Can't lie. Even for this bonafide vagitarian, the beef at this rodeo is Off the Hoof. And we are not talking about the cows, pards. No, the dude-watching (as in dude ranch, dude) at this weekend event is primo. And the skills and competitions aren't too shabby neither.

The Capitol City Rodeo still has a roster full of events on Sunday, too, so get on down to the Travis County Expo Center and go rope you some man-sized brisket, or just go to simply enjoy a glimpse into one nicely marbled slice of gay Texas life.

Click on the link above the photo for more proof.

UPDATE: WE HAVE A WINNER!

RICHARD MANN is the WINNER of 2 VIP Passes to this weekend's Capitol City Rodeo.

Thank you all for entering. Please keep an eye on the Blog; we will be posting more FREE giveaways SOON!!!

xo, k8
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My name is Andy
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And I like art
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I'm a new Gay Place blogger
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I'll win your heart!

Oh and: 5'7", green, brownish brown, chai not coffee, expanded cable, queer feminist, Jew-ish, Bjork, and never in my life! Grody!

We call our roommate St. Francis for her undying love of and selfless care for all manner of beast. In addition to marrying our cat and tending to baby turtles in the Chronicle atrium, roomie heps us to curious happenings in the Animal Kingdom – usually in the form of shelter adoption e-missives or funny, fluffy, furry Internet stories.

…Not the least of which is this fabulous, heartwarming tale of gender dysphoria in the mini-equine realm about a wee Shetland named Tootsie.

Phew. It wasn't just me. I like to think I am a fairly observant dandy, but when I saw the new Levi's ad on Logo, I thought there was something screwy. The same commercial, starring the same actor, has also been airing on non-gay TV, but with a twist.

And no, it's not just that the objects of affection are phone booth-using luddites – a very sexy touch if you ask me.

Onto the commercial. Let's see if you can figure it out. (Duh.)

With pinkies high up in the sky (we imagine), Air New Zealand has announced a special roundtrip: San Francisco to Sydney for the 2008 Sydney Gay Pride Festival on what is being billed as the Pink Flight, featuring campily clad crew members and queer entertainment. Oh heck, yes: Fly the friendly guys!

Who’s excited about Project Runway the fourth?

Well, who isn’t?

Bravo, the homo-centric (in a very male way) cable network we love to hate (because everything turns into a marathon, am I right or am I right?) has started teasing profiles of some of the designers to be featured on Project Runway’s fourth season.

Aaaaand surprise! We’ve got at least one homo (French pronunciation, s’il vous plait) in the group – hailing from the land of homos, San Francisco, CA. Bet you thought I was going to say Cleveland, didn’t you? Let’s see what this “Chris” person, who is a “designer” and about to be on a “show” called “Project Runway” has to say for hisself.

Go on, girl!

Honestly, if this isn’t worth a monthly cable bill, I don’t know what is.

Must confess to learning of these tasty treats on a old repeat of the Graham Norton Anthology on Logo. Likkers apply within. Also available in Mini-Dickmanns!

Just sat down for my weekend-ending TV decompress session and realized that I was just in time for la Brit's comeback, opening MTV's VMAs. Kanye West is pissed that he's relegated to opening one of the four other parties happening elsewhere at the Palms in Vegas concurrent to the awards. (Ha ha! They just cut to him in the party again and he's belting out "Stronger" which sounds dedicated to Brit):