Here are the official links for the Democratic and Republican tickets:

http://www.barackobama.com/

http://www.johnmccain.com/

First, last week, Tim recommended Alejandro Escovedo’s new album and guess what, You can get the song “Always a Friend” for free TODAY! Just click the link to the Crave article and download it.

Alejandro Escovedo, ‘Always a Friend’: Free MP3 of the Day | Crave, the gadget blog – CNET

Second, I had mentioned this already on a previous show and now it’s happening, Gary Vaynerchuk is joining Revision3. The first Rev3 episode is up but it’s not your typical Wine Library TV. This is the Wine Library Reserve.

Wine Library Reserve — Revision3

Let me quote Revision3′s CEO Jim Louderback:

So for those of you new to Wine Library TV (and those of you like me, with super-short attention spans), we’re proud to announce Wine Library Reserve. With this new program we’ve summarized, and edited a 15-20 minute program down to its essence, to its core, and extracted the best of the best in five minutes or less.

Want a taste of what the Wine Library experience is all about? Try Wine Library Reserve. You’ll be hooked! Then, if something really intrigues you, watch the whole episode.

Check out the full announcement blog post here:

Wine Library Brings Thunder to Revision3

Don’t forget to check out the full episodes at the Wine Library TV site or the Wine Library TV Rev3 Site

I do recommend you check out all of Revision3 shows which you can find here:

Revision3 Show Listings

I was not able to make TBRU this year, but had mixed reviews from my friends that did go. One very close-yet-cynical friend here in Houston said "it’s not all that, especially for what you pay". He added that he did, though, have a good time.  (subliminal translation: he and his partner got laid.) Another friend from Mexico promised – and delivered – an account of his time there. Overall, he and his friends from Mexico and Texas enjoyed themselves – without getting lucky.  For those of you who were there, my friend was the one who bid on President Larry’s underwear – and won…..

There seems to be an unspoken competition between TBRU and BearWatch – whose is better; who’s offers more; who’s is a better value. I think I can say in all honesty, despite my being a committee chair for BearWatch, that the two entities cannot be judged by the same criteria. BearWatch is, and always will be, a small, intimate event. Many improvements and upgrades have been made over the past few years (can anyone say BYE BYE, SANDPIPER!), and from what i’ve heard and read, the Dallas Bears followed BearWatch’s lead by distributing a feedback survey after last year’s event asking for opinions, suggestions, and rankings on certain events and issues. A truly responsible person will answer such a survey responsibly – clueless idiots will continue to complete the survey as, well, a clueless idiot.

Bottom line is this…..you can’t please everyone, and I am happy that the Dallas Bears pulled off yet another successful TBRU. I think I’ll try to make next year’s……

Gay Rag In Town Features TBRU – or Does It?

While on the subject of TBRU, I recently picked up a new gay rag in Houston called Gab; similar in style to Red and TWIT – glossy, with a cute twink cover model, and pics from different bars across Texas. Their feature for this past issue was The Faces of TBRU – the ones who make TBRU happen.  The ‘faces’ they featured were not those of the Dallas Bears – but rather the owners of the Eagle. I kept flipping through the pages, ignoring the shiny pics of drag queens, drunk queens, and  cute boys in Speedos thrusting their engorged manhood at me, desperately trying to find more copy about the ‘real’ faces of TBRU – but there was none to be found. I was truly irritated at this gross oversight by the staff of this new mag in town, and quite honestly, hope that someone from the Dallas Bears organization informs them of their complete misrepresentation of those who really do make TBRU happen, and not just the bleached-tooth smiles of some bar owners who, in fact, had comparatively little to do with the planning and implementation of TBRU.

According to the Associated Press, Dawn Wells, a.k.a. Mary Ann from the popular comedy “Gilligans’s Island” from the 60′s, was recently stopped by police in Driggs, Idaho (current home to the former straight-boy-heart-throb) for driving erratically. Upon inspection, police noticed the smell of marijuana, and subsequently found evidence of recent dooby-use.

She pled guilty to three misdemeanor charges and was sentenced to five days in jail, a $410 fine, and probation.

Here is how we remember our dear, sweet, Mary Ann….

…this Dawn Wells now….

Bowser

Fiery red-yellow gradient drink… with some bite!

• 2 cl Tequila
• 1 cl Coin-treau
• 5 cl Orange juice
• 1 cl Grenadine

Directions:
Stir first three ingredients, then drop in Grenadine for the gradient effect. Serve with ice in tall glass.

Garnish:
Blood orange wedge

Notes:
Modified ‘Tequila Sunrise’ – the Cointreau adds a nice twist.

It’s-a-me! Mario Bar!

Also, I’m also on Pownce which is almost a more robust Twitter.  Pownce allow more than 140 Characters and lets you attach links, events, and file.  Check it out at http://www.pownce.com/.  I’m boxtech on there.

Last but not least, all three of us podcasters are on Live Journal.  I’m boxpuppy on there if you want to friend me.  Although, I’ve been using Twitter a lot more than LJ and Pownce.

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I believe that this is a concern to many in the Bear community. I know for me, I’d like to be able to get married in whatever state I wish. It’s too bad that the candidate that supports gay marriage most, Kucinich, had dropped out of the race.