McCain surges

What an appropriate Halloween message..

Just now I received the most serious, detailed and scary political email I've received in a long time... and it came from the McCain campaign. It details a surge of epic proportions, numbers closer than any poll is showing. And it is absent of so much rhetoric or one-liners that it's almost scary.

This is ours to lose, folks... and McCain/Palin '08 is determined to make us lose.

Hardly a treat, I just hope this ends up being a trick.

In its entirety, here it is:


The State of the Campaign

If your television is tuned to cable news as frequently as ours are here at campaign headquarters, you have seen the pundits say John McCain and his campaign are done. And, if you've followed this race since the beginning, this is clearly a song you've heard before. I wanted to take some time today to give you some insight on the state of the race as we see it.

An AP poll released this morning revealed a very telling fact: ONE out of every SEVEN voters is undecided. That means, if 130 million voters turn out on Tuesday, 18.5 million of them have yet to make up their mind. With that many votes on the table and the tremendous movement we've seen in this race, I believe we are in a very competitive campaign.

Here's why:

All the major polls have shown a tightening in the race and a significant narrowing of the numbers. In John McCain's typical pattern, he is closing strong and surprising the pundits. We believe this race is winnable, and if the trajectory continues, we will surpass the 270 Electoral votes needed on Election Night.

• National Polls: Major polls last week showed John McCain trailing by double-digit margins - but by the middle of this week, we were within the margin of error on four national tracking surveys. In fact, the Gallup national tracking survey showed the race in a virtual tie 2 days this week.
  
  
• State Polls:
  
  Iowa - Our numbers in Iowa have seen a tremendous surge in the past 10 days. We took Obama's lead from the double digits to a very close race. That is why you see Barack Obama visiting the state in the final days, trying to stem his losses. It is too little, too late. Like many other Midwestern states, Iowa is moving swiftly into McCain's column.
  
  The Southwest - It is no secret that Republican candidates in the Southwest have to focus on winning over enough Latino and Hispanic voters in Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado to carry them to victory. John McCain has overcome challenges Republicans face, and has made up tremendous ground in these states with these voters. For these voters, the choice has become clear, and you have seen a big change in the numbers. John McCain is now winning enough voters to perform within the margin of error - putting these states within reach.
  
  Colorado - Barack Obama tried to outspend our campaign in Colorado during the early weeks of October and finish off our candidate in Colorado. However, after our visit early this week, we saw a tremendous rebound in our poll position, and Colorado is back on the map.
  
  Ohio and Pennsylvania - Everyone knows that vote rich Ohio and Pennsylvania will be key battlegrounds for this election. Between the two: 41 electoral votes and no candidate has gotten to the White House without Ohio. Senator McCain and Governor Palin have been campaigning non-stop in these key battleground states and tonight Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has pumped up our campaign at a rally in Columbus. Our position in these states is strong and undecided voters continue to have a very favorable impression of our candidate.

Obama campaign faces tremendous structural challenges in the final days of this campaign

• Obama has a challenge hitting 50%: Barack Obama has not reached the 50% threshold in almost any the battleground state. He consistently is performing in the 45-48% range. When we look closely at the primary votes, we see a history of a candidate whose Election Day performance is often at or behind his final polling numbers. If this is true, our surge will leave Obama with even or under 50% of the vote on Election Day.
  
  
• Early Vote: The Obama campaign has promised that their early vote and absentee efforts will change the composition of the electorate. They have sold the press on a story that first time voters will turn out in droves this election cycle. Again, the facts undermine their argument. In our analysis of early voting and absentee votes to date: The composition of the electorate has not changed significantly and most folks who have voted early are high propensity voters who would have voted regardless of the high interest in this campaign.
  
  
• Expanding the Field: Obama is running out of states if you follow out a traditional model. Today, he expanded his buy into North Dakota, Georgia and Arizona in an attempt to widen the playing field and find his 270 Electoral Votes. This is a very tall order and trying to expand into new states in the final hours shows he doesn't have the votes to win.

The Final Barnstorm

• On Monday, we will have a 14 state rally with our candidates crisscrossing the country trying to turn out our voters and sway the final undecided voters. Governor Palin will hit Ohio, Missouri, Iowa, Colorado, Nevada and Alaska in the final day of campaigning, while Senator McCain will travel from Tampa, Florida, to Virginia, then Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Mexico, Nevada and finish the night in Prescott, Arizona. The enthusiasm and excitement we generate on Monday will be the electricity that powers our "Get Out the Vote" efforts on Tuesday.

On the Ground

• Our field organization has tremendous energy and is out-performing the Bush campaign at the same time in 2004. This week our field organization crossed a huge threshold and began reaching more than one million voters per day, and by week's end will have contacted more than 5 million voters. Our phone centers are full and our rate of voter contact is significantly out-pacing the Bush campaign in 2004. We have the resources to do the voter contact necessary to support the surge we are seeing in our polling with old fashioned grassroots outreach.

On the Airwaves

• In the final days of the campaign, our television presence will be bigger and broader than the Obama campaign's presence. The full Republican effort - the RNC's Independent Expenditure and the McCain campaign will out-buy Barack Obama and the Democrats by just about 10 million dollars.

In short: the McCain campaign is surging in the final 72 hours. Our grassroots campaign is vibrant and communicating to voters in a very powerful way. Our television presence is strong. And, we have a secret ingredient - A candidate who will never quit and who will never stop fighting for you and for your families.

In these final hours, Senator McCain and Governor Palin are counting on you - they are counting on you to knock on doors, to make turnout calls, to contact your friends and neighbors. Get our voters to the polls and help John McCain fight for your and for our country. This is our last mission on behalf of John McCain and I have no doubt I can count on your effort and energy to carry us across the line to victory.

Missed Instant Message of the Day

Kevin: i finished the bible today

Kevin: 2 1/2 out of five stars

America runs on BULLSHIT!

I went to Dunkin' Donuts today with the intention of purchasing two dozen donuts. I was going to bring them in to the office so that everyone could enjoy something fattening and glazed with their coffee, or street grade speed (or both! try it in a blender!)

I get to Dunkin' Donuts and wait on the line patiently. Someone behind me, a little more awake than I, approached the counter, looked this way and that, and said: "Do you have any donuts?"

An employee in a backwards baseball cap regarded him with little to no emotion and said, "No sir."

The man continued, "Well, do you plan on getting any?"

"We don't know sir."

Really? No donuts at Dunkin Donuts? That's like no coffee at Starbucks. No pizza at Pizza Hut. No ugly, v-neck shirts at American Apparel!

And it was all so very sad, looking at those empty metal trays, filled with tissue paper still dotted with dollops of chocolate frosting and kreme. Those unattractive bagels with nothing less healthy to stand beside them. Whoever came and wiped out Dunkin' took all of the krullers too... and really, who the fuck eats a kruller?

How could this happen? How could Dunkin Donuts let their guard down? My only guess is that they were too busy working on their coffee to keep an eye on their donuts.

Well THAT was awkward

Imagine you're all dolled up for your CNN interview. You have a simple talking point:

OBAMA PALS AROUND WITH ANTI-SEMITES.

Sure there's no proof. Hell, you don't even know what the talking points guy is talking about!

But that's no matter, you're being interviewed on cable news! They'll take your soundbite, nod, ask you how the weather is, and send you on your way.

Except, of course, with the recent launch of Campbell Brown's No Bitch No Bull (or whatever it's called), the CNN news folks are getting tougher. They're asking the TOUGH questions.

Okay... actually they're simply asking "name one more anti-semite". That's not a tough question.

Unless, of course, you're over-generalizing and making sweeping, inaccurate claims.

That might be awkward.

See below.

Zero

Nothing is more disheartening than seeing a big fat "O" on your bank account. It's my fault, mostly. There was a backup with my landlord and he didn't have time to cash numerous rent checks and utility checks. And, well, I kept right on living.

Well, the checks were cashed, and over 3,500 dollars were ripped from my account, leaving me in the red.

Boo. I should have prepared for the likelihood of this a little more. Grrrr.

Damn you money! Why can I never have enough of you?

Is the universe telling me something?

This video marks the second foreign game show YouTube clip I've received today. From different people. Who did not plan this in advance.

One more and I'm leaving the country!

When will I see this on Rock of Love?

I'm just kidding. I would never watch Rock of Love. Or any shitty VH1 reality show. Frankly, I can't stand the dreadful stink of today's television - turned all the more putrid by the high density of reality programs.

I just tune in once a week to The Soup, where dreamy Joel McHale and his team of interns wade shoulder-deep in the STD-ridden waters of reality programming to pull up the few geoducks of hilarity from the week of horror for my sick pleasure.

But you know what? I might watch some reality TV if it were as perverse and, well, odd as this video.



Hey, Patrick! You gonna do some of this when you head abroad?

For a bunch of insane, idiotic neo-cons...

This is a pretty funny ad. Mostly because of the soundtrack, and the line about Fidel Castro having to wash his beard on Wednesdays.

Pepsi's New Brand and Bottle

Just this week, Pepsi announced their new visual brand and rippled bottle. All new labels are being trucked out to social bloggers around the US.

But don't worry, I've put the brand right here.



PS: Thanks to my friend, Amanda for her design help.

That's Change I DON'T Believe In

Lois M. from Freeport (and of MoveOn.org) just sent me an email invite to a Barack Obama party at her house.

I thought this sweet and cute, until I saw that pumpkin. This kook took all that time, scooping out stinking pumpkin innards to create a Barackolantern? Something tells me she has many cats, all with "Obama/Biden" shaved along their spines.

Creepy. I'll take her vote, sure. But I'll spend Thursday night at home, thanks.

King McCain

Talk about smart placement. According to Campbell Brown (on The Daily Show on Monday) the McCain camp pulled John's appearance from Larry King Live because they felt that Brown had played it a bit too hard with the senator.

Well, they decided to come around and let bygones be bygones. How convenient that Mr. McCain will appear tonight right after Barack's address.

This banner, though, really lets you have it. We have a stern Grampy McCain. And we have the big bold "PAID" before "address", which makes Barack seem like some moneybags (which, technically, he is). Is CNN bitter? Are they just trying to grab as many viewers as they can? Are King and McCain going to talk about the Polio scare?

I need to see this - but there's no way I'm getting home in time to DVR it. Goddammit.

Nonvoters beware!

All hail MoveOn.org! Sure they clog my email box with twice as much mail as Barack Obama and John McCain combined. And sure they leave themselves open to partisan attacks from balding leeches like Bill O'Reilly (and coiffed leeches like Sean Hannity).

But all is forgiven, for they have come up with one of the greatest viral campaigns I've seen in months. Using smart video technology, you can insert your friends' names into a CNNBC news program segment called "Single Nonvoter Tipped Election to McCain-Palin Ticket". Your friends' names will appear in the video as well as around this fake news page.

MoveOn is smart, too. They provide you with TONS of fields for name entry. And good thing, too, because I sent at least 50 of these out today (Patrick, I sent you one too - spread the love!)

See the product below, and then send a bunch to your friends.

What's Broadway without the broads?

I have often heard that no good play has ever been written by a woman. Sometimes in jest, sometimes fully straight-faced. Think for a second - how many female playwrights do you know? In elementary school I assumed that Tennessee Williams was a black woman (whoops and whoops) but aside from "her" I know of Caryl Churchill and Suzan-Lori Parks.

So, is it true? Can women not write plays?

Turns out (see the graph) that it's not that women can't write plays... it's just that they're having a fuck of a hard time getting them produced. And women are finally banding together to somehow change this. Good luck... but make sure you leave a slot open for me when I'm done with my work in progress!

The Hallmark"ing" of the F-Bomb

From Tamara to Tupac, those with guillotine tongues have made verbal evisceration of their opponents nothing short of aural orgasms for bystanders. I usually resort to a simple, "Fuck you."

Still, for those church picnics and visits to Aunt Layla in the Schizo ward, it's nice to know some out there are still crafting heavily serrated, yet family (and head case) friendly insults...BUT, they're using the poetry of our time, the greeting card! (The style/structure anyway).




Meet Demotivators, a delicious treat akin to razor-blade laden candy apples. There isn't much I can say other than go browse and...use one in conversation today. As a registered asshole, I can tell you that sometimes more is more when you need your words to castrate a perpetrator. Think of your insults like good sex, it's always more gratifying with a Nat Sherman and Nilla Wafer after you explode.

My personal favorite: Don't ever change. I always want to be better than you.

Hitchen's Bitchin'

Following on the coattails of Patrick's post, I have another research-related nugget. This one comes from one of my personal heroes, Christopher Hitchens.

In his latest Slate piece, he takes a nice big bite out of McCain and (mostly) Sarah Palin in regards to their distaste for spending on scientific research (fruit flies!? polar bears!? SATAN!)

"This is what the Republican Party has done to us this year: It has placed within reach of the Oval Office a woman who is a religious fanatic and a proud, boastful ignoramus.

Those who despise science and learning are not anti-elitist. They are morally and intellectually slothful people who are secretly envious of the educated and the cultured. And those who prate of spiritual warfare and demons are not just "people of faith" but theocratic bullies. On Nov. 4, anyone who cares for the Constitution has a clear duty to repudiate this wickedness and stupidity."

Read Sarah Palin's War on Science

Eureka! I've found my Reader's Digest...

In an effort to aide drug companies in staving off cures for diabetes, HIV and muffin tops, scientific funding has once again gone to the pseudo-sciences. You know, the ones that helped us determine men are from Mars and women are from Venus, and launched the careers of social pioneers like Dr. Phil.

This just in from the brain trust: women are more likely to lie about engaging in socially unacceptable behaviors (e.g. Cheating). Sure there's the old double-standard argument -- if a guy gets around he's a stud; if a woman gets around, she's a ho. For the sake of this entry, I'll spare you my diatribe regarding evolutionary biology's overwhelming examples against monogamy in nature, including human nature.

Instead, I'll ask why you didn't take the cue from Salt'n'Peppa back in the 90s? "If she wanna get freakin with someone on the weekend, it's none of yo business."

If we are destined to a life of funding less useful studies than curing pandemics, shouldn't we at least resolve ourselves to studying behaviors that have a direct impact on bettering the world? So women lie about cheating? Men have been doing it since time began.

Why doesn't funding go toward the study of the spread of infectious diseases, or why we're all so apt to accept so-called "culture wars" proposed by politicians. If this seems a little heavy, then why not studying human aversions to going green?

Simply put, scientific and behavioral research should start putting it's mouth where it's money is and tell me something worth hearing.

Celebrity Explosion

Ever since I started dating my boyfriend, Jack, I have found myself in the vicinity of countless celebrities. This is quite different than how things used to be, namely hearing "Hey! That was so and so" only to turn around and miss them as they disappeared into a crowd.

BUT since Jack came into the picture, I have seen tons of superstars. For instance:

Last week I found myself walking alongside Hunter Parrish, Weeds star and Spring Awakener. (Yum?)

On Friday I watched Paul Dano of Little Miss Sunshine fame and Zoe Kazan of The Seagull practically copulated at a table in the Hell's Kitchen Red Mango. Come on, celebrities - have you no shame (or ritzy apartment to abscond to)??

Saturday night, by far, took the cake however.

• I smoked a cigarette with Daniel Radcliffe (apparently a chain smoker!) and the (gay) horses of Equus
• I met Tom Cruise (he didn't seem that short), Katie Holmes (she didn't seem that crazy) and little Suri (adorable!)
• I stood beside McKenzie Crook (Garreth Kenan from The Office UK!) waiting for the bathroom
• I also saw countless other Broadway "folks" that I wasn't cultured enough to recognize (alas!)

At this rate, who knows who I'll see next (crosses fingers for Ryan Phillippe).

The True Story of Perez Hilton

I don't really care for gossip. (Though I DID smoke a cigarette with Daniel Radcliffe this weekend! OOOOOH.)

But I want to give the maddest of props to my UES compadre, Mark for the wonderful writing/directing/creating work he's done on the Perez Hilton true story viral video. Check it out here.

Check it out, you'll even see Mark in it, he's cast himself as an aspiring celebrity blogger. Hilarious!

Hey - Mark, maybe you and I can co-blog some week, help you make that aspiration a reality :0D

xoJR

Monday Morning Prophecy

I'm back at work (sad, I know) but what's even worse is this bleak portrayal of the second day of a McCain/Palin presidency.

Check it out

Welcome, Buddy

Hey there Patrick. Welcome to Justin Plus One. It seems like only yesterday you and I were assuming fake names and tearing this city apart piece by piece and post by post.

While Jane and Blanche are no more, I am pleased as punch (RUM variety) to have you back and blogging alongside me on one of your final weeks in this filthy, stinky, cloudy, yet utterly lovable city.

I have no doubt you will bring your acidic wit and insight to every post, and outshine anything I could ever write with little to no effort on your part.

Welcome!

xoJR

Meet Patrick

My Name:
Patrick

My Location:
Currently nestled in between the toxic East River and the FDR Drive

My Site:
Socialite Commentary

What I might post about:
Imitators, Perpetrators, and Haters

What I love:
Mirrors, Miamas, Manhattans

What I hate:
Posers, Mayonnaise, Public Scenes

Anything else?
“Oh yeah…I’d fuck me.” –Silence of the Lambs

Will Ferrell's Dubya Chills with Tina Fey's Palin

Did you miss it last night? I know I did.

Check it out here!

Duh

New York Times endorses Barack Obama for President

For a second there, I thought they'd go for McCain!

McCain and Obama Debate Number 4

Breakdancing? You betcha.

I had to share this.

Staycationing

I'm off from work this week, and instead of dropping near 1,000 buckaroos on a trip to some warmer clime, I decided to staycation. It's a new term on the tongue of journalists everywhere who are bemoaning the state of our economy. Yes Wall Street and Main Street are swirling down the shitter, yes gas is expensive (though it seemed a lot cheaper on Long Island this week). And because of that, families are Staycationing. A vacation at home.

Sounds depressing, and I'll bet it is. Unless you live in the greatest city in the United States, like me.

Since I moved here three years ago, I haven't really had the chance to enjoy this metropolis of mine. And so, on my Staycation, I am doing just that. And what a fantastic time I am having.

Today I have a Blissage 75 at 1:30. It's a 75 minute massage. An hour and fifteen minutes of pampering from a man I haven't met yet. Imagine my excitement.

Tonight I'm meeting up with my old buddy PJ for drinks in Hell's Kitchen.

Tomorrow night I am seeing In The Heights. Last night was The Seagull.

So it's not like I'm really saving any money. I'm just taking advantage of the city at my fingertips, the place I walk and wander through to work every day. I'm just overwhelmed by my freedom. Going where I want, when I want, and doing what I want. A simple concept, and it's lovely.

I should Staycation more often.

Don't give in to despair

From my terrible plays this morning to one of the greatest I've seen to date. Jack was my date to The Seagull tonight, and I was able to experience three hours of sadness, suicide, crying, alcoholism, drug abuse, and Peter Sarsgaard.

Simply put: see this play. An ensemble play, this Chekhov piece needs a strong cast. And everyone from Sarsgaard to Scott Thomas to Garreth Kenan from the UK version of The Office (that's Dwight Shrute to you American Office fans), carried us along through the lives of unsatisfied actors and writers.

But the key to the show, and what moved me, is the strongly delivered line that I used as the title to this post. DON'T GIVE IN TO DESPAIR. Sure things suck sometimes. Sure sometimes they go from bad to worse. I mean, check out this play... whether rich or poor, famous or unknown, NOBODY is happy. And at the end of the play, they're about to be a lot less pleased.

But life, luckily, is not as bad as it is in Chekhov's work. Hell, maybe that's the point. No matter where you are, you are not as bad off as Trigorin, or Arkadina, or Treplyov or Nina. So watch The Seagull, feel like shit, and then compare it to your actual life. Not so bad, is it?

What a beautiful evening. What an excellent show. Forty bucks gets you nosebleeds (as the boyfriend and I partook of) and it's more than worth the price (and the seats are just fine).

Check it out. Go. Now. And read up on The Seagull first, if you know nothing about it.

Playwronging

This morning while at home I stumbled upon a fat black binder covered in dust. Inside I found 5 plays I had written before and during college. I thought to myself: wow! Since my boyfriend recently re-interested me in playwriting, I should check out some of my old work!

Wow. Crap. What utter crap. Looking at it now, I have found all new respect for my professors in school who looked at the pile of shit I shoveled on their desks, stink lines and hungry flies buzzing about, and smiled at me and said "good work! keep it up!"

I mean, really. Pretty terrible stuff. But I take this as a GOOD sign. If I can see how bad they are - that means that I must be better now, right? Right??

Well it certainly means I'm better at knowing crap when I see it, that's for sure.

Which reminds me, I have to get started writing a letter of recommendation for one of my college professors. Complimenting me greatly, he specifically requested that I be one of the recommendation letter writers. With that kind of faith in me, I cannot let him down. So this has to be good.

xoJR

Top 5 Reasons Obama Supporters Shouldn't Rest Easy

I am posting this because Adam at MoveOn.org told me to. If you have an issue with this, take it up directly with him!

TOP 5 REASONS OBAMA SUPPORTERS SHOULDN'T REST EASY

1. The polls may be wrong. This is an unprecedented election. No one knows how racism may affect what voters tell pollsters—or what they do in the voting booth. And the polls are narrowing anyway. In the last few days, John McCain has gained ground in most national polls, as his campaign has gone even more negative.

2. Dirty tricks. Republicans are already illegally purging voters from the rolls in some states. They're whipping up hysteria over ACORN to justify more challenges to new voters. Misleading flyers about the voting process have started appearing in black neighborhoods. And of course, many counties still use unsecure voting machines.

3. October surprise. In politics, 15 days is a long time. The next McCain smear could dominate the news for a week. There could be a crisis with Iran, or Bin Laden could release another tape, or worse.

4. Those who forget history... In 2000, Al Gore won the popular vote after trailing by seven points in the final days of the race. In 1980, Reagan was eight points down in the polls in late October and came back to win. Races can shift—fast!

5. Landslide. Even with Barack Obama in the White House, passing universal health care and a new clean-energy policy is going to be hard. Insurance, drug and oil companies will fight us every step of the way. We need the kind of landslide that will give Barack a huge mandate.

Little Big Disappointment

Jack and I were at the Gamestop in Roosevelt Field Mall. After days of deliberating (don't buy another game! you already own so many that you haven't even taken out of the plastic!) I finally gave in to my desires and decided to buy what is apparently one of the greatest games of all time: Little Big Planet.





So I went to the counter guy, and asked "do you have any copies of Little Big Planet?"

"No, they were all recalled."

I had visions of the game being found to contain circular saws instead of cds. Or maybe the packaging exploded? I couldn't compute what would get a GAME recalled.

"Why?"

"They found lyrics from the Koran in it."

No way. I thought. This guy was full of shit. Nope! He was right.

LAME! So what if it has a line from the Koran in another language? Big deal! I mean, because it's set to pop music? Really? Call me insensitive but I think the whole thing is totally ridiculous.

Live from Long Island

After two months together, I decided it was time to bring the new boyfriend (Jack) home to meet the family. That and he's never been to Long Island before!

Crazy, I know. I'll take him to see all the wonders that this island has to offer. Like. Um.

The mall?

and. um.

Century 21?

Our bagels aren't that bad!

Okay, so Long Island is pretty lame, I'll admit that. Lord knows that I only come back here to see my family, whom I love so dearly. But when 11pm rolls around and everything closes down and I can't even go out to get drunk because I'd need to drive home, I realize why all my life I dreamed of one day moving to New York City, and why I'll never be able to come back here for any extended period of time.

Hey! Kristin! How's NYC treating you? It's chilly here, and the italian ices places closed for the season (and I had SUCH a hankering for a rainbow cookie ice from Ralph's). I had promised Jack deliciousness and there was none to be found. What a disappointment.

Ahs well. We're off to Roosevelt Field Mall so Jack can see the shopping therapy that keeps Long Islanders from jumping in front of traffic on Sunrise Highway.

xoxoJR

Long time no blog.....

Well, I have been semi busy, and now that I have some free time, I decided to drop in and rant. haha.

Let's see. The last debate- I think it was McCain's best and Obama's worst. I really don't think that will really matter, but those are my thoughts. I love how CNN is projecting that right now, Obama already has enough electoral votes to win the presidency, but you still need to go out and vote! SO GO VOTE!

Umm, I wish I was a psychologist so I could understand why, we as people, do the things we do. Why, if we know we won't like the consequences, we do things anyway. Why is it that we feel the way we do sometime.

Just wondering. Well, time to go and make my career happen.

Steven

Shoot that Moose!

This weekend Sarah Palin appeared on SNL. This skit is amazing. Amy Poehler, with child, can sure keep a beat (and kill a moose!)

Meet Kristin

My Name: K, Queen Be

Location: Upper East Side USA

My Sites:
Teenage Angst Horrorscopes
Long Island Love Affair company
Long Island Love Affair Online Store

What I might post about:
Current obsessions, the impending countdown to political debacle finale (election day), new york living, wacky experiments i decide to try out like going on Match.com, how i spend my unemployment check (these nails aren't going to do themselves!), trends i foresee in fashion in the next six months.

What I love:
that Jeff Goldblum is now on Law and Order: CI.

What I hate:
When bums sleep (and poop) in the vestibule of my apartment building

Anything else?
Beautiful, Sassy, extraordinarily talented young woman prone to bouts
of avoiding boredom at all costs.

I am currently interviewing for the position of "boyfriend," interested applicants please send C.V. and three references. Qualified applicants will be contacted when I come back from Paris in November. Must enjoy extra curricular activities like letting me read their tarot cards and traveling to eastern bloc nations.

Joker Fatality!

I have been excited about Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe for some time. But a few months ago, at a party, a fellow gay-mer told me that there would be no fatalaties in this newest version of Mortal Kombat, because DC didn't want to show their characters perishing in bloody and terrible ways.

I refused to believe him.

What is Mortal Kombat without fatalities? If I can't tear out my opponent's adam's apple, feed it back to him, while kicking my foot up his ass straight to my knee cap... what's the point of even playing? THE STORY? THE KOMBAT? Please. I'll go play Street Fighter.

But anyway, this newest video from the folks at IGN talks about three new types of Kombat in the game (which are cool) and ends with a fatality performed by the Joker on Jax.

So there you have it, Jake. You. Were. Wrong!

WOOOO!

Make Way for Boybama!

Last week I gave a shout out to my super-talented brother, Jared Zirilli and his equally super-talented cast of the Washington DC production of Altar Boyz.

Now, I fully support the Altar Boyz because I agree with their preaching of the good word of the Lord with the help of catchy boy band tunes. Therefore, I feel I must also support Boybama. This improvised group of lads are preaching the good word of Obama with similarly catchy tunes.

Check it out.

Cody Rhodes, Wrestler of My Dreams

I don't watch wrestling half as much as I used to. In fact, I haven't sat down to enjoy that blood-drenched, over-dramatic, hetero male soap opera in at least a year. There just isn't the time. I'd rather spend an hour with Steven Colbert and Jon Stewart. And so WWE Monday Night Raw and Friday Night Smackdown often end up deleted.

But that doesn't mean I don't keep tabs on the superstars. Once upon a time, I gave superstar Randy Orton the title of "secret wrestling boyfriend" (my ex, Paul, chose John Cena as his).

Both were dumb as bricks that failed out of cement school. Both had plenty of muscles. But I always said that Randy's full lips made him far more attractive than John Cena.

Anyway, I hate to tell ya, Randy, but a new superstar has stolen my heart.

His name is Cody Rhodes. Grandson of legendary (and fat) superstar, Dusty Rhodes, and son of not-as-legendary superstar Dustin Rhodes (Golddust, anyone?). He is so dumb and toned that I can hardly contain myself. He's pouty and just-not-straight-enough to grab my attention.

I'd tell Randy and Cody to fight for my secret wrestler boyfriend love, but they already did. See my dreamboats in action here:


See a ton of Cody Rhodes photos here.

Freshly Roasted Candidates

Roasted Obama and McCain were on the menu at the traditional Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner last night. Instead of campaign attacks, each put on their clown noses and tried to get some yuks.

Which was funnier? You decide. (And I mean that, not like when Fox News says that.)

McCain Roasts Obama



Obama Roasts McCain

John McCain is a Big Fat Liar

Last night he said "I don't care about some wa(r)shed up terrorist," and said that his campaign was about moving America forward, and not personal attacks.

THIS MORNING the RNC unleashed a disgusting, shameless, and ridiculous robocall campaign across the United States.

Hear it here:



Do I even need to say something? Really? I mean. I only pray that reaction continues as it has been so far: turning voters off of McCain, versus their intended goal.

Disgusting. This man should not be President. This man should not be allowed to live in this country.

Breaking News: John McCain is Actually a Nauseous Lizard-Creature

I can't think of any other explanations for this photo.

Barack Obama is a negro white-hating terrorist

Last night John McCain talked about the "fringe". And not the theater festival. No, he meant the crazies. The people who have been heard, on tape, calling Obama a terrorist and calling for his assassination. McCain said it was unfair to say this was the standard temperature of his rallies. This was the smallest percentage, he said. Most people were not that hateful, most had hope for America and anger at the status quo.

Well, sucks to be McCain in this day and age... and it's great to have YouTube.

This al jazeera news clip interviews enough people to disqualify the "fringe" description.

Check it out:

Strange (Former) Bedfellows

If you're my friend on Facebook, you've no doubt seen this debate live. However, for those of you who aren't friends with me, I share the following.

He: A boy I met online and spent some quality time with during the summer.

Me: Justin, you know, the blog writer.

The Setting: Both of us put John McCain's "I am not George Bush" quote from the debate last night in our Facebook statuses. I went to his profile to see this and noticed that all of his friends were saying that Obama had lost (he didn't, check the independent polls) and that he had no experience (if that argument carries any water now, I must have missed that memo).

Anyway, the debate, in its entirety, is below:

Me: Your friends all seem to be hardline conservatives. Intriguing. Of course, polls of independents show that Obama is 3-for-3. I know he won, but I will gladly point to polls rather than my personal opinion. Also... at least I phrased my status to match the "Justin is..." :0p

Him: ive had dems even tell me they think mccain won this one. oh and lets remember in the 2004 election when bush was trailing kerry. we all know how that one ended ;)

Me: Kerry was a tool, and his lead was not this large. Alas, no point in fighting about the outcome. We'll chat about it when I throw a party to celebrate the swearing in of President Obama ;0)

Him: what, you wouldn't want to join Obama in Ayers living room? and i guess you'll be voting for a tool 2 elections in a row. congrats

Me: McCain and Palin must be so proud of you - you vomit out their talking points with what seems like minimal (if any) individual thought or consideration. Frankly, I have more important things to do than debate you on inane and unimportant ad hominem trivia.

Him: if you must know, asshole, i actually don't like mccain. i just hate obama. so i'm picking the lesser of two evils. unlike you who blindly don't spew your idiocy on my facebook please. i have better things to do then tell you why, god forbid, i don't like you're "shining beacon of hope" aka obama.

And I'll leave it there. When a debate goes bitter and vitriolic, I take my cue, and hat, and head out the door. We need a steady hand on the tiller, and my debating "partner" got a bit enraged and shaky... much like his candidate of choice. I guess I understand why he likes him so much.

It's just so interesting... to go from smoking cigarettes, making out, and... other such things... to up in arms and doing battle on behalf of politics.

xoJR

Barack Obama Lied

I hate to admit it, I really do. What's interesting is that fact checkers aren't aware of this fact either.

The claim: 100% of John McCain's advertisements have been negative.

John McCain claimed this wasn't true. Fact checkers claimed it was. Well, it's not.

On the night that Barack accepted his nomination for the presidency, John McCain aired this campaign advertisement across all networks:



I wouldn't consider this negative. Though it was a bit creepy. But then again, John McCain is pretty fucking creepy.

Anyway, it is false that 100 percent of McCain's ads have been negative. I'd say 99.997% is a more accurate figure.

Oh, and I don't care what anyone says. If you think McCain did anywhere beyond poor last night, you're either idiotic, toeing the party line (same thing?) or joking.

xoJR

A Debate Quandary

Why is it that the Democratic candidate always wears a RED tie and the Republican candidate always wears a BLUE one?

John McCain, This is Your Life!

Oh man, it doesn't seem like it can get any worse for Mr. McCain. I'm about to sit down and watch the evisceration on HD DVR.

But you know what? I think differently. Despite how terrible it's getting. Let's take a step back in time... exactly a month backwards.

Back then, MSNBC liberal anchor Rachel Maddow talked about "McCain's Bad Week".



But Rachel spoke too soon. Look at where he is now!

President Sarah Palin

If hell somehow freezes over and John McCain is able to dupe the American people, the chance of a Palin Presidency is that much more possible.

Well, we might as well start preparing for that horrible fate. But before you start burning your books and teaching your kids that abstinence is the only way to go, check out PalinAsPresident.com.

The creators are updating this little flash-driven Oval Office every day up until the election... so check back early, and often.

If I were to marry a sandwich, this would be it

All hail the Subway Chicken Pizziola. I never heard of this sandwich, though it is apparently making a comeback.

All I know is that last night, as I walked uptown from 42nd to my apartment on the UES, I passed no less than 12 subway stores, each broadcasting succulent glamour shots of this cheesy/saucy weapon of mass deliciousness.

But I was committed! I would not stop at one of the next 15 Subways I would pass. No! I would go home and gnash on my cardboard flavored Lean Cuisines. I would force my 100 calorie Tasty Kakes down my throat.

The posters whispered to me that the sandwich was only 5 dollars for a footlong.

NO! I mean, there was a tasty (looking) Lean Pocket waiting at home. I didn't need a gloppy, calorie filled, fat dripping sandwich to make my night.

But it had chicken AND pepperoni.

Me: Wow, chicken and pepperoni. Who knew?

Ex-BF Paul (happy birthday!): I did. Deep down. I always knew.

NO! NO! NO! I would not give in to temptation! It wasn't even smart or intriguing advertising! It just had a photo of the melty, toasted, sizzling sandwich. Glistening cheese bathed in chunky red sauce, slices of chicken breast deliciously caught in mid-dance with folded sheets of speckled pepperoni.

Of course I bought it. With provolone and extra onions and olives. And ate of it I did.

But now I've had it! That's it. Just once. Now it can serve as a fond memory.

Like a dead husband.

Or a really good buffet.

What I'd like to see tonight

When Barack Obama and John McCain go face to face tonight, they will sit at a table and be forced to look each other in the mug. What could happen? Well here's my dream:

1. Barack comes out of the gate with a haymaker, maybe congratulating John on his new transition chief, who helped lobby for Saddam Hussein. Or commending him on turning away even the staunchest of conservatives.

2. I would love to see McCain have to get up from time to time to stretch his legs and keep the blood flowing. Doddering old men entertain me.

3. Barack should call out McCain when he does his Dubya titter-n-grin when death or poverty is mentioned... like "John, I don't understand why you find the death of American soldiers or the foreclosure of American homes humorous."

4. After all of this, I hope McCain snaps, starts poking Obama in the chest, and then takes a swing at him.

5. By the time the security guards are on the two candidates and separating them, Barack will be able to put the Republican ticket behind him for good and start figuring out how he's going to fix this mess.

Frankly, I'm surprised that the McCain camp hasn't demanded that tonight be a tag team cage match. Then McCain could tag to Sarah who would you-gosh and darn-toot her way back into the hearts of Americans.

In the end, I want a bloodbath. I want McCain to take his gloves and high heels off and come swinging at Obama. And then I want Obama to hold the midget off with one outstretched hand, like something out of a Looney Tunes cartoon.

Will it happen? We'll see!

Change the Kids and Coffee Drinkers Can Believe In

Over the past 68 years, the Scholastic kids election poll has only been wrong twice. Other than those meager instances, the poll has accurately reflected the outcome of the national election.

Guess who won?


Oh, and the results in the 7-Election,


the informal poll of adults that calculates votes based on what coffee cup you choose for your morning Joe, seems to be pointing in a very hopeful direction as well.


So now all Obama has to do is get the tea drinkers and we'll be set.

Barky Bark and the Donkey Bunch

Apparently Mark Wahlberg is not a fan of Saturday Night Live.

He says it hasn't been funny in years. Unfortunately for him, he just put even more attention on this skit, featuring a funny-for-the-first-time-in-his-life Andy Samberg.

Laugh it off Marky Mark! You used to wear puffy pants! And, if Andy Samberg is ever going to reach the hearts and minds of bored high school kids like his hero Adam Sandler, he needs the press!

Shades of Brian Fellowes, check out Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals (or Barky Bark and the Donkey Bunch).

Grand Theft Obama

First a mobile campaign that captured millions of numbers of folks who wanted to know the veep first.



Then an iPhone application to help the tech savvy, ultra-classy Apple nation organize to get Barack voted.

And now Obama is going for the stoner, slacker, corn chip feasting video game dork audience.

These Obama ads popped up in the video game Burnout Paradise and were promptly posted far and wide on the Internet.

Hey, why not? Obama's got cash to burn. Lord knows I've helped raise hundreds of bucks already, and the sky's the limit. I mean, when you have the cash to purchase 30 minutes of prime television time a week before the election... you're clearly in the money.

So spend, spend, spend Obama! Maybe you and I will run a bank heist mission together in GTA at this rate.

How Inhuman Are You?

One way to discover the percentage amount of evil coursing through your veins is to watch the video below, taken from my preferred publication: The Onion.


Sadness/ Personal Offense: Your heart beats strong with humanity

Chuckling/ Tittering: Heading towards the dark side

Hearty Guffaw: Rather terrible

Out-n-out laughter: Evil incarnate

Me? I couldn't stop laughing.

But REALLY... tell me what you think of John McCain

Shhhh. Don't speak for a second. Just listen.

Do you hear that?

Listen carefully.

What is that tinny, horrific sound? It sounds like an elephant being forced to eat itself at gun point. Chomping on one sensitive leg after the other. Crying as it tears the gray, wrinkly flesh from its very body.

It is the Republicans and conservatives, ripping themselves apart.

Take a look.

The BEST Sarah Palin Impersonation

Is certainly not this one. But that's what makes it absolutely hilarious. Leave it to the Upright Citizens Brigade troupe to buck the trend and go for the unexpected.

Tonight: Questions I have

So. I had a semi reunion, that was desperately needed on my part, with some of my friends from school and it was so nice to see them again. It gave me an escape from my apartment and the loneliness I have been feeling. I am going on almost 3 weeks without a job and it really is stressing me out. I am not sleeping well, I don't have money for food, and I really don't know what I am going to do.

I have also been reading my favorite book of all time "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky, and it's about my fifth time reading it, but this book is impacting me more this go through, than ever before. It's unreal. I love reading, and in the city, I do most of my reading on the trains. I seriously have had to stop reading because I was overwhelmed by what I was reading. I just connected so much to it, I understood the pain and the motivations and the hurt and sorrow and suffering, so much, that it was like I lost my breath. My chest constricted and I felt like I was suffocating. I love this book and it's levels, and how I am able to have such a strong emotional reaction to it. If you read just one book in your life, it should be this one. But, with the way I have been feeling and reading this book, has really kind of got me down. Like, I am in this weird sort of depressed, lethargic, pessimistic mood, where I feel like I am a complete failure at all things and feel like I am wasting my life away, here in New York.

So, I went out tonight to hang out, and I bump into some other people I go to school with. One of the people there was this guy I used to have a crush on, looking gorgeous as ever, and I literally had to make a conscious effort to not stare at him. Once my group showed up I continued to steal glances at him. About halfway through the night his boyfriend showed up (I didn't know he had a boyfriend), a boyfriend whom I'm sure is nice, but I didn't like him. Yes, I was jealous, what do you want from me? He is hot, I had a crush on him, it doesn't just fade into thin air. I wish I could control my emotions, but alas, I cannot. So, I hung out with my good friends, I was tortured by being in the presence of a gorgeous man and his not-to-appetizing boyfriend (I mean, c'mon, I am so much cuter than he is!) and a completely sober night due to lack of any money, whatsoever.

I needed tonight. I needed to be with people, to vent and to love and to just be present with.

SNL Thursdays and McCain's Frankenstein Monster

I don't know what's funnier... this spoof of the second Presidential debate from SNL's Thursday special:




Or the fact that John McCain is feeling pressure as independents go towards Obama because they're petrified of the psychotic "terrorist!" and "kill him!" screaming conservatives at McCain's rallies. His response? Something hilarious - he's created a monster he can't control:

McCain was responding to a town hall attendee who claimed he was concerned about raising a child under a president who "cohorts with domestic terrorists such as [Bill] Ayers." Despite the fact that McCain and his campaign have repeatedly used Ayers to hammer Obama in recent days, the Arizona Senator tried to calm the man.

"[Senator Obama] is a decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared about as President of the United States," he said, before adding: "If I didn't think I would be one heck of a better president I wouldn't be running."

The crowd groaned with disapproval.

Later, McCain was again pressed about Obama's "other-ness" and again he refused to play ball. "I don't trust Obama," a woman said. "I have read about him. He's an Arab."

"No, ma'am," McCain said several times, shaking his head in disagreement. "He's a decent, family man, [a] citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues and that's what this campaign is all about."

At another point, McCain declared, "If you want a fight, we will fight. But we will be respectful. I admire Sen. Obama and his accomplishments." Supporters booed then also. "I don't mean that has to reduce your ferocity," McCain responded. "I just mean to say you have to be respectful."

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Wow Fox News is BIASED?

Hard to believe, I know... Thank God Jon Stewart and the liberals over at Comedy Central take the time to watch that pitiful channel...

My favorite clip? The final one where the chunky Fox News reporter tries to spin the fact that a room full of independents like Obama more.

Has Manhunt Killed Gay Culture?

I recently read an article in "Out" Magazine (September 2008 Issue) and one of the main articles is about how Manhunt has destroyed the gay culture. Before the big internet burst, all gays had were clubs. That was the only place they could communicate and be around others who are like them. Now, with the internet, people don't even do that anymore. They just sit at home, cruise Manhunt or Craigslist, find a hook up, have fun for one night, and then move on. Is it because rejection is easier to take when it's not face to face?

Don't get me wrong, people still go out to clubs, but it's different. Some people go out to listen to the music, to dance and hang out with their friends. While others see going out as an excuse to get fucked up, with either drugs or alcohol or both. Why? Why do you need to do that?

What is happening? The AIDS epidemic brought our community closer, but I feel like kids of my generation don't care about AIDS because we haven't directly dealt with it.

We need to get back to a place where all gay people are part of the same queer community.

STO

Brotherly Pride (not the gay kind)

"One of the on-high points includes an abstinence ballad, "Something About You," delivered by Mr. Zirilli with all the syrupy earnestness of Justin Timberlake before he brought sexy back." - The Washington Times.

Mr. Zirilli, might I brag, is MY BROTHER, Jared Zirilli! (Center of the photo, seen here.)

Starring in Altar Boyz at the Bethesda Theater, right outside of Washington DC, Jared and his four co-stars (Patrick Elliot, Travis Morin, Michael Busillo and David R. Gordon) are the hottest thing around. They're on TV, reviewed in the DCist, advertised on the radio...





Suffice it to say my eyes runneth over with tears of pride. Steal the stage, Jared... and I'll see you on Broadway (and this Saturday in Bethesda!)

xoJR

If this city never sleeps, it certainly naps a lot!

I don't understand it. This is New York City! NEW YORK CITY! Why do stores in Times Square close at 8 PM?! I just don't get it.

GAH!

STO

Gettin Blotto on the Lotto

I have a gambling problem. A huge one, really. From my days as a youth at a family resort every summer where I would spend my lunch money on the lotto scratch-off vending machine, I have played consistently and often to my detriment.

When I grew old enough to play in Atlantic City, play I did... and lost over 2,000 dollars. Granted I only spent 500 and won the other 1500 I lost, it's certainly an issue when you don't know when to STEP AWAY FROM THE SLOT MACHINE.

For many years, though, I have kept this problem under control. I've only been to Atlantic City twice (yes, I lost a lot that second time too.) I have avoided the siren song of the lotto cards hanging like candy at every bodega I stop at for a drink.

But this new game from the New York State Lotto is going to be my undoing. The premise is simple: you have a pig's shot in a barbecue festival at winning 1 million dollars every year for the rest of your life.

My thoughts:

1. What would I do if I won? That's not really a problem any more, I've figured it out.
2. How can NY Lotto continue to pay you forever? My guess is they hire a contract killer after your sixth year so it doesn't seem like a scandal, and more like bad luck to the tune of Alanis Morisette's Ironic (Mr. Play it Safe was afraid to scratch?)
3. THIS SHIT IS THIRTY DOLLARS A TICKET! I remember back when all you had to buy was a 1 or 2 dollar card. Then the holidays rolled around a year ago and they came out with the 10 dollar super lotto cards.

But this 30 dollar pricetag is insane. Thirty dollars on a piece of paper! I could buy it, scratch and win nothing (or that godawful joke "$1" win... which is more a punch in the eye than a slap in the face when you've just sunk 30 bucks). And then instead of being out 1 or 2 dollars, I've just wasted a potential dinner and movie.

But then again... I find myself thinking "maybe I should withdraw 3,000 bucks from the bank and buy 100 tickets." YES it is a lot of money... but what is $3,000 in the face of a potential million every year until the NY Lotto sends out their contract killer?

I know how this will end. I will force myself to buy just one of these tickets in the next month. I will not win, and will be pissed that I just wasted 30 bucks on a useless piece of scratch cardboard.

...but what if I win?

xoJR

The Bitch Slap Express

I have, in my time, dealt with some people with volatile tempers. My father, for instance, was known to bottle up his emotions and stress and let them fly at seemingly unimportant moments when it just became too much for him. Suddenly a wrong number that called the house was enough to have him launch a coffee mug across the kitchen and scream FUCK at the top of his lungs.

I still love my father, and I know he's a good man. But I wouldn't want him running the country.

This video from Brave New PAC spends 4-plus minutes discussing the rage of Senator John McCain. It's been talked about, but never in depth. Hopefully it begins to play out now. Sure, McCain may have not meant anything much when he referred to Obama as "that one", and yes, he's kept himself relatively calm these past few months. But with a history of explosions as documented in this video, John McCain is nowhere near fit to lead.



I don't want a President who attacks casino-goers. Or slaps women against the wall. Or pokes colleagues in the chest. Or publicly embarrasses those who support his cause.

Can you imagine him face-to-face with Putin, seeing "KGB" in his eyes, just before he began to poke him viciously in the chest? I'm sure that would go over well.

Scary. Hopefully this video begins to make the rounds on the Internet. It's just another nail in the coffin of the McCain campaign.

Even scarier, though, is that McCain is inspiring pent-up rage in his followers, as this video that's already made its round on the Web shows.



In the end, what we have here is a hotbed of anger and self-entitlement that has been successfully repressed so far in this campaign. I'd love for him to blow up on the trail, though I'm sure that his team has him so doped up on drugs that he can't even half-way lift his poking arm.

So we have to get the word out. It's just another reason why McCain is the worst idea the Republicans have had in a long time.

Let's do something!
JR

Get to Know Steven

Hey everyone!

I'm Steven. I am a 20 year old actor who currently resides in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, in NYC. I consider myself to be a person who makes decisions based on common sense. So while I am a liberal democrat, I am not brainwashed, and should I dare say it? I actually agree with certain Republican philosophies? I guess I just did. Before you get all crazy on me, let me defend myself. I agree with the theory of certain Republican philosophies, not necessarily the actions of the Republican Party.

I am an actor, and until I get my website up and running (which requires me to get a job first), I am using MySpace as my temporary website. You can find out anything you need to know, in regards to my career. There you will find information about what I am shooting, see photos from photo shoots, and even get linked to my episode of "Kitchen Nightmares".

I have lived in NYC for 2 years. I am originally from Arizona and I enjoy living in the city, there is no other place like it. Sometimes (like now in my life) the city gets me down, but there is far too much hope and possibility in the city to be down for long.

One of my biggest pet peeves is discrimination. Discrimination just shouldn't be tolerated. I especially hate discrimination based on age. I am a 20 year old who has worked for Bank of America for two and half years (and as a manager), a restaurant for over a year (as a manager/ head server) and at CBS/ Paramount Pictures. Don't tell me that I can't do something, or I am not qualified enough, because of my youthful looks. Trust me, I didn't get to the places I have been because I was cute.

One last things- I am desperately looking for a job. Anyone have any suggestions?

Blog to you soon,

Steven

Meet Justin Luke!

Hi there!

I'm Justin Luke. A 29-year-old bleeding heart liberal gay man living in New York City.

I am a published author. My novel, Gulliver Travels, is the #1 highest-rated gay book on the Amazon Kindle! I've also published two short stories based on the bestseller, with 5 more on the way.

I'm also the Co-Director and Lead Promoter/Producer of BoiParty.com, an NY-based gay nightlife events company. With my partner Alan Picus, I produce and host 3 gay events a week at Splash Bar and Heaven in Chelsea, as well as special events all around the US. Add us on Facebook here.

I'm also the creator of Gorgeous, Gay and Twenty-Something (GG20), an international, private, by-invitation-only group on Facebook with over 6,200 verified members.

Oh! And I'm the Senior Gay-On-The-Ground New York correspondent for the internationally renown gay online talk show, The Swish Edition.

And I have an official Twitter!

And an unofficial, Joke Twitter!

I also love making videos of go-go boys and drag queens, which you can find on my Vimeo channel.

New York City is more than home to me. Growing up on Long Island I always dreamed of living here, and now I do, with my boyfriend, Ginger Mash-Up Mastermind, DJ JoeRedHead in a 1-bedroom apartment in the heart of Manhattan's gayest gayborhood, Hell's Kitchen.

There's a lot more to me, but you'll most likely glean all of that as you read my daily posts. Drop me a line at ANY time. I love meeting new people! And talking! And flirting!

Thanks for stopping by!

- Justin Luke