Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Trantasia...at last



Finally, the documentary I helped produce is out on DVD. Check it out. They were featured on Tyra...and have a ton of press this week. It's a wonderful, fun, heart wrenching- over the top docu-soap featuring the contestants of "The Most Beautiful Transexual Pageant" held in Las Vegas two years ago. You'll love it.

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Love Love



I had lunch last week with a good friend "E"- a guy I had hooked up with a few years ago...and still have a major crush on. He surprised me at one point and said he had never been truly in love. Now this guy is 40 something (like most of my friends) and his admission left me dumbfounded.

I've been lucky to have been TRULY in love a number of times- that feeling that went beyond CRUSH and into the comfortable, happy, trusting, romantic notion of love.

I still "love" those guys with whom I've had disastrous breakups- "J"- who is now the executor of my estate- and sometime godfather to Brody and "R" who I speak to often and dine with a couple of times a month. And then there's Brody's mom-

This last weekend I flew to New York for 24 hours- in honor of our 25th Anniversary. We had a great time in a beautiful hotel room with roses, champagne and a nice dinner. And she got diamonds- 25 years late. A belated thank you.

See closure- is a problem with me. Yeah, we can break up- but you're always gonna be in my life. I guess that's why I never got divorced. (Which annoys my "wife's" boyfriend to no end.)

For me- Love is never-ending. And I think it's the same way with Brody- It's a romantic notion. And a good one.

Each of those people has made my life a wonderful thing.

We are all blessed with that capacity to love. Even my friend "E" who has never been "in love"- believes that he will be- one day.

And so I'm grateful for those I have loved and do love- and hopeful- that love is again, around the corner.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Don't Call Me Daddy

Okay- so two guys "A" who is 27 and "C, the Brazilian" who is 28 are in active pursuit and of course Brody is appalled.
Brody- "What do you talk about with them?"
Stephen- "Shoes...Britney...stuff."
Brody- "It's ridiculous."
Stephen- "Yes, but fun."
Besides the obvious age difference- I have a certain mistrust for guys under 30. Wasn't there a phrase in the 60's- "Don't trust anyone over 30?" Now it's the reverse.
I WOULD LOVE someone closer to my age- they just don't seem to be hunting me these days.
Maybe they're all looking for someone younger.

And then there is "the New York boy"- who I met a few years back when I was directing "Queer Eye"- he's charming, smart- a player- and over 30.
Problem? He's been flirting with Brody AND me- at the same time.
Ugh. You definitely don't want to hear "Gosh, you're a better kisser than your son."
Wait,I just threw up a little in my mouth.