Are There Really Nice Guys Anymore?

Well, I mean besides me and many of my friends. Makes me wonder why I have the strict rule about not dating friends or friends of friends. Maybe it would make sense to dip into that pool, at least you get some insider information beforehand, right?

Of late I have tried to do the dating thing again. Well, really only once. Nice guy, I guess. Great times. Then all the sudden he is too busy. I know he is a busy person but come on, when you see someone online and they can't even drop you an email or phone call, you aren't too busy.

The nice guy before him, well I have no idea still what is up with him. He tells me things that I tried to believe but I am starting to think that really all guys in NYC or LA want are people that treat them like shit and they want to take it.

I am at the point where I don't care what guys think, but I get the constant question of, "Why are you still single?"

I know they both read this and I hope they will give me a clue as to why I am still single. Too nice, too easy going, too friendly? I have no idea.

I do have one clue because all my life I have been that person that people considered an "instant boyfriend". Someone they gelled with so quickly that before long, I mean weeks we were together and happy. People get frightened of that these days. All days I would say. People complain there is no one around that wants to commit but I think really they prefer the chase and rejection over something real. Am I wrong?

Think back to some of your worst relationships, they ended badly or there were trust issues or what have you....are you still in contact with that person? Did you really ever bother to cut those strings? Did you want to? Don't you really prefer the agony that this person put you or continues to put you through.

Just pissed off right now and not really caring what some people think. Take it as it is.

To some....don't bother anymore. Actually, make that all of you. I have had enough.

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Campus Man.

While sitting here writing these posts that I have been promising the tv has been on behind me. Out of the blue comes on a movie that I used to dream about when I was entering high school.

Campus Man.

A really 80's movie with Morgan Fairchild and Dana Delaney. They are the only names who are really still around from the movie.

It was about a student/entrepreneur who is trying to stay in college, Arizona State University I believe, and he decides to make a “athletic” calendar featuring the men of Arizona State.

Steve Lyons was a model who was brought in to play his best friend/roommate/school diving star who becomes the cover model for the calendar. Oh after that life changing chaos erupts. Okay not life changing and you know that everything works out but there is enough skin to put a 13 year old gay boy over the edge.

Speedos galore.

Happy Birthday Rich.

Last night we all, well a group, gathered at GYM Bar for our friend Rich's birthday.
Good to see a lot of people who I don't get to see in the volleyball off season. I don't even get to see Rich that much even though I talk to him daily.

A lot of fun and laughs and good times.

More pictures being posted in the photoblog to the left.

Thanks all.

Picture: Dave (in the red), Pablo, Rich (birthday man) and Me.

Second Date:

Not going to go into details. I will say it was great. The food was great. Moustache on 10th Avenue between 1st and 2nd, I think.

Movie was great. See post about Hustle & Flow.

For more you can click on my photoblog for the photos from the date. Yes, I took the camera with me!!!!!

The company was the best part.

To be continued soon.........

Hustle & Flow

What can I say about this movie?

I will say try to avoid the trailer before you see it.

As someone in the commercial/voice over industry I have to say I do love my commercials and I live for movie trailers but I was really happy I hadn't seen the trailer for Hustle & Flow.

I had no idea what to expect. I had no idea what it was about except that it had something to do with music. I like Terrance Howard a lot and he was the only one I had seen mentioned about this movie.

Now, aside from the fact that I was very happy to be sitting next to Mike as we went to our 8:30 show at the 3rd Ave & 11th Street Loews for our show, I was almost as happy with the movie.

I won't ever say the movie was better than the date but that is a whole other story.

The movie caught me pretty much right away from the 70's feel it put off to the language “slang” that was used. I think that is something that makes you really watch this movie. If your not listening to what is being said, and understanding it, then you can be lost. There is nothing like a southern regional dialect to get your attention.

I am not going to really say anything about the subject except to say that Anthony Anderson is great. DJ Quall, who I just think is very funny, is really good too. But to me it is really the women who steal the show.

Go. Listen. Enjoy. Leave with a couple of songs running in your head.

Okay, maybe not the songs, but believe me the “hook” will stay with you.

Brian Ellner

Hey Dave, guess who was on the subway platform with me and then sat one person over from me on the way downtown? None other than our soon-to-be Manhattan Borough President Brian Ellner. I say soon because he is really the only face I recognize in the race and I haven't heard any scandal or wrong doings by him.

And he is a lot cuter in person, believe me I looked, than he is on his website or on his flyers.

Dave and I actually first saw Brian Ellner at Broadway Bares this year. After waiting a mile in line to get inside Roseland we saw him at the front of the line shaking hands and meeting hopeful voters.

We both took his postcard/flyer home that night.

I have to say his flyer is still very visible up and around Dave's house. Well, at least it was the last time I was there.

I was visiting his website today and he actually wrote about being up at the 77th Street station coming downtown. Sad he didn't mention me though. I could have sworn we had a moment. Or maybe he was just trying to figure me out.

We shall see. I did leave a comment on his blog after all.