Frank Rich and His Gay Mentor

Wow. That is amazing. Thank you Frank (and PJ).

I can't wait to get home and read it, the name sounds familiar from Rich's excellent "Ghost Light" book.

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Yes, he is--he used to play the piano all alone in the Martin Beck, with only the ghost light.

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Updated On: 5/28/13 at 05:15 PM

That's a gorgeous article. Frank Rich is such an insightful man.

I loved, "Dear Pal Frank."

And this really resonated with me:

Thus the Clayton Coots story, like so many others of his time, trails off into fragments, ellipses, and mysterious dead ends.

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That's a really wonderful and moving piece. Thanks for posting it.

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Wow, I misted up reading that. Reminded me of my uncle Beau, he was married to my mom's step sister and was a test pilot during the "Right STuff" period, late sixties. A very refined Southern Gentleman, cultured, smart and funny. He ended up getting bashed one night in a motel. He was a closeted homosexual who every so often would go out drinking and pick up tricks and take them to cheap motels. They were trapped in a very different day and age.

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