Ah, I love it! And I've only read the first 2 paragraphs. Rodney! And he got an award! Yay!
Finished it. I love that they focused more on him and not on Rent. When it comes to Rent exclusive stuff, I feel like my brain is turning to mush from over-exposure.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never
knowing how
"We were in Barneys, and Anthony's like, 'It's getting cold,' and he heads straight for the striped scarves," Mr. Hindes said. "I was like, 'Do you want to be Mark Cohen for the rest of your life?'
Very cute. I love how it focused on a normal night.
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
"We were in Barneys, and Anthony's like, 'It's getting cold,' and he heads straight for the striped scarves," Mr. Hindes said. "I was like, 'Do you want to be Mark Cohen for the rest of your life?'
Wow, I never realized people could actually be allergic to alcohol. I thought that was just an excuse people gave for not drinking. Okay, I'm officially slow.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never
knowing how
"I love America more than any other country in the world, and exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually."
- James Baldwin
Ugh, that sucks. I know you could be allergic to a lot of foods, I've had to deal with kids having a wide variety of allergies. (Is there anything that DOESN'T have gluten in it?!) I just didn't realize that alcohol would have the same problem, since it's created from so many different sources.
Namo-
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never
knowing how
Yeah, people sort of assume that it's difficult to be allergic to. It was fun having to tell my allergist I had an allergic reaction after trying my friend's screwdriver. And I *never* drink. Figures that it happened then!
This one little boy I taught in Sunday school when he was 2 started having an allergic reaction once. It freaked the other teacher and I out, because we didn't know what he had eaten. He had just recently gotten into the classroom, and we kept asking him if he had eaten anything, but he couldn't talk.
We ended up having to call an ambulance because his epi-pen didn't help. It turns out that a family friend had brought him to church that morning and one of their children had been eating peanut butter crackers nearby. JP didn't even eat them, he was just in the presence of peanut butter and he ended up having to go to the hospital. It was so insane.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never
knowing how
Yeah, so basically Anthony's nearest and dearest get to pick on him for his choices of food and clothing and to resent him publicly for getting attention at the RENT premiere. Rather than, you know, the boyfriend, who should, you know, really get attention. Which, if anybody looked at the GettyImages, he did. I can just IMAGINE how that came to happen.
*shrug* I thought they were poking fun, but not in a nasty way. I don't want to make any personal comments aside from that, but I think the article read from a bit of a funny angle in some spots.