Well, He's . . . Sensitive
Written in 2006. The first person I gave my ass to was 22 years old, worked at MacDonalds and got around on a bicycle because he had lost his license in a DUI incident. Oh, there was that event years earlier with that fireman . . . but fear, pain and lack of experience brought … Read more
I wrote this letter to my father 40 years ago. It’s interesting that I never talked about being gay. Truth is: I didn’t come out to myself until 1990, three years later! He was in deep decline by then and died before I was comfortable enough to tell him. Coward! It doesn’t matter; I’m pretty … Read more
#1: Never ever book a cruise during spring break, especially a cruise of less than or equal to 7 days. It’s Spring Break and there are more than 1,000 children on this ship. They are everywhere, every pool, every hot tub. Every place you go in this ship and there they are. There is no … Read more
My old pal, Jeffrey, called the other day. Jeffrey’s more than a pal, actually. He masqueraded as my son for several years back in the early ’90s in Long Beach (CA, not NY). Oh, Gawd. It’s a long story, but I am urged to push forth and present this: Much Needed but Hardly Relevant Background Information … Read more
Dear Anne, I have a sensitive problem. Or, rather, a complex one. Here’s the background: I’ve been hormonally screwed up for years (See Hormones). For the past couple of years, I’ve taken testosterone in the form of a gel rubbed on my upper arms once a day. A shrink prescribed it for me primarily to … Read more
‘Don’t you give me none of your lip!’ These are memorable words from my adolescence. They were spoken by Bobby Beck in my seventh grade Math class, to our teacher . . . whose name escapes me. She was a tough old bat and he was the class baddass. I think Bobby was probably Hyperactive … Read more
Before we even start, this post was written 17 years ago; and though I have not been back in person, I took a short Google tour of the area a few minutes ago and it looked very good! Upgraded and clean. So I suppose most of my impressions from long ago no longer apply. Nonetheless, … Read more
I’ve wanted to read this book for decades. It’s a gay classic, a not-so-nice ‘Frontrunner.’ I’d always heard it blew the lid off the seamy underbelly of gay life, the world of hustlers and dark, forbidden sex. Finally I bought a Kindle edition, loaded it on my Android tablet and dove in. Here is what … Read more
My vote for the greatest movie ever made: Women In Love (1970), directed by Ken Russell, adapted from the novel by Larry Kramer, starring Alan Bates, Glenda Jackson, Oliver Reed, Jennie Linden and Eleanor Bron. I saw this in a theater during my 3rd year in college. My English teacher took me. We had a … Read more
I spent today (Sunday) in a business meeting. The subject and direction of the disucssion was fairly radical; acutally, it was almost heretical for my business. We’re getting ready to shake things up again . . . which is something we’ve done very well over the past several years. We’ve gone from being kooks to … Read more