With The Crown & Anchor under the absentee management of Tristan Schukraft, one expected certain changes.  The first one I noticed is that the shows now have assigned seating.  General admission was never a problem, but what do I know?  Here’s something I know a lot about – drinking!  Gay people like drinking during drag shows (or, really, any shows).  It helps the audience, and it helps the performer.  But this year, there are suddenly no cocktail waiters at The Crown.  Why?  Who knows.  The biggest surprise of all – the hotel has no guests!  Yes, it’s completely empty.  Allegedly, the rooms are being renovated.  Seems to me that’s something best done off-season.

I doubt Tristan is too concerned about any of these things, because he’s got his hands full with a fiancé and other boyfriends (numbers vary from five to eight).  And they’re all getting ready to hit reality TV!  No, this isn’t some Sister Wives-type show.  They’ll be appearing on Below Deck to take a trip at sea (like that infamous three-hour tour).  The trailer to the episode shows it won’t all be smooth sailing, as you’ll see on BillyMasters.com.

The Crown & Anchor has had a checkered time since being sold by the formidable duo of Rick Murray and Bill Dougal (Rick just sold Mussel Beach Gym in Provincetown as well).  Before Tristan bought it, the complex was briefly owned by Jonathan Hawkins, who is facing some legal issues.  According to court records provided to Billy Masters International, on July 15^th he was charged with numerous counts of possession and trafficking methamphetamine!  He was released from Barnstable District Court on bail of $150K (he only had to come up with $15K in cash).  His next court date is September 14^th.

By now, you’ve all heard about Perez Hilton’s “situation” and subsequent hospitalization, so no need for me to rehash that.  Sources states that he’s still in the hospital and requires surgery.  His mother has filed for temporary custody of his three children, and I’m told Perez has not fought this.  While various celebrated types have weighed in online about Hilton, I couldn’t help but notice a post by Jared Padalecki.  He initially wrote, “Hey @PerezHilton.  Just wanted to reach out and let you know that you’re in my thoughts…I hope you are trying as best as you can to be kind to yourself right now.  Please surround yourself with the love and support that all humans deserve.”  Shortly thereafter, he deleted the post due to pressure from some of his fans and wrote “I didn’t know.  It’s been brought to my attention.  I’m sorry.”   He then clarified things in a longer post: “To give more detail re: my post wishing someone well… I had ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA about his past.  I had heard of him.  Obviously, I had heard that he hadn’t exactly ‘been kind’ to me in the past.  So, my thought is always to give grace and forgiveness to those who may have tried to ‘harm’ you…. That having been said, I TRULY didn’t know ANYTHING about the extent to what he had done.  That’s my bad.”  So, let me get this straight – Jared would rather be known as clueless than compassionate?  And even after all that, does he NOT wish Perez well?