In a post yesterday, we asked our in-the-know readers to help us solve a blind item published by the Inside Track (we even offered a prize!). In the comments comes the first guess, NESN personality Hazel Mae.

Now, we don't watch TV, so we had no idea who this Hazel Mae chick was, but after a bit of research we found HazelMae.net, and this tribute video:

But we still don't know what "veddy" means.

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Who this blind item in the recent edition of Naked City is referring to:

Then there’s the veddy enterprising media gal who always gets the big scoop. Could it be that she’s willing to do anything - and we mean anything - to get the story???

Good (creative or correct) guesses in the comments will win a free pool party at Felt, with free appetizers, for you and 19 of your closest friends (a 450$ value), so make 'em good.

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We got an email from a tipster last night about our favorite local-politician-and-TV-newsperson-offspring-cum-American Idol non-winner, Ayla Brown:

Ayla is signing with a record and distribution company on 8/24 and then recording that day. She will have a single out late August/early Sept. and a full CD by mid-Oct. She will also be singing with the POP on 7/3&4 and also on 7/12 at Fenway with Theo Epstein.

Keep 'em coming, guys!

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Around the BWP offices, we're looking to fill a few vacancies in our blog lineup. So if you're from the Boston area and would like to blog for the coolest blog network in Beantown, drop us a note, and we'll set it up. We handle hosting, development, marketing, and design; you do the writing. We split the advertising revenue generated by each blog with its author, 50-50.

Here are the sites were currently looking to get going. Most of the domains/sites are fairly self-explanatory, and most are already (at least partially) designed, but we're always open to suggestions or new ideas.

• iBostonRealEstate.com
• BostonConservative.com
• CollegiateBostonian.com
• BostonLocalMusic.com
• DailyBoston.com

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I'm curious to know what some local gay bloggers think about the Stonewall Rebellion as we approach the 37-year anniversary.

Editor's Note: In related news, the Pentagon seems to think homosexuality is a disorder. What say you?

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Thanks to the fine folks over at Felt, we've recently come into a few sweet prizes to give to you, our adoring fans. You can win a free Pool Party at Felt — that is, 2 free hours of pool and appetizers for you and 19 of your closest friends, a $450 value. We have a few to give out, so we'll do a series of contests, starting today.

The first one will involve one of our BWP brethren, Boston is Funny. Charlie Wrigley over there is a lonley man, and we'd like it if you got to know him a little better, so we challenge you to find his boss's name, as he's mentioned it in at least one post since the beginning of December. The first person to find the name and link to the post in a comment on this post will win the first free Pool Party certificate.

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We occasionally find ourselves hungry for some unhealthy food at unhealthy hours. We're talking greasy meat past midnight (that's a great band name). And for all of its other charms, the North End in specific and Boston in general has left us wanting.
One of our favorite hangouts for late-evening eating (but certainly not past midnight) is a place on Boylston we affectionately refer to as the 'Snake (akaThe Rattlesnake Bar and Grill). You can find us many a night tucked away from the crowd in a booth 'neath a painting of Subcommandante Marcos, labeled "El Revolucionaire" (Ya Basta!).
But sometimes, even the 'Snake isn't serving food late enough for us, and in times like these were are often too lazy or too inebriated to fire up the grill or stove and cook our own food, so we starve. Untill the next morning, at least. In one fell swoop this morning, the Globe both gave us new hope and drew our attetion to threats to the commericial viability of this new hope. It seems there are 10 restaurants in Chinatown that are liscenced to stay open untill 4am. Only four of them still exercise this ability, but still: 4am?! That's awesome.

The problem is that apparantly Boston is an old fogey's town (at least says the article), so the demand for late-night dining is diminishing like a receding hairline, and many of these places are finding it hard to economically justify staying open late.
Our new mission, and yours too (should you choose to accept it) is to patronize these places and keep them open. We'll see you there.

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…Is right here.

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I just started a Google group (email list) to try to organize some weekend rides in and around Boston, 20-30 milers. So if you're interested, check it out.

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Hells Yeah.

See you there, punks.

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