…even if I did catch a cold in the rain. I’m in bed avec laptop right now sniffling and snuffling after some epic sleep marathons, realizing I haven’t posted my photos or video, remembering what a blast I had with Jonno, Mike and Jack covering the event. And “covering” the free, open bar in the upstairs VIP area. Kathy Griffin hosted the show and she was drop-dead hilarious — unlike other awards show hosts, she didn’t have to play it safe and boring, and cracked up the packed Castro Theatre with sore asshole jokes and much more. One could say she brought the house to its knees with her jokes. One *could* say that. Weird story of the night: I took a break halfway through to go hang out in the smoking area (it was the only place they let us outside, ah, fresh air!), and had to fend off the unwelcome, pushy advances of a gay-for-pay porn star. I actually asked the nearest gayboy (a cutie) to cockblock for me — which he did. It eventually worked, but the GfP star wanted to be sure I was going to the afterparty — I had a VIP pass, but didn’t. I really didn’t want to deal with that shit, know what I mean?
My photos are here; a short video of Griffin’s first minutes at the mic (after an intro by Chi Chi LaRue) is here. The first wrap-up post (with info about winners) is on Fleshbot here. Mike at GayPornBlog has a funny wrap here, with more info as well.
Pictured: me and my HOT date, Jonno, snoozing adorably together through the acceptance speech for best oral scene in the Castro’s balcony.
