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All Blog Posts Tagged 'gay' (78)

Mother & Son Reunion: Rose City Mama Talks to Her Danny Boy about Big Gay Musical

GO TELL MAMA: Traci Leigh Taylor is quite the "mom." Just ask her son Daniel Robi… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on October 1, 2009 at 1:27pm — No Comments

The Gang's All Here: Cast for Laramie Project Epilogue Announced.

FOR MATTHEW: The cast for The Laramie Project's Ten Years Late… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 29, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Oh, What a Night: House Party for Q Center

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CUE TO Q: "Miss" Cassell you really outdid yourself this time. Not only did Stephen Cassell's "house party" for the Q Center bring out the gay glitterati en masse, but he also attracted the likes of County Chair Ted Wheeler and his lovely wife Katrina and KGW-TV morning-pick-me-up Brenda Braxton to make an appearance… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 13, 2009 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

NOT ON HIS SIDE: Jeff Jaeger Contract Not Renewed at KATU

ET TU, CHANNEL 2?:Just got word that KATU will not renew the contract for television news… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 8, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Saturday Night Fervor: Lucky Strike, Underbear Party, TBA's Ten Tiny Dances

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S.A.T.U.R...D.A.Y! Every once in awhile you'll have one of "those" Saturday nights. Saturday, September 5, happened to be one of those nights. My old boss/good friend (and now ex-New Yorker) Caryn Brooks joined us early in the evening in order to make the long drive to 122nd and Southeast Powell Street. That's where we fo… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 7, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Rose City Mama Dishes: Big Gay Musical Coming to Portland Oct 4th

Big Gay news!!! Greetings! Thank you so much for supporting The Big Gay Musical. So much has been happening. Certainly we are excited to be opening our film in New York City. We are opening here Sept 11 at the Chelsea Clearview Cinemas. Small independent movies really have to do well their weekend, so you if you'… Continue

Added by Traci Leigh Taylor on September 5, 2009 at 6:08am — No Comments

Catching Up: Too Many Celebs Too Count, Salem Garden Party For Equality, Gilt Club Welcomes New Chef

LIL' HOLLYWOOD? Since Sunday the following celebrities were spotted in the vicinit… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 27, 2009 at 12:11pm — No Comments

Love Is In the Air: Basic Rights Oregon Dinner Gala Is Coming Soon!

Hey gang, it's time to start planning your ensemble for what is sure to be the party of the year: Basic Rights Oregon Annual Dinner and Auction. And guess who is hosting it? None other than Storm Large. It's going to be friggin' AWESOME! Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 21, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Tuesday's Bag of Tricks: Luke Perry Loves Beaver, PDX Pie-Off, HRC Garden Party and Some Random Hot Guy

ON THE LEVERAGE The tweets have been fast and furious ever since Luke Perry hit town… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 18, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Move Over Beau: Sarah Palin's Daughter's Baby Daddy To Appear on the Cover of Unzipped?

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Added by Byron Beck on August 14, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Imagine That: Casey's and Old Town Eagle to Become Underage Nightclub

GREASY KID'S STUFF In the "only in… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 11, 2009 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

BLIND ITEM: Does This Photo Sort of Remind You of a Famous Painting?

HOW RUDE: Go ahead and brand me as insensitive and a big, ol' schmuck, but doesn't the… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 11, 2009 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

Thank God It's Monday: I Heart BRO, Wedding Bells for Amy & Warren, Man Vs. Hot Dog and Nat'l Night Out

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BRO-MANCIN' THE NIGHT AWAY: It was all shimmy shakes and heart-quakes at the I Heart BRO House Party in support of Basic Rights Oregon and marriage equality (full disclosure: my partner Juan Martinez is BRO's Development Director). Held in the beautiful backya… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 9, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

ADAMS & EVA: The Greenville Project Party & Dinner With Eva Longoria

ADAMS AND EVA: Storm Large is going to be soooooooo jealous. That's because a n… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 7, 2009 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Checking In With Mama Rose: Portlander Daniel Robinson Makes It Big In "The Big Gay Musical"

MAMA ROSE CITY: Remember Traci Leigh Taylor? She's the wonderfully wacky mom of the musically-inclined actor Daniel Robinson. In 2004 the Beaverton-bred Robinson came to P-town as part of the national tour for Oklahoma (at the time he was dating the super hot and out actor Chad Allen). That's when readers of my old Queer Window column got the chance to meet his "mama." And what a mama she is. For more on her… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 4, 2009 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

Pride & Picard: Party Girl Leaves P-Town and You Can Go Homo Again in the Tri-Cities

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BOOTY & THE BEAUTY: The lovely, talented and always busy Allison Picard is packing up her Portland life and moving to Bangkok, Thailand. As she says, "where I will always be the tallest woman in the room and probably the only redhead." Before she left for her year-long sojourn friends Amy Stephens and Erin Ergenbright hosted a… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on July 21, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Where Was Ellen? Portia de Rossi in Portland this Weekend.

UPDATE Tuesday, July 21: Just in from… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on July 20, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Breaking Foodie News: Roux Is Through.

ROUX TOO? Sad news out of the restaurant world. At least as far as my favorite hangout for Sunday Brunch is concerned—as it truly was the best in town. As for now, it looks like that Roux is no more. As far as I know the… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on July 16, 2009 at 11:00pm — 5 Comments

Star Studded Street-Walkin' Weekend: Hot Fairs, Cool Markets, Proud Parks-n-Q Centers and Playing Games With Mr. Rockway

AVENUE Q: The very "official" grand opening/ribbon cutting ceremony for the brand n… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on July 12, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Random Photos Friday: June 25-July 10, 2009

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Here are a few photos that have slipped through the cracks in the weeks since Michael Jackson left the stage and for some reason didn't get posted to this site. The following include photos from a breakfast for Sojourn Theater, Basic Rights Oregon Stonewall Celebration at Froelick Gallery, the "reunion" of the local cast of RuPaul's Drag… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on July 10, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments