How was everyone's Thanksgiving? Anything happen? Something someone
said that stopped all dinner conversation around the table? You found your best
friend's boyfriend's underwear in your husband's Jack Spade duffle bag?
Or perhaps, like my friend Curly McDimple, you called Peppermint Patty the "C"
word and outed two 'Peanuts' characters while watching
'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving'.
Everyone has a story, what's
yours? Leave it in the comments.
Here's a quick round-up of
my Thanksgiving weekend, spent with crazy
dear friends at a remote location in the woods.
Pictured:
Jeff, Scott, Kenneth, Alex, Matt
Number of
Guys: Five.
Who Has
Slept With Whom: Not entirely
sure.
Thanksgiving Dinner, by Chef
Scott:
Roasted Red Chile Pecans (5 lbs, 150,000
calories)
Split Pea Peasant Soup with homemade Rye/Pumpernickel
Croutons
Free-Range Turkey with Chiles and Garlic (18 lbs, serves
5)
Fresh-Herbed Sausage and Mushroom Stuffing
Green Beans
with hand-crafted Chipolte Butter (served room)
Roasted Rosemary Yams
(mashed delicately)
Dessert: Triple
Chocolate Bundt Cake with Ginger, by chef
Ginger
Jeff
Book I Read Half Of: 'Alternatives to Sex'
by Stephen McCauley. Loving it.
Famous Authors
Present: One, Alex MacLennan, 'The
Zookeeper'
Total Number of
Naps by Group: 12
DVDs Watched, and
Associated Cherries That Were Popped
It was shocking to learn
our little group of urban gay 30- and 40-somethings had never
seen some key films that are iconic for the gays. Of course we all relished being able
to say that everyone present was still a virgin at something.
'The Way We Were' starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford.
(Cherries popped: 3) (Number of times I've seen it: 50+*)
'Call Me Madam' starring Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor and Vera-Ellen. Hysterical and very fun.
(Cherries popped: 3)
'My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies' hosted by Julie Andrews. Kick-ass performances by too many divas to mention. Kick-ass, I tell you!
(Cherries popped: 2)
'Company: Original Cast Album' -- an amazing, heart-pounding** documentary about the making of Sondheim's masterpiece cast recording. You wouldn't believe how many takes Elaine Stritch required in order to nail 'The Ladies Who Lunch.'
(Cherries popped: 2)
'Valley of the Dolls' starring Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Sharon Tate
(Cherries popped: an astounding 5)
Note: The new special edition 'Valley of the Dolls' DVD features the gayest and most fabulous bonus commentary ever with 'Gotta Get off this Merry-Go-Round: Sex, Dolls and Showtunes,' a 49-minute documentary. Bruce Vilanch, Michael Musto, Alonso Duralde, Ted Casablanca and Barbara Parkins herself go deep into why this movie is so beloved by the gays. A-W-E-S-O-M-E.
What We Missed the Most: The rest of the fellas who usually join us.
Most Memorable Moments
1. Sitting in the sun in shorts in near-70 degree weather in late November, three days in a row, with rolling hills and black walnut orchards as far as the eye could see.
2. Everyone dancing in the kitchen to the entire 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert' album, with random lip-syncing.
3. No visits to the Emergency Room. No broken bones like last year.
Number of Times We Said, "Gawwwd, we love this": Lost count.
Special thanks to our pal John for lending us his lovely, lovely cabin for the fifth year in a row.
* No, I'm not kidding
** If you're hugely homosexual
5 comments:
I visited my ex at the East Indiana Hospital for the Criminally Insane and School for Feeble Minded Children.*
*NO..I'm hardly to blame at all.
I spent the holiday with my adoptive lesbian moms and nine of their kooky relatives. There was a the stepbrother who showed up stoned, the cousin who drank Red Zinfandel like it was Gatorade, the 89-year old aunt who took one look at me and shouted "You're heavier," the sister with 27 cats, and her husband who cooked the turkey upside down (it' worked; it was terrific). Just one big, fat, happy, non-traditional American family, and I love 'em all.
Had a nice dinner with the family. Priceless!
My girlfriend and I cooked our dinner together. Our second Thanksgiving together, but the first attempt at cooking it for either of us. Everything turned out delicious, especially the turkey which I was most worried about. We sat down to a nice dinner together, and even made a small plate for our weiner dog, Henry, which he ate with ernest....and then proceeded to lift his leg and pee about 2 inches from my girlfriend's bare foot........I guess he thought his plate should have been bigger.
I find this sight nice / but I also find the gay community in seattle very bad for mature males ....in fact the bars and the bears and tacom and citywide have such clicks if your out of them you might as will go back into the closet or become straight
henry841u@aol.com
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