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.  What a hot glue gun mess, in a fabulous way.  Somewhere behind all that surgery there is a face, but regardless, Rivers is still en pointe with her delicious brand of humour.  And front row seats!  Two of my guests caught the pots of yellow mums Joan threw out at the end of her set, per long-standing tradition.  My fave joke that nearly made me pee was about how desperate Jennifer Aniston is:”She so desperate she said to the rapist, ‘Will I see you again?’”  Oh!  You can check out my pal and funnyman Richard Ryder’s thoughts on the night here.

Along with the likes of Celine Dion, and Prince William, it has been suggested that I would make a great choice as next Governor General.  Thanks so much!  How flattering!

When I made a ‘rose bud’ joke on the show this week, florist David sent me a bouquet of red and yellow rose buds, and his phone number.  Are we dating now?

You may have noticed the new HIMBO! Book Club feature on here, listing the books I recommend to everyone.  Tony just wrote me this morning of one of picks: ‘Amazing book, The Elegance of the Hedgehog … thanks for that!’  You’re most welcome – scroll down and get reading!

Law Of Attraction.  This week I played a lot with the concept that really nothing – nothing – is worth leaving your alignment for.  When you feel good, you attract more of what you feel good, and conversely when you feel awful negative emotions, you attract more of what makes you feel awful.  So when I’m feeling good I milk it – listing all the reasons and then feeling even better.  And then when a person / event / circumstance comes along that makes me feel any less, this ‘nothing is worth feeling less for’ is the perspective I use so that I don’t feel less than joyful for very long.  And trust me, when it’s a person / event / circumstance that makes you want to fire bullets at it just for the satisfaction of murder, this perspective really helps keep you in alignment so what you desire can flow to you.

Speaking gigs.  Starting to book ‘em!  Giving talks on gay issues, the Law of Attraction, and all the sorts of things I talk about in my daily 4:20s on the show at universities, upcoming Pride celebrations, and the like.  If you’re interested in booking me, leave a message here and I will have my manager contact you

And the Last Word goes to … Abraham!  “Negative emotion means you have departed from who you really are.

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This, my friends, is leading edge:

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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 »

So in the space of 24 hours I received news of the deaths of two great local gay men I’d like to tell you about: 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 »

Oh, BILLY!

Hey, Ho!

My pal Derek Forgie over at MTV sent the above image my way yesterday. 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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Wowie zowie, what an exhilarating week!  So much to appreciate going into the weekend! Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

Photo: Kyle Whitelaw

Hey Everyone!

I know I promised on Twitter I’d get this up earlier than today, but technical difficulties, Sweetie! Here’s my Adam Lambert interview from last week’s show for your eternal listening pleasure Read the rest of this entry »

Your Bespoke Lining Doesn't Always Need To Be This Outrageous, But For Some Reason In My Case It Was Decided This Was Necessary. Good Decision: Love. It.

Hellooooo!  I hope your week has been going deliciously!  Some pics below from my week, categorized ‘Bullshit’ and ‘Funshit’ – you will decided which is which. Read the rest of this entry »

"Hihowareyou? How has your winter been?"

Happy Groundhog Day, everybody!  According to our furry sources, we’ve got another six weeks of winter ahead.  Hey, as an aside, does Groundhog Day EVER reveal any other forecast?  I don’t recall so, but I digress. Read the rest of this entry »

As I have mentioned before, I just love my pal, the writer, journalist and weekly guest on my show, Susan G. Cole.

So it was my pleasure to attend part of the launch party last night for a new anthology she has edited called Outspoken.  It’s available now at better bookstores (ISBN 978-0-88754-799-7 $19.95.)  Susan has culled from different lesbian writers across Canada to put together a great book of scenes and short stories and monologues.  Last night at the party, I got to hear many of the women involved read from their work, including the amazing Mariko Tamaki.  What a great range of stories.  From completely engaging to completely LOL, from crushing on a teacher to shaving your legs, Outspoken is full of amazing tales for anyone who loves great writing and great women.

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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 »

Today on the show in honour of Matthew Shepard’s mother Judy joining us in less than an hour, we are asking you where it is you see homophobia the most.  In case you don’t know, Matthew was brutally murdered in Laramie, Wyoming just over ten years ago at age 21, a homophobic act that is still as appalling to me today as it was the first time I heard about it. Read the rest of this entry »

About Adam Lambert.

So normally I’d just post one, maybe two pics of cool people I get to interview for The Shaun Proulx Show.  However, given the response I’ve gotten over on Twitter (shout out to all my new Tweeters: I love how much you love Adam Lambert!), I thought the least I could do would be to put together a little image diary of my time with him. (All photos: Kyle Whitelaw.) 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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Bizzy morning underway – interviewing Adam Lambert in a couple of hours for the show on PROUD FM and OutTV – but there’s always time for our friends in Genoa City.  We’d especially like to focus on Lauren, who is clearly having a midlife fashion crisis of sorts, drawing on both Lady Gaga and Wilma Flintstone for wardrobe inspiration: Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

Okay, this week sure went by faster than last week, the first workweek of 2010, which seemed endless after a two week Christmas vacation.  Hope yours was groovy – here’s what I’m loving as we head to a well deserved weekend!

• Spring in the city?  Following last weekend’s cold snap, glorious Toronto warms up to plus temps for a few days! Bless!
• I have a new gig: a semi-regular column for Soaps.com on The Young & The Restless.  Read the rest of this entry »

My daily commentary The 4:20 apparently upset a few people listening to yesterday’s show.  One woman phoned the studio and said I needed to be “reigned in”.  Ironic, considering the theme yesterday was political correctness.  So I should be “reigned in” because someone doesn’t like what I think?  Got it.  Several other people said they wished they’d heard it; here’s a transcript: Read the rest of this entry »

Happy Thursday!  I hope everyone is having a wonderful week – so mild suddenly here in Toronto!  Here’s a bunch of pics from the week thus far!

If I had 1000 reasons why I love my dog, Ella, as of this photo I now have 1001.  That’s a ‘Danger – No Entry’ sign she’s sauntering past.  Who’s my girl? Read the rest of this entry »

I just want to give a shout out to my Facebook peeps.  Friends, I’m lovingyoulongtime.

I’d also like to take this opportunity to tell you that as much as I do enjoy your Friendship, I don’t enjoy those cuddly kisses you keep posting on my wall.  Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

If you’re not an OutTV subscriber, you’re not just missing my show but you missed a cute Happy Holidays promo that ran last month, featuring a couple characters you might recognize.  The editors put together this cute outtakes video with an HQF (high cute factor), so I thought I’d post for those suffering post-holidays blahs

Happy Holidays | Deck the Halls OUT takes!

From Inisde The Allan Gardens Conservatory Yesterday Afternoon.

I don’t know what this time of like is like where you live, but these days on the show, Wigmore teases me about my new found appreciation of this thing we’re in here in Toronto called Canadian winter.  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 »

Let Me Put It Like This: I WOULD MAKE A BETTER MALCOLM!

Let’s start in the HIMBO! mailbag, where many have written to denounce the new Malcolm.  “Wanda” says: “I demand to know who’s in charge of casting for Y&R.   The new Malcolm looks (and acts) like a gorilla*. And don’t get me started on Daisy. *PS – Please don’t put use my real name in your blog or TV/radio show, due to possible racist interpretation.”

No problem, Wanda, and I couldn’t agree more, neither could the reader who wrote of “Nu Malcolm”: “Ugh. Make. It. End.”  Indeed.

Here’s what else is up and down in the ups and downs of Y&R of late: Read the rest of this entry »

Excuse My Ugly: It Was 8 A.M.

Part of my recent holidays found me in Montreal at a men’s shelter folding underwear.  The full story was my first 4:20 of the 2010 when I returned to the show Monday – you can hear here.

(You can hear The 4:20 daily at … 4:20 on The Shaun Proulx Show – 103.9 PROUD FM.)

And The Last Word goes to … Kabbalah Daily Tune Up! “There was once a man who complained of having no shoes until he met a man with no feet. Count your blessings today.”

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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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What a great thing to wake up to this morning – a note from Kevin Borden from The Toronto People With AIDS Foundation (PWA), notifying me that this year’s PROUD FM Joy Drive (which benefited the PWA) raised over 1.5 tons of food for local clients living with HIV/AIDS in need of assistance.  Thank you to everyone who supported this initiative, from the starting kick-off to last pick up!

And The Last Word goes to … Kevin Borden! “My deepest gratitude on behalf of our clients for everyone’s effort in making this a huge success.”

Peace and love,

x Shaun

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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 »

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It was a thrill to chat with Harvey Fierstein yesterday.  Legendary Broadway royalty, Fierstein was the very first really out gay man I ever saw on a screen (Steven Carrington on Dynasty doesn’t count). 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 »

Wow! It’s really starting to feel like the wind-down has begun! Not just the end of the week but creeping towards the end of the year and the end of a decade. Here’s what has me jazzing on this frigid Friday! Read the rest of this entry »

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It was a real treat to have Toronto music legends Lorraine Segato and Micah Barnes drop by the show last week.  Micah was promoting a show he and his brother were presenting the next day, Lorraine was on the bill. Read the rest of this entry »

Tom Ford Makes The Most Of Every Shot.

I was eager to see Tom Ford’s writing and directorial debut. It is fun and fascinating to watch his career, and has been since he caught our attention back when he took over Gucci and brought sexy back to the doomed brand. Since then he’s had the Midas touch in the world of fashion, going on to launch his own label and stores.

So what then, is a film by this first-time fashionista like? Read the rest of this entry »

WTF?

Happy Sunday!

Friday night Mark Wigmore send me the above pic, asking if I could guess what it was.

“What am I, Antiques Roadshow?” was my answer.

What’s yours?

(The real answer is quite funny!)

God I loved the madcap Friday night in London several years back with my cousins Edward and Shez.  I think there was food, for sure Ed did the traditional sugar cube bit with some absinthe and then, floating, we made our way into the back of one of their glorious huge black cabs, heading to central London for Friday night fun.  Vibrating, buzzing, and Shez falling from one end of the cab to the other, cue hysterical laughter; memory ends there.

So it was really amazing to welcome the bohemian style Hill’s Absinthe Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

Onstage With Eventual Winner David Ivey Saturday Night. (Photo: Serial Sean.)

After several hours of competition this past Saturday, which I co-hosted, seven contestants were whittled down to one.  None other than David Ivey (his blog, Sodomy & The City is a reader favourite Read the rest of this entry »

AIDS Memorial, Cawthra Park, Toronto

Picture if you can, me, young and innocent, like, in the truest sense of those words. I hadn’t been living here in Toronto for very long, but I had certainly made my way to one of the gay community’s more popular gay bars. It was called Chaps; these days it’s a Rabba Fine Foods over on Isabella Street.

On one particular sunny Saturday afternoon during these halcyon days I was at Chaps, and I’d brought Amanda, my oldest friend. It was such a first for both of us, being in a gay bar, that we almost felt sneaky, like we were getting away with something.

At the bar we were being served by the cutest bartender – I couldn’t take my eyes off of him. Read the rest of this entry »