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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“You’re picky about the car you drive. You’re picky about what you wear. You’re picky about what you put in your mouth. We want you to be pickier about what you think.”

- Abraham

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 »

Illustration: Presh

Still feeling that gold buzz from the weekend’s Olympic finale, and it reminds me to recommend you run don’t walk to the Art Gallery Of Ontario, where their monster King Tut: The Golden King & The Great Pharaohs is drawing crowds from far and wide, continuing until April 18th. Read the rest of this entry »

Last week’s Toronto fundraiser for Pride Uganda was lower than hoped on attendance, but high on calls for queer freedom around the world.  Pride Toronto Executive Director Tracey Sandilands guest-blogs her thoughts. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s probably no great coincidence that the majority of plays being produced right now are comedies.  Read the rest of this entry »

I got a bunch of emails after my regular Feel GOOD Friday! post last week pointing out I had omitted my normal weekly Law Of Attraction mention.

Mon erreur!

So, if I look back at last week to identify what aspect of the Law Of Attraction was dominant, I have to say it was Read the rest of this entry »

Yorkville Park

What an easy-breezy winter we’re having!  And yes, I AM beating that drum again!  We’re almost mid-February (have you entered our draw for gorgeous Jackie O Valentine’s flowers yet?), there has been little winter wrath, and once we hit March, for me, anyway, we’re home-free.  Spring starts March 21st and anything that happens that even closely resembles winter hell won’t hang around like that point.  Finish line!

Out on the streets shopping and strutting this weekend, I came across some … sights to share: 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 »

I had an interesting chat with an associate of mine after a meeting yesterday morning.  As everyone in attendance dispersed, he pulled me aside and began to describe how difficult it would be to accomplish what we are going to accomplish.  This bad thing was going to happen … that obstacle would be in the way … these people were the road blocks … he was likely going to have to jump through hoops …

The Law of Attraction is always on.  You cannot turn it off. If you want to go about life saying “I have to work so hard for everything I get” – guess what?  You have to work so hard for everything you get!  In the case of my associate, I simply suggested to him to tell the story the way he wants it to be:  “What about: ‘It’s going to be really great when we figure this all out.’  Or, ‘I can’t wait to see what we come up with.’  Or, ‘It’s exciting to me to think of what we’ve got planned here.’”Same story, just told differently.

Every story we tell about any subject in our lives will garner different end results, and more importantly, garner different experiences in getting to those end results.  It’s amazing the stories we tell each other, and more so, that we tell ourselves, and it’s amazing how often we take the simplest things (’cause really, in my associate’s case, as far as I’m concerned, this is a done deal) and make big hairy deals out of them.  And it’s the sum total of all the big hairy deals we have going on needlessly in our heads all day every day that actually starts to create ruts in our lives.

Because the Law of Attraction is always on.

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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 »

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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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 »

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 »

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 »

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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So There I Was, Smoking On My Balcony When I Noticed This Girl Flying By Holding Tight To Two Balloons. Ping! One Flick Of My Cigarette And It Was Bye-Bye Hello Kitty, The Girl Suddenly Spinning Away And Out Of Sight.

Over the holidays I spent a few days in Montreal with Patrick, whose mother and brother live there.  The best kind of city offers so much eye candy it keeps you reaching for your camera, which is why I love Montreal.  Here are some of my favourite shots Read the rest of this entry »

I Would Totally Work Long Into The Night At Restless Style Just To Get With The Winner Of HIMBO's "Most Humpy" Award. Not. A. Problem.

If you think 2009 was a tough year, try living in Genoa City, or better yet, try watching people living in Genoa City.  HIMBO! is pleased to welcome you to the first of many award ceremonies honouring the best and worst of The Young & The Restless.  (Stick with me, Y&R staffers.  Together we’ll build the perfect soap.)

On with awarding the year gone by!

Best Actor (Male): Read the rest of this entry »

Final post of 2009 – I’m over and out for a couple of weeks.  A big thank you to everyone who drops by for a read, and to all our sponsors.

So about 2009.  For sure this year was a challenging one for a lot of people – I can’t think of anyone I know who wasn’t faced with something that seemed bigger than them to over come.

Me, too. In fact, I daresay one of the biggest challenges I’ve ever looked in the eye Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

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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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 »

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 »

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American readers. This work is by one of my favourite artists, Danny Roberts. He has dressed all the girls in Chanel Spring 2010.

xS

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 »

When Jann Arden was on the show last week (one of my favourite guests ever, turns out), she gave me One Minute to talk about … gaydar.

With Wigs and Arden

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I’m not one to partake in many of those ‘Name Your Top 5 Albums’ or ‘50 Things No One Knows About You’ kind of viral fun that happens on Facebook – mostly because I hate filling out forms.  But here’s a good one – mostly because your friends do the work.  Cut-n-paste the below into your FB status, and watch what people have to say about you.  Funny and heartwarming and amazing stuff – just watch! Read the rest of this entry »

After hosting the AIDS Walk 2009 kick-off, I grabbed Gavin Crawford for One Minute on his gig.