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Zoom Zoom in the Boom Boom Room: Bless these guys' hearts for doing all they can to save Laguna Beach's legendary Boom Boom Room. I celebrated my 23rd birthday there back in the day and I don't remember any of the guys looking anything like this. (QueerSighted)

Sophomore Jinx: Chemical Ali's first album rocked but everything since sucks ass. (GuardianLmtd)

Sweet and Lowdown: Here's a cute interview with Debbie Harry and Rob Roth, who directed her new video for "Two Times Blue." Who knew Deb was so well-read? (Logo)

Savage Love? The queer former front man of Savage Garden, Darren Hayes, was arrested for an alleged "racial attack" on a waiter in Thai restaurant in London. (Advocate)

Lapsed Ju: My friend Keith tried to get excited about accordian whore Judy Tenuta being the grand marshall of P-town's carnival parade last weekend. Unfortunately he didn't notice she was there until he got home and saw the pictures. (Would it kill a Love Goddess to stand up and wave once in awhile?) (InNewsweekly)

A(W)OL Hookup: The Pentagon claims it's abandoning its "anti-terrorism" database that it's been using to spy on anti-war and gay organizations. I'll bet you anything they're keeping all the cockshots, though. (365Gay)

Gay Friendly Education: I just knew I should have gone to Macalester College! (365Gay)

It Ain't a He, Babe: There sure is a lot of buzz about this new Bob Dylan biopic, "I'm Not There." But was it really necessary to cast Cate Blanchett as one of the Dylans? Smells like a gimmick blowin' in the wind to me. (NYT)

Park and Ride: Jesus! Where exactly does the mayor of Fort Lauderdale want gays to have sex -- their bedrooms? (365Gay)

Charity Begins at Home: Is Britney Spears a retard, a bad mom and a product thief? You be the judge. (YoungGoGetter)