When Gordon says he wants to meet "a
real human being," he means "real" as
in "total mensch" and "real" as in "a
great entertainer, a real human being,
and my closest friend in show business
for the last 25 years." In other words,
Gordon has true depth, but (and?) he
enjoys the sign as much as anyone I
know. I also suspect he may be capable
of loving with his whole heart, but I
have yet to meet the person who'll get
him to fess up...
I like Gordon. He has made the world of
video production tangible and fun for
me. He's all super snarky and cute and
clever, has good taste in music, and
needs to swap out his damn Friendster
picture, because it's not doing him
justice. Ladies, feel free to mack away.
I believe that people of the future
will gradually stop using BC and AD
when referring to year, in favor of
the more modern BG and AG. For those
who want to get a jump start on this
trend, instead of writing 03 (AD, of
course) on your checks, just write 38
AG. Note that there is no 0 AG.
gordon is like a gift. There's the black
ribbon, you pull that off. then there's
that tough duct taped box. You tear it
open. Then there's that pink peanut
packing stuff that's actually edible.
you throw that aside in a hurry. And
then there's a note. Right now, I'm
reading the note. it's fairly dry and
sincere. It says, in no uncertain
terms, that I will get the gift when I
damn well deserve it and no sooner.
It continues: Gordon is not for bullies
nor those too hurried to savor art.
Gordon likes words well placed.
Eggs do not like Gordon. Gordon,
gordon, gordon. the note says alot of
other terribly impressive (to me)
things but it is written in a
magnificently tiny scrawl. Then the
words tell me that they have
somewhere to go and I nod, yes. of
course. creative, calm,
collaborative--
there you go.
Gordon is not for the timid, except
perhaps for the timid who are looking
to become less timid. If you have
your instrument panel exposed, he
will push your buttons. He can't help
it, it's just his nature - but he mocks
what needs to be mocked, and if it's
you, the best thing to do is to listen.
Just grab his ass if he gets too uppity
- it seems to work.
Some of my most memorable
experiences in the Bay Area have
involved Gordon. One particular
conversation I had with him stands
out. I was bemoaning how cool my
ex's new boyfriend was, and how
uncool I felt in comparison. This
sent Gordon riffing on the nature of
cool, and how it was all about
detachment and lack of passion, and
that I should celebrate my dark,
smouldering intensity...words to that
effect, anyway.
So that's Gordon...too cool for cool.
Okay, one more Gordon story. I
dropped in for a visit after moving out
of the flat we shared, knocked on his
door and made the tactical error of
asking if he were "decent". He said
yes and opened the door stark
naked, at which point I introduced
him to my girlfriend. I suspect he
took his clothes off before opening
the door, but I guess I'll never know
for sure.
real human being," he means "real" as
in "total mensch" and "real" as in "a
great entertainer, a real human being,
and my closest friend in show business
for the last 25 years." In other words,
Gordon has true depth, but (and?) he
enjoys the sign as much as anyone I
know. I also suspect he may be capable
of loving with his whole heart, but I
have yet to meet the person who'll get
him to fess up...
video production tangible and fun for
me. He's all super snarky and cute and
clever, has good taste in music, and
needs to swap out his damn Friendster
picture, because it's not doing him
justice. Ladies, feel free to mack away.
will gradually stop using BC and AD
when referring to year, in favor of
the more modern BG and AG. For those
who want to get a jump start on this
trend, instead of writing 03 (AD, of
course) on your checks, just write 38
AG. Note that there is no 0 AG.
ribbon, you pull that off. then there's
that tough duct taped box. You tear it
open. Then there's that pink peanut
packing stuff that's actually edible.
you throw that aside in a hurry. And
then there's a note. Right now, I'm
reading the note. it's fairly dry and
sincere. It says, in no uncertain
terms, that I will get the gift when I
damn well deserve it and no sooner.
It continues: Gordon is not for bullies
nor those too hurried to savor art.
Gordon likes words well placed.
Eggs do not like Gordon. Gordon,
gordon, gordon. the note says alot of
other terribly impressive (to me)
things but it is written in a
magnificently tiny scrawl. Then the
words tell me that they have
somewhere to go and I nod, yes. of
course. creative, calm,
collaborative--
there you go.
perhaps for the timid who are looking
to become less timid. If you have
your instrument panel exposed, he
will push your buttons. He can't help
it, it's just his nature - but he mocks
what needs to be mocked, and if it's
you, the best thing to do is to listen.
Just grab his ass if he gets too uppity
- it seems to work.
Some of my most memorable
experiences in the Bay Area have
involved Gordon. One particular
conversation I had with him stands
out. I was bemoaning how cool my
ex's new boyfriend was, and how
uncool I felt in comparison. This
sent Gordon riffing on the nature of
cool, and how it was all about
detachment and lack of passion, and
that I should celebrate my dark,
smouldering intensity...words to that
effect, anyway.
So that's Gordon...too cool for cool.
Okay, one more Gordon story. I
dropped in for a visit after moving out
of the flat we shared, knocked on his
door and made the tactical error of
asking if he were "decent". He said
yes and opened the door stark
naked, at which point I introduced
him to my girlfriend. I suspect he
took his clothes off before opening
the door, but I guess I'll never know
for sure.