Category Archives: History

Postings related to my past.

Scheduled for Hip Replacement Surgery

Posted on May 23, 2013 by BearChub4u

I am scheduled for surgery on May 28th to get my second hip replacement performed. My first one was replaced in 2007 and now, 5 1/2 years later, my other hip has worn out. I guess that’s what happens from … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas Baby!

Posted on April 10, 2013 by BearChub4u
The Las Vegas sign

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As I had previously shared a year ago (CLICK HERE TO READ), two of my best friends were my first cohorts when it came to exploring our sexuality when we were 11 years old. Recently, I found out that one … Continue reading →

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I Love baking…

Posted on October 22, 2012 by BearChub4u
Wheat Bread

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Today I baked a loaf of bread. Just a simple 2 pound loaf of wheat bread baked in my breadmaker. It’s my own recipe using whole wheat flour, oats, potato flour, honey, butter…. As I was slicing off the heel … Continue reading →

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High School Music, Sounds of Hope, and Choices We Make

Posted on August 11, 2012 by BearChub4u
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This is a story that very few people have ever heard. All through my high school years, after being encouraged by Mr. Curt McCarty, my music teacher in Jr. High, I was always doing my best to try and sing … Continue reading →

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Off to New York for a New Beginning!

Posted on May 20, 2012 by BearChub4u

After taking classes in computer repair and configuration, and getting certified by Microsoft and Comptia as a computer technician, I worked dozens of assorted temp jobs through several agencies in the St. Louis area building up my resume and experience, … Continue reading →

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“You’re good enough to start making wedding cakes!”

Posted on May 14, 2012 by BearChub4u

When I was fourteen years old, there was a knock at our door one day and two men in business suits were standing there. When my mom opened the door, they introduced themselves as being from the Jacksonville Journal Courier … Continue reading →

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Gaily Forward- Not everyone has been users or losers… The Good Guys!

Posted on April 28, 2012 by BearChub4u

With my prior posting, I may have given the impression that everyone I’ve met has been a user or a loser. Quite the contrary to be honest! I’ve probably had more than my share of wonderful guys! My first really … Continue reading →

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Gaily Forward- Users & Losers

Posted on April 20, 2012 by BearChub4u

Being a big guy in the gay community just seems to be a magnet that draws USERS and LOSERS like an electromagnet draws steel. You wouldn’t believe some of the things that I have experienced in the 17 years since … Continue reading →

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My “Paranormal Experiences”…

Posted on April 15, 2012 by BearChub4u

You can read this as fact, or fiction, whichever you personally prefer, however, I KNOW IT HAPPENED, and so does my ex-wife as both incidents involved both of us back in the 1970′s….. It was quite an ordeal. We figured … Continue reading →

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Gaily Forward- Gay Trivia Primer

Posted on April 15, 2012 by BearChub4u

GAY TRIVIA PRIMER… What’s with all these “RAINBOWS”; and why Rainbows?? What do they mean “Are you a friend of Dorothy?” What’s “LEATHER” got to do with being gay? Why should I be “PROUD” of being homosexual? Hello and welcome … Continue reading →

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Gaily Forward- Hanky Codes

Posted on April 15, 2012 by BearChub4u

“Hanky Codes” signify the various handkerchief colors and fabrics that people in the gay community can wear when they are at gay functions to give subtle indications as to what their interests are or what they’re looking for. They’re worn … Continue reading →

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Safe sex….

Posted on April 2, 2012 by BearChub4u

When I was coming out almost 18 years ago, I was living in St Louis and attended a “Coming Out” series of lessons lead by the local “Effort For Aids” to help make the transition a little smoother for those … Continue reading →

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I love to travel!

Posted on March 21, 2012 by BearChub4u

When I was 17, I was selected to be part of the maiden voyage of a European Concert Choir Tour called “Sounds of Hope”. Being from a tiny isolated town in rural Illinois, it gave me the opportunity to see … Continue reading →

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Different times…

Posted on March 2, 2012 by BearChub4u

I recently heard Barbara Walters mention it on “The View” that the stigma associated with teenage pregnancies and having a baby out of wedlock has change tremendously over the past 40 or 50 years. When I was a teenager, especially … Continue reading →

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Valentines Day

Posted on February 14, 2012 by BearChub4u
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Today is Valentine’s Day, 2012, and once again, I find myself alone with no significant other in my life. Since I have always been such a romantic person, facing it alone is very depressing for me. When I lived at … Continue reading →

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Lights Out…

Posted on February 2, 2012 by BearChub4u

I’ve always been pretty much able to contain and control my anger. Even though I was constantly teased and taunted all through school (what would be considered “bullying” by today’s standards), I had developed a very thick skin and most … Continue reading →

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Biggest Guy in School

Posted on January 27, 2012 by BearChub4u
Me in 8th grade

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By the time I was in Junior High (ages 12/13), I was pretty much the biggest guy in my class or the class ahead of us. There was one other guy who was big like I was, but he was … Continue reading →

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Exploration & Discovery

Posted on January 26, 2012 by BearChub4u

After discovering SEX, it opened up a whole new world of discovery. Living in a very small, rural town in the midwest, there wasn’t ANYTHING to do other than watch the grass grow. Being back in the 1960′s, being “gay” … Continue reading →

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A Whole New World…

Posted on January 23, 2012 by BearChub4u

During the summer vacation from school when I was 11 years old, being Boy Scouts, my friends and I liked to go fishing and camping, but one of those camping trips opened my eyes to a whole new world I … Continue reading →

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School Days continued….

Posted on January 22, 2012 by BearChub4u

I never wanted to play ball or be rowdy out on the playground like the other boys, but in order to try to avoid being made fun of, I made friends with some handicapped kids my age, who were in … Continue reading →

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