my first few days in cumming, georgia....
I ARRIVED ON WEDNESDAY & ROY PICKED ME UP AT THE AIRPORT. MY GOD I GOT LOST TRYING TO FIND HIM. TURNS OUT I HAD TO TAKE A SHUTTLE TRAIN A COUPLE OF STOPS TO GET TO WHERE HE WAS. THE RIDE BACK TO HIS HOUSE WAS CLOSE TO AN HOUR BUT IT DIDN'T FEEL THAT LONG.
WE STOPPED TO GET SOME SALADS FROM BURGER KING & OF COURSE COFFEE FOR MYSELF. THAT NIGHT ROY WENT TO BED EARLY, WELL 11:30, WHICH IN TRUTH IS REALLY EARLY TO ME. I SPENT THE REST OF THE NIGHT IN PAIN FROM MY ROOT CANAL AND THE TALK I HAD WITH CHRIS HELPED TO EASE THE PAIN A BIT, BUT I NEEDED TO GO TO BED BY 3:30AM I WAS SOOOO TIRED
WENT TO ATLANTA WITH CHRIS, OUR TALK CONTINUED, NOT ONE DULL MOMENT IN OUR DISCUSSIONS. AFTER WE PARKED THE CAR A WOMAN, WHO WASN'T BAD LOOKING, APPROACHED US AND ASKED US TO SIGN OUR EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE BREAST CANCER WALK. SHE SEEMED SO NICE AND KEPT SMILING AT ME, I'M FINALLY REALZING WHEN PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTED TO ME (DAMN IT TOOK LONG ENOUGH!) WENT OUT SHOPPING FOR ROY'S BDAY PRESENTS BEING THAT IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY AND HEADED OUT TO LUNCH. WE ORDERED SEVERAL APPETIZERS & SALADS FOR OUR MEALS. IT'S WEIRD BECAUSE WE WEREN'T STUFFED FROM ALL THE FOOD & DIDN'T EAT LIKE PIGS... WE WERE BOTH SATISIFIED.
AT ONE POINT I WENT TO TAKE A PICTURE OF A BUILDING WITH MY CAMERA WHILE CHRIS WAS ON THE PHONE WITH ROY & AN OFFICER STOPPED ME FROM DOING SO, TELLING ME I WASN'T ALLOWED TO TAKE PICTURES OF BUILDINGS WITHOUT PERMISSION B/C FOR ALL THEY KNOW I XOULD BE A TERRORIST. WTF!!! I TAKE PICS IN NYC ALL THE TIME & JUST TOOK PICS ON THE PLANE. HE WAS NICE ABOUT IT AND TOLD US IF I HAD A DISPOSABLE CAMERA & WAS TAKING A PIC OF CHRIS IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING IT WOULD ALL BE GOOD. I STILL DON'T GET IT BUT WHATEVER!
THAT NIGHT ROY, CHRIS & I HAD THE PRIVILEDGE OF ATTENDING THE TRUE COLORS CONCERT IN ATLANTA. WE PARKED A BIT FROM THE PARK BUT IT WAS SUCH A WARM & LOVING ENVIRONMENT. PEOPLE BROUGHT PICNIC BASKETS WITH THEM AND BOTTLES OF WINE. WE BROUGHT NOTHING WITH US!!! WE HAD NO IDEA YOU COULD DO THIS, I KNOW IN NYC YOU WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO DO THIS!
AT ONE POINT I WENT TO THE BATHROOM AND ROY ASKED IF I WAS SURE I WANTED TO GO BY MYSELF I REPLIED WITH: "WHY NOT, WHAT IS A GAY GUY GONNA DO COMPLIMENT ME ON MY DRESS!?" THEY BOTH LAUGHED AT THAT.
MARGARET CHO WAS THE HOST AND CAME OUT BETWEEN EACH ACT. SHE'S A FUNNY MOFO! DRESDEN DOLLS OPENED AND WERE ACTUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR PERFORMANCE, WALKING THRU THE CROWD, GETTING HANDED BEER FROM SOMEONE IN THE CROWD. THEY WERE QUITE INTERESTING, I BELIEVE A WHILE AGO I SAW ONE OF THEIR VIDEOS AND WANTED TO CHECK OUT MORE OF THEIR MUSIC BUT NEVER GOT THE CHANCE TO.
NEXT UP WAS DEBBIE HARRY, WHO DIDN'T SEEM ALL THAT MUCH INTO THE CROWD OR THE PERFORMANCE, WHICH I FOUND SURPRISING B/C I SAW BLONDIE BACK IN 2002 AND SHE WAS AWESOME. MAYBE IT WASN'T HER NIGHT! (MEAR THE END OF THE CONCERT ALL THE BANDS GOT TOGETHER TO SING A SONG & IT SEEMED LIKE DEBBIE DIDN'T KNOW ANY OF THE WORDS). SHE DIDN'T DO MANY SONGS & DIDN'T DO ANY BLONDIE SONGS.
ERASURE CAM ON NEXT. ANDY BELL HAS SUCH A DISTINCT VOICE. HE WAS VERY MUCH INTO THE CROWD AND THEY PUT ON QUITE A PERFORMANCE. EVERYONE WAS GOING CRAZY FOR THEM.
IN BETWEEN EACH SET WE WENT WALKING THRU THE PARK. I BOUGHT MYSELF A STONY BEAR, A TRUE COLORS CAMOFLAGUE HAT (WHICH I LOVE) & A RAINBOW BOA (WHICH I SHOULD'VE BROUGHT WITH ME TO THE PRIDE PARADE- MORE ON THAT IN ANOTHER POST)
THE FINAL ACT OF COURSE WAS NONE OTHER THAN MS. CYNDI LAUPER. I MUST SAY IT WAS QUITE A THRILL TO SEE HER VERY ENGAGED WITH THE AUDIENCE & SHE SOUNDED GREAT. AND TO TOP IT OFF SHE TOLD THE CROWD IT WAS HER BIRTHDAY, ROY LOST IT "WE HAVE THE SAME BIRTHDAY!!!".IT'S FUNNY HOW NOT LONG BEFORE SHE SAID IT WAS HER BIRTHDAY I WAS WONDERING TO MYSELF IF SHE WAS A CANCER JUST BY THE WAY SHE IS.
WE LEFT THE CONCERT AS SHE DID HER LAST SONG "TRUE COLORS" (WHICH HAPPENS TO BE MINE & ROY'S SONG FOR THE LAST 5-6 YRS.) B/C CHRIS WANTED TO BEAT OUT THE CROWD. (CHRIS & I MET ROY AT HIS JOB & WE FOLLOWED ROY THERE). THE WHOLE NIGHT WAS GREAT UNTIL WE WALKED OUT OF THE PARK AND HEARD THESE DRUNKED MORONS MAKING FUNNY OF THE TRAFFIC OFFICER & CALLING HER A BIG OL' DYKE. WHAT KINDA SHIT IS THAT? WE'RE ALL GAY COMING FROM A ERASE HATE CONCERT & THIS ASSHOLE, WHETHER DRUNK OR NOT, NO EXCUSE, HAS TO BE A PRICK! I JUST DON'T GET IT. BUT THAT'S NOT WHERE IT ENDED.
IN BACK OF US WE HEAR ONE OF THE ASSHOLES GOING ON ABOUT THE GUY IN THE HAT (WHICH WOULD BE ROY). HIS FRIENDS EGG HIM ON BY SAYING "OH PLEASE HE'S NOT EVEN PAYING ATTENTION TO YOU" UPON HEARING THAT HE COMES UP BEHIND ROY AND PUTS HIS ARMS AROUND ROY'S SHOULDERS ROY'S NOT HAVING IT. ROY TURNS AROUND AS I PUSH THE PRICK OFF HIM. ROY TELLS HIM "DON'T TOUCH ME" AND CHRIS GETS IN BETWEEN THE ASS & ROY. CHRIS LOOKED SO PISSED AND I DON'T BLAME HIM. THEY START TO GO ON AS WE'RE WALKING AWAY ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY STILL LOVE US AND YADDA YADDA YADDA.
WE'RE NOT FAR FROM THE CARS AND HE YELLS OUT "THE WHITE BOY IS CUTER ANYWAY!" ROY AND I HAD TO HOLD CHRIS BACK FROM GETTING IN A FIGHT. WE TOLD HIM IT'S JUST NOT WORTH IT.I GOT IN THE CAR WITH ROY AND WENT HOME.
BUT OVER ALL WHAT A GREAT NIGHT! MORE ON THE REST OF MY STAY LATER!