Damn!

[fredericks]

I managed to hunt down a copy of Advocate last night. It was hidden in Barnes and Nobles, behind the current event periodicals. Literally hidden. When I went to the help desk the guy said "oh, look on the center shelf in the current events section". He *should* have said "conveniently covered up by everything else". No wonder I couldn't find it in Manhattan. In the East Village, no less. I expect more from there, don't ask me why. Bobby's cover turn on Out was right next door. I'm still wondering whether I should pick that one up.

Eh...but DAMN. That first picture made it all worthwhile.

I'm such a pathetic young woman.

But, damn man. DAMN. Hal *Sparks*, indeed.

And the...uh...article was pretty kick-ass too. No, seriously, have you checked out the outtakes? If not, click on the link in my last entry.

Comments

[citizenjess.livejournal.com]

Don't beat yourself up too much; Barnes 'n' Noble's hides 'em over here, too. For a couple of months, I always just managed to scrounge up a random copy somebody had stuck in the incorrect display case, and then I discovered that "The Advocate" is the only GLBT magazine they carry NOT archived in either "women's interest" or "men only".

They've improved a bit, btw.

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

Well, when I went back to the store the next week both Out and Advocate were prominently displayed...in the middle of a bunch of boring current event mags. The comedy, when those middle-aged, straight-laced, inevitably WASP-y businessmen come by to pick up the newest bit of gab on how to stay WASP-like and have to glance at sweaty guys and GLBT headlines.

We'll take what we can get, I suppose.

Re: They've improved a bit, btw.

[citizenjess.livejournal.com]

In "The Advocate's" and "Out's" defense, their covers are usually incredibly tame. You know, aside from setting off the inevitable "OMG THIS IS GAY!!!1" warning bells in the heads of those aforementioned straight-laced WASPs.