The Making of "Goodbye"

"Goodbye"

This gay guy loved Bruno!

7/8/9 YouTube Gathering NYC!

The Message Board - Trailer

The Message Board is an 8-part web series about Broadway Universe, a theatre web site where different people can come together to chat about Broadway, divas, cabarets, chorus boys, politics, internet addiction, gay marriage, religion, sex, and anything that crosses their mind. Perhaps that ranting theatre queen or Wicked-obsessed teen will become your new BFF or your next worst enemy? Maybe that anonymous, alleged "hot chorus boy" will become the love of your life? You'll never know until you log in. Chat! Debate! Have a meltdown! LOL!

Watch The Message Board on YouTube on JerbyVids

New episodes debut each Friday in May and June starting May 8!

For more info/cast: jerby.com/TMB

Episodes will be embedded on this blog. I might even blog some interesting tidbits about each one, too! :)

Twitter me!

twitter.com/Jerb

A fun little trilogy

Not that I have EVER mixed alcohol and technology myself!

Application for a Hook-up

This piece originally appeared in Jerby: Fully Loaded in 2005.

Put me on The Big Gay Sketch Show!

Vote for me once a day! I would LOVE to be on this show!

Here's the blog entry I had to make for the first round:

Here he is, world!

I have been performing my entire life whether on stage with other people or alone with my stuffed animals. (I won't confess when the latter collaboration stopped--at least not without some drinks in me.)

I started writing material for myself after the 2004 election. I was so enraged, I was driven into a creative frenzy. I created 2 one-man/cabaret shows for myself, using music and monologue to address everything from love to auditioning to dieting to sex to politics. It was during my second show that Brother Barker, my ex-gay character, was born.

Then, in 2007, I was inspired to take advantage of YouTube to channel my passion for politics and LGBT issues. Featured prominently there is Brother Barker as well as his ex-gay wife, Hope. Other characters have popped up as well as rap videos, and I look forward to taking my channel to the next level with an 8-part web series about a theatre message board, followed by a Truth or Dareesque parody of a Chris Crockeresque YouTube "star".

I love using satire to tackle all of the BS in the world. I think humor is a very powerful weapon.

Thanks for checking me out!

John :)

Lady and the Tramp

Jared and I made this for the Netflix Greatest Kiss Contest. We made the costumes and had a lot of fun filming it. Lady and the Tramp is the first film I remember seeing in a theater.

"Our First Christmas Together"

I wrote this song for Jared for Christmas 2007. This year, I decided to make it a music video. Enjoy!

NYC Prop 8 Protest Rally - 11.15.08

Brother Barker vs Jerby

Part 1: Obama, Prop 8, Adoption



Part 2: Gay Marriage

"We've Got To Work Together (NO on Prop 8 Remix)"

All photos public domain except:

http://www.bilerico.com
http://flickr.com/photos/marclove/
http://flickr.com/photos/ajbear/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dobson
http://www.okhouse.gov/Committees/Comm_CommitteeMembers.aspx?CommitteeID=51&SubcommitteeID=0
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Category:Pat_Robertson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Bachman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Phelps
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Brownback
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pace
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Huckabee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitt_Romney
http://flickr.com/photos/66273561@N00/2585551347
http://www.flickr.com/photos/69805768@N00/592821404/
http://www.lightmatter.net/gallery/albums.php
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Micov
Vote NO on Prop 8 in California!

Vote NO on Prop 2 in Florida!

Vote NO on Prop 102 in Arizona!

"We've Got To Work Together (NO on Prop8 Remix)
written and remixed by John Raymond Barker

"Ave Maria"

Whether you are voting for Obama, McCain, Barr, Nader, or whoever, please support marriage equality!

Vote NO on Prop 8 in California!

Vote NO on Prop 102 in Arizona!

Vote NO on Prop 2 in Florida!

Don't support discrimination!

This video is dedicated to Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon and all those who have paved the way.

Special thanks to the following for the use of their gorgeous photographs:

Elaine Adolfo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/elemente/
Valentin Aguirre: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sftinobear/
AJ Alfieri-Crispin: http://flickr.com/photos/ajbear/
Marisa Arrona: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mari-posa/
Abbie Brown: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aabbbiee/
Davidlud: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Davidlud
drummergrrl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sjaffess/
Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis: http://www.flickr.com/photos/13385966@N03/
Patrick Giblin: http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkyhack/
David Goehring: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/
Nick Gorton: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:NickGorton
John Heil: http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalfunk/
Jay: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jayincanada/
Jonathan: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10927636@N07/
Jonathan & Andreas: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hornvanbeek/
Chris Jones & Dan Ferrell: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisjman/
David Lytle: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlytle/
Maggie: http://www.flickr.com/photos/38494596@N00/
Marc: http://www.flickr.com/photos/marclove/
Lori Matsumoto: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stutefish/
mfrancelia: http://www.flickr.com/photos/frannyo/
Jim Schnobrich: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sfphotocraft/
Bev Sykes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/basykes/
Jase Wells: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sfjase/
Wen and Tara: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wenandtara/

All other photos are public domain.

Thanks to Jared for all his love.

"Ave Maria"
Franz Schubert

arranged and performed by John Raymond Barker

"Gonna Have To Try"

I felt bad so I wrote this song. A year later, I felt bad, so I recorded a "studio" version of the song and made a music video. That's how I cope with feeling bad.

[title of show] is my favorite thing!

Check out this truly terrific show. If you love theatre. If you wanna laugh your ass off. If you've ever had a dream. If you've ever doubted yourself. See this show!

http://titleofshow.com/

http://www.youtube.com/titleofshow

BASH'd: great music, great theatre, great activism

I'm very passionate about this great show! I think it's an excellent piece of theatre and activism. It's inspired me greatly.

http://www.bashdthemusical.com/

I'm Engaged To My Cat!

I'm constantly getting the stupidest, most ridiculous arguments against gay marriage posted on my videos. No one has yet been able to give me one valid, rational reason why gays shouldn't be allowed to get married. The opposition against is all bogus. But was it ever anything but bogus when bigots tried to suppress women or people of color or Jews? It's all nonsense. Nonsense that too many people fall for.

So, I made this video as a way to lampoon some of the idiocy that flows through these people's minds.

Hillary Clinton's Glorious Speech

This speech was simply gorgeous. I have so much admiration and respect for Hillary Clinton. This whole primary process has been worth it all. Both Clinton and Obama have made history. And, now, we will continue to make history by putting Obama in the White House. It's such an exciting time. This country is in need of great change. And, with Obama and Clinton--YES WE CAN.