{"id":94759,"date":"2026-02-15T16:20:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T00:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/?p=94759"},"modified":"2026-02-15T16:20:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T00:20:42","slug":"curling-tapping-and-grinding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/blog\/2026\/02\/15\/curling-tapping-and-grinding\/","title":{"rendered":"Curling, Tapping and Grinding"},"content":{"rendered":"

For our Olympic moment, a story from the cutthroat world of competitive curling.  That\u2019s a sport where two teams attempt to manipulate a granite stone on the ice by swirling some kind of mop.  Picture bringing your Swiffer <\/em>to the local ice rink.  The incident in question took place during a nail-biter between Canada and Sweden.  One reporter captured the drama this way: \u201cThe Swedes believed one of the Canadians was repeatedly double-touching some of his stones.\u201d  And you thought Heated Rivalry<\/em><\/strong> was intense!  Marc Kennedy <\/strong>from the Canadian team wasn\u2019t taking the Swedish accusations lightly.  \u201cI don\u2019t like being accused of cheating after 25 years on tour and four Olympic Games.  So I told him where to stick it.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Our Ask Billy<\/em><\/strong> question came from Mark <\/strong>in Boston: \u201cDuring <\/em>Bad Bunny<\/strong>\u2019s halftime show at about the four-minute mark, you see two guys grinding up against each other behind the open door of a white pickup truck.  I thought maybe they might be famous (or semi-famous).  Maybe models or porn stars.  Do you know who they are?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Mark wasn\u2019t the only one who picked up on this.  Moments after the camera panned past these two men dancing inside an open truck door, the clip went viral.  I think the first person to post the meme was Louisa Jacobson <\/strong>from The Gilded Age<\/em><\/strong>, who captioned it \u201cImportant!\u201d  One of the men is Dan Santiago<\/strong>, a 30-year-old dancer from NYC who previously performed with Bad Bunny on Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/strong>.  \u201cThere were a lot of intentionally fluid pairings in the show reflecting the sense of unity the show was trying to convey,\u201d says Dan.  He added that both he and his dancing partner, Igor Farina<\/strong>, are straight, but they \u201cfeel honored to represent the LGBTQ community.\u201d  \u201cTo me, being part of this moment wasn\u2019t about performing queerness; it was about freedom and representing a community that deserves to be seen.\u201d  And see it you will on BillyMasters.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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When I\u2019m trying to squeeze my Balzac into Ashton\u2019s pink Speedo<\/em>, it\u2019s time to end another column.  If you wanna check out the latest gossip, sit right down on Juliette Lewis and head on over to www.BillyMasters.com<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 the site that never leaves a stone unturned.  If you\u2019ve got a question, send it along to Billy@BillyMasters.com<\/a><\/strong> and and I promise to get back to you before Dan or Igor turn up on Dancing with the Stars<\/em><\/strong>.  Until next time, remember, one man\u2019s filth is another man\u2019s bible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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