July 2009 Archives
"If bottoms are expert cocksuckers, shouldn't tops be expert rimmers?"By on July 30, 2009 7:35 PM | 3 Comments
It's time for another installment of The View from the Bottom, the vlog about gay male health and sexuality as told from the perspective of two bottomless bottoms.
Trevor filmed this episode with his bff Jackson while gaycationing at the Russian River. This week, Trevor and Jackson discuss rimming, fisting, vaginas, and strategies for being "the best bottom one can be."
Madonna's New Single, Full HQBy on July 30, 2009 2:21 PM | No Comments
A HUGE improvement from "Hard Candy," if I do say so myself. Back to "Confessions on a Dancefloor" goodness!
In SF? The Barney's Warehouse Sale Starts TODAY!By on July 30, 2009 1:06 PM | No Comments
I'm going around lunchtime. Can't wait! My first Barney's Warehouse sale! And it's the first year it comes to San Francisco! It starts today and goes through August 9th! Okay that was too many exclamation marks, but I'm pretty stoked. This is the infamous shopping frenzy that leaves beauty queens spitting in each others faces and cunty gays jabbing their contenders with hair picks. Amazing! More deets here.
Coit Tower Adventures!By on July 28, 2009 11:39 PM | No Comments
Today I woke up and decided to make the crazy trek to San Francisco's beautiful and historic Coit Tower. The tower (unintentionally) resembles a fireman's hose, and was built in 1933 with the backing of Lillie Hitchcock Coit who left a third of her estate to the city way back when. I've never made it up the crazy hills to get to the tower, which sits up around Telegraph Hill (famous for its parrots, which I saw/ heard squawking throughout the afternoon). But today I decided to best the hills and made the trek -- just over three miles from my friend's apartment in the Mission. I walked there AND back! Go me! Phew.
Here are some more photos from my adventure:
Phew! Now it's time for a nap!
Kathy Griffin delivers humor to Prop 8By on July 28, 2009 1:55 AM | 3 Comments
Was anyone else watching Bravo tonight? Kathy was totally on fire. Tonight's episode of "My Life on the D-List" took the comedian's characteristic support of the gay community to a new level. Upset about the passage of Proposition 8 in California, Griffin explored a cross section of what's at stake in the debate over gay marriage. She discussed the rights and privileges associated with the institution of marriage, like healthcare. She visited the LA Gay & Lesbian Center and talked with gay homeless youth about the importance of remembering the queer past (e.g. Matthew Shepard) and fighting for civil equality. Kathy and "the gay youths," as she called them, proceeded to canvas door to door around Sacramento, giving a national audience a sample of the banal, often frustrating conversations that bring about social change.
Although the episode didn't teach me anything new (talking about gay marriage feels like beating a dead horse), the humor and accessibility Griffin brought to the discussion was both moving and entertaining. Girl is spot-on.
Here's a clip of Kathy at an anti-Prop 8 Rally:
By on July 27, 2009 4:18 PM | No Comments
This may or may not be a remix, with crowd noise in the background:
It's officially released September 28th and will be on her THIRD "Greatest Hits" album, which she's releasing to complete her contract with Warner.
New Manhunt featuresBy on July 26, 2009 12:12 AM | 1 Comment
As a followup to Trevor's post on the recent update of the previously paleozoic Manhunt interface, the site has added some new search terms besides dick length and girth. These include Married Men, and my favorite, Dad/Son. Thank goodness for these preferences to help narrow down my search. The sheer volume of men online in Philadelphia is seriously overwhelming me!
Coming Soon: The View From the Bottom, Ep4By on July 25, 2009 10:48 PM | 1 Comment
Jackson and I filmed what I can only say is a faaaaagulous installment here at the Russian River in Northern California. Very funny. Very cute. Will be up soon! Here's a screencap in the interim.
xoxo
T
Size Queens, Take Note: Manhunt Adds Dick Size!By on July 25, 2009 1:55 PM | No Comments | 1 TrackBack
For many years now, Manhunt has been one of the fastest growing and most widely used gay hookup sites. It's relatively easy to use interface and profile-based cruising system appealed to folks tired of the endless chit-chat offered by the former giant Gay.com. Manhunt's profiles allowed users to instantly search based on any number of profile attributes to whittle down a huge city of gays like San Francisco to a pool of 21-to-23 year old white bottoms who are into Pig Play. Database magic.
But the Manhunt system hasn't kept up with the times. For years its interface remained the same, while the Internet around it zoomed into the 21st century. Adam4Adam appeared a few years ago as a free alternative to Manhunt, which costs upwards of $10 / month. It was an easy, aging target. Users immediately began to be siphoned off to the economically sound A4A, while Manhunt continued to rely on elderly technology.
But yesterday Manhunt stepped up to the plate -- finally -- and overhauled their web interface. Size queens, come hither: I bring tidings of great news! With Manhunt's overhaul came the ability for users to add to their profile dick size -- which will allow queens everywhere to instantly pull up a list of the most well endowed users in a given area. But MH has one-upped A4A by not just adding length to their profiles, but also GIRTH! And as so many bottoms know, girth is what *really* matters in the end. Thank you, Manhunt. The back of gay throats across the Globe will surely be grateful!
Questions for a Trans Bottom?By on July 24, 2009 9:14 PM | No Comments
Tomorrow I'll be filming a new episode of "The View From the Bottom" with my BFF Jackson here in the lovely Russian River! We've been taking in the sun for a beautiful few days, and can't wait to get a new episode churned out for the masses. Jack works here in the Bay Area on LGBT issues, particularly trans community issues, so do send in any questions you have for him on being a trans-bottom!
Haven't been watching? See episodes one; two; and three!
By on July 24, 2009 6:22 PM | No Comments
Anyone tired of the same old tired / trite / boring / annoyingly pretentious wedding procession should watch this:
Fabulous.
We Met Calpernia Addams!!!!By on July 22, 2009 4:50 AM | 1 Comment
Jackson and I ventured out this evening to The End Up (San Francisco's famous late-night dance venue, as featured in Tales of the City) to see the truly lovely Calpernia Addams (star of LOGO's Transamerican Love Story) perform. She was fabulous as always, and so of course we had to snap a photo with her graceful self! Here's a lovely shot of the three of us together:
I also just happened to serendipitously run into my friend Cookie -- who unbenownst to me was visiting from Ann Arbor, Michigan (where she's a PhD student in History). I snapped this photo with Jack, Cookie, and her (sexy) friend Eli:
And I'll leave you with this lovely shot of Calpernia performing. What a diva!
By on July 21, 2009 4:06 PM | No Comments
What a fabulous weekend in LA! Lunching now at LAX, I found this note stored in my iPhone from my bestie Justin:
Just when you thought it was safe to pad. It's I, Justin. I just wanted to leave you a note and let you know how special you are to me. I would not be the person I am today without your love and friendship. It's amazig knowing that you will forever and always be a presence in my life. You're my guardian gayngel and I love you.J.
Awwww!!!! So effing sweet! I heart my friends. Mucho.
"I'm afraid of getting performance anxiety with this really hot FTM bottom."By on July 20, 2009 6:14 PM | 3 Comments | 1 TrackBack
It's time for another installment of The View from the Bottom, the vlog about gay male health and sexuality as told from the perspective of two bottomless bottoms. Trevor filmed this very special episode with guest Tony Valenzuela while on vacation in LA. Meanwhile, Scott is rotting in Ann Arbor where no one else seems to want to talk bottoms. This week, Trevor and Tony discuss inexperienced big-dicked tops, serosorting, performance anxiety with hot FTM gay guys, and the pitfalls of threesomes.
Mmm, refreshing!By on July 20, 2009 2:02 PM | No Comments
I'm working on an entry about Bruno, but in the mean time please enjoy this banned, German, Sprite ad. You know if the German's banned it, it must be bad!
Everybody Goes to HollywoodBy on July 18, 2009 6:11 AM | 1 Comment
I have been a terribly negligent blogger. My sincerest apologies! I'm here in Los Angeles visiting my BFF Justin. Before that, I was in North Carolina visiting family for 10 days. It's been a whirlwind two weeks! I'm here in LA until Tuesday, when I head up to San Francisco to turn around and head to the Russian River for a few days with friends. Then SF until August 12th, including my presentation at the American Sociological Association's annual meeting there. I was THRILLED when I found out a few days ago that my paper on bottoms was awarded the Sociologist AIDS Network's Martin Levine Student Essay Award! They'll be presenting the award at SAN's meeting during ASA.
Phew!
Anyholler. I'm going to do my best to keep the blogging up while I'm here. But my Internet access is choppy. I'll be trying to install a Movable Type app that will let me blog from my iPhone. That will help keep things moving!
Tomorrow I'm meeting up with Tony Valenzuela to film a new installment of "The View From the Bottom." Any last minute questions? Submit them online -- the form can be found on the right-hand sidebar on this here weblog.
The best worst "art" of the 2009 AA Art FairBy on July 16, 2009 12:52 PM | No Comments
Anyone who's lived in Ann Arbor is familiar with the detestable annual art fair. For a week each summer, the fair closes down large sections of downtown, further disturbing our city's already clogged traffic. Down the block from my house, hundreds of stands sell a wide range of useless goods, from kitschy tie-dyed urns, to blue Icees, to windchimes. The "political alley" section of art fair features Christian missionaries of diverse denominations, gay rights organizations, and that guy distributing educational pamphlets about the injustices of male circumcision. Here is a pictoral sampling of the best worst "art" of art fair 2009.
Copper fish with large red eye and beehive haircut. $450.
Hologram flowers. $100.
Bird feeder urn featuring cartoonish turtles and dragonflies. $59.
Lopsided triangle purse.
Kaleidescopic tie-dye urn. Perfect for grandma or kitty's ashes. $850.
By on July 8, 2009 9:52 PM | 1 Comment
Lady Gaga being interviewed in Malta. The mask! The dress! The hair! Jesus H Christ she's simply amazing. My favorite part: "Just get a good shot of my ass on the way out." She's so ridiculous! In the best way possible. I've expressed ambivalence before, but I can now say without a doubt that I am totally infatuated with GaGa!
OMG: Catholic Church Selling Pro-Gay, Suspended Priest's DeskBy on July 8, 2009 1:32 PM | 2 Comments
This is just plain disgusting. You may have heard of Father Geoffrey Farrow. He was a Priest in Fresno, California until he gave a sermon last year to his parishioners against Proposition 8. Back then, he said:
In directing the faithful to vote yes on proposition 8, the California Bishops are not only entering the political arena, they are ignoring the advances and insights of neurology, psychology and the very statements by the church itself that homosexual is innate..I know that these words of truth will cost me dearly. But to withhold them would be far more costly and I would become an accomplice to a moral evil that strips gay and lesbian couples, not only of their civil rights but of their human dignity as well.
As he anticipated in his sermon, he was promptly suspended by his Bishop. (He wrote this open letter to his community back then on his blog.)
Now, in a turn of events that can only be termed outrageous, disgusting, revolting, and any other synonym of those stated adjectives, his Bishop is SELLING Father Farrow's desk on Ebay -- calling it the "historic Prop. 8 desk of Father Geoff Farrow." STFU! No really, SHUT THE FUCK UP! I've never been so disgusted in my gay life. It's so offensive. So low. So deeply offensive and hurtful. Shame on the Archbishop of Fresno.
You can find the Ebay listing here. The item lists the email contact as ebayfresno@fresnomail.com. Just saying.
Google Continues March Towards Global Domination With Operating SystemBy on July 8, 2009 1:10 PM | 1 Comment
Via CNN:
Google is jumping into Microsoft Windows territory -- and threatening to change the way personal computers work -- with its own version of a computer operating system.The company says the forthcoming Google Chrome OS will revolutionize how computers operate, putting more emphasis on Web functionality, making computers faster and opening them up to helpful tinkering by outside program developers.
"The operating systems that browsers run on were designed in an era where there was no web," Google said late Tuesday on its official blog. "It's our attempt to re-think what operating systems should be."
Chrome OS will be available this coming fall or winter, Google says.
But the big tech boon here is that the OS will be built to support "cloud" computing -- a fancy tech term that basically means the computing power running the applications on your computer will be housed somewhere else, with data transmitted via the Internet. Think of Goggle Apps built into Windows, where you just click Start>Programs>Google Apps. Some people are unable to run heavy duty applications (like graphics or video editing programs) on their computer because their hardware sucks, but in a "cloud" computing scheme, the heavy legwork would be outsourced to computers elsewhere.
It's slated to be open-source, which I have to admit is pretty cool. No word on the price, but obvious speculation is that it may well be free. Early versions will target netbooks, while later versions will be aimed at laptops and desktops.
Submit Your Anonymous Question to "The View From the Bottom" Vlog!By on July 7, 2009 5:30 PM | 1 Comment
So we've been hard at work getting new episodes of The View From the Bottom to you! I have to say, it's a been a lot of fun recording with Scott -- and he's generously been doing most of the legwork to get the episodes to the web. But to keep going, we need your questions! I've whipped up this anonymous form for visitors to easily send in their questions for us to tackle. It's below! Send us in your questions today! Haven't been watching? See episodes one and two!
What's in store for future episodes? I'll be recording an episode with special guest Tony Valenzuela next week in Los Angeles. Tony's a sexy, sweet, and fabulously smart Gay Men's Health activist and writer whose controversial remarks about barebacking and testing HIV-positive put him squarely in the big gay spotlight in the late 1990s. Got questions about being a Poz bottom? This is a good week to ask!
Without further ado, here's the new form -- which will always be available on the right sidebar of my blog. If you're viewing this on Facebook, God knows what the form below looks like -- but visit www.trevorhoppe.com to see it properly.
Creepy: Bleeding Billboard in New ZealandBy on July 7, 2009 4:46 PM | No Comments
Eek! So creepy!
(Via Gizmodo.)
Unreleased GaGa DemoBy on July 7, 2009 1:24 AM | No Comments
Not too shabby! A lovely little ballad.
The View From My Parents' Back PorchBy on July 6, 2009 3:44 PM | No Comments
Gorgeous. I'm here in North Carolina visiting the fam for two weeks. Having a very lovely time! It's so beautiful here!!!!
Roman MSMsBy on July 6, 2009 3:04 PM | No Comments
Hotness on a coin!:
Spintria; AE 21, c. 22-37 AD, 3.80g. Buttrey, Spintriae, Num. Chron. 1973, Scene 7. Obv: A man with erect penis reclining r. on his front on a couch, supporting his upper body on his l. elbow and looking back l. at another man who is making love to him; this second man holds the first man's thigh with his r. hand, and the first man holds the second man's arm above the elbow with his r. hand; a footstool and drapery are seen under the couch, and additional drapery hangs in l. background. Rx: Numeral XII within circle of dots and laurel wreath. Ex M&M 79, 1994, 639; ex Sternberg 21, 1988, 532. On less well preserved specimens the figure reclining on the couch could be thought to be a woman, but his sexual organ on our coin proves that he is in fact a man. Our obverse is from a different die than the specimen illustrated by Buttrey, pl. 3, 7. According to Buttrey, p. 60, another specimen like ours combining this scene with the number XII on reverse is in the BM. This is one of the few coins in the Spintria series that shows homosexual intercourse. It is a great rarity of historical significance. Some corrosion on the reverse edge, otherwise EF. A remarkable coin.
(Via Andrew Sullivan.)
"Please tell the Internets how to talk dirty!!?"By on July 4, 2009 1:22 AM | 5 Comments | 1 TrackBack
It's time for another installment of The View from the Bottom, the vlog about gay male health and sexuality as told from the perspective of two bottomless bottoms. This week, Scott and Trevor discuss strategies for talking dirty, how to determine if a guy is a top or a bottom, whether or not piercings are hot, and barebacking.
As always, email in your burning questions to theviewfromthebottom@trevorhoppe.com
xo
Scott
By on July 3, 2009 8:25 PM | No Comments
This Paramore band totally sucks so we're cruising for guys on my iPhone. According to that amazing app Grindr, there is a gay/bi/curious guy in the building!
No Doubt TONIGHT!By on July 3, 2009 4:14 PM | No Comments
Me and Scotty are going to see No Doubt perform tonight at The Palace of Auburn Hills! Wew-hew! Sadly, we have to sit through Paramore open the show - but the wait will be worth it I hope!
Look at their fab set list!:
Setlist:Spiderwebs
Hella Good
Underneath It All
Excuse Me Mr.
Ex-Girlfriend
End It On This
Simple Kind of Life
Bathwater
Guns of Navarone
New
Hey Baby
Running
Different People
Don't Speak
It's My Life
Just A GirlEncore:
Rock Steady
Stand and Deliver
Sunday Morning
Agghhh!!!!!! I only wish they were playing "Tragic Kingdom" -- that song is such a fucking powerhouse. Actually I love all the songs on that album. Such a treasure!
New Unemployment Data... OuchBy on July 3, 2009 1:54 AM | 1 Comment
A very pretty chart. With not so pretty data:
Click it to make it all big. The unemployment rate just ticked up to 9.5%. The US economy lost 467,000 jobs in June. Damn, that's a big number.
Chart via Calculated Risk. Hat tip to Patrick over at Andrew Sullivan's blog.