Thursday, March 08, 2007
if the gay doesn't get you...
So there's this little storm brewing about a former gay porn actor (I use the term "actor" loosely whenever referring to anyone in the industry) who just received an award at the Conservative Political Action Conference last weekend. Not for being a gay porn star, obviously. Those conservatives don't tend to go for that sort of thing. Unless maybe it's one of those old-timey body builder film reels.
The award had something to do with some big mean Columbia U. undergrads saying not nice things to him, a 36 year-old college junior, all because he supports the death march that is the Iraq war.
Anyway, that's the same conference where Ann Coulter called John Edwards a faggot and the Edwards campaign protested perhaps a bit too much in response. Really, it seemed like they more upset at maybe, possibly, being mistaken for gay even a little bit than they were about Coulter using a word with a history of violent crimes attached to it.
But back to the gay porn actor, Matt Sanchez, aka 'Rod Majors' (I kid you not). Blogger Joe. My. God. broke the story and made public the fact that the conservative movement's newest golden boy has a history of giving it to other lads up the bum, both on film and privately for money.
Yeah yeah, I know, he's a hypocrite for standing by Coulter and excusing her crazy desperate grabs for the last shred of an audience because nobody listens to her anymore (you should see Max Blumenthal's video from CPAC when he confronts her about all her broken engagements - I am so smitten with him). Oddly enough, Sanchez has reported that the conservatives are standing by their man. Like a pack of wild dogs, I guess they can sense his impressive endowments and know who's the alpha male.
So I did a little digging (not much, actually), and found this little tidbit from a 1998 interview for one of the porn studios that he worked for that is sure to get Sanchez permanently expelled from the conservative fold:
That's right, folks, the man not only went to see a Streisand concert, but he was very excited about it. Streisand, the woman who Sanchez' hero Bernard Goldberg claims is one of "the 100 people ruining America".
That's the real story here, folks. Not that Sanchez claims to have been engaged to two woman and married a third. Not that he's apparently a well-known gay porn actor who (I believe) still serves on active duty in the Marines despite Don't Ask Don't Tell.
Nope, the real bombshell is that we have a self-described conservative Republican admitting to being a fan of the liberal lioness herself, Barbra Streisand.
He's going to have to give back his (Republican) membership card AND (queer) toaster now.
The award had something to do with some big mean Columbia U. undergrads saying not nice things to him, a 36 year-old college junior, all because he supports the death march that is the Iraq war.
Anyway, that's the same conference where Ann Coulter called John Edwards a faggot and the Edwards campaign protested perhaps a bit too much in response. Really, it seemed like they more upset at maybe, possibly, being mistaken for gay even a little bit than they were about Coulter using a word with a history of violent crimes attached to it.
But back to the gay porn actor, Matt Sanchez, aka 'Rod Majors' (I kid you not). Blogger Joe. My. God. broke the story and made public the fact that the conservative movement's newest golden boy has a history of giving it to other lads up the bum, both on film and privately for money.
Yeah yeah, I know, he's a hypocrite for standing by Coulter and excusing her crazy desperate grabs for the last shred of an audience because nobody listens to her anymore (you should see Max Blumenthal's video from CPAC when he confronts her about all her broken engagements - I am so smitten with him). Oddly enough, Sanchez has reported that the conservatives are standing by their man. Like a pack of wild dogs, I guess they can sense his impressive endowments and know who's the alpha male.
So I did a little digging (not much, actually), and found this little tidbit from a 1998 interview for one of the porn studios that he worked for that is sure to get Sanchez permanently expelled from the conservative fold:
...
I got last-minute tickets to go see Barbra Streisand here in New York City. I was very excited and the curtain was going up in a couple of minutes so I ran to my seat...
That's right, folks, the man not only went to see a Streisand concert, but he was very excited about it. Streisand, the woman who Sanchez' hero Bernard Goldberg claims is one of "the 100 people ruining America".
That's the real story here, folks. Not that Sanchez claims to have been engaged to two woman and married a third. Not that he's apparently a well-known gay porn actor who (I believe) still serves on active duty in the Marines despite Don't Ask Don't Tell.
Nope, the real bombshell is that we have a self-described conservative Republican admitting to being a fan of the liberal lioness herself, Barbra Streisand.
He's going to have to give back his (Republican) membership card AND (queer) toaster now.
Labels: LGBT, not really newsworthy, nudity, pride, Republicans, truth
Saturday, February 03, 2007
ithaca pride
I just got done giving my about page a long-overdue overhaul. In clicking through the links to make sure they all work, I headed over to my alma mater's website.
Ithaca College produces some kick-ass graduates (if I do say so myself). Two of them are currently in very unique and distinct spotlights:
Gino Bona '95 is the winner of the first-ever NFL's "Pitch Us Your Idea for the Best Super Bowl Commercial Ever. Seriously" contest, and his ad will air at the two minute warning in the fourth quarter tomorrow. I may actually tune into the Super Bowl for the first time ever to try and catch a glimpse.
Kevin Greene '06 is one of the finalists currently appearing on NBC's reality show "Grease: You're The One That I Want" about the casting process for this summer's new Broadway revival of the most popular musical ever. "Grease" isn't my favorite musical, but it's cute and fun and I'll start watching the show so I can vote for Kevin. I don't know him, but we Ithacans have to stick together. This isn't the first audience-selected casting that an Ithaca alumnus has participated in.
Speaking of Ithaca alumni and "Grease", there's another notable alumni who I DO know. Matt Cavenaugh '01 is currently appearing on Broadway in "Grey Gardens" as Joe Kennedy. Matt and I were the same year at IC until he took a year off to appear in the national tour of "Grease". We really didn't know each other until my senior year, when he was cast in the lead role in the mainstage production of "Babes in Arms" and I happened to be the Wardrobe Supervisor and his personal dresser. He certainly deserves all the success he's earned so far. You really couldn't ask for an easier actor to work with.
And to think, the most famous IC alumni I used to brag about were Gavin MacLeod '52 and Ilene Graff '70 (you get extra points if you can identify in the comments who she is and what she's known for). There are now many other notable IC alumni doing wonderful things all over the country. I'm proud to be one of them.
I'm still not willing, however, to publicly admit that Bob Iger '73 is one of ours too.
Ithaca College produces some kick-ass graduates (if I do say so myself). Two of them are currently in very unique and distinct spotlights:
Gino Bona '95 is the winner of the first-ever NFL's "Pitch Us Your Idea for the Best Super Bowl Commercial Ever. Seriously" contest, and his ad will air at the two minute warning in the fourth quarter tomorrow. I may actually tune into the Super Bowl for the first time ever to try and catch a glimpse.
Kevin Greene '06 is one of the finalists currently appearing on NBC's reality show "Grease: You're The One That I Want" about the casting process for this summer's new Broadway revival of the most popular musical ever. "Grease" isn't my favorite musical, but it's cute and fun and I'll start watching the show so I can vote for Kevin. I don't know him, but we Ithacans have to stick together. This isn't the first audience-selected casting that an Ithaca alumnus has participated in.
Speaking of Ithaca alumni and "Grease", there's another notable alumni who I DO know. Matt Cavenaugh '01 is currently appearing on Broadway in "Grey Gardens" as Joe Kennedy. Matt and I were the same year at IC until he took a year off to appear in the national tour of "Grease". We really didn't know each other until my senior year, when he was cast in the lead role in the mainstage production of "Babes in Arms" and I happened to be the Wardrobe Supervisor and his personal dresser. He certainly deserves all the success he's earned so far. You really couldn't ask for an easier actor to work with.
And to think, the most famous IC alumni I used to brag about were Gavin MacLeod '52 and Ilene Graff '70 (you get extra points if you can identify in the comments who she is and what she's known for). There are now many other notable IC alumni doing wonderful things all over the country. I'm proud to be one of them.
I'm still not willing, however, to publicly admit that Bob Iger '73 is one of ours too.
Labels: alumni, fame, Ithaca College, personal, pride, success
