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IMHO, he (David A) sang the worst last night in all of his AI performances. As I understand it, only one person will be eliminated tonight. I'm hoping for David's sake it'll be one of the women. Jack

Yikes. I can just imagine a warning being enclosed with the water bill: "If you maintain an erection for four hours or longer after drinking water, consult your physician." Seriously, this is disturbing. Thanks, Nick, for bringing up this topic. Since this isn't in the Soap Box Forum, I won't go into the leadership issues that are needed to address this problem. Jack

Luke and Danny, bu-bye. We hardly knew ye. The finals should be excellent and the guys are much stronger this year. Listening to cutie Blake Lewis last night verified this. I don't think he would have made the cut this season. But it did look like he'd been working out.

Bi? Bi-coastal, maybe.

Yes...not a good idea. James' posting of Leg Hound cracked me up. However, it sounds like your friend is experiencing personal problems, self esteem issues, sex addiction, mis-directed friendship, etc. Way beyond being just plain horny. As RKnapp said, lots of red flags. I suggest you research what sort of help lines are available that your friend could call (In Spain?) and prepare a heart-to-heart email. You be a real friend and be honest with him. Jack

And don't forget the GPS device. The Land Rover has re-entered the picture.

Un, oh. Echidna? Blatant reader pandering. I thought that maybe Vlad would have something to spring on Scar. Now, it looks like his life insurance is almost ready for a payoff to his beneficiaries. Jack

So in today's august New York Times is a feature article about David Hernandez and his job in Phoenix for the past three years. "The 24-year-old finalist from Glendale, Ariz., once worked as a stripper at Dick's Cabaret, appearing fully nude and performing lap dances for the club's ''mostly male'' clientele..." http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/arts/AP-Id...amp;oref=slogin. Lets see - good looking dude, sings well, does lap dances for guys...hmmm. Ya gotta wonder if ABC is using this handle to attract a larger gay viewership. Jack

Happy Three-Seven! Have an awesome birthday celebration. Jack

Have a big, ole happy birthday and a fabulous day! Since there isn't a birthday thread at Awesome Dude, we'll have to throw a party for adblue right here. Where's Graeme? He's missing in action. Jack

Fun chapter. I think CJ has made this Eric a basic good guy to make up for creating the evil Eric in the first series novel. With good Eric's enjoyment of heterosexual activity by-the-numbers, I don't think he's bi. He's just very tuned-in and accepts diversity. Jack

Who's going to be dropped tonight? Will hunky Luke bite the dust? Will we say goodbye to the dreadlocks? Danny is being supported by http://votefortheworst.com/. This is the site that kept Sanjeya (sp) in last year's competition. I'll let the members make up a caption for the photo below.

Happy 30th! Hope your academic and personal life in the Far East is going well and we'll be seeing another great story on GA very soon. You're missed, Chris. Jack

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RICK! Sorry to be late. Hope you had a good one. Jack

Way to go, DADDY! Your thoughtful contributions make these forums a little more special. Good going! I'm struggling to get to a millennium. Jack

And Josh Groban , as he sits at a concert grand piano, gloriously singing "f**k" in his deep, baritone voice.

In response to the Sarah Silverman video clip and Matt Damon, Here's Jimmy Kimmel - with an all-star cast - in "I'm F**king Ben Affleck". Via Towleroad: http://www.towleroad.com/2008/02/jimmy-kimmel-is.html. The talent they rounded up for this hilarity is amazing. When it opens with Brad Pitt as a pizza delivery guy, you know everyone's having a lot of fun. Jack Update: Here's the video with a lead-in. Jimmy Kimmel shows the beginning of the Silverman/Damon clip to set it up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIQrBouWRiE...tubeonline.com/. Sorry about the bleeps but it's American network TV.

Feedback is our payment and I salute those who take the time to contact authors. Most readers, however, maintain a low profile. I roughly calculate that two or three send me a note per 100 readers, per chapter. Many lurkers don't want to get involved in the process. Others are closeted for a myriad of reasons. Some print chapters for later reading away from a computer. Graeme mentioned Drake Hunter. Another author I admired who disappeared is Savoir-Faire. Here's a short story he wrote almost ten years ago: http://www.nifty.org/nifty/gay/highschool/brown-eyed-boy. Another terrific story is Dark Angel. For whatever reason, S-F dropped out. BTW, does everyone know about The Best of Nifty site that Awesome Dude maintains? It's a marvelous depository of classics. http://www.best-of-nifty.org/#niftylinks. Personal problems, career/school pressures, time restraints, life priorities, discouragement, creative drought: each of these reasons can seriously challenge a writer's productivity. Throw in a few of these together and the result can be quite disruptive. A couple of my favorite GA authors - Topher and Dom - are maintaining very low profiles right now. Don't get down, BeaSTKid, about the lack of response. I hope you feel that each chapter makes you a better writer. Several stories and updates are posted daily on GA. Add to the mix the flourishing forums with which the members are continually involved and the other excellent story sites that are frequented. We - the authors - daily face volumes of worthy competition for the reader's valuable time. Jack

Allow me to regurgitate comments from Ken Levine's blog. He's a very successful sit-com writer and all around character in Hollywood. Here's a few thoughts (distilled from a very lengthy posting) from last week's competition: First up was David Hernandez. Picture a young John Tarturro. He showed us how Peabo Bryson would sing

Saw a promo poster for Stop Loss in the movie theater today. It'll be released March 28. Anyone "in the biz" aware of this film? Eye candy alone should make this one a winner. Here's a little more poop on imdb. Great still shots from the movie. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489281/. Images of Ryan Phillippe, Tatum Channing and Joseph Gordon-Levitt running around shirtless are appealing. Jack

You're moving a great pace. I appreciate your thoughtful, energetic posts in general and, specifically, participation in my story forum. Also, a special salute to you as one of GA's newest Promising Authors! Jack

I'll follow the "pin cushion" with one final thought. CJ revealed an additional dimension to Vladimir in Chapter 27. Me thinks that the kangaroo-fetish man is some sort of double agent and he has his backside covered. Vlad, with some sort of uncoordinated assist from Lump, will bring down this devilish assault on the world by S/J. I have a feeling that the additional scene that CJ is adding to Chapter 28 will somehow feature Lycra-material swimsuits. BTW, in honor of Graeme, I bought Australian cheddar cheese today. Jack

Uh, oh...the BIG ONE SEVEN! Happy Birthday, Nick. All the best to a very talented guy! Your friend, Jack

I just found a clip of David's performance last night. http://madeinbrazil.typepad.com/madeinbraz...reaking-ta.html. What fantastic poise and talent. Paula is right about David channeling an older soul. Jack

I make mention of metrosexual Ryan in next week's chapter of Desert Fantasies (BLATANT STORY PLUG ALERT). Last night was my first viewing of this season's AI. The guys are quite talented and there are definitely a few FOD in the crowd. Most sung pretty old songs with not much arrangement range. I'm going to check out the women tonight and ascertain the quality level. I agree with Canandra: keep gorgeous Luke around for a while. Wow! These talent shows are prolific in eye candy. The two guys dancing for Bruno's team on ABC's Dance War are HAWT. Especially Philip... Jack