Douglas Carter Beane: "I won't talk to that queen!" — Page 2

"out of touch and nasty to no real purpose."

Funny, that's exactly my take on Riedel.

Musto demonstrates a sense of humor about himself and has no problem being the butt of jokes. I also feel as if he has become much less inclined to kick somebody when they're down than he used to be. Now, this could all be my sense that I gleaned from pretty much not missing a column since he started.

I am curious what you think he's out of touch with?

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In a recent column, Michael Musto apologized to Juliet Mills/Maxwelll Caulfield for being so critical of their difference in ages (when they first got married). He admitted he was wrong. On a side note, M.M. was nice to me when I first visited NYC in 2006. We met up at this club called "Happy Valley, located at 14 East 27th. I met up with him at around midnite, outside of the club. I was nervous, to say the least. He was very nice and pleasant. Musto had a pad handy, ready to write this and that. People kept going up to him and saying hello. I did meet one celebrity who had a hit show at the time...about a group of gay guys who did do-overs of straight men (home, personal grooming, etc.) It was a blast. With M.M., you know who you are dealing with. He's insightful about many things and peppers his comments with a dash of snark and wit. He's an o.k. guy. I don't know much about Riedel, except people either love him or hate him with a passion. Someone mentioned that he could be a Republican....perhaps of the Log Cabin variety? from RC in Austin, Texas

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Updated On: 3/12/13 at 02:49 PM

I did consider the fact that "column inches" wasn't literally accurate, but he's still needing to produce a certain amount of words, regardless of where they appear.

I disagree that Musto presents himself as the butt of the joke, and the few comments that are there so far seem to be of the "Yay, Musto, you told him!".