Boston Heats Up To 98 Degrees
My week ended at the glittering Golden Globes, but it started on the other side of the country. My pal Jeff Timmons of the pop group 98 Degrees was at the Wilbur Theater in Boston headlining The Men of the Strip. This troupe of male strippers from Las Vegas have been featured on E! The “hook” is that they all sing and dance in the style of a boy band. What I think really sets them apart from other groups is that they don’t cater solely to the ladies. Yes, there is the typical strip show banter about the types of women the guys like, which elicits squeals of delight from the ladies. But at a certain point, they asked where the men were. The gaggle of gays (and a smattering of straight guys, I’m sure) cheered. The guys onstage said, “We love our guy fans.” As if to underscore that point, let me ask you this – how often does Jeff Timmons sing “Invisible Man” to a guy? Or interpolate the name Billy Masters into the lyrics? Happily, a fan sent me the video, which you can see on BillyMasters.com.






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