his short but full life. The movie is visually beautiful (filmed entirely in India) and, at times, very hard to watch.

I highly encourage anyone who has a taste for different cultures to see this ASAP! The soundtrack, by Golden Globe nominee A.R. Rahman, is also quite amazing!

The trailer for the movie is below....

My First Post on My First Blog

Well, after years of thinking of it, I thought it was about time that I created a little home of my own on this crazy thing called the World Wide Web. After seeing the amazing job my sister did on her new blog, I was motivated to create something of my own. I'm not completely sure what I'm going to be posting on here, but I hope to live up to the blog's title, The Fabulous Adventures of KevyKev.

Here goes nothing...