If a tree falls in the forest…

So guess who is OCD after all? Yours truly of course. You may have notice that the best of the old site, has found itself a new home here on Up Your Alley: Vancouver’s Gay Blog. If you’re new to the site, check out a few of my past posts.

More than a few homos at the Goldfrapp concert last night asked me why I didn’t go an see Janet Jackson, who played Vancouver on September 10th. Their questions reminded me of that age old philosophical riddle of yore: “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”

Except in this case, all I could think was: “If Janet Jackson falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does anyone care?”

In other news…got teeth? If you answered yes to that quesiton, this will help you appreciate those pearly whites:

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