He Don't Even Know - Community Theater Rocks!

This is "Patrick", 

I imagine we met after I saw him 

in a local production of 

THE FULL MONTY.

Yes, I know, he's an actor

and actors shouldn't date other actors

no matter how pretend they are!

I couldn't help it!

You see, the show was a typical

micro budget production with recorded music

instead of live 

and costumes by
Out of the Closet, 

but he and the rest of the cast were

very, very , very good!

I think I fell in love with him at the end of the show

when the guys on stage

pull off their jocks and go

the full monty.

The night I was there, 

Patrick's jock didn't release when it was supposed to,

so he gave it another tug.

It unexpectedly flew out of his hand

and knocked out the free standing light

that was supposed blind the audience to

his full montiness.

No, it wasn't his full monty

(although, it was quite full)

it was the charming look on his face that flashed

from complete horror

to embarrassment

to "well, there it is"

to "Look at me!"

to "Are they gonna go to black out any time soon?"

He handled it like a pro.

I stayed after to say "hi" to  my stage manager friend,

and Patrick tried to slip out without 

making eye contact with anyone, 

but I had to tell him

how much I admired his

fabulous reaction to the flub.

He chuckled and then we stood there awkwardly

for a second 

then we both walked out of the lobby 

to Yogurtland.

After deciding neither of us thought 

the other was an asshole,

we went back to my place 

where I tried to imitate his face during that moment for him,

I didn't get it quite right until I actually

went Full Monty.

I'm method that way...

Gay Of A Certain Age - A Girlfriend I Could Love

Last night I went to see GIRLFRIEND at the Kirk Douglas Theatre and thoroughly enjoyed this gem.
I had no idea what the show was about before I walked in, except that the show was built around songs from Matthew Sweet's Album of the same name.  I am saddened to admit that I have not really taken time to listen to Matthew Sweet, and apparently missed out on a grand experience, listening to this album when I was younger.  Now, I've purchased the album on iTunes and hope that there is an Original Cast Recording to come.
I might have been thrown by the title of the show, but I was not expecting to see the relationship that develops between these two guys.  I really enjoyed watching it unfold, even though it made me a little melancholy about coming out so late in life.   Looking back as a Gay Of A Certain Age,  I didn't come out (including to myself) until I was 28 years old and I didn't really do anything with guys or girls in that time.  There was some weird stuff with my roommate, Shelby,  the year or so before I came out; something I think that had to do with unrecognized sexual tension which ended with me getting punched in the face over a missing beer mug and him getting arrested for assault.  I never got to have the young love story or the first love story.  While other gays were finding themselves in exciting, frustrating and terrifying  love stories, I was enjoying living life without sex and through the love stories of those who lived in KNOTTS LANDING. (Is it a coincidence that I came out less than a year after KNOTTS LANDING was cancelled?)  If I didn't have the young love story that played out from meeting, to dating, to relationship, to break up, I at least had the delicious awkwardness of meeting someone I really liked, with no idea why I really liked them and not knowing how to express it, along with not realizing, until years later, that someone really liked me that way, but I was clueless because I didn't know I was gay.

Regardless of my lack of experience as a fresh out of high school gay developing a relationship with a fellow youth, I really felt with these guys and went along for the entire ride, connecting through the music and recognizing the feelings and thoughts that defy age.  Maybe I'm more empathetic than I should be, but after this show, I kind of felt like I actually lived the young love story... or maybe the show and cast were that good.  Anyway, I'm glad I caught this show before it closes tomorrow.  If you have a chance, see it, it's delightful and touching.