Years ago (circa 1989), I was invited to a church by a straight "friend" who told the pastor before I arrived that I am gay and was unexpectedly subjected to a similiar situation where I was ambushed by the pastor and his disciples of hate and I eventually and literally, had to twist the pastors arm to escape.
I just remember walking to my car with tears in my eyes. It was years before I went into a church again and even to this day, when I am in church, I often cry when I think of how humiliated I felt about what happened to me on that day.
See my posting "GOD HATES FAGS" by clicking here.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Black Church Exorcism Caught On Tape
Beyonce Makes Forbes Top 3 Earning Musicians List
You'll have to forgive Madonna, Celine Dion, and Beyonce Knowles if that question shows up on their full, rich lips today, as the three superstar entertainers have given new meaning to the term "well-(high)heeled."Forbes has just released its list of the top-earning musicians of the last 12 months (June '08-June '09), and according to the business mag's data, which estimates total income generated by recording sales, song publishing, concert tours, and endorsement deals, the top three slots in all of musicdom's money-making this past year go to the three aforementioned divas, with estimated hauls of $110 million (Madonna), $100 million (Dion), and $87 million (Knowles).
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SF PRIDE THIS WEEKEND 2 PARTIES IN TWO CITIES
Join me this Saturday and Sunday as I produce two Grand, Grand Marshall Parties for SF Pride. One on Saturday in Oakland at the Vibe Lounge with a free reception from 8pm-9:30pm and the other on Sunday, directly after the pride festival at 6pm in San Francisco at Pink Diamonds Strip Club. Click here for SF Pride stage and party info. Plus check out these two arial videos of the two cities by the Bay!
For those unfamiliar with the Bay Area, Oakland is about 15 minutes from San Francisco by car or subway and both easily seen across the Bay from one another...kind of like Manhattan and Brooklyn. Enjoy!
For those unfamiliar with the Bay Area, Oakland is about 15 minutes from San Francisco by car or subway and both easily seen across the Bay from one another...kind of like Manhattan and Brooklyn. Enjoy!
SAN FRANCISCO
OAKLAND
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Same Sex Partners To Get Federal Benefits
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama, under growing criticism for not seeking to end the ban on openly gay men and women in the military, is extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees.
Obama plans to announce his decision on Wednesday in the Oval Office, a White House official said Tuesday. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the president hadn't yet signed the presidential memorandum.
The official said Obama would release more details on Wednesday.
Complete story here>>>
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Is Whitney Back?
( New York, NY – June 4, 2009) Whitney Houston’s new album will be released worldwide September 1, 2009 on Arista Records. This is Whitney’s 7th studio album. Since her 1985 self-titled debut, she has built an illustrious career that has generated over 170 million combined worldwide sales of albums, singles and videos. Cited by the Guinness Book of World Records as music’s “most awarded female artist of all time,” with an unsurpassed tally of 411 awards, inclusive of 6 Grammy Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, 23 American Music Awards and 16 Billboard Music Awards…Houston remains a singular force in music today.
Click here for more information and be sure to visit http://www.whitneyhouston.com/ regularly for up-to-date album information, exclusive photos and breaking news!
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Make Me A Super Model Finale Disappoints....Me
At long last, it's time to deliver the results. Shockingly, Jonathan is eliminated first followed by my favorite Sandhurst. In the end, it's Branden who walks away with the title and don't think that coming into this as the underdog did anything to diminish that ego of his. Oh no. He still wants the ladies to call him. Sandhurst, you were robbed!Call me....
Joe
Tiger Woods Dubai Golf Course Delayed
LONDON, England -- (CNN) -- The construction of the first golf course designed by Tiger Woods, currently being built on the outskirts of Dubai, has been hit by delays.The "Tiger Woods Dubai" was seen as the Emirate's crowning glory in its bid to become a hub for golf development, after attracting other marquee-name designers including Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia and Greg Norman to the area.
But CNN has exclusively learned that the official opening of Woods' 18 holes on the Al Ruwaya course, due to be ready by September, will now not take place until at least April.
It is understood that just six holes will be opened in September, three of which were fully grassed in May before the heat of summer, where temperatures often reach 45 degrees Celsius.
The $1 billion project being built by construction company Tatweer includes 197 "palaces, mansions and villas" over an area of 55 million square feet and was launched in 2006 to much fanfare.
Phase one of the project, which includes the golf course, an academy and driving range was due to be completed in the last quarter of this year. The second phase, which includes 360,000 square feet boutique hotel and the gated village is scheduled to be completed by the second or third quarter of 2010.
A spokesperson for the course denied there were any delays. "In terms of the timeline to club opening, we will announce our specific timeline and opening closer to the opening date in conjunction with IMG and Tiger Woods," said the spokesperson.
It is another blow for the Emirate where other projects have been subject to difficulties in recent times. Developers such as Leisurecorp, the company behind the $20 million "Race to Dubai" event have been blighted by falling land prices.
Real estate consultancy Colliers International recently reported property prices in Dubai had plunged 41 percent during the first three months of 2009.
Colliers said prices had fallen as global finance has dried up and job opportunities in Dubai have declined.
Source>>>
But CNN has exclusively learned that the official opening of Woods' 18 holes on the Al Ruwaya course, due to be ready by September, will now not take place until at least April.
It is understood that just six holes will be opened in September, three of which were fully grassed in May before the heat of summer, where temperatures often reach 45 degrees Celsius.
The $1 billion project being built by construction company Tatweer includes 197 "palaces, mansions and villas" over an area of 55 million square feet and was launched in 2006 to much fanfare.
Phase one of the project, which includes the golf course, an academy and driving range was due to be completed in the last quarter of this year. The second phase, which includes 360,000 square feet boutique hotel and the gated village is scheduled to be completed by the second or third quarter of 2010.
A spokesperson for the course denied there were any delays. "In terms of the timeline to club opening, we will announce our specific timeline and opening closer to the opening date in conjunction with IMG and Tiger Woods," said the spokesperson.
It is another blow for the Emirate where other projects have been subject to difficulties in recent times. Developers such as Leisurecorp, the company behind the $20 million "Race to Dubai" event have been blighted by falling land prices.
Real estate consultancy Colliers International recently reported property prices in Dubai had plunged 41 percent during the first three months of 2009.
Colliers said prices had fallen as global finance has dried up and job opportunities in Dubai have declined.
Source>>>
Monday, June 1, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
DawgPoundUSA Presents Tyson Kobie at BLATINO OASIS
As you can imagine our adult film honorees were wheeling and dealing during my event Blatino Oasis earlier this month (see below) in Palm Springs, California and they were also making Porn...Of Course! See the above G-rated intro featuring New Adult Film Star Tyson Kobie and then visit Dawgpoundusa.com for XXX rated version!
Sunday, May 24, 2009
MORE BLATINO OASIS PICS 2009
Good Clean Fun In Palm Springs!
Photo's by Ron Fulcher & Steven Blank of pinkmafiaradio.com
Photo's by Ron Fulcher & Steven Blank of pinkmafiaradio.com
BOOKING RESORT ROOMS NOW FOR 2010
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Friday, May 22, 2009
Oprah Winfrey And Tyler Perry Present PRECIOUS
Starring Monique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz
and introducing Gabourey Sidibe
Gabourey's Audition Tape
PRECIOUS THE MOVIE
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Will Smith Set To Play Egyptian Pharaoh
Hollywood has always portrayed the Pharaohs of the African nation of Egypt as white, even though history clearly tells a different story.Finally a more accurate representation of an Egyptian Pharaoh will be presented on the big screen. Academy-nominated actor and box office powerhouse Will Smith is gearing up for his latest role in the upcoming drama The Last Pharaoh.
Taharqa was a Nubian pharaoh who ruled over Egypt from 690BC to 664 BC, along the way repelling Assyrian invaders and stopped an army from destroying Jerusalem and therefore helped to shape the Western world.
Some say that the title of the film should have been ‘when Ethiopians ran Egypt.’ The 25th Dynsaty (751 - 525 BCE) was an Ethiopian Dynasty, a Dynasty that ruled both Egypt and Nubia, which was also called Ethiopia. The name Ethiopia in the ancient times refers to territories south of ancient Egypt.
This film will help to frame the field of global African and Ethiopian Studies. In addition to the ancient history of Ethiopia (Meroitica and Aksumita Ethiopia), which has a rich intellectual history of Ethiopianism and Neo-Ethiopianism (Rastafrianism) in the African Diaspora, South Africa, West Africa, and the Caribbean and helps us recognize the fact that the ’stretched hands of Ethiopia’ is a global phenomena.
The movie will focus on Taharqa's battle with the Assyrian leader, Esarheddon, and promises to be truly epic.
This film will help to frame the field of global African and Ethiopian Studies. In addition to the ancient history of Ethiopia (Meroitica and Aksumita Ethiopia), which has a rich intellectual history of Ethiopianism and Neo-Ethiopianism (Rastafrianism) in the African Diaspora, South Africa, West Africa, and the Caribbean and helps us recognize the fact that the ’stretched hands of Ethiopia’ is a global phenomena.
The movie will focus on Taharqa's battle with the Assyrian leader, Esarheddon, and promises to be truly epic.
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Saturday, May 16, 2009
VANESSA WILLIAMS NEW ALBUM
The stars of Ugly Betty have all been keeping busy, and Vanessa Williams is no exception. The singer/actress is getting her song back, by releasing The Real Thing, on Concord Records, June 2.
This is her first album in 4 years. It will have an interesting style, as well: a mixture of jazz, samba, salsa, pop and R&B.
"I had been wanting to do a Latin-flavored album since I played a ballroom dancer in the (salsa) movie Dance With Me," Williams says.
Her Ugly Betty schedule will keep Vanessa from touring extensively, but she does plan introduce new music at shows in Atlantic City in May.
"I had been wanting to do a Latin-flavored album since I played a ballroom dancer in the (salsa) movie Dance With Me," Williams says.
Her Ugly Betty schedule will keep Vanessa from touring extensively, but she does plan introduce new music at shows in Atlantic City in May.
Friday, May 15, 2009
I Will Be A Grand Marshall Of San Francisco Pride 2009
Joe Hawkins is a noted Oakland California community activist and organizer who was the first Black gay man to appear on national television on the Oprah Winfrey show in 1989, defending his right to parent his then 7-year-old son.
Joe is co-founder of the East Bay AIDS Walk and is co-producer of the nation’s largest Black LGBT Film Festival and was selected as one of Click Magazine’s top 25 Elite LGBT people in America in Atlanta in 2006.
Mr. Hawkins also owns one of the nation’s first African American gay lifestyle websites (http://www.clubrimshot.com/) and produces the largest black gay men’s events in the northwest.
He is also co-producer of the nation’s only national event celebrating gay erotica and men of African or Latino descent called BLATINO OASIS, held annually in Palm Springs, California.
A military veteran, Mr. Hawkins’ work in the community has been recognized by the White House and has been featured on Good Morning America and in numerous publications to include USA Today and the Wall Street Journal.
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About San Francisco Pride
This year marks the 39th anniversary of the San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade. This year's theme is "In Order to Form a More Perfect Union…," and the event will be held over the weekend of June 27 and 28, 2009. With over 200 parade contingents, 300 exhibitors, and more than a dozen community-run stages and venues, the San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade is the largest gathering of LGBT people and allies in the nation. The two-day celebration is free and open to all.
The energy reaches a crescendo the last weekend of June. On Saturday close to 150,000 folks will gather at Civic Center for the first day of the two-day celebration! Stages of music, more than 300 exhibitors, great food and drinks are available to enjoy. That same night, 200,000 revelers will pour into the Castro and party into the wee hours of the night.
On Sunday morning, the roar of 500 motorcycles heralds the start of the Pride Parade, a dazzling cavalcade of diversity. The streets are lined 12 people deep as 750,000 people cheer the contingents on. Going on during and after the parade is the second day of the Celebration at Civic Center. More than a dozen community stages entertain the crowds with world famous acts.Come and enjoy the show, culture and experience! If you are visiting from out of town, we suggest you browse our Travel and Hotels page.
http://www.sfpride.org/parade/grandmarshals.html
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
BLATINO OASIS SOUTHERN CAL MEDIA BLITZ
In advance of my event in Palm Springs, California, Los Angeles photographer(and brotha) Steven Williams shoots a memorable photograph and Blatino Oasis is selected as the cover story for 5 major Los Angeles and Southern California based magazines.
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