![]() And then someone told me about a luthier class being given in Manhattan at the YWCA.” ![]() “I knew enough about engineering to realize that just gluing the thing back together was not going to do it. The budding guitarist lugged the Gibson to a number of repair shops in Brooklyn and was dismayed by what people proposed. Just after he’d mastered five or six chords, the instrument took a tumble and the headstock broke. “Coming from an architectural and engineering background, I’m not going to do something because it looks good if it’s going to make something less functional.” “It happens to those old Gibsons all the time.” “It had a very narrow nut and a very large recess for the truss rod adjustor, which led to chronic breakage of the head piece,” he recalls. In college, Veillette was studying architecture when he received a Gibson J-45 as a gift. A random comment about his inability to hold a tune damaged his performing confidence. Veillette sang constantly, but always solo in his room. An older sister took him to Alan Freed shows, expanding his musical horizons. Jackie Wilson was a favorite, along with notable doo-wop and vocal groups like The Penguins and Dion and the Belmonts. Joe Veillette (pronounced Vay-ette) was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up obsessed with radio. I got a CAT scan and they rushed me up to Albany Medical Center and said I should’ve been dead with such a huge hematoma.”Īfter having a drain in his skull for five days, Veillette was eventually released from the hospital and returned to his workshop with new vigor and foresight. “By late March, the headache had been with me for three months and it never went away. “I had a headache since NAMM in mid-January 2013,” Veillette says, referring to the annual National Association of Music Merchants trade show. Finally, the Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy or Television category features lesbian comedian #WandaSykes for her Netflix special Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer.Joe Veillette (right) calls his two right-hand men his “family.” Martin Keith (left) has been building for Veillette for 14 years, while Ande Chase (middle) has been with the operation for 10 years. HBO Max’s #TheLastofUs, praised for its LGBTQ+ inclusion scored a nomination for Best TV Series (Drama) and lead star #PedroPascal for Best Actor in a TV series (Drama) and non-binary co-star #BellaRamsey. Over in the world of TV, Ron Nyswaner’s LGBTQ+ political drama #FellowTravelers, starring #MattBomer and #JonathanBailey, landed a nomination for Best Limited Series. The film landed two nomination for Best Original Song – “Road to Freedom” by Lenny Kravitz and a Best Actor nomination for Domingo. Noticeably missing from the motion picture nominations is Netflix biopic #Rustin, starring #ColmanDomingo, about gay Black civil rights activist Bayard Rustin. He competes against #AndrewScott for his heart-wrenching turn as screenwriter Adam in Andrew Haigh’s #AllofUsStrangers. #Bradle圜ooper picks up a nomination for Best Director and Best Actor (Drama) for his role behind and in front of the camera in this. Netflix original #Maestro – based on bisexual composer #LeonardBernstein – scored a Best Motion Picture nomination. ![]() In the major film categories, biopics about queer icons have been recognised. The nominations, announced on Monday (11 December), come after a turbulent year filled with summer blockbusters (we’re looking at you, Barbenheimer) and history-making Hollywood strikes. The #GoldenGlobes has announced its 2024 nominations, honouring a standout year for the big and small screen – so which #LGBTQ+ shows, films and actors have made the cut? The Golden Globes awards ceremony, which will take place on Sunday 7 January, is set to reward the brightest and best in the TV and film industry from 2023.
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