The Gaykin

Is he outing himself on QVC via his new song? Could Woz's ex gal pal be right!? You be the judge. Lyacs and video below.
[via Towleroad]

The lyrics:

Foolish heart looks like we’re here again
Same old game of plastic smile
Don’t let anybody in
Hiding my heartache, will this glass house break
How much will they take before I’m empty
Do I let it show, does anybody know?

[Chorus:]
But you see the real me
Hiding in my skin, broken from within
Unveil me completely
I’m loosening my grasp
There’s no need to mask my frailty
Cause you see the real me

Painted on, life is behind a mask
Self-inflicted circus clown
I’m tired of the song and dance
Living a charade, always on parade…

Koninginnedag

Happy Queen's Day! If you are Dutch, gay or Amelia today is a day for you to celebrate! So whip out your orange, sell your wares tax free, carry your drink through the streets and party all night! If you are looking for a taste of the festivities, try visiting Amsterdam Atlanta in Amsterdam Walk. They throw a great party every year. Check out a video of the real festivities below.

Happy Birthday, Amelia!

Thanks, Arjan

Convenient and Casual

Scary - Ms. Jackson has a vote just like you and me! Ouch!
Thanks, Sarah [via IzzyMom]

What's Going on?

Friday, April 25 – Thursday, May 1
Coming out with Hot Gay Joe

Where in the World is Hot Gay Joe?
37^th Annual Inman Park Festival and Tour of Homes

• Inman Park (duh!)
• Saturday and Sunday (11 a.m. – 10 p.m. and 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.) Tour is also on Friday
• Festival is FREE, Tour is $15 ion advance, $20 at the door
• The parade is Saturday @ 2:00 p.m.
• Great food, music and art
• Leave the pets at home and ride MARTA
• 770-242-4895
• www.InmanParkFestival.org

Panic at the Disco

• Masquerade
• Saturday, April 26 @ 7:00
• $35.00
• They will honor tickets from the previous, cancelled show
• 404-249-6400
• www.Livenation.com or www.PanicAtTheDisco.com

6^th Annual Atkins Park Crawfish and Shrimp Boil

• Smyrna Market Village
• Saturday, April 26 2 – 11 p.m.
• $5.00 in advance
• $4.00 Sam Adams drafts, live jazz music and crustaceous
• Atkins Park is the oldest, continually-licensed tavern in Atlanta
• 770.435.1887
• www.AatkinsPark.com or www.SmyrnaMarketVillageEvents.com

Alive! Expo

• Georgia World Congress Center
• Saturday 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• $10 for a day, $40 for VIP weekend pass
• Healthy chef cooking demos, wine and food sampling, interactive demos, lectures, health screenings and lots of free product samples
• Drop off the kids in the play area and go
• www.AliveExpo.com

Bon Jovi

• Philips Arena
• Wednesday and Thursday, April 30 and May 1 @ 7:30
• $49.50 – $131.50
• My boss would kill me if I didn’t mention her favorite band!
• Tickets are still available for May 1
• 404-249-6400
• www.PhilipsArena.com or www.BonJovi.com

Beauty and the Beast

• Cobb Civic Center (Jennie T. Anderson Theater)
• This weekend (Fri. @ 8 p.m., Sat. @ 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. and Sun. @ 3 p.m.)
• $14.00
• Watch as Belle tames the Beast and they fall in love
• All your favorite Disney songs
• www.CobbChildrensTheatre.org

Restaurant of the Week – Kevin Rathbun Steak

• 154 Krog Street, Ste 200 (just down from his other restaurants, Rathbun’s and Krog Bar)
• Taste the food hat beat Bobby Flay in Iron Chef
• Try the T-bone (Porterhouse) for 2 and the brussel sprouts and goat cheese
• If you can’t get a reservation, try the full-service bar or the patio
• On May 4 you can join them for their 1^st birthday $50 per person
• 404.524.5600
• www.KevinRathbunSteak.com

Think you know what is hot in Atlanta? Have a favorite restaurant for me to try? Send me an e-mail and let me know about your upcoming event or favorite restaurant @ HotGayJoe@star94.com.

People who use Apple products are too cool for nails

[via Gizmodo]

Feel good about eating like a pig

Today the 16 annual Dining Out for Life takes place at 40+ restaurants in Atlanta (and more around the country). It goes to a great cause - Project Open Hand - so go out and spend the big bucks. 20% or more of your bill will go to help Project Open Hand deliver more than 4,500 hot meals every day.

It's a good excuse to get dessert!

FREE and Green

1st 50 people who into Kiehl's freestanding stores today & recycle an empty bottle get a free tote!

Cut out of work now!

TGIF (Those Gays Is Fabulous)

My friends at AtlantaBoy.com are spending the night with GLAAD (again). You can join in on the action at Blake's tonight. For your $35 dollar donation to GLAAD, you get FREE Absolute drinks from 7 to 9 and the chance to win some prizes. Check it out because this is your last chance in the series! Get your tickets here.
[via AtlantaBoy.com]

What's going on?

The weather is going to be great! Be sure to listen at 4:30 p.m. today on Star 94.1 FM in Atlanta or online at www.Star94.com

Friday, April 18 – Thursday, April 24

Coming out with Hot Gay Joe

The Lion King

• Atlanta Civic Center

• Through May 4

• $25.00 – $125.00

• Watch out, Mufasa – there is a stampede

• 404.881.2000

• www.AtlantaCivicCenter.com or

Atlanta Film Festival

• Around Atlanta

• Ends Saturday

• See Web site

• The best in film – here in the ATL

• 10 days – 150 films

• www.AtlantaFilmFestival.com

The AJC International Auto Show

• Georgia World Congress Center

• Through March 26

• Adults $10.00, Kids $5.00

• The coolest cars, the hottest…um…girls?

• 770.333.11010

• www.AJCAutoShow.com

FIRST Robotics Championship

• Georgia World Congress Center

• Friday & Saturday, April 18 & 18 (see Web site for times)

• FREE

• Robots battle it out to see who will be our future overlords (or something like that)

• 800.871.8326

• www.USFIRST.org

The Art of Political Satire

• Woodruff Arts center

• Monday, April 21 @ 7:00

• $10.00 – $15.00

• Joined by the Second City troupe, The Economist spends the night with Atlanta

• 404.733.5000

• http://artofsatire.economist.com

Sweetwater 420 Festival – An Earth Day Celebration

• Candler Park

• Saturday, April 19 Noon – 11:00p.m.

• FREE, $5.0 for wristbands (21+)

• Food, art, music and BEER

• Benefits the Candler Park Association

• www.Sweetwater420Festival.com

Restaurant of the Week – 16^th Annual Dining Out for Life

• 40 + restaurants in Atlanta (and more throughout the U.S)

• Wednesday, April 23

• Depends on how much you eat

• $2 million raised since 2003

• Do your part and eat up!

• 20% of your check goes to Project Open Hand

• www.DiningOutForLife.com/Atlanta

Think you know what is hot in Atlanta? Have a favorite restaurant for me to try? Send me an e-mail and let me know about your upcoming event or favorite restaurant @ HotGayJoe@star94.com, or check out my blog at http://lifesabechely.blogspot.com – leave me a voicemail, send me a message or make me your homepage!

My Inbox Zero Story

One of my resolutions this year was to keep a clean desk and a clean inbox. Actually, it was to keep an clean desk and an empty inbox. I have been using Inbox Zero to help me take care of the latter. You may have noticed that I have been tracking my progress at work with JoesGoals. If you have been following my progress on the widget at the right, you'll notice that I have been occasionally reaching zero (sometimes twice in one day!) but only at my work inbox. Well, I am proud to say that I finally hit zero in my personal e-mail account! It took some time and effort (not as much as some), but I am finally there. I have posted a lengthy, but possibly life-changing video about how you, too, can free yourself from the shackles of living in your inbox. Enjoy, and let me know how you deal with your e-mail.

Read me on your phone!

I just started using a free web app called MoFuse. It allows you to read my blog from your phone! Currently Blogger doesn't allow for my site to automatically redirect you to a mobile version (like some sites do). If you want to view this blog on your phone, click the Mobile Version button at the top.

I Heart Idol

No music group owes Guitar Hero a greater debt of gratitude than Heart. Had millions of kids not 'strummed' their heart's out to Heart's Barracuda (including this eight year old), they might have had the opportunity the did last night - performing with Fergie on Idol Gives Back. It was a great performance. Check out the clip below.

A penny for your dots

That's all they were paid - $.01, yet 10,000 people participated in this project to "explore the circumstances we live in, a new and uncharted combination of digital labor markets, "crowdsourcing," "virtual economies," and digital reproduction."

It is funny some people chose to represent their section of the Benja'man. Check out the video below for more info and here for an interactive bill.

[via Boing Boing]

Mamma Mia is almost here!

Scribd

Sorry for the absence this week - ACPA was in town and I was visiting with friends. And when I say visiting, I mean drinking until the wee hours of the morning and then attempting to go to work the next day. Shampoo, rinse and repeat. I did manage to find a neat, new technology for a project at work - Scribd. I used it below to display all the Hot Gay Joe reports of 2008. Pretty neat, hua? If you can't read microscopic type, just click the full screen button in the upper right corner for a better view. You can zoom, download, print and even click on the links. It even has Grandma Bechely's Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe.

Read this doc on Scribd: COWHGJ 2