Worship at the big Gay Confessional
12 January 2005, 03:45
Before last Saturday night, I’d never been to a Coming Out Party.
I didn’t know what to expect. Harder-san, our gorgeous friend, fresh from the closet, has never had the fashion-sense of a Queer-Eye fashionista. In fact, I didn’t believe Husband when he told me The Secret. All I could think was, “But his fashion sense is so bad....” Perhaps he had a pair of leather pants with him in the closet. I started to get all a bit excited about what flamboyant treasures Harder-san could have had in store for us. After all we hadn’t seen him for 3 years, since he nearly died on our tatami mat in Tokyo.
No. We. just. got. Harder-san. Big Bad Gay Harder-san. And we couldn’t have been happier. Sinking some beers at the Terminus (local Richmond haunt), telling some (bad) jokes. Being the usual sardonic Harder-san we know and love. It was a fantastically brave thing for the Big Boy to do, and confessions such as this always go down better after a 6 pack of Pale Ale.
After nearly 30 years in the closet, he emerged a more peaceful, happier soul, albeit with bad hair. Sorry, Harder-san, it’s true. You have bad hair. No-one would believe you were gay with that hair. Do you even want a boyfriend? Seriously. The hair has to go (although I rather did like your shirt).
My Gaydar has reception problems. I never have any idea if someone is gay, not that I care or that it’s any of my business. Although looking at this photo, I doubt anyone would be able to pick the gay one…
After the stunning confession that he owned not one, not two, but zero Kylie Minogue CDs, he revealed a dark secret. That he knew all 4, that’s right, all 4 of Martika’s hits during the 80’s.
Are you sure you’re not in it for the jokes?
Permanent Link | - Wow!! Small world. Kinki I stumbled across you blog one day and have become addicted to it ever since. Such a great resource and a good laugh. I am still in Japan after about 3 years. So how surprised was I to see you outing my older sister's mate!! I grew up with Harder in Rocky and visited him in England!! Almost had a heart attack at the computer. Anyway where did you meet him? See I was shy about responding to all your fantastic posts but now I actually have something to say. Margot.
— Margot Palmer Jan 19, 12:14 AM # - Bwa ha haaa! (hello btw, nice to make yer acquaintance) Yes, I met Harder-san about 6 years ago when we worked together at v. famed consulting company. He was a grad at the time and I was the H.R bitch who used to boss him around. Coincidentally I also met Husband at aforementioned firm, so it was probably an OK place to work. Husband and Harder-san even worked on the same project. Ah, crap, Melbourne's beginning to sound too much like Bris Vegas for moi liking, perhaps I'll stop there...
— Kinki Jan 19, 04:08 AM #
