...of the Meat Street Beat. It's been some time since I've posted some music to Up Your Alley. I was out last night and all I heard about was the new Mika. So here goes. Let me know what you think:

Any circuit party with an "X" in the header just reeks of trouble, no? Well, Vancouver's big Pride party has been making some announcements over the past couple of weeks, and it sounds like TFD Productions are cooking up a doozie this year for their 10th anniversary.

We have yet to hear about the Sunday headliner, but Saturday's Ignition will feature DJ Ana Paula. I think she's best on the big stage. Her recent turns at Celebrities (during the Olympics) and the former Pulse (last fall) didn't do her credit. Something about smaller venues just doesn't fly. She needs to get out on a stage while spinning. Trust me. I high-fived that girl in Toronto last summer and meant every finger smack.

It turns out that LA scenesters Jessica and Hunter will be hosting Saturday and Sunday... along with doing a turn on the Rapture float during the Pride parade:

They are pretty funnay. It's like watching Vancouver's Miss Cotton split into a guy and a girl.

So that's the best headline ever and it's from this Constance McMillen story by Cory Doctorow.

There is now a Facebook page in support of Constance's stand. You can join it here. Great to see such great support behind this girl.

Which is why Up Your Alley is giving her one big:

(thanks to Teresa for flagging this story)

Now that I'm about one month into having a beard, I'm getting the feeling that it's going to be hard to give it up come summertime. I've also noticed that most of my friends have beards, and I find them attractive on the right kinda guy. So imagine my surprise when a whole bunch o' my contacts on Facebook started joining a Gay Boys with Beards fan page.

Today's posting is devoted to that page, which includes hottos like:

As well as photos of celebugays like Francois Sagat:

Long live the beard!

Whoops! Logged in this morning only to discover my posting last night didn't publish. Mayhem! Sorry for the inconvenience. I'm sure by now you know of my love of all things Golden. Here are some shots and a link to a photo album from a recent Golden Girls Drag Tribute Party at the Stonewall Inn: