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| Hubby Michael (C) turns 50! Whoohoo! |
Some news items you might have missed:
• My apologies, dear readers, for the light posting of late. Currently in Mexico celebrating my hubby’s 50th birthday 🙂
• A new study shows young black men are 16 times more likely to contract HIV than their young white gay peers.
• Woofy luger Chris Mazdzer’s ‘ice underwear tease’ is totally worth the clicking over to kenneth-in-the-212 for.
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| Olympic luger Chris Mazdzer |
• Choreographer Justin Peck worked with A-list actors like Julia Roberts to create a series of short dance films that turn everyday experience into moments of musical magic.
• Chief of staff John Kelly is expected to step down in the coming days, according to two administration officials says Politico.
• First trailer for Avengers: Endgame is here. “Part of the journey is the end.”
Over 42 million views in a day.
• Meanwhile, back at Mantamar Beach Club in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and my hubby’s 50th celebration – it’s a virtual gay soup.
DWTS: Adam Rippon Kills With Contemporary Dance
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| Adam Rippon and Jenna Johnson on DWTS |
Believe it or not, we have just one week left in this “Athletes-only” edition of Dancing with the Stars, and Olympic bronze medalist (and self-proclaimed “America’s sweetheart”) Adam Rippon is crushing it.
I’ve been pulling for Adam from day one and he hasn’t disappointed.
Charming, self-deprecating and hard-working as hell, Rippon has been everything the TV show’s producers could have wanted.
Performing a contemporary dance last night to “O” by Coldplay (which Adam knows uber-well since he skated to it at the Winter Olympics), Team Rippon came to slay, and slay they did.
Gorgeous choreography (I’m glad Carrie Ann pointed out later how deceptively challenging the steps were), complete commitment and detailed execution made the bird-inspired dance take flight.
And the judges agreed.
DWTS season 24 runner-up David Ross: “By far my favorite dance of the night.”
Judge Len Goodman: “It had great control mixed with flair. It’s the best dance I’ve seen tonight. Well done.”
Judge Bruno Tonioli: “You were like two birds of paradise – mesmerizing and enchanting. It’s impossible to tell who is the professional. This is a masterpiece of a dance.”
Judge Carrie Ann Inaba: “I love that you push yourself that hard. I just wanted to thank you. This is why artists create – to have moments like this. Where it’s just pure perfection.”
Team Adam received the evening’s high-score 39-of-40, which he dedicated to his mom, saying afterward: “The only thing that I’m thankful for is that I’m a beautiful crier.”
From where I stand, the mirror-ball trophy is Adam’s to lose. He’ll face off in the finals next week against fellow-figure skater Tonya Harding, and Washington Redskins defensive back Josh Norman.
Watch Adam and Jenna’s contemporary dance below:
Last night also featured a salsa “ballroom battle” between woofy Olympic luger Chris Mazdzer and the NFL’s Josh Norman.
Both did great – you can watch below to see who won to compete next week – but how could I pass up a chance to gaze again upon Mazdzer’s furry goodness?
He knows what he’s working with. Just saying…
A post shared by Chris Mazdzer (@mazdzer) on May 10, 2018 at 9:35am PDT
Full Cast List For “Dancing With The Stars” Announced
ABC revealed the full cast of the upcoming “all-athletes” edition of Dancing with the Stars this morning on Good Morning America.
We knew Olympic bronze medalist Adam Rippon was going to be part of the season (looking forward to his antics), but the surprise this morning is that woofy Chris Mazdzer of the U.S. Olympic luge team will be cha-cha-ing his way into living rooms in the next few weeks.
Please, oh please, oh please let Mazdzer dance shirtless. Oh please, oh please…
Here’s the full cast list for DWTS “All-Athletes” edition:
• Adam Rippon (Olympic figure skater) with Jenna Johnson
• Arike Ogunbowale (Women’s basketball player) with Gleb Savchenko
• Chris Mazdzer (Olympic luger) with Witney Carson
• Jamie Anderson (professional snowboarder) with Artem Chigvintsev
• Jennie Finch Daigle (Olympic softball player) with Keo Motsepe
• Johnny Damon (Former MLB star) with Emma Slater
• Josh Norman (NFL star) with Sharna Burgess
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Former NBA star) with Lindsay Arnold
• Mirai Nagasu (Olympic figure skater) with Alan Bersten
• Tonya Harding (Former Olympic figure skater) with Sasha Farber
In case you needed reminding why I’m excited about Chris Mazdzer’s participation… 🙂
Mancrush Monday: US Olympian Chris Mazdzer
After woofy US Olympian Chris Mazdzer won a silver medal this weekend making him the first American luger to win a medal in any winter games, it seems like a good time to make the 29-year-old our Monday Mancrush.
I’m still processing what happened last night. It honestly doesn’t even feel real yet! All I know is that I have an amazing group of people in my life that stick with me even when times are tough and sharing this high with them is one of the best ways I can say thank you back. It honestly has taken a village… actually make that a few villages to put me into the position where when I was on the handles for that fourth run everything just felt right. I wasn’t nervous, I was just ready and I think you can see a little smile through my game face because for some reason I knew I could do it even before I began that run. It’s been a hell of a ride and all I can do is say thank you to all the people who supported me and helped me develop as a person along the way. To my amazing teammates who always push me to be my very best. To my coaches who always believed in me and would stop at nothing to get me on that podium. To my incredible family who has been my emotional rock and has the unfortunate task of always having to deal with me. To my friends around the world who support my crazy ways! All I can say is thank you and we finally did it!!!! #teamusa #itsforamerica #pyeongchang2018 #silver #feelslikeawin #olympic #medalist #first #american #menssingles #medal #believe #achieve #inspire #icamesecondA post shared by Chris Mazdzer (@mazdzer) on Feb 11, 2018 at 3:58pm PST
Getting an early morning wake up by anti-doping may be annoying to some athletes but not me. With every drug test that I take pre 6am I am showing to the world and my competitors that I don't take short-cuts and when I get to the top of that podium it was through sacrifice, dedication and hard work. We can do anything we want if we set our minds to it, commit and never loose faith in ourselves. Plus, I got a nice and early start to the morning! #playtrue #phoenixgym #slc #antidoping #wada #usada #noshortcuts #buildthebestyou #teamusa @teamusa @usantidoping #thankyouA post shared by Chris Mazdzer (@mazdzer) on Jun 1, 2017 at 9:41am PDT
After a long morning of skiing I don’t want to have wait until spring to get that refreshing wake-up feeing of jumping into a mountain lake. That’s why I partnered with Tame The Beast, their products have caffeine and arousing scents to give me that mountain lake cleanse and wake up without that insanely cold feeling that I am probably experiencing in this picture. Always remember to #groomboldly #tamethebeast @tamethebeast #mountainfresh #wakesyouup #coldtub #recoveryA post shared by Chris Mazdzer (@mazdzer) on Jun 5, 2017 at 4:37am PDT
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A post shared by Chris Mazdzer (@mazdzer) on Jan 2, 2018 at 8:59am PST
Enjoying a little sun and dry pavement in between the rain clouds up here in Whistler. Working hard with @anthillfilms to get the perfect street luge video wrapped up. #whistler #streetluge #anthill #calvinkleinA post shared by Chris Mazdzer (@mazdzer) on Jul 19, 2016 at 9:59pm PDT