I’m so disappointed that whole rapture thing didn’t work out last weekend. Seriously!
I mean, obviously the chances of it happening were pretty slim, but you never know, right? So just in case, my husband and I decided to hedge our bets and spend our last day together on earth at the shore.
We had a great time. The temperature was perfect, there was just the right amount of clouds and just enough breeze. The only bummer, aside from the rapture being a washout, was this lousy sunburn I got on my ass.
You see, we didn’t just go to the shore. We went to the nude beach at Sandy Hook.
Because I figured if I was going to have to spend all eternity with the types of people who believed the world was actually going to end last Saturday, then I wanted them to have to spend all eternity with a naked homo (with a bright red sunburned ass as a bonus).
So the rapture didn’t happen, obviously, but I still got to hang out naked on the beach all day with my husband. That may not be what the Bible was talking about, but it sure felt like rapture to me.
Memorial Day Weekend
A lot of people think there’s nothing going on in the Gayborhood over Memorial Day weekend. They think the city empties out as people flock to the shore, the mountains and big parties like IML in Chicago, Sizzle in Miami or Pride in Pensacola.
From a certain point of view, you could say they’re right. A lot of people do hit the road for the holiday weekend. But the Gayborhood is anything but a ghost town over Memorial Day.
Saturday: G2 at Tabu
G2 takes over Tabu, 200 S. 12th St., from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. every fourth Saturday, and this month that falls on May 28 during Memorial Day weekend. Join guest bartender Shannon Kennedy plus DJ Klem and DJ BeFree for all your hip-hop, electro, punk and ’80s-’90s favorites while raising money for a great cause. Your $5 cover gets you a free drink ticket and part of the proceeds will benefit The Mudhatters, a team competing in the MS Mud Run on June 11.
The MS Mud Run is sponsored by the National MS Society and raises money for the more than 400,000 families affected by multiple sclerosis in the United States. This 10K (6.2 mile) run will take place in multiple stages over two days (June 11-12) in Newtown Square. The course can only handle a limited number of runners at a time, because it has over 25 natural and manmade obstacles, all of which are surrounded by or covered in mud.
That’s right, mud.
Taking a cue from the muddy boot-camp obstacle course made famous by the Marines at Camp Pendleton (you’ve seen those online pictures of the grunts getting hosed down in their boxers after the race, right?), this is only the second year for the Philadelphia MS Mud Run, but it’s getting bigger every year.
Hosted by WYSP’s Danny Bonaduce, the run will feature music, live entertainment, vendors and a fun run for the kids. If you can’t make it to the run itself, then at least come out and support the Mudhatters as they prepare to get dirty for a good cause!
Sounds like a hell of a lot more fun than a read-a-thon, if you ask me.
For more information, see www.tabuphilly.com and www.theoriginalmudrun.com/mud-run-philadelphia.
Sunday: WOOF! Philly
Philadelphia’s only weekly bear party is still going strong and packing them in at the Gold Club, 1416 Chancellor St. Now in its fourth year, Barney and his band of cubs have kept the party going week after week, from 5 p.m. to close.
What better way to spend your Sunday on a holiday weekend than surrounded by a bunch of sweaty dancing bears?
For more information, see www.woofphilly.com.
Monday: Wind down your weekend
On Monday night, ease your way back into the work week by chilling out on the roof deck at ICandy. It’s one of the few gay bars in town with outdoor space, and with a restaurant downstairs you can order up some munchies and make a relaxing evening of it.
And if that doesn’t do the trick, then after the sun goes down head over to The Bike Stop and strip down for Jock Strap Night!
ICandy is at 254 S. 12th St., and The Bike Stop is at 206 S. Quince St. For more information, see www.clubicandy.com or www.thebikestop.com.
Questions, comments or news about upcoming events? Contact Jim at [email protected].