Mystery LJer

[vaneramos]

It was Pride Day 1998. I thought he was the hottest man in the whole parade. He won't be a mystery to many of the Toronto LJers, but I saw him around a few times over the years and never knew who he was until we met in person through djjo and bitterlawngnome last Hallowe'en. I still don't know him very well, but get good vibes from this man. The package clearly includes a mind and a heart.

Yes, I have a weakness for a handsome face, dark hair and beard.

This turned up with a lot of other interesting old photos last week. I guessed it was 1998, and he confirmed that. He says he was not quite 21 and had just moved to Toronto for the second time.

We had a sprinkle of rain on the parade, but the day was so hot nobody minded.

I was 34 and struggling through the on-again, off-again disintegration of my first serious gay relationship. It was my third Pride and my partner Dan's second. A reporter from CITY-TV approached the barricade and asked me a question, but predictably I stammered my answer. Dan leaned to the microphone and spilled a stream of enthusiasms about how wonderful it felt to express one's self freely. We were both recovering evangelicals and ought to know. His part of the interview appeared on the news that night, outing him to many co-workers and relatives. Dan was subtle, and enjoyed shocking people that way.

Comments

[bitterlawngnome.livejournal.com]

I wonder why people refer to these things as "weaknesses".

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Oxford Canadian Dictionary

weakness
3 the inability to resist a particular temptation.

[bitterlawngnome.livejournal.com]

But surely liking John or Danny ought to be called a strength? Saying it's a weakness makes them sound like disreputable vices that - if one were morally upright - one would repudiate.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

But Debbie, I was only talking about their hair!

[bitterlawngnome.livejournal.com]

Oh my god Stacey, Heather just showed me the pictures from the weekend and your ass is ALL OVER THEM.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

She is so sneaky, I'm going to pull her hair.

[quirkstreet.livejournal.com]

You girls settle down back there, or no Chuck E. Cheese, and NO MORE SLEEPOVERS WITH CUTE BOYS. Daddy is getting a little tired of the ruckus. :)

[quirkstreet.livejournal.com]

The feeling in one's knees, perhaps? The nearly-uncontrollable urge to shriek "oh Gawd, stud, do me right here on a Toronto thoroughfare"??

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

And that dissolving feeling when he makes eye contact.

[quirkstreet.livejournal.com]

I know that this is crazy
and not very smart
but I like the way it feels to
have a melting heart


:)

[art-thirst.livejournal.com]

Okay, I have a very difficult time controlling myself around men that look that good. I won't call it a weakness but, I wish I could call it a strength. As far as Danny is concerned, I think playing with his hair would be fun... not just play with but to groom his hair. It looks lucious.

And, as you'll see over the next few days with the construction worker pics I'm posting, these are not just handsome men but those that I could actually "see" with me, even if only for a short while. My tolerance for drunks and drugs is very low to non-existant. Been there, done that.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

It is luscious and glossy! It is almost black, with hints of red in the lustre.