Jake Shears

He always looked like the type that would give it up for anyone.

He used to be hot. I'm too lazy to look him up now to see if he still is.

He's 39 now and recently single. White blond twinks age fast.

I loved the Scissor Sisters, or at least most of their output.

I knew OF Jake Shears back in the day (cos even NYC is a small gay town, ultimately). Apparently, he was a pretty smart, ambitious guy before making music: he wrote for PAPER and HX magazines. But he also worked as a go-go boy in some nasty-ass clubs for rent money. A hustler, perhaps, but one with some intellectual credentials. No shame there.

I loved "It Can't Come Quickly Enough" in the movie, PARTY MONSTER so much--hearing that, in that context, back in 2003, was a turning point in my life.

He briefly dated Anderson Cooper after meeting him at Roxy. It doesn't sound like it was an exciting pairing.

R4, he went to colleges no one ever heard of and he was an intern at Paper. He fact checked fashion articles. Not exactly an intellectual. Haven't you ever listened to the lyrics he wrote?

He was a barebacking ho in NYC a decade before Truvada.

Those deep nasolabial folds are not from natural aging.

Very handsome guy. VERY handsome. But, his moment of stardom passed--it was given to him and he didn't really know what to do with it.

He's just barely taller than Kylie Minogue. I guess the pocket gay thing is appealing to people because he seemed to have slept with half the East Village.

I can't picture him and Anderson together at all. Any details?

R4, let's not quibble. I have no idea what Jake Shears did at PAPER, only that his tenure got thrown around a lot 15+ years ago. No one speaks of PAPER mag anymore.

Okay, one quibble: Shears went to Occidental College in LA, The college is ranked No. 7 for liberal arts colleges and No. 17 for all undergraduate schools on Payscale.com's 2016-17 list of highest-paid graduates. (thanks, Wikipedia). Once he moved to NYC, he studied at Lang in The New School. I don't think he graduated.

Hardly unheard of.

II'm not petty: I just wanted to establish that I think he's actually pretty smart, for a former go-go boy/pop singer/college dropout/whatever.

It's ranked #39 for liberal arts colleges according to U.S. News and doesn't place on the big list because it's not a university.

Who cares what school he went to? At least he went to school and attempted to make something of himself. Not everyone can afford to go to IVY league schools or Universities.

Also I know someone he was fucking about 9 years ago even though he was in a relationship. He kept it on the low and would fuck him when he would visit NYC. Loved getting fucked raw and hard.

My friend let me see nudes he sent him and provocative photos of him. Pretty hot. Nothing special.

School ranking might have meant something at some point, but today they are nothing more than marketing devices.

Here’s a screenshot my friend who was fucking him had sent me a few years ago

It looks a decent size in the pic but he's such a small person it's hard to tell proportionally.

The thought of AC topping Jake is science fiction. If they hooked up it was dead-bug time: four in the air get you nowhere.

Loved the SSisters debut. Such promise. Happy that the UK embraced them during that time cause they deserved it.

I believe they got a Grammy nomination for one of their covers.

Now that he's single again...

He’s exactly the right size bottom boy for me.

I think he’s so sexy. You can tell he’s a dirty slut.

R7 Are you suggesting there's an unnatural cause for those deep nasolabial folds?

Very talented guy. Scissor Sister were phenomenal in concert. I miss them.

Minor league. No one cares. Next.

Is Elton John now supporting him past the age 39?

He seems like a smart, talented guy. Handsome fella...he's still got that playful "it-factor" that goes with wild young stardom -I hope he never loses that. Know what I mean?

The problem is that his recent solo music sucks. Also, Scissor Sisters has approximately 10 good songs. Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ is an amazing song and no other song in their catalogue comes close to matching its brilliance.

I used to see him occasionally trolling the steam room at Equinox in TriBeCa. Short but well built, big dick, too hairy for my taste.

R28

Are you sure?

he must be great at networking. When he was still in highschool he got to know Dan Savage and Terry Miller, he used to go over to their house and play video games. He called them his "gay mentors". Then Elton took him under his wings

Screw Jake Shears - I want gossip on Del Marquis.

Stop being deliberately obtuse, r23 .

R29 according to the footage available, he's not hairy and it's not big.

Doesn't matter; it's still cute.

[quote] .................and it's not big.

why does it matter?

He is the Eskimo in the "we are eskimo brothers" story Andy Cohen told about he and Cooper. They both fucked him.

R35 because r29 stated the opposite as a matter of fact.

R36- good call!!!

R37 you are right

I liked the Scissor Sisters, too bad they kind of fizzled out.

Is he still going around with that played out,"lumbersexual" suspenders look? Perhaps some Doc Martens and a silver wallet chain would suit him too.

I grew up in southern Oregon and used to work on a logging crew during the summers all through college. The only people who should be wearing suspenders over ticking shirts are fucking TIMBER FALLERS.

R40 yeah, not sure what happened. Early on the music was super gay but accessible to a mixed crowd. 10 years later and you ONLY hear their stuff at gay events.

Still love Baby Come Home...

So Andy Cohen and Cooper both did him. Who the hell would take seconds from Andy Cohen? You're pretty much trash after that.

I met him a couple of times in SF. He is sweet and cute. I didn’t like his new album so maybe he is a little lost without the band.

R41 that the lines created by that look flatter certain body types, when the body is very fit, and he is shows off a good example if that. So why shouldn't he exploit what works, it when it plays up pecs, shoulders, and a narrow waist?

You can usually catch him attending Sandra Bernhard's annual shows at Joe's Pub during the holidays.

He was usually on hookup apps in every city he and SS would tour. He was pretty open about that

Baby Daddy does it for me.

I liked the song Mary.

I thought the Scissor Sisters were going to be bigger than they turned out to be. They seemed to fade pretty fast.

For those of us into bearish guys, any gossip on Babydaddy (Scott Hoffman)? I used to have a major crush on him.

R34 Perhaps he's a miracle grower.

R41 Looks like he forgot to wash up after rimming Andy.

Looks like he's being carried into Club Cumming...

Believe me R41. I know how hot the look can be. We had one guy working on the crew (who was also my church youth pastor) who would log wearing the suspenders, heavy denims, boots, a hardhat and NO shirt. And he definitely had the the muscular pecs, narrow waist and hairy chest to pull it off. He looked straight out of a gay porn fantasy even though he had no clue how amazing he looked..

To me those kind of outfits are like jockstraps. They're only sexy when legitimate athletes and working men wear them. And Jake Shears has probably never done a day of hard, physical labor in his life.

^^^ Let's try again. That reply was meant for R46.

[R56] I understand what you are saying and appreciate (and even admire) the fact that you are something of a fetish purist. Still, if you took costuming away from gay men, at least half of us would have nothing to wear at all. :-)

It still works for him because he's got the upper body to pull it off.

[quote]Still, if you took costuming away from gay men, at least half of us would have nothing to wear at all. :-)

Nothing to wear at ALL? You make that sound like a BAD thing!

Cooper had him first. Cohen got him much later. From what I understand Cohen was bragging about getting Shears and Cooper had to burst his bubble that he "dated" him a while back.

Andy Cohen makes me peen shriven

When I google Jake Shears, "Jake Shears sex tape" keeps popping up as a suggestion, but there doesn't appear to be one, at least not immediately findable.

Who has seen it?

Not a fan of Shears' look or music but I do appreciate his consistent embracing of a manly, hairy bush. For that alone I must give him respect.

So you bought the book just to hate-read?

"Not a topic of conversation." He's more accomplished than you'll ever be, and probably hotter.

Jake's a decent slice of chicken but Babydaddy is a whole side of beef.

He needs to hack back that bush big time. That’s what I call too hairy.

#83,925 in Books on Amazon.

Is Andy Cohen upset he wasn't mentioned in it?

r68 No Andy is saving it for he new book "The Andy Cohen Experience"

If anyone can find me a picture of Del Marquis' feet I'll donate money to charity

Elton John only takes someone "under his wing" if they have hot feet. Jake did.

Takes pic of his own foot and tags Mark Consuelos. Hmmmm...

Imagine the butt baby that Jake Shears and Mark Consuelos would make?...You have to imagine because it would be so small you'd never see it.

Patient Zero of SuperAIDS.

Hmmm at high school teen Jake Shears befriending Dan Savage & hubby and spending lots of time at their house "playing video games". Blond bottom femme twink Jake is 100% Dan's type.

He’s fed gotten sexier with age. He’s a real sexpig

Was he barebacking regularly before PrEP?

Lost his pants 👖

I like that he's an over-the-top whore and bitch. I admire that a lot

What happened between him and former bandmate Ana Matronic? They absolutely loath each other now.

R77 yes

R80 Really? She was my favorite part of the band

She got mad Jake got hooked on drugs, chased the limelight as a solo artist, and ditched the band.

how tall is he?

R83 understandable

Paddy Boom, SS’ drummer, hates him too.

R86 same reasons?

5’2”

What's his relationship with Babydaddy these days? As damaged as with Ana and Paddy?

Jake’s more like 5’7 - but not tall.

never liked his looks or the music - same with Rufus Wainright

I like his voice. But sometimes. The band hate him because he unilaterally decided to end it without consulting with them, because he had other opportunities. He might be friends with Del his (ex) and Babydaddy, but not sure. His album ranked.

baby daddy fucked him dry - then left him

So, 40 and he's already doing the "memoir" and self released album bit.

He peaked early.

Scissor Sisters' first two albums were fun but the later ones, not so much. And, Jake is a fun performer but it's all glitz which doesn't play well as you age unless he wants to just do gay pride events for the rest of his life.

He needs to latch onto a TV series or something.

R94 yeah, during the early years (when the music was good) you would hear their music everywhere. Now the new stuff is played exclusively at gay events and spaces. Maybe he wants it that way, he always talks negatively about "heteronormativity"

I do too

R96 what are you responding to?

I met him at the Tunnel in the late 90's and we went on a few dates- he was the first person to turn me on to nipple play. Gave me a book with a sweet inscription that I still have. There was something about him that I didn't vibe with though and I ghosted. (This was pre- cell phones so I just never returned his calls.) I'd see him out later as he became famous but I was too embarrassed to say hi after the way I flaked out on him.

Did you BB?

did you felate?

So he's not only a whore but a bareback whore...ugh.

The Tunnel? In the late 90's? What kind of disco was it at that time?

Apparently, the kind where BB whores went.

r102, holy moly, grow up

wasn't their music sort of ripped off from that other gay synth group Erasure? sounded like it.

[quote] sounded like it.

Hi, Helen Keller! Welcome to DL!

Will they be making his book into a Logo movie?

R107 does LOGO still exist?

R105 NO

Maybe 1 episode of a podcast series about gay one-hit wonders.

Is there a cocktail named after him at The Cock considering all the time he spent there? Or is the glory hole named after him?

there should be

Does he have a big hot cock or what?

He wrote about dating Anderson Cooper in his book. They went to Italy together.

Multiple people have said Anderson is a top.

Ew. I picture Cooper have a long, thin, bent down, noodle dick.

Hey R6--or should I say "Hey Ignoramus"--you are quick to deride Shears, but only succeed in making an ass of yourself in the process. Trying to dis Shears by saying who cares about someone who "went to colleges no one has ever heard of" paints you as an unalloyed idiot. I suppose from 2008 to 2016 you were conducting research in the bowels of the Amazon or cutting ice floes in the furthest reaches of Antarctica. How else to explain how you somehow failed to learn that Barack Obama graduated from Occidental, Shears' alma mater, an attention-grabbing fact which hardly makes Occidental a place no one's ever heard of, irrespective of its long-standing reputation as a top liberal arts college. The same could be said of the New School, which remains one of the most distinctive and well-known educational institutions in the country.

I'm not even a Shears, or Scissor Sisters, fan, but I felt I had to say something because it's totally annoying when assholes like you tear people down with such ill-conceived comments. The only consolation is that it provides a chance to let douchebags like you know they'd be well advised to think twice before making themselves look like an idiot/fool in the future when they attempt to disparage someone, celebrity or otherwise.

he's a hissy bitch

#37 is a top liberal arts college?

I am obsessed with this song.

fabulous

From what I hear Cooper is actually well hung - which I would think he would have to be to please Ben Masani.

shears can take it all

Ben and wannabes like him don't care about sex, they care about MONEY and ACCESS

Cooper just cares about MONEY and ASSES

Forgettable looks. Uninteresting songs.

How did this get up to 125 replies?

Will Andy make Jake his baby's godparent in a desperate attempt to keep him in his life?

andy will make jake his baby

Jake wishes all his fans had a single thick cock to fuck him with onstage. Ok, maybe two.

R118, yes, Wiseass, #37 does place it in the top, as there are about 675 four-year liberal arts colleges in the U.S. I don't know which sorry elementary school you attended, but in most mathematics curricula one would learn that something which exists in the Upper 5% of a given field is usually considered the TOP of said field.

#37 is not in the top 20 so it doesn't matter. You need some medication.

I love a sexy/dirty time

Did Jake bottom for Kevin Sessums? They seem to have been around the same places at the same time with the same crowd.

Jake loves to bottom. Fun fact.

R133 Truth. I bet the boy can come handsfree while he's fucked.

R130, Oh please, you can't be serious? On what planet do you live? The top 5% of anything is remarkable. Newsflash for you: the hardest American university to get into in 2018 was Stanford. Guess what their acceptance rate was? FIVE PERCENT. Which means for every 20 people who applied they rejected 19. So if Occidental is ranked in the Top 5% of liberal arts colleges in the U.S., I think it's pretty safe to say it's considered in the very top tier. Hence, you either are A.) a total nitwit of severe mathematical inability; B.) or simply can't own up to being wrong (you are also R118, I would venture to guess, and perhaps R6 as well).

Not sure where you located, but even podunk towns usually have a community college where you could brush up on your math skills.

"you are located" above

R135 - Community college?

R35 "where you located". You can't pay for that.

test

Patrick Hardwood went to a shitty college and is still bitter and can't write.

R140 Sounds like a cousin to the "Eating Out" character, Marc Everhard.

Did he mention his good friend Kelly Ripa in the book? She hosted his book signing.

Wow, he is short

He's 5.8" tall apparently R143.

R144 He's porno tall.

Patrick Hardwood is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of two top-ranked schools and feels far from shitty about it, thank you.

And , R135, the term "community college" IS properly spelled with two lower case "c'" s when used generically. When R6/R118/R130 enrolls in his local version, he just might learn that distinction, along with the math skills he sorely lacks at present.

Sounds like you two need your own thread.

Please, no!

Sounds like those two just need to shut the fuck up about their boring discussion that is completely off topic.

they need to get fucked hard (like jake shears hard)

R150 That's pretty hard - bet that hole is toughened up good by now.

like leather

Did he move to NOLA because everyone in NYC had done him?

A lot of people are bored and tired of NYC. I know a few people that moved to NOLA specifically

He's living his dream.

NOLA is a very small town when you live there and a very small gay scene. Unless Jake is relying on tourists, he will be done with the crowd within a year.

he's done

Jake Shears is a spunky guy. I like him.

he's got a hot ass

Why can't Jake love me like the other boys do?

that's fucking hot

He's fucking everyone well everyone is fucking him.

His eyes are odd in that video. Guess anyone can get laid in NYC.

It’s easy to get laid in NYC. Too many people. Too many tourists. Too many white midwestern boys trying to prove themselves

Patrick Hardwood, proud adjunct instructor at Missoula Junior College.

Thar she blows.

Thar she blows...everyone.

He looks tiny.

[quote] How else to explain how you somehow failed to learn that Barack Obama graduated from Occidental, Shears' alma mater,

No, Obama did not graduate. He transferred his junior year to Columbia.

I like Jake Shears. But he does have crazy eyes.

He's an interesting guy, in that he genuinely has talent and looks (despite the crazy eyes), but he tried to sleep his way to the top. That onkly takes you so far.

He's clearly on the descent, with the memoir out already (clearly done before he's forgotten entirely) and his stint taking over a Broadway role far into the run. Soon, grand marshalling the gay pride parade in Tallahassee or Omaha will be the highlight of his year. I'd feel sorry for him but he's such a thirsty little prick it seems he's getting what he deserves.

Jake seems to be a nice guy, but also ambitious on an opportunistic level who doesn't shy away from using sex to get what he wants. And in this modern age this can't be kept a secret anymore. And to this day people will use any excuse to dismiss someone.

It's hard to continue the club kid thing into your 40's. Time for re-invention, Jake.

I hear Kevin Sessums needs a roommate.

Selling his LA home, and making no profit after realtor fees. Claims proactive lifestyle change... Paging Kevin Sessums.

He's fuckable in the three sailor B+W shots. Does he have tiny meat?

I like his thick bod here.

Wow! He looks good a bit thicker! He and Babydaddy should do a porn scene now (assuming they still speak to one another.)

Chunky zaddy

[quote]He's clearly on the descent, with the memoir out already (clearly done before he's forgotten entirely)

Somebody else just joined that club, too.