The delicate posturing began with the phone call.
The proposal was that two buddies back in New York City for a holiday break in December meet to visit the Museum of Modern Art after its major renovation.
'He explicitly said, 'I know this is kind of weird, but we should probably go,' ' said Matthew Speiser, 25, recalling his conversation with John Putman, 28, a former classmate from Williams College.
The weirdness was apparent once they reached the museum, where they semi-avoided each other as they made their way through the galleries and eschewed any public displays of connoisseurship. 'We definitely went out of our way to look at things separately,' recalled Mr. Speiser, who has had art-history classes in his time. (More) reg required
Oh by Aunt Hypotenuses's Strawberry-Petunia Pancakes. What is with these people? Guys, it's more than ok to have dinner with your friends. Go to the movies together. Travel the world in groups and pairs. Hug and comfort one and other when needed. He's your FRIEND. It's damned fair and right to act like it. The rest of the crap doesn't matter two farts. Who gives a good goddam about what those jackasses think anyway?
I've been having dinner, going to concerts, museums and the movies, taking trips with male friends ever since I was taken up into the hills to the secret cave of initiation way back in the day 50 mumble years ago.
When did this become an issue? And why didn't I get the memo? Is this more of that Robert Bly stuff? Who the hell has the damn talking stick now?
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