Tonight mother returns East. She has always enjoyed meeting the people that are close to me. All through High School she encouraged my friends to come to our house whenever they wanted. How convenient that our outdoor fridge came equipped with a tap of Miller Genuine Draft and a fully-stocked bar downstairs from the days when my parents owned and operated a bar. She loved meeting my friends and why should this visit and time of my life be any different? I had her meet Boy Wonder at one of our favorite little places, Cheebo. I also thought she would enjoy seeing the studio where all the magic happens. The day we visited the studio, I sat my mom in front of the new edition of Unzipped as I went upstairs to see who was there. I immediately saw Chi Chi and Rob Reimer, my publicist viewing the trailer for “GAYVN Performer Of The Year” in her office. “I have a guest here” I said in a non-chalant tone and yelled downstairs “come on up.” “Who is it?” Chi Chi asked. “My mom” I said. She couldn’t have reached for that remote to press stop fast enough. My mother gave her a big hug and as Chi Chi peered over her sholder, she caught my eye and said in a big smile with a very condescending tone “Do you really think it’s OK for her to be here”…”Are you kidding me?” “It’s soooooo fine”. After getting my approval and losing the quite attractive shade of embarrassment Chi Chi had just put on, she said “Great, look at this” With that being said, she pressed play and all 4 of us watched as man after man was introduced as contender for “Performer Of The Year.”
Right before we left, Rob kindly supplied my mom with all of my recent magazines and the “Warning” book put out by Greg Thompson. She took a quick look through the mags and said that she couldn’t wait to show some of her girlfriends back home.
I was so glad that she finally got a face to put to the multitude of descriptions and constant references I put out all the time. Now when I say that I am at the studio or that I’m having lunch with Boy Wonder at Cheebo, she can sit back in her Lazy Boy recliner 3000 miles away and see it just as if she were here.
