Of course you know that I'm in the Seattle Men's Chorus. But you might not have known that our next concert is June 27-28, or that I've got an enormous part. You know, a solo.

The concert is Comedy Tonight, an evening stuffed full of clever ditties and broad comedy. SEE! The choreography TOO DARING for the Seattle Women's Chorus! THRILL! At the half-naked men! SWOON! To the dulcet tones of the First Tenor section!

Ahem. Sorry about that. Leslie Jordan -- Brother Boy from "Sordid Lives" and Beverly Leslie from "Will & Grace" -- is our guest star, and the man is hilarious. Just look at him. Three feet tall, and he could totally crush Mini-Me. Our concert also includes performances by ROTC: aka the Righteously Outrageous Twirling Corps. And yes, they are righteously outrageous.

But back to me. I've got a solo; it's big; I even have to wear full prosthetic makeup and a costume that was created just for me. I'm way excited, and the show is shaping up to be pretty great. (For the record, I'd say that even if I didn't have my solo: I think this is the strongest SMC show, content-wise, that I've ever been involved with.)

I urge you to come. Cheap seats are as little as $15, although I'd recommend something in the center section. Visit Flying House Productions for ticket information.

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I'm going to try doing the whole "blog on my own Web site" thing for a while. If you want to read me directly, direct your browser to http://blog.drobertskeenan.com. Or you can add the syndicated boobtubery to your friends list.

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Because it's a holiday, I'm not going to post anything negative in this space. Instead, I'm going to make a simple list of things I'm thankful for today.

I'm thankful that I have a roof over my head and food in my cupboards.

I'm thankful that my stepfather, mother and birth father have been taking an interest in me and trying to help me out lately.

I'm thankful for a great number of my friends and acquaintances (in no particular order, and I'm probably leaving someone out): Jana, Sean, Paul, Don, Eric Q., Eric B., Eric F., Shane, Matty, Dawn, Joel, Randy, Jason, Grace, Ben R., Ben W., John A., John B., J.D., James, Greg, Jessica, Alan, Chris S., Beth, Stacie, Brian, Alissa, Monique, Ryan -- all of you have helped me in some way. Some of you offered me direct assistance. Some of you offered helpful advice. Some of you worked from the background to make sure my needs were being addressed. Some of you just offered smiles or hugs or listened to me when I needed to vent. I'm thankful there are quality people like you in my life.

I'm thankful that I'm a member of the Seattle Men's Chorus. I'm thankful that I have a place to go each week where I feel almost normal, and I'm proud to be a member of an organization that truly changes people's hearts, minds and lives. The Chorus saves lives. It's saving mine right now.

I'm thankful that I have a therapist who understands me, relates to me and is able to help me make progress.

I'm thankful that I have a psychiatrist who seems invested in the best course of treatment for me, and not merely the simplest.

I'm thankful that 2007 is almost over, and I remain hopeful that 2008 will be a great year for me.

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... they might as well change the title of House, M.D. to It's Never Lupus.

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None of this would have been possible without jameth for the costume or club_q for the photography services.

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Dale, from tonight's Top Chef, commenting on the "cook for 45 hungry cowboys" challenge:

"I really don't know that much about cowboys. I mean, I've slept with a few, but that's about it."

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Apple Cinnamon is the orange Popsicle of the oatmeal variety pack.

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I'm not going to bother to spoiler-tag this, because if you care, you know already, and if you don't, then you won't bother anyway.

Seeing Dick win was more or less what I'd expected, although I obviously wasn't thrilled. Dick Donato is an unstable, violent bigot who purposely picks fights to further his self-interest. He's an opportunistic bully, and he blatantly broke several rules this summer (without consequence from the producers, it must be said). It's a far cry from when the most "villainous" reality show winner was Richard Hatch. He seems positively warm and fuzzy now in comparison.

Seeing Jen sparkle last night ("Honestly ...") made me wish AGAIN that she'd made it to the final two. It was absolutely awful how the producers conspired to get her out. (Search any fan board for "turkey burger" or "cigarette burn" if you need clarification on that.) That was bullshit.

At its core, Big Brother is an extended strategy game to which there are two main components: the set challenges (Power of Veto, Head of Household, etc.) and the social game (what ultimately motivates people into evicting you or giving you the prize money).

The poorest players lack any sort of social game, even if they manage to win a challenge or two. (For example, Kail had no social game, and her early HoH victory ended up sealing her doom. She was obviously ineffectual at both strategy and making friends, so she was singled out early on as an easy target.) The trend of late is to play an aggressively negative social game -- if you doubt this, consider that the last three or four BB winners have all been exceptionally unpleasant people.

This most recent final duo displayed that concept pretty well: Dick won a few set challenges and played a constantly aggressive negative social game. Daniele won a LOT of challenges (even tying the record of the previous POV champion, Janelle, from seasons 6 and 7) but had virtually no social game at all. The $500,000 prize money went to the only one in the final two who'd played both parts of the game -- Dick, by a 5-2 vote.

This season, the BB final four actually featured two people who'd played pretty decent social games (if you saw any of the feeds, Zach wasn't nearly the freakshow he was made out to be on the broadcasts), and one of them managed to rack up some competition wins toward the end. However, the blatant producer manipulation ensured that the Donatos would end up as the final two. I guess the BB producers think assholes make for better TV. It's hard to fault them, since season one (which was a completely different animal, and don't get me started on that one) ended up with two really nice, likable people as the final two ... but they were both BOR-R-R-R-ING.

I can only shudder to think of what BB9 will bring.

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His name is Phil, and he's a contestant on this season's "The Biggest Loser."

Check out the hotness:



I don't care that he's apparently "straight" and "married" ... this ex-football player from Powell, Ohio, is my new Fake Boyfriend.

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