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30 Sep 2008
I was on the drama 'Raw' tonight, throwing a couple of rowdy lesbians out of 'my' bar, but I'd forgot all about it so I missed it. But I got lots of e-mails and texts, especially from people not familiar with Pantibar who thought the bar in the show was Pantibar. It wasn't. Originally they were going to shoot in Pantibar (and other locations around town) but in the end they shot it all in Bray, because it's cheaper. Much of it was shot in Ardmore studios, but the bar scenes were shot in a club on the Bray seafront.
The real Pantibar is much prettier!
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29 Sep 2008
Via Soapbox:
GAY men kissing in dublin city
The
Sunday Tribune sent gay couple Sam Whelan-Curtin and Colin Delaney into
Dublin city during the daytime, and again late at night, and asked them
to freely express their feelings for one another.
Walking
down Grafton Street, arm in arm and occasionally pausing for an
embrace, the young lovers attracted plenty of stares from interested
passers-by. Many others simply walked on by.
Stopping to
stand and kiss across from Trinity College, the pair were joined,
albeit unwittingly, by a second couple – this time a man and a woman –
standing just a few feet away in a similar embrace.
When they
crossed the Liffey, the man sitting beside them at one of Dublin's most
visible landmarks, the O'Connell monument, politely moved his seat to
his right when our couple embraced, but said nothing.
When
the pair repeated this in the Jervis Street shopping centre, two young
girls sitting opposite became enthralled by the 'show'.
This
reporter overheard a running commentary, with one providing regular
updates to the other as to what the pair were doing. Standing outside
the Jervis Street shopping centre, a group of young teens payed scant
attention to the pair.
But it was by no means unusual for
this observer to overhear comments, throughout the day and usually left
of stage, as to the couple's sexuality. Many of these were abusive, and
predictable in their tone: "Look at those queers/gays/fags" or some
other variation.
But others seemed genuinely intrigued,
pointing out to their friends and loved ones the simple fact that two
men were engaged in a public display of affection.
Perhaps
the best example of this was later, when one group of teens and
pre-teens also became fascinated by our pair as they stood outside the
Central Bank on Dame Street.
At one stage they urged them to kiss, before laughing when they did.
Yet
crucially, throughout the day no comments were made directly to the
couple, with spectators content to confide to each other their true
thoughts on the "spectacle".
When we repeated the experiment a few days later, this time late at night, reactions were far more direct.
In
a bar near O'Connell Street, for example, the party was in full swing
on the dancefloor. When Colin and Sam got up to join, and kissed, the
reaction among the other males around them was unmistakeable.
"It
was just kind of talking between themselves, and a good few cleared the
area. It was an increased type of machismo, or super-machismo, about
them," said Whelan-Curtin. "It was far less concealed than in the
daytime. They had no qualms about us seeing them talking about us."
The
pair got similar reactions in a nearby bar: as soon as they embraced on
the dancefloor, the young men who had been happily dancing in groups
began to filter away.
Barring the odd few stares, their female counterparts did not appear to mind, and frequently kept on dancing.
"I
felt the reactions were more pronounced probably because people were
more drunk," said Delaney. "I did expect more stares… but I didn't
expect people to move away, although I didn't feel threatened in any
way. It was just weird. I feel like I should be disappointed that
people are that freaked out."
Both Delaney and Whelan-Curtin
said they had expected a much greater reaction, and believe many of
those who stared or commented are just not used to seeing gay people
openly expressing their affection for one another.
But at no
stage were our pair the subject of physical or verbal abuse – at least
not to their faces. As Whelan-Curtin put it: "People will say things to
each other. But they won't say it to you."
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29 Sep 2008
Though that depends where you work of course. If you work in the Bishop's Palace, then crank up the volume and hit play!
It's slightly porny, and slightly cartoony. I slightly loves it!
Oh, if you've got light sensitive epilepsy, then it's not for you. Boo!
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26 Sep 2008
I just got an urgent call from the countryside. It's not gay enough! So you kids will have to look after yourselves for a couple of days. Don't worry, I've left plenty of gayness in the freezer and there's a Dolly Parton cd in the stereo.
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25 Sep 2008
... like a TV3 announcer.
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25 Sep 2008
Although this footage of Asimo the robot is amazing, even awe inspiring (I'm beautiful, but I'm also a little geeky sometimes. It gives me depth!), it's also oddly relaxing to watch. Maybe it's just because we rarely watch anything without a soundtrack. This has no music, no voice over: just the electrical whirrs of Asimo.
The queen in me also can't help but remark at how gorgeous and chic the 'office ladies' are. I miss Japan!
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25 Sep 2008
Little did I know that two cops would video it though.
As the Garda at the end says, "Where would ya see the likes a tha?!"
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24 Sep 2008
Now's your chance to replace that awful memory of you standing around awkwardly in an ill-fitting suit at your 'Debs' with the awkward girl from next door, both of you sighing as Joeseph Tracey, the class hunk, walks by, and both of you hoping against hope that the casual wink he just threw in your direction was meant for you.
(If it helps, Joseph Tracey is now grey and soft, and battered down by life in the suburbs with three kids and an unhappy wife who feels he didn't make the best of the opportunites that came his way. He looks old enough to be your dad, and his school days really were the best days of his life.)
Now is your chance to re-do the whole 'debs' experience!
BelongTo, the fabulous gay youth project, are organising the Gay Prom in the gorgeous Mansion House. It'll be the full Prom experience, with a meal, bands, entertainment, (including London club star Jonny Woo) a King and Queen....
You can get tickets from GCN.ie, from Outhouse, or from Pantibar.
Here's the info:
Ireland’s first Gay Prom is totally here and totally queer
30th Sept: Irelands LGBT community are invited to attend the country's first Gay Prom organised by Belong To, a national LGBT youth organisation. The Gay Prom is an opportunity fot the LGBT community to celebrate the end of their school life, whenever that may have been, with the person they love (or just fancy!) without fear of intimidation or bullying.
Ms Panti, Ireland’s premier drag artist, will act as host for the night along with TV presenter and style guru Brendan Courtney on Saturday, 11th October 2008, in the Mansion House. More information or tickets are available from Belong To, www.belongto.org.
Michael Barron, Director, Belong To, commented, "Gay Prom is set to be quite a spectacular night. There are a number of performances by drag artists and bands, with the musical side of things ending with a DJ playing late into the night. We want the night to focus on the positive aspect of being young and gay. Some of those coming may have avoided going to their own debs, others may have brought a friend. We want this to be a celebration of who they are, to bring a date who means something to them, to dance and kiss and have the best night possible."
Barron continued, "Although Belong To are thrilled to be organising this event, we hope that one day, in the very near future, all of Ireland’s LGBT youth will be able to go to their own school debs with the partner of their choice and be accepted like any other couple there."
Senator David Norris, Politician and Gay Right Activist said, "Gay Prom is such a marvellous concept and I am so happy to see if come to fruition. In my day you would never have dreamed about brining a same-sex date to your debs, not in my wildest dreams. But look how times have changed. Hopefully, as well as seeing young LGBT people enjoying this right of passage, we’ll also see them being able to marry the person they love in the very near future. It’s time that all forms of discrimination against Ireland’s gay community ends."
And after the prom, you can go to the after party with Veda. Obviously you should be at Pantibar, but I'll let it slide this once.
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24 Sep 2008
I'll be supporting Roseanne Barr in Tripod, Dublin, on October 24th and 26th.
I know! Me and Roseanne. Does it get any gayer than that? You know you want to go to that. You can get tickets here.
I was really happy to be asked to do this gig because I've always been a Roseanne fan. I love bolshie, argumentative, funny women who take no crap! When 'Roseanne' was on TV it seemed like such a breath of fresh air. Before 'Roseanne', every US sit-com was so cloying and twee. And it was so gay friendly. 'Roseanne' had gay characters and gay story lines on tea-time telly long before any other show.
I also loved that the show's 'hot guy' was Irish. I had such a crush on Glenn Quinn, who played Becky's fella.
Tragically, Glenn died aged 32, in 2002.
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24 Sep 2008
My 'Dolly' Google Alert is on the verge of collapse, and I am in hog heaven! (Did I just call myself a pig? I am such a bitch!)
Dolly was on Ellen Degeneres' show to talk about '9 to 5' the musical, and she was on top form. Talking about how she sleeps in her make-up when she's staying in high-rise hotels because if there's a fire, and she has to evacuate, she doesn't want to be arrested for "indecent exposure" because she looks like "hammered snot"! And when asked whether she'd run for president she says "Don't ya think we have enough boobs in the White House?"
You can watch it HERE, (cos I can't embed this clip) but be careful if you're a lesbian. Dolly and Ellen?! You might spontaneously combust.
And here's another snippet. Ellen and Dolly try to find George Clooney. At one point Dolly says to Ellen: "Are you still fantasizing about me?"
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