01/12/2005
Extra Crispy
So, I recently moved into an apartment in New York that the former occupant (an acquaintance I knew through friends) had vacated but hadn't finished fully cleaning out. Balled up in a drawer under the television, along with a rather old copy of Playgirl, I found the following rather soiled item of clothing, which deserves no further explanation:
Every gay man I've told this story to has responded similarly. First with an initial "Ewwwww!" And then, invariably, after a pause they'll ask, "Was he cute?"
Posted 3:00 PM EST by Andy Towle in New York, Photography, towleroad | Permalink
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WELL???? WAS HE??????
Posted by: Mark | Jan 12, 2005 3:11:16 PM
[stacy london]Shut Up![/sl]
um, okay, was he? which year of Playgirl?
Posted by: TeKay | Jan 12, 2005 3:12:00 PM
Just where in NYC did you land? Are we neibs?
West Village here.
Posted by: Chris | Jan 12, 2005 3:16:26 PM
And was he cute?
Posted by: Chris | Jan 12, 2005 3:16:49 PM
HAHAHHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHHAHAAAAAAA!!!! LMAO!!! LOL!!! Well, whether he was cute or not, he was a nasty lil'fucker! I actually think he WANTED you to find that particular article of clothing AND the Playgirl. He flat out didn't give a shit! LOL!!!
Posted by: Kermit | Jan 12, 2005 3:17:44 PM
That's revolting.
Posted by: criticalrn | Jan 12, 2005 3:30:41 PM
DANG!
Posted by: MT | Jan 12, 2005 3:32:06 PM
And now it's on display for all to see . . . oh, the humanity !!!
Posted by: kimmer | Jan 12, 2005 3:33:14 PM
Maybe he, uh, spilled a gallon of soda on the shirt, and then promptly forgot about it, circumstantially near a Playgirl? Well, whatever it is, it's probably not something I'd want another person to discover...
Posted by: Ref | Jan 12, 2005 3:34:13 PM
He left you his television? ;)
Posted by: stan | Jan 12, 2005 3:38:45 PM
This is why I'm never, ever moving. God knows how many of those are stashed around here!
Posted by: Alan W. | Jan 12, 2005 3:42:13 PM
Oh dear. I can't believe you actually touched that. That must be one good issue of Playgirl! Post the shirt on eBay and watch your bank account grow!
Posted by: Gabriel | Jan 12, 2005 3:46:05 PM
Maybe if you add water to the shirt, he will reappear.
Posted by: Paul | Jan 12, 2005 3:47:47 PM
I'm going to stick to eewee..."was he cute" comes later.
Posted by: toby | Jan 12, 2005 3:49:15 PM
I think I will stick to eeewwww.
Posted by: James | Jan 12, 2005 3:56:06 PM
Next time you're in a situation where you know you're going to see this acquaintance, you should wear the shirt!
Posted by: Wayne | Jan 12, 2005 4:10:11 PM
I just want to know: how did you transport it from one part of your apartment to another in order to photograph it? (Forget the gross factor...I'm more interested in the technical aspects of your find.)
Posted by: Corin | Jan 12, 2005 4:14:53 PM
What size shirt is that?
Posted by: Pablo | Jan 12, 2005 4:15:00 PM
where are the answers?
Posted by: donaldmichael | Jan 12, 2005 4:27:24 PM
Gift wrap it and send it back to its creator!
Posted by: Michael | Jan 12, 2005 4:32:38 PM
Brilliant idea by Wayne! Wash the shit thoroughly and then wear it the next time you see the guy!
Posted by: Dan B | Jan 12, 2005 4:38:17 PM
Forget the shirt. Playgirl ? How 70's.
Posted by: hoss | Jan 12, 2005 5:22:27 PM
I think we're missing the obvious here: Andy actually HANDLED IT in order to un-wad it for photography.
I didn't know you owned a Hazmat suit, Andy.
Posted by: M@ | Jan 12, 2005 5:27:09 PM
Is he a reader of Towleroad? If so, please post the answers :)
Posted by: Patrick | Jan 12, 2005 5:50:24 PM
Reminds me of Freshman year at Vanderbilt when guys came into my room and for some lame reason looked under the bed to find an item of clothing similarly starched!
Posted by: dan moschel | Jan 12, 2005 5:55:34 PM