The Irrepressibles gig in London: full of emotions, strength and vulnerability

I am a big fan of The Irrepressibles, and was super excited to finally see them performing live in London. It was their first London gig (Islington, Assembly Hall, Fri 20 March 2015) of the NUDE.

I had pretty high expectations, and this was one of the instances when my high expectations were fully met.

The vocals, emotions, combination of strength and vulnerability, their performance was emotionally draining and very honest.

And yes, Jamie, the lead singer, was pretty sexy with the beard. I loved his new image. There were frequent shouts "You are so sexy", "I love you" from the  audience.

If you ever have a chance to see The Irrepressibles live, do it, it's a must.

And below is a pic of the opening support act by Ebe Oke, and of the stage before the show.

From English National Ballet to my letterbox

English National Ballet definitely knows what kind of letters I would appreciate receiving in my letterbox ;))

P.S. New production Lest We Forget (2-12 April 2014) at Barbican, London. Already booked.

London 2012: Olympic games

*as spotted in official London 2012 store

Pay attention to poster for Paris 1924 (!).

More London 2012 Olympic coverage - on Unzipped.

Day in pictures - 7 July World Pride 2012, London

 *In/around World Pride 2012 rally at Trafalgar sq, London

 *Even Ann Summers sex shop turned rainbow for the occasion, Soho, London

 *Grindr Pride at Village, Soho, London

 *Soho was totally packed; view of Old Compton street

 *Sexy 'English lads', Soho, London

 *Escape and Madame JoJo's, well known gay venues in Soho, London

 *Purse-shoes... this was fun :)) Soho, London

 *'Strip show' from the balcony of Old Comptons, Soho, London

*Soho, London

Madonna + Kazaky : "Girl Gone Wild"

Absof*ckinglutely awesome. It's a dream come true. Madonna + Kazaky. Says it all.

Armenian water polo team from LA

Cute swimwear. And this water polo team from LA looking hot.

For details and problems this sport and teams encounter in Armenia and Diaspora - read here (English brief version - here).

*picture - via sport.news.am

X-rated lollipop + more ;)

I never thought that the very definition of lollipop could be so X-rated. It reads like a porn.

Wikipedia: A lollipop, pop, lolly, sucker, or sticky-pop is a type of confectionery consisting mainly of hardened, flavored sucrose with corn syrup mounted on a stick and intended for sucking or licking.

The only reason I looked up for it is because I came across this pretty X-rated version of lollipop today while browsing through Soho stores in London (picture, above).

There was another treat waiting outside the store too - naked model, that is ;)

French rugby player of Georgian origin Dimitri Yachvili naked in Dieux du Stade

I have posted about hot Argentinian Armenian rugby player Juan Martin Berberian in Dieux du Stade 2009 famous annual calendar of naked rugby players.

Re-reading that post couple of days ago reminded me that I forgot to post about French rugby player of Georgian origin Dimitri Yachvili who appeared in one of earlier editions of Dieux du Stade.

(Wikipedia) Dimitri Yachvili (born 19 September 1980 in Brive-la-Gaillarde, Corrèze) is a French rugby union footballer who currently plays scrum-half for Biarritz and France.

Of Georgian descent, his father Michel was a French international before him. His paternal grandfather was a Georgian POW during the WWII in France who escaped and subsequently participated in the French resistance in the province of Limousin. Dimitri's brother Grégoire chose to play for the Georgian national team.

Enjoy! ;))

Yerevan Diaries: Animal orgy and naked swimmers

I have this habit of seeing things the way they are probably not intended to be seen ;)

 

*Cafesjian Museum of Modern Art

A moment... with Tom Ford, Selfridges, London

Hot! UK Eurovision entry - Blue, naked on the cover of Attitude magazine

At last, decent entry from the UK at Eurovision - Blue. I’d say the best entry in a decade or so. For the first time, I would actually love to see UK win the contest.

And they are hot. Not that you needed any more proof, but newly released ‘The Naked Issue’ of the Attitude magazine instantly caught my eyes. ‘Euro Boys’ Blue on the cover and inside the magazine. Hot!

Arthur Gasparyan (Archibaz): Armenian member of Kazaky - Ukrainian band that everyone talks about

Kazaky took the Internet by storm, instantly becoming the hottest band from Ukraine that everyone talks about. Good looking, fit guys, hot with stilettos... and from the post-Soviet country Ukraine. This is their winning combination. Adding unashamedly homoerotic nature of the choreography, no surprises they became hit project with big gay following. [Read: Kazaky in drag. Ukrainian "response to Lady Gaga" did it again ;)]

Among them... our very Armenian Arthur Gasparyan, nicknamed Archibaz.

No much details are available re bio of Kazaky band members, including Arthur. Here is info via formenya_lire (RU, thanks to A.N. for the link).

Артур Гаспарян - 100% арменин, родился 22 июня 1984 года в Ереване.
Артур окончил Академию Русского балета в Петербурге. Был солистом в Московском Академическом Театре классического балета Н.Касаткиной и В.Василова. С 2007 солировал в Национальной опере Украины им. Т.Шевченко. 2010 год - участник танцевального коллектива "Kazaky".

Below are pictures of Arthur and Kazaky via their Facebook page and official website.

Also, towards the end you may see their latest collaboration with Georgian fashion-designer BICHOLA at the Ukrainian Fashion Week (thanks to Lusine for the link). And appearance in music video clip by Lama - Тримай.

Enjoy ;)

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