{"id":574,"date":"2005-06-09T18:45:00","date_gmt":"2005-06-09T22:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=574"},"modified":"2005-12-09T08:35:33","modified_gmt":"2005-12-09T13:35:33","slug":"hair-and-gin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/hair-and-gin","title":{"rendered":"Hair and Gin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Went into the city last night for my friend Elayne’s birthday get-together. Her birthday was last month, actually, but she and her co-worker James decided to delay their festivities till the semester was over.<\/p>\n

So we met at the Telephone Bar<\/a>, where we had a room sorta reserved to hang out, drink, nosh, and gallivant. But first, I got a long-overdue haircut. I needed to get it cut for about two months, but kept getting delayed and then lazy. Eventually, I started looking like a big angry Q-tip, so I hit the Jean-Claude Biguine<\/a> on E. 23rd and had a large, swarthy French-speaking guy “style” me. The final result was great. I felt like I was the best-looking straight guy at the party that evening. Not that anyone else believed it.<\/p>\n

Anyway, here are some pix, which is all you’re really in this for. I can tell:<\/p>\n

Some people talked<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Others sat in a comfyish corner<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Renowned author Samuel R. Delany put in an appearance<\/a>! Even though Elayne asked me to bring my camera, she seems terrified that I’m taking this pic.<\/p>\n

That’s better<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Both guests\/hosts <\/a>of honor! Belated happy birthdays abound!<\/p>\n

I had a little too much gin last night, so I’m a bit run down today. I’m also working on a really writing-heavy issue of the magazine (as opposed to the issues where I get in a lot of contributed articles), so I’m outta words right now. I’m gonna go catch Game 1 of the NBA Finals. If I get a chance this weekend, I’ll write up the Mad Mix<\/a> that I made for Elayne’s birthday gift.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Went into the city last night for my friend Elayne’s birthday get-together. Her birthday was last month, actually, but she and her co-worker James decided to delay their festivities till the semester was over. So we met at the Telephone Bar, where we had a room sorta reserved to hang out, drink, nosh, and gallivant. … <\/p>\n

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