Wednesday Headlights

Rex Appeal: Frank catches up with Simon Rex in a hotel room eating candy and finds out the art of seducing Lance Bass. (OMG! Blog)

Fuzzy Math: If 59 is the new 30, then how old am I? (Thomas Friedman)

(End of) Summer Reading: My pal Johnny Diaz's new book, "Beantown Cubans," is now out! (Beantown Cuban)

Oh, Canada! Frank Dancevic sure looked hot in his retro Bjorn Borg Fila. (Tennis Served Fresh)

Paging Mr. Belding: I'm so into this "Saved by the Bell" reunion stuff. (Bricks and Stones)

Putting It Bluntly: Hugh Dancy is so sexy, he makes having Asperberg's syndrome seem hot. (NYT)

All You Can Eat: I loved "Eating Out" but thought its sequel kinda blew (and not in a good way). But with Rick D'Agostino starring in "Eating Out 3" (see his hot ass HERE), I may just have to return for another helping. (BoyCulture)

Upward Mobility: Shouldn't Kay Bailey Hutchison be in jail? (WaPo)

MOv8.3: The Manhattan Offender is BACK!

Oh, Baby! Channing Tatum knows how to dirty dance. (Towleroad)

Crack Addict: Ricky Berens

In case you missed it (Michael), here's University of Texas swimmer Ricky Berens diving in after he tore a hole in his swimsuit while stretching before the start of the of the men's 4x100 relay at the Fina (the International Swimming Federation) swimming world championships in Rome on Sunday. I'm not really sure of the outcome of the race, but the exposure certainly is the University of Texas student and gold medal winner at the Beijing Olympics into a household name which, incidentally, is pronounced BARE-uns. ...

Berens cracks a smile

And the Winner Is ...

Congrats to Shawn C., who was the first person to answer this morning's Joan Rivers trivia question. The answer was Michael Alig, the notorious club kid who was convicted of the murder of Andre "Angel" Melendez in 1996 in a confrontation over a drug debt. Shawn has won a front row table for four for opening night at Joan Rivers' new stand-up show at the Laurie Beechman in Times Square. For complete details on the gig, click HERE.

Here's a look at Alig's appearance on Joan's old talk show. It's interesting for a number of reasons. One, that Leigh Bowery (you may remember that Boy George played Bowery in his musical, "Taboo," and a pre-operative Amanda LePore are on the panel as well. And more importantly, listen to the reasoning given for why it's OK to dress crazy. Kinda eerie ...

Music Box: Bananarama

I think it's pretty safe my loyalty to Bananarama in unparalleled (I even tried to replace Siobhan Fahey, even after that dreadful "Exotica" back in '02. Those poor French.) My pal Robbie at ChartRigger recently discovered the video for the gals' new single, "Love Comes," off their upcoming CD, "Viva." and I already like where this is going. The album is due in stores on Sept. 14. I, however, am ready for rehearsals long before then. ...

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Swag Wednesday

OK, I'm having a Joe.My.God. moment here -- call it Swag Tuesday on a Wednesday. Joan Rivers is bringing her stand-up act back to the New York stage next month for six special benefit shows at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in Times Square. Net proceeds will be going to Rivers' favorite charities: God's Love We Deliver and Guide Dogs for the Blind. I have a front row table for four to see Joan on opening night next Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 8 p.m. to give away to the first person who can answer the following question: Which guest of "The Joan Rivers Show" (1989-93) was later convicted in a notorious New York murder case? E-mail me your answer HERE. For complete details on her Times Square engagement, please click HERE. Watch Joan interview a 22-year-old Boy George on "The Tonight Show" back in the day -- alongside a very young Jerry Seinfeld!

 

Fun Couples

John Stamos and Gina Gershon were on hand for the big ribbon-cutting ceremony at Henry Miller’s Theater, the first newly built Broadway house in more than 20 years (located on 43rd Street between Avenue of the Americas and Broadway) -- and the first "green" theater ever on the Great White Way. In September, Stamos and Gershon will star in the Roundabout Theater Company’s revival of the musical “Bye Bye Birdie.” Stamos will play Albert to Gershon's Rosie, but they'll always be Blackie and Cristal to me.