Enter to win the special deluxe 3-CD/1 DVD boxed set of the newly remastered and expanded version of The Queen is Dead from The Smiths

Enter to win the special deluxe 3-CD/1 DVD boxed set of the newly remastered and expanded version of The Queen is Dead, the seminal album from The Smiths plus a mini-poster and button! Widely considered to be both The Smiths’ finest work and one of the greatest albums ever made, The Queen Is Dead has cast a significant […]

Enter to win reissued versions of ‘Yes’ and ‘Elysium’ from Pet Shop Boys!

Enter to win reissued versions of Yes and Elysium – the second set releases from the Pet Shop Boys’ CATALOGUE: 1985-2012 – a landmark series of remastered Parlophone studio albums packaged with “Further Listening” albums of additional and previously unreleased material! Both albums will be packaged with an extensive booklet in which Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe discuss each song, illustrated with many […]

Laptops, Birthday Breaks and So Forth

My birthday is coming up on Sunday – I’ll be 47 – so I’m going to take a little break this weekend from blogging. My mind needs some down time. I’ll be back on Monday or Tuesday, depending on the weekend.  I want to thank everyone who contributed to my laptop crowdfund. We met the […]

Impact of the Closure of James St Gastropub and Speakeasy – My Opinion

Impact of the Closure of James St Gastropub and Speakeasy – My Opinion

Wednesday, James Street Gastropub and Speakeasy announced that they are closing permanently on November 11, 2017. You can read more details in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette piece. I’ve been reading a lot of responses on Facebook and beyond. I’m struck by the power of the clash between those who see this as a personal decision and those […]

Bebe Beretta, 27, is Nonbinary, Genderfluid, and Wants More LGBTQ Folks to Connect #AMPLIFY

Bebe Beretta

Name: Bebe Beretta Age: 27 (28 in November!) County of Residence: Allegheny County, formerly Butler and Mercer counties Pronouns: She/He/They (anything will do, I’m a pronoun hog!) How do you describe your identity? Non-binary, gender-fluid. Please describe your coming out experience. Where did you find support? What challenges did you face? I never really came out. The universe just kind of […]

Guest Bartender Night at James Street Tavern October 24, 5-9 PM to Benefit #AMPLIFY

Here’s how it will work. Each bartender will earn points for two things – the number of people they bring to the event and the amount of $$ they raise. They are competing among themselves and just for fun, as teams, too. Please note that the actual bartender (the one making anything not beer or […]

Dave, 33, Identifies as a Queer, recovering Gay White Man #AMPLIFY

Gay Allegheny County

Name: Dave Hutchinson Age: 33 County of Residence: Allegheny County Pronouns: Any of the three sets – I’ve been in different contexts where each one made sense and felt right. How do you describe your identity?  Queer, recovering Gay White Man™ Please describe your coming out experience. Where did you find support? What challenges did you face? I came out in […]

RIP Chuck Tierney (March 29, 1948 – Oct. 11, 2017)

Chuck Tierney

A founding father of the regional LGBTQ community has passed, Chuck Tierney. Chuck was a 1966 graduate of Munhall High School. In 1977, Chuck purchased the legendary Holiday Bar on Forbes Avenue in Oakland, along with Chuck Honse. For 40 years, the bar played host to the city’s LGBT community and kept the secrets of […]

Enter to win a Kelly Clarkson “Love So Soft” t-shirt! #Giveaway

Love so soft, you ain’t had nothing softer! “Love So Soft” the new hit single from music superstar Kelly Clarkson From the forthcoming album Meaning Of Life – Out October 27. Pre-order now: Atlantic.lnk.to/ MeaningoflifeTA “Love So Soft” remixes available now! Buy/Stream “Love So Soft” (Cash Cash Remix): https://Atlantic.lnk. to/LSSCashCashRemixPR Buy/Stream “Love So Soft” (Ryan Riback Remix): https://Atlantic.lnk. to/LSSRyanRibackRemixPR   Enter […]

Win Beautiful Trauma from P!nk! #Giveaway

Beautiful Trauma the new album from international music icon P!nk Featuring “What About Us” Out Now! iTunes: http://smarturl.it/ BeautifulTrauma/itunes Amazon: http://smarturl.it/ BeautifulTrauma/amazon Google Play: http://smarturl.it/ BeautifulTrauma/googleplay Spotify: http://smarturl.it/ PinkPreSave pinkspage.com Facebook.com/Pink Twitter.com/Pink Instagram.com/Pink Rulez You can enter as often as you like, but you can only win once every 30 days. You should be 18+ and live in the […]