Good evening men of Northampton!
I need to start with a couple apologies. First, and most importantly, dodgeball! When I originally read "last Monday in March" as the end date, I somehow thought it meant the same thing as "first Monday in March." In other words, we have another full month of games. We had a fantastic turnout this week, with 26 guys playing. Please come out and join in the fun! Check out the front page at monoho.com for details.
The second apology .. well. When I took over running the Monoho site last year, I accepted a sort of social contract, in which I would help objectively promote resources and events for the men of the western Massachusetts area. I broke the "objective" part of that contract a couple weeks ago with my blog post, in which I used Monoho as a platform to wax poetic about the one and only Zachary Quinto…
To give you an idea of why I ended up so distracted last time, just do a Google search for "Zachary Quinto" and click the Images tab. Or, just click here to go right to the results. Go on. I'll wait while you browse.
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Ahem. Okay, it's been about an hour since I drafted that last paragraph and started to peruse the 11,400,000 image results. I realize that once again I seem to have left my objectivity at the door. Will I ever learn?
Anyway. Not only was dodgeball this week a blast, February's monthly social was last Friday and was also unbelievable. I met a lot of old friends, and some new ones too. I even finally met Dr. Ken Schneck, host of the fabulous radio show "This Show is So Gay." Definitely give his show a listen, it'll keep you informed and entertained on the "latest in gay." This makes two months in a row that I have attended the men's social at the Hotel Northampton, and it's already on my calendar for next month. Speaking of which, make sure it's on yours! The next one is Friday, March 16. You can get the full list of dates and info at monoho.com, or check out the Facebook group.
While we're on the topic of other upcoming events, the next KING of Northampton dance event has been announced! Come join in the fun at Bishop's Lounge in Northampton on Friday, March 9, with DJ DrewG yet again keeping us moving with the best of his Dirty Pop mixes. You can grab Drew's latest mega mash-up on SoundCloud. It even includes a couple tribute samples to one of our favorite late, great divas, Whitney Houston, may she finally rest in peace. While you're downloading Dirty POP Volume 21, why don't you give the KING of Northampton page a "like" on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/KingofNorthampton?
Don't put your calendars away just yet, though. Two more events to plan for: Rainbow Riverfest is coming to Holyoke, Massachusetts, on Saturday, September 22. I don't have a lot of details yet, but keep an eye on monoho.com in the days to come. Also, the big one we all look forward to all year long - Northampton Pride! This year, Pride is moved to Saturday, May 12, instead of the first Saturday of the month as usual. This has raised more than a few questions, as that weekend is also UMass graduation (just imagine the traffic, and I have to wonder how many students will still be around on Saturday). I have also heard that the parade route is REVERSED this year, ending up at the fairgrounds instead of the center of Northampton. I don't yet have full details of this either, so stay tuned. Any info? Leave a note in the comments or drop us a line at askmonoho@gmail.com.
Okay guys, it's time for me to call it a night. It takes me a good day or so to recover from dodgeball, not to mention I have another 11,257,000 or so images to check out. Make sure you come out to dodgeball next Monday, and March's social and KING events. Watch monoho.com for details, as always.
Until next time!
-will
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