Sunday, June 08, 2008

Happy Birthday to Me

My last birthday in D.C.: I turned 31 on Monday, June 8, 1998, celebrating the big day at the original Lauriol Plaza with (from left) Dave, Chad, Kandy, Kristen and Ken (Jean took the photo), then moved to NYC five days later ...
It's not nearly as monumental (or exciting) as last year's, but today is my birthday. I took the weekend off from work to celebrate and so far -- with the exception of the city's blistering heatwave -- it's been nothing but wonderful.

Friday night's "Band Fags" party for Frank Anthony Polito at 1984, below, was a hoot (I hadn't been dancing in ages).
Frank, Michael, me and Debbie Harry;
With Boy Culturist Matt Rettenmund, below
With two of my Michigan gays, Frank and Matt ...
And my first two NewFest picks, "The Sensei" (that's me with its cute star Mark McGraw, Tim's brother and Tug's son, above) and "Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon," were both really enjoyable, as was having lunch at Hill Country Barbecue with my pal Marc beforehand on Saturday (best brisket I've ever tasted!). Today should be even better when we see "Ciao" followed by dinner with Michael, Matt and Jose and possibly some new friends.

On June 8, 1968, the funeral of Bobby Kennedy captivated a nation. including my parents who were so distraught that they forgot that it was my 1st birthday until my mom's father and his wife showed up with presents and brought them back to reality ...

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday!

Sincerely,
The 212

Jerry said...

Happy Brthday, Kenneth!! Here's to many more years of you bringing us the most enjoyable blog EVER!!

Chad said...

Happy Birthday Kenneth! Where did you find that old photo?!? OMG.... my face is so fat! LOL! Hope you had a great weekend...

Tony (LT) said...

Happy Birthday Kenneth!!!! Barely any change in the ten years between photos. Just added a beard....which makes you even hotter. ;-)

Frank Anthony Polito said...

Thanks again for coming out to celebrate with me on Friday night!

Why didn't you remind me it was the eve of the eve of your birthday?

Hope you have a good one!
--Frank

PS--Why do I ALWAYS look like a Deer in the Headlights/Muppet in your photos? (Even sans backpack!)

Anonymous said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! And you look so cute clean-shaven! You'd probably look even younger if you lost the goatee. Aren't they passe? Take a poll! I vote shave it.

Eps said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND MANY MORE!

Anonymous said...

happy birthday, kenneth!

from Shirley in the (416)!

Timmy said...

Belated Happy Birthday!

Once again, I must ask "Do you have ANY unattractive looking friends?" :-)

Jim said...

Belated Happy Birthday!

Your friend Marc looks familiar.

Anonymous said...

Your Michael is Hottt!

Happy Birthday K