The
masculine San Francisco gay detective who sleeps with a teddy bear is
back in a new adventure called "Catch A Falling Star" which
is a prequel to "A Person In A Position Of Trust". This adventure
has a science fiction theme and has our detective hero involved with political
intrigue, mysterious murders and a journey on a luxury trans continental
train.
To contact
Rick Chris regarding your comments, sales, commissioned paintings or illustrations,
advertising, etc., click on the button below. To contact Rick Chris,
send your email to: "rickchris 'at' (use the at symbol above the
2 on your keyboard) rickchris.com"
I
Gets Emails
"I wanted
to compliment you on your delightful web site which I found by accident
and the Beef Matson story. There were so many places in the story that
gave me a good cry. If my boy, my gay son were still alive, I'm sure he
would love the story and I'd want him to live with people just like the
characters you depict in the story." - Stella
" Your
website has helped me come out and be comfortable with my sexuality over
the years! That really means something to me." - Justin, Connecticut
"You
gave me one of your magnets at pridefest. How nice of you and what a cool
thing. Great website, love your art. Do more! Really getting into the
Beef Matson story. Just started but sampled the other chapters. Great
story and chapter 11 is really wild." - Steve
"Just
finished reading the first Beef Matson story. Very intelligent and clever
with plenty of tugs on the heart strings. The last chapter of the story
was so upbeat and uplifting I kept reading it over and over. I don't know
why, but the line that really got me literally crying on my keyboard was
when Randy says, "Our family opens our presents on Christmas Eve".
I hope your new story is as good as your first." - Jimmy K.
"Entertaining
Website, wonderful art. Look forward to seeing more." - Michael C.
- Jacksonville, FL
"LOVE
your work, very beautiful". - Dave C. - Algonquin, IL
"What
awesome art work. One of my favorite sites." - Bobby P.
To be put
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If you're coming to
the National Democratic Convention this summer in Denver, inside the Rick
Chris closet you'll find a little photo tour of downtown Denver and a
map. Click on the closet door.
Previous
Rant-O-Ramas are achived on the Speaking
Out page.
*******
For
gay friendly framing in the Greater Denver area, Rick Chris recommends:
The
Great Frame Up 1017 East 9th Avenue
Denver, CO 80218
Tel: 303-837-8846 Web
Site
A
New Painting and A New eBay Auction
For
those of you who like my group male scenes, here's a new image
for your enjoyment. A bunch of rain soaked guys drying off in
a rustic cabin. It's also up for bidding on eBay with a buy-it-now
option. And did I mention Free Shipping? Click on the image
above to go to the auction.
I
went through the catalogue of my Brokeback art, found the highest
quality files and I'm making them available as prints. Go to the
BBM print purchase page by clicking here.
During
these tough economic times, your donation would certainly help keep
my little web site going. If you enjoy the various features on rickchris.com,
please help support this web site through a donation. Any amount is
helpful. Many thanks! - Rick Chris
The
not yet ready for prime time blog. The blog is something new - see
how long it lasts. Doing a blog also violates one of my primary
principles which is "Keep your mouth shut, Rick!"
August
8, 2008
To contact Rick Chris, send your email to: "rickchris 'at'
(use the at symbol above the 2 on your keyboard) rickchris.com"
posted
8/8/08 A Mini Photo Tour Of Denver
If you're coming to Denver for the Democratic National Convention,
you might want to sneak a peak inside the Rick Chris closet. You'll
find a little photo tour of Denver, some gay friendly places to visit
if you have some time and want to meet the locals. Click here.
posted
8/8/08 Tiny Tidbit Tease Of CATCH A FALLING STAR
For you Beef Matson fans, as a very slight tease of the new story,
here's some quotes from various future chapters:
"Request
permission to run around in circles and scream."
"Should
I start listening for that music from the 'Twilight Zone' to start
playing? Isn't it at times like this when that music would start playing?"
"I
just knew that nothing good would come out of a trip to Milwaukee"
"He's
actually a very nice robot, just chronically depressed."
"Yeah,
I tend to be distracted when I'm trying to deal with a rampaging killer
celery stalk."
"I
wasn't really that concerned until you started referring to the murderer
as 'it'."
"How
did you know showing the little girl the photo of George W. Bush would
shock her out of her catatonic state?"
Matson
boards an east bound plane at the start of chapter three.
The
chief antagonist in CATCH A FALLING STAR, a creature code named Nemesis.
posted
7/30/08 New Rick Chris Crossword Puzzle
I've come up with a new crossword puzzle for you to play with. It's
easy! Click here.
posted
7/29/08 Sold To Big Oil
There's been a commercial For John McCain running on TV lately
that blames Obama and the Democrats for high gasoline prices.
The commercial states that unlimited oil drilling would be the
answer to everything. The simplistic commercial ignores all of
the factors (especially the Iraq War) that led to high gasoline
prices.
Oddly
enough, the Democrats have been mostly silent about the oil
drilling issue. I should also point out that the Republicans
killed a measure that would have released oil from the strategic
reserve that would have had an immediate impact on energy prices.
I should also point out in this age of globalization, that oil
companies do not have patriotic loyalty to any country. Whatever
oil is drilled off shore, in Alaska or where ever in the United
States, it does not mean cheaper gas prices for American SUV
drivers. The oil will go to whatever country where the oil companies
feel they can make the best profit. There may be more drilling,
higher profits for the oil companies, but I suspect energy prices
will continue their upward spiral, with the Republicans giving
their smiling nod as usual (from their retirement homes in Dubai
or the Cayman Islands, perhaps?).
It
should be noted how a few years ago, the now defunct Enron corporation
artificially spiked electric prices in California and artificial
electric shortages of brown outs and black outs ultimately causing
the recall and replacement of the then Democratic governor with
current Republican Arnold Schwartzenegger.
This
from MoveOn.org: "Standing before a room of oil company
executives in June, John McCain flip-flopped and declared support
for coastal oil drilling. Now the Washington Post is reporting
that, within days, oil and gas execs ponied up nearly $1 million
to elect McCain. It's another piece of evidence that in a McCain
White House, oil companies will call the shots-just as they
have with President Bush."
posted
7/27/08 New Stuff
The Queer Music Heritage show for July features Elliot Pilshaw,
co-founder of the Flirtations, click here.
For
those of you in the Fort Lauderdale area, a fan of rickchris.com is
a DJ at JACKHAMMER, Fort Lauderdale's "Fort Lauderdale's
Hottest Leather/Levi Bar". His name is Marc Scott and
you can check out his MySpace page here.
As
some of you may have noticed, <grin> this is an election year
in the United States, so you might this site about an openly gay man
running for election in the South interesting. Writer Erik Ose
is one of the curators of a web site devoted to the first openly gay
elected official, Joe Herzenberg, in the former Confederacy.
A very interesting site, click here
posted
7/25/08 Back At The Drawing Board The Rick Chris Art Bear
Hi
everybody! Finally back at the drawing board. I had one of my respiratory
health episodes, seems I had bronchial pneumonia and didn't realize
it; I just felt rundown, kept losing energy to the point I was just
dragging myself through the day and finally couldn't get enough air
into my lungs. This time around though, I only had to spend a few
hours in the hospital and the meds worked really fast. I'm down to
my last few antibiotics that were prescribed so now maybe I can just
concentrate on being productive. I've also been spending necessary
time upgrading the software on my elderly computers, found a patch
that allowed me to do that and also upgraded my "newest"
computer to the nearly latest and greatest release of Mac OS X. (Apple
is upgrading its computers and operating systems faster than most
of us can keep up, especially like an impoverished artist like myself.)
The result of all this upgrading is that I can now view a lot of things
on the web that I formerly could not, so that's kind of interesting.
New
art - Next up on the docket are a couple of paintings of Heath
Ledger as Ennis Del Mar. With the release of Dark Knight I
got some new requests for more imagery of Heath, but either as himself
or Ennis, not as the Joker. Look for those new images to appear on
this web site very shortly.
Beef
Matson and CATCH A FALLING STAR -
For all of you Matson fans out there, yes, I have been working on
getting the next chapter ready for publication. It's just that it
does take quite a bit of work to get a chapter online. So, in the
meantime, here's some preview tidbits about the next chapter. The
Chapter Three starts out with Beef Matson boarding plane bound for
Milwaukee and there is a bit of conflict on the plane between an older,
obnoxious woman who wants to sit next to Matson and a younger woman
who has a ticket for that seat. Randy, who is minding the private
investigator shop back in San Francisco, brings Minvera (proprietor
of the gift and potions shop in the building) a pot of soup for lunch
and while they dine in her shop, Minerva tells Randy tales of seances
and ghosts. You should note, that just like with the other Beef Matson
story, A PERSON IN A POSITION OF TRUST, that minor details mentioned
in the story may end up becoming important parts of the plot later
on.
posted
7/25/08 What Is The Name Of The Place We're
Going To - And Why Are We Headed There In A Handbasket?
The other day I purchased an apple (one apple) and it cost me
$1.00. That's right - a dollar for an apple. There have been some
obvious changes with the hefty increases in fuel prices. For instance,
there has been a very noticeable decrease in traffic on local
streets, in fact, late at night, there's almost no traffic, the
streets are nearly completely dead. There's also been a big increase
in bicycle use and motor scooters. I've also noticed a number
of SUVs that were apparently parked in peoples' backyards probably
earlier in the summer, because now they're surrounded by tall
weeds. Interesting times.
posted
7/8/08 Focused On Hatred
Every year for the Pride parade the local Catholic cathedral makes
its front steps welcome to fundamentalist Christian hate mongers.
I find this curious because of my own experience with the fundamentalist
Christian right. In the past, when fundamentalist Christian co-workers
found out that I was raised as a Catholic, they went out of their
way to let me know I was a "Papist", that the Catholic
church was inherently evil and the the pope was representative
of the anti-Christ on earth. (Whew!) Nevertheless, each year gay
people make a point of countering the "hatists". In
the photo, one of the right wingers is making a video of the participants
in the parade (probably making a record of who he wants to put
in the concentration camps) and an older man is given him a piece
of his mind.
click
on photo for larger view.
posted
7/7/08 Pride 2008 I've been busy getting the photos I took at this year's Pride
festivities ready for web publication, I've got the new page nearly
finished. In the meantime, here's a photo of the PFLAG contingent
in the parade.
*****
It's
OK To Be Gay
A
Tribute To Heath Ledger
Pain
At The Pump
Fighting
For Peace by Ron Romanovsky
********
Putting the spotlight on those who add value to the gay community through
their creativity, talent and achievement. The Shout Out column is open
to any gay creative type, performer, writer, artist, etc. I know how challenging
it can be for gay creative types, so this is my small way of trying to
lend a helping hand by offering a little publicity. Just send an email
about yourself or someone you would like to be spotlighted. The cost?
You only have to promise that you're going to try to be rich, famous and
successful. I also accept news releases for shows, benefits and events.
*******
TruthWinsOut.org
- New Multi-Media Website Refutes 'Ex-Gay' Myth Ex-Gay
Watch Founder Michael Airhart To Blog Daily On Site
NEW YORK - TruthWinsOut.org
(TWO) launched its innovative new website and blog
enhancing its ability to fight the ex-gay myth and right wing propaganda.
The site will be a leading educational resource and an all-encompassing
look at the dangerous world of conversion therapy. For years, the ex-gay
industry had dominated the flow of information on this topic. With this
site, our movement has finally surpassed our opponents and we now have
the means to counter ex-gay lies and reach vulnerable people with messages
of truth and hope.
"TruthWinsOut.org
is a one-stop-shop for information on the ex-gay myth and an action center
for those who want to fight back against this insidious industry," said
TWO's Executive Director Wayne Besen. "We believe this site will help
people come out, keep families together and even save lives. This is a
great day for those who have long wanted to stop the spread of ex-gay
misinformation and help people escape the ex-gay trap."
"The
ex-gay industry has declared war against GLBT people as it has become
enmeshed with the far right," said Michael Airhart. "By joining with TruthWinsOut.org,
I am answering a personal calling to defend individual liberties, religious
freedom, constitutional rights, family unity -- and sexual strugglers
-- against exploitation by divisive, intolerant and dishonest extremists."
TWO's
website will include an extensive and unprecedented video
catalogue of "ex-gay" survivors and sexual orientation experts. The
videos and website highlight an active and robust year, where TWO will
challenge the "ex-gay" industry across America.
TruthWinsOut.org
is a non-profit organization that counters right wing propaganda, exposes
the "ex-gay" myth and educates America about gay life. For more information,
visit www.TruthWinsOut.org.
A
RICK CHRIS REVIEW
Ron
Romanovsky - TURN UP THE FUN!
Fresh Fruit Records
Written, produced and arranged by Ron Romanovsky. Romanovsky's back-up
band includes Phil Scollard, Hilary Schacht, John Boucher, and Brandy
Herbert.
TURN
UP THE FUN is the new CD by Ron Romanovsky
of Romanovsky and Phillips fame. It is a fun CD, a pleasant 70's
feel soft rock and folksy cabaret entertainment.
Yet,
the tracks present a variety of styles. The title track, "Turn
Up The Fun", is an instrumental gypsy romp. The strange little
ditty, "Racoons In The Volvo" (the little critters are eating
bacon and eggs in the Volvo) has a rocking beat.
The
fun, "The Anti-Depressant Polka" argues for polka as a
replacement for anti-depressant drugs. Where there's an accordion,
there's bound to be a polka. Reminded me of the Polish weddings
I attended when I grew up in Milwaukee. What is highlighted in TURN
UP THE VOLUME is Romanovsky's skill as a satirist. Ron makes some
very pointed statements in his lyrics, yet you don't feel preached
to. Unless you are a dyed in the wool, very right of political center,
you'll find yourself nodding in agreement as you listen. Romanovsky's
clever humor displays itself in songs such as "The Day The
Homos Disappeared", which wonders what the world would be like
if the religious right made all the gay people disappear, suggesting
that the impact would go far beyond those occupations normally associated
with gay folks. "The Sanctity of Marriage" suggests banning
divorce for straight folks if gay couples can't get married. Me
thinks straight people would fear a divorce ban more than they would
gay marriage. "The Donkey And The Elephant " wonders why
some gay people insist on wanting to be involved with organizations
that hate homos. "Fighting For Peace" is a simple argument
that the afore mentioned would be like eating to lose weight, or
screwing for virginity. "Five Holes" states that everyone
has five holes in their heads, except for some who have six, i.e.
"Like the dunce who sits in Washington with an empty head
and a loaded gun".
Other
tracks, such as, "The Alternative Parenting Song", Women
Of Fire", "When The Sky Is Grey", "She's Not
Unhappy" and "Socks and Underwear" offer social commentary
or share some introspective thoughts.
Instrumentally,
the CD is A1+, extremely competent musicians providing some very
enjoyable listening
TURN
UP THE FUN is available at cdbaby.com, itunes or at romanovskyand
phillips.com. The CD can also be purchased directly by sending $18.00
to Fresh Fruit Records
369 Montezuma Avenue #209
Santa Fe, NM 87501 USA
Other
reviews:
Los Angeles Times: "Romanovsky's candid, often humorous, sometimes
poignant songs have placed him at the forefront of gay-oriented music."
New
Mexico Voice: "The humor and instrumentation of Wierd Al combined
with the touching beauty of Rufus Wainwright."
Out
West Magazine: " Romanovsky challenges any modern music listner
with a virtuoso talent and an immeasurably charminng, yet downright sideways
way of looking at the world."
*******
William
Maltese SUCKS!
THE FIRST DRAQUAL VAMPYRE CHRONICLES
Did you know that yours truly, Rick Chris, makes a cameo appearance
in William Maltese's new book, "SUCKS! THE FIRST
DRAQUAL VAMPYRE CHRONICLES". I haven't seen the book, so
I can't tell you exactly what my role is, except that Mr. Maltese
tells me my character is a "purveyor of vampyires", whatever
that means. William informs me that in the book, my character is
not a vampire himself, but does a portrait for a vampire. Hmmm.
If
you are into the goth, fangy world of vampyires, you may want to
look into the world of William Maltese's character, Stud Draqual.
Check out the MySpace page for Stud Draqual, (male, 99 years
old, New York City!) by using this link: http://www.myspace.com/draqual
Also,
to view a video book trailer for SUCKS! click here.
*******
Queer
Music Heritage
The
July Queer Music Heritage show features an interview with Elliot
Pilshaw, co-founder of The Flirtations, an original cast member
of Tom Wilson Weinberg's "The Ten Percent Revue," founder of the
group Sons & Lovers, and an excellent solo artist. To stream or
download the July show click here.
To
listen to the show locally in Houston or to listen to the on the
air netcast, the radio version is on KPFT, 90.1FM, Houston, Monday,
July 28th, 10 pm CDT, and the station netcasts at http://www.kpft.org.
QMH host,
JD Doyle
Rick
Chris very much recommends the Queer Music Heritage web site.
If you are at all into music and would like to see how much gay
performers have contributed to the music scene over the years, this
site is a MUST SEE. For those of us who love music, JD Doyle
has catalogued an incredible amount of information on gay artists
and albums including some incredible rare stuff. A fun site to visit
and JD has done a great service for the gay community by preserving
the history and memory of these artists and recordings. QMH is also
a radio show on KPFT radio in Houston, Texas and is also
netcast. JD writes:
"Queer
Music Heritage" is both a radio show and a website, and the goal
of both is to preserve and share the music of our culture, because I just
don't think gay & lesbian music of the past should be forgotten. I also
believe our music culture is a visual as well as an audial experience,
so I try to share the images of this music photos of the artists
and recordings, and to pack in as much information as possible, while
still trying to entertain.
There
are also many extra sections, such as a page of Gay Marriage Songs (with
free downloads), a page of songs about Matthew Shepard, a section on Gay
Musicals, lots of info about drag artists, a page listing songs about
AIDS, etc, etc.".
*******
The
SMART Ride 5 Announces Dates For 2008
Fort
Lauderdale - With over 200 participants already registered THE SMART
Ride is on target to have 500 riding their bikes with the singular
mission of helping the fight against AIDS/HIV, THE SMART RIDE 5
(Southernmost AIDS/HIV Ride 2008) now in its fifth year will take
place, Friday and Saturday, November 14th and 15th, 2008. The ride
will take participants along a 165 mile route starting in South
Miami heading south to a triumphant victory ride around Key West,
down Duval Street and the big finish at the AIDS Memorial on the
White Street Pier.
The
2006 ride reaised in excess of $393,000, for a total of more than
$1.3 million in its 4 year history. This year, Ride Director David
Spacht is raisinng the bar with a goal of 500 riders who through
pledges and sponsorhips are anticipated to bring the proceeds in
excess of $500,000.
Unique
to THE SMART RIDE is the organization's pledge to donate 100% of every
dollar raised to the six agencies located throughout Florida. This year's
recipients are scheduled to be the The Center For Positive Connections,
Miami; Broward House, Fort Lauderdale; COMPASS Inc., West Palm Beach;
AIDS Help, Inc., Key West; Metropolitan Charities, Tampa; and HUG Me Program,
Central Florida.
All
support staff, including the Director, work as volunteers. By virtue of
their personal donation or through sponsorships, riders are committed
to raisinng a minimum of $1,250 each. For those whose passion is bike
riding and the urge to support the mission, the organization provides
training and support for several months leading up to the venet. On the
journey from Miami to Key West, riders are treated to lodginng, catered
pit stops, on-site massage therapists, and ample support vehicles. All
of the amenities are paid for by donation or sponsorship; none with fundraising
dollars.
Registration
is now available. Participating riders and crew are urged to sign on by
visiting: http://www.thesmartride.org/
and click "Registration". There is a one-time, non-refundable
registration fee of $75. To pledge a participant as a donor or sponsor,
visit http://www.thesmartride.org/and
click "Pledge". THE SMART RIDE: 1-866-696-7701.
Gay
Monsters by Andy Bauer
Artist
Andy Bauer is spreading the word about his new gay webcomic
called The Gay Monsters, which is absolutely free and is
his contribution to the gay community. The Gay Monsters is a webcomic
where DRAB is FAB!
This
colorfully flamboyant webcomic is pure campy queer horror about
charming gay monsters and their contemporary queer situation. This
spooktacular treat will have you screaming with laughter.
********
To
contact Rick Chris, send your email to: "rickchris 'at' (use the
at symbol above the 2 on your keyboard) rickchris.com"
Inthe
meantime, take good care of yourself. You've got to, because you're
the only one of you we've got. They just ain't making anymore just like
you.
Buff's
Tufftalk
Exploring man to man relationships from a top man's perspective.For top
men who care about their relationships. Setting a responsible example
while pursuing our gay identity.
The
Male Vagabondage Italiano.
Un viaggio attraverso una cultura tutta al maschile nel tentativo di scoprire
e riscoprire nuovi e vecchi orizzonti artistici. L'obiettivo primario
di questo blog é quello di analizzare, principalmente attraverso
le immagini, l'eros maschile in tutte le sue possibili espressioni artistiche.
Queerclick "All things
queer" which includes a lot of naked guys.
Bobby
Rivers
Website and blog of former VH1 veejay and the host of cable network TV
shows, actor and writer, Bobby Rivers, who is also featured on Whoopi
Goldberg's national radio show, Wake Up WIth Whoopi. Bobby also offers
reviews of the latest movies as well as a spotlight on a classic movie
on DVD on Whoopi.com
Sacred
Pauses
Blog on faith and spiritually. " Never let any preacher tell you
that you're a worthless sinner."
Salsa
para Pecar En
Español.
Un lugar homoerótico para gente adulta, responsable
y hedonista.
Andrew
Sullivan
Web site and blog of writer, columnist, essayist Andrew Sullivan. Author
of Virtually Normal - An Argument About Homosexuality and other
books.
My
Gay Radio
Fun and upbeat original Classic Disco and Dance
with extended plays and special mixes plus lounge tunes including Streisand,
Garland and Minelli. Stereo, 32 kbps.
Easy
Boy Friend Home of the future ex-boyfriend of the week.
Gay
Heroes Singer Jay Spear's totally excellent
site highlighting gay historical figures.
HomoRodeo Interested in gay cowboys and gay rodeo
events? This site's for you, a matrix of information for gay rodeo fans.
JACKHAMMER
- Fort Lauderdale's Hottest Leather/Levi Bar
JoeHerzenberg.org
- a site devoted to the life of the first openly
gay elected official in the former Confederacy.
Miracomovan
En
Español. Hombres para Hombres.
Dibujos y Pinturas de hombres de todas las épocas del arte. Site
contains images of nude and homoerotic art.
Manloveromance News is the new monthly newsletter
for thirty (plus) of the hottest authors of male/male erotica and romances
worldwide. The sensual world of M/M erotic romance and fiction by some
of THE best authors you'll find anywhere in print and on the Net.
Beau
To Beau Publishing The writings of BK Wright. "All persons
are entitled to unconditional acceptance." These fictional stories
of romance (with happy endings) help to convey the message that gay men
can find a significant other with whom to share their lives.
Fulfilling
your dreams is more therapeutic than analyzing them. - Barbara Sher
Our
first teacher is our heart - Cheyenne proverb
I
am what I am - Popeye
Art
is not what you see but what you make others see.
"You're
never too old to become younger." - Mae West
"You're
never too old to have a happy childhood" - George Bernard Shaw
"I
was not born to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. If a plant
cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man." - Henry
David Thoreau
Seen
on a bumper sticker: "I do whatever my Rice Krispies tell me to do."
"Too
much stress and strain on the brain makes you go insane."
"Understand
that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privillege. Use it.
Dwell in possibility." - Oprah Winfrey
"Gay
is the feeling you get when all of the straight people leave the room."
"There
is a major difference between a friend (in office) and a gay person in
office. It's not enough just to have friends represent us, no matter how
good those friends may be. We must give people the chance to judge us
by our own leaders, and our own legislators." - Harvey Milk
"It
has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues."
- President Abraham Lincoln
"Never
be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept
no one's definition of your life; define yourself." - Harvey Fierstein
"The
test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those
who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too
little." - President Franklin D. Roosevelt"
It's
a funny old world a man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." - W.C.
Fields
"According
to you, everything I like is either immoral, illegal or fattening." -
W.C. Fields
"If
a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door."
- Harvey Milk "
" but
personally I thank God for gay men, 'cause if it was not for them, us
fat women would have nobody to dance with." - Rosanne
"The
only thing necessary for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing."
- Edmond Burke
"The
statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering
from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If
they are okay, then it's you." - Rita Mae Brown
"Only
until your high enough on the mountain, will the real purpose of the valley
come into view." - Cowboy Dave
"The
early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese" - Steven
Wright
"The
great thing about suicide is that it's not one of those things you have
to do now or you lose your chance. I mean, you can always do it later."
- Harvey Fierstein
"Never
place a period where God has placed a comma." - Gracie Allen
"Men
never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious
conviction." - Blaise Pascal
"You
should take a husky man who will always be at your side." - Sherlock Holmes
to Sir Henry in Hound of the Baskervilles.
"Marriage
hasn't been my thing. But gay people, knock yourselves out." - Ben Affleck
"Deciding
on a husband is like picking a diamond, you don't want to choose one that's
obviously flawed." - Jerry Hall
"The
bias of the media is not liberal. It's lazy and sensationalist." - Jon
Stewart
"The
moment you see something wrong and don't say anything, is the moment you
start to die," - Dr. Jocelyn Elders, Former Surgeon General of the United
States
"Worry
is like paying interest on debts you haven't incurred yet" - anonymous
"Better
to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not" -
anonymous
"A
free society is where it is safe to be unpopular." - anonymous
"They
who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve
neither liberty or security." - from Historical Review of Pennsylvania
[c.1759] by Benjamin Franklin [1706-1790]
Another
Award for rickchris.com
On Sunday, February 2, 2003 I received notification
that this web site was awarded the Power In Pride Award. The Power In
Pride Award was created to inspire and recognize those websites and webmasters
who honor diversity and show pride for the GLBT community on the internet.
Recipient
of the Rainbow Award
rickchris.com was awarded the Rainbow Award in November of 2002.The Rainbow
Award is exclusively bestowed upon those who have made a contribution
to the GLBT Web community through excellence in content, design, creativity,
presentation or overall concept of their web page.
NOTICE
This site, www.rickchris.com, is the Official Web Site of Rick Chris and
is the only site I have authorized to represent my work and myself. I
have not given any other individual the right to represent me in any manner
relating to myself, my personal life, my work, the rights to my work,
or my business. Period.
All
content is copyright Rick Chris 2002 - 2008 unless otherwise stated