Derek and Romaine

Derek & Romaine's Valentine's Message Hotline!!!!

2012-01-04T13:27:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year Bitches!

Now that the holiday's are behind us, the stockings have been given away and we have two feet firmly planted in 2012 we thought we'd let you know what's coming up next. Derek & Romaine are collecting messages from YOU for Valentine's Day. Whether you're a secret sap, single and loving it, have relationship advice to offer, are totally bitter, just have a story to tell or are drowning your sorrows in a box of Franzia (Stanton) we want you to call and tell us about it. We're collecting messages to play on the show February 6th through February 14th the number to call is 855-962-7869 try to keep it under a minute and if we like it we'll play it on air.

XOXO
-DNR Team

Holiday Cocktails with Mixologist Duane Fernandez Jr.

2011-12-19T17:22:00.002-05:00

Hey Bitches, Tonight on Derek & Romaine, the faboulous Duane Fernandez Jr., stops by our studio to share some of his favorite Holiday Cocktails. We have provided some of the recipes below so you to can prepare them at home. Tune in tonight on SiriusXM 108 OutQ 6-10pm ET/3-7pm PT. Happy Holidays!!

You can also follow Mixologist Duane Fernandez Jr. on Twitter: @Urbancocktail for more drink recipes!

The Yuletide Fresca

1 ½ oz. Tequila Avión Silver

¾ oz. St. Germaine

½ oz. Lime Juice

½ oz. Cranberry & Rosemary Syrup

Top with Sparkling Wine

Combine all ingredients (except sparkling wine) in a shaker with ice; strain into a champagne flute and top with sparkling wine. Garnish with a cranberry and rosemary stem.

46 Days of Christmas

2 oz. Maker’s 46

½ oz. Snap Ginger Spirit

½ oz. Vermouth

1 Heaping Bar Spoon Golden Fig Jam

2 Dashes Bitters

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice; strain into a martini glass. Garnish with fig and orange zest.

Winter Wonderland

2 oz. Pisco Portón

1 oz. Eggnog

¼ oz. Cinnamon & Nutmeg Syrup

2 Heaping Bar Spoons Coco Lopez
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice; strain over ice into a short rocks glass and garnish with a candy cane.

2011 DNR Stocking Gift Guide

2011-11-28T02:57:00.034-05:00

Happy Holidays
Bitches!

from Derek and Romaine

THE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE IS OFFICIALLY HERE!

Whether they've been naughty or nice, we have a whole bunch of fabulous gift ideas for all the fabulous people on your list!

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Okay, bitches ...

Derek and Romaine have hand selected this wonderful assortment of everything nice. Perfect for loved ones, friends, neighbors, co-workers, people you're trying to impress, hell, everybody on your holiday list!

The only creative tool of its kind, the uDraw GameTablet offers endlessly imaginative and immersive gameplay on Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. This holiday season, THQ will offer a robust line-up of brand new uDraw games that provide hours of entertainment the whole family can enjoy all year long, making it the perfect gift. uDraw is be available for Xbox 360 ($79.99), PlayStation 3 ($79.99) and Nintendo Wii ($69.99) and comes bundled with uDraw Instant Artist. Additional games include: Pictionary: Ultimate Edition and Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat, each at SRP of $39.99 for Xbox & PS3, $29.99 for Wii.

To get the tablet for your individual system, check out all the creative fun at uDraw!

worldofudraw.com

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In Dear Me, 75 celebrities, writers, musicians, athletes, and actors have written letters to their younger selves that give words of comfort, warning, humor, and advice. These letters present intimate, moving, and witty insights into some of the world's most intriguing and admired individuals. By turns funny, surprising, raw, and uplifting, this singular collection captures the universal conditions that are youth, life, and growing up.

An unflinching portrayal of addiction and recovery, Upper Cut proves that even in Hollywood, sometimes you have to fight for a happy ending.Behind the scenes of every Hollywood photo shoot, TV appearance, and party in the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s, there was Carrie White. As the “First Lady of Hairdressing,” Carrie collaborated with Richard Avedon on shoots for Vogue, partied with Jim Morrison, styled Sharon Tate’s hair before her wedding to Roman Polanski, and got high with Jimi Hendrix. She has counted Jennifer Jones, Betsy Bloomingdale, Elizabeth Taylor, Goldie Hawn, and Camille Cosby among her favorite clients.

These and more exciting books can be ordered online in time for the holidays!

simonandschuster.com

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In X-Men Destiny, players control the fate of one of three brand-new mutant characters forced to choose between saving humanity or ensuring its destruction. The branching storyline, penned by acclaimed Marvel writer Mike Carey, features a deep element of choice, allowing players to customize the path, powers and development of their character and to decide their role in the mutant cause alongside, or against, some of Marvel’s greatest X-Men franchise characters, such as Magneto, Cyclops, Wolverine and Gambit. In this third-person action/RPG, X-Gene enhancements deliver a deeper level of customization to players’ powers, with a chance for players to experience the abilities of their favorite X-Men mutants. Gamers will evolve their mutant skills in unique ways and engage in fast and furious combat, spectacular combo-driven attacks and rewarding finishing moves against a variety of opponents bent on defending their beliefs.

Unleash Your Mutant Power!

activision.com

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BRANDDAVE original custom made t-shirts by artist Dave Peterson. Super soft, and lots of fun to wear. A large collection of designs and colors for men & women!

Derek & Romaine Holiday Promotion:

Enter Coupon code DR at checkout for free shipping on your order!

branddave.com

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Dare to defeat the enemy fleet in this classic game of strategic combat. Command a fleet of five ships as you search out the enemy, fire at coordinates and score hits. Can you sink your opponent’s fleet before your opponent sinks yours?

Swift and strategic missile assaults will take down your opponent – but only if you’ve hidden your ships from counter attacks! Track each and every hit and miss, keep your cool under fire, and you just might keep your game afloat.

You can take your BATTLESHIP game anywhere with the portable fold-up trays!

Make it a HASBRO Holiday!

hasbro.com

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A monomaniacal passion for optic perfection. Its a phrase that defines every action at GUNNAR. Our motivation? Human limits. Our mission? Expand those limits.

Data streams at faster rates each day. From computer screens to handhelds, workstations to digital entertainment devices, the torrent of information continues to pound outward in accelerated shock waves. You know that your eyes are the gateway to the digital world. And you also know that your eyes take that relentless pounding. You've felt it. GUNNAR is a company founded on one simple principle:

You shouldn't take it anymore.

GUNNARS for the HOLIDAYS

gunnars.com

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Born in 1999, Baskit is a clothing brand known on several continents for fashionable and high quality apparel, underwear and swimwear. Catering to the everyday needs of stylish men.

Baskit clothing is functional, comfortable and bold. Made of premium materials and fabrics, our products stand the rigors of an active lifestyle—from office to gym to a night out on the town. Whether you choose the ActionCool collection, the eco-conscious PURE line or the popular Ribbed Range, you will discover the same threads of masculinity, smart design and individuality that personify the Baskit brand.

While others have imitated us, Baskit remains the originator of this landmark style and will continue to lead. From our selection of top-notch fabrics to designs that are comfortable and styled for the male body, our goal is simple: be the brand of clothing you dig through your closet to find, seven days a week.

View the entire collection this holiday season

baskitwear.com

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The vintage open-air design of the early California Street line offers a scenic view unmatched by any other touring vehicle. As you meet fellow wine enthusiasts and wine curious guests, you will learn about the rich local history of early California, and what makes Sonoma Valley such a popular destination for wine lovers and foodies all over the world. The actual tour is a 5.5 historical Sonoma Valley Tour, including 4 wineries and a family style lunch. We visit Sebastaini Winery, Buena Vista (Oldest Northern California Winery) , B.R Cohn (Manager of the Doobie Brothers) and Mayo Family Vineyards. TASTING FEE’s and TIP are not included. We’ll provide the official legal (Over 21) blurb in the certificate.

For more info on booking your wine tour reservation & rates logo onto

sonomavalleywinetrolley.com

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Wing lovers favorite pretzel

Hot and Spicy Sourdough Mini pretzels.....surprisingly delicious

Great with your favorite Dip

Great with your favorite Beverage

The best pretzel you’ve ever eaten!

If you like wings(hot or mild) you’ll love Snaffles pretzels

Impress your friends at your next tail-gate party

You can’t stop eating them

Buy 'em by the bag or the case!

snafflespretzels.com

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Billionaire

Finally, it’s your chance to be seriously rich but, beware of the Taxman. Fiddle in finance, dabble in real estate or make millions in movies. Learn in minutes. Play for hours. Be clear thinking, quick of hand and shout the loudest. There is no set order of play - simply shuffle cards according to the number of players, deal then shout or trade your way to build up a full set of cards and make a billion dollar fortune. It's fun, it's frantic and it's loads of financial fun!

Includes cards and instructions.

Ages: 8+

Players: 2-8

Unusual Suspects

The ultimate game of “who dunit”. Players receive one “Fingerprint” card which establishes their secret identity and six playing cards. The crime scene is established by rolling the six fingerprint dice down the dice slide. Players try to “solve the case” by matching their 6 cards to the 6 fingerprint dice. First player to solve the crime is the winner.

Includes dice slide, cards, finger print dice and instructions.

Ages: 8+

Players: 2-6

These are the perfect stocking stuffers!

fundexgames.com

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Brittany is a family owned, green minded company that has been manufacturing knitting needles and crochet hooks in California for over 35 years. We make finely crafted tools affordable enough for everyday use. The smooth, soft finish is warm to the touch and knitters of all ages find them a pleasure to use.

A pair of our shawl pins are included in this years Christmas stocking. They can be worn individually to fasten a shawl or wrap or the pair can be used as hairsticks. If you can't use them they will make a great gift for someone you love.

Made in America by a family of craftsmen

brittanyneedles.com

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Welcome to Beekman 1802, in Sharon Springs, NY--the historic home of The Fabulous Beekman Boys, Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge. Josh and Brent star in the popular show on Planet Green TV, and they have built a worldwide reputation for their goat's milk soaps and superb, artisanal Blaak cheese.

Together, Josh and Brent have created a gorgeous cookbook that is “heirloom” in every sense of the word: they showcase heirloom fruits and vegetables; offer delicious heirloom recipes from farm, family, and friends; and include a section in the back of each chapter so you can personalize the book with your own treasured recipes--and create a unique keepsake to hand down to your family.

From springtime pea pod risotto and summery strawberry shortcake to quick braised collards in autumn and yummy chicken 'n' dumplings for a snowy winter's day, this is simple yet luscious farm-fresh fare that everyone will love.

A must have for every culinary aficionado!

beekman1802.com

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Cosmic Candy Company, the home of Pentwater Popcorn, features colorful, space-themed shops that are quickly growing beyond their northwestern Michigan birthplace. Co-founders John Nagel and Greg Lopus have taken the very best of candy stores from the past to create an amazingly memorable candy experience. John is the popcorn guy. He's traveled the country from New York to Hawaii searching out the tastiest recipes for the store's delights. Greg is the candy guy. He is constantly searching for companies who are still making hard-to-find candies from yesteryear. his efforts have filled the shelves with sweet surprises and a candy coated trip down memory lane.

Holiday Gift Baskets from $10-$50 • Available in our shop or Online!

pentwaterpopcorn.com

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It’s a proven fact that a man’s skin is different from a women’s having its own specific needs and concerns. Men's grooming has been invigorated by Jock Soap's collection of personal care products and professional skin treatments. Gone are the days where a man didn't have options for taking care of his skin, hair and body. The options are endless, but with Jock Soap a man gets the best of the best; high-quality ingredients in innovative, award-winning formulations made exclusively for him.

Jock Soap’s comprehensive line of grooming products is designed for the man who lives a healthy/active lifestyle and who cares about what he uses on his body. Our innovative formulations and approach raises the bar for men’s personal care. We are not an indulgent purchase – we are a necessity when you want results and don’t want to waste your time.

Its a favorite with the jocks and the ladies!

getjock.com

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The throne has never been so sought after as now. Display your own desire for power with the Game of Thrones Iron Throne Paperweight! With this on your desk, no one will question your allegiance. Each paperweight is hand painted to give it a unique finish.

Give someone on your list the The HBO Shop Gift Card!

HBO.com

When purchasing online, Use Promo Code GOTCAL for your FREE GIFT with select items!

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The MANGROOMER Do-It-Yourself Electric Back Hair Shaver is the best tool for eliminating back hair without the help of others. Its slick design opens up to 135°, allowing you to easily reach all areas of the hard-to-reach back and shoulders. No longer will guys have to embarrassingly ask another to do this job and they can keep their back hair issue private and a thing of the past.

The MANGROOMER Essential Nose and Ear Hair Trimmer is a must for all men to safely and effectively eliminate their excess nose and ear hair. The cutting-edge blade design enables extremely close results and can be used wet or dry. Features a nonslip rubberized grip for maximum control, plus a protective cap with low-profile design offers privacy and discreet storage. Cleans easily by rinsing with water.

The Future of Men's Grooming!

mangroomer.com

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We've also Derek hand selected this wonderful assortment of everything for the bad girls and boys on your list. We like to think of these items as the gifts that keep on giving! Perfect for boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands & wives and anybody who is ready for fun!

Our most popular Fleshjack product line to date, the Ice Jack gives you the same great pleasures with an added bonus, a voyeuristic view of your own masturbation. The clear version of our Superskin allows you to watch as you move in and out of it and witness your own final climax! Available in several inner textures, the Ice Jack comes complete with a clear masturbation sleeve and clear case.

For a special holiday 10% discount, visit the FLESHJACK website!

fleshjack.com

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BOY BUTTER is an oil-based lubricant consisting of two powerful yet gentle ingredients: a coconut oil and an organic silicone blend. The ingredients are homogenized like real butter and the end result is a personal lubricant that will last as long as any synthetic or silicone lubricants yet washe off with water alone, from both skin and fabric. Boy Butter Original is long lasting, hypoallergenic and is safe on all toys, it is not latex safe so make sure to use it by yourself or with a trusted partner. The biggest selling points are that it is about 1/3 to a 1/4 the cost of silicone lubricants ounce per ounce and it is non-staining having an incredibly easy clean up with water alone. Try squeezing some into your tight agenda today!

BOY BUTTER website offers a variety of products!

boybutter.com

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Over 1000 exclusive Penthouse hard-core movies.

Movies available in HD and 3D

More than 150,000 explicit nude photos

New movies and images added every day

Watch Penthouse Pets at their most erotic

Mobile version for iPhone, iPad, Android, and other mobile devices

Penthouse Letters, Forums, and Variations

PENTHOUSE PET 2011

Nikki Benz

The gift that keeps you coming for more!

www.penthousestore.com

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All Tantus Toys are handmade in the USA with the utmost pride and craftsmanship. A toy from Tantus is meant to be used and with minimal care, Tantus Toys can last a lifetime. Tantus, Inc. is an innovator in design and function, capturing the science of sensation through anatomically targeted toys designed with safety, quality, and pleasure in mind. The superior quality of Tantus Silicone makes all Tantus Toys hypoallergenic, hygienic, phthalate free, odorless, tasteless, boilable, bleachable and even dishwasher safe. These factors combined make Tantus Toys the safest most pleasurable toys on the market.

For all the wonderful world of toys for HER and HIM, visit the wonderful world of Tantus!

TantusInc.com

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The Derek

TOM's biker head (smaller version) in gold foil with TOM's signature under it in black foil. We've named this combination after Derek Hartley, the more upbeat and chipper half of Sirius/XM's Derek and Romaine Show on OUTQ 108!

The Romaine

As an homage to our favorite lady of the airwaves Romaine Patterson, we've created a rainbow Tom of Finland shirt similar to "Tom's Pride" ... but here we have added a supersized TOM signature under the biker head, also embossed in a rainbow!

Keith Webb and David Kahauolopua are the force behind SOLD OUT Clothing. Partners for 13 years, David and Keith have constantly been working on creative projects together, and SOLD OUT Clothing combines their love for fashion, pop culture and of course TOM OF FINLAND.

David and Keith first licensed images from the TOM OF FINLAND FOUNDATION back at the first LA Pride Erotic City where they had a booth. They incorporated these images into t-shirts and reworked them beyond just black on white. Shirts were tie-dyed and metal-studded, not to distract from TOM's artwork, but to reinvigorate interest in both the clothing and in the importance of spreading the mission of TOM OF FINLAND to Protect, Preserve and Promote erotic art. With their renewed license to use a selection of Tom's work once again, they are dedicated to spreading the word of TOM's importance not only in the timeline of gay culture, but in sexual expression and freedom throughout society in general.

Use your DNR Promo Code: STUFFER for 15% OFF* your order!

SoldOutClothing.com

*Promo good thru 12/31/11

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LifeStyles SKYN Condom: The next generation of condoms, SKYN was designed to give condom buyers what they desire most—sensitivity. Committed to leading the category in innovation, LifeStyles SKYN is the first clinically approved polyisoprene condom. One thousand tests of the condom ascertained that SKYN provides greater sensation and more comfort than other non-latex and even natural rubber condoms on the market today. The majority of users also chose SKYN over the non-latex and natural rubber condoms in a blinded test.

Compared to current non-latex condoms on the market—those made of polyurethane—SKYN provides a softer condom that more easily adapts to the form of its wearer. A deviation of the typical “clear” condom in this category, SKYN is natural in color, which alludes to the natural skin-to-skin sensation it bestows in the bedroom. Polyisoprene is also stretchier, so it conforms to the user for a more ergonomic fit.

Luxe is a long-lasting silicone-based formula provides superior comfort that won’t dry out

•Proven to last at least 3 times longer than regular water-based lubricants*

• Enhances your opportunity for intimacy as it works in the bath, hot tub, shower or pool

• Non-sticky and fragrance free

• Dermatologist tested

• Condom compatible

• Easy to wash off with regular soap after use

• Suitable for the temporary relief of vaginal dryness

Better Condoms. Better Sex.

lifestyles.com

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Slippery wet skin, steamy closeness and the seductive fantasy of making love in the rain. No wonder we love sex in the shower. Finally, thanks to Sex In The Shower, couples no longer have to rely on the erratic placement of the soap dish, the unsteadiness of the faucet and the random height of the shower head to achieve sexual satisfaction in the shower or tub.

This revolutionary new brand from Sportsheets International includes ten items designed with functionality and discretion at its core. Combining either the Dual or Single Locking Suction Handles with the Locking Suction Foot Rest makes hot vertical action not only attainable but orgasmic.

Since the bath is a favorite solo spot for many women, Sex In The Shower includes a Vibrating Sponge and Vibrating Mesh Sponge, both so discreet that she can leave them in her shower caddy without anyone else being the wiser.

Rounding out this ingenious product line is a Dual Shower Head, Waterproof Mini-Massager, Waterproof Sexual Position Cards, Suction Handcuffs and Beginner’s Waterproof Harness & Dildo Set.

Put some of this fun under your tree!

sportsheets.com

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By popular demand, this critically-acclaimed, two-time award-winning title returns for a brand new 2012 edition. Photographer Murray! Draws you into his world of masculine male nudes with his original photography techniques.

Bursting with vibrant color and full of energy, this stunning collection of images captured through the lens of Joan Crisol, one of Spain’s hottest fashion photographers, is true to its name. On the heels of Crisol’s tremendously popular photography book release Chulo, this calendar is packed month after month with incredibly sexy, rugged and reckless men.

You'l definitely remember what day it is!

10percent.com

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The best prices on Lube & More!

CheapLubes.com

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All of our Clone-A-Pussy™ kits are designed to allow any woman to make a completely accurate rubber OR chocolate replica of the OUTER PORTION of ANY VAGINA from the comfort and privacy of her own home. Everything contained in the kit is medically tested, simple to use, and completely safe for the novice molder. All that's required to make your very own, professional-grade pussy molded directly from your own vagina is a Clone-A-Pussy Kit and water.

All the ingredients are neatly packed in a compact, lightweight box with everything necessary to create a complete replica of an actual vagina.

The Make Your Own Dildo™ kit was designed to allow any man to make a completely accurate rubber copy of his own penis from the comfort of his own home. Everything contained in the kit is medically tested, simple use, and completely safe for the novice molder. The ingredients are neatly packed in our beautifully redesigned box. All that's required to make an incredibly accurate replica of your own penis is a Make Your Own Dildo kit and some water!

Have fun with your special someone this holiday season!

EmpireLabs.com

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Trust in a product that is formulated using only 100% pure cosmetic grade silicone.

Hypo-allergenic and stain free!

Designed to stay on top of your skin insuring the maximum length of use. There are no fillers or additives to disguise taste, odors or colors being FREE instead of less. We believe in our product and have one of the only 100% satisfaction guarantees in the business.

9X6lubes.com
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Butt Beautiful 2012 Calendar

If you are a butt man, then you have come to the right place. Butts so beautifully muscled, firm and plump – for your eyes only and one or more for every month of the year!

COLT CALENDARS are the perfect collectible. Look for the new Buckshot Boys, Men, Jocks, Leather and Hairy Chested calendars ... complete with a FREE wall sized poster & Sampler DVD!

ColtStudioGroup.com

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THANK YOU

For being a part of our DNR family!

We will continue to bring you plenty of laughter and fun throughout 2012!

From all of us at Derek and Romain, SiriusXM and OutQ,

We wish you the very Happy Holidays & all the very best in the New Year!

NEW YORK WEEK!

2011-11-22T19:51:00.000-05:00

Fabulous Katie joined in on the fun last night!

This week we've welcomed resident New Yorkers who make this city fabulous!

Last night I snapped some photos of our lovely guests. While uploading them, I crossed my fingers, hoping that had I taken decent pics - otherwise, I could just hear Derek wanting to know why I can't even take a fucking picture ... and Romaine breaking out the paddle once reserved for Bobby The Intrern, and chrsitening my ass with his initials. (That's the closest that Finally-Got-Some-Dick-Bobby-The-Bottom-Intern would ever get to my ass!) Which reminds me, I wonder if he's the same Bobby that keeps sending me friend requests on FaceBook? Doesn't that mother fucker realize that his ability to send multiple requests, means I'm declining him more than all those credit cards he keeps apply for? But if Bobby is cute and has managed to retain a tight pussy, maybe I'd fuck him and instead of dowloading DNR pics, I'd be sending those pics to his imbred boyfriend.

BTW, does anyone around this place empty the fucking files in the show camera? (They should never have let me get my hands on this camera!) I don't think all of these pictures were of "guests," especially the one that appears to be a blurry self-inspection/close-up of Bobby's anal warts. Besides taking pics of his
open ass, it looks like the former intern occassionally used the camera for show purposes. I'll share a couple that caught my attention ...

I was living for this one! I love me some Jackie Collins ... there is no shame in her game. I think Romaine should be the inspiration for her next book, Dangerous Dildo Whispers ...

Speaking of tawdry tales, I bet these hotties from the Ascension Party have enough Fire Island stories to fill two or three Jackie novels! For some reason the only words that come to mind are DOUBLE PENETRATION. I'm wondering if Derek has an interesting story to share?

Yep, he definitely has a story to share ...

All this drama and dick has me sidetracked. Back to last night-

The handsome gentleman, Jerry of Suenos visited the show and Chef Sue Torres made sure we had plenty of mouth watering cuisine from her fabulous progressive Mexican restuarant. I'm thinking about tasting the Jerry's "Real Deal" Margarita ... and not the one on the menu, okay???

The Big Ol' Queens (a.k.a. Douglas Quint & Bryan Petroff) from the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop were also here last night and made sure that we didn't have plenty of mouth watering desserts from the shop. Can somebody please tell them to hell with the goddamn T-shirts! We wanted fucking ice cream and desserts ... the last thing any of us needed was
another goddamn cum rag! (I think we should order carry out and not fucking pay)

Last but not least, Emeric Harney from Harney & Sons Fine Teas stopped by and discussed all things tea.
Romaine impressed him with her vast knowledge of tea. It's a good thing he brought gifts or she would have pressed him harder than that last batch of tea he made. Oh, by the way, let me give you the 'T' on that visit ... multiple people in our studio wanted a private, shale we say, tasting, of all the tea Emeric had to offer!

Aww, look at Romaine ready for tea in a fancy Betty cup

Until next time, bitches-
Eric The Intern

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2011-10-31T00:28:00.004-04:00

Dear Adolescent Eric,

We both believe that, like astral projection, time travel is possible; so this letter shouldn’t come as any surprise to you. Think back to the Land of the Lost re-runs we used to watch on Saturday mornings. Remember the episode in which Holly Marshall met her older-self? I’m suddenly reminded of another episode where Holly called Chaka the primate dumb. The next day, we referred to everyone in Sunday School as being dumb. Of course our Sunday School teacher ratted us out to Grandma. When she lovingly advised us that Jesus wouldn’t call anyone dumb, our four year old self proudly responded with, “Grandma, Jesus would if the person was really fucking dumb.” Grandma shook her head and went to the kitchen to make Tollhouse cookies; blissfully in denial that her four year old grandson had no problem dropping the F-Bomb.

Eric, young people often need advice, and although they never seem to take it, I’ll do as any elder would and offer us a few words of wisdom …

Above anything else that I could possibly ever offer as advice to you throughout our journey in this lifetime, are these simple words: Do Not Regret The Decisions We Make

Our decisions; good, bad, wise or misguided, will enhance our future incarnate lives.

Let’s get our coming-out discussion out of the way …

I loved that when we told our mom we were gay she said, “Honey, we all knew you were a queen. We were just waiting for you to take your throne.” We then went to the mall and bought a whole bunch of Swatch watches. Save those watches, especially the Keith Haring Swatch mom bought you, it’ll be worth a good amount of cash one day.

I know you're still on Cloud 9 after just having lost our virginity to a really cute boy. The sex was amazing, wasn’t it? I totally wasn’t ready for your orgasm to co-inside with Linda Lavin singing the theme song to Alice! While I agree that it was important to leave the television on so that no one would hear us having sex, thank God Apple will reinvent the way we listen to music. That way there will always be a soundtrack during our lovemaking. But never forget how happy you were in that moment, lying next to him, laughing about him busting his load to Flo saying, “Mel … kiss my grits!”

We’ve always been a bit of a gypsy throughout our many lives. Please continue this attribute throughout your journey as Eric. Eventually, you and I will find the place we’ve always looked for in our final incarnate self. Stock up on packing tape, the art of getting the best deal at U-Haul and convincing your parents that they should take their next vacation during the same time you need help moving all your shit to the next fabulous new city!

Continue to take comfort in humor and the written word, for they will always be our greatest strength, our ally, and our comfort. As people vanish or simply become emotionally and physically unavailable, our humor and writing will live on. Humor will allow us the medium to process the events that happen in this lifetime. You’ll encounter many jobs, many professions, BUT writing will eventually pay your mortgage and make work seem like a land of fantasy.

Continue to smile, for it replenishes an exhausted soul and radiates another human being when they least expect it. I know we'll worry about laugh lines, but in the future, someone invents a readily available injection that will shed a few years here and there. Trust me, you’re going to be an avid researcher on ways to beat the clock.

When the time arrives for our grandparents to end their journey, celebrate the intangible gifts they’ve bestowed upon you. Continue to record all of the funny times you share together … and don’t throw away any cassettes or VHS tapes that capture the practical jokes you’ve played on them. I know there are moments when we cry with the thought of losing them. Do not. They have travelled with you many lifetimes.

I'm at what is known as an internet café. This is where I’m creating this message and my prepaid card is up. Yes, being shaken down for money never goes away in any lifetime! The manager is giving me the evil eye, so I better get this to you. She looks as if she could pull the plug quicker than the electric company shut off the power in our first apartment because we thought it was included in the rent.

Never lose our inner child. He’s four years old and although he may be a hot mess, he fuels our creativity and we love him. 16 is one hellacious year of hair experimentation, so I'm sending you a pic of our 4 year old self ... as not to remind you of whatever latest creation you're living to regret!

Dear Me

2011-10-26T16:09:00.000-04:00

Dear Kingston,

Age 16

You're probably heading home from school right now after having a miserable day. Nothing makes you happier than being home with your mom and little brother ,dancing around the house to some Bruce Springsteen. When your at school your pretend to be someone your not just so you can be liked by everyone. You put on a smile to the world but your dying inside because you just want people to like you for who you are. But you know if people see the real you, your going to end up with no friends. Just be yourself and don't give a fuck what people think of you. Your going to make so many friends that will love you for who you are. Life is beautiful my friend. So here are some words of widsom that will hopefully make things easier for you

1) When you turn 18, you will recieve your first credit card. DO NOT USE IT! Your going to get carried away and end up $8000 in debt. -____-

2) A girl is going to ask you to prom and your going to tell her to meet you at the Burger King. You never show up. Don't be a dickhead and go with her, she turns out to be a model. Not that it matters anyway since your gay, but still!

3) Don't join sports becuase your friends are all in them. Follow your heart, if you want to be part of the math league, go for it. Who cares if they judge you.

4) Never leave home without telling your family you love them, you never know when's the last day you're going to seem them. Your only regret now at 23years old, is not going to see your grandma as much, because you thought she was never going to pass away. She died this August and you regret not telling her how much you love her

5) Your friends are going to continue asking you to do drugs. I know you are contemplating it, but dont give in. Just so you know, Brian is in jail for 5 years, Seth is in probation and works at Burger King, and Michelle is going to rehab. Don't end up like them.

6) I know your constantly stressing because you see mom crying every night, trying to figure out how she is going to pay tomorrow's rent. Mom is doing just fine and she bought her own house and car. Your going to be very proud of her.

7) Your going to go through so many heartbreaks, so just hold on tight

8)When you come out of the closet, many of your "friends" are going to turn their backs on you. Don't worry ,those who matter will embrace you.

9)You can do anything you set your mind to. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise

So with that all said, your going to go through some good times and some not so good times.I know your not going to take any of this advice, and that's perfectly fine. Make mistakes and learn from them, they are what make you who you are. Everything in life happens for a reaso and i'm glad your going to go through the stuff you do. Keep your head up buddy.

Love,

Christian

P.S I know you hate the name Christian, but in a few years you're going to regret being called Kingston

Derek's Dear Me Letter

2011-10-25T17:25:00.002-04:00

A Letter To My Sixteen Year Old Self

Derek at Sixteen

Greetings from twenty-five years in the future. Freaky right? It’s just like that writing assignment you had a couple of years ago where you had to write a letter to yourself in twenty years. Sad news. Most of the relatives you said I should look up are dead now so instead of putting in a letter to call them, maybe you should just call them now while you can. I know long distance is expensive but that will change. Everything about calling will change. And the easier and cheaper it gets to call people, the less you will want to do it. Weird right? Sometimes life doesn’t make a lot of sense.

There are things that will disappoint you. We don’t live on the moon and robot butlers haven’t happened either. You will have a robot dog though but the novelty will wear out before the battery does. Pretty much nothing in Back To The Future II happens. They did make the sneakers finally but that was never interesting anyway. In 2001, Pan Am will be out of business and in 2010, you won’t live in a house with dolphins as pets. Frankly, the best invention we get out of science fiction is automatic doors and they’re everywhere and you’re going to love them.

I don’t really have a lot of advice for you. Things have turned out pretty good so far, with only a couple of minor exceptions. You are a lucky person with good instincts. Follow them and be bold and you’ll do great. You could change things but you’ll be happy with the way things turn out even if you don’t. But I suppose I have some minor suggestions that might improve the quality of your overall experience.

1. Your tortured teen love for Laurel Cullen is a phase. You like guys. You should quite moping and listening to Madonna songs because the hot male date you bring to your ten year high school reunion will make her wild with jealousy.

2. Stop making faces in the mirror trying to see what you will look like when you get older. Trust me, you’ll get plenty of that when you are older. Enjoy being young. Even though you will be frustrated that people won’t take you seriously at work because you have a baby face, getting carded in your 30s is a lot more fun than a corner office.

3. Having a boyfriend is not important. Making money is. It will turn out over time that you will like the security of cash in the bank more than the security of a man on your arm. So, shamelessly pursue your career instead of men who will only waste your time and steal your energy. And as a TV show in the future will point out, “with enough money, you can pay people to see you naked.”

4. When your Mom tells you to “do something nice for some nice lesbian couple somewhere” by donating to a sperm bank when you are 22, don’t be mortified, just take her advice. Yes, you will probably be a grandfather in your 40s, but in retrospect, having grandkids at any age is awesome and even though you will miss changing diapers and shaping their lives, there will still be little Derek’s running around somewhere with Denis’ chin and your Mom’s long limbs and ski jump nose.

5. Don’t be afraid to move to New York City. You are going to love it. Although you are right, there will never be enough money to live there properly, no matter how rich you are.

6. I know Peggy Sue Got Married doesn’t make any sense to you now, but in twenty years, that shit is going to wreck you. Lots of movies and other things will make more sense when you are older. Yes, it seems obnoxious that Glinda doesn’t just let Dorothy go home at the beginning of the Wizard of Oz, but an arduous journey is more valuable than an easy trip to where you want to go. If you don’t learn along the way, you’ll just end up a Republican.

7. Your fight with your Dad may seem like it is about other things but it is just about you being gay. Get over it and tell him. It will turn out to be the best thing. In fact, come out in high school. Nothing bad is going to happen and I assure you there won’t be one shocked face in a ten mile radius. Not even Laurel.

8. Stop resisting technology. It is going to end up defining your career again and again and again. The more you resist it, the less money you will end up making. And as you can see in #3, money is kind of important. And writing too. Don’t resist that either. You like it. Do more of that.

9. Don’t try to be trendy or wear fashionable clothes. You are the embodiment of American sportswear. Stick with what works for you. Otherwise you will just end up looking ridiculous. Although, it turns out that what other people think doesn’t really matter but still, you will know you look ridiculous and not in a good way.

10. People are stupid. You are just going to have to let that go. Be happy instead, and grateful that you aren’t stupid too. And your hair. Be grateful for that. Even though it has already started going grey, like everything else in your life, you’ll still end up having more than you’ll ever need. And if I know myself, that will be a relief.

This Dear Me letter is inspired by the book Dear Me: A Letter to My Sixteen-Year-Old Self.

Amber's Dear Me Letter

2011-10-25T17:22:00.006-04:00

(I'm on the left)

October 25, 2011

Dear 16 Year Old Me,

Heads up kiddo it's 1999 you're in high school, Emily's mother has somewhat recently forbid you from seeing each other and you pretty much thought the world was over, well I've got news from you it isn't and things will settle and you'll find more happiness than you thought possible in the years ahead.

I know you believe you're an artist but your constantly frustrated with your inability to finish a project that's worthwhile, well I have good news, you are an artist you just haven't found your medium yet but when you do it will offer great satisfaction though not without challenges and frustrations of its own. They're worth it.

Don't force things, especially in the relationship department there is no need to rush. You will have many relationships, be honest with yourself and your partners I promise it will cause less heartache in the end.

Listen to mom, I know she seems over protective and nags you a lot but seriously she's right about pretty much all of that stuff and you'll soon realize how lucky you are to have her.

Take lots of pictures and write in a journal (you won't write enough but you should!) life might seem to drag on now but mark my words every year goes faster than the last and before you know it you'll be 28 years old thinking holy crap I can't believe it's almost November 2011. Seriously just remember as much as you can, be good to your friends, call your family, tell them you love them.

If you happen to hear from 50 year old me please forward the message, I'd love to hear what she has to say.

Always,

Amber

This Dear Me letter is inspired by the book Dear Me: A Letter to My Sixteen-Year-Old Self.

Dear Romaine...

2011-10-25T14:26:00.000-04:00

So last night on the DNR show we had Joseph on our show. He put together the book, Dear Me. It is a book of letters from celebrities to their 16 y/o selves. So as a home work assignment I thought it would be a good idea for the DNR crew to write their own "Dear Me" letters. Below is the letter I would send to my 16 y/o self.

Romaine on her 16th Birthday!

October 25, 2011

Dear Romaine,

Yep, it is freaky. You are getting a letter from your 33 year old self. I know you dream of being the age I am right now but girl you have a lot of life to live first and I have a little advice to give you to help guide the way.

Okay, so you are 16 and just got laid for the first time. Enjoy your time with her. She is a special one and you will always love her. But she is just the first of many women you love and as much as you hate it your mother is right about her. Betty will try you many times over the years but I promise you that she will become the most important person in your life. Remember she loves you no matter what dumb ass shit she might say to you. You will be there for Betty and she will always be there for you. Your parents will come around but your time with them is limited so don’t spend it not loving them. And when you need help ask. They will never let you down. Oh and write down some of dad’s songs and crazy sayings…they really are funny.

High school sucks. Yep, but don’t spend so much time worrying about what those dumb ass kids think. You will have the last laugh. Focus on the things you are good at and they will take you far. Always take the high road when dealing with those who push you to your limits. Know who your enemies are and keep your allies close. You are not alone even if you feel that way now. High school doesn’t matter in the big scheme of things so just get through it.

Michael—I know you are struggling with him being sick and I know you are scared. Enjoy every moment you share with him. There will be a time in the very near future where you will wish for just one more visit. Ask him every question about life you have and pay attention to the answers. Michael is perhaps the wisest person you will ever know. Tell him you love him often and make sure he knows how much he means to you. He is scared too. Tell Michael that his life has made your life better now and in the future. Let him know that through you he will fulfill his final goal in life (it the goal that is hanging on the mirror in his bathroom).

Take more pictures. That scrapbook you keep will become one of your most cherished things. So fill it with pictures and stories. Write down all the lessons you learn from Michael. Trust me you will want to remember the coming years of your life. You are in for a real ride kid.

I know you want to become famous. Don’t let anyone ever tell you that you can’t do it. YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO. You know it and I am here to tell you it is true. Your voice is the key so keep finding it.

Things are going to take turns you don’t expect. So try to remember to be true to the person you are. There will be some real challenges ahead but all of those challenges make you stronger and more capable then most. Remember that you are good and want to do good things with your life. When the opportunity to do the right thing presents itself always do the right thing!

When you get to NYC and you will…there will be a girl. When you meet her don’t be afraid to tell her you love her if you don't you will regret it. She won’t want to hear it but she needs to know. Remind her often.

Always set goals for yourself and then push until you meet them. Never give up on those goals. They will be the key to having a fulfilling life.

Last but not least. You are surrounded with love. Your family is amazing. There aren’t many families as unique as yours. Get to know those siblings of yours. One day they will be more important than they seem now. Make sure you tell them you love them often.

Romaine, your life is going to be amazing but you already know that.

Always and 33,

Romaine

I think I was 18 in this one.

PENNY FUCKING CAN!

2011-10-20T20:17:00.001-04:00

Tuesday night, our lovely boss, Amber ... sent myself and Christian to Times Square to play the infamous Penny Can game. (Amber conveniently forgot to inform me that Christian doesn't know how to decipher cross-walk signs. Jesus Christ, they have fucking pictures and he still gets confused?)

As soon as we exited the elevator, Intern Christian started bitching that he wanted a Subway sandwich. To hell with his Cold Cut Combo, I was ready to shove a goodamn Fleshlight Zombie® dildo down his throat. I was still furious with the juice incident, therefore, I completely ignored his hunger pains. Let me back track for a moment: Before leaving the building, I asked Christian to bring me a juice. Why did this Chrissy Snow come back with a goddamn Hawaiian Punch? I was completely dumbfounded that he actually believed that Hawaiian Punch was fruit juice! I had a total bipolar moment in front of Sirius security. But thinking back, what bothers me more than Christian's mishap, is the fact that the security guard found my Mommie Dearest moment to be completely natural here at Sirius. He didn't even bother to look up from his Sudoko during the whole fucking episode ...

Will someone PLEASE explain to Christian that the ghetto-ass Hawaiian fruit punch they put in his bottle in place of Vitamin D milk ... IS NOT 100% real fruit juice???

I continued to ignore his whining for a Subway sandwich. We turned the corner and before our very eyes was the wonderful world of dirty, grungy, unauthorized mascots! Mickey Mouse, Hello Kitty, Spider-Man and the Super Mario Brothers to name a few! Spider-man managed to play with us before their pimp, who was recently paroled from serving time for sodomy, larceny and grand theft auto, informed us that our Penny Can was fucking with his territory.

We got the hell out of there! Who wants to be raped by some thug while being held down by Hello Kitty?

By the way, Spider-Man missed his shot, and per the rules of our dysfunctional Penny Can game, I was allowed to ask him an embarrassing question. Well, doesn't every gay man want to know if their superhero is actually packing some major cock in those tights? Spidey confirmed that he was indeed HUNG. My eyes glanced at his package and there was a stain.

Our paths then crossed with a troll named Jeremiah. He may have had a biblical name, but this dude lost religion right about the same time he lost his virginity-and I suspect it happened in the back of a Ford Econoline Van or a tent at a church camp meeting. Jeremiah had this aura and stench about him, as if he had just left one of the adult bookstores that feature a movie & cum dump. But he was willing to play Penny Can and it was fun torturing him! His wrist had more limp than a hillbilly with gout, so needless to say, our Penny Can runneth over.

Before heading back to the studio, Christian thought it would be a good idea to take Penny Can into a gay bar. That bitch knows where every gay bar is within a 4 block radius of Sirius, so we went to the Ritz. There I was, minding my own business when Christian stumbled across one of his gentleman callers. Let's just say that Anna Nicole Smith wasn't the only one doing a geriatric on a respirator ...

While Christian was securing his November rent and Metro card, I met two drunk messes on the porch. Obviously, they missed their Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and decided to get drunk at 4 o' clock in the afternoon. Suprisingly, they still managed a good aim! They were adorable yet deplorable and wanted to know if bathroom sex from Christian was one of their door prizes ... need I say more? Christian does do as he's told and the winners got more than they bargained for!

We went back to the studio and had a great time with Derek and Romaine. We even got to play on-air and ended the evening with a lot of fun and laughter! For a brief, fleeding moment, I actually liked Christian ... that is until he text me in the middle of the night asking what he should do about the guy he vomited on during a moment of passion.

That's all for now, folks!
-Eric The Intern

HEAVEN HELP US!

2011-10-06T17:41:00.007-04:00

Before I post my entry, I should probably acknowledge a devoted DNR listener, Gay Grandpa. Not only is he a hot mess - he's a man somewhere between dementia and death. Anyway, this old codger took to our blog and instigated drama between myself and Intern Christian! Don't shit in your Depends, Grandpa ... I know exactly what I'm dealing with. I've also managed to learn a thing or two by watching All About Eve down at Chelsea Cinema on many o' Thursday night. Fortunately, Hedda Lettuce doesn't rotate her films as often as Christian turns tricks, therefore, I'm well aware of Eve Harrington, otherwise known as Intern Christian.

My very wise German grandma once warned me about guys like Christian. She said,
"Eddick, daahlink. Rememberz what Grammy sayz. When zu go to zee buffet, neverz diptz your carrotz in ze diptz unlezz you vere firstz in zee linez."

FUCK ME for not taking that internship across the hall at Martha Stewart. At least I'd be hashing up Peony potpourri instead of shoveling through all Christian's bullshit. But I love Derek and Romaine (and Christian) AND I'd really get fucking tired of having to continually hear Martha say, "It's A Good Thing." I just thought about something concerning Gay Grandpa: When the hell did nursing homes start subscribing to SiriusXM? Furthermore, how the hell did he stay up past 5:00pm when everyone knows the nurses dope those motherfuclers up real good as not to miss Young & The Restless on Tivo!

Now on to my entry ...

We've all had our awkward moments in the workplace bathroom. For instance, like my first week of interning- I had the pleasure of standing at a urinal next to someone affectionately known around here as Cupcake. From what I saw, they should be calling him 9"x 6" Cake Pan. That's one hung straight boy! On to my most recenter bathroom encounter ... there I was, minding my own business in the SiriusXM bathroom. As I began washing my hands, I heard what sounded like a sound byte to a Michael Lucas film. With all the groaning and oohs and aahhs, you would've thought I was in an elementary Spanish class learning vowels.

It was late, right before show time, so my initial thought was that Intern Christian took it to heart when Derek and Romaine told us to make ourselves feel right at home. (God knows he's been doing it on the air) It was a logical thought: Christian had just packaged a Fleshjack and maybe he decided to try it out before dropping it in the mail? But no, this wasn't the simple moans of a J/O, these were groans of deep anal pleasure!

It was just me and the that sinful bottom in the stall, so I couldn't resist to take a look at the coffee cup and e-mail print out he had left at the sink. Random thoughts raced through my mind ... What in the fuck was he doing in there? Was he taking a confession? Was he performing an exorcism? Was the e-mail correspoindence casualy left on the sink, an invitation to meet him after the show? I guess I've watched one too many episodes of CSI!

Heaven help me---this is a case of the BUSTED ASS!

Christian the Intern!!!

2011-10-03T17:59:00.002-04:00

Hello Everyone! :)

My name is Christian and I am one of the new interns for The Derek and Romaine Show. I started September 19th and so far I am loving it here. The entire DNR staff is very friendly, helpful, and funny as shit. I am very grateful to be interning here and keeping all of you guys up to date on whats going on in the show as well as hearing from all of you.

Before I start of telling you about myself, let me tell you a little about what happened to me this weekend. Hopefully you all had a better time than I did. The guy I was dating dumped me on Friday because he " realized I wasn't his type". Having feelings for someone that doesn't feel the same way about you sucks, let me tell you that. I think part of it was due to the fact that I wouldnt have sex with him -___-. So let me take this oppurtunity to send him a big fuck you and tell him he's an idiot! But anyway Saturday night I went to Industry in NYC to help heal this broken heart and Sunday morning I woke up on the side of a NYC building with a hangover, bite marks on my lips, no shoes , no money to get home and I ended up missing work. I think I went a little to hard!

So now that I let that out, let me introduce myself. I am a senior at Fairleigh Dickinson University studying Communications and Advertisement. My dream job is to be a television host and producde my own drama series (I promise they will be better than all the corny shows ABC is releasing). Some of my hobbies include playing lacrosse, sailing, playing with my puppy Kingston, drinking beers with my fraternity brothers, interning at the show, and meeting new people. I grew up in a farm so working in NYC is very interesting and a bit of a culture shock for me. I'm used to seeing chickens and cows, not bums and crazy people. Well the show is about to start soon so I have to run now. I look forward to hearing from all of you!

P.S Eric and I will be formally introducing ourselves on air tomorrow night on Derek & Romaine. Join us ;)

Cheers,

Christian the Intern

X BOX 360 with DEREK and ROMAINE!

2011-09-27T18:35:00.006-04:00

Hi Bitches!

My name is Eric, a new DNR intern ... and although I won't be in sunny California, I'll unfortunately have the pleasure of picking up Derek's laundry, cleaning out Romaine's garage and dusting her damn Vinylmation collection ...

So after a half hour of being cock-blocked by security, I am now happily working side-by-side Romaine to update our show blog. Remind me to tell you the hell I went through to get into the building today. I've smuggled a dildo in my carry-on easier than what it took me to go through Sirius security.

For EVERYONE lucky enough to have some fun with Derek & Romaine, here's the info you'll need to kick their asses at XBOX! Join them in a game of GEARS OF WAR 3 and get your revenge for being hung-up on by one of the fucking new interns.

Meet Derek and Romaine at the G3 Miracle Lounge in lovely West Hollywood!

DEREK and GEARS OF WAR 3
Tuesday, September 27th at 4PM PT
Note to players:
Get ready because he definitely knows a thing or two about military men. You might wanna bring your fucking best!

ROMAINE and GEARS OF WAR 3
Tuesday, September 27th at 5pm PT
Note to victims:
Play at your own risk. This bitch is good and with all that sexual frustration she had last week, well, let's just say you'll be devoured as quickly as the center of Iris' apple pie!

For more info on kicking their asses and the XBOX challenge, log onto GAMING AND GIVING FOR GOOD

Okay, I'm done for today, bitches. Derek's got me inventorying the prize packs and porn collection. WHAT the fuck are these bitches doing or WHO the fuck are they doing ... because they got more porn that an out-of-business adult book store after the Giuliani Times Square clean up!

Gay Days Anaheim (DISNEYLAND) Schedule and Details! Sept. 30-Oct. 1

2011-09-23T22:06:00.001-04:00

Here's the DNR weekend schedule.

9/30 Friday- DNR Live from House of Blues, Downtown Disney 2:30-8pm Drop by the upstairs patio at The House of Blues. Romaine will have a special Vinylmation TRADING BOX at the broadcast so bring her a vinyl and trade with her. (See details below) The show will be live from 3-7pm but stick around after the show to chat one on one with Derek and Romaine! Guests Include: Fan favorite Michelle Collins, A Vinylmation Expert, A Disney Hall of Fame Cast Member, Eddie Shapiro, and Oscar Winner Dustin Lance Black.

11pm: Listener Cocktail Hour at the Hearth Stone Bar inside the Grand Californian Hotel. Come grab a night cap with the DNR crew.

10/1 Saturday- DNR at Disneyland for Gay Days Anaheim
10:45-11am - Join Derek and Romaine and other Gay Days visitors at the Mark Twain Riverboat meet-up in the morning. Don't be late! The DNR boat leaves at 11 sharp.
3pm-3:15pm Join Derek and Romaine for an afternoon meet up in Tomorrowland outside the Pizza Port.
9pm-1am Dance the night away with DNR at Kingdom dance party at House of Blues

VINYLMATION TRADING DETAILS:
(see Romaine hid the Details down here so Derek doesn't cry)
Romaine was able to get a special Vinylmation Trading box from her friend "Head of Vinylmation Guy". Not only did he give her a special trading box to trade with all you bitches but he loaded it full of really special and hard to get figures. Oh and Romaine even created a few (hand painted) of her own just for you. So if you want to trade vinyls with Romaine bring a Vinylmation figure with you to the live broadcast at the House of Blues. Want to trade but don't have any Vinylmations yet? No worries, D Street the main store for all things Vinylmation is located about 200 Feet from the House of Blues so you can just swing by and grab a Vinylmation on your way to the show! Not sure what to buy? Don't worry Romaine has made you a list!!!
Astrological Vinylmations
Oh Mickey Vinylmations
Occupation Vinylmations
Celebration Vinylmations
Pirates of the Caribbean
Flag Vinylmations

Romaine Can't WAIT to trade with all of you bitches and share her love of Vinylmations.

Farewell from Katy the Intern =(

2011-08-24T16:39:00.000-04:00

So today is a sad day for me because it's my final day as an intern here with Derek and Romaine. I wish I could stay here and be a part of the DNR show, but unfortunately all good things must come to an end.

I learned wayyyy more than I ever expected to on my first day here back in January. Not only did I learn a multitude of things regarding the logistics of working on a radio show, I also learned a lot about sexuality, politics, and celebrity gossip! I got to work on the Alan Ball Iconography and True Blood special which was extremely exciting because not every intern gets to work on projects as big as those and when I hear someone talk about it, I can proudly say that I was a part of that.

I got to meet sooooo many awesome people! From porn stars to comedians to drag queens, I was introduced to such a unique and exciting conglomeration of celebrities. My favorite will always be Hedda Lettuce even though she yelled at me last week to get her coffee!! (It was actually hilarious) Not to mention, I was surrounded by so many sexy men and even a ton of equally sexy women! That was a total bonus ;)

More importantly, I established such an amazing bond with everyone here. I'll always have a special place in my heart for Derek, Romaine, Amber, Katie, iShaq, and Chanel. I'm really going to miss working with everybody here because this didn't feel like work at all; it was more like doing/learning really cool things under the guidance of some really incredible mentors =)

While it SUCKS (and not in a good way =P) that I won't be here with Derek and Romaine, they won't have time to forget about me because starting next week, I'll be back and right down the hall because I got a job call screening for the metal journalist legend Eddie Trunk on Monday nights!!! This internship really opened up SOOOO many doors full of opportunity and I am seriously so lucky and blessed to have been chosen to be a part of this!!

I'm so glad that when I got the call about being an intern here at Sirius XM, I chose Derek and Romaine. I didn't know who they were or what I was getting into, but once I heard the words "really raunchy and dirty" I knew that's the show I wanted to work with! I wouldn't change a thing about the choices I made because in the end I know that this was the right one.

So I sadly say "goodbye" to all of you listeners and tonight I will give an even sadder goodbye to everyone here at Derek and Romaine =(

--Katy the Intern

Wanna be an intern on Derek and Romaine?

2011-08-17T19:32:00.000-04:00

You have to be eligible for college credit check out the application!

SiriusXM is now recruiting for Fall session interns! Apply online at www.siriusxm.com/internships

HOT HOT HOT

2011-08-16T17:42:00.001-04:00

Here are the smokin' HOT pictures of yesterday's sexy guests.

I garuntee these models promoting the Ascension Beach Party are even hotter than you pictured.

Jaw dopping!

He could be making poison and I would still drink it if he fed it to me

YUM

Derek's getting a little grabby with one of the models, but then again, can you blame him?

Romaine is in heaven right now with her dream girl aka Penthouse Pet Krista Ayne!

In case those hot little models didn't do it for you, this piece of ass sure will!

Back off of Romaine's lady!

WHOA check out that ass!!

--Katy the intern

In case you guys missed last week...

2011-08-15T19:46:00.000-04:00

Here's a recap of our guests =)

Glennda Testone, executive director of the LGBT Community Center discussing the Braking The Cycle ride
Comedian Negin Farsad
Laura Matanah and Hannah Meacock Ross of Rainbow Rumpus
The Queen of Green Hedda Lettuce
Musician Tom Goss
Eddie Shapiro of Gay Days Anaheim
That's Entertainment with Maggie Furlong of AOL TV's The Show Girl

I'm sad to say that today kicks off my second to last week as an intern with Derek and Romaine =( Hope you bitches don't forget about me =)

--Katy the intern

BRAKING NEWS

2011-08-10T15:24:00.000-04:00

So as everyone should know by now, Amber will be riding on behalf of the DNR show for the Braking the Cycle ride.

Amber's original fundriasing goal was $20,000. And yesterday, thanks to all of you generous and kind listeners, we reached our goal!

With this exciting break through for Amber, Romaine announced last night that she will be contributing her efforts to this ride as well by volunteering as a worker! With this announcement, we have now raised our goal to $35,000!

Please, take the time to donate anything, even just $1 towards the fight against AIDS. Every penny counts and it will only take just 2 minutes of your time.

Go to BrakingTheCycle.org to learn more about this noble fundraiser and to donate to Amber.

Not convinced yet?

Here are a few facts that I copied and pasted right from the website that will better inform everyone about the Braking The Cycle efforts and cause:

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center has been at the forefront of providing services in the fight against HIV/AIDS since 1983.

The Center’s Mental Health and Social Services Department, its Youth Program and the related prevention and health policy programs serve more than 3,000 LGBT New Yorkers annually.

1,200 LGBT adults are annually assisted on-site, 33% of whom are people living with HIV or AIDS. An additional 1000 people are provided services off-site, for a total of 7,500 contacts per year.

More than 1,000 teens come to the Center annually for services and leadership training in HIV prevention.

Numerous HIV/AIDS support and advocacy groups meet regularly at the Center. But there’s much more left to be done. Please join the effort, and help us break the cycle of HIV/AIDS.

What Your Participation Buys

Your $3,500 in fundraising allows us to create and distribute over 2,000 safer sex kits.

Your $5,000 in fundraising will send eight at-risk youth to our summer camp – a safe space where they’ll learn to avoid HIV infection through adult and peer counseling.

Your $10,000 in fundraising pays for a full year of counseling for a group of 20 people newly diagnosed with HIV.

And if you'd like to cut out the middle man, here is a link that specifically links you to Amber's page where you can donate right to her =)
http://btc9.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=460900&lis=1&kntae460900=088FDC20888C4E6A928E7554DC81B790&supId=329932858

So please, help Amber and us at the DNR show reach our goal. =)

--Katy The Intern

2011-08-09T15:50:00.000-04:00

Hello Bitches!

Last night we had Glennda Testone Executive Director of the NY LGBT Center and Clay Willilams a third time rider in Braking the Cycle on the show to talk about the AIDS ride from Boston to NYC. We had a blast with them but Derek and Romaine were disappointed to find out I am currently in 3rd place in the who has raised the most funds contest, needless to say we pulled in a bunch of donations during the show last night and the DNR team is well on the way to reaching our goal! Anyway after the interview we snapped a photo with Glennda, Clay, Eric, Derek, Romaine and me (the short one in the middle). Thanks for all of your support!

-Producer Amber

To donate please visit www.btc9.kintera.org/amber

Tonight's show!

2011-08-02T17:42:00.000-04:00

On tonight's show we will be having Christopher Heywood, the VP of Travel & Tourism Public Relations for NYC & Company, on to talk about their new tourism programs for the LGBT community. Call in at 7:05 PM EST with any and all NY gay marriage questions! 866-305-6887

Then at 8 PM EST Jeremy Blacklow from whosay.com will be in to talk all the current celeb tabloid rummors.

And of course.. Happy Hour and Koffee Klatsch.

Update by Katy the Intern!

2011-08-01T16:48:00.002-04:00

Let me start off this entry by saying I have a serious (no pun intended) case of the blues since my graduation from my internship with Derek and Romaine is less than a month away =(

In any case, we've had an exciting few weeks back at the studio after R Family Vacations. While we've all been missing Hedda Lettuce who has been a phoner these past few Wednesdays because she has had a slew of comedy shows on the Hudson, we've still been graced by many exciting guests.

Here's a recap of last weeks guests!
- Mara Keisling of the National Center for Transgender Equality
-Ron Miller of Village Lighthouse, Inc
-Josh Berman, creator of Drop Dead Diva
-Tamie Adaya, of Shangri-La Hotel in Santa Monica
-Noah Levy of In Touch Weekly (We had a super juicy Tabloid Tuesday this passed week between the passing of Amy Winehouse and learning that a crazy fan once left a baby on Dolly Parton's doorstep!)
-Ed Salvato (Travel expert)
-Patrick and Michael from A Note to My Kid (Very touching segment)
-Brian Gianelli from XFinityTV

And this week, we'll be joined by Zachary Barnett with the Abzyme Research Foundation, Christopher Heywood for NYC Tourism, Jeremy Blacklow, and Steve Hayes Tired Old Queen at the Movies upon many other exciting people!

Additionally, I'm proud to say I am finally working on a promo!! I'm hoping that by the last week of my internship I'll be able to bang out a promo in minutes just like Katie! I've had a few faux pas on the board (Whoops, sorry guys =/) and I definitely need to work on that, but otherwise, I am so proud of a lot of the work I have been doing here. I love being able to be creative and do fun and exciting research for Derek and Romaine and I love being given new tasks because it makes me feel trusted and responsible.

I can't wait for you guys to hear my promos (right now I have only done one, but I will make it a mission to complete several more before my internship is over) and I truly am going to miss being here on the show with everyone =)

Until next time,
Katy the intern

Gay Cinema 101: Ten Movies You Can't Miss

2011-07-31T14:17:00.000-04:00

In honor of Derek's book Colonnade: A Life In Columns (a collection of his FantasyMan Island columns along with his own recollections of his first two years in Manhattan) now being available for the Kindle, we thought it would be a good time to check out some of the other columns he wrote around that time.
A few months after the start of Derek and Romaine on Sirius Radio back in 2003, Derek wrote the following column recommending essential movies for gay men to see. Since it often comes up with Steve Hayes, Tired Old Queen at the Movies, or Hedda Lettuce join the show, his essential list is reprinted here.

Gay Cinema 101: Ten Movies You Can't Miss

August 15, 2003 - There is a newly out intern down at my Sirius radio show. At my recent summer party (A Midsummer's Day's Debauchery!), some of my guests were shocked to discover that Bobby Intern, as we call him, hadn't seen the recent Oscar winner and instant gay classic, Chicago.

Longtime FantasyMan Island reader Paul suggested that I create a list of the 10 essential movies that all gay people must see in order to graduate into full-fledged homosexuality. I couldn't bring myself to list just 10, and I am certain that you have additional suggestions. Feel free to send them along. However, I think this list should cover it for most people. So, without further ado: Bobby Intern (and all you other boys out there just like him), this column is just for you.

1. The Celluloid Closet
Start with this star-studded documentary based on the popular book by Vito Russo. The film basically explains why gay people look for themselves in mainstream cinema, and shows how newly gay people like Bobby Intern can pick up on the subtle ways filmmakers used to give shout-outs to desperate gay fans. Also, it's very funny.

2. All About Eve
Overly quoted and oft-imitated, this Bette Davis comeback vehicle is still great -- despite the tarnish of years of camp value. When I first saw the movie again in my late 20s, it struck me how grown-up the movie was in terms of the issues it deals with and the emotions it conveys. The backstabbing bitchiness is fun, but this is a grade-A movie, richly deserving its record number of Oscar nominations.

3. Outrageous!

This is my mother's favorite movie, and it's one of mine too. When it came out in 1979, it won the Canadian equivalent of the Oscar for best picture. It deals with issues of camp, coming out and mental illness freshly and matter-of-factly. The queer cinema movement of the '80s and '90s owes much to this low-budget charmer. Craig Russell's spot-on impersonations of Bette Davis and the heavenly Tallulah Bankhead are dated and largely lost on younger audiences, but the movie has enormous heart and a lot of scrappy charm.

4. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

This hybrid horror movie is a strange curiosity much beloved by gay men, primarily because it stars two of the biggest gay icons of the 20th century: Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Faded and feuding film divas Bette and Joan play sisters who happen to be faded and feuding film divas. This movie is high on camp value and includes one of the great invented phrases of all time: "But cha are!"

5. Desert Hearts/Longtime Companion
Generally, Desert Hearts is the first video wise older lesbians hand to fresh young baby dykes. I think gay men need to see it as well. Longtime Companion, while not a great film, does explain what life was like when AIDS appeared and ruined everything. With both films, you see a shift, because the times, they were a-changin'. For Desert Hearts, it is the blooming of lesbian love in the Nevada desert. In Longtime Companion, it is the appearance of a devastating illness in the otherwise-tranquil lives of successful urban gay folk. In both films, lives are never the same again. It is important to see where we came from to understand where we are headed.

6. The Women
Like Desert Hearts, part of this film takes place at a divorce ranch in Reno, but that's not why you are watching it. The all-female cast contains some of the nastiest and best dialogue in a movie, and the casting is pretty close to perfect. Joan Crawford is genius as mantrap Crystal Allen, and the fight scene between Rosalind Russell and Paulette Goddard is worth rewinding.

7. Bound

Before The Matrix movies, there was Bound. True, it was made by the Wachowski brothers, but Bound is a great lesbian movie. The film manages to take a tired plot from the 1940s (sexy gangster moll convinces dimwitted plumber to kill her boyfriend and steal his money) and turn it into a brand-new idea. The film works because the tried-and-true story works, and because Gina Gershon has never been hotter. As homage to Robert Mitchum potboilers as well as dime novels about bad girls gone lesbian, Bound is great.

8. The Wizard of Oz
You can't be a "friend of Dorothy" without seeing The Wizard Of Oz. Most kids spend their childhood mindlessly watching the movie and not really thinking about the message. Ostensibly, MGM was trying to tell young girls with stars in their eyes that staying home in the Dust Bowl was a better idea than ending up broke and desperate on the streets of Hollywood. Gay viewers who see the movie again as adults realize that for them, it is a film about not fitting in -- and searching for somewhere beyond the moon, behind the rain. As it turns out, that place was the Castro District in 1975.

9. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Watching Camp recently made me realize that "Priscilla" really did this much better -- its balancing act between real emotions and dance numbers has never been matched in a gay movie. Some of the lines were dated and tired before the movie came out, but it doesn't matter. This is where we first fell in love with Guy Pearce, and where we finally expressed our love/hate relationship with ABBA.

10. Joan Double Feature! Mildred Pierce and Mommie Dearest
Joan Crawford won an Oscar as Mildred Pierce in an over-the-top performance that seems tame compared to her own shadows and shoulder pads. In contrast, Faye Dunaway watched her career fade away playing Joan. You can't be a gay man without seeing these movies, because they contain all the overwrought emotions and dramas that make Saturday night in West Hollywood what it is. Joan plays Mildred as a scrappy, self-sacrificing mother who scrimps and saves to give her ungrateful bitch of a daughter, Vida, a life worth living. Faye plays Joan as a woman who basically thinks she is Mildred in real life, much to the horror of her otherwise innocent and undeserving daughter. I'm getting all gayed up just thinking about it.

So, there you have it, Derek's essential gay movie list. How many have you seen (even Romaine has managed to see seven of them)? What would you add or change? Post your comments below.

Happy Summer Bitches!! (update from intern Chanel)

2011-07-29T12:57:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone! Yes, it's been awhile since I've last posted (last semester, actually). Forgive my lateness as I've been super-duper busy working here at the Derek and Romaine Show. What a difference one semester can make! I started off screening phone calls, and now I am running the boards during the show!

I'm starting to have separation anxiety because I only have 4 more weeks left with DnR! (sniffles)... Nonetheless, this summer has been awesome. One of the highlights for me, was celebrating the passing of the gay marriage bill with Derek and Romaine. Everyone screamed and shouted in the studio when we watched with anticipation, the votes being tallied. A very exciting but rather emotional experience. New York City has always been the city to set the standards for the rest of the world. What a wonderful feeling to be accepted for who you are... I've learned so much about myself through a gay person's eyes.

Another highlight of the show (and my summer) is DnR listener, "Stanton." I adore Stanton. There is something so genuine about his personality. He's like the one aunt that loves you to death, but will put you in check if you ever get caught slipping! (It's all love, thank you Aunty Stanton). Since Stanton loved my last model picture I put up last semester, I thought I'd post another one for the summer, just for him! (Eat your heart out Stanton)

So here's to the last 4 weeks on the Derek and Romaine show. I'm gonna cram in as much experience as I can and make it all memorable! Have a great summer everyone (-;
~Chanel

Derek and Romaine Have Books!

2011-07-27T11:31:00.000-04:00

You enjoy the show, but have you read the books written by your favorite hosts?

Romaine was the first to come out with a book in 2005 when she released her memoir: The Whole World Was Watching: Living in the Light of Matthew Shepard. Then, in 2009, Derek released his first memoir, Colonnade: A Life In Columns.

Now, Colonnade: A Life In Columns is available for Kindle! So for those of you who have been waiting for the digital version, it is here now. It will be available for the iPad in the next week.

And coming in August, Derek's latest book, When Nightlife Falls. In the new book, Derek talks about his work life with Romaine, travels the country with outrageous porn personalities, and falls in love.

Want a sneak peek? Here is the photo that will be part of the cover of the new book.

That's Erik Rhodes, dragging model Christopher Schram along the floor. What do you think?

Photo update!

2011-07-19T19:59:00.000-04:00

So as you know, DNR has just returned from R Family Vacations at the Club Med in Sandpiper, FL. And just so you guys know, as if she didn't already have enough, Romaine has returned with even more vinylmations!!

While we missed Romaine this past week because she stayed behind at Club Med and spent time with her daughter and neice, we had a blast in the studio with guest hosts comedians Dave Rubin and Adam Sank.

In other news, here are some pictures of Derek and Romaine with various guests who we had in our studio within the past 2 months =)

Here are Derek and Romaine with Rutina Wesley. You most likely know her as True Blood's Tara Thornton... best friend of Sookie Stackhouse!

This dream boat posing with DNR is MSNBC's news anchor Thomas Roberts.... back off bitches, Derek called dibs!

Just a typical night in the studio with ADD Jeff... well, maybe it's not so typical considering the half naked stud Zachery joined us to mix up some cocktails for pride weekend here in NYC ;-)

Some adorable models displaying Baskitwear swim wear for men... no big deal ;-)

Derek and Romaine posing with the beautiful, real life Barbie Doll known only as the fabulous Amanda Lepore!

This sexy piece of ass right here is Jincey Lumpkin... pioneer of Juicy Pink Box porn ;-)

Derek and Romaine with former boy band sensation Lance Bass aka the newest addition to OutQ! You can catch him on Friday's for "The Pop Ten" countdown. It's tearin' up intern Katy's heart that she couldn't be there to meet one of her childhood idols

Here are DNR with Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul, and Mary! It was a pleasure having him in studio.

And last, but certainly not least, Derek and Romaine pose with the smokin' hot Victoria Zdrok and her equally stunning husband. If looks could rule the world....

So now that you bitches have a taste of the gorgeous and glamourous guests who grace us here at Derek and Romaine, I'd just like to say that I am having an AWESOME second semester here with everyone. While I'm continuing to learn various tasks associated with the preparations and inner workings of a radio show, I'm also learning so many fasinating things about sexuality, gender, LGBT issues, and LGBT culture. I'm incredibly priviledged to have landed and internship here with OutQ because I'm learning more than I could ever possibly learn in school. From pop culture to modern day civil rights to sex education, I know I will be leaving this internship with knowledge that most people never obtain within a lifetime.

So I just want to extend gratitude and thanks to Derek, Romaine, Amber, Katie, iShaq, and even Hedda Lettuce (my favorite reoccuring guest!!) for all of these opportunities. I assure you guys that even after I graduate from my internship, I will not let all of the things I've learned go to waste =)

--Katy the Intern

HELP US REACH OUR GOAL FOR BRAKING THE CYCLE!

2011-07-07T14:29:00.000-04:00

Hey Bitches! I have to admit this blog post is long overdue. I've been on the show for nearly 6 months and I'm just now updating. We did do some introductions when I first started on the show but for those of you who don't know allow me to reintroduce myself. Prior to joining SiriusXM OutQ as the Executive Producer for the channel and for the Derek and Romaine show I was a producer at In The Life Media. In The Life is an LGBT documentary series that has been airing on public television since 1992. After six years on staff at ITL I decided it was time for a change, I'd been interested in radio for quite some time and obviously have a passion for LGBT issues and media so when a position opened up on DNR and on OutQ I jumped at the chance to join the team.

Now that you know a little about me it's time to get down to business, show me the money (and the love) bitches! Come on, I'm putting my pussy on the line (according to Romaine) and riding 285 miles on a BICYCLE from Boston to NYC in "Braking the Cycle" a ride that benefits the NYC LGBT Centers AIDS services. I will be riding on behalf of team Derek and Romaine - for all of those we've lost to AIDS, for you and for an end to the disease. Please support us by donating at http://www.btc9.kintera.org/amber it doesn't matter if you can give a lot or just a little, every bit helps and the faster we reach our $20,000 goal the sooner Derek and Romaine will stop nagging you about it. For the love of god donate, seriously, do we really want to listen to them non stop until September?

Looking forward to hearing from you during the show and thinking of you every inch of every mile (yep all 285 of them)

-Amber

DNR are coming to FLORIDA!!! Walt Disney World and R Family Vacations!

2011-06-30T17:23:00.000-04:00

So as you may have heard over the last several weeks the DNR are crew are heading to Florida for a week full of hanging out with the bitches. This is one of the last trips the DNR crew will be doing this year so you won't want to miss a second of the fun.

Saturday July 9th---Walt Disney World!

You have heard Romaine going on and on about Disney Vinylmations. She insted that while in Florida the DNR crew hit Walt Disney World for at least one day. And guess what? YOU ARE INVITED to join us there! We want to ride the rides with you, eat the mickey mouse ice cream, and trade vinylmations. We will be doing 2 listener meet ups. At which point you can join the DNR crew as they race around the park getting in as much of the action as they can.

Wouldn't YOU like to be the person Romaine is hanging onto for dear life?

Listener Meet up DetailsSaturday July 9th

Hollywood Studios Park

11:00-11:15am at the Hollywood Movie Ride.

Meet up in front of the Chinese Theater in the fore court. Don't get on the ride with out us! We will wait in this area until 11:15am and then we are back to riding so if you snooze you lose. But don't worry there is a second chance to meet up with us.

EPCOT

3:00-3:15pm at the French Pavilion
Meet up in front of the big resturant at the French Pavilion. We will again wait for 15 minutes before heading back out into the park.

What happens if you miss the DNR crew at one of the meet ups? Well, we will have our DNR Social apps up and running so you can check for us on there. You can usually spot Romaine at any store that trades vinylmations or the churro stand. Derek will be found anywhere that food is sold as he likes to eat after each ride.

R FAMILY Vacations!

Derek and Romaine return to the R Family Vacation experience. We will be joining all the of the R Family guests at the Club Med in Sandpiper, FL. Where we will be doing 2 live braodcasts for the R Family vacationers. Sorry, this event is only open for the R family guests but there is still time to book a room and join in all the fun.

Monday July 11th from 6-10pm we will be broadcasting LIVE from the Slice Bar and Lounge at Club Med.

Tuesday July 12th from 1-5pm we will be broadcasting from the Slice Bar and Lounge at Club Med.

There will be tons of celebrity guests as well as fun games and prizes. Stop on by and join in all the fun!

The Fabulous Beekman Weekend

2011-05-31T20:32:00.001-04:00

Romaine and I spent the weekend on the Beekman 1802 Farm with Josh and Brent. You can catch them on Planet Green on The Fabulous Beekman Boys. They had been trying to get us to visit for years and we finally made the drive up to Sharon Springs on Saturday morning to join them for the annual Garden Party. First we dropped by the Beekman 1802 Mercantile to say hi to Brent, who was hanging out on the front porch of the Roseboro Hotel where the Mercantile is located. He was happily surrounded by devoted Beek Geeks and the Mercantile was doing a brisk business. After lunch at the American Hotel (delicious ham and cheese sandwich!) and seeing a bunch of listeners, we headed off to the Beekman Farm to see Josh.
Here is a short video of Josh talking to one of the visitors to the farm discussing gardening, while Romie and Romaine look on. You can see a bit of the front of the Beekman Mansion. It is really beautiful.

Romie was obsessed with picking little blue flowers out of the lawn and searching for four-leaf clovers. Romaine and I sat on the grass and watched her pick flowers. And at one point, Romaine thought it would be really funny if she snatched the little flowers from Romie's hands and crushed them, like her dreams! Here is a video of Romaine trying to get the best of Romie.

It was a really amazing weekend. Josh made delicious bacon and eggs for breakfast. We hung out in the barn on the famous goat cam. Polka Spot let us pet her and didn't spit on us once! And we had a lot of fun hanging out with Josh and Brent and Josh's parents out on the porch as the sun went down. Our only regret? We didn't have time to splash in the pool. Next time!

-Derek

Guests featured here with DNR over the past 2 months!

2011-03-15T18:01:00.000-04:00

Derek and Charo dirty dancing to her new single "Sexy, Sexy."

Cuchi Cuchi! Charo with Derek & Romaine!

DNR hanging with singer Erika Jayne

Award winning television journalist/bestselling author Jane Velez-Mitchell

DNR with comedian Paul Case

DNR hanging out with Ru Paul Drag Race's Shangela!

DNR with actress Crystal Chapell

Update #2 from Intern Katy

2011-03-15T16:49:00.000-04:00

So, it's been a good month and a half since I started here as an intern with the DNR show and I can't believe how fast it's going by! When Romaine told me that my last blog update was February 9th, I was shocked at how much time has elapsed between now and then.

While I've been doing standard intern duties (ie: mailing, stocking the fridge, etc), I've also learned a shitload of awesome things. My responsibilities here as an intern are rapidly growing and it's always thrilling to take a step forward and to be introduced to a new program or a new task. I've learned how to do audio editing, I'm assiting Derek in creating the RSVP list for one of our upcoming events, I've improved greatly with show and call logs when we're in the studio, and that only covers what I've done over the past week. I have learned so many other things of which I can't even keep track. One thing is for sure, I'm super excited about learning how to work the boards int he studio under the guidance of Ishaq and Katie.

Of course, I still have some adjusting to do. As Derek informed me last night, I need to recognize "time burglars" over the phone and stop being nice to said individuals. I also have this bizzare curse where I can never find properly sized boxes for mailing out prizes and always go on a scavenger hunt around the office with Amber (DNR's producer) in an attempt to find boxes that aren't too big or too small.

In addition to being taught new things, I've also become aquainted with DNR regulars such as Stanton in Austin (one of our hilarious callers) and the fabulous Queen of Green aka Hedda Lettuce (she always brings us cookies btw which my sweet tooth can never deny). I've even had the opportunity to meet Charo! Not to mention, occasionally getting to be featured over the air is a really unique & awesome experience.

I can't wait to learn more here at the DNR show and so far everyone I have met here with OutQ and Sirius XM have been awesome. I'm curious to see what the next few months will bring!

Here's an awesome view of the city at sunset from the window
outside of the DNR studio =)

--Katy

Intern Katy's First DNR Blog Post!

2011-02-09T16:38:00.000-05:00

Hello bitches! It's about that time I drop my first update on here about my experiences so far as an intern for the DNR show. I'm more of a tweeter and less of a blogger and I hate writing about myself, so bare with me here hahaha.

Well now... where do I begin?

I'm a Communications/Media Studies major at the College of Staten Island. Upon the start of my internship here with the DNR show, I had set a lot of learning goals for myself.
I wanted to
-learn the logistics of putting together a segment of a radio show.
-become an asset to the DNR show as well as the LGBT community
-broaden my knowledge about the political and personal aspects of the LGBT community
-broaden my knowledge on media studies
-become as involved and helpful as I possibly can for the DNR show
And ultimately
-take advantage of all and any opportunities that may present themselves

My first week and a half with the DNR show and Sirius radio has flown by! And let me tell you, in that condensed period of time, I've already started to accomplish most of my goals! I've become relatively acclimated with the DNR show logistics and as my time here progresses, I'm meeting more people, learning & perfecting new skills, and I'm having a blast while doing all of it.

Of course, I've had my fair share of mishaps. While labelng CDs for the show one day, it took me a good 6 or 7 discs later to realize I had been labeling them on the wrong side. Another one of my fuck ups was the reason why "Ray in Philly" was translated to "Billy in Philly." Sorry guys! I promise I'm getting it together now and I'm hoping my embarrassing fuck ups are becoming minimal as I become more alert and self aware. Maybe one day I'll even share my hilariously embarassing ditzy moment during my interview with Romaine that I was pretty sure was going to cost me my chances as an intern.

I've also learned about some things that I wish I could have gone my whole life without knowing.... ahem, Hot Carls.

Anyway, this has been a great learning experience. Derek, Romaine, Ishaq, and Katie have all been really helpful and have been great mentors. I'm really excited to be here and I know by the end of my internship, I'll have accomplished all of my goals in full.

Until Next time,

Katy Irizarry

Chanel joins the Derek and Romaine Show!

2011-02-08T20:53:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone! My name is Chanel and I am an intern at the Derek and Romaine Show. I started my internship on January 31st and so far I AM LOVING IT!

Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I am an Arts major at SUNY Empire here in NYC. I am a multi-tasker who enjoys motherhood full-time, while juggling modeling and college part time. I'm such a bohemian; you can catch me hangin' out in my favorite part of NYC: East Village. I would best describe myself as a hippie with a bubbly personality and a great outlook on life!

Honestly, it's hard to get any work done around here when I'm constantly laughing every 3 seconds. Derek is a riot and Romaine is a smart ass. I love them both. The LGBT community can't ask for a better show!

Although this internship demands much of my time and dedication, it doesn't seem like work at all because I go home every night with a smile on my face. I truly believe that a job isn't a job when it's something that you thoroughly enjoy.

This internship has great perks! I love taking phone calls from the listeners and I love Derek's witty punchlines. (Hee-Lar-Ree-Us). I couldn't have asked for a greater opportunity! There's so much work to do in so little time, but I hope to gain as much experience as possible. So far I love interacting with the fans and talking on air (:

I want to take this time to say thanks to Derek, Romaine, Ishaq and Katie. A million thank yous, I won't let you down! ~Chanel

Donations In Memory Of Betty Patterson

2010-12-22T13:31:00.001-05:00

A note from Romaine on the passing today of her mother Betty:

Anyone, who has ever heard me talk about my mom Betty knows what a wonderful and beautiful person she was. Her greatest loves in life have been her family and her work within the Tongue River community. When my mom first moved to Ranchester, WY she took a job in a small one room library. Over 23 years she built that library up one book at a time until she had a library that was so used and needed that they had to expand into a larger space. Betty loved books and often could read a book in single day.

She has asked that any charitable donations in her memory be made to that library in Ranchester, WY which as luck may have it is now expanding into an even larger space and is looking for donations to complete its renovations. Betty loved that little library and took so much pride in it. So please help me and the entire Patterson family honor Betty's memory by making a donation (in lieu of flowers) to the Tongue River Branch Library that she loved so dearly.

Donations can be sent to:

Tongue River Branch Library
P.O. Box 909
Ranchester, WY 82839

In the Memo please put: In memory of Betty Patterson

Our family thanks you.
-Romaine and the rest of that crazy Patterson crew.

Titties!

2010-12-07T19:44:00.003-05:00

Penthouse Pets Jelena Jensen and Sabrina Maree
joined us in the studio for some dirty fun

Sabrina Maree

Jelena Jensen

Ryan Keely shows us the goods, to see if we could guess her cup size

Ro gets up close and personal with Ryan


glenn-the-intern/luckiest-intern-ever got to play along with the titty-guessing game

So bitches, can you guess the lovely Ryan Keely's cup size?

Rosie Radio Holiday Craft Contest

2010-12-02T12:29:00.001-05:00

Derek and Romaine are participating in the Rosie Radio Holiday Craft Contest. What do they have to do? Use at least one of each of the items in the box of supplies to make some kind of craft. The craft must be completed by Monday, December 6th and all of them will appear on Rosie.com for voting!

Derek filmed this preview in the Winter Room to give you a sneak peek of what is to come!

Holiday Movie Picks from Derek and Steve Hayes!

2010-12-01T13:11:00.001-05:00

Steve Hayes, Tired Old Queen At The Movies dropped by the show to talk about his favorite holiday movies. Here are some of them:

Miracle on 34th Street (Special Edition) The 1947 version with Edmund Gwenn and a young Natalie Wood is the first and best version of the classic story of a young girl who doesn't believe in Santa Claus and the department store employee who believes that he is.

Meet Me In St. Louis (Two-Disc Special Edition)
This Judy Garland classic follows a year in the changing life of a family at the turn of the century in St. Louis in the seasons leading up to the World's Fair. The film contains the holiday classic "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" in one of the great holiday scenes ever filmed.

Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory - ABC Stage 67 (l966)
This is Steve Hayes' favorite holiday film, rare and made for TV in the 1960s. Based on writer Truman Capote's adventures as a child.

It's a Wonderful Life (60th Anniversary Edition)
The Jimmy Stewart classic about a down on his luck man who gets to see what his life would be like if he had never been born. Guaranteed to make you cry!

Holiday Inn (Special Edition) & White Christmas (Anniversary Edition)
The original launched the song "White Christmas" which was the biggest selling song of all time for fifty years. The splashing big color sequel of sorts White Christmas is splashy and kinda gay. Is that a drag version of the song Sisters? Yes! Also includes current DNR favorite classic song: Snow!

Christmas in Connecticut
This Barbara Stanwyck classic is Derek's favorite holiday film. Dennis Morgan is a sailor who dreams of spending Christmas with America's domestic diva Barbara Stanwyck, only she is a fake living in a tiny Manhattan apartment. Can this regular gal fake her way through a very Martha Christmas? Wonderful fun.

Midnight (Universal Cinema Classics)
It isn't a Christmas movie, but it is one of Derek's top ten favorite films of all time. And it is Steve Hayes' pick this week for his Tired Old Queen At The Movies series. Looking for a fun holiday gift this year? Midnight is a film to love!

Standing Tough Against Bullying- How it all got started.

2010-11-16T16:21:00.001-05:00

A few weeks back there was a listener who posted on my person Facebook page in outrage that Derek and Romaine hadn't posted anything about the recent suicides of several LGBT students. In fact, this listener was furious that we dared comment about what exciting events we were taking part in while we were on a week long show tour in California. He insisted that we should be talking about the teen suicides instead. I explained to the listener then that while we were aware of these unfortunate events that Derek and I spend time talking about these issues on our show regularly and we don't need a rash of suicides to talk about them as we already had been. I added that when we had a plan of how we could have a larger impact he would hear from us again.

Well, that time has come. Not long after this Facebook exchange we had professional wrestler and author Mick Foley on our show. He has been a guest several times and enjoys doing our show because it gives him an opportunity to talk to an audience he rarely gets to speak with. He is and has been a very strong supporter of the LGBT community and while many may not expect that from this wrestling giant, I for one am not shocked at all. He is after all a HUGE Tori Amos fan and supporter of her non-profit RAINN (rape, abuse and incest national network). While on our show the topic of the teen suicides due to bullying came up in conversation. Mick expressed his desire to help make an impact in this battle against bullying but he also expressed his frustrating in not knowing how he could help. He vowed to do anything he could and we promised him we would help him come up with a way. After his appearance on the show Derek and I started talking about how refreshing it was that someone like Mick Foley would want to take on an issue like bullying considering his line of work. After all most people think of wrestlers or professional fighters AS bullies because that is what they portray on their TV sets when they tune into a fight. We really wanted to hold true to our promise to Mick and we had been searching for a way that we could get involved in this fight to bring down bullying. That is when Derek suggested a PSA (public service announcement) campaign featuring tough guys like Mick Foley. After all, they are the role models to many young people out there that are not being reached by many of the anti-bullying projects that are currently being hatched. After hearing Derek's idea I was fully on board. To be really honest, I hadn't been this excited about a project since my Laramie Project Special. As promised, I contacted Mick and the planning got under way. After speaking with Mick I contacted TNA wrestling and asked if they would be interested in joining Mick in the campaign and they jumped at the opportunity. TNA Wrestling has launched a similar anti-bullying campaign on their weekly show on Spike called, "Eliminate The Hate." I was over the moon at the though of getting many of their wrestlers into the studio to record their PSA's. They were the first group of athletes to jump on board but certainly not the last.

Given the idea behind this project I knew I was going to need solid production team to help me pull off the sheer volume of producing it. So I decided that this would be the new intern project. After all, Katie cut her teeth as an intern when she helped me produce The Laramie Project Special. Why not give Glenn and Wil a chance to shine? Wil is my production/ audio guy. He is responsible for all things audio. That meant recording the PSA's and then editing them down into 30 and 60 second spots. He was also responsible for creating the enhanced MP3's that we would post on the website that would accompany this project. Glenn had several tasks. He conducted all of the interviews that would be edited into the PSA's. He researched and put together 90% of the materials used on the http://www.standingtough.com/ website and Glenn worked hand in hand with me to create any materials that were needed in order to book the many athletes that we needed to record the PSA's.

As you can see there are many moving parts to this project so I brought in our Associate Producer Katie to help the interns along the way. I have been overseeing the whole process while booking all of the athletes. We laid all of this ground work in a matter of 3 weeks. It has been a grueling task to get this project put together but over all I am really pleased with the finished PSA's. In the coming weeks, more and more PSA's will airing featuring a growing list of athletes who are looking forward to sharing their thoughts on the issue of bullying. You will hear from athletes representing the UFC and the NFL among others. I hope that in the long run the Standing Tough Against Bullying PSA campaign will have a strong impact on the people who hear these PSA's.

Now, that we have done all this work I want to talk with all of the listeners out there about how you can help! These PSA's will only make an impact if the right people are listening to them. So please visit the site http://www.standingtough.com/ and share our PSA's on all of your social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, Myspace). Let's get the word out that these athletes are Standing Tough Against Bullying and that everyday people can too! Tell people about this campaign and get the dialog started. Together I believe we can Stand Tough Against Bullying and make a huge difference in the lives of young people across this country.

The Intern Project: Are You Standing Tough?

2010-11-16T16:01:00.003-05:00

When we were first hired, and even in the initial interview, I remember Romaine mentioning a special “intern project”. For the first few weeks, there was little mention of the project. I can’t say I thought much of it.

But back in September, the reports of teen suicides were becoming more and more frequent. Many of these kids were bullied because they were gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning, or even straight-out misunderstood. Derek and Romaine, inspired by a recent interview with wrestling legend Mick Foley, decided that we should start a campaign that could make on impact on both the bullies and the kids who are being bullied.
Romaine sat us interns down and explained the gist of the project: with the help of Mick Foley, she planned to set up interviews with some of the nation’s “toughest” athletes.

Let me just say that as an intern, this is an incredible opportunity, but more realistically, it’s a crazy fucking responsibility. All too often kids like Wil and I end up in internships where we are relegated to go-foring and bitch-work. It means a lot to both of us to be involved in a project we can actually be proud of…you know, something you can put on a resume.

So with help from Lubri-Katie, me and Wil found ourselves in the studio right away recording the first set of PSAs. For a 22-year-old like me, it’s hard to pretend to be a professional while conducting interviews with famous wrestlers. With the exception of a few slip-ups and retarded misstatements, like calling people the wrong name or getting my facts wrong, everything went well. And that weekend Wil was off to mix and edit everything together.
In the end, everyone is excited to get the new site www.standingtough.com off the ground and launch the campaign. It’s been great so far, and it’s only going to get better.

Dian Hanson, Laura Bennett, and more friends

2010-11-04T19:21:00.000-04:00

Here's some pictures of a few guests from the past few weeks.

Dian Hanson of Taschen Press

Dian's big book of Breasts

Dian Hanson

Project Runway's blogger, Laura Bennett comes to the studio

Laura Bennett

ADD Jeff and K-Hole fill in for derek

K-Hole

weekly run-down

2010-10-25T19:31:00.003-04:00

Monday Oct. 25
-Chirs March, Burce Vilanch, and Linda Perry

Bruce Vilanch

Chris March

Linda Perry

Tuesday Oct 26
-Throwback show: 2006 - Desperately Fucking Angry, Sandra Bernhard, and Joy Behar

Joy Behar

Wednesday Oct. 27
-Shocking Confessions, Who ate Romaine's cookies?, Penthouse Fetish Party

Thursday Oct. 28
-Listener survey results and Miss New York

Friday Oct. 29
-Ro and Jen talk sexcapades, Mr. Pam and Rafael Alencar, and Ken Corday of Days of our Lives


Ken Corday

So Derek and Romaine are on vacation this week, but we'll be bringing you all the best from the clip collection. Stay tune this week for more updates, and more from Derek and Romaine next week.

Remember to keep in touch with the OutQ duo on twitter.com/romaine33 and twitter.com/wastesyourtime

Stay tuned.

Derek's Birthday Lapdance

2010-10-22T18:31:00.000-04:00

It's Derek's birthday next Thursday, so his friends showed up and gave him vodka, salad dressing ,and empty soda cans


And they also brought Rentboy Sebastian to give Derek a little dance

Click if you dare, the following pictures are not office safe...

Looks like Sebastian was even more excited than Derek

Sebastian shows Derek his assets

Sebastian also shows off his superior dicktion

Derek's friends made him this charming card

Derek hugs Sebastian goodbye at the end of the show

the crew + friends

If you would like to know more about Sebastian, click here for his Rentboy account

Don't ask...tolerance is fucking gay, bro

2010-10-21T19:30:00.001-04:00

The ban on gays in the military has been "temporarily" reinstated by a federal appeals court on Wednesday. Apparently, Obama wants the DADT policy replaced with a new law, not simply struck down by a court. Obama said, ""I can't simply ignore laws that are out there...I have to work to make sure they are changed."

For now, Obama promises that "this policy will end, and it will end on my watch" but for many in the LGBT world and their comrades, its a total disconnect from the man who promised us "change" in 2008.

Can Obama turn his back on the gays or will he get fucked in the ass by the LGBT voters this November?

Your comments por favor...

This Week's Run-Down

2010-10-18T11:15:00.000-04:00

Monday Oct 18 - Monday Mailbag, Community Service with NGLTF, and Queers 4 Gears

Tuesday Oct 19 - Tabloid Tuesday with Lana LoRusso, Margaret Cho, and Julie Brown

Tabloid Tuesday with Lana LoRusso

Wednesday Oct 20 -The Dildo Whisperer, Hedda Lettuce, JC Adams, and Desperately Fucking Angry


Hedda Lettuce

Thursday Oct 21-Whats you're gay problem?, Dian Hanson from Taschen Press, and Former Days of Our Lives headwriter Sheri Anderson.

Friday Oct 22 - Project Runway Eliminee and That's Entertainment with Brian Gianelli of Fancast.com

Project Runway Elimineee

Brian Gianelli of Fancast.com

Sexy Stars in the Studio

2010-10-14T19:28:00.000-04:00

Rick Springfield

we wish we were jessie's girl

Rick's new book!

Rick was super candid and real down-to-earth

Tricia Helfer of Battlestar Galactica

Also, Battlestar's beautiful Tricia Helfer makes the a DNR sandwich damn sexy

Tricia Helfer and Katee Sackhoff will be teaming up for some bad-ass charity work

Injunct this, congress!

2010-10-12T19:08:00.003-04:00

'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' is over!

The 17-year-long ban on serving openly in the military is officially over. US district judge, Virginia Phillips, ordered an injunction immediately stopping the enforcement of the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy.

The Department of Justice has 60 days to appeal, but probably won't.

It's gay v-day!

...finally

your comments please...

DNR Weekly Lineup October 11-15

2010-10-11T01:26:00.004-04:00

Monday Oct. 11

Miss Coco Peru

Community Service
with True Colors

Tuesday Oct. 12

Mick Foley

Wednesday Oct. 13

Linda Cobb

KM McKinnon

Thursday Oct. 14


Rick Springfield

Friday Oct. 16

That's Entertainment
with Brooke Darnoff from MTV

Fun in the California sun

2010-10-08T21:50:00.016-04:00

As soon as we got to LA, the Hollywood bigwigs couldn't resist giving every member of the show an Emmy

The kids came out in droves for DNR live from GayDays Anaheim

Derek sweeps listeners off their feet!

Alan Ball doesn't hate fangs, in fact he loves us

Listener Vanessa made special bears for Derek and Romaine, bears with HUGE tits!

The DNR Show makes porn star Trevor Knight excited


This is how Romaine welcomes our guests, shaking hands is just soo impersonal

Carson Kressley gets his fashion advice from Derek


Michael Kuluva brings the fashion show straight to the DNR Show

What a cool Justin Bieber shirt!

Dominic Patten holds a special place in our hearts

Director Gregg Araki and 24's Mary Lynn Rajskub chat with us


		Derek and Romaine take a seat in Brady's Pub on the set of Days of Our Lives

A man's man like Joe Mascolo is a DNR fan

John Aniston

Kristian Alfonso takes some questions

The Young and the Restless' Emmy-award winning producer Nancy Bradley Wiard

Suzanne Whang

Days of Our Lives' Star Peter Reckell

Charming Crystal Chappell was an awesome guest

Stargate Universe's Ming Na steers the DNR space-ship from the comfort of our comfy couch

Sirius Playboy Radio's own Tiffany Granath

Ross Mathews gets in between the OutQ duo

Dennis Hensley comes in for a hug!

Christopher Rice

Live fans ask live questions

Enthusiastic Maggie Furlong with the duo

Caterer to the stars Wade Williams

Download the novel, Blue Boy, for free. Tonight only

2010-10-08T15:48:00.000-04:00

In light of this past week's tragic string of LGBT deaths, Kensington Publishing is offering a FREE download of the Lambda Award-winning novel BLUE BOY by Rakesh Satyal: http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Boy-ebook/dp/B00276HAJ4/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&qid=1286558632&sr=1-1

According to Satyal, “I wrote the book that I needed as a kid and didn't have, so it seems particularly relevant to the events of this past week to make a story about transcending homophobia available to readers of all stripes.”

BLUE BOY tells the story of Kiran Sharma: lover of music, dance, and all things sensual; son of immigrants, social outcast, spiritual seeker. A boy who doesn't quite understand his lot—until he realizes he's a god... As an only son, Kiran has obligations—to excel in his studies, to honor the deities, to find a nice Indian girl, and, above all, to make his mother and father proud—standard stuff for a boy of his background. If only Kiran had anything in common with the other Indian kids besides the color of his skin. They reject him at every turn, and his cretinous public schoolmates are no better. Cincinnati in the early 1990s isn’t exactly a hotbed of cultural diversity, and Kiran’s not-so-well-kept secrets don’t endear him to any group. Playing with dolls, choosing ballet over basketball, taking the annual talent show way too seriously… the very things that make Kiran who he is also make him the star of his own personal freak show.

BLUE BOY was named “Best Debut Fiction” of 2009 by the Lambda Literary Foundation. Rakesh Satyal is a graduate of Princeton University, where he studied comparative literature and writing. Currently an editor at HarperCollins, he is also on the planning committee of the annual PEN World Voices Festival. He sings a popular cabaret show that has been featured widely, from “Page Six” to the New York Observer. He lives in New York City. More info can be found at: www.rakeshsatyal.com

Comicon Queen Tricia Helfer comes to DNR this Friday!

2010-10-07T18:02:00.004-04:00

Calling all Battlestar fans, lesbians who like blondes, straight dudes, and lonely truckers. Tune in to DNR tomorrow for Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer at 7pm Friday Oct. 8th.

Come Out and Say Hello! Hang with DNR at Gay Days Ahaheim!

2010-10-01T17:29:00.005-04:00

Here's the DNR weekend schedule.

10/1 Friday- DNR Live from House of Blues, Downtown Disney

4-8pm Drop by the upstairs patio at The House of Blues. The show will be live from 3-7pm but stick around after the show to chat one on one with Derek and Romaine!

10/2 Saturday- DNR at Disneyland for Gay Days Anaheim

11am - Join Derek and Romaine and other Gay Days visitors at the Mark Twain riverboat meet-up in the morning. Don't be late! The DNR boat leaves at 11 sharp.

3pm Join Derek and Romaine for an afternoon meet up in Tomorrowland outside the Pizza Port.

9pm-1am Dance the night away with DNR at Kingdom dance party at House of Blues