"I wear my shirts open because ties give me a headache. I can only wear them for a few hours and then I start to get a migraine."Designer Tom Ford explains his penchant for open collars. I have the same excuse for wearing no shirt at all.
Of the scores of men I've dated, I rarely contemplated spending the rest of my life with them. In many cases, I wondered if I'd make it through the end of the evening! However, now that gay marriage is more and more of a reality, I've been wondering how many people I would have ever considered marrying. Two spring to mind. I'm not sure either of them would have acceptedin fact, one seriously considered taking out a hit on me. But that's another (true) story for another time. The point is, the times they are a-changin' and the things we'd look for in a mate may be very different than those traits we'd accept in a date.
With the backing of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York achieved the impossible and passed same-sex marriage with the help of ... Republicans! Since this took place on the eve of the Gay Pride Parade, pandemonium broke out, with Cuomo being hailed as a conquering hero. He walked alongside NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who plans to launch a huge ad campaign touting NYC as the perfect place for a gay weddingand who could argue with that?
There's one NYC couple that's pissed off. You may not remember the names Howard Koeppel and Mark Hsiao, but they were thrust into the spotlight because they were best friends with Rudy Giuliani. When he was separated from his second wife, Rudy moved into the same-sex couple's house. At some point, Howard asked Rudy if he would perform their wedding ceremony. Rudy said, "I will, once gay marriage becomes legal in New York." So that day is hereand where is Rudy? Ah, that's the interesting part. He's on TV as a talking head. He's making personal appearances. But he's not returning the calls of his good friends. Interesting, n'est ce pas?
Alas, not all popping of champagne corks are met with such jubilation. Take, for instance, the 68th birthday of Prince Frederic Von Anhaltotherwise known as Mr. Zsa Zsa. To mark the occasion, Princey gave Zsa Zsa some champagne and released a photo of the occasion. Francesca Hilton (the Chaz Bono of the Gabor family) saw this pic and blasted her stepfather: "He once again uses my mother to bring publicity to himself. He once again releases photos of my mother in unflattering situations without hair and makeup, two things that were so important to her. This time he is feeding her alcohol, which could be detrimental to her condition since she is on numerous medications." She won't be any happier with word that Freddie is auctioning off all of Zsa Zsa's possessions so they can "downsize." First her leg and now this!
Recently, Debbie Reynolds scrapped her dream of opening a Hollywood museum and auctioned off all of the memorabilia she's accumulated over the past century (give or take). One of the big-ticket items was Marilyn Monroe's white dress from The Seven Year Itch, which went for a staggering $4.6 million. Other pricey items were Monroe's red sequined Gentlemen Prefer Blondes dress, which sold for $1.2 million; and Judy Garland's blue dress from The Wizard of Oz, which was snagged for $910,000. The full auction netted Debbie $22.8 millionor, what Carrie Fisher would call a moderate room-service bill!
Little Aaron Carter has come forward with some revelations about his close friendship with Michael Jackson. One statement caught my eye: "I did things with him that nobody else did. But I was also troubled about what he did to me." Now, I know what you're thinking - because I'm thinking the same thing. Alas, the inevitable letdown follows: "Yes, he gave me wine. I mean, I could have refused, but I was 15. I felt weird about that and other stuff." Fingers crossed he eventually shares what that "other stuff" was.
In our "Ask Billy" question, Randy in Maine asks, "Now that The Chase'has been cancelled, will Jesse Metcalfe be returning to 'Desperate Housewives' next season?"
SorryMetcalfe doesn't have Desperate Housewives in his future. But fear not, fans. He will be returning to TV next season as part of the revamped version of Dallas, which will air on TNT. He'll be playing Christopher Ewing, the son of Bobby and Pam, and Metcalfe will have some familiar faces around. His stepmom will be played by Brenda Strong, who plays the "DH" narrator, Mary Alice Young. Playing his cousin, John Ross (son of JR and Sue Ellen), is sexy Josh Henderson, who played the nephew of Edie (Nicollette Sheridan). My Lordit's starting to sound like Desperate Housewives: Dallas. Veterans Larry Hagman, Linda Gray and Patrick Duffy will all be appearing in the show.
Lastly, because I know you care about these things, porn superstar Erik Rhodes is newly circumcised. I remember a friend undergoing this procedure in his 20s. At the time, we wondered if they would numb him by hitting his penis with a little hammer. In this case, Erik would need a rather large hammerperhaps a mallet! Taking a little bit off the top hasn't done anything to hinder his performance ... or his largesse, as you can see on BillyMasters.com .
When princes and porn stars are downsizing, it's definitely time to end yet another column. Since many of you will be reading this on the Fourth of July, Happy Independence Day. I will be celebrating this festive weekend at the Filth2Go Beach House: Provincetown. I'm sure I'll have lots of P-town dish, so check out the latest gossip at www.BillyMasters.com . If you have a question, shoot it on over to me at Billy@BillyMasters.com and I promise to get back to you before Debbie auctions off Carrie! Until next time, remember, one man's filth is another man's bible.