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The Big Gay Sketch Show is a traditional half-hour comedy show featuring original characters and satires of pop culture with a unique gay perspective. The talent on this show is incredible and Logo is sitting on a gold mine and one of the best things that ever happened to the network. The writing is strong and witty, with each episode having popular sketch character power, the way Saturday Night Live used to.

April 11-12th, 2008 was a special celebration of V-Day with V to the 10th in New Orleans, Louisiana and raised $700,000 for local efforts, brought together the worldwide community of women (and men supporters) for healing, reflection, culture, celebration, information and the strong sense of love, strength and spirit that not only reflects New Orleans perfectly, but women worldwide. The organizers at V-Day made sure to make this a celebration and honoring of New Orleans women in the truest sense by bringing 1200 women who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina home.

Connecticut singer/songwriter Jennifer Taylor sings with intensity and undeniable talent, with her second album, A Different View. Natural comparisons drift off to the Melissa Etheridge buoy, and though many get compared to her, Taylor could hold her own with her building accoustic rock that by the time you finish the album, you want to play it again.

The current number one album on Billboard’s album charts, Spirit, Leona Lewis soars as the newest pop diva of 2008. By now, you’ve heard the comparison to Whitney and Mariah; and I think Leona could join those exceptional talent easily. Leona could be on a first name basis with America now as the heavy promotions are paying off. Reasons to be impressed and to take notice, currently Leona is the first British female artist ever to debut at #1, the first British artist ever to have her first album debut at #1, and now this is the biggest digital album sales week ever for a new artist.

Thank you for your support of our first national Out Impact event for Sylvia’s Place’s 5th anniversary celebration on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 from 7 - 11 PM at Splash in New York City. We celebrated their outstanding organization together, with the talented DJ Reed McGowan spinning hits all night long.

We are pleased to announce that our event raised $569 for Sylvia’s Place (which is part of MCCNY’s Homeless Youth Services)! We believe this is just the beginning of great things to come in our upcoming Out Impact events!

At the intimate Comix (353 West 14th Street), the premier comedy club in Chelsea in New York City, we caught Janeane Garofalo’s special headlining four-shows comedy performances on April 4-5th. The setting is the perfect place to not have a bad seat anywhere in the house, and Janeane is in her strongest element in front of a sell-out crowd where she can make eye-contact with a appreciative audience.

At the beautiful Agave, specializing in the cuisine and spirits of the southwest, we sat in a intimate setting in the late afternoon which focuses on the basics, candles and white walls with dimmed lighting, in the back of the restaurant. They offer seating in the front of the house, where you can people-watch those on the street in almost like sitting in a oasis greenhouse.

Shannon had passed VYNL by walking around with her family, and wanted to stop in for some early brunch before we started off our day at the GLBT Expo. VYNL is a cute diner in Chelsea, with rock and roll meets disco record decor, including dolls of icons like Elvis, Cher, Michael Jackson and more, and sparkling walls as well with rock and roll and pop classics providing the audio experience. The menu covers were album covers from the 1980s, providing a excellent touch that should not be overlooked, as well as the records on the ceiling. The selection of food and drinks were incredible, and they were able to accommodate me as a vegetarian, with their special egg omelet and substituting the egg and replacing the hash brown with fresh fruit. This was the best breakfast I’ve had in two months anywhere. Shannon had Eggs Norwegian and a latte that was high quality for only $2.50 when in any coffee shop, it would ring up to be $4. Affordable with the total being under $30, cute and filling, VYNL is a great hip, independent and a perfect place to get breakfast on a Saturday morning.

Serendipity3, the most sinful part of our dining experience in New York City, was a cute destination I had planned in our itinerary while we were in New York City. Gluttony at it’s finest, we had shared the Forbidden Broadway Sundae, believing it would be the perfect accompanyment after seeing the Beebo Brinker Chronicles. We both tried beverages with some orange zest thrown in, and the orange taste left us both realizing that orange zest in our caffeinated beverages is just not worth repeating.

I’ve never read the popular lesbian pulp novels of the 1950s, but after seeing the play, Beebo Brinker Chronicles presented by the Hourglass Group production at 37 Arts (New York City), they’ve brought the frustrations of suppressed sexuality, throwing-your-clothes off passion, and love, to life. Produced by the talented team of Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner and directed by Leigh Silverman, the production was dedicated to the memory of Jaye Zimet, artist, author, and collector of Lesbian Pulp Novels. The play takes place over the course of nine years, from 1952-1960, and is set in California and New York City.

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