The View From A Window At Lola's Commissary, One Of My Favourite Toronto / Gaybourhood Restaurants. We Just Booked The Space For Our 2010 Pride Party This Morning. You've Got To Love Two Lesbians Who Insist Their Alley Wall Is Decorated!

Happy Canadian Music Week!  Who is your favourite Canadian artist / band?  So many to name: Esthero, Ivana Santilli, Jody Quine from Balligomingo, Molly Johnson, Jully Black, Divine Brown, Deborah Cox (I do favour the ladies), Sherri St. Germain, Mistress Barbara – and the beat goes on.

Patrick came home with a gay Dutch magazine yesterday, who did a two page article about his two lives as Patrick Marano / Eddie Stone.  As it is written in Dutch, we have no idea what it says, but along with his names, we recognized: “Tyra Banks“, “Shaun Proulx” and “power bottom”.  Perhaps best leave it at that.

Oy. I wrenched my back and so was off work yesterday as it hurt to sit.  How awful, to spend the day popping pills and lying in bed with the dogs, semi-comatose, slurring and drinking martinis.  This morning it felt a lot better, and it was off to the chiropractor for another adjustment.  As he was doing just that, I heard music wafting from his reception.  “Is that really Barbra Streisand?” I asked him, face down on his adjustment table, knowing it was indeed Babs.  Crack!  “Yes,” he replied. “Does that make me the gayest chiropractor in town?”

It does.

Some show news: Monday Kelly Cutrone, of “Kell On Earth” “The Hills” and If You Have To Cry, Go Outside fame is in town and coming on the show.  My Mentor Nate and my Assistant Richard are in love with her, and because Nate sent her a video last month saying as much and asking her onto the show, Cutrone has asked Nate to be her date at an MTV function that night.  Life is good!  Speaking of Monday, that morning I will be speaking at York University on the importance of queer visibility.  So honoured to be invited, and excited to speak!

Lastly: Y&R.  Are you watching?  It’s INSANE right now. So good.  I do need to do a Deconstructing Genoa City soon, but usually after each episode I’m shaking too badly from the excitement of it all to type properly.  Happy Hump Day!

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She Told JT She Was In DUBAI! (Thanks to Susan F. for spotting this and thinking I would get a kick. Did!)

Hey everyone, and happy Friday!  Heading into a Toronto weekend where the weather will be more like mid-April than early-March, there’s lots to love:

Joan Rivers last night.  Read the rest of this entry »

Happy Humping!

My latest Y&R Report Card was published this week on Soaps.com. Who made the grade in Genoa City? Who did not? The drama is ALWAYS on.

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What. A. Week.

Here’s what I’m loving heading into what looks like a proper February weekend here in Toronto – full snowstorm in effect. Ella and I are heading out into it shortly

- Dynasty on DVD.  Read the rest of this entry »

Me. Want. Cherry.

I’m having a delicious week, so thought in honour of it I would post this pic I took at a bakery I was at last weekend.  (God, I just want to stick my face right in there, don’t you?  And the desserts!)

My final column for Xtra! has turned out to be a doozy, and I’m appreciating the amazing feedback over on Xtra.ca and on Facebook and Twitter.  The column is my insights after Read the rest of this entry »

World Exclusive Premiere!

My dear friend Brian Finch, who writes the marvy ‘Acid Reflux‘ on GayGuideToronto.com dreams big.  He’s after a free copy of Kathy Griffin’s new DVD, ‘She’ll Cut A Bitch’, and even spent all day many days, actually making the mandatory video Ms. Griffin requires before sending out a $5 DVD which is fairly demanding of her just for a damn DVD, but I digress.  I’m happy to play a part: The Cherry on this video sundae Brian is offering her.  Fingers crossed!  Warning: Nudity.

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Every Friday Christine Fix from Soaps.com comes to the show and we let loose on All Things Young & Restless.  Thought you’d enjoy a listen!

Y&R

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My Fave Shot Of The Collins Sisters By Annie Liebovitz.

Can we talk?  Getting set to interview Jackie Collins and Joan Rivers today – hear them tomorrow and Friday respectively on PROUD FM and watch for our chats in the next batch of OutTV shows coming soon!  Today on the show, my pal Buck Angel talks about his recent Yale University honour and the threats that saw the institution hire bodyguards for him. Read the rest of this entry »

Another week bites the dust – with a long weekend ahead for those of us in Ontario, Canada!  Here’s what I’m loving heading into three days off: Read the rest of this entry »

Happy Thursday!  Ron M., who listens to my show, sent me this shot he found.  Isn’t it just amazing?  I love the dirty moment that Grace Jones and Divine are clearly having, I love Grace’s hotness on the bike, and bless those two young gay things lapping it all up, oblivious in such a dangerous time.

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And He Is.

Joyeux vendredi!

Here’s what I’m loving as we head into another weekend!

• Beau Kazer is our special guest on the show today, as Fridays are always our Y&R study group.  Brock Reynolds!  Brock Reynolds! Read the rest of this entry »

Last night I remembered why I don’t bother watching award shows.  Ugh; I’m so glad I recorded it all so I could fast-forward through 98% of it.  Beyonce: Seen it and I’m so over hair-tossing.  The Michael Jackson Tribute: He deserved better than Celine, Usher, that old guy, and a couple of American Idols.  Pink: The one exception.  Loved it, brilliant, captivating.  And I’m not even a Pink fan.  Black Eyed Peas: Dull squared, considering what a great album The E.N.D. is.

And then there was this: Read the rest of this entry »

Let us start out giving praise and thanks.  The new Tucker McCaul – ex-Days Of Our Lives player Stephen Nichols – has arrived.  He has teeth, and everything!  Read the rest of this entry »

I Shot This During Toronto's Last Cold Snap - Here We Are Again This Weekend With Another One. Cozy Time!

Holy moly what a week!  I feel so much appreciation for the amazing people, events and circumstances that lit up these last few days of January for me, including:

• Thanks Shinan Govani at The National Post for the ‘main man’ mention in his column this week. Read the rest of this entry »

Photo: Kyle Whitelaw

Hey Everyone!

This morning I am interviewing Judy Shepard, mother of slain gay teen Matthew Shepard, who is in Toronto speaking to York University. Her new book, The Meaning of Matthew, is out now.  We’ll air our talk on today’s show at 5:10 pm.

Tomorrow is the radio air date of yesterday’s chat with Adam Lambert (our interview got a mention in today’s National Post), and the TV date for our chat will be sometime in April, when the next batch of shows hit OutTV.

Above is a cool pic from yesterday’s shoot – I’ll post more later!

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Hey, some fun success for some of the less self-aggrandizing Haiti fundraisers over the weekend here in Toronto: local Craig Dominic and Ryan G Hinds‘ To Haiti With Love raised a whopping $4000.00 last night.  Tomorrow night, Heather Mackenzie from Big Momma’s Boy on Parliament Street is organizing Give Hope To Haiti 7 to 10. Its a variety show hosted by my pal Deb Pearce. As well, my gal pal and GGT blogger Richard Ryder is performing along with others.  $3000 in prizes to be won! Read the rest of this entry »

When John Announced He Was Generous, I Decided To, Too! So You Should For Sure!

Hey everyone! I’m a Hollywood celebrity and I make millions, and I just want you to know what I’ve done. You know what I’ve done? You won’t believe what I’ve done! I’ve donated to the Haiti earthquake. Well, not the Haiti “earthquake”, as my publicist pointed out the fifth time I said that in an interview, but to the victims of the earthquake. Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s talk Tyra.

I guess when she started her talk show and said she was the Oprah for the next generation, she meant it.  Following in Oprah’s footsteps, the former model recently announced she, too, is quitting her talk show.

It’s probably a good thing she didn’t last as long as Oprah, if what I witnessed over last month’s holidays is any indication.  Can you imagine the horror on my face when I turned on the boob tube Read the rest of this entry »

Happy Tuesday! Have you spent much time with our friends in Genoa City?  Lord, how their lives are racing these days! Like a meth-head, day two!  Here’s a little Y&R snack pack for your pleasure. Read the rest of this entry »

Boys blowin’ up my phone$ phone$ it really WA$ Ke$ha’s party tonight – I couldn’t $top Tweeting!  Huge lineup$ to get your face glittered, AND you could al$o po$e IN FRONT OF KE$HA’S ALBUM COVER! AAACK!

I ran into my friend the recording arti$t and fellow blogger Will W., $o we immediately took advantage of thi$ wonderful opportunity:

My date for the evening wa$ wunderkind Matt $im$, promoter and Xtra columnist.  I grabbed him for a $pecial HIMBO! One Minute With … immediately after the $how for hi$ take on Ke$ha:

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I like Kathy Griffin as a comic, but I don’t love her rabidly the way so many of my friends do.  And I appreciated the opportunity to have her on as a guest on my PROUD FM and OutTV shows  last year, but she wasn’t my favourite interview (you can hear our chat below).  Read the rest of this entry »

She Must Be On A Cleanse.

Happy weekend as we end the first work week of a new decade!  Here’s what I’m loving as we head there:

• Thank you to Richard Burnett and Hour magazine in Montreal for naming me along with some pretty impressive company on their just-out Hot List this week!
• Like last year, I’m doing a detoxifying cleanse all month.  Read the rest of this entry »

Sherri Shepherd’s stylist hates her!

P.S.  Two of my favourite GayGuideToronto.com bloggers – Maha and Andrew Vail – join us on the show today to face off on the topic of aging.  Andrew’s approaching the glorious 50 and Maha is 30-something in person, 19 on Facebook.  It’s all inspired by Andrew’s reaction to Pride Toronto’s recent announcement that this year during Toronto Pride that they will have a 40+ initiative, featuring  a dedicated website, plus activities where older participants can share their stories about what Pride (and life) was like back when. You can read his take here, listen to the show online here, and take part in today’s Shaun Proulx Show Poll Of The Day (on … surprise! AGING!) here.

Must dash, got a Botox appointment at 9:00.

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Two pressing matters before a bizzy day starts (Ahhh the anticipation of time off and the mad rush to get everything done in time to enjoy said time off!):

1) Many who missed my on-air confession re: my affair with Tiger Woods asked if I could post the audio file.  Your wish, my command:

Click To Listen ->

2) Are you missing a wig?  Read the rest of this entry »

Source: Failblog.com / Thanks Derek F.!

This morning has offered up some hits and misses:

Hit: The new single by Kelis, ‘Acapella’. Sweet, and produced by David Guetta.
Miss: ‘Fresh Out The Oven’. Jennifer Lopez as ‘Lola’ (oy) feat. Pitbull. Awful. Put it back in and keep baking, woman. Read the rest of this entry »

Why Give My Story To Them When I Have My Own Platforms?

Wow, what a weekend and what a show this will be today.

Undoubtedly you heard over the last couple of days that I, too, have slept with Tiger Woods.  Life has been a nightmare of paparazzi and seven-figure offers to tell all, but I’ve decided that since I have my own show, I should use it, Oprah be damned.  So today on my show, on today’s  4:20 specifically, I will spill all, just like Tiger did that one session we had together. Read the rest of this entry »

Your new album cover photo is exquisite.  Your beauty unsettles me. You are the woman I yearn to be.  I want to be you, and yet, I want to be in you.

x Shaun

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This weekend brought this year’s Christmas firsts.  First party (okay, so we arrived 24 hours late), first battle with the Christmas crowds (thank god I have a lot done already), and the first time in ages going treeless (it would give Ella one more thing to attack, us one more thing to fix and clean and repeat).  But as these pics prove, that didn’t stop two gay men from decorating! Read the rest of this entry »

Madonna at the New York screening last evening of Tom Ford’s directorial debut, A Single Man.  NOW what am I supposed to wear to the VIP screening here in Toronto tonight?

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Hey, I was made an example of last night on CBC’s ‘Connect with Mark Kelley’ as WhiteHotTruth.com’s Danielle LaPorte’s regular “Career Fire Starter” segment focused on successful people who are “technicaly unqualified, but have managed to rock their career based on sheer talent and moxy.” Thanks Miss D!

Here is my 4:20 commentary from yesterday’s show.  Read the rest of this entry »

On Set, Poolside

Still playing catch-up, here’s the scoop on my L.A. trip.  Several months ago, my friend Buck Angel asked me to write his life story when we were having dinner together while he was here in Toronto.  Read the rest of this entry »

Werk!

Thanking: All those who came out to the launch of the PROUD FM Joy Drive at Woody’s here in Toronto on Saturday night. This year we’re collecting food for the Toronto People With AIDS Foundation’s food bank – details here!

Noticing: Gray nail polish. Hilary Swank and someone on Y&R most recently. I really like it. Sophisticated, soft, unusual. Take it from there, ladies.

Interesting: Being quoted on a press release, only … I didn’t provide that quote for that press release. Or any quote at all. Hmmm … Read the rest of this entry »

LOVED Laughing + Chatting With Legend Louise Pitre Yesterday On The Show!

Wheredidthisweekgo?  Woosh! Here’s what I’m loving heading into the W-word!

- I think last night’s episode of The Shaun Proulx Show on OutTV was our best yet.  Ever improving!  Thanks to everyone for their support!

- An exciting time in L.A. ahead next week! Meetings, a shoot, and baking in the sun by a pool.  Ahhh … Read the rest of this entry »

Hey, tonight on The Shaun Proulx Show on OutTV (7:30 EST) it’s a cornucopia of guests -enough to make you gag: Lisa Lampanelli, Dragonette, the awesome, awesome Leslie Jordan, and an icon we call Carol Channing.

It was an interesting experience to interview the legendary Carol Channing. When I first announced we were going to be having her on the show, fags everywhere Facebooked and Tweeted that I absolutely had to get her to address the anti-gay remarks she made in 2006, Read the rest of this entry »

Time to check in on Y&R, which is essentially like watching Jerry Springer only the people are rich and beautiful, making their constant base behaviour immediately forgivable and fascinating.

First, a question: Why has Phillip Read the rest of this entry »

Nina Arsenault came by the show yesterday to discuss her new play, The Silicone Diaries. I always find conversation with her about her journey so personally moving. After, we shot this (much lighter) One Minute … I loved Nina’s attitude about glamour in wintertime so much I was left speechless; you’ll see. So funny, sassy, so her, and one more reason to love

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Fun Game! Count The Ways In Which This Cover Is Just WRONG!

Okay, so there I was standing in front of a magazine rack and what in hell is staring back at me but Tina Bloody Fey on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar. I love Tina Fey.  Brilliant writer, wonderful performer, I PVR 30 Rock and laugh my ass off weekly.

But she is no model.

Can someone please tell me WHY Tina Fey is on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar?   Read the rest of this entry »

TGIF everyone!  Here’s what I’m loving heading into the weekend!

• Good golly, it’s Dolly!  Yes, the legendary Dolly Parton is our special guest Monday on The Shaun Proulx Show! Read the rest of this entry »

So there I was at home yesterday with a case of H1N1 lite and two listener emails arrived at the exact same time, on the exact same subject.  (I know!)  I thank each listener, and I thank the gorgeous rhythm of life that keeps spelling out One Big Rule To Live By, that is so true and amazing I just have to share.

But first, the emails.  The subject of both was Camilla, Prince Charles’ wife, and something I said about her days ago.  Read the rest of this entry »

New Promo Shot For The Show. Do I Know My Light Or Do I Know My Light?

A mixed bag of bones for you today:

1) Last night I decided to take a sleeping pill, turn off my phone, and hit the hay.  It was just divine.  Except to wake up this morning and find out Patrick had been locked out in the rain – umpteen texts and calls.  I have no idea how or when he got in, given he’s been on-air since 6 a.m. and I didn’t get up until 7. Fun! Read the rest of this entry »

I so enjoyed the quirk that was our chat yesterday with Tegan & Sara on the show.  Watch for it soon on OutTV, or on a Shaun Proulx Show podcast.  Fun stuff that only lesbian twin sister music stars could deliver.

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Happy Monday indeed!

First off, the sweet relief of it all that Victor Newman is NOT leaving Genoa City!  Palpable!  News out this morning that Eric Braeden has signed a new contract – apparently (according to my sources) the entire haggling was merely over having a fluffer on set.

Of course it only gets better as we move to nighttime TV.  Slowly we’re getting over the idea that Ashley Simpson-Wentz has been fired from Melrose Place (she was so good at quirky-dangerous that we forgave the Saturday Night Live lip synching lie!), because in the end, who cares anyway?  Heather Locklear’s back next month!

Over in the land of radio, look who’s coming on mah show this week: Tegan & Sara, d’bi young (both today), GGT blogger David Ivey (only one of the best writers I’ve read in ages) and goddess Molly Johnson on Wednesday!  Aaack!  On the TV version of the show we’ve got a Halloween spooky episode lined up for Thursday night: Elvira, Mistress of The Dark is our special guest.  And then, because it’s never too early for Christmas (yes it is) The Rockettes drop by the studio in little velvet Santa outfits to teach me how to do a high kick.

Life. Is. Good.

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Hey! Yay! Thursday already! Thanks for all the notes from people feeling from this post that I must be having a hellish week.  Au contraire! I am appreciating the opportunity for expansion.

So there’s this great group called Heterosexuals For Same Sex Equality, basically what the name implies.  Their founder Derek Forgie was on the show last week, and shared his video from the segment.  Cute:

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Wow, pals, is it me or did this short week seem extra petite? Here’s what I’m loving as we head into another weekend:

• My ex, makeup guru Jody Daye, was always a wordsmith too, and so I’m jazzed that he’s now blogging on beauty.  Thought-provoking beauty commentary and tips and tricks for those who wear a little maquillage right here on The Power Of Pretty.  I especially dig Joe’s riff on the firing of Ralph Lauren model Fillipa Hamilton and the hideous ad of her for RL in Japan. Read the rest of this entry »

Why, hello!

Just a wee butt-plug that I talk with both Candy AND Tori Spelling tonight on The Shaun Proulx Show on OutTV about their books and their feud, plus Canadian national treasure, the songstress and funnywoman we know as Jann Arden, along with a sexy bitch, international DJ and producer David Guetta.  You know a lot of Guetta music, think Black Eyed Peas‘ ‘I Gotta Feeling’, Kelly Rowland’s ‘When Love Takes Over’ and ‘Sexy Bitch – featuring Akon.’  A great 24 minutes of TV, y’all!

Tune in! 7:30 pm EST only on OutTV!

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Yesterday on the show, we received a good news call.  It was from Tony Jenko who is the president and CEO at Downsview Park, where Elephant Man was scheduled to perform over the coming weekend.  Earlier in the day on Breakfast In Bed with Patrick and Deb, Patrick Marano and Deb Pearce had called and left a detailed protest message, live on-air, on Jenko’s voicemail.  When Jenko called in, it was in response to this message and others like it; he had just moments ago cancelled the act. Read the rest of this entry »

My latest column in Xtra! is about the unique experience being in a relationship with Patrick … and his alter-ego.

Enyoy!

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Holy moly I’m getting so excited about seeing Kylie Friday night. Just how old am I exactly?

Also can’t wait to talk to Leslie Jordan on the show today. He’s best known as ‘Beverley Leslie’, ‘Karen Walker’s arch nemesis on Will & Grace. I’ve also seen his stand-up, he’s hysterical, like the big gay sister I never had.

Speaking of big gay sisters, one might say Madonna is just that to Kylie. Over on my publication GayGuideToronto.com, blogger Andrew Vail is giving away Madonna DVD prize packs – 2 disc sets featuring 47 videos, some never seen before, all remastered. Do give it a whirl, girl!

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Gratuitous, Yes.

Hey, wanna go see Mika in concert?  Click here!

Yesterday we uploaded some vintage interviews from the show (Rosie O’Donnell, Cyndi Lauper, Lily Tomlin …) Click here to check those out.  And a shout out to Brian from Erie, Pennsylvania for his kind words, and lovin’ HIMBO!

Let’s do a quick check in on our celeb friends, shall we? Read the rest of this entry »

So on Saturday night I got to meet Susanna Fournier, the woman who in my opinion has the best part in Brad Fraser’s new play True Love Lies. Naturally I cornered her for One Minute. Amazingly, I don’t sound nearly as wasted as I was when we shot this.

Anyway, as I’ve mentioned already, go see this play – it’s terrific. So terrific I’m giving away tickets Read the rest of this entry »