LGBTQ news and entertainment
So few songs actually express the idea of giving thanks or being grateful for the good things in our lives.
And then pop icon Dame Olivia Newton-John put it all down perfectly in the title track to her 2006 album Grace and Gratitude. Continue reading “Giving Thanks: Olivia Newton-John ‘Grace And Gratitude’”
I originally posted this in 2015, but it’s become an annual post for me just like watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Wishing you all a most marvelous Thanksgiving Day celebration!
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In 1995, I made my Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade debut with the 1995 Broadway revival cast of Hello, Dolly! – including the incomparable Tony Award-winner herself, Carol Channing! Continue reading “Thanksgiving Parade: Carol Channing & The Cast Of ‘Hello, Dolly!’”
Donald Trump tried again to boast about how his administration has lowered grocery prices (“way down”), this time by touting the news that Walmart’s promotional ‘Thanksgiving meal basket’ is cheaper this year than it was last year.
But what Trump skips over is the fact that this year’s basket is different than last year’s – in particular, that it contains significantly fewer items. Continue reading “CNN: Trump Fact-Checked On ‘Cheaper’ Walmart Thanksgiving Meal”
According to GasBuddy’s 2024 annual Thanksgiving Travel Survey, 72% of Americans plan to take a road trip over the Thanksgiving holiday. Continue reading “Nearly 80 Million Americans Travel For Thanksgiving Holiday”
I like when my president has class and dignity. Continue reading “A Tale Of Two Presidents On Thanksgiving”
Some news items you might have missed: • Gaily Grind: Amy Schneider (above) is the first transgender woman to qualify to compete in the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, an annual tournament between the show’s top 15 contestants. The nine-time champ is still on a roll with $343,200 in winnings. Continue reading “News Round-Up: November 29, 2021”
My fellow introverts know exactly why this is one of my favorite moments of the year 👍 Continue reading “Thanksgiving: For The Introverts Of The World”
I originally posted this in 2015, but it came up today while watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with holiday guests who didn’t know I once had the amazing experience of being part of the parade first-hand. So, I thought it was worth a re-post 🙂 Continue reading “Thanksgiving Memory: Carol Channing & Company “Before The Parade Passes By””
Lesbian and Gay Big Apple Corps at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (image via Instagram)
The band had to get creative in order to rehearse safely and legally this fall. Practicing indoors was out of the question, so its usual space in a Manhattan parish center would have to be traded for something without walls.
The band needed daylight, so rehearsals would be limited to weekends. New York did not allow gatherings of more than 50 people, but more than 80 musicians and color-guard members and confetti-cannon shooters needed to practice, so organizers began to investigate their options in New Jersey. They soon settled on a parking lot in the Newark suburbs, between a soccer stadium and a PATH station.
For six sunny Saturdays in October and November, the members of the Big Apple Corps spaced themselves eight feet apart along the yellow lines of the parking spaces, covered the ends of their instruments with plastic, and played.
Many on the Twitterverse noted the inclusion of an LGBTQ marching band wishing they’d seen such representation when they were in their marching band days. Congrats to everyone on the achievement! You can watch a bit of the Big Apple Corps’ Thanksgiving Day performance of the ABBA hit ‘Dancing Queen’ below.
.@LGBAC playing ABBA’s hit “Dancing Queen” & having the time of their lives at the #MacysParade ❤️️🧡💛💚💙💜 pic.twitter.com/TTXTW3tp11
— Macy’s (@Macys) November 26, 2020
Thank you @Macys for this incredible experience! https://t.co/uQB8GXS34r
— Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps (@lgbac) November 26, 2020
If you think I didn’t turn up to the lesbian and gay marching band playing dancing queen alone in my living room you’re wrong
— derkus (@DerekChase77) November 26, 2020
THIS THIS THIS. This is why @lgbac and the other LGBA organizations exist. https://t.co/MRQ1VnRzvb
— Eric Peterson 🍂 (@toastpoint) November 26, 2020
I genuinely, wholly, unironically adore that New York City has its own big gay marching band. It is perfect.
— Kate Cox (@KCoxDC) November 26, 2020
Ignore my face – Marie Callender’s did right by us
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| Like the original Pilgrims, Michael returns from foraging in the wilderness for our Thanksgiving feast. p.s. check out the bicep. Nice, right? |
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| Armed with my cookbooks, I’m taken a bit aback. |
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| Michael is so proud. |
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| Now, wait a minute…. Oven? Microwave? |
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| Truth. |
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| Michael attempts to help with the mashed potatoes |
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| Michael poses to show how hard it is to unpack the box from MC. Note the flour splashed on his face… |
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| “Look at me! Look at all I prepared!” |
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| Intimate but bountiful. OK – I’m loving the ease of all this. |
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| “Not yet, kids…. not yet….” |
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| The glass table top helps to tell the backstage story of what’s going on down under… |
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| This pic represents pure love. Not thinking it’s love of Michael and I, but “pure love….” |
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| I made Michael take this cheesy pic. Thanks to wonder dog Bruno for photog duties. |
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| Ok, I have to admit – Marie Callender’s rocked Thanksgiving this year |