HE GOT GAME

The recent Boston Marathon bombing reinforced the notion that I shouldn't wait for the circumstances of my coming out to be perfect. Things can change in an instant, so why not live truthfully? 

-- Openly gay Boston Celtics Center, Jason Collins

Congratulations, Jason. Well done.

THE SUPREMES

Obviously the court did reach a decision and thought it had to reach a decision. It turned out the election authorities in Florida hadn't done a real good job there and kind of messed it up. And probably the Supreme Court added to the problem at the end of the day.

(It) gave the court a less-than-perfect reputation. Maybe the court should have said, 'We're not going to take it, goodbye.'

-- Former Supreme Court Justice (and Monday Morning Quarterback) Sandra Day O'Connor

Ya think, Sandy?

THE MACK

An awesome song that seems to fit well with the theme of the day, I present to you Willie Hutch's The Mack.

You're welcome.

MACK DADDY

I'm not sure what it was about this pimp, standing outside The Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan  yesterday morning, that made Carol think of me, but it did, so of course she had to text me a picture.

Damn, I miss that town.

FOODIE CALL

The Bianca - Fresh Mozzarella, Ricotta,
Arugula Rapini, Pecorino

I stumbled upon this wood-fire pizza food truck over at Mint Plaza this morning, so of course I had to go back for a sample.

It was sublime.

Del Popolo, you complete me.

READY TO GO

I wasn't able to catch Guards at The Independent last night, but I sure wish I could have.

MY OZ

Okay, random shit like this is one of the many reasons why I love the New York City subway system.

VIVE LA FRANCE

C'est gonna arrive, si vous l'aimez ou pas.

-- Gavin Newsom

Les félicitations pour devient le 14e pays pour légaliser le mariage de même-sexe.

CEMENT POND

So a few days back, I accepted the offer of diving lessons from a swimmer friend of mine.

Stay tuned, folks, this gonna get interesting.

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

Dorothy, look at me. I have turned back the hands of time.

-- Blanche Devereaux, The Golden Girls

You know you've sort of jumped the shark when you're able to apply dialogue from The Golden Girls to real life. I suppose I could do worse, that show is fucking awesome!

Anyway, I'm gonna let myself bask in this 30-inch waist glow because at midnight, I turn back into a pumpkin.

SOLE DESIRE

I die.

AMERICAN PSYCHO

I was a bit dubious when I read this past weekend about the October 2013 London premiere of a musical based upon a favorite film of mine, American Psycho. That is, until I read music and lyrics would be written by Duncan Sheik, who also wrote the music for the Tony-winning Spring Awakening.

Alright, this could be very interesting.

DIG IF YOU WILL THE PICTURE

Looking north from high atop Twin Peaks

From the third floor of the old Best Foods Mayonnaise
Plant, on Bryant and 19th Street.

FOODIE CALL

Here is the 12-inches I quite happily swallowed this past Saturday evening.

As I told our server at Vega, this was without a doubt, the best Pizza Margherita I've had since leaving New York City.

BROTHERTIGER

I'm SOOooo loving this version of Brothertiger's Evening Glow from their EP, Point of View.

MY OZ

Oh New York, you sexy bitch!

BOOKWORM

On a summer evening in Paris, Hugh and I went to see The End of the Affair, a Neil Jordan adaptation of the Graham Greene novel. I had trouble keeping my eyes open because I was tired and not completely engaged. Hugh had trouble keeping his eyes open because they were essentially swollen shut; he sobbed from beginning to end, and by the time we left the theater, he was completely dehydrated. I asked if he always cried during comedies, and he accused me of being grossly insensitive, a charge I'm trying to plea-bargain down to simply obnoxious.

-- David Sedaris, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

So hilarious.

TRIBUTE

There have been a few times in my life when I've almost been pushed into re-enacting this classic scene from It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

However, I doubt very much I could have made it look as good and as brilliantly funny as Jonathon Winters.

So long, Jonathon. You did good, real good.

DANCE PARTY

While looking for a video of my favorite B-52's song, Whammy Kiss (turns out it doesn't exist), I came across the song set to clips from the 1960's sitcom, The Mothers-In-Law.

Any day where you can bring together Eve Arden and the B-52's is a good day.

You're welcome.

TV PARTY

Oh yeah, this is totally me.

RATTA TAT TAT

Because of the increasing gun violence brought on by the so-called mob wars in Chicago and New York, Congress enacted the Firearms Act of 1934, which sought to regulate the fully-automatic firearms that seemed to be favored by warring crime families.

No one had anything to say about the Second Amendment being weakened.

Four years later, Congress took it a step further by passing the Gun Control Act of 1938, which not only placed placed the first limitations on the sale of firearms, but also required persons selling guns to purchase a permit and to maintain a file with names and addresses of persons who purchased said firearms. It also made it illegal for those who were convicted of violent felonies from owning firearms of any kind.

Again, no one had anything to say about the Second Amendment being weakened.

It's a shame that the National Rifle Association, an organization with only 4 million members, can have such influence AND control over Congress . . . and the rest of us.

MY OZ

Oh New York City, you sexy bitch!

TRIBUTE

She'll be remembered as the most popular Mouseketeer back in the 50's, but she'll also be remembered for those wacky Beach films that packed 'em in at drive-in's everywhere back in the 60's.

So long, Annette Funicello.

THE WAY WE WERE

Columbus and Broadway, circa 1955

Golden Gate Bridge, circa 1954

While trolling around the inter-web for post ideas, I came across a true gem, via The Huffington Post.

Simply entitled San Francisco, it's a 22-minutes short film that captured The City as it was back in 1955, and proves that no matter how much has changed, much has stayed the same.

Keep an eye out for a still-undeveloped Twin Peaks, it's pretty stunning.

SEXUAL HARRIS-MENT

You have to be careful to, first of all, say she is brilliant and she is dedicated and she is tough, and she is exactly what you'd want in anybody who is administering the law and making sure that everybody is getting a fair shake.

She also happens to be by far the best-looking attorney general in the country.

-- President Obama on California State Attorney General, Kamala Harris

(lol) Oh, Mr. President.

MY OZ

Oh New York, you sexy bitch!

SHOE WHORE

Nike

Lacoste

Seriously, I'm warping the floor with my drool.

TRIBUTE

After watching the Russ Meyers classic Beyond The Valley of the Dolls for the first time, I sat there for a second and said out loud "Wow. What the hell was that?"

I immediately rewound the film (because this was back in the days of VHS), watched it again, and it was love at second site.

Roger, I know you won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism back in 1975 (the first film critic to do so), and you co-hosted movie review shows for several years on television, but for me, it's all about your one and only screenplay, a true masterpiece.

So long, Roger, you did good.

Reel good.

PEANUTS AND CRACKER JACK

Welcome back, Baseball. You were missed.

SAN CISCO

Well-played, San Cisco, well-played.

See you on Thursday at the Rickshaw Stop.