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Now Lets Be Frank.

Its back...
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Can we be frank?
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Let me be Frank, I never actually knew who Fonzworth Bentley was until last night. For some reason people keep telling me I look like or remind them of this ass. I've heard this comparison at least three or four times this summer, so I finally did a google search on him. Are you kidding me?!!?! I guess the comparisons to this oh-so-straight P.DIDDY assistant arent that badd, I think he's cute actually. But really, I dont see how or why my friends see a connection. What would happen if I dropped the books and went out and got a job as P.Diddy's latest Umbrella holder? Hmmm, stardom might be in my future....

Now lets be Frank, Monday is September 11, 2006. Needless to say, we all know what this means. Question: Five years later and still nothing but a gaping whole in the middle of lower manhattan? Would it be to much for George to stop dropping bombs on people in Big Bad Iraq and perhaps place a REAL memorial on the WTC site? But I guess its just too much to ask, after all this is the Bush adminstration we're dealing with here.

Can I be Frank? This hot weather needs to cool the fuck down already. Its September so Autumn is around the corner but it just cant seem to come quick enough. I am NOT the kind of person that deals with the sun well. I dont get "tanned", I get straight up greasy! Ugh, 30 degree temperatures just cant get here sooner!

Now lets be muthafucking Frank, Janet Jackson looks a good hot mess. Ok, maybe she's looking better on some of the recent spreads, but I still cannot forgive that VIBE cover. Mama, aging is something you need to be proud of and just embrace, but all these appearances on magazine covers with saggy cheeks and drooping eyes is not cute. Now im sorry goddammit, you are the queen of pop but you look FIERCE! (and I dont mean that in a Tyra Banks kinda way!). I want to see a mature, sleek, COVERED-UP Janet. I cant believe im saying this but FOLLOW MADONNA'S lead---bring sophistication back in style. And mama, PLEASE stop whispering on your songs, we all know you cant really sing but stop making it so much more obvious then what it has to be!

Now let me be frank, I want this fall to be the return of House Parties. Come on boys, lets bring it back in style. The black queer club scene in New York City is a joke right now so I could definitely use a good old fashion "get-together" in Brooklyn, Harlem or maybe even dirrty jerz. The autumn is the best time for things like this, there's nothing like walking up into a packed Brownstone with the smell of pumpkin candles rising through the air with lots of folks laughing, dancing, mixing and mingling. Hmm, maybe i'll have to inaugurate the House Party season....

I gotta be frank , the "gay man" comes out in me BIG TIME when I think about how excited I am to see DREAMGIRLS in December. The idea of Beyonce playing the role of a bossy, bitchy, self-centered, arrogant....Oh, wait a minute. I dont have to wait until December to see that!

Ok, can we be frank, is giving out "wrong numbers" officially a thing of the past? Remember back in the day when someone who you werent feelin' would ask for your number and you'd just give them a "wrong" one? Has this trend has gone out of style? Nowadays, isnt is easier to just tell someone you're "in a relationship" rather than giving them a fake number to call? Or maybe just flat out saying IM NOT INTERESTED is the way to go.
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I just love being Frank. Dont you?

Posted by the young people's professor on 9/10/2006 at 6:27:00 PM |

This is a decent change of pace. I kinda agree w/ you on the Janet thing, but you need to stop at the whispering singing thing. JLo, Cassie, and a bunch of other chicks in the game owe her a debt of gratitude for starting that.

But what can I say, you were just being Frank with us.

Posted by Anonymous Anonymous | 9/11/2006  

Finally a gay man that dissagress with Janets attempts to look younger. Lets call a spade a spade, janet is flawless and she looks great at 40 but noone needs to see it.

Posted by Anonymous Anonymous | 9/11/2006  

I LOVE THIS POST...Please start a monthly post called "Frankly Speaking" and do something like this...YES!!!!

Posted by Blogger WiseYoungMan | 9/11/2006  

hmmm, cute. I see that the MIZRAHI house has it going on in more ways than one. Wish I had a home...I like your style man, keep it up!

Posted by Anonymous Anonymous | 9/11/2006  

IM SORRY BUT I WANT TO SEE JANET ON EVERY MAG COVER IN AMERICA, LIKE U SAID SHE IS FLAWLESS, AND SHE SHOULD BE EVERYWHERE, SHE HAS BEEN SINGING THE SAME WAY FOR 20 SOMETHING YEARS BUT NOW PEOPLE WANT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT, SHUT THE F--- UP, THE GIRL IS A DIVA AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE WHERE OR NOT SHE IS WHISPERING OR YELLING LIKE SOME CRAZY WILD WOMEN, (AND U KNOW WHO IM TALKIN BOUT, BUT I LOVE HER TOO) SO STOP HATING ON JANETS SINGING AND HER BODY,

Posted by Anonymous Anonymous | 9/11/2006  

Oh yes Frank! I so agree with you on the whole Janet thing. Everyone loves her and I do to, but I was beginning to think I was the only one who noticed that she can't really sing. And the whispering in songs is annoying as shit, but listen to her SPEAK! Same whispering "I'm bashful" bullshit! I STILL don't undertand a word she says in her last single "Call on Me" and it's been out for months.
And I'm SO over clubs too. House parties are where it's at!

Posted by Anonymous Anonymous | 9/11/2006  

Frank i'm really feeling your "lets be frank" post.You should do it like twice a month. I got alot of laughs...i agree with your opinions to.....I see you becoming the SIMON (AMERICAN IDOL JUDGE) OF THE GAY SCENE. LOL

Posted by Anonymous Anonymous | 9/11/2006  

Hey... I'll come if you throw a party. Are you still staying at the same place even though your staying in NYC?

Love the photo!

Posted by Blogger ShawnQt | 9/11/2006  

I'm glad you are Frank!

Posted by Blogger chumly | 9/11/2006  

ok, I officially dub this blog worthy of all blogness lol. (first time commenting here) HEY THERE!

Uhhhh, question... why jerz gotta be dirty? Anyway, I'll try to come if I can break away from school and work and the family. Sounds like it could be fun.

Posted by Blogger fuzzy | 9/12/2006  

Janet is PROUD of who she is at her age, and that is WHY she is displaying it!!! Look around you sugar: how many 20-somethings in this MCDONALDS world EVEN look close to looking like such a fabulous female?!!!! It's so like, out of style for the average person in today's America to look sexy or physically fit even while in their 20's or 30's!!!! Janet is the one being followed by the photographers, so when the time is right, mama does dress up----and STILL puts the 20-somethings to shame! And telling Janet to be more like Madonna is like telling Beyonce to be more like Connie Chung. There ain't nothin there, baby! And another thing---when you get to be in your 40's, you can tell us all about maturing and preserving your sexy "daddy." Until then, you're waaaaaaay over your head. That's like a 15-year-old Mr. Thang from the neighborhood trying to tell YOU how thangs SHOULD be done. He wouldn't know and NEITHER would you....

Posted by Anonymous Anonymous | 9/12/2006  

Always love the Lets Be Frank posts... make sure I am on that house party invite list... NYC is only $200 away.

Posted by Anonymous Anonymous | 9/13/2006  

Let's all be Frank. We all know that house parties are where it's at.

I'm with Reddman. NYC is only 25,000 skymiles away! You plan that party and if I am not working, I will be there.

Posted by Blogger That Dude Right There | 9/13/2006  

I miss the days of giving wrong numbers. Now with cell phones, people will call you right then and there to make sure your number works. BOOOOOOOO. Even subtle hints such as I am in a relationship dont work. Now days you have to be frank and tell them, I am NOT, nor will I ever be interested in you. :)

Posted by Anonymous Anonymous | 9/14/2006  

Farnsworth is hott so the comparison is a compliment. Mr Bently however should stop rapping asap!

And as for giving out fake numbers... That is so much harder now days. Ive had someone I give my number to pull out their cell phone and dail my number just to make sure its right. So yeah its easier to just smile and say "I'm taken"

Posted by Blogger Dayne Avery | 9/15/2006  

Excellent. This was good Frank. Yeah, Janet needs to cover up a bit...And I totally agree with you about the "House Parties" After partying in ATL...NYC's clubs are loosing it's flava. ;-)

Posted by Blogger WATER | 9/17/2006  

CAN I BE FRANK? This by far the worst post you've ever written. Did you write this at 9 AM after returning home from a long night of events: Ball, Chelsea munch, and dealing with Batman and Robin? You must have been post-organism exhausted and felt your blog needed to be updated. Next time get some rest and write something worth reading.

Love you Frank.

Posted by Blogger Gizmo | 9/18/2006  

You cant take me bitch!

Posted by Blogger the young people's professor | 9/18/2006  

You two quit your cat fighting! Frank is allowed to have a PMS moment every now and then! I guess you are allowed to give him a read session every now and then also! So much love! Now to more pressing issues! Should I wear a baseball cap or this mid 30's style hat with this hot little D&G top I got? hahaha

Posted by Blogger TBone | 9/22/2006  

Well, with modern technology giving a fake number is really no longer an option. Boys will try and text or call you right from there mobile device 5 seconds after you pass out the bad number. I say just say no thank you!

Posted by Blogger The Foxybrown Show | 9/24/2006  

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