Gaywalking

So somebody back East got a little crazy yesterday and deleted some comments from Up Your Alley. Apparently spammers hit the comment section here about 10-20 times a day and Xtra’s web Jesus has to go through and delete things to keep UYA clean. Fashion. Glamour. I know.

So if you’re looking around for your comments about:

1) How you and your friends are going to make the best MTV reality show ever

2) My lack of talent and/or writing ability

3) Me going bald

I’m sorry to tell you they are permanently gone. Much like my hairline. ZING!

In other news: I’d like to dedicate the following video to Patti at La Espana. She is the best thing that happens to me in the morning some weeks.

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