Back in the gayborhood, Aaron, Ophelia, the crew and several show friends & fans took over one of the coolest, most casual-comfy wine joints in the city, Jake’s on Sixth – yep, you guessed it, on Sixth Avenue in Hillcrest. The entire Jake’s family was on hand to teach us a little about vino…cuz all we know about is how to tip it. We dished news, events & hot topics including: an update on Jacob Harshbarger‘s attack in North Park, GLAAD’s Transgate 2010, labels & use of the word ‘tranny,’ election results in California & around the country, the mini-horse rapist, the mommy blogger who let her son dress up like a girl for Halloween, the Fuzzy Floozie winter blanket drive kick-off at Urban Mo’s (which raised over $1,500) & how those blankets save lives both in San Diego & Tijuana, Chairs for Chair’ity at Hold It to benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Thread Show Clothes Swap Brunch at the W Hotel and so much more. Ophelia, always the trooper, braved her pain and did the webcast despite having scrapes, cuts & bruises after being thrown from her horse…at least that’s how she tells the story. 
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Hard to believe it’s already November, the start of holiday season, with turkey day, Christhanukkwanzastice & New Year’s right around the bend. It’s also the time of year, each year, when we start caring a little more about one and other. We come together, united as a community – a human community – with admiration, compassion and a generous spirit for those less fortunate and privileged than ourselves. Gay, straight, trans, black, brown, handicapped, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, rich, poor…it doesn’t matter. This is the time of year when we tend to think about those things that unite us, not divide us. I love it, but I wish it wasn’t something so seasonal, like a change in the weather. That compassion, that caring, that humanity shouldn’t be sentiments we only choose to validate during the holidays. We should care every day. We should want to be better than we are, reach out and do good every day. It’s never too late to do the right thing. Think about that the next time you walk by a homeless man sitting on a sidewalk asking for change, or see a woman in line at the grocery store buying diapers and baby formula with food stamps, or stand next to a senior citizen ready to cross a busy intersection with bags too heavy to carry, or breeze past a donation container for the homebound elderly and ill on your way to buy yet another six pack and bag of chips. Read More
Yes, HSSS has made the switch to Blip.tv and we couldn’t be more excited about or new media partner. This week’s installment of He Said / sHe Said LIVE with features special guest Tana Hoy, America’s foremost psychic medium. Tana’s made numerous TV and radio appearances the likes ofJenny Jones, Wendy Williams and AJ’s Playhouse, and now, he’s joined us in-studio for a chat on our lil ole internet talk show. Tana shared how he came to be a psychic medium and explained how he’s used his gift to help everyone, from families wanting to speak with deceased loved ones, to FBI agents seeking answers in unsolved cases. And, he gave Aaron and Ophelia a little insight on what their futures hold…which was a lot less scary than expected. Read More
Aaron, Ophelia and crew hit up celebrity stylist Billy Yamaguchi‘s salon in the iconic Hotel Del Coronado for this week’s LIVE dish fest. The uber-fabulous Dangilo aka @Uberglitterati introduced us to Yamaguchi’s signature feng shui beauty, Aaron got his eyebrows threaded and we served up some hot topics and events including: Halloween costumes, Nightmare on Normal Street, Arkansas school board member Clint McCance‘s anti-gay tirade, the Stephen Whitburn hit pieces driving traffic to our site, the Needeman Brothers at Celebration Cabaret and the importance of voting on election day (Tuesday, November 2.) Oh, and did we mention, we got to sit in the same chairs that Shakira was in a week earlier. Just saying. Read More
HSSS loves Baja Betty’s and they love us…love to feed us drinks, that is. Courtney & crew were great hosts for our second trip to the gayborhood hot spot where we dished deets, news & hot topics such as: City Council and the homeless shelter, the Lincoln Club mailers (featuring us,) gambling in Las Vegas, Real Housewives of Atlanta, The Talk on CBS, San Diego’s new weekly LGBT publication, the color meaning of the rainbow flag, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, “I’m not a witch” Christine O’Donnell, the constitution, new restaurants in the city and a plethora of events and activities in and around the ‘hood including Big Mike’s Family Matters Food Drive for LGBT families in need and Fuzzy Floozie, the annual winter blanket drive kick-off event at Urban Mo’s on November 5th (hosted by yours truly.) The Center’s annual Gala is this weekend and Nightmare on Normal Street hosted by Nicole is right around the corner. Go ahead, get your gay on! Read More
