Funny thing about Mexico, it’ll always be there – Dylan McKay “Beverly Hills 90210″ Just before college I took a journey to Play del Carmen, Mexico. “Down the block from Cancun” I called it. I never heard of the place until then. Almost everyone I knew never heard of it. We all knew Cancun. So what the hell was I doing? A relative of mine had the foresight to start investing in property in Playacar. He saw it as the next Cancun, which shortly after my visit it started to become. He gave me the use of a condo he owned near the beach in what I think was a hotel too. When I got off the plane I was the only one who…
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The other day a neighbor asked me if I had any Comet. “No,” I said. “What are you, an asshole?” This is a “coming soon” post. At some point later on Sunday I’ll explain why I’m Tom Cruise in Mexico. Plus a little pre-Katrina New Orleans experience The Dodgy had. Also on the way: Movies We’ll Never See and Having a Pee. And a special writing excerpt. It’s from something that I’ll say has a little mix of the following: Lost, Wizard of Oz, Brave, and Pan’s Labyrinth. In the meantime…a playlist. What The Dodgy has been listening to. “Hurricane” – MS MR “This Disorder” – The Features “Miss You” – Trentemoller “Naked” – Sera Cahoone “Your Life Your Call” – Junip
Are you in love? It’s not a question I expect to hear while kicking it around at a street festival. But it was asked of me by the girl applying a (temporary) Celtic cross tattoo on my forearm at Chicago’s Pride Fest. I was taken aback a bit and wanted to know why she asked. It turns out she was unfamiliar with the Celtic imagery and thought being in love was tied into it. And something else about “the vibe” I was giving. “Not right now,” I said. “But check back with me later. There are a lot of beautiful women here.” Are you in love? It reminded me of the time I attended a party on Chicago’s north side. There I was introduced…
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