The BEST of Lifelube - "Let's Take a Glass Together" - The Podcast is Served From Tuesday, July 29, 2008

"Let's Take a Glass Together" - The Podcast is Served

UPDATE 7/30 - Chicago Gay Examiner blogger Michael Lehet - a new and wonderful pal of LifeLube and Project CRYSP - attended our forum last week and took copious notes, basically a transcript or "live blog" - capturing pretty much the entire discussion. Check it out.








Last Wednesday (7/23), Project CRYSP and LifeLubeteamed up with the Feast of Fools, Sidetrack, the Chicago Task Force on LGBT Substance Use and Abuse* and four PHENOMENAL speakers to put on a community forum addressing our relationship to alcohol - with a wide ranging discussion from how to avoid a hangover, to how to tell when your use may be slipping to abuse, to our collective responsibility to care for ourselves and one another. About 80 folks joined usfor a really great conversation - perhaps the first of its kind, but definitely not the last.

Click here for the Feast of Fools podcast. Download it and listen while you work out, work it, work your voodoo, or just work.

Enjoy LifeLube's photo set from the evening.

Enjoy the Feast of Fools' photo set (some of which are featured in this post - thanks Rick and Fausto.)

Revealed! "He's the One" Frankengay a Chippendales Stripper

a little levity inspired by that horrible "he's the one" hiv prevention ad, via Feast of Fun

read about that inspiration

Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

Grand Slam Buffet - Feast of Fun celebrates 1000 podcasts!

[Feast of Fun partners with LifeLube on our community forums - fabulously]

Put on your party hats! We’re throwing a grand celebration with some of our favorite guests from the show’s 11 year history, and you’re invited.

Feast of Fun began as Feast of Fools, an artist’s variety show in Chicago, Illinois. Today it’s the world’s most downloaded talk show for a gay and lesbian audience. We just might be the first podcast to ever post 1000 consecutive shows. Yeow!

How did we get here? Come take a walk with us down memory lane as we look back on over a thousand podcasts.

Check out the podcast.

How is Marc Felion healthy?

The best thing I ever did to improve my health was to quit smoking.

I did it three years ago with the help of Allen Carr's Easy way To Stop Smoking.

The best part is that you get to smoke the whole time you read the book, but by the time you finish it, you are done with the butts. The major drawback with quitting smoking is the weight gain. It's not easy to control what you eat but I try to eat lots of whole foods and I limit the amount of canned, frozen or processed foods in my diet. I try to reserve eating sweets for treats outside of the home.

I never, ever eat anything that's on This Is Why You Are Fat Blog. It's fun to look at but it'll give you a heart attack if you eat like that.

-- Marc Felion [Feast of Fools]
Chicago

How are you healthy?
Tell us. Send a pic.
And we'll blog it.
Read past posts.

How is Fausto Fernós healthy?

Health is a state of mind as much as a physical condition, so I look out for things that bring me joy. Working out, socializing with friends or eating good food is all about how it makes me feel afterwards.

A nice glass of wine with a friend can really shake the blues away.

I try to do regular cardio at my gym where a lot of handsome men work out, it's nice to be surrounded by beautiful people!

Masturbation and sex are good for you. Don't regular ejaculations help to prevent prostate cancer? So fellas, rub one out! That release could save your life.

Speaking of that, moisturize your face every day, every time you get out of the shower. It will take years off you.

I read one study that people who are in happy long term relationships look younger than people in unhappy relationships or those who just got out of a divorce. But the youngest looking people were the single folks. They had the freshest, most optimistic outlooks almost equal to the long term couples.

So the moral of the story, better to stay single than to be in a miserable relationship. Treasure what you have and don't spend as much time pining over what could be, what you desire.

-- Fausto Fernós [Feast of Fools]
Chicago


How are you healthy?

Tell us. Send a pic. And we'll blog it.
Read past posts.

Hermanos - Esta es tu comunidad

Thank you to the 100+ gay men and allies – and YOU - who joined us for the wonderful "Hermanos de Luna y Sol" community forum at La Estancia/Puerto Rican Cultural Center last Wednesday, January 28.

Vida SIDA was a wonderful host – and the food, ambiance and entertainment were absolutely fantastic. Special thanks to Vida SIDA's Juan Calderon for making it all happen.

Click here to check out the fascinating presentation slides, which focused on the role of social oppression, various sociocultural factors that influence HIV prevention, and the resiliency factors, including community organizing, that have a protective benefit.

Click here for some more photos from the evening.

Save the date: Project CRYSP's next Community Forum will be May 20, 2009 at the Center on Halsted. Our beloved Feast of Fools will be hosting and moderating – and recording the event for one of their very popular podcasts. Stay tuned to LifeLube for details.

Previous podcasted forums (all from 2008) include:

Good Sex, Bad Sex
Sex on the Superhighway

Let’s Take a Glass Together

Tunnel of Love

Canary in the Coal Mine of Crazy

LifeLube's Jim Pickett joins the Feast of Fools today to talk health, politics, CRAZY, and more.

Read the post, listen to the podcast.

We'll need special lockers for those hats

click for more of the "hat that wouldn't die" - on the feast of fools

Anal Cancer and Rectal Microbicides

Around 150 LifeLube lovelies joined us for the Tunnel of Love/Feast of Fools podcast community forum on November 18 at the Center on Halsted. A booty health topic of great interest was anal cancer - and LifeLube is happy to share a journal article on the subject (below) that ALL GAY MEN should read and print out for their doctors. Also, see below a new journal article on rectal microbicides, another topic of interest at the Tunnel of Love forum.

And if you missed the live podcast taping, no worries, the podcast is available here on the Feast of Fools website.

Click Rectal microbicides: a new focus for HIV prevention
by Dr. Ian McGowan
November 2008 - Sexually Transmitted Infections
Sex Transm Inf 2008;84;413-417

Click Anal cancer prevention: how we are failing men who have sex with men
by Dr. Ross Cranston
November 2008 - Sexually Transmitted Infections
Sex Transm Inf 2008;84;417-419

[print this out for your doc!]

For more info on rectal microbicides, visit the International Rectal Microbicide Advocates.

Tunnel of Love Podcast is Up!

The Tunnel of Love podcast is now available at the Feast of Fools website, along with some awesome pictures from the event!

Remember, you can easily subscribe to the Feast of Fools podcast through iTunes.

J.C. Carter, Will Wong and Jim Pickett Rock the Tunnel of Love

Last night's Tunnel of Love live podcast event was a blast! Hundreds filled Center on Halsted's auditorium to capacity to laugh and learn about the do's and don'ts of anal sex with Marc and Fausto of the Feast of Fools, along with porn star J.C. Carter, Dr. Will Wong and Lifelube's own Jim Pickett. You can find all the fabulous pictures here, and stay tuned for a link to the podcast when it becomes available.

A very special thanks to Lifelube, Project Crysp, Feast of Fools and Steamworks for making this spectacular event possible!

Lifelube and its partners look forward to bringing you more live podcasts in 2009!

Straight on Prop 8

Today, Chicago's very own Reverend Charles Straight

analyzes the Prop 8 fallout with our favorite podcasters.

National Prop H8 Protest Nov 15 - Sweet Home Chicago Version

photo by Fausto Fernós- www.feastoffools.net
Click the pic for more

Lest you forget - everyone has an anus

3 Quickies for Dr. Will Wong

Dr. Will Wong of the Chicago Department of Public Health is one of the featured sexperts at this Tuesday night's "Tunnel of Love" forum, hosted by the Feast of Fools.

He let us peak at his talking points.

1. Why should we care about anal health?
Caring about anal health is important for several reasons. First of all, everyone has an anus; whether you are a man or a woman; you were very likely born with one. Second, having good health, generally speaking, should be important for everyone. Having good health also includes having good anal health, since the anus is a part of our body, and having optimal health of this body part should be everyone’s goal. Promoting anal health is similar to promoting good health for other aspects of lives including having optimal sexual health, mental health, and heart health.

2. What is the biggest misconception we have about our butts?
The anus is often neglected by society because of stigma and social taboos around openly talking about a part of the body that is involved with the elimination of waste. However, the anus also functions as a sexual organ as well as an orifice for taking in treatments such as suppositories or enemas. Anal sex is common among men and women in our society. It is therefore necessary to take care of your anus, especially if it is involved with sexual activity. Sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV can be transmitted through anal sex, and anal cancer can occur in both men and women. The greatest misconception, though, is probably overcoming our fear of openly talking about the anus and about what we need to do to have good anal health. It is also important to have a health care provider who can provide care for your total health and with whom you can talk freely about anal health issues such as having receptive anal sex, using toys, fisting, drug use, STDs and HIV status.

3. Is examining someone’s butt as embarrassing for you as it is for us?
Performing an anal exam should not be embarrassing because it is a part of a comprehensive examination, and it is done routinely. Remember, everyone has an anus.

3 Quickies for JC Carter

LifeLube asked Chicago porn star J.C. Carter three quickies, to tease you in advance of the November 18 Tunnel of Love forum at the Center on Halsted.

Click here for more forum info, and to RSVP.

JC began making movies in the late 90's, and in 1998 he won the Grabby Award for Best Ethnic Performer. Check out his fan site/Yahoo Group here.


So, what makes a great bottom? Both in porn, and in real life.
JC: It's a guy who has very few or no limitations when it comes to sex.

How do you take care of your booty?
JC: By keeping my muscles tight and deep cleaning.

Why did you agree to do this forum?
JC: I enjoy topics of interest that can educate and also be fun and exciting for the GLBT community.


Want to learn more about JC and happy, healthy booty (his, yours)? You'll have to join us at the Center on Halsted November 18!

Join Us in the Tunnel of Love

A happy booty
is a healthy booty...

[click to enlarge]

Find out how to keep it hot, happy and healthy.

Learn the secrets of the porn stars via Chicago's J.C Carter (pictured above).

*FREE* *FREE* *FREE* *FREE* *FREE* *FREE* *FREE*

RSVP for this November 18 live podcast forum at the Center on Halsted. Moderated by the Feast of Fools.

Gay is Good

So, LifeLube's Jim Pickett is the guest on the panda-obsessed Feast of Fools today, talking about why "gay is good", the National Gay Men's Health Summit, racism, booty health, the Tunnel of Love, World of Chocolate, and why the whole panda thing may just be a sign of Obama fever.

Listen to the podcast.

***And if you are in Chicago November 18, do plan to join LifeLube, Project CRYSP, Dr. Will Wong (yes, that's his name), pornstar J.C. Carter and the Feast of Fools for the Tunnel of Love.

Lady Bunny

Time for a giggle...

"Lighting don't affect a bitch's ability to pick up a goddamn brush!"



Is she illiterate?

Thanks Feast of Fools!

Join Us in the Tunnel of Love

A happy booty
is a healthy booty...

[click to enlarge]

Find out how to keep it hot, happy and healthy.

Learn the secrets of the porn stars.

*FREE* RSVP for this November 18 live podcast forum at the Center on Halsted. Moderated by the Feast of Fools.

A happy booty

is a healthy booty....

[click to enlarge]

RSVP