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Editor’s Letter Welcome
to the first issue of SGL Weekly Magazine. I am so proud of this issue. It has been a long time in the making and I have been recieving so much help from friends. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. In this Premeire issue we had planned to sit down with the cast of Christopher Street, to discuss any and everything about the show and to find out what’s instore for this ground breaking show. But the Xem Van Adams posted on his website, something our favorite internet personality B. Scott. So we rushed to complete this story. We also have a story that celebrity blogger Adam Benjamin Irby wrote about his barber. We also have what’s hot in music, movies, books, theatre and so much more. In this issue we honor a legend in our Community Stanley Bennett Clay. Please email me with what’s going on in your neck of the woods you could end up in the next issue of SGL Weekly sglweeklymag@gmail.com
Be Blessed,Cleavester Brooks
Features 9 B. Scott Vs Xem Van Adams 5 Am I The Only One Who Has Sexual Fantasies About Their Barber? In Every Issue 2 Editor’s Letter 7 Sgl Legend 15 What the T? Gossip column on everything in the entertainment industry
16 Ask Nathan 7 Scott 14 Movies 18 DVD’s
This Week’s Happy Birthday ‘s March 17 Cleavester Brooks March 18 Stanley Bennett Clay March 21 B. Scott
Am I The Only One Who Has Sexual Fantasies About Their Barber?
Words By: Adam Benjamin Irby
Ahhh yes, the barber shop. "The Black Man's Country Club," as a black man the barber shop has been a part of my life as long as I can remember. I remember hating it as a child though. Every other Saturday my mother would give my oldest sister money to take me to the barber shop. She would take me to her friend's barber shop to get my hair cut. And of course her friend was the most popular barber in the shop and of course everyone wanted to go to him to get their hair cut and of course it would take all day long. She would make me wait, and wait, and wait for him even as other barbers anxiously stood around with empty chairs. I hated the barber shop so much that I grew a high top for a few years as a child, but even that you have to fade and shape up. The end of the haircut though was always the worst. That spray with the minty green alcohol would sting so much. What the hell did they used to cut my hair with, a rusty meat cleaver? In my preteen years I changed barbers and started going to the barbershop by myself. I wouldn't have to wait for my sister's barber friend anymore. I could choose any barber I wanted, whoever's chair was free. I was in and I was out. That's until the first time I got "zeeked". Getting zeeked is getting a fucked up haircut. There was nothing you could do to reverse a zeeking, once it's done, it's done. Your only choices were to go bald or stay indoors until your hair grows back right. I got zeeked by this drunken, yellow-eyed barber (didn't realize that at the time) once when I was 13. He cut my hair way too low and I hadn't fully grown into my head yet, and having hair on my head had caused the top of my head not to tan the color as the rest of my face. I looked crazy. When I looked in that mirror and saw my head I wanted to kill him. As a remedy to the situation I went home and pretended to be sick for a whole week until my hair started to grow back. I could not let the whole eighth grade see me looking like that. To this day my mother doesn't even know I was faking that whole thing. But when I grew into my teen years and now into my adult years started to became more of a pleasure than a mere necessity. Besides the obvious feeling of wanting to look good. I started getting into how sexy some of these barbers are. The barber shop, like most things can be so homo-erotic. Get into it. There's me, the customer in the big leather chair and my sexy ass barber giving dap to his last customer. He flashes his million dollar smile at me and asks "What do you want?" If he only knew what I really wanted, too bad all these other people are around.
I look ahead and see him in the mirror as he walks up behind me to unfurl the black nylon barber cape that he fastens around my neck ever so gently, his every touch sending electricity to the nether regions of my body. I catch a glimpse of his ass as he turns around and begins to fiddle with his barber's instruments. He stands in front of me at 1:30 and then 10:30, his body slightly leaned over cutting my hair down. The light scent of his cologne is intoxicating as I watch my hair drop to the floor. I close my eyes as he slightly brushes his fingers against my face and I let the hum of his clippers relax me. He stops, switches clippers and steps to me, the closest he's been to my face yet. His left hand lightly lifting my chin as he lines me up. I look at his face, my eyes tracing his strong masculine features and jawline, then I look to the right at the glass cookie jar filled with condoms and lube packets, then down to the left at the bulge in his jeans, then back up into his beautiful brown eyes that hypnotize me, up to his perfectly edged up hairline and back down to his juicy pink with lips with that thin mustache that rides them so perfectly. I want to kiss him so bad I could taste it. If he could only see how hard I am under this cape. If only he knew how badly I wanted him to rip this cape off me and ride me until we both climax. He pulls back from me, lightly places his hand over my eyes and sprays three strong misty puffs of green alcohol over my head, then he removes my cape and lets me get a once over in the hand mirror. Alas, my haircut is over and I didn't even get to cum. That stings more than the alcohol. I come back down to reality and see all the pictures that line his barber's station. I forgot, he's straight. I conveniently forget that every week I come in. I look good though, as usual he did a good job and I give him a good tip, not the tip I would have to have given him though if the situation were different. But it's worth it, anything to see him flash that smile at me again. Now I have to find a way to hide this erection I've got and not make eye contact with anyone as I leave the barbershop. I'll be back next week though.
Sgl Legend
Stanley Bennett Clay Words by: Cleavester Brooks What can I say about Stanley Bennett Clay? I first met Stanley on my radio show “Us Radio with Cleavester”. I interviewed him on March 27,2008 for 2 hours and we spoke like we were old friends. We Spoke about any and everything. Being with his legendary career on screen, stage, books and so much more. Stanley is the kind of person that will take any and everyone under his wings. I felt his spirit so strong and vibrate, that smile will kill you. After 20 years away from the stage Stanley is Back and I mean back honey with Armstrong’s Kid, which tells the story of a teacher and his friends kid. Who falsely accuse him of molesting his son. This play is not to be missed if you find yourself in Los Angeles please call 323-293-1356. Thank you for paving the way for so many of us young gays. Double Kisses and Much Love.
B. Scott Vs Xem Van Adams
Words by: Deena Jones Photos: From B. Scott Facebook page & XemVanAdams.com We originally had our cover story all picked out and ready to go the boys of Christopher Street TV. But when I went to turn on my computer on March 11, a new story unfolded and we couldn’t pass it up. Gay Celebrity Blogger Xem Van Adams had blogged about our favorite Love Muffin Celebrity Blogger B. Scott. How dare he you say? But some would say he has any and every right to, take a look at his post: From XemVanAdams.com March 11,2009 Post Calling It as I See It [U Know Who U are] There are certain ‘Media Personalities’ in the Black LGBT Community who are more Concerned with the Well-Being of our Brothas and Sisters. I’m Sick and Tired of receiving mail, on a daily basis, from young Men who are telling me that every single time they reach out to You, their messages go ignored. Don’t forget that without “Them’, you’d still be the Outcast you were growing up; ostracized for Looking and Being ‘Different’ Don’t allow you 80% Hag ‘Hag’ audience to strip you of the essential purpose upon which the creator placed you at the Center of your Circus. You will never be given an opportunity to grow beyond your current platform. Until you learn to reach back to the young men and young women who embraced you from the very beginning. I use to be one of those individuals who enjoyed your initial Rise and Now... I see that you’ve Changed, for the Worst. I don’t even Recognize you anymore. It’s Sad. You aren’t the same young man who greeted me at The Abbey in Los Angeles, upon my arrival. Everyone has taken notice. Do you even See Yourself anymore? When God Blesses you with the Opportunity to Touch and Effect Lives across the country and Beyond, don’t become so consumed with you ‘Viewership’ that you neglect to respond to the cries for help. If you have the time to make random Celebrity and Twitter Posts, Day In and Day Out,you have the time to reply to the random messages shared with you by the Young, Scared Souls of our community. If it’s so extremely Overwhelming for you, Hire a Goddamn Assistant to aid you in your Day to Day tasks. It’s exactly what I had to do. I decided from the very Beginning, that my Priority would be those who stand alongside me. Stop ‘Living’ for the ‘Fans’ who call you ‘Girl’ and tell you that your every photo is so ‘Fierce’. It’s Lame to let that Nonsense go to your head. It’s evident that you’re living, in essence, to bury your insecurities, but in the meantime, Respect the position you’ve been dealt. Say Something! The surface, ‘Look at Me’ act has grown Tired, and I no longer Support it. I hope the community soon realizes that you don’t Truly support ‘Us’. You’re out for Self....and that leads to Self Destruction.
Could it be true that B. Doesn’t support or help the GLBT community. Does the GLBT community own B. Scott? I think not, B. Scott never said his media empire represents the Gay Community. It is a known fact that his audience is made up of Straight Female’s like myself; gays only represent 15 percent of his audience, 20% at the most. I think it is pure jealousy, because B has reached a level that Xem and others are still trying to get to. To vouch for Xem it is true that B, and other so called big celebrities in the gay community, don’t return emails. My boss Cleavester has run into this issue for his radio show. So don’t take it personal cause there day will come when they will need you. Hopefully, you want turn your back like they did you, but it is undestandable if you do. I always look at it as me writing Oprah or some other huge celebrity they don’t write you back or have there people write you back. We want to know which team you are on Team B. Scott or Team Xem Van Adams? Email us at sglweeklymag@gmail.com. B. Scott responds: “No one is perfect I’m human, just like you are human.I love when love muffins come up to me on the street and say I find inspiration in you, but don’t forget I am not nobodies little baby Jesus and like Brandy said on her last album I might tell a lie. Thank ya’ll for sticking in there with me. I love you. I see ya’ll jacking my swagger. There is enough room for all of us.
Movies Coming to the Theatre on April 15,2009 at Quad Cinema and on DVD on April 21. A fresh, new “indie” film about a young gay black man’s journey of self-discovery, affirmation and love.
Faybien Allan has it all going on; he’s young, stylish, and knows the importance of being seen with hip friends at NYC’s trendiest spots. But beneath the sparkle of his nightlife and his stunning good-looks, is a man buckling under his father’s homophobia. Filled with self-loathing and desperate for direction, he meanders through life until meeting Lonnie, a confident activist with a flirtatious smile. However, despite their obvious chemistry and fireworks in bed, Faybien’s insecurities have him looking for the door. Can a budding romance and a few good friends keep him from making the biggest mistake of his life?
Other Movies to Check out at the Theatre’s: Duplicity starring our girl Julia Roberts and sexy Clive Owen March 20 Madea Goes to Jail Starring Tyler Perry, Keisha Knight Pullam
What’s the T?
Entertainment Column
By: Deena Jones Great News Fantasia is coming back to The Color Purple this summer for 5 weeks in D.C. June 30-Aug 2 at the Kennedy Center.... Lord I just heard BeBe Winans done gone gansta on his exwife are you sure it was a woman and not a man, is Sunday’s Best ratings that bad, now Oprah can do a show deciated to church men doing ungodly things... They finally got Howard K Stern for killing that sweet Anne Nicole Smith seems he post bail for $20,000 it seems like it ain’t that year of the White Male.... Is Derrick Briggs finding something other than his new movie, maybe that young man’s booty hole from Indiana... In Chris Brown news we hear that his lawyers are trying to save him from those men in prison trying to Kiss Kiss on that young booty hole...Hey all you Fame fans Kelsey Grammar and BeBe Neuwirth will play teachers and Ms. Debbie Allen will play the principal set to be release this Fall....In Monique news her troubled radio show has finally died, they will be pulling the plug on her syndicated show on March 18. It was a great show but not a show for those of you that have a short attention problem......Nick Cannon just got the top spot at Nickelodeon he will be in charge of all new development at Teen Nick Network Congrads my brotha.....Seems like Finding Me: the Movie is coming back for part 2 no word yet on the story line but the title is Finding Me: The Truth congrads to first time director Roger S. Omeus Jr. Our funny Lady Kathy Griffin just sign a 2 million dollar book deal for her memoirs.
Ask Nathan 7 Scott "Dear Nathan, My name is Troy and I am in an abusive relationship I do I leave. When I get the courage to leave he always tells me that he loves me, but how do I live for good. I don't have any family here in NYC. Thank you in Advance, Troy" Dear Troy What you are going to need to do requires courage. I applaud you for seeking help, but I challenge you to answer the following questions: 1. how do you benefit from remaining in this situation? 2. are you staying in the relationship to continue living in New York City? 3. are you going to continue to accept his "i love you" as an apology? and 4. have you discovered your worth? I think it's pretty evident that you know what to do. Now it's up to you to take action. Decide when enough is enough. Choose. Nathan "Seven" Scott Your Personal Life Coach Experience Power, Passion & Fulfillment If you need help email Nathan at sglweeklymag@gmail.com Attn: Ask Nathan
DVD’s Rick and Steve: Season 2 In Season 1, we met Rick the brainy bottom, Steve the brawny top, and the other citizens of West Lahunga Beach. Season 2 begins with pregnant lesbian Dana still in labor with Rick’s (or is it Steve¹s?) baby, Dixie. During the eight hilarious and hectic episodes of Rick and Steve¹s second season, you'll see inside Steve’s Trick Box, tag along on a gay re-imagining of Wicked (is that redundant?), discover San Francisco’s secret Straight Underground, and come face-to-face with the terror of Lesbian Bed Death. As Rick and Steve deal with overprotective parents, lesbian gangs, and Christmas, the questions remain: Can gays and lesbians ever get along? Who is really Dixie’s father? And why do weird things happen whenever she’s around? This show is the Gay
Answer to South Park. Suck it Hetero’s. Can’t wait for Season 3, maybe Maury can do a guess appearance you are not the Father.
Milk Sean Penn portrays the film's hero, melting into the role with an affable flamboyance that is both spirited and eminently engaging. James Franco plays opposite Penn as Milk's supportive and easygoing boyfriend, Scott Smith. The couple's cheerful and loving rapport lends buoyancy to the film's overall message of hope as Milk ascends from grassroots community organizer to a galvanizing figurehead in the push for gay civil liberties. When Moral Majority crusader Anita Bryant forms an initiative to root out gay teachers and their supporters from public schools (Proposition 6), Milk is pitted in a bitter battle against fellow City Hall supervisor Dan White, played by Josh Brolin. While Van Sant does not deviate from the expository conventions that have defined other biopics, MILK sticks to biographically pertinent details that serve the film's underlying message of one man's idealism and conviction in the face of repression and bigotry.