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Archive for October, 2007

Oct 31
Wednesday

The Rainbow Connection

Filed under Gay Confusion, Issues, Migs Speaks and Movies and Music

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I’m sure that you have at least once listened to this beautiful, beautiful song: Rainbow Connection, written by songwriters Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher for The Muppet Movie (1979). In the film, it is sung by Kermit The Frog as the Muppets set out to find adventure. The song establishes that Kermit was a thinking frog, and that he has an introspective soul. The songwriters also wanted to show that Kermit would be on this spiritual path, examining life, and the meaning of life.

While listening to Sarah Mclachlan’s version of the song, I was struck not only by the simple yet beautiful melody, but moreso by how it resonated with my gay core. Specifically, towards the end of the song, it talks about these “voices”:
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3 responses - Posted 10.29.07
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12 responses - Posted 10.29.07
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Jake Cuenca, in briefs
40 responses - Posted 10.29.07
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34 responses - Posted 10.29.07
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22 responses - Posted 10.29.07
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Thank You, Theaterati
13 responses - Posted 10.28.07
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Naked and Sacred
11 responses - Posted 10.28.07
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24 responses - Posted 10.27.07
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20 responses - Posted 10.27.07
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19 responses - Posted 10.25.07
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no responses - Posted 10.25.07
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18 responses - Posted 10.25.07
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41 responses - Posted 10.25.07
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33 responses - Posted 10.24.07
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25 responses - Posted 10.24.07
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Zaturnnah in Cebu!
16 responses - Posted 10.23.07
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Does Size Matter?
50 responses - Posted 10.23.07
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Dennis Trillo in Men’s Health
37 responses - Posted 10.22.07
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Podcast: Closing a Chapter
24 responses - Posted 10.20.07
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“It went too fast, my friend.”
36 responses - Posted 10.19.07
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Victor Basa is asked, “are you gay?”
89 responses - Posted 10.18.07
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Joy and Sorrow
42 responses - Posted 10.17.07
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35 responses - Posted 10.17.07
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33 responses - Posted 10.17.07
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57 responses - Posted 10.16.07
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3 responses - Posted 10.16.07
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13 responses - Posted 10.16.07
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54 responses - Posted 10.15.07
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22 responses - Posted 10.15.07
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33 responses - Posted 10.14.07
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The Actor, The Basketball Player, and The Blogger
81 responses - Posted 10.13.07
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15 responses - Posted 10.12.07
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Dion Ignacio Dons New Skin
50 responses - Posted 10.11.07
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27 responses - Posted 10.11.07
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16 responses - Posted 10.11.07
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Mike Tan, Dion Ignacio, Kevin Santos
38 responses - Posted 10.10.07
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Migs is Officially In Love
57 responses - Posted 10.09.07
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Beautiful Week!
15 responses - Posted 10.08.07
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Pacquiao-Barrera Boxing Match
17 responses - Posted 10.07.07
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Inside the Mind of a Star Masseur 3
58 responses - Posted 10.06.07
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13 responses - Posted 10.05.07
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24 responses - Posted 10.05.07
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Thank You, Salamat Po!
25 responses - Posted 10.04.07
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Watching Insiang This Weekend
4 responses - Posted 10.03.07
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A Couple More RoXXXanne Tix
8 responses - Posted 10.03.07
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Inside the Mind of a Star Masseur 2
58 responses - Posted 10.03.07
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47 responses - Posted 10.03.07
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Inside the Mind of a Star Masseur
40 responses - Posted 10.01.07
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