Moter City Pride 2007
When you get together every single gay and lesbian in Metro Detroit all in one area, there is bound to be party at hand. There is also bound to be much un needed drama, drama that cannot be prevented. Today, little did I know Moter City Pride was going to take a turn for the worst. ……..
Going to the mall before the stores open, you discover that the older people do not just come out at Kmart in the early hours, but everywhere else as well. Even though only Starbucks was open, Sommerset Mall was packed with everyone over 70. Feeling out of place, I quickly left. I headed to McDonalds and decided to get breakfast. Turns out wherever you go in the early hours, old people surround you. As I sat eating my bacon, egg and cheese bagel, I began to imagine the day ahead of me. My + 1, Paul, suddenly rang my phone. He was closer then I had wanted him to be. I hurried home to shower, and make myself look perfecto for everyone to see. Once Paul arrived, we hurried one more time to the mall so that I could buy cologne and my shirt. At about 12:30, we arrived at Moter City Pride. Parking was easier then I thought. We walked in and as usual, people were everywhere. Sure, there was rain, but I was not going to let some rain drops affect my day. The first person I saw when I walked in was Ethnic Form. To think, I introduced him to Pride last year, and now this year, he had beat me there. The 2nd person I said hi to was Athletic Form. He told me that MA was already at the Backstreet tent Djing. I decided to walk me and my + 1 over to the Backstreet tent and say Hi. After meeting MA, we decided to walk around some more. Suddenly, it began to poor. It was literally raining men. We took shelter in a tent with many other people. After the rain let up, we continued to walk the streets. As drops of rain continued, it was clear that Umbrella’s were this years theme. As we walked without one, I started to regret not bringing my rainbow umbrella with my name on it. Finally Ted called me and told me he was there. Paul and I met up with Ted and his friend Brandon. The four of us walked around, and I kept my eye out for Cheat and Home Wrecker. Cheat had texted me and asked how much admission was, as well as if I was still there.
After hanging with Ted and Brandon, Form finally called and said he had arrived. Paul and I ran off to meet Form. After finding form, Mexi Form was soon to follow. Form introduced me to this guy who I found out also “knew” Jay Towers, that was amusing. Suddenly, Form ran off to talk to all these people who I didn’t even know he knew. Paul, Mexi Form and I walked off to meet up with R and Matt. On the way, I got a call from Ash Ann, and I got to see her and say hi to her and Jen. After meeting up with R and Matt, we avoided a run in with Brian McCulla. After going to the only Java Slutt left in the world, we met up with GG. Amazingly enough, he was Sober. Mark walked by, and stopped to chat with us. There we were, the old four some from back in the day all those years ago. R, Mark, Me and GG. That was ODD! In the sky overhead, we saw planes. Planes with the message “Jesus: HOME Osexuals will be saved”…It was clear the bible thumpers did not want to stand in the rain, so they took to the air this year! They could not even spell homosexual correctly!
After walking around with R and Matt for a while, R decided that her and Matt better take off because they had left Tyler alone. Another who I continued to run into was Joe. It was nice for once to have Joe as a friend, and not a foe. He told me he would help me if Cheat and Home Wrecker showed up.
Now it was Paul, GG, Mikey and I. We decided to go dance at the Backstreet tent. As we got down, a photographer got up, up on taking pictures of us that is. It was my proud moment as I would end up on the front page, and Cheat would still be on page 5. While we were dancing, Kyle Haldi called me and told me he was at the beer tent with Nick and Dan from last night. I decided I had been captured enough, and left GG, Mexi Form and Paul on the dance floor. (This later turned into a big mistake.)
Nick, Kyle, Dan and I decided to check out the brand new Affermations building. This is where my mistake of leaving the tent took shape. While walking to the building, I saw the one person I was trying to avoid, there he was…Home Wrecker! The second I spotted him I threw my arm around Nick and Grabbed his ass. I didn’t see Cheat, but I knew he was there and most likely watching. The new Affermations building was outstanding. Everyone put so much work into it. There was really something to be said for all three floors and how much bigger and better this building was compared to the old one. On our way out, I continued to grab onto Nick because I was paranoid. We headed back to the tent and I saw no sign of GG, Paul or Mexi Form. Finally I found them, and they had already seen Cheat and Home Wrecker and all agreed that Home Wrecker was UGLY! I decided that I wanted to head in the direction that they said Cheat went in. My nerves were on full as I walked and walked and thought at any second I would see Cheat. Then, coming at me, was not Cheat, but TurbANN! I got scared and tried to get Paul to hold my hand, but he freaked out! I told him it was a test run. We went back to the Backstreet tent and danced some more. Then, suddenly, There he was. The idiotic stick figure with no soul aka Home Wrecker, and Cheat was with him. None of Cheat’s friends were there, only Home Wrecker and his friends. That angered me. Paul had walked off to make a phone call, and I instantly ran to him and he basically blew me off and did not want to play my +1 part that I wanted him too. Cheat and I kept giving each other dirty looks. I was, however, more concerned with Paul’s behavior. Come to find out, he had made moves on Mexi Form while I was gone, and now they liked each other. This proved to be the 2nd part of my mistake of leaving in the first place! I was just a tad pissed. I was now once again minus 1. I marched off to find Kyle, Nick and Dan. Cheat started texting me and telling how I was acting all High School because I would not say hi. Fuck Yeah! He did NOT want me within two feet of Home Wrecker, or else I would have wrecked him! Ted was standing right next to Kyle, Nick and Dan. Ted told me he had just talked to Cheat and was going to say Hi. I didn’t want to, but I let him push me too.
The moment I had been fearing the whole day was finally here. Ted was pushing me toward Just For Us, so I could say Hi to Cheat with Home Wrecker right there. I was nervous as hell. My stomach was turned upside down and my mouth became dryer then the Sahara desert. There we stood, and I looked for THEM. Finally, Cheat comes running up behind Ted. Ted said Hi and gave him a hug. I was impressed that he respected me enough to come alone. After Ted said Hi, he made sure I gave him a hug too. This hug was one of those great hugs that you give your best friend after not seeing the forever. After that, Ted left us alone.
I looked at him, and he could not even look at me. He said it was to painful. When I went to touch him, that was to painful as well. He said I could yell at him, but I didn’t want to yell. I wanted to kill Home
Wrecker. He tried to tell me that Home Wrecker was just the cherry that topped everything off. Suddenly, it all came out, everything that had happened during my week that I had been just dying to tell him all week. I also told him how I knew he was at the bar and with who, simply because I knew him, and I know how he acts. He told me once again that he was not with Home Wrecker, but I still didn’t know if I believed him. I asked him if we were still hanging out tomorrow, and he said “yeah for like an hour”..an HOUR?! So now all I get is an hour?! What is that all Home Wrecker will allow him to see me for? That is BS. We left it at that he would call me when he got off work at 7. We parted ways and that was that. I had survived. The second I left him, Joe came running up to me and told me that Cheat looked like a cheap two cent whore that was totally slutty. He always knew what to say at the right time, and I loved him for it. I was thankful that he was there exactly at the right time. After that, I went running back to Kyle, Dan and Nick. By this time, they were hungry, however, Kyle seemed to popular to leave. After watching a drag show, The three of them decided to leave. I decided to stay behind with Tall Form (who we had met back up with).
Mark found us again, and questioned me about why Form was getting close with some guy he was talking to. I really didn’t know. GG found us again as well. Along with Jason. I learned that Paul and Mexi Form were eating at Buffalo Wild Wings alone. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Cheat walks up! He CLEARLY walked up because he wanted to see me, but somehow ended up saying hi to Form and MA. It was so awkward! It took everything Form had not to punch Cheat. As Cheat walked off, he looked back twice at me. I did not see him again the rest of the night. Form and I went back to watch more of the drag shows. While saying Hi to Mike Lau, I realized that I had given Paul my keys! He had my keys, and basically all access to my car and my back seat. I was not going to let it happen. I walked, alone, into Buffalo Wild Wings, and saw the two of them. They were sitting on each others lap on ONE seat! I walked up and held out y hand. Paul gives me his hand. I told him I just wanted my keys. He gave me my keys and I told him “good, now you cant fuck in my back seat” and walked out. On the way out, I saw Joe again and told him what was happening.
After I got my keys, and stopped a potential fuck in the back of my car, I felt better. I walked back to Form and Jason and Ken and GG. GG kept asking me if I was okay, which I was just really pissed off about the day. This was no longer pride fest. This was now a parade of my failed relationships.
Form finally left, and I watched the end of the Drag show with MA. I couldn’t decide if I should just leave without Paul, or what. I called him and ended up meeting him and Mexi Form. Before I did that though, I ran into Justin (who I had not seen for like a year) and told him of my two parties coming up. I also ran into none other then HogANN. It’s always the same when I see him at pride. “Hey *hug* how are u, what are u doing? This is my boyfriend, we should hang out, call me”…every year it’s the same. It surprises me how every time he can seem so real, when its just small talk. After I left him, I said Hi to Patrick Wehner, and then finally I found myself with Mexi Form and Paul once again. Paul went to the bathroom and I tried talking sense into Mexi Form. He was almost 22, and Paul had just turned 16. Nuts! Mexi Form tried telling me how I love Cheat and all this bullshit crap! It pissed me off. Paul came back and the three of us watched the lesbians sing. After that, I asked Mexi Form what Paul was doing, and he said Paul was going to stick with him. That was that. I said “have fun fucking!” and walked my ass out of pride and did not look back.
I drove home to pick up Kristen’s liquor and then went back to Kristen’s and spent the remainder of the night with Form, R, Matt, Tyler, and Form’s new interest.
As I sat on R’s couch, I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, those that bring up lots of questions, those that bring you somewhere unexpected, those that bring you far from where you started, and those that bring you back. But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you can find someone to love the you that you love, well, that's just fabulous.
Going to the mall before the stores open, you discover that the older people do not just come out at Kmart in the early hours, but everywhere else as well. Even though only Starbucks was open, Sommerset Mall was packed with everyone over 70. Feeling out of place, I quickly left. I headed to McDonalds and decided to get breakfast. Turns out wherever you go in the early hours, old people surround you. As I sat eating my bacon, egg and cheese bagel, I began to imagine the day ahead of me. My + 1, Paul, suddenly rang my phone. He was closer then I had wanted him to be. I hurried home to shower, and make myself look perfecto for everyone to see. Once Paul arrived, we hurried one more time to the mall so that I could buy cologne and my shirt. At about 12:30, we arrived at Moter City Pride. Parking was easier then I thought. We walked in and as usual, people were everywhere. Sure, there was rain, but I was not going to let some rain drops affect my day. The first person I saw when I walked in was Ethnic Form. To think, I introduced him to Pride last year, and now this year, he had beat me there. The 2nd person I said hi to was Athletic Form. He told me that MA was already at the Backstreet tent Djing. I decided to walk me and my + 1 over to the Backstreet tent and say Hi. After meeting MA, we decided to walk around some more. Suddenly, it began to poor. It was literally raining men. We took shelter in a tent with many other people. After the rain let up, we continued to walk the streets. As drops of rain continued, it was clear that Umbrella’s were this years theme. As we walked without one, I started to regret not bringing my rainbow umbrella with my name on it. Finally Ted called me and told me he was there. Paul and I met up with Ted and his friend Brandon. The four of us walked around, and I kept my eye out for Cheat and Home Wrecker. Cheat had texted me and asked how much admission was, as well as if I was still there.
After hanging with Ted and Brandon, Form finally called and said he had arrived. Paul and I ran off to meet Form. After finding form, Mexi Form was soon to follow. Form introduced me to this guy who I found out also “knew” Jay Towers, that was amusing. Suddenly, Form ran off to talk to all these people who I didn’t even know he knew. Paul, Mexi Form and I walked off to meet up with R and Matt. On the way, I got a call from Ash Ann, and I got to see her and say hi to her and Jen. After meeting up with R and Matt, we avoided a run in with Brian McCulla. After going to the only Java Slutt left in the world, we met up with GG. Amazingly enough, he was Sober. Mark walked by, and stopped to chat with us. There we were, the old four some from back in the day all those years ago. R, Mark, Me and GG. That was ODD! In the sky overhead, we saw planes. Planes with the message “Jesus: HOME Osexuals will be saved”…It was clear the bible thumpers did not want to stand in the rain, so they took to the air this year! They could not even spell homosexual correctly!
After walking around with R and Matt for a while, R decided that her and Matt better take off because they had left Tyler alone. Another who I continued to run into was Joe. It was nice for once to have Joe as a friend, and not a foe. He told me he would help me if Cheat and Home Wrecker showed up.
Now it was Paul, GG, Mikey and I. We decided to go dance at the Backstreet tent. As we got down, a photographer got up, up on taking pictures of us that is. It was my proud moment as I would end up on the front page, and Cheat would still be on page 5. While we were dancing, Kyle Haldi called me and told me he was at the beer tent with Nick and Dan from last night. I decided I had been captured enough, and left GG, Mexi Form and Paul on the dance floor. (This later turned into a big mistake.)
Nick, Kyle, Dan and I decided to check out the brand new Affermations building. This is where my mistake of leaving the tent took shape. While walking to the building, I saw the one person I was trying to avoid, there he was…Home Wrecker! The second I spotted him I threw my arm around Nick and Grabbed his ass. I didn’t see Cheat, but I knew he was there and most likely watching. The new Affermations building was outstanding. Everyone put so much work into it. There was really something to be said for all three floors and how much bigger and better this building was compared to the old one. On our way out, I continued to grab onto Nick because I was paranoid. We headed back to the tent and I saw no sign of GG, Paul or Mexi Form. Finally I found them, and they had already seen Cheat and Home Wrecker and all agreed that Home Wrecker was UGLY! I decided that I wanted to head in the direction that they said Cheat went in. My nerves were on full as I walked and walked and thought at any second I would see Cheat. Then, coming at me, was not Cheat, but TurbANN! I got scared and tried to get Paul to hold my hand, but he freaked out! I told him it was a test run. We went back to the Backstreet tent and danced some more. Then, suddenly, There he was. The idiotic stick figure with no soul aka Home Wrecker, and Cheat was with him. None of Cheat’s friends were there, only Home Wrecker and his friends. That angered me. Paul had walked off to make a phone call, and I instantly ran to him and he basically blew me off and did not want to play my +1 part that I wanted him too. Cheat and I kept giving each other dirty looks. I was, however, more concerned with Paul’s behavior. Come to find out, he had made moves on Mexi Form while I was gone, and now they liked each other. This proved to be the 2nd part of my mistake of leaving in the first place! I was just a tad pissed. I was now once again minus 1. I marched off to find Kyle, Nick and Dan. Cheat started texting me and telling how I was acting all High School because I would not say hi. Fuck Yeah! He did NOT want me within two feet of Home Wrecker, or else I would have wrecked him! Ted was standing right next to Kyle, Nick and Dan. Ted told me he had just talked to Cheat and was going to say Hi. I didn’t want to, but I let him push me too.
The moment I had been fearing the whole day was finally here. Ted was pushing me toward Just For Us, so I could say Hi to Cheat with Home Wrecker right there. I was nervous as hell. My stomach was turned upside down and my mouth became dryer then the Sahara desert. There we stood, and I looked for THEM. Finally, Cheat comes running up behind Ted. Ted said Hi and gave him a hug. I was impressed that he respected me enough to come alone. After Ted said Hi, he made sure I gave him a hug too. This hug was one of those great hugs that you give your best friend after not seeing the forever. After that, Ted left us alone.
I looked at him, and he could not even look at me. He said it was to painful. When I went to touch him, that was to painful as well. He said I could yell at him, but I didn’t want to yell. I wanted to kill Home
Wrecker. He tried to tell me that Home Wrecker was just the cherry that topped everything off. Suddenly, it all came out, everything that had happened during my week that I had been just dying to tell him all week. I also told him how I knew he was at the bar and with who, simply because I knew him, and I know how he acts. He told me once again that he was not with Home Wrecker, but I still didn’t know if I believed him. I asked him if we were still hanging out tomorrow, and he said “yeah for like an hour”..an HOUR?! So now all I get is an hour?! What is that all Home Wrecker will allow him to see me for? That is BS. We left it at that he would call me when he got off work at 7. We parted ways and that was that. I had survived. The second I left him, Joe came running up to me and told me that Cheat looked like a cheap two cent whore that was totally slutty. He always knew what to say at the right time, and I loved him for it. I was thankful that he was there exactly at the right time. After that, I went running back to Kyle, Dan and Nick. By this time, they were hungry, however, Kyle seemed to popular to leave. After watching a drag show, The three of them decided to leave. I decided to stay behind with Tall Form (who we had met back up with).
Mark found us again, and questioned me about why Form was getting close with some guy he was talking to. I really didn’t know. GG found us again as well. Along with Jason. I learned that Paul and Mexi Form were eating at Buffalo Wild Wings alone. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Cheat walks up! He CLEARLY walked up because he wanted to see me, but somehow ended up saying hi to Form and MA. It was so awkward! It took everything Form had not to punch Cheat. As Cheat walked off, he looked back twice at me. I did not see him again the rest of the night. Form and I went back to watch more of the drag shows. While saying Hi to Mike Lau, I realized that I had given Paul my keys! He had my keys, and basically all access to my car and my back seat. I was not going to let it happen. I walked, alone, into Buffalo Wild Wings, and saw the two of them. They were sitting on each others lap on ONE seat! I walked up and held out y hand. Paul gives me his hand. I told him I just wanted my keys. He gave me my keys and I told him “good, now you cant fuck in my back seat” and walked out. On the way out, I saw Joe again and told him what was happening.
After I got my keys, and stopped a potential fuck in the back of my car, I felt better. I walked back to Form and Jason and Ken and GG. GG kept asking me if I was okay, which I was just really pissed off about the day. This was no longer pride fest. This was now a parade of my failed relationships.
Form finally left, and I watched the end of the Drag show with MA. I couldn’t decide if I should just leave without Paul, or what. I called him and ended up meeting him and Mexi Form. Before I did that though, I ran into Justin (who I had not seen for like a year) and told him of my two parties coming up. I also ran into none other then HogANN. It’s always the same when I see him at pride. “Hey *hug* how are u, what are u doing? This is my boyfriend, we should hang out, call me”…every year it’s the same. It surprises me how every time he can seem so real, when its just small talk. After I left him, I said Hi to Patrick Wehner, and then finally I found myself with Mexi Form and Paul once again. Paul went to the bathroom and I tried talking sense into Mexi Form. He was almost 22, and Paul had just turned 16. Nuts! Mexi Form tried telling me how I love Cheat and all this bullshit crap! It pissed me off. Paul came back and the three of us watched the lesbians sing. After that, I asked Mexi Form what Paul was doing, and he said Paul was going to stick with him. That was that. I said “have fun fucking!” and walked my ass out of pride and did not look back.
I drove home to pick up Kristen’s liquor and then went back to Kristen’s and spent the remainder of the night with Form, R, Matt, Tyler, and Form’s new interest.
As I sat on R’s couch, I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, those that bring up lots of questions, those that bring you somewhere unexpected, those that bring you far from where you started, and those that bring you back. But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you can find someone to love the you that you love, well, that's just fabulous.