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BEN TOUR: SECRETS TRAVEL


BEN TOUR

SECRETS TRAVEL...

March 3rd - March 31st, 2007

Opening Reception:

Saturday, March 3rd, 6-10pm

Returning to BLK/MRKT nearly two years after his debut exhibition in 2005, Vancouver artist Ben Tour's "Secrets Travel" evidences the evolution of his thematic concerns, and affords the viewer the opportunity to appreciate the continual refinement of his multi-layered and uniquely crafted approach to painting and works on paper.



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Mo Music, Mo Music, Mo Music

While we're near the subject of music and the blogs that love them, here's another newbie but goodie. That Ol' New York Rap.
Blind Boy Grunt is an anonymous hip-hop loving smartie-pants with tizzight insight. You can read what he has to say, download tracks from his collection of rarities, forgottens, never knew abouts and just put you on tos. I suggest you start with his intro post, and then get all up in the rest of his kool aid. It's red (and everybody knows that's the tastiest flavor.)
He's also a contributor to Metal Lungies. <--Read that joint too.
And has a myspace.
Rap.

Nice up the dance

Since opening two years ago amidst the hanging BBQ ducks of Chinatown, NYC, Deadly Dragon Sound has firmly established itself as one of the top flight record shops in the world; albeit one that concentrates solely on the music of Jamaica. In celebration of this event Deadly Dragon Sound will be throwing a party on Wednesday, January 28th at club Happy Ending - 302 Broome Street. For this event Deadly Dragon has amassed an incredible lineup of sound systems and live performers to mirror the golden days of Jamaican Rub a Dub.



Deadly Dragon Sound 2nd Anniversary Party with Downbeat the Ruler Tony Screw, Twin Sounds with live performances by Ranking Joe, Carlton Livingston, Johnny Osbourne and Devon Clarke. All alongside Deadly Dragon Sound Selectors Scratch Famous, Queen Majesty, JD and Mr. K.

At Happy Ending - 302 Broome St, NYC
When:Wednesday, February 28th. 10pm to 4am.
Admission: $5/$10 after 12

Highly Suspect

The homie Dannybeck has launched a new music blog site featuring a mix of his you can stream or download....and hopefully some more in the future too.
If you're from LA you should know D from his residency at the CSBC weeklies on Thursdays and Saturdays.
Anyway enough jibber jabber...peep the site:

Touched By A Gayngel

This newer, outer gay Takei is just splendid.
If I were a gay Trekker I'd totally let him clear my transporter room of Tribbles...if ya know what I mean, and I think ya do.

Dating On Demand

Love week finale. Have you been put on to Dating On Demand?
I put myself onto Dating on Demand one night when I was alone in a big house, and getting to know this newfangled Comcast cable system we'd had installed. This profile was the first one that I watched, and I immediately knew I'd be watching a lot more of these.


A lot of the profiles are tedious and boring but Nimaneems, Wally and the rest of the crew can back me up, we caught some real kneeslappers. I only wish that by describing them, you'd be in on the joke, but you and I both know by this point, I'm not that funny. You just gotta tune in for yourself.

Anyhoodles, here are two more profiles worth watching.

Two things

You've probably seen this already, but it's funny every time



and now that I have your attention, another visit from the random fairy. The Fat Boys....Rapping Reggae....A La Cowboy.

Valentimes

I know you've heard it. People who pronounce "Valentine's" "Valentimes." It annoys me to no end. The only way I can get past it and not call out people who pronounce it like that in my presence is to take a step out of reality and imagine that they mean "Valens Times" which is like "Mideval Times" but starring a troupe of cloned Lou Diamond Phillipses (Phillipi?) jousting with guitars, and set to the soundtrack of the movie La Bamba. Now you imagine taking your boo to that. Weird.

You know what else I like about Valentine's Day? Nothing.
Except this.

Please don't think I'm a weird cat lady. I like cats, but it ain't that serious.
Now, if you do find yourself thinking "this chick is mad random" but deep down inside you also know exactly where I'm coming from, you might just be the man for me. C'mon let's go. Hit a sister up, and let's make Valentine's, Valens times together. Forever.

Viva Las Videos

Everybody is at MAGIC. I'm not. This week I will house you with my YouTube favorites.

It's 56 minutes to Valentine's Day. Enjoy the pussy.

If you are in NY tomorrow, go to this:

Lily Allen Smile Gutter Remix VideoLily Allen Smile Gutter Remix Video

Mister LaCrate with the remix AND the video direction...

Not A Good Look

Paris Hilton's sex tape proved that any publicity is good publicity, and I know it's impossible to control who buys your clothing, so I'm just hoping the cats at Once Upon A Time didn't supply this complete pigwad (who has obviously been bathing with lavender and tea tree oil based products) with this t-shirt

images courtesy of: douche

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Mothers, Don't Let Your Sons Grow Up To Be Cowboys

Newsflash: Oils in bath products may give boys breasteses.
If you don't feel like reading...essentially, essential oils - specifically lavender, and tea tree oil can temporarily disrupt hormonal balances in young boys, leaving them with gynecomastia, which if you've spent a fair amount of time reading your father's weight lifting magazines like I have, you might also know by it's colloquial name - Bitch Tits.

The suspected effect in this study is blamed on some chemical within the oils that the body processes like estrogen, the female hormone that promotes breast growth. - So there's a tip for all the flat chested ladies out there. Shop at the body shop. It's not false advertising.

Marijuana and soy products also have been linked to gynecomastia. So don't puff trees and eat Boca Patties in the Lavender-Tea Tree bubble bath with your sons, cuz a) it sounds straight up pedo-brokeback, and b) even if manssieres really did exist, I doubt they'd make them in training bro sizes.

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