Saturday, September 17, 2005

Lovely Launches

Check out some new labors of love from really talented people. Support them all, folks!

Arnold Arre’s Mythology Class compilation
Attended Arnold’s cool launch of the remastered, 360-page masterpiece last night. Will finally be able to read it. Congrats to Arnold and Cynthia!

Was able to talk briefly to a bunch of creative people like Elbert, Camy, Jonas, Jac, Ramon, Neva, Robert Magnuson, Ariel Atienza, Karen Kunawicz, Manila Bulletin’s Yonina Chan and Sesame Seed's Ric Gindap (who’s asking if I know people who can share actual accounts of threesomes and orgies for a future issue of Fudge Magazine--interested parties, please send stories or inquiries to him through fudgemag at yahoo dot com!). Benedickie was able to get some piggie sketches, too, and decided to bring me home after my head began to hurt as we left Fully Booked. He also arranged my mixed-up plastic bags of sale comics, some of which he borrowed. Paracetamol seems to be working as I’m typing this.

Margarita Holmes’ A Different Love: Being a Gay Man in the Philippines
Yesterday, Dra. Holmes sent me a copy through her publisher Anvil (thanks po!). It’s an updated version of her well-received book on homosexuality, which, according to her preface, is now “more inclusive”. It’s a collection of her newspaper columns and old and new accounts of letter-senders that talk about the subject in detail. She will have a lecture and panel discussion about gay people in the Philippines with Dr. Mike Tan and Eric Manalastas at Powerbooks Megamall on September 24, 2005, 3 p.m. (I think the revised book might already be available there by that time).

Isha’s second album Katakataka
My friend, recent Palanca Awardee and gifted singer-songwriter Peach (or Pearlsha, or Isha) Abubakar, will be launching her new all-Tagalog album on October 4, 6:30 p.m., at the Podium. I can't wait to listen to this. Her debut album was incredible.

Yay! I’m feeling better.

4 comments:

slim whale said...

hmmmmm, threesomes and orgies...i'll try to persuade myself to write about my experiences. hehe.

rmacapobre said...

i am never comfortable with threesomes. i cant get passed being jealous and selfconcious. theres also the element of being not serious with each other. that its just a game. but this could be just society talking. that a true relationship (even a sexual one) can only exist in pairs ..

le livre d'holmes. je vais essayer de regarder pour ceci à la librairie local. il semble très interessant

slim whale said...

rmacapobre--usually, such activities are done sans emotional attachment. it's just mere physical contact, pure lust, or sexual adventure. if an attached person wishes to engage in it, then he or she has to really talk about it with his/her partner to flesh out issues first. otherwise, it can spell their relationship's demise.

yup, it could just be society rearing its ugly head again.

OLIVER said...

Threesomes are great. That's all I can say. ;)