So, I finally went,
I have thought of pride as 'see your ex-lovers in public' day for so long that I haven't had the desire to go in something just short of forever. This year however, I went. Egads.
Thankfully, having lived in Buffalo a scant three years and being with (e:Jim) for two and a half of those years I don't have much nights of regrettable passion to hang around my neck; though I hear such emo neckwear is fashionable this year.
Scores of delightful folk were there, many estrippers and more bad drag queens than you could shake a beadazzled thong at.
(e:paul) and I had a discussion about why gay pride in Buffalo is a churchy, community event where as gay pride elsewhere is carnival with half naked dancers, public blow jobs, and a city-wide celebratory orgasm. Ok, most of those words did not appear in our discussion, but they along with its attending image were lurking in the back of my mind.
But seconds before we arrived at a solution that would involve godly orgies on church alters with people of all ages, creeds, colors, and abilities it started to rain. Too bad Buffalo, just think of the diseased lust that could have brought your closer to the godhead?
Imagine it Buffalo? Our collective thighs a developed water front? It is enough to make you want to bathe perpetually.
And special congrats to (e:Mike). Well done sir, well done.
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06/03/2007 17:03 #39514
Gay Pride06/02/2007 03:53 #39499
sickly sweet corpsuculalsThere is a momment, amid total inebriation, walking down elmwood and using the parking meter as walking sticks, where typing what one in fact says and what one infact intends end up being two very differnet things.
And so I leave this entry, warts and all, to the magic power of alcohol and a large group of people consuming it.
mazeltov children, mazeltov.
And so I leave this entry, warts and all, to the magic power of alcohol and a large group of people consuming it.
mazeltov children, mazeltov.
fellyconnelly - 06/02/07 17:33
james even in sweet drunkeness, you are still amusingly poetic....
james even in sweet drunkeness, you are still amusingly poetic....
05/31/2007 14:13 #39478
If you love crap, and I know you do...Latoya, like a siren who will eat my bowels, I am drawn to you despite all warnings.
And that moment, with the camera focused on her empty chair, one of the finest minutes in television history.
fellyconnelly - 05/31/07 16:52
i don't know what the hell is going on, but i'm very amused.
i don't know what the hell is going on, but i'm very amused.
05/29/2007 00:21 #39439
The wet splash of purgeAh yes, that feel!
Ten minutes ago I deleted my LiveJournal account. Dear fat baby christ, thank you for splashing that muse up against my skull.
LJ used to be awesome. I had a ton of friends on that had amusing little lives that I enjoyed from afar. Or people who are actually afar and so it is tough to directly communicate. But as the maw of progress ate Lj and zombie MySpace rose from the dead my friends were disappearing. Instead of scores of lovely little snippets of lives akin, I had people close to strangers. People I had never met. People who kept a photo blog of their bowel movements (content deleted. Flush)
baby, finish your drink. Let's get out of here.
So, I just deleted it. The good friends I can keep in touch with. The others? Well, there is a whole universe full of other.
The brightest spot in those whole event is that what ever horrid pastiche I called a journal will not reincarnate itself as a MySpace abortion. Nope. That path which begins with good blogging intentions, which is paved with an eye on the human experience in the personal, can lead only to a dead end of "ZOMG My MoM iS sUcH a BiTcH!!! LOLZ OMG WTF!!1!" And frankly, I take comfort in knowing that when I too die, my remains shall be riddled with worms, and not excessive exclamation points.
good night
Ten minutes ago I deleted my LiveJournal account. Dear fat baby christ, thank you for splashing that muse up against my skull.
LJ used to be awesome. I had a ton of friends on that had amusing little lives that I enjoyed from afar. Or people who are actually afar and so it is tough to directly communicate. But as the maw of progress ate Lj and zombie MySpace rose from the dead my friends were disappearing. Instead of scores of lovely little snippets of lives akin, I had people close to strangers. People I had never met. People who kept a photo blog of their bowel movements (content deleted. Flush)
baby, finish your drink. Let's get out of here.
So, I just deleted it. The good friends I can keep in touch with. The others? Well, there is a whole universe full of other.
The brightest spot in those whole event is that what ever horrid pastiche I called a journal will not reincarnate itself as a MySpace abortion. Nope. That path which begins with good blogging intentions, which is paved with an eye on the human experience in the personal, can lead only to a dead end of "ZOMG My MoM iS sUcH a BiTcH!!! LOLZ OMG WTF!!1!" And frankly, I take comfort in knowing that when I too die, my remains shall be riddled with worms, and not excessive exclamation points.
good night
jenks - 05/30/07 00:10
have you seen that cell phone commercial where the little girl is talking to her mom in texts? mom's like "who are you texting so much" and she's like "OMG it's NBD, just my BFF" I am a big dork and still use full words and punctuation in texts, even though it's a PITA. I hate "u" and "r" and "ur" in texts. hate hate it.
have you seen that cell phone commercial where the little girl is talking to her mom in texts? mom's like "who are you texting so much" and she's like "OMG it's NBD, just my BFF" I am a big dork and still use full words and punctuation in texts, even though it's a PITA. I hate "u" and "r" and "ur" in texts. hate hate it.
fellyconnelly - 05/29/07 19:03
i have a problem with periods. i could construct an entire essay and have several periods interspace every sentance. it is so hard for me not to do this right now as i write this. i also don't capitalize.
i have a problem with periods. i could construct an entire essay and have several periods interspace every sentance. it is so hard for me not to do this right now as i write this. i also don't capitalize.
james - 05/29/07 16:33
Joshua: I caught myself saying that once. "L-O-L" and quickly threw my hands over my mouth like pandora trying to shove pestilence and war back into that box. The exception might be saying ROFLMAO or something equally long and ungainly.
Jenks: Beware of those with grammar that is too good. They are just players trying to get their eloquent tongues down between your unsuspecting nethers!
I have used my one exclamation point. And so must retire.
Joshua: I caught myself saying that once. "L-O-L" and quickly threw my hands over my mouth like pandora trying to shove pestilence and war back into that box. The exception might be saying ROFLMAO or something equally long and ungainly.
Jenks: Beware of those with grammar that is too good. They are just players trying to get their eloquent tongues down between your unsuspecting nethers!
I have used my one exclamation point. And so must retire.
jenks - 05/29/07 16:14
I had a high school english teacher who flat out said (with contempt) that any more than one exclamation point is a sign of immaturity. But i agree with you- proper use of a semi-colon gets you points. Big points in my book. Proper grammar is dead sexy! ;)
I had a high school english teacher who flat out said (with contempt) that any more than one exclamation point is a sign of immaturity. But i agree with you- proper use of a semi-colon gets you points. Big points in my book. Proper grammar is dead sexy! ;)
joshua - 05/29/07 15:15
We mock it openly by referring to it as "LAWL" - you know, what it sounds like when people actually phoenetically speak out "LOL" as if its a word without saying el! oh! el!.
We mock it openly by referring to it as "LAWL" - you know, what it sounds like when people actually phoenetically speak out "LOL" as if its a word without saying el! oh! el!.
james - 05/29/07 15:08
Jenks: I firmly believe that everyone should have an exclamation point quota. It is an over used punctuation mark. However, if you can properly use a semicolon you get a few extra.
Felly: LOLs are apart of the acceptable online lexicon. I am cool with using them. But then, like the exclamation point, there are those who use them way too often. Please, think of the following dialog not so much a peek into the fascinating private world of my mind, but a morality play.
Job: Oh Lord, why do you take my children when I give you praise, salt my fields when I give you supplication, blight my skin when I give you thanks?
Devil: LOLZ OMG ROFLMAO! PWND!!!!!
thank you, I hope that was instructive.
Enjoy the LJ purge.
Jenks: I firmly believe that everyone should have an exclamation point quota. It is an over used punctuation mark. However, if you can properly use a semicolon you get a few extra.
Felly: LOLs are apart of the acceptable online lexicon. I am cool with using them. But then, like the exclamation point, there are those who use them way too often. Please, think of the following dialog not so much a peek into the fascinating private world of my mind, but a morality play.
Job: Oh Lord, why do you take my children when I give you praise, salt my fields when I give you supplication, blight my skin when I give you thanks?
Devil: LOLZ OMG ROFLMAO! PWND!!!!!
thank you, I hope that was instructive.
Enjoy the LJ purge.
fellyconnelly - 05/29/07 14:15
HA - I used to LOL all the time until I got yelled at. A lot. Now I see how insipidly wrong it is, and therefore I tend to reserve all 'lol's for the people who are mostly computer retarded. Like 98% of my family.
also - you have inspired me and I'm going to leave estrip in three minutes to delete my lj. death to the LJ.
HA - I used to LOL all the time until I got yelled at. A lot. Now I see how insipidly wrong it is, and therefore I tend to reserve all 'lol's for the people who are mostly computer retarded. Like 98% of my family.
also - you have inspired me and I'm going to leave estrip in three minutes to delete my lj. death to the LJ.
jenks - 05/29/07 10:18
heh, a favorite i saw one, making fun of excessive exclamations, was "OMG! I can't believe it!!!!11!1!!one!!eleven!!1!"
heh, a favorite i saw one, making fun of excessive exclamations, was "OMG! I can't believe it!!!!11!1!!one!!eleven!!1!"
05/22/2007 23:33 #39382
The weepy teet of god(e:Jim) and I are busy moving accross town this week. As such, I am cranky and no fun to be around. The only way I am tolerable when moving is if I get good and drunk. And I as I am making about a dozen car trips between the old place and the new I can't get good and drunk which makes me bad and angry.
So,
I will post back here some time in the future. In the meantime I have a litter of wine that is screaming for me to drink it dead.
cheers
So,
I will post back here some time in the future. In the meantime I have a litter of wine that is screaming for me to drink it dead.
cheers
mike - 05/29/07 00:37
i hope the moving is going good (you are prolly almost done as this is a late post to a weekold journal). But don't forget to come to (e:lilho)'s party and you can get good and drunk there...
i hope the moving is going good (you are prolly almost done as this is a late post to a weekold journal). But don't forget to come to (e:lilho)'s party and you can get good and drunk there...
joshua - 05/23/07 16:42
Keep your head up - do whatever you need to in order to make the move easy, or at least tolerable. I see you planned ahead. =D
Keep your head up - do whatever you need to in order to make the move easy, or at least tolerable. I see you planned ahead. =D
fellyconnelly - 05/23/07 11:43
i could probably open my own moving company from the number of times i have moved around this stupid town. i feel as though i could pack a 1 bedroom apartment into a vw bug and still have room for a passenger at this point.
i could probably open my own moving company from the number of times i have moved around this stupid town. i feel as though i could pack a 1 bedroom apartment into a vw bug and still have room for a passenger at this point.
james - 05/23/07 10:51
Thank you for your sympathy everyone as well as the cruel mark of your editors pen. Though today I did move 20 lbs of cat litter, still fresh and in the box. We don't keep old litter or anything.
I know, liter. But since I was writing a 'feel bad for me' post I would put an extra crucifix in my liter. Hung with care.
leetee: I thank you greatly for your offer. At this point though I am just shooting grain alcohol directly into my veins as to avoid lifting a bottle.
Paul: We are at 744 Ashland in the upper flat. You and your's have an open invitation to dinner if you think you can stand the hilariously excessive amount of pet hair floating about. ((e:Jim)) shall post photos for sure.
Felly: Oh, I did that twice three years ago. Even if I hated Buffalo I would stay here forever just to avoid a long ass move again. Thankfully Buffalo is awesome.
Now if you will excuse me all, I have a bottle of everclear and an IV drip to contend with.
Thank you for your sympathy everyone as well as the cruel mark of your editors pen. Though today I did move 20 lbs of cat litter, still fresh and in the box. We don't keep old litter or anything.
I know, liter. But since I was writing a 'feel bad for me' post I would put an extra crucifix in my liter. Hung with care.
leetee: I thank you greatly for your offer. At this point though I am just shooting grain alcohol directly into my veins as to avoid lifting a bottle.
Paul: We are at 744 Ashland in the upper flat. You and your's have an open invitation to dinner if you think you can stand the hilariously excessive amount of pet hair floating about. ((e:Jim)) shall post photos for sure.
Felly: Oh, I did that twice three years ago. Even if I hated Buffalo I would stay here forever just to avoid a long ass move again. Thankfully Buffalo is awesome.
Now if you will excuse me all, I have a bottle of everclear and an IV drip to contend with.
fellyconnelly - 05/23/07 10:36
eep moving.
at least you are moving across town and not across the state!
also i keep picturing a litter box full of wine and it kinda is making me not feel so good..
eep moving.
at least you are moving across town and not across the state!
also i keep picturing a litter box full of wine and it kinda is making me not feel so good..
paul - 05/23/07 09:35
Where did you guys end up moving to?
Where did you guys end up moving to?
leetee - 05/23/07 09:34
Lordy, i hate moving too. You have my sympathies.
We had some old (who the hell knows how old it is!!) Port at the estate sale no one was interested in... you want that to join your litter?
Good luck Jim & James!
Lordy, i hate moving too. You have my sympathies.
We had some old (who the hell knows how old it is!!) Port at the estate sale no one was interested in... you want that to join your litter?
Good luck Jim & James!
jenks - 05/23/07 09:05
i think a litter of wine sounds even better than a liter. ;) I want one.
i think a litter of wine sounds even better than a liter. ;) I want one.
If that is the place I'm thinking of it was actully shut down when it had skulls on the side of it. I heard that they where shut down for having Vampire Sex shows.
YES THAT'S WHERE IT WAS, where Laughlins is now!
Well that's what I heard about the place now known as Laughlin's (on franklin). I heard it used to be called something else and there was all sorts of midget abuse. I didn't realize it was a midget DRAG QUEEN though!
HE HE HE YES!!!
I heard that rumor before from someone who used to go there (he never peed on her he swears). I am so glad someone else has heard this too.
a little addendum to james comment: if i've heard correctly from people there was the midget drag queen who used to let people pee on them at a shady bar downtown. Talk about a rain soaked drag queen...i think urine soaked might even be scarier. this may no tbe true but I swear i have heard it numerous times and in my book, repetion = reality!
Felly: There were a few churches represented there: Westminster Presbyterian, the Universal Unitarian church, and... that one on Richmond and Utica, what ever it is called. There was also a Buddhist chanting group there handing out flyers and selling ubiquitous green tea. Churchy. The thumping music with wall to wall shirtless, sweaty people enjoying life and lust was absent, though a few held onto that spirit.
OH!!!!!!!!!!!
And since rain soaked drag queens frightens you, you will love this. Buffalo is home to a midget drag queen. And you will be seeing her in your nightmares.
Mike: True dat. What gives? People just skip church, have an extra cocktail Saturday night, and enjoy life, community, and all that stuff on Sunday.
it really kinda is. It is weird, just about every other float was church/religious organization. I think it is cuz Buffalo in general is so churchy/religious and everything here is sponsored by churches/regligion I guess pride is no different.
oh man a drag queen in the rain is an image so scary i'd prefer not to think about....
but is buffalo pride churchlike?