Written by Visitors and new residents often ask, “How can I meet people in Eureka’s GLBT community?” It’s so easy that we forgot explain it. Here are a few suggestions: Attend what is informally (and jokingly) known as the, “Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting.”Wednesday night, starting about 6:30 p.m., is nominally gay night at Eureka Live. The turnout [...]
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Yip’s Shorts-A collection of boxers and briefs from a demented mind
Written by I’ve been thinking about aging a lot lately. Mainly because I’m, well, aging. I started losing my hair in my early 40’s. Now that 60 is knocking at my door, and I have a very obvious bald spot, I’ve WILLED it to stop falling out. Some people think male-pattern baldness is sexy, but I’ll tell [...]
READ MORE »Art and fear
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”What separates artists from ex-artists is that those who challenge their fears continue; those who don’t, quit,” David Bayles. I am reading the book “Art and Fear” by David Bayles and Ted Orland. It has opened up examination of my self-doubt as an artist that can at times enter the realm of fear. We all [...]
READ MORE »Adventures on the Greyhound (Part Two)
Let’s see…where were we? Oh yes, we’re on the Greyhound bus speeding toward Hays, Kansas with the Skinny Cowboy, Mr. Foot and Miss Texas.A couple of hours after leaving Colby, and several phone calls from Mr. Foot to everyone in the known universe, we pull into Hays. Miss Texas lets everyone on the bus know [...]
READ MORE »A cut above the rest, Mark Hughes is still an ol’ sew ‘n sew
With a sense of color that rivals any painter’s palette, Mark Hughes creates haute couture from his shop Regalia located at 128 Spring Street. Hughes formerly was a costume designer for Little Rock theater. His current clothing line may be toned down from those days but he still maintains an element of subdued drama in [...]
READ MORE »Adventures on the Greyhound (Part One)
After Fred’s family farm was destroyed by a tornado this past spring, we’ve made several trips to Northwest Kansas to help his parents try to piece things back together, clean up, and relocate. We’ve been out there for a few days on this trip, and I have to get back to work in Kansas City. [...]
READ MORE »MCC of the Living Spring – 20 year celebration
Metropolitan Community Church of the Living Spring is celebrating twenty years of Christian service to the greater Eureka Springs, AR area. Join us at 4:30 PM for a reception and Hors D’oeuvre 6:00 PM Worship Service 7:30 PM Fellowship & Dinner at Myrtie Mae’s (Dinner is Dutch Treat) MCC of the Living Spring is located [...]
READ MORE »The big four-oh
Written by September 12, 2007 Blog Numero Uno got so much attention–I’ve been swamped with positive feedback from people all over the country and lots of townspeople here in Eureka Springs, where it got picked up by the local website gaynewsbureau.com–that I find myself already cranking out my second blog just two weeks later. Notice how comfortable [...]
READ MORE »I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain
Okay, I didn’t see fire but I certainly saw rain at this past weekend’s Pinnacle Hills Promenade Art Festival in Rogers, AR. Approximately 100 artists set up displays on the streets of the walking mall with high hopes of encountering waves of art lovers with purchasing on their minds. A large percentage of the artists [...]
READ MORE »Automobile Gymnastics
My son, Dan, is now 24 years old. Amazing. Especially considering I’m only 35. (Believe that? I’ve got a bridge to sell you.) He has his own car, works two jobs, and is generally a great young man. He’s a little shy, but has a good sense of humor and a lot of insight. I [...]
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