Stockholm Next

We screen in Stockholm this Friday and we feel very honored. A Swedish woman who loved the message of the film when she saw it in Seattle last year has been championing it for months now back at home. Finally it's being shown at Stockholm Pride. Thank-you Marta Engman! We went back and looked at our pictures and there you are in the front of the line!

It amazes me what one person can do. Maybe someone there will be helped. We love Stockholm too. It was our last trip abroad in 2003.

See you on the other side! We are moving tomorrow. -Bob

"BOYS BEWARE" to be on DVD

The 1961 institutional film "Boys Beware" is going to be included as an extra on the DVD to be released in mid-August. At first I was put off but now I'm delighted. It's a good look at how screwed up attitudes were when we were just trying to live our gay lives in the fifties and sixties. The film was made to be shown to high school boys in Physical Education and health classes about the perils of "homosexuality".

As funny as it is today to watch, it's also quite sad. It makes me remember how really criminal we were supposed to be back then. Those attitudes really had a psychological effect on many of us. And they wonder why so many of us older gays and lesbians just stay in the closet. Watch Boys Beware and you'll get it. For updates on the DVD release slated for August 19th or to get an email once its available at the site: http://bobandjack.org/dvd.html

Packing faster...

This is kind of what it looks like from our window. It's very nice here usually but Ugh.
The move to our new apartment at the Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing is exactly a week away. Can't wait to get there.
I don't know what the hell they're doing with all this construction at Park Le Brea but its noisy as hell here. We have to keep to windows open because our unit doesn't have central air and they do all that damn construction during the day when everyone is at work. What about us?!


Nothing else to report at the moment. That's what we are focused on. Jack is stressed. We both want to get to the new place yesterday!
Stu are you still helping us on the 1st?

Packing

We're just 10 days away from our big move into the new Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing Center in Hollywood. Everything is in boxes. I found this picture Jack when he was a teenager.
What a catch.

Stu back from Little Rock

This just emailed from our director:

Hi guys.
You were missed in Arkansas. You would be very proud of the young people in Conway, Arkansas and the pride parade I went to. It was pretty amazing.

These are the front lines in our fight for equality as you can sense from the photos.

There are more on the website. I'll call you in a couple days to stop by. The Arkansas Times did a nice article. You made the front cover!
I've got copies for you. -Stu

Bob and Jack move to Gay Elder Housing

I cannot tell you how happy we are this afternoon. It's like a huge burden has just been lifted off of our shoulders.
Jack and I just found out a few hours ago that we have been accepted to the new Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing complex that just opened up here in town.
We can certainly afford the rent where we are at this year and next year but how much longer are we going to be around! We just keep going and going and going. The money isn't going to last forever. And social security doesn't give us survivor benefits even though we are registered domestic partners.
That's why today for the first time, we feel like we are home free. The rent there is a third of what we are paying here. And now we both know that we won't outlive our savings.
We gave up on getting in months ago. And suddenly got the call. So know its time to start packing.
We move August 1st.