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January 09, 2007
Paul's Bunyan
Some of my friends lead such decadent lives, and sometimes I tag along, in the background.
The other night I attended a party thrown by a popular national news correspondent for a major network. As everyone was schmoozing, I stood by the food, grazed a bit, and imagined myself with a microphone, giving a play by play of the evening, in a very animated, excited way. I almost did it, but I thought people might think I was weird.
The party was full of the beautiful people, even the straight guys looked good! There were several beards in attendence, and I mean that in both senses.
Last night I attended another fabulous party thrown by Sally, with special guests, Manhattan Furball and the Rob.
Since it was a realtor party, I invited Jimbo, without telling him what it was for. Tee hee.
Facial beards have hit the realtor community, so you know what that means: their value will start going down.
In the meantime, I'm enjoying this trend. Many of these formerly smooth guys look better with some scruff. There were even a few guys there who I wanted to show some of my property to. Ba-da-boom.
Homer pointed out this article in the Times about the beard trend and how it is spreading like anal warts. For the record, I grew my beard a year and a half ago, before it was cool, cuz, y'know, I AM a trendsetter. So it's time to shave it.
Anyway, all the cool people were there. I saw Tos and his gay lover, E, and Bob and Clickboo and a startled Jimbo.
It was a great time. Good food. Good friends. Good people. It's times like these when I love my city.
"OMG! OMG! Here, you purse your lips, and I'll purse my lips!"
"OMG! OMG! Okay, now let's do your face!"
Posted by durban bud at January 9, 2007 12:25 AM
Comments
Promise you'll grow your beard back next time I'm coming to DC- in return I'll show you my silly face.
Posted by: homer at January 9, 2007 09:50 AM
Just something to think about before you show off your property---DC queens tend to buy real estate to "gut it."
Posted by: chrisafer at January 9, 2007 10:34 AM
Chris, I heard the nauseating phrases "We _gutted it_", "property inspection" and "carriage house" at least 50 times. I was in Jimbo hell. And the waiters at Merkado were total bitches too.
I'm going to get back at TJ for not telling me it was a realtor party, I mean it.
Yeah, if realtors have beards and there's articles in the NYT about them, it's very over.
Posted by: jimbo at January 9, 2007 11:09 AM
could have been worse...they could have smoked!
actually, having just come back from Germany, where they smoke EVERYWHERE (bars, restaurants, ticket lines, museums, airports, cabs, saunas) I'm actually ok with the new DC smoking ban.
Posted by: stebbins at January 9, 2007 02:01 PM
oo-ee. Them thar's some cute boys.
Posted by: Raybob at January 9, 2007 02:03 PM
I'd crochet something just for another photo opp like that one! LOL
Posted by: TOS at January 9, 2007 08:21 PM
I guess I'll have to shave then, if it's so darned popular and straight looking. Back to the even more passé goatee I go, in maybe a month.
I hear porn stars purse their lips; you boys have a future in film.
Posted by: copperred at January 10, 2007 12:12 AM
I shaved my beard back down to goatee last weekend... I may grow it back if we ever get some snow and cold weather... but you are right, everyone was doing it, so now it is time for a change... though I like your beard... hmmmm
Posted by: Kelly at January 10, 2007 07:38 AM
Charming story and photos...would also like to make the observation that there is someone WITHOUT his baseball cap on. Thanks for giving us a little head...it's very nice.
BTW, keep the beard. It's hot. I'm not looking forward to having to shave mine in a couple weeks for surgery. It's not been mowed completely in probably 10 years. I'm a little frightened.
Posted by: Michael at January 10, 2007 03:02 PM