Tag Archives: Virginia

Chapter 74: Big Fat Southern Weddings: Part 4

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Scott M

My sister’s reception was at the “Last Capital of the Confederacy.”  The Sutherlin Manson in Danville, Virginia. Since we weren’t members of the Golf Club and neither my Mother or Sister were members of the Wednesday Club, options were limited. … Continue reading →

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Chapter 73: Big Fat Southern Weddings: Part 3

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Scott M

As many weddings as I had been a part of, nothing prepared me for it all hitting home with my sister’s wedding.  It’s as “up close and personal” as I’ll probably ever be with one of these great, big weddings…. … Continue reading →

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Chapter 72: Big Fat Southern Weddings: Part 2

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Scott M

There is no wedding like a hometown wedding…. Back in the 1980’s, when most of my friends were trooping down to the altar, we had some moments that both solidified and threatened friendships that had existed for years. Since we … Continue reading →

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Chapter 70: Lover Friends

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Scott M

And now, a trip back in time to Gay life in Peyton Place…. ________________________________________________________________ “I found me a hot lover friend!”  My friend Gary screamed this out one night as we passed him on “The Block” in front of the … Continue reading →

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Chapter 68: Losing Lou on 42nd Street

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Scott M

I was walking down 42nd Street in New York City last week and I suddenly missed my Mother. That was strange, on so many levels. First of all, my Mother never went to New York.  She loved Musicals, but only … Continue reading →

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Chapter 67: Snow Days

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Scott M

It’s snowing tonight in  the South. At least it is here in North Carolina where I live now… I know that doesn’t mean much to many people who live in places where snow is a common occurrence, but it is … Continue reading →

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Chapter 66: Mad About the Boy

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Scott M

Everyone one should have one John Ashley in their life.  But only one… One is a voyage of youthful self-discovery, more than one is a sign of self-destruction and co-dependency setting you up for an awkward intervention by your friends….. … Continue reading →

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Chapter 64: After The Fall

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Scott M

I’ve had a couple of glasses of wine… I had to…or this chapter would never been written…. If you want to be an honest blogger- or storyteller-the hard part is telling the truth even when it hurts.  Or when it … Continue reading →

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Chapter 63: A Sense of Place

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Scott M

I just got home from home… First of all, you have to understand that home is a complex term for me.  It’s more a feeling than a place- or it’s more of a sense of a place…. I just spent … Continue reading →

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Chapter 61: Bosom Buddies

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Scott M

My Best Friend had Heart Surgery this week… I don’t like to think of us as old enough to have to face these issues, but I guess we are… And “Best Friend” is a very inclusive, non-exclusive term for me…I … Continue reading →

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