The Question of the Day...

Like a lot of folks who publich content regularly on the Blogger platform, I got an email on Monday from the Powers That Bee at Blogger (read: Google).  I have posted the email below so that ou may know what we are dealing with here:

Dear Blogger User,

We're writing to tell you about an upcoming change to the Blogger Content Policy that may affect your account.

In the coming weeks, we'll no longer allow blogs that contain sexually explicit or graphic nude images or video. We'll still allow nudity presented in artistic, educational, documentary, or scientific contexts, or where there are other substantial benefits to the public from not taking action on the content.

The new policy will go into effect on the 23rd of March 2015. After this policy goes into effect, Google will restrict access to any blog identified as being in violation of our revised policy. No content will be deleted, but only blog authors and those with whom they have expressly shared the blog will be able to see the content we've made private.

Our records indicate that your account may be affected by this policy change. Please refrain from creating new content that would violate this policy. Also, we ask that you make any necessary changes to your existing blog to comply as soon as possible, so that you won't experience any interruptions in service. You may also choose to create an archive of your content via Google Takeout (https://www.google.com/settings/takeout/custom/blogger).

For more information, please read here (https://support.google.com/blogger?p=policy_update).

Sincerely,
The Blogger Team

(c) 2015 Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043

So you see what we are dealing with here, Blogger essentially wants us to censor ourselves so we do not fall afoul of their  new PG or Blander Content Policy.  In order for Nichevo to continue as it has for the last 9 years there are a couple of options to discuss.  

1.  Stop publishing on Blogger and move Nichevo to some other platform.  

2.  Censor the shit out of myself and lose all my loyal readers who do not come here to see Pollyanna and the Bobsey Twins (but real, stunning and sexy photography of hotter than hell dudes and the music of course).  

3.  Publish only commentary and Music in these pages and point you to the good stuff on my tumblr.  

4.  Take Nichevo private and continue as I have been with just a slight change.  For this option you would have to email me here, request an invitation to access Nichevo, and then I would of course grant your request.  This option would take a little action on your part and a lot of outgoing emails on my part, but I am willing to do so if you guys want to go that route.  

5.  Quit Blogging altogether and just surf around looking at shit.  

So the question of the day is:  What would you guys like to see happen to Nichevo in the next 30 days before they put the hood over our head and pull the trigger, killing public access to these pages.  You may comment down below, email me here, tweet me (@unclegerry) or Facebook me.  I will gather commentary for a week or so before I decide what I will do.  In that time though, the really good photography will be on my tumblr and all you will find here in these pages is commentary and great classical music.  

Your Musical Moment for Hump Day features Music from the 2 CD set of The Very Best of Chopin.  The recordings are by the Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice under the baton of Robert Stankovsky.  Featured Solists are Idil Biret, Bernd Glemser and Maria Kliegle.  A complete play list may be found here.  You may also hear Chopin's Grand Polonaise Brillante with a performance by Lang Lang at the BBC Proms over on my tumblr.  You will also find the Hottie of the Day! there to sizzle your shorts.  Thanks for the visit, let me know your thoughts on the matter.  Until next time as always, Enjoy!

TGIF!

After having worked for so many years in the hospitality and or service related industries, it is not within the normal realm of my experience to have regular weekends off.  But I could get used to this.  My body is finally beginning to adjust to the new schedule so I am not so tired heading into Friday as I was last week.  Of course it helps that I did not have a mad long list of crap to accomplish yesterday and today before heading into a 10 hour shift like last week either.  It does add some perspective to the day when you head in knowing that no matter what comes down the pike, when the day is done, I have 2 days off.  The knowing I don't have to return in a few hours removes the pressure of a timely finish to my duties irrespective of when the trucks arrive is somewhat liberating.  It also relieves almost all the self inflicted stress of the whole 'Fraturday' thing.  I guess that means I can genuinely say TGIF! because I do indeed have the weekends off.  Will wonders never cease?  

I am in a mellow mood today, therefore your Musical Moment for Friday features the Mellow, Melodic Suites for Theorbo composed by Robert De Visee.  The Theorbo is the larger cousin of the Lute with an additional pegboard on its extended neck for longer strings to allow the lower range of notes to be reached.  Today's excellent performance is by French Theorbist Pascal Monteilhet and a complete play list of the 38 tracks may be found here.  You may also join M Monteilhet over on my tumblr for his performance of De Visee's 'La Royale' Suite for Theorbo.  This is of course after checking out all the Fantasy Fuel in the post below this one.  Oh and then there is also the Hottie of the Day! once you do make it over to my tumblr.  Thanks for the visit, be sure to stop by for the Saturday Evening Concert to see who and what I have in store for your Fabulous Live Performance of the Week.  Until next time as always, Enjoy!   

Hump Day

Happy Hump Day everyone!  While it may be Hump Day for you guys, I did all my serious 'Humping' last night for Truck Night.  Now I am all 'Humped' out and ready for a long nap.  But first I have some great Music to share with you today.  Your featured selections for today comprise the complete Die Lautenwerke (Works for Lute) of Johann Sebastian Bach.  Your performance today is from the 1990 2 CD set recorded by Konrad Junghänel.  Junghänel (born 27 February 1953) is a German lutenist and conductor in the field of historically informed performance, the founder and director of the vocal ensemble Cantus Cölln.  You may hear more Bach over on my tumblr with Itzhak Perlman's live BBC Radio Broadcast recording of the Partita Number 2 for Solo Violin.  While you're over on my tumblr be sure to check out 'Adonis Rising From the Sea', Your Hottie of the Day!.  Speaking of Hotties, let's not forget to check out the lithesome lads in the Wet Wednesday post below this one.  Thanks for the visit, see you again soon.  Now I am off to Nap-Land for good long snooze.  Until next time as always, Enjoy!

Valentine's Day

My Mother called me the other night, she had misplaced my address and wanted to send me a Valentine's card.  After I gave here my address, she said "I want to tell you something".  At age 83, my Mother has had her fair share of health problems, so my first thought was 'what life threatening thing is happening now?'.  Fortunately, my fears were unfounded, in fact she had happy news to share with me.  She began by telling me about the boy she dated in her sophomore and junior years in high school.  After his graduation, he joined the merchant marines and she never heard from him again until 2010 when they ran into each other somehow.  They again ran into each other in 2011.  Although my Mother was a widow, the man was married when they renewed their friendship.  The  man in question now lives in Amarillo, up in the Texas panhandle.  About a year and a half ago, his wife died after a long illness.  Then about a month ago, the man came to Fort Worth and again looked up my Mother.  What she said next was really sweet yet surprising nonetheless.  She said "I never thought there would be another man in my life other than your father...".  She then proceeded to tell me how they were such good friends back in the day and that they had now renewed that friendship and were now dating.  I told her I was really happy for her, and that I did not feel she was being disloyal to my Dad.  He would have wanted her to be happy and have some companionship in her later years.  So at 83, my Mother has a boyfriend, just in time for Valentine's Day.  Who'd a thunk it?  I guess that means there is still some hope for the hopeless romantic in me to meet the man of my dreams.  One can only hope....

Your Valentine's Musical Moment brings together the most romantic classical music in the universe!!! These sensual and seductive interpretations of classical masterpieces are ideal for cozy nights and romantic dinners.  Included in this play list (although not necessarily in this order) are Claire de Lune - Debussy; Piano Sonato no.8 - Beethoven; Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven; Air On a G String - Bach; Liebestraume -Liszt; Etude no.3 in E Major - Chopin; Gymnopedie - Erik Satie; The Flower Duet - Delibes; Canon in D Major - Pachelbel; Nocturne in E Flat - Opus 9 no.2 - Chopin and Fur Elise -Beethoven.  You may also hear the top 10 romantic solo piano works over on my tumblr.

Then for your viewing pleasure, I dove into my archives to dig up some of my favorite depictions of lovers and other couples which you will find on display below the play list.  You can also find a Valentine's Hottie of the Day! on my tumblr.  Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me, have a fabulous weekend.  Until next time as always, Enjoy!   

Hot Links, Beautiful Music and Furry Friday!

I have lots of stuff for your entertainment and enlightenment today, but first I would like to welcome the readers of my author friend, Bailey Bradford, who are stopping by to visit (and the rest of you too!).  Bailey was ever so kind as to give my humble efforts in these pages a word or two of praise and a link to Nichevo in her post from yesterday.  Besides all of the truly terrific M/M erotic romance novels she writes, she blogs about family, friends and posts serialized stories at Bailey's Playroom.  Her current story, When a Shifter Falls in Love, is up to chapter 24 already however clicking on the link will take you to Chapter One so you can start at the beginning.  The story revolves around Rolly, a Wolf Shifter who is his pack's Shaman and Edie a transgender Snow Leopard shifter who, naturally, fall in love.  It is a marvelous story I think you will enjoy very much so check it out.  And Thank You Bailey for all the wonderful things you do!

Now, as busy as I was yesterday I still found time to wander the web a bit and I found so many interesting things it would be impossible to discuss them all in one post.  Therefore I have posted the most interesting, intriguing, and/or inflammatory links below for you to check out at your liesure:

Join me in saying 'Thank You' to Chris Kluwe

The First Thing My Mom Did When She Learned I Was Gay... and the 'Miracle' That Occurred After

Recently Married Man Realizes Marriage is Not For Him 

What to Expect When You Tell Someone You  Are Gay, Part I

What to Expect When You Tell Someone You  Are Gay, Part II 

What Is Your State Worst At? 

Speculation as Sport: Rumors, Gossip and Outing in the Sports World

She-ah La Poof Douchebaggery Part I, Penis

She-ah La Poof Douchebaggery Part II, Plagiarism

TX Republican Introduces Bullshit (and Heinous) Legislation to Block Federal Benefits to Legally Married Same Sex Couples Who Reside In States Where Marriage Equality is Banned

Your Friday Musical Moment features Six Oboe Quintets by Luigi Boccherini performed by Sarah Francis, Oboe; Peter Carter, Violin; David Roth, Violin; Prunella Pacey, Viola and Bruno Schreker, Cello all of whom are members of the Allegri String Quartet Ensemble.  Then just to shake things up a bit, you will find a rather hirsute set of hunkiness personified from Cubs to Cougars to Bears in this new eye candy feature, Furry Friday, below the playlist.  You will also find the 1983 recording of Variations on a Ghost Theme by Robert Schumann performed by Tatiana Nikolayeva posted over on my tumblr as well as the Hottie of the Day.  Thank you for sharing a part of your day with me, see you again soon.  Until next time as always, Enjoy!