I took this picture from the balcony of Doug & Michael's loft in Milwaukee's Third Ward neighborhood. Milwaukee looked so beautiful lit up that night.

David Beckham

BECKHAM BULGE UNVEILED IN SAN FRAN TO SHRIEKING FANS

The second unveiling of David Beckham sans clothing happened yesterday in San Francisco. Becks' underwear campaign with Emporio Armani is sure to keep him quite popular in America.

Also recently released is the 2nd picture (of 5) for the campaign. Doesn't everyone workout on the beach in their undies?

Check out the video for the live unveiling.
BEWARE: Shrieking ensues, heavily.


YOU MAY HAVE MISSED:
Beckham Becomes Face Body of Emporio Armani underwear [dt]
Beckham's Premiere Sets ESPN Record [dt]
Callers Desperate for Beckham's Undies [dt]


Becks Loses Bic Endorsement

According to some sources random strangers David Beckham recently lost a large endorsement from Bic. In protest he decided not to pick up a razor. Ever again.

Well, right after he finished shaving his head.


DAVID BECKHAM'S EMPORIO ARMANI UNDERWEAR CAMPAIGN

Though David Beckham sat a majority of this season out for the Los Angeles Galaxy he certainly kept things hot elsewhere in his life. This summer it was rumored that Becks would be the new "face" - can you say face when talking about underwear? - of Emporio Armani's underwear campaign. Keep an eye out for billboards in your neighborhood - at least if you live near Paris, London, New York, Tokyo, Milan, Rome, and Los Angeles.

Here's your first glimpses of that campaign. Hot. Hot. Hot. Happy Hanukkah!

Of course his detractors are screaming that there has been some "stuffing" going on in the picture but I'm not so sure of that myself. Take a look at this older picture of Becks featured on some foreign magazine cover. (BTW, if any readers know this magazine let me know!)

Looks pretty convincing to me. If I ever meet Posh I do believe I might just knock her skinny ass right out. How an alien like her gets to keep a stud like Becks all to herself is beyond me.

In the meantime...enjoy!

You may have missed:
Morning Goods: Beckham's Undies [dt]
Manic Monday: Becks [dt]
Sugary-sweet Beckham "documentary" [dt]


MORNING GOODS: BECKHAM'S UNDIES, AGING GAYS, & GYLLENHAAL

Austrian football fans have bombarded a local radio station desperate for Beckham's undies! The contest would allow the winner to sleep in the hotel room after Beckham checked out.....

LGBT SENIORS: The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force and Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) have been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Arcus Foundation's Gay & Lesbian Fund. The grant will be used to develop a national campaign around LGBT aging.

BAPTISTS REJECT AFFIRMING CHURCH: Not surprising to most people, the North Carolina Baptist Convention voted to expel the Myers Park Baptist Church for their inclusive ways.

REDESIGNED FEMALE CONDOM?: Researchers are working on redesigned female condom in hopes to finally get the product to "take off" with women. Only 6 million female condoms are distributed in poor countries annually compared to 12 billion male condoms. What is up with the sticky dots that attach to the vaginal walls? Scary....

BIEL GETS NAILED BY GYLLENHAAL: Al Gore's daughter, Kristin Gore, has penned a new screenplay which will see Jessica Biel 'nailed' by Jake Gyllenhaal. Biel's character gets shot by a nail gun which causes some strange behavior, she goes to Washington to advocate for rights for those that are bizarrely injured, Gyllenhaal plays an unethical Senator that nails her and launches her political career. Voila. Sounds strangely like a porn plot...


MANIC MONDAY: News, Becks, Politics, Gyllenhaal....

1st EVER QUEERS TO CUBA TOUR
A group of LGBT North Americans will make history on December 27, 2007 when they will begin an 8-day tour of Cuba. The group will enjoy the rich cultural experiences and meet with leaders working for sexual dignity in Cuba. "As a gay, I feel safer in Cuba than in Canada or the States. Soon island queers will enjoy greater rights and freedoms than their counterparts in the USA," said Marcel Hatch, coordinator of Cuba Education Tours of Vancouver.

UGLY BECKHAM BETTY
Victoria Beckham will make a guest appearance on the second season of Ugly Betty. But, the real reason Victoria got the cameo? The cast wanted David to show up on set.

GAY COUPLE JAILED FOR KISS
Arcigay, Italy's LGBT civil rights orgnization, has called for a "national gay kiss-in" at the Coliseum on August 2 after a gay male couple was arrested for kissing in front of the the historic monument. The two men shared a kiss and were immediately rushed to a police station, detained, and charged with lewd conduct. The price for the kiss: the two men could face up to two years in prison.

JAPAN TO GET OPENLY GAY PARLIAMENTARIAN?
Japan's LGBT community is anxiously awaiting the results of Kanako Otsuji's campaign which, if elected, would make Otsuji the first openly gay person in Japan's parliament. Otsuji was also the youngest person to get into the Osaka Assembly when she was just 28.

MORE SAME-SEX COUPLES ALLOWED TO WED
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has recently announced that same-sex couples from New Mexico will be allowed to marry in Massachusetts. New Mexico joins Rhode Island to be the only other state whose gay residents can marry legally in Massachusetts.

BECKHAM'S DEBUT SETS ESPN RECORD

David Beckham's much hyped debut with the Los Angeles Galaxy led to an estimated 1.5 million viewers, according to ESPN. The Saturday game was the largest audience for an ESPN telecast involving a Major League Soccer team.

GYLLENHAAL TOPS HOT 100 LIST
My baby daddy, Jake Gyllenhaal, topped AfterElton.com's Hot 100 List. The list was compiled and selected by gay male readers. This list is different than People's "Sexiest Man Alive" as witnessed by the dismal performance of George Clooney (recently named "Sexiest Man Alive").

Other hot stars who made the list: Chris Evans, LL Cool J, Gale Harold, T.R. Knight, Darryl Stephens, Gael Garcia Bernal, and Cillian Murphy. The list was rounded out at the bottom by Zach Braff.


NEWS: Beckham, Gay layoffs, Hong Kong Sodomy, and Sexy Selma??

SAD BECKHAM WATCHES HIS GALAXY LOSE TO MEXICO
David Beckham watched his Los Angeles Galaxy team lose 3-0 to the Mexicans Tigres UANL. Becks, who hurt his ankle playing for England versus Estonia in the Euro 2008 qualifying match last month, watched the game from a corporate hospitality suite with his ankle iced. Beckham is scheduled to make his Major League Soccer debut on Saturday when he laces up with his new Galaxy teammates in the Home Depot Center.

MORE TROUBLE AT PLANETOUT?
PlanetOut Inc. - which was recently saved from bankruptcy by Bill Gates - has announced that they will lay off 15% of their workforce. PlanetOut employed 273 employees including staff in their London and Buenos Aires offices. The restructuring will happen in the 3rd quarter of 2007.

SELMA HAYEK WORLD'S SEXIEST CELEBRITY
A new internet poll that included 3000 celebrities has ranked Selma Hayek as the sexiest celebrity. Hayek took 65% of the votes followed closely by Jessica Alba. The median age for the sizzling celebs was 36.

THRIVING & GAY IN LEBANON
A new story by National Public Radio unveils the thriving gay life in Lebanon in a country where homosexuality is illegal.

GAY ACTIVISTS WIN SODOMY VICTORY IN HONG KONG
Hong Kong's highest court unanimously ruled that two men who engaged in anal sex in a parked car should not be subjected to the country's maximum penalty of 5 years in prison. This decision by the high courts 5 judges is being exalted as a huge victory for Hong Kong's LGBT community.

Chief Justice Andrew Li noted that the law unfairly targets gays & lesbians and does not criminalize the same behavior for heterosexuals.


Sugary-sweet Beckham "documentary"

Not that I want to seem like a stalker but here is a pretty sweet Becks documentary as part of his Adidas campaign. I guess I never really realized he kind of has the "looks like Tarzan, talks like Jane" thing going on. Welcome to America!



Morning Goods: Jake Gyllenhaal, Wentworth Miller, The Beckhams, Ann Coulter

Jake Gyllenhaal was supposely a "perv" on the set of Brokeback Mountain according to star co-star Anne Hathaway. Can you say PR stunt to keep attention off of Jakey’s dubious sexual oriention??

Sizzling hot Wentworth Miller makes a feeble attempt at denying gay allegations. "No, I'm not gay. I know these rumors are out there...I'm cool with the fact that they exist, I mean this is about fantasy. Certain people are going to have certain fantasies. If someone wants to imagine me with a woman, or a man or one of each, that's cool with me as long as you keep watching the show." Who tells these publicists that such statements are a good idea?

He might have blown out his knee but that isn’t going to interfere with soccer superstar David Beckham and family’s move to Los Angeles. I can only imagine how horrible Posh's new reality show is going to be - but of course I’ll be watching for any chance to catch more of Becks.


Has-been Ann Coulter uses her best 3rd grade playground taunting skills to “really get” John Edwards. Sorry Ann your 5 minutes of fame are up and no matter how many stupid things you say and do you’ll never have a comeback.