Just was crazy for her performance the other night at the Grammies. That video has quickly become difficult to find a way to display legally, but I really have liked her for a long time and this song is really the attitude that I like. She’s just fierce:
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A little night music: Pink, So what?
February 4th, 2010A little night music: Jerry Lee Lewis and Bette Midler
January 29th, 2010Who knew? From a Rolling Stone Magazine Anniversary party. Enjoy.
A little night music… Mary J Blige at the Grammies.
January 18th, 2010This is a woman who can sing.
Two sides of the same coin
January 12th, 2010
Though with great differences, Ellen DeGeneres and Jesús Vázquez portray societies that are slowly changing towards a better coexistence and respect. It is true that there is still a lot to be done but we have advanced and we must value this advancement. Gays and lesbians have conquered rights unjustly denied for years, an achievement that must extend from the big cities to rural areas where homosexuality is still penalized. This is a challenge for those organizations that work towards equality and diversity and that is why to link popular faces to the work of activists because celebrities can trespass frontiers and smooth a not always easy journey.
For Ellen, being a lesbian is part of her personality, not of her job. However, her marriage to actress Portia de Rossi shook the most conservative sectors of American society. After Ellen came out as a lesbian, televangelist Jerry Falwell referred to her in a sermon as “Ellen DeGenerate”, a remark that was vastly publicized in the US. DeGeneres responded by saying: “Really, he called me that? Ellen DeGenerate? I’ve been getting that since the fourth grade. I guess I’m happy I could give him work.”
With seven Emmys and uncountable honorary awards, Ellen is the most visible face of the LGBT movement and overall a North American icon.
On the other hand, Jesús Vázquez married his boyfriend of 5 years, Roberto Cortés, in 2005 and they did so in Spain that had just passed a LGBT marriage law. Without a doubt, his example has been key in achieving normalization. Jesús was basically the first celebrity to openly talk about his husband on national TV from his program “Allá Tú”, something that greatly contributed to LGBT visibility.
Both Ellen DeGeneres and Jesús Vázquez bravely opened doors and are still brave in societies were homophobia hasn’t been eradicated, exposing themselves to the public eye and facing sometimes not so subtle criticism from society and even from the LGBT community.
My Favorite Shakira Song
January 10th, 2010From the MTV unplugged version, though the album version is great too. This is a very talented Columbian singer who just has so much more depth in Spanish that in her English songs. The lyrics in English may seem a bit over the top, there is no question about the passion and desperation she is singing about. The total obsession of love. Below the video, I’ll do my best to translate it.
I give you my waist
and my lips, for when you want to kiss, haa, ha
I give you my madness
and the few neurons they left me
My discolored shoes, the diary in which I write, I give even my sighs,
but don’t leave anymore
Because you are my sun, the faith with which I live
the strongness of my voice
the feet I use to walk.
You are my love, my desire to live
the goodbye I don’t know how to say
because I will be never able to live without you
If one of these day you would decide to leave me
I would close every door, so you could never go out
I give you my silence, I give you my nose,
I give you even my bones, but stay here.
Because you are my sun, the faith with I live
the strength of my voice
the feet I use to walk.
You are my love, my desire to laugh
the goodbye I don’t know how to say
because I will be never able to live…
….without you
The Best of the Whedonverse.
September 25th, 2009
The Buffy Cast
I love nearly everything that Joss Whedon does, with special emphasis on Firefly and Buffy. But there were and are brilliant pieces in all his work. He is a true artist working some pretty nifty tricks. High concept shows with amazingly deep character studies – and funny! Entertainment Weekly attempts to pick the best 25 of any of his shows. I agree with the list pretty completely. I especially agree with this one as the top pick. It wasn’t a finale, or a cliffhanger, or a normal episode at all. And in a show filled with creepy-crawlies and things that go bump in the night and kill, this episode gives us reality. Here’s the best of Whedon:
1. ”THE BODY”
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 5
If there’s any argument to be made for the short-sighted irrelevance of the Emmy Awards — which marginalized Buffy for the entirety of its run — this episode should be exhibit A. Expertly written and directed by Whedon, ”The Body” is all about the emotional devastation caused by the sudden, tragically natural death of Buffy’s mother, Joyce (Kristine Sutherland). Deft and heartbreaking, ”The Body” isn’t just the best episode in the Whedonverse: It might be the best hour of television we’ve ever seen.
Go have fun and take a look at the top 25. Would love to know what you think. Please comment at thomlynchblog.com
We’re gonna start nice…and…easy, but we are gonna finish…
August 28th, 2009nice…and ROUGH!
Sergio Lara, nuevo Mister Gay Europa 2009
August 27th, 2009
El Mister Gay Spain y yo
How did I miss this news!? Sergio ha ganado! Enhorabuena. I was back stage in Madrid when Sergio won Mr Gay Spain. Here is a terrible picture of the two of us. He is adorable. And Spain has won two years in a row. Here’s some news about the contest and winner for you Spanish speakers from my friend Natacha Nazar:
El pasado 22 de agosto, Sergio Lara, valenciano de 26 años, residente en Barcelona consiguió el titulo de Mister Gay Europa 2009. España se alzó por segundo año consecutivo con el titulo de dicho certamen internacional de belleza.
Oslo ha sido la ciudad anfitriona este año del certamen en el que, durante cuatro días, veintitrés candidatos procedentes de todo el continente han dado lo mejor de sí en las diferentes pruebas de la competición.
El certamen ha contado con el apoyo total de las principales instituciones de la ciudad de Oslo, prueba de ello, es el apoyo que el propio alcalde de la ciudad, demostró al inaugurar oficialmente la competición, en un acto en el que se colocó una bandera gigantesca en una de las fachadas del hotel donde todos los delegados se hospedaban.
Ya desde el primer día, Sergio Lara, Mister Gay España 2009, cautivó al jurado con su interpretación a la guitarra de una “malagueña” que, en palabras de los organizadores, resultó “sencilla, intimista a la vez que pasional y con verdadero encanto”.
Tras haber ganado el desfile en bañador de la firma barcelonesa ES Collection consiguió una de las diez plazas en la Gran Final. Sergio también destacó en el resto de pruebas como la competición de supervivencia.
Sin embargo, fue la entrevista personal con el jurado donde Sergio demostró su naturalidad, sencillez y compromiso. Su carrera en psicología y su labor en un centro de asesoramiento a homosexuales sobre VIH y Sífilis le demostró la necesidad de educar e informar a los jóvenes, como también luchar para que en países como Rusia y Palestina deje de ser imposible pasear de la mano con su pareja o, en algunos casos, sea incluso un crimen.
La Gala Final del certamen tuvo lugar en el teatro Scentrum Scene donde Sergio deslumbró al público asistente presentando en exclusiva la nueva colección de Frankie Morello para Unikum Madrid con complementos de Men to Men. Junto a los finalistas de Irlanda e Islandia, Sergio fue coronado Mr. Gay Europa 2009.
En febrero de 2010 Sergio competirá en el certamen Mister Gay World, para alzarse con dicho titulo.
Más información en www.mrgaypride.es
Last one for the night
August 22nd, 2009In a music mood tonight. Here again is Alejandro Sanz singing in a bulerías style (a fast form of flamenco when danced). This is probably more of a bulería de golpe conte. Either way, its just pretty. From MTV Unplugged. Beautiful. 
Sexy video of the day
August 22nd, 2009Shakira and Alejandro Sanz. One of my favorite songs, this is a live version from his 2007 tour. Sexy, sexy, sexy. Me encanta la cancion.
