History Making

Today is a monumental day in US history so for all OMG'ers outside the US please indulge us. We may ask this favor 2 more times, so mark your calendar for day in November and one in January 2009.

Today Barack Obama accepts the Democratic National Committee's nomination as the Democratic candidate for the 2008 US Presidential election. Obama will be the first African American Presidential candidate from a major party in the history of the United States. His speech and acceptance falls on the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech .

It was that speech were Dr. King raised the public consciousness of the civil rights movement. He campaigned for the civil rights and racial equality, it became more than just racial equality it became equality for ALL people. And the need is still there today.

Change comes, and the need for change continues. It must continue. There are days when we want change to happen faster and sometime we forget how far we've come, when look ahead and see how far we have to go.

It took one hundred years for Martin Luther King to come before the nation after the Civil War, and less than half that to have Barack Obama running for the highest office in the United States. Change takes time, and this still much change to do. The barriers are coming down faster and faster every day.

It is participating the system of the electorate that help bring those leaders and legislation to make changes. It is a civic duty wherever you are around the world, to participate help shape the world we live in through the leadership we elect. It is not the only responsibility we have as world citizens to bring change but one that must be at the top of the list. What will you do?

It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores
and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.
Yes we can. Yes we can.
It was the call of workers who organized;
women who reached for the ballots;
a President who chose the moon as our new frontier;
and a King who took us to the mountain-top and pointed the way to the Promised Land.
Yes we can to justice and equality.

We know the battle ahead will be long,
but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way,
nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.
We want change!

- Barack Obama

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'" Rev. Martin Luther King

Video: Yes We Can

Back to the Beginning

...and baby makes three

Dear Ted:
Please don't be like Toothy himself when asked a tough question. Just give a simple answer. A yes or no will do. No beating around the bush or skirting the issue. Is there a Baby Tile?
—Tom, Mt. Laurel

Dear Gay Shooter:
Yes.

Mr. Peabody & His Boy Sherman

"Sherman set the WaBac machine to Montreal November 2002"

"Why Mr. Peabody?"

"To see where it all began my boy, to see where it all began."

"What began?"

"Toothy Tile"

"Hey Mr. Peabody?"

"Yes Sherman, my boy."

"What was going between them?"

"Well Sherman, looks like they were falling hard. "

"Like Galileo and rocks?"

"No Sherman, not like rocks."

"Wasn't he supposed to fall for the girl."

"Simplistic answer from a simple boy. The answer is you fall for who you fall for. "

"Hey Mr. Peabody, did Austin steal Jake's coat and keep it?"

"We'll have to see."

"Mr. Peabody, did they think that they would be here six years later?"

"Sherman this is the WABAC machine, I can't predict the future. "

"How does a Tooth and a Goose have a baby?"

"Sherman that's a story for another time and another channel"



And you just can't make this stuff up moment:

Remember Destiny's story about the women in the nail salon talking about the friend of her husband who worked on TDAT, and had a new movie out called Traitor, well Jeffery Nachmanoff has another project. He's a co-writer on Prince of Persia.

Nachmanoff on His Next Project

He's finished helping write the Jake Gyllenhaal-led Prince of Persia and surely has other scripts on the horizon, but what about Nachmanoff's next directing endeavor? While he hasn't gone blockbuster big with Traitor, he has aimed pretty high and challenged himself right out of the gate. I'm definitely interested what he does next, but it looks like we don't have an answer what that might be just yet.

Nachmanoff: "I don't know. I'm looking for something that I can also get excited about as this project… something that I feel is as ambitious and thought-provoking, but also entertaining for an audience. I haven't found exactly the right thing. Obviously, The Day After Tomorrow and Prince of Persia are on this really big Hollywood scale — I don't think that's probably what I would go to next as a director. But, I like good story-telling. And maybe, like Guy, who's done every type of movie you can imagine… I would aspire to have such a varied career. It's harder for a director to have as varied career as an actor, because you just don't get as many at-bats. And, frankly, it's hard to come up with the ideas for a new movie. But, I guess I would make any movie that I would like to go see."

Here's the interview.

Stone Cold

Via cellphone (hands free of course - not breaking any laws, officer )

Am I on speaker phone? Ok good, now you just listen and drive I'll do all talking.
We have some good news and some bad news. Well you know that Jake is in Morocco working, and you've been seen around town with Atticus instead. Yeah yeah good coverage. Well Atti has come down with tail drop and got a little crazy with some "Paw"ty mix and is spending some down time out away from the cameras.

Now don't worry, don't worry, we've gotten this taken care of.

Think strong, rugged, sharp chiseled features, big, totally makes you look like the tiny wisp of a thing you are, well known worldwide, instantly recognizable. Sounds good right?

Won't say much. Will go along with anything. Use to all the cameras, believe me.

Sounds perfect don't worry. Now go, go get ready. Think fun fabulous fearless. Maybe a little Sporty Spice.

Jake? Jake's fine with this, actually he suggested it.

Just meet at the usual meet up place we use around 10:30 do little stroll and then you can go. It'll get picked up for the 3 o'clock east coast media deadline, promise you'll get three mentions, yes yes the movie too and we'll throw Jake's name. Later. (click, dial tone)

"Scarlett?!? Well I thought you were gonna be taller."

"And if you had a hand I wouldn't need this would I?"

Dog Days of Summer

Hollywood has a love affair with pets and you can see why. They give them something that they can't buy or find. Unconditional love. Doesn't matter if the scripted sucked, or they screw up filming and it cost the studio more money, they don't ask for autographs, they don't want pictures, they don't care if they've gained weight or wearing the latest trend. They don't ask to crash in your guest room for a few months, or drink all of your OJ. Ok so maybe they might chew up your shoes, or forget that they go outside for bathroom breaks, and that dead bird mouse or mole they dropped on the carpet, come they're just trying to give you a gift.

Their pets have seen them at their most personal, the highs, the lows, the anger and frustration, their weakness and insecurities. They've seen all their bad habits, seen them first thing in the morning and they still love them. They don't need a big box office return, or an award before they will spend time with them. They make them happy on the down days, they are there to right beside them on the great ones.

Such loyalty is a rare thing in Hollywood. Who else is as loyal? In Hollywood, come on let's just talk for the rest of us too and it doesn't matter one bit if you're never going to famous, they love you like you are.

So some Atticus and a little Boo Hey! today. He is missed. Asked in a interview about Boo, Jake responded.

Many of your fans are wondering if you still have Boo, your puggle? We haven't seen him in a while.

(After a pause and a sigh of what sounded like lament, looks to the floor and responds) I don't have my puggle ... I don't have my puggle.



Some think Boo went to the big doggie park, and some think that Jake found another home that could give Boo the amount of attention and time puggles need. What do you think?

Out Spotlight XXXVII

Today's Spotlight is Candis Cayne.Candis is the first transgender actress to have a recurring role on a prime-time network television series in the United States.

Candis was born Brendan was born as Brendan McDaniel in Hawaii. Raised in Maui by her parents teachers at private school in Hawaii, she was raised in a loving supportive, nurturing, artistic environment. A classically trained dancer, she left high school moving to LA and getting a job on a cruise ship for a few months to raise money for a move to New York. Once in New York, she started performing as 'Candis Cayne' at Boy Bar, a gay bar in early 1990s New York City and participating in Wigstock, the annual drag festival in the East Village. Her participation in Wigstock led to her being asked to do choreography for To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, and led to a role in the movie Stonewall. She began transitioning in 1996. In 1997 Candis co-starred in the RuPaul music video A Little Bit of Love with fellow drag icon Jazzmun. She also appeared as the lead role in the 1998 independent film Mob Queen. She worked with RuPaul again in 2007 , in a movie called Starbooty. In 2007 she also landed the role of Carmelita, a transsexual who is having an affair with married New York Attorney General Patrick Darling (played by William Baldwin), in the serial drama Dirty Sexy Money.

Candis was the 2001 winner of the Miss Gay Continental U.S.A. national pageant for transgendered people.


She and her husband DJ Marco have been together since 2003 and have one child.


Candis Canye profile
**Link Fixed**
Great personal profile of Candis talking about herself and her life.

Candis at NY Pride 2008


SPECIAL OMG OLYMPIC MOMENT

CONGRATULATIONS MATTHEW MITCHAM ON WINNING GOLD.

OMG Olympic Event

For the past two weeks OMG has brought a unique perspective to the traditional Olympic games, Jake & Austin style. But before this closing ceremonies, it's now time for you to come up with your own Olympic style games with a Jake & Austin twist. Up for the challenge? What would get them up on the medal stand? And how many golds do you think they can get? What OMGer will capture the spirit of the OMG the best: "Citius, Altius, Fortius"- "Faster, Higher, Stronger"?


A couple from this Olympic minded mind:

Olympic Auto Texas Twister - Combining wrestling, rhythmic gymnastics and the vault in a parked car. Of course done in the spirit of the ancient Greeks.

Olympic Hide and Seek - Someone hides while the paps, press, fans worldwide try to seek. Extra degree of difficulty for size ( smaller, the higher degree of difficulty), duration, style, and risky maneuvers.

Ok... On your marks, get ready, get set , Go.....

Wait don't shoot.

Turnabout is fair play, tit for tat and all that.

How can there be pics of Jake yesterday sans shirt and not today? Austin somehow finds a role, or maybe just loses his shirt between rehearsal and actual filming, that has him end half dressed. No apologies, cause this would make anyone misspell and use bad grammar.
Casting head shot
Wait I need to get to get this off before the camera start to roll
Hmmm Yes, that's better. It says so much more about the internal struggle of the character.
Of course it's all about my dedication to my craft. What else would it be?

OMG Olympic Moment
Triathlon
The first triathlon was held on Fiesta Island, California, USA in 1974 as the San Diego University Track Club ventured into new forms of instilling interest in their training programme while inventing “cross-over training” at the same time.

As the ultimate endurance test, triathlon requires athletes to excel at the three “classic sports” of swimming, cycling and running.

The sport requires intense training and discipline at the elite level; many people participate in triathlons because it fits in with a healthy lifestyle. They’re able to train while still pursuing careers and families.

Triathlon made its Olympic debut at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney after it was awarded full medal status six years earlier at the IOC congress in Paris. The international popularity of triathlon really started to grow after its inclusion on the Olympic programme. By 2003, ITU’s World Cup circuit expanded to 18 races in 14 different countries.

OMG's take. These two have mastered all three of these sports as we have seen. Of course the most famous Triathlon is the Ironman. Who do you think would get that title?