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Thanks for the video, Thanks for the happiness that heat up my heart.
What we need is a highly functional HIV poz networking site where interactions like this can take place in real time from the waist up, if you get my drift. I've lived a poz man for 27 yrs in many major cities and always caught myself thinking the grass was greener someplace else, but the truth is you have to get your own house in order before you invite people over. i.e. if you want love, be a loving person. If you want sex, be a sexy person. If you want to be financially secure, hang around financially secure people. I catch myself all the time breaking those rules and wondering why I don't get where I need to be. Soon, I'm leaving a major city with all its perks and coming to a small town in FL that is decades behind anything that I'm used to. I think the only way to survive is to be the optimist and not the pessimist, cause anything could be just around the corner if you're in the right position when it arrives... See you on the cruise, I hope. Love Tusk
Thank you so much i really needed to see this. i have just ben diagnosed with being hiv positive and i thought it was the end of the world. but i see that it is not. you guys have given me a lease on life and i would love to meet you guys in person or other like minded individuals.
Beautiful articule, and a wonderful clip. By the way Craig is looking awesome at 50, keep it up Craig....lol
Lovely video, and hot guys! Cant believe that guy is 50! I wanna look like that when I'm 50 :D
I love ur videos!!!! Im just starting my journey... It's really hard but... Im trying my best! Greetings!!! Thank you
SERIOUSLY, turn Logo and In the Life (http://www.inthelifetv.org/) onto your phenomenal video blogs so they can create shows from them and reach a wider audience!
I agree let's create a series on Logo!!! I'll be on "The Real Poz Guys of Chicago"
Now Mark, I am printing out this recipe and will be adding nuts!
Loved the video and I think you teach a valuable lesson to all of us living with HIV the importance of having support from friends or family. Great job guys!
Wow its like a POZ "Golden Girls"....Now, who is Blanche??? On a serious note. This Web site and more importantly Mark S King's Blog has helped me sooo much.
I found out the news on 20th July 2007 and since then I have used www.thebody.com numerous times for fantastic information. I've also since then been involved in group sessions at ACON (AIDS COUNCIL OF NEW SOUTH WALES) in Sydney, Australia to talk over issues such as Health, Relationships and Sex.
Anywho its the eve of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Dance Party so its time for me to Dance dance dance,or at least decide on an outfit.
Thanks once again Mark and mates...this Blog was sweet. Happy Mardi Gras!!
hey mark, just wanted you to know how much i appreciate your video blogs. i have watched them all and being a gay poz man in a small town can get pretty lonely and depressing. i really enjoyed this video with your friends and can sure relate to what the men are saying. i have been poz now for about 20 yrs. i have walked on both sides of the fence. been married and also had a gay man in my life. neither worked and i just resigned myself that i was going to be alone. i recently met a man from geelong australia thru the poz.com site and feel as if i have a new lease on life. i don't know why i'm telling you all this and how does it really relate to your blog? well i just know that i can appreciate everything that the guys were talking about especially the online dating. both me and my new boyfriend started chatting through webcam since we were so far apart and we both knew we were getting the real deal. sweet huh? thanks again eric & craig & james & antron and you mark for sharing so much. it would be great knowing any of you.
I POZ GUY FROM MARCH 2010, i stated my med just 22 days ago i and still felling the side effect, sorry for my inglish is not so good, i try so hard to improve my inglish ... i would like to have some friends like you here in Costa Rica
You guys are soooo lucky to be friends. Here in WV friends are few and far between, not that there are no gay men here but they are really not interested in being just "friends". I wish we were closer to you guys we really need a group of friends like you guys. Love to you all and good Health
I STILL CRYING.. THIS VIDEO TOUCH MY HEART... TAKE CARE GUYS I AM FROM COSTA RICA HUGS FOR ALLS OF YOU
Mark,
As you already know, this was wonderful! I enjoyed your first introduction and I could not wait to listen to this interview. I feel close to all of your friends because they cared enough to open their lives to us. I am grateful! I have a friend, best friend, in Thailand. I share everything with him and I have strength because even when I am wrong, he still loves me. Yes, I would like a partner but I know friends are forever. Thank you again for loving us by sharing your friends.
kirk
Mark this was such an inspiration. You and your friends are beautiful people. I found out last month that I am HIV + and I am 26. As you know it an emotional rollercoaster. However, I have learned of the strong support system I have here in the city and FRIENDS surely are my saving grace. I know I am going to be okay. My love to all you guys, I thoroughly enjoyed this.
P.S. -lets make our own series on LOGO- I will create the real poz guys of NYC ;)
It was an amazing video clip that made me stop and think about my life! You guys make me want to move to Atlanta!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-)
What a wonderful video. I have been HIV+ for 25 plus years and I am now 63 years old. I lived in Atlanta in the early 80's before I was transfered with job to Little Rock and then Houston, Tx and then back to Georgia and finally Florida. I lost my life partner 15 years ago of HIV and I have been very lonely since. I do not have a circle of Friends any longer and I miss that very much.
I love you Mark King. You have kept me sane over the past year of finding out I have got "IT" thank you xxxxxx
James is HOTTTTTTTT! Four weeks! hmmm ...
Eric, is like butda, drip over me anytime BAbe :}
Craig, I would be so jealous of letting him out of my sight.
Antron, it's nice ya'll are taking care of him. :}
I'm 51 and not having a bf, I'm use to it. People see me and think Arnold, or John Wayne and they don't know, I'm just a big old Marilyn Monroe in bed.
Anyway ... till your next post ....
Cheers!
Love to all of you guys... my prayers of well being are with you... Mark, your blogs bring such a smile to my face.
Thanks,
Brian
That was great would love to be a part of your friendship and friends would love to come meet and talk with you ive been poz 17 years will be 18 the 17th of june just befor my 43rd birthday the 21st was 25 when i found out and have lost most of my friends and granny and mom and stepda they all passed not from HIV we dont have anything around here like you do there so please get back to me ok .Thanks Danny
Mark, this is great! I totally would watch a show by you guys on bravo or Mtv. I suggest you sell that idea to the tv stations, because so many people with HIV/Aids can learn from you all as you are very open and you all have lots of knowledge to share. Hugs and kisses to you all! And above all good health.
Great new blog....and the brownie recipe is laginappe. Keep up the good work.
Man this is such a special video. WOW. Thank you for sharing. I wish I had friends like you guys.
Terrific update on the original "Friends" blog. I especially like the opening "Title" sequence, and suggest that you use it for the opening of all your blogs. Keep up the excellent work!
This was really refreshing. Taking time out to create something like this for those of us who need it is a very gracious and kind act. Thank you so much!
Gary
Great wEpisode! I've been participating in the Shanti L.I.F.E program in FTL and your highlighting some of the stronger issues that make a huge difference in thriving instead of just surviving. (and James is just as sexy via video as I thought he was via FB - Sluuurp!)
This left me wanting to hear more. The honesty and openness touched my heart and reminded me of how critical are friends to the journey through life.
Thank you all for sharing.
wow....fantastic video. Enjoyed watching it. So insightful and wonderful. What great friends you have Mark!
So life affirming to see all you guys together sharing your feelings and having a good time. Can't believe that any of you are still single.
You boys need to have your own reality show on Bravo.
Thanks Mark, this is such a great celebration of life! ps...miss ya much!
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Mark S. King has been an active AIDS activist, writer and community organization leader since the early 1980s in Los Angeles. He has been an outspoken advocate for prevention education and for issues important to those living with HIV.
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