June Bugs

Jake, seen out yesterday at the doctor's
has gotten another member to the cast off EoW.

Frank Grillo tweeted this morning that he has signed on the cop drama which starts shooting July 6th. And from the tweet it look like it's confirmed that Anna is a lock as Jake's wife.


There seems to be last minute casting for the film. Not much time left to finish tying up the lose ends before the cameras start to roll. But enough time for a little hair to come in on the sides after Jake's latest haircut.

And a Saturday in June just calls for a little Wimbledon.

Back to Back to Black

Austin what's the deal?

Is this the new go to outfit?

Prison issued?

Or Black Ops?

Jake might suggest you go with a different hat though.

24 (not so)Little Hours

“Reminds you why you fell in love with theater in the first place” –Kevin Spacey on “The 24 Hour Plays”

Back in April Urban Arts Partnership announce they were bringing their successful 24 Hour Plays program to Los Angeles to benefit the arts program in the LA Unified School District in 2012.

Urban Arts Partnership has been benefit the New York school system for 19 years advancing "the intellectual, social, and artistic development of underserved public school students through arts-integrated programs to close the achievement gap." Actress Rose Perez has been with Urban Art Partnership since its inception. Over the year some of the participants of the "Plays" have included Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Chris Rock, Kyra Sedgwick, Brooke Shields, Sarah Silverman and Elijah Wood in the Broadway fundraiser.

Back in April the tentative line up was Jen Aniston, Leslie Bibb, Zachery Live, Eva Mendes, Kathy Najimy,Sam Rockwell, Nia Vardalos, and Rosie Perez and others. It looked like it was back then when Austin might have made the commitment then.

On June 17, each cast member brainstormed ideas before the writers began drafting the scripts at 10 pm Friday night that had to be finished by 6 am the next morning. The actors then got to rehearse with the directors for the next 12 hours and then, in front of a live audience, performed the plays for the first and only time on Saturday night.
When it the stage the line up was Eva Mendes, Saffron Burrows, Leslie Bibb, Jack McBrayer, David Eigenberg, Yvette Nicole Brown, Rosie Perez, Jenna Elfman, Adam Brody, Zachery Levi, Austin, Sophia and several others.
And the plays? They were each about 10 minutes long and included such themes as a Batman autopsy, a sex addict meeting gone wrong, a Chewbacca-like bear falling in love with a woman with an abusive boyfriend, and lots of Shake Weight references.Now we know Austin was working with a bear and I don't think he was the girlfriend, so the guess is he played the bad boyfriend.And the bear? It looks like it was Adam Brody.

Was Austin's unicycle and Edgar Allen Poe a part of the play? Not sure it made the cut.

The most poignant moment of the night was when a former student who received a scholarship through the program, who recited her poem “Why I Write,”. It reminded everyone there that the evening "wasn’t about the celebrities on stage, but about the future of arts in education and the future of the kids involved."

Armed and Ready

New pictures of Jake leaving Ammo.

Why would Jake be having lunch alone?

Is it another case of someone in the background but this time not seen by the long arm of the lens.

Maybe he was having brunch with someone who listed Ammo as one of his favorite places.On Sunday I'll get up and go to breakfast at a nice, relaxed place on Highland called Ammo, sort of upscale American cuisine. They have this great blood-orange juice, which is my favorite drink in the whole city.

Austin Malibu surf, Hollywood Turf LA Times July 5, 2007

But brunch was Sunday. How could that be? That could never be. It's impossible! ; )

Was this gun show preloaded and ready to fire when needed?

Maybe Jake is doing a little movie mash up with a little watch of EoW and the misdirection of Now You See Me while he went undercover or (covers) nowhere near where people assume he is.

You never know.

Bear in Mind

Was it a play of words about Jake's birthday gift? Did the "gift of discovery" have two meanings?Could the adventure been set up as a gift for one of those big milestone birthdays? Something that would break the Bank(sy) ? Something you couldn't find in the Discovery Store? Maybe after watching the show and saying "how cool would that be" ? Or maybe something on version of a bucket list?Could the Antarctica trip of swimming with the walruses been what it was supposed to be but got change into Icelandic arctic because of scheduling and clearances?Just a thought.



It's Two Wheel Tuesday. Since Austin's only on one,
(someone's been painting in the garage)
we'll go for three and it'll all average out.

Super G's?

While Austin was performing in Santa Monica, Jake at the U2 show in Anaheim on Saturday night. (Both in LA at the same time again for yet another weekend) No cowl but his handy dandy hat and instead of a cape his cloak of invisibility (his black jacket) tied round his waist.

He might not have wanted his cloak of invisibility but bet he was wishing for some superpowers before he stepped on that helicopter with Bear.
And with that here are the Top Ten Plus One of :

Things going through Jake's head before heading out with Bear.

11. There's not crying in baseball wait there's no crying in Iceland.

10. Why does Bear have that rope around his neck?

9. That hook at the this strap better not mean we aren't "landing" the helicopter.

8. I'm glad these pants are waterproof.

7. Please don't make me eat an eyeball. Please don't make me eat an eyeball. Please don't make me eat an eyeball.

6.I like a good free range chicken but not sure I can do free range puffin.

5.Wonder if there is anywhere I can grab a coffee when we get there.

4. Here we go. Here we go. Here we go. Red Leader One is a go!

3.My face says fierce but my head says flee.

2. OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG!

and the number one thing going through Jake's mind.

This is all your fault Nic!

Here's some details and pics of Jake and Bear's adventure.

And a teaser picture to get you go look.
Jake and Bear will be kicking of the season of Man vs. Wild July 11th at 9:00pm on the Discovery Channel.

Out Spotlight

Today’s Out Spotlight is not a person, but a group of people coming together and building a bond. They come together in support and community, a creating place for their children to build friendships and interact with families just like their own and a place where dads could find a place to come together and discuss the unique situation they face as gay fathers. Today’s Out Spotlight is The PopLuck Club. (PLC)

PLC began in Los Angeles in August of 1998, with founder Paul Oberon and a small group of guys who started meeting on a regular basis, with the intention of creating a place for themselves and their kids. The mission was to create a sense of community, not only for the kids to interact with families just like theirs, but also where dads (and prospective fathers) could have a place to discuss the issues they faced. The hope was that these gatherings “would help provide mutual support in their individual quests to become great fathers.”

Each gathering was centered with a potluck dinner, and the families shared their favorite recipes along with their personal experiences. Soon the meetings began to grow quickly in size. Today, PLC has grown into the largest known gay fathers organization in the world, with hundreds of families in their community. Not long ago, they celebrated their 500^th child.

They continue the simple tradition of each member sharing food and stories, but now it has “evolved into a substantial voice, helping to support the growth of our wonderfully diverse community.” They have pot-luck play dates. They hold support groups and host discussion forums. They have family events and mentorship programs for new fathers. And most importantly they promote the love that can exist in a gay-male run household, and that families can be formed in all different kind of ways.

"Mark Brown, the secretary of the organization and a member since its second year, has watched many of these children grow up. 'Many of the issues we deal with,' he says, pare age related. The first one that usually starts in preschool is 'where's your mom?' And these are easy answers. We tell them that some families have two dads and they get that. But as they get older, things get more complicated. With girls, we always face the challenge of hair and clothing. Right now my daughter is on the verge of puberty and is pretty comfortable discussing things with us, but going bra shopping was a little bit of an embarrassment for her. Basically, I had to go and buy an assortment of them, have her try them on at home, then buy a half dozen of the one she liked."

Their mission is to advance the well being of gay prospective parents, gay parents and their children. And they do this through mutual support, community collaboration, and public understanding. For those considering becoming a parent, PLC provides information on the many options that possible for creating a family through adoption, co-parenting, fostering programs, and surrogacy as well as other options.

For those who already have children, PLC is there to facilitate social interaction, help to develop mentoring relationships, and share positive images of gay parenting with the community at large.

As an all-volunteer, non-profit organization, PLC also produces special community events, such as their annual “Kids’ Fun Fair,” and co-sponsors other events, such as “Families In The Desert” with The Family Equality Council as a part of their programming.

Today PLC , is holding the area's largest Father's Day celebration to encourage the gay community to consider their options in parenting and building families with a Sunday brunch celebration taking at The Abbey, in a West Hollywood . The celebration will feature the Heart Gallery, a LA-a photo display of children in the foster care system who in need of a family, as well as a book signing by Fox 11 news anchor Christine Devine, whose "Finding a Forever Family" was inspired by her on-air "Wednesday's Child" news segments. Representatives from the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Family Services Program will be on hand to talk to those interested in their options for starting or expanding their families.

Rich Valenza, co-president of PLC , sees the collaboration as groundbreaking. “Many gays and lesbians do not realize that we can create our families through fostering and adoption. Bringing these resources to The Abbey, our community's favorite hot spot, will inspire prospective dads and moms to take the next step as they plan their families."

Bryan Miller, a Supervising Children's Social Worker with LA County, explains why they are reaching out to the gay and lesbian community. "On any given day, we have about 500 children in LA County who are in need of safe, permanent homes. The gay and lesbian community is an underutilized source of potential foster and adoptive parents for our children."

"It's a perfect time for new parents, as well as families considering adding a sibling, to consider fost/adopt," said Tannia Esparza, Family Advocate for the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Family Services Program. Adding, "We offer support throughout the parenting process. It gives me great pleasure to see so much joy come into the lives of our LGBT parents and to see their children thrive."

In 2009, the L.A. County DCFS' Adoption and Permanency Resources Division earned the Human Rights Campaign's "All Children - All Families Seal of Recognition" for it's excellence in serving LGBT families.

In beginning of this year PLC announced the launch of the "Raise A Child" campaign. One of the main goals of the campaign was to increase awareness and understanding in the community for gay fathers and their families. It also attempted to inspire gay fathers and those who aspire to be gay fathers, promoting the variety of ways that one can start a family. Highlighting surrogacy, fostering and adoption. The ad campaign done through radio public service announcements and ads highlighted families that are a part of PLC around LA as a way to reduce the stigma that still surrounds gay parenting. "We make lunches for our kids, get them to music and karate lessons... just like every family. …With this campaign, we are putting a real face on gay parenting."

PLC has also participated in the "It's Get's Better Campaign" sharing their stories about how their paths to becoming gay fathers, and proving it gets better.

"Growing up, many of us felt sadness that coming out as gay would end our dreams of parenting. I now know that becoming a father and providing a loving home for our child is the most important and rewarding thing I have ever done." - John Ireland

The PopLuck Club