Saturday, March 19, 2016

(38) Cruising of the Wings of Song


Being new to Toledo, having come out relatively recently, and being a fledgling classical music/opera fan, it seemed to me in 1982 that the stereotype of gay men as opera queens had some truth. Today I would not assume this level of interest in opera of readers because they were gay. Sid was modeled on Jan Suter, who was an avid opera fan. His idea of a hedonistic retreat was to spend the weekend in bed listening to the Ring straight through.


Thursday, March 17, 2016

(37) Murf, the Quick Wit



Murf, always articulate, quick with a turn of phrase. Just like *koff koff* me