There was bound to come a day when I’d have to bring my admiration for Howard Stern to light. Well today is that day. Unfortunately I didn’t have access to the song I really wanted which is his tune called “Tortured Man”. In the interim, this will just have to do. It’s Howard talking over Korn’s Y’all Wanna Single.
Why, why, why… That’s what I’m hearing in the collective internetspace. Well. Lets say that I appreciate Howard’s honesty. I appreciate his humor. I also understand that everything he did to get where his is now wasn’t easy. I also understand that his humor is heavily misunderstood by a lot of people.
My favorite stuff from Howard’s past is his bits on lesbians. Personally, I’m all for people finding out who they can spend their life with regardless of gender. Any who know me personally know that I’m very much into women. Hmmm… I suppose I’m a lesbian trapped in a male body – or something like that. Oddly enough Howard figured out that lesbians equalled heavy ratings for his endeavors. Why? Well, lots of guys find the concept of two women appealing in some way. On the flip side, the politicians and religious types find it easy to attack that which they can’t understand. Thus when Howard has lesbians doing things on a show, it gets politicians and preachers worked into a tizzy.
Interestingly enough their are several of the “moral” compass types that get busted for the very things they vehemently attack. I always found that kind of hypocrisy fascinating. How can people tell others how to behave when they can’t follow their own doctrine. I’ll never understand that. The beauty of Howard is that he embraces it.
So how did I arrive at this today?
I attended my first lesbian wedding. I realize that’s probably politically incorrect to say that. Corrected it would be my first same sex partnership wedding or joining. I’ve known the two women for quite a while. One was previously married and has two kids. It was a rough breakup between her and her former husband. It got worked out and everyone is all the happier for it. The kids have adjusted very well. The ex husband is still on friendly terms and thoroughly happy for them.
As weddings go, it was a very nice event. I was a little unsure of what terms were going to be used in the ceremony and of course as to who was to be which part compared to a typical male/female wedding. They both wore amazing gowns. It was fairly casual, but well thought out and performed. I’m glad that I got to be there. It was a good experience to see people so happy for them. They deserve it.
Generally weddings are supposed to be a good place for non-married people to hook up. Such was not the case for this one. At least as a straight guy. Most of the people were already married. Most that were single were gay. I did spy a few women that I found attractive only to find they had girlfriends. C’est la vie.