How was your Pride? I almost spent mine at a party in the same building as Uma Thurman, but ended up at what my friend’s friend kept referring to as “Hall and Oates’” apartment (it was actually just Daryl Hall’s garden). And apparently, Abel spent his Pride at the parade in Finn & Charlie are Hitched. That boy sure gets around:

I was chatting with my good friend, Zach this week when he dropped the bomb on me “I have a boyfriend”. My eyes practically rolled out of my head, only because last week, there was no guy in sight and apparently this week, he was in a full fledged gay marriage with a chinese adoptee on they way.

“Is it that porn guy?” I asked. “No. He’s a DJ, from Brooklyn.” Turns out the two of them met at the Pride parade; he saw the guy smoking on the curb outside Nooch and asked him for a cigarette. “You don’t smoke.” I pointed out.

After about 2 hours, he took a leap of faith “…so I told him I wantd to cut th bullshit n just b boyfriends.” As the truncated sentences popped up in my gchat, I could just see the glimmer in his eyes as he downloaded photos of the guy from his Facebook profile and scribbled their married names in the margins of his notepad.

“I can’t believe u met at Pride. That’s SO gay.” I laughed.

Currently Watching: “My figure”
Currently Wearing: Vintage short sleeve button front, Gray Calvin Klein trousers, Black Kenneth Cole lace-ups.

There is a new strip. You just can’t see it. I’m currently trying to figure out why.

“Have a Little Fire Scarecrow — Please”

I’m a big fan of the musical, “The Wiz”. The original cast recording is really something special, surprisingly so considering at face value, it’s just a black version of “The Wizard of Oz”. When I found out that The New York City Center was running a stage version of The Wiz this summer, I had to go. Even after I learned that Ashanti was playing the role of Dorothy. A bit of news that seems to make everyone I encounter say “Ew”.

All in all, I’d only recommend the show if you REALLY want to see “The Wiz” live. The thing about the show is that it never blew the doors of Broadway in the 70’s, BUT it had something to say politically in a very obscure way. It was revived again in the 80’s to not much reaction and now it seems even less relevant. “The Wiz” would go on my shortlist for animated films to be made. I think by mixing the stage version and the movie version, you could come out with something really special as long as you could keep it modern and unexpected.

Currently Watching: All-American Guys videos
Currently Wearing: Uniqlo 3/4 jean shorts, black wifebeater, vintage A&F short sleeve button front, burgundy suspenders.

“Give that dog a bone”
During the final performance of Bill T. Jones‘ “Chapel/Chapter” at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse I was reminded how much I could not be a dancer. Since I really don’t see enough dance I’m never actually sure if something is good or bad when I do, my enjoyment is based entirely on how long my patience holds up. So, I guess I enjoyed “Chapel/Chapter”.

I love dance, I love watching dancers — I mean, who doesn’t, have you seen Roberto Bolle? I would love to have that sort of endurance, that core strength. But I have a hard time believing I’d enjoy sweating through my orange jumpsuit and scampering around for an hour like a dog.

The dog was played by the adorable, Erick Montes, who really committed to the role. His interpretation of animal movement stole the show for me, I could not keep my eyes off him. While exiting, I couldn’t resist saying to my editor, “They worked him like a dog!”

Currently Watching: “Summer Heights High”, Episode Six
Currently Wearing: Blue sleeveless hoodie, white mesh wifebeater and 3/4 Uniqlo jean shorts.

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